| Board | CBSE |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 12 |
| Subject | Informative Practices (IP) |
| Chapter | CUET Information practice (IP) Chapter 2 Open Source Concepts |
| Chapter Name | Chapter 2 Open Source Concepts |
| Category | CUET (Common University Entrance Test) UG |
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Informatics Practices - MCQ on Open Software, Business Computing & Database Applications
Class XII
Q.1 The activity that applies techniques on data, to define and solve problems pertaining to specific information-based task, is known as
a) accessing.
b) computing.
c) problem-solving.
d) tasking.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Computing refers to a set of techniques on data and instructions to define and solve problems pertaining to the specific information-based task.
Q.2 The systems that are concerned with the development and management of high quality computer-based information systems, is known as
a) computing systems.
b) managing systems.
c) business computing systems.
d) information computing systems.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: Computing applied to solve business-related problems, is known as business computing.
Q.3 The software whose license do not impose much conditions, is known as
a) open source software.
b) free software.
c) proprietory software.
d) freeware.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Open source software refers to software whose source code is available to customers and it can be modified and redistributed without any limitation.
Q.4 The software which is both free software as well as open source software, is known as
a) OSS.
b) GNU.
c) FSI.
d) FLOSS.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: FLOSS refers to Free Libre and Open Source Software or to Free Livre and Open Source Software. The words libre and livre mean freedom.
Q.5 The software which is freely accessible and can be freely used, changed, improved, copied and distributed by all, is known as
a) open source software.
b) free software.
c) proprietory software.
d) freeware.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Free software is a matter of users’ freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.
Q.6 FOSS stands for
a) Free and Open Source Software.
b) Free and operating system software.
c) Free and open system software.
d) Free and open short software.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Software, which is free as well as open, belongs to category FOSS (Free and Open Source Software).
Q.7 GNU stands for
a) Great Natural Unit.
b) Great Not Unix.
c) GNU’s Not Unit.
d) GNU’s Not Unix.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: GNU project emphasizes on freedom and thus its logotype shows a gnu, an animal living in freedom.
Q.8 The software which emphasizes on freedom and whose logotype is an animal living in freedom, is
a) GNU.
b) OSS.
c) FLOSS.
d) FSF.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: GNU refers to GNU’s Not Unix. Richard M.Stallman initiated the GNU project with an objective to create a system compatible to Unix but not identical with it.
Q.9 FSF stands for
a) Free Shareware Function.
b) Free Software Foundation.
c) Free Software Facts.
d) Free Section Control.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: FSF is a non-profit organization created for the purpose of supporting free software movement.
Q.10 A non-profit organization which is created for the purpose of supporting free software movement, is known as
a) GNU.
b) FSF.
c) OSI.
d) W3C.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: FSF is Free Software Foundation. Richard Stallman founded FSF in 1985 to support GNU project and GNU licenses.
Q.11 OSI stands for
a) Outsourcing Information.
b) Open Source Information.
c) Outsourcing Initiative.
d) Open Source Initiative.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: OSI is an organization dedicated to cause of promoting open source software.
Q.12 W3C stands for
a) World Wide Web Consortium.
b) World three center.
c) Working web center.
d) World Web Consortium.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: W3C is responsible for producing the software standards for World Wide Web Consortium.
Q.13 The software that is neither open nor freely available, is known as
a) freeware.
b) proprietary software.
c) shareware.
d) open source software.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: The use of proprietary software is regulated and further distribution and modification is either forbidden or requires special permission by the supplier or vendor.
Q.14 The software which allows free distribution but not modification, is known as
a) shareware.
b) freeware.
c) proprietary software.
d) open source software.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Freeware is software, which is available, free of cost and which allows copying and further distribution, but not modification and whose source code is not available.
Q.15 The software which is made available with the right to redistribute copies, is known as
a) shareware.
b) freeshare.
c) freeware.
d) proprietary software.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Shareware is software, which is made available with the right to redistribute copies, but if someone wants to use the software, often after a certain period of time, then a license fee should be paid.
Q.16 The adaption of an object to a locality is known as
a) internationalization.
b) localization.
c) local object.
d) intern object.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Localization is the process of adapting software for a specific region or language by adding locale-specific components and translating text. An example is in software localization, where the message that a program presents to a user need to be translated into various languages.
Q.17 The opposite of localization is
a) internationalization.
b) globalization.
c) westernization.
d) Internet.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Internationalization is the process of designing a software application so that it can be adapted to various languages and regions without engineering changes.
Q.18 The coding standard which provides a unique number for every character, irrespective of the platform, program and the language is known as
a) ASCII code.
b) Unicode.
c) ISCI code.
d) Global code.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Unicode is a computing industry standard allowing computers to consistently represent and manipulate text expressed in most of the world's writing systems.
Q.19 The software system which is used to refer to the Kernel of the operating system is
a) Linux.
b) Mozilla.
c) Apache Server.
d) MySQL.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Linux is a generic term referring to Unix-like computer operating systems based on the Linux kernel.
Q.20 A program when executed by CPU, is called a
a) operating system.
b) executable code.
c) process.
d) CPU program.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being sequentially executed by a computer system that has the ability to run several computer programs concurrently.
Q.21 When a program can split itself into two or more simultaneously running tasks, it is called
a) spooling
b) spoofing.
c) threading.
d) tasking.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: Multithreading is a popular programming and execution model that allows multiple threads to exist within the context of a single process. These threads share the process' resources but are able to execute independently.
Q.22 When a system can support multiple users simultaneously, it is known as
a) multithreading system.
b) multi-user system.
c) multiple system.
d) multilane system.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Multi-user is a term that defines an operating system or application software that allows concurrent access by multiple users of a computer. Time-sharing systems are multi-user systems.
Q.23 Mozilla’s web browser is called
a) foxfire.
b) thunderbird.
c) carnino.
d) firefox.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: Mozilla firefox is a web browser descended from the Mozilla Application Suite and managed by the Mozilla Corporation.
Q.24 Mozilla offers a web browser for Mac OSX, known as
a) thunderbird.
b) firefox.
c) carnino.
d) Apache.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: Mozilla’s webbrowser is called Firefox and its email client has a name Thunderbird. Mozilla also offers a web browser for Mac OSX, which is known as Carnino.
Q.25 Mozilla’s email client has a name
a) thunderbird.
b) firefox.
c) carnino.
d) Apache.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Mozilla’s webbrowser is called firefox and its email client is called thunderbird.
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Q.26 The codename of Mozilla Suite is known as
a) waterbee.
b) seabear.
c) seamonkey.
d) waterdeer.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: SeaMonkey is a free, open source, and cross-platform Internet suite. It is the continuation of the former Mozilla Application Suite, based on the same source code.
Q.27 A WWW client is called a
a) web server.
b) web browser.
c) web program.
d) web seeker.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: A web browser is a software application, which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music, games and other information typically located on a web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area network.
Q.28 A computer that delivers Web pages is known as
a) web server.
b) web browser.
c) web program.
d) web seeker.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: A Web server is a program that, using the client/server model and the World Wide Web's Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), serves the files that form Web pages to Web users.
Q.29 Apache is the web server component of the popular web server set of programs, known as
a) LAMP.
b) RAMP.
c) SAMP.
d) ZAMP.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.
Q.30 The type of computing where connected computers do their designated jobs, is known as
a) round robin computing.
b) point to point computing
c) client/server computing.
d) ring computing.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: Client-server describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one program, the client program, makes a service request to another, the server program.
Q.31 A free software object–relational database server, released under the flexible BSD-style license, is
a) MySQL.
b) PostgreSQL.
c) Pango.
d) OpenOffice.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: PostgreSQL is an object-relational database management system. It is released under a BSD-style license and is thus free software.
Q.32 The project which provides an open-source framework for the layout and rendering of internationalized text into GTK+ or GNOME environments, is
a) MySQL.
b) PostgreSQL.
c) Pango.
d) OpenOffice.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Pango is a free and open source-computing library for rendering internationalized texts in high quality. Different font backends can be used, allowing cross-platform support.
Q.33 An office application suite among the following is
a) MySQL.
b) PostgreSQL.
c) OpenOffice.
d) Pango.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: OpenOffice.org (OO.o or OOo), commonly known as OpenOffice, is an office application suite available for a number of different computer operating systems.
Q.34 The script that runs at client-end is called
a) applet.
b) preprocessor.
c) Python.
d) Tomcat.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: An applet is a software component that runs in the context of another program, for example a web browser. An applet usually performs a very narrow function that has no independent use. Hence, it is an application -let.
Q.35 PHP stands for
a) Post Hypertext Preprocessor.
b) Pre Hypertext Preprocessor.
c) PHP Hypertext Preprocessor.
d) Pocket Hypertext Preprocessor.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: PHP (a recursive acronym for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor”) is a widely used open-source programming language for server-side applications and developing dynamic web content.
Q.36 A Java technology that allows developers to dynamically generate HTML, XML or some other type of web page, is
a) cookies.
b) JSP.
c) AWT.
d) Java threads.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Java Server Pages (JSP) is a Java technology that allows software developers to create dynamically generated web sites, with HTML, XML, or other document types, in response to a Web client request.
Q.37 An open-source programming language primarily for server-side applications and developing dynamic web content, is
a) Tomcat.
b) PHP.
c) Python.
d) Pango.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: PHP is a scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. It has evolved to include a command line interface capability and can be used in standalone graphical applications.
Q.38 The raw facts about the organization and business transactions that are used to produce useful information, is known as
a) data.
b) processes.
c) interfaces.
d) geography.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: Data is considered one of the fundamental building blocks of an information system. Data refers to information or facts usually collected as the result of experience, observation or experiment, or processes within a computer system, or premises.
Q.39 The building block of information system, that is about how a system is connected to other systems and how the system is presented to the user, is
a) interface.
b) data.
c) processes.
d) geography.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Interface generally refers to an abstraction that an entity provides of itself to the outside. This separates the methods of external communication from internal operation, and allows it to be internally modified without affecting the way outside entities interact with it, as well as provide multiple abstractions of it
Q.40 Information system block that defines how the data, processes and interfaces are distributed to different business locations, is
a) interface.
b) geography.
c) data.
d) process.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Information system geography defines how the data, processes and interfaces are distributed to different business locations and how these data and information are moved between these locations.
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Q.41 The end of information system that manages the interface with which users interact, is
a) front-end.
b) middle-end.
c) corner-end.
d) back-end.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: The front end is the user interface that the user sees and which is responsible for interacting with the user.
Q.42 The end of information system that handles all database accesses through one or more servers, is
a) front-end.
b) middle-end.
c) corner-end.
d) back-end.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: The front-end is responsible for collecting input in various forms from the user and processing it, to conform to a specification, the back-end can use. The front-end is a kind of interface between the user and the back-end.
Q.43 Transaction processing systems are also known as
a) packet processing systems.
b) data processing systems.
c) media processing systems.
d) image processing systems.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation:Transaction processing systems are also known as data processing systems because of heavy data processing that they perform.
Q.44 A set of application programs used to access, update and manage the collection of interrelated data, is known as
a) RBMS.
b) DBMS.
c) SBMS.
d) JBMS.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: A database management system (DBMS) is computer software that manages databases. DBMS may use any of a variety of database models, such as the network model or relational model.
Q.45 The means by which all items are identified, priced and tracked, are known as
a) reports.
b) invoices.
c) inventory.
d) record-keeping.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation:Inventory is a list for goods and materials, held available in stock by a business.
Q.46 The reports that provides valuable and concise views of our inventory levels, is known as
a) valuation report.
b) inventory status report.
c) transfer advice report.
d) inventory history report.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Inventory status report is used to review the current inventory allocation and receipt status of products in stock.
Q.47 The report which shows the current inventory position from different points of view, is known as
a) valuation report.
b) inventory status report.
c) transfer advice report.
d) inventory history report.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: A document that records the instructions for the assignment, the purpose and basis of the valuation, and the results of the analysis that led to the opinion of value, is valuation report.
Q.48 The report that shows suggested transfers and can create transfer documents, is known as
a) valuation report.
b) inventory status report.
c) transfer advice report.
d) inventory history report.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: Transfer Advice report suggests transfer amounts and can create transfers.
Q.49 The report which includes Top X and Bottom X reporting based on quantity on-hand, profit value, sales, quantity sold, etc. , is known as
a) valuation report.
b) inventory status report.
c) transfer advice report.
d) inventory analysis report.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: Inventory analysis report deals with profit values, sales and quantity sold.
Q.50 The report that provides a detailed transaction log of historical inventory activity, is known as
a) valuation report.
b) inventory status report.
c) transfer advice report.
d) inventory history report.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: Inventory history report deals with old inventory events and provides us with details of it.
Q.51 The system that is responsible for maintaining employee details, their growth pattern, positional changes, etc., is called
a) financial accounting system.
b) personnel management system.
c) payroll processing system.
d) student record keeping system.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: The part of management that is concerned with people and their relationships at work is known as Personnel management system. Personnel management is the responsibility of all those who manage people, as well as a description of the work of specialists.
Q.52 A row in a relation is called
a) cardinality.
b) tuple.
c) table.
d) constraint.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: A tuple in the relational model is formally defined as a finite function that maps field names to values, rather than a sequence, so its components may appear in any order.
Q.53 A table having atomic values, unique rows and unordered rows and columns, is known as
a) relation.
b) tuple.
c) constraint.
d) cardinality.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: A database relation is a predefined row/column format for storing information in a relational database. Relations are equivalent to tables.
Q.54 Personnel management system is also known as
a) position management system.
b) training management system.
c) human resource system.
d) mankind resource system.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: Personnel management system is also known as Human resource system. It is responsible for maintaining employee details, their growth pattern, training requiring, positional changes, etc.
Q.55 The number of ends included in the structure of an information system is
a) two.
b) three.
c) four.
d) five.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: The structure of an information system is divided into two ends – the front-end and the back-end.
Q.56 The number of blocks of information technology is
a) two.
b) three.
c) four.
d) five.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: An information system has four building blocks – data, processes, interfaces and geography.
Q.57 Any business-related exchange such as payments to employees, sales to customers, or payments to suppliers, is known as
a) invoicing.
b) atomicity.
c) transaction.
d) durability.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: In computer programming, a transaction usually means a sequence of information exchange and related work that is treated as a unit for the purposes of satisfying a request and for ensuring database integrity.
Q.58 An information system that captures and processes data generated during an organization’s day-to-day transactions, is known as
a) data processing system.
b) information processing system.
c) exchange processing system.
d) transaction processing system.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: A Transaction Processing System is a set of information which process the data transaction in database system that monitors transaction programs.
Q.59 The computing applied to solve business-related problems, is known as
a) transaction computing.
b) business computing.
c) personnel computing.
d) financial computing.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Computing refers to application of a set of techniques on data and instructions to define and solve problems pertaining to a specific information-based task.
Q.60 A community site that is dedicated to the development of Sebame, is known as
a) www.sourceforge.net
b) www.openRDF.org
c) www.opensource.org
d) www.linux.org
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Sebame is an open source RDF database with support for RDF schemes inferencing and querying.
Q.61 A centralized location for software developers to control and manage open source software development, is
a) www.sourceforge.net
b) www.openRDF.org
c) www.opensource.org
d) www.linux.org
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: SourceForge.net is hosted by VA software and runs a version of the SourceForge software.
Q.62 A corporation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community, is known as
(a) www.sourceforge.net
b) www.openRDF.org
c) www.opensource.org
d) www.linux.org
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: OSI is a non-profit corporation, which does its work through the OSI Certified Open Source Software certification mark and program.
Q.63 The site associated with open source operating system Linux, is
a) www.gnu.com
b) www.openRDF.com
c) www.amu.com
d) www.linuxindia.com
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: The sites associated with Linux are www.linux.org, www.linux.com and www.linuxindia.com.
Q.65 The site which is the official site of the revolutionary GNU project, is
a) www.gnu.com
b) www.openRDF.com
c) www.linux.org
d) www.linux.com
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: The GNU project was launched in 1984 to develop a complete UNIX style operating system. www.gnu.com is the official site of GNU project.
Q.66 In the student record keeping system, the list that gives information about various streams offered, is known as
a) student list.
b) streams list.
c) students performance details.
d) student report card.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Streams list is one of the basic reports that are required from student record keeping system.
Q.67 The payroll processing system is the subsystem of
a) student record keeping system.
b) invoicing management system.
c) personnel management system.
d) inventory control system.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: The payroll is responsible for maintaining the salary details of employees of an organization.
Q.68 The system responsible for maintaining the salary details of employees of an organization, is known as
a) invoicing management system.
b) inventory system.
c) students record keeping system.
d) payroll processing system.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: The payroll processing system is the subsystem of Personnel management system. The payroll is responsible for maintaining the salary details of employees of an organization.
Q.69 The basic report that are required from student record keeping system include
a) fee outstanding.
b) valid time information.
c) transfer advice report.
d) valuation report.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Fee outstanding gives details about outstanding amount of fees.
Q.70 The type of processing included in basic payroll processing system is
a) fee collection report.
b) update employee information and YTD(Year-To-Date) information.
c) inventory history report.
d) valuation report.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Basic payroll processing involves various types of processing such as, get valid time information, get employee information, calculate pay information, produce paycheck, paystub and payroll reports.
Q.71 The one of the features of traditional database system is
a) long transactions.
b) large data types.
c) uniformity.
d) variable length records.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: The feature of traditional database applications is uniformity, i.e.,large number of similarly structured data items, all of which have the same size.
Q.72 The software that attempts to reproduce the performance of one or more human experts, is known as
a) expert systems.
b) executive support systems.
c) decision support systems.
d) management information systems.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: An expert system is software that attempts to reproduce the performance of one or more human experts, most commonly in a specific problem domain, and is a traditional application and/or sub field of artificial intelligence.
Q.73 The system that allows turning the organization's data into useful summarized reports is known as
a) expert systems.
b) executive support systems.
c) decision support systems.
d) management information systems.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Executive Support System (ESS) is a reporting tool that helps to turn the organization's data into useful summarized reports. These reports are generally used by executive level managers for quick access to reports coming from all company levels and departments such as billing, staffing, scheduling, and more.
Q.74 A computer program application that analyzes business data, so that users can make business decisions more easily, is known as
a) expert systems.
b) executive support systems.
c) decision support systems.
d) management information systems.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: A decision support system (DSS) is a computer program application that analyzes business data and presents it, so that the users can make business decisions more easily. A decision support system may present information graphically and may include an expert system or artificial intelligence (AI).
Q.75 A system covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solve business problems, is known as
a) expert systems.
b) executive support systems.
c) decision support systems.
d) management information systems.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: A management information system (MIS) is a subset of the overall internal controls of a business covering the application of people, documents, technologies, and procedures by management accountants to solving business problems such as costing a product, service or a business-wide strategy.
Q.76 In database transactions, ACID properties stands for
a) active, constant, inclusive and durable.
b) atomicity, constant, isolation and durability.
c) atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability.
d) active, consistency, isolation and durability.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: The database software should enforce the ACID rules - atomicity, consistency, isolation and durability.
Q.77 In free software, freedom 0 refers to
a) freedom to study how the program works.
b) freedom to redistribute copies.
c) freedom to improve the program.
d) freedom to run the program.
Answer:
(d)
Explanation: Free software means the software is freely accessible and can be freely used. Freedom 0 refers to the freedom to run the program, for any purpose.
Q.78 In free software, freedom 1 refers to
a) freedom to study how the program works.
b) freedom to redistribute copies.
c) freedom to improve the program.
d) freedom to run the program.
Answer:
(a)
Explanation: Free software means the software is freely accessible and can be freely used. Freedom 1 refers to the freedom to study how the program works, and adopt it to our needs.
Q.79 In free software, freedom 2 refers to
a) freedom to study how the program works.
b) freedom to redistribute copies.
c) freedom to improve the program.
d) freedom to run the program.
Answer:
(b)
Explanation: Free software means the software is freely accessible and can be freely used. Freedom 2 refers to the freedom to redistribute copies, so that one can help his neighbours.
Q.80 In free software, freedom 3 refers to
a) freedom to study how the program works.
b) freedom to redistribute copies.
c) freedom to improve the program.
d) freedom to run the program.
Answer:
(c)
Explanation: Free software means the software is freely accessible and can be freely used. Freedom 3 refers to improve the program, and release the improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.