Monday, January 21, 2002		Compuquiz

Compuquiz — 67

1.What do we call a text file generated when accessing specific Internet pages to store the user's Internet viewing preferences?

2.Which apparatus has been the main component of television and computer screens for decades?

3.A PC is linked by one cable to the first device, which in turn is linked by another cable to a second device, which likewise is linked by a single cable to a third device and so on. What is this method of linking called?

4.The information that a computer stores or processes is known as what?

5.A collection of multiple data items held in a file or number of files is called what?

6.What do we call a file containing data, such as the text of a letter, an address list or a scanned photograph. This has a unique file name or reference so that the data can be located and processed easily.

7.The main view of a graphically based operating system is known as what?

8.Digital technology is currently in the ascendant due to its reputedly high accuracy. True or false?

9.The electronic equivalent of a handwritten signature is called what?

10.What is the full form of DVD?

Answers to Compuquiz 65

1.Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

2.Algorithm

3.Analogue

4.Applet

5.Application

6.7-bit

7.Asymmetric cryptography

8.ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)

9.Attachment

10.Bandwidth

The following are the winners of Compuquiz 65

1.Tarun Kumar Vashishta, Faridabad

2.Joginder Kumar,Kartarpur, Jalandhar

3.Kartika Bhardwaj, New Delhi

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