Explore topic-wise MCQs in Data Mining.

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1101.

 Socket-style API for windows is called

A. wsock
B. winsock
C. wins
D. none of these
Answer» C. wins
1102.

 An endpoint of an inter-process communication flow across a computer network is called

A. socket
B. pipe
C. port
D. none of these
Answer» B. pipe
1103.

 Transmission control protocol is

A. connection oriented protocol
B. uses a three way handshake to establish a connection
C. recievs data from application as a single stream
D. all of these
Answer» E.
1104.

 User datagram protocol is called connectionless because

A. all UDP packets are treated independently by transport layer
B. it sends data as a stream of related packets
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of these
Answer» B. it sends data as a stream of related packets
1105.

 Which one of the following is a transport layer protocol used in internet?

A. TCP
B. UDP
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1106.

 The technique of temporarily delaying outgoing outgoing acknowledgements so that they can be hooked onto the next outgoing data frame is called

A. piggybacking
B. cyclic redundancy check
C. fletcher’s checksum
D. none of these
Answer» B. cyclic redundancy check
1107.

 Which one of the following is a data link protocol?

A. ethernet
B. point to point protocol
C. HDLC
D. all of these
Answer» E.
1108.

 CRC stands for

A. cyclic redundancy check
B. code repeat check
C. code redundancy check
D. cyclic repeat check
Answer» B. code repeat check
1109.

 When 2 or more bits in a data unit has been changed during the transmission, the error is called

A. random error
B. burst error
C. inverted error
D. none of these
Answer» C. inverted error
1110.

 Header of a frame generally contains

A. synchronization bytes
B. addresses
C. frame identifier
D. all of these
Answer» E.
1111.

 The data link layer takes the packets from _____ and encapsulates them into frames for transmission.

A. network layer
B. physical layer
C. transport layer
D. application layer
Answer» B. physical layer
1112.

 The physical layer concerns with

A. bit-by-bit delivery
B. process to process delivery
C. application to application delivery
D. none of these
Answer» B. process to process delivery
1113.

 Which transmission media has the highest transmission speed in a network?

A. coaxial cable
B. twisted pair cable
C. optical fiber
D. electrical cable
Answer» D. electrical cable
1114.

 Bits can be send over guided and unguided media as analog signal by

A. digital modulation
B. amplitude modulation
C. frequency modulation
D. phase modulation
Answer» B. amplitude modulation
1115.

 The portion of physical layer that interfaces with the media access control sublayer is called

A. physical signalling sublayer
B. physical data sublayer
C. physical address sublayer
D. none of these
Answer» B. physical data sublayer
1116.

 In asynchronous serial communication the physical layer provides

A. start and stop signalling
B. flow control
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1117.

 The physical layer is responsible for

A. line coding
B. channel coding
C. modulation
D. all of these
Answer» E.
1118.

 The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the ______ into hardware specific operations.

A. data link layer
B. network layer
C. trasnport layer
D. application layer
Answer» B. network layer
1119.

 A single channel is shared by multiple signals by

A. analog modulation
B. digital modulation
C. multiplexing
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1120.

 Wireless transmission can be done via

A. radio waves
B. microwaves
C. infrared
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1121.

 When collection of various computers seems a single coherent system to its client, then it is called

A. computer network
B. distributed system
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of these
Answer» C. both (A) and (B)
1122.

 Two devices are in network if

A. a process is running on both devices
B. a process in one device is able to exchange information with a process in another device
C. PIDs of the processes running of different devices are same
D. none of these
Answer» C. PIDs of the processes running of different devices are same
1123.

 A list of protocols used by a system, one protocol per layer, is called

A. protocol architecture
B. protocol stack
C. protocol suit
D. none of these
Answer» C. protocol suit
1124.

 Network congestion occurs

A. in case of traffic overloading
B. when a system terminates
C. when connection between two nodes terminates
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. when a system terminates
1125.

 Which one of the following extends a private network across public networks?

A. local area network
B. virtual private network
C. enterprise private network
D. storage area network
Answer» C. enterprise private network
1126.

 A keyboard is this kind of device ....................... .

A. Black
B. Input
C. Output
D. Word Processing
Answer» C. Output
1127.

 The most common method of entering text and numerical data into a computer system is through the use of a-

A. Keyboard
B. Scanner
C. Printer
D. None of these
Answer» B. Scanner
1128.

 Which one of the following computer network is built on the top of another network?

A. prior network
B. chief network
C. prime network
D. overlay network
Answer» E.
1129.

 In computer network nodes are

A. the computer that originates the data
B. the computer that routes the data
C. the computer that terminates the data
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1130.

 Communication channel is shared by all the machines on the network in

A. broadcast network
B. unicast network
C. multicast network
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. unicast network
1131.

 Bluetooth is an example of

A. personal area network
B. local area network
C. virtual private network
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. local area network
1132.

 A _____ is a device that forwards packets between networks by processing the routing information included in the packet.

A. bridge
B. firewall
C. router
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1133.

 A printer is this kind of device-

A. Input
B. Word Processing
C. Processing
D. Output
Answer» E.
1134.

 Soft copy is an intangible output, so then what is a hard copy?

A. The physical parts of a computer
B. The printed parts of a computer
C. The printed output
D. The physical output device
Answer» D. The physical output device
1135.

 In MICR, C stands for .............................

A. Code
B. Colour
C. Computer
D. Character
Answer» E.
1136.

 A ..................... can make it easier to play games.

A. Mouse
B. Joystick
C. Keyboard
D. Pen
Answer» C. Keyboard
1137.

 What would you do to highlight a word? You position the cursor next to the word, and then .............................

A. Drag mouse while holding button down
B. Click mouse once
C. Roll mouse around
D. Roll and then click mouse
Answer» B. Click mouse once
1138.

 When speaking of computer input and output, input refers to...........................

A. any data processing that occurs from new data input into the computer
B. data or information that has been entered into the computer
C. the transmission of data that has been input into the computer
D. both (B) and (C)
Answer» E.
1139.

 Main memory works in conjuction with......................

A. special function cards
B. RAM
C. CPU
D. Intel
Answer» D. Intel
1140.

 A microprocessor is the brain of the computer and is also called a(n)...................

A. microchip
B. macrochip
C. macroprocessor
D. calculator
Answer» B. macrochip
1141.

 The computer's processor consists of the following parts

A. CPU and Main Memory
B. Hard Disk and Floppy Drive
C. Main Memory and Storage
D. Control Unit and ALU
Answer» E.
1142.

 The arithmatic/logic unit performs the following actions

A. checks data for accuracy
B. does calculations using addition, substraction, multiplication, and division
C. does logical comparisons, such as equal to, greater than, less than
D. does both calculations and logical comparisons
Answer» E.
1143.

The "BCC" in the email body is stands for

A. Blind content copy
B. Below content copy
C. Bold carbon copy
D. Blind carbon copy
Answer» E.
1144.

Indian computer scientist Abhay Bhushan plays a major role in the development of

A. FTP
B. ROM
C. Chat
D. VoIP
Answer» B. ROM
1145.

Who is considered as the first programmer in computer history

A. Charles Babbage
B. Ada Lovelace
C. Alan Turing
D. Rosalind Franklin
Answer» C. Alan Turing
1146.

Microsoft released Windows 10 in the year

A. 2013
B. 2014
C. 2015
D. 2016
Answer» D. 2016
1147.

Which port is uses by HTTPS to transfer its information

A. 435
B. 441
C. 443
D. 446
Answer» D. 446
1148.

ENIAC was the computer of

A. First generation
B. Second generation
C. Third generation
D. Fourth generation
Answer» B. Second generation
1149.

PowerPoint readymade design is called

A. Template
B. Layout
C. Designer
D. Guide
Answer» B. Layout
1150.

In what type of network architecture every workstation has equivalent capability and responsibility

A. Client Server
B. LAN
C. WAN
D. Peer to Peer
Answer» E.