Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – Previous Year Questions
204 questions from past UGC NET Paper 1 papers, each with the correct answer. Open any question for its explanation.
Topic-wise mock tests
- Which of the following statements are correct regarding Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology? A. RFID refers to a wireless system comprising two components: tags and readers. B. The reader is a device that h…
- Which of the following hardware components will lose data when the power to a computer is switched off? A. Processor Registers B. Cache Memory C. SSD D. RAM E. ROM Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- An example of a cyber exacerbated crime is
- IIT Bombay X is a non-profit MOOC platform developed by IIT Bombay using the open source platform ______.
- The open source platform 'Course Builder' on which NPTEL courses are seen, was created by ______.
- A software is termed as an open source software if
- Identify the correct arrangement of the following different types of computer networks in the descending order of their geographic area coverage. (A) MAN (B) WAN (C) LAN Choose the correct answer from the options given…
- Given below are two statements in respect of Computers: Statement (I): A DVD-ROM is an optical storage media and it can be written many times. Statement (II): Software is loaded into secondary storage from RAM and is th…
- Which of the following file formats are appropriate for distributing video files across the internet? (A) .FLA (B) .MP3 (C) .WMA (D) .AIF (E) .AVI Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Match List I with List IIList I (File extension) List II (File type) (A) mp3 (I) image (B) xls (II) music (C) jpeg (III) database (D) mdb (IV) spreadsheet Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Which among the following are the MOOCs platforms? A. Google Meet B. Coursera C. Zoom D. Future Learn E. Turnitin Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- MIDI is associated with the storage of music files. MIDI is an acronym for ____.
- Mohit has sent an email to Bobby, Danny and Ashok as shown below: From: Mohit@gmail.com To: Bobby@gmail.com Cc: Danny@gmail.com Bcc: Ashok@gmail.com Subject: Important update. Dear Colleague, Please note that tomorrow's…
- Which of the following are web search engines? A. DuckDuckGo B. Google C. Yahoo Search D. Bing E. Pinterest Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Match List I with List IIList I (Statement) List II (Value) A. The number of bits that make up a byte I. 5 B. Base-10 (denary) value of the binary number: 001111 II. 8 C. Number of minutes to upload a 75 megabyte file a…
- Given below are two statements: Statement I: ROM is temporary memory that can be written to or read from and the contents of the memory can be changed. Statement II: RAM is permanent memory that can only be read from an…
- Identify the tools for shared viewing of visual and other interactive content within real-time environments. (A) Virtual whiteboard (B) Slide showing (C) Polling (D) Quizzing (E) Avatars Choose the most appropriate answ…
- Which of the following is the act of obtaining a password or other confidential information from a person within an organization by using unauthorized means such as feigning an emergency situation?
- Arrange the following different types of computer networks in an ascending order on the basis of geographical area implied. (A) MAN (B) WAN (C) LAN Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Given below are two statements with regard to websites: Statement (I): 'Twitter' allows users to send small posts known as 'tweets' upto 140 characters in length. Statement (II): By default, blogs display posts in chron…
- With respect to RAM and ROM, which of the following statements are true? (A) ROM is Real optical memory. (B) RAM stores the instructions you are currently working on. (C) ROM stores the BIOS. (D) RAM allows the user to…
- Match List I with List IIList I (Computer terms) List II (Description) (A) Hub (I) Input device (B) Joystick (II) Operating system (C) Notepad (III) Network device (D) Android (IV) Text editor Choose the correct answer…
- Which of the following peripheral devices are considered as only input devices? A. Headphone B. Optical Mark Reader (OMR) C. Graphic Tablet D. Light Pen E. Projector Choose the correct answer from the options given belo…
- You wish to save the changed version of a document that was originally located on a standard CD-ROM. What is the best method to accomplish this?
- Given below are two statements Statement I: 'Spam' is an attempt to acquire sensitive information for malicious reasons, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity. Statement II: 'Phishing' is a type of unsolicited bulk em…
- Regarding wearable technology, which of the following tasks is/are accomplished by wearable devices? A. Providing more security compared to other computing devices B. Sharing of a wearable device's Internet connection w…
- A software company requires '1 GB RAM minimum and 2 GB RAM recommended' for its new Operating System (OS) software. The likely outcome of attempting to install this OS on a computer with 1 GB RAM would be that
- What are OERs?
- LMS is a software application used for the
- Arrange the following computer memory types from the slowest to the fastest speed: A. Main memory (RAM) B. L2 Cache C. Hard Disk D. L1 Cache E. CD-ROM Choose the correct answer from the options given below: