1. In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
a) 1850s
b) 1880s
c) 1930s
d) 1950s
Explanation: The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE, founded 1912) and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, founded 1884).
2. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
a) Report
b) Field
c) Record
d) File
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
3. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?
a) Order of Significance
b) Open Software
c) Operating System
d) Optical Sensor
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
4. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
a) 1850s
b) 1860s
c) 1870s
d) 1900s
Explanation: On December 12, 1901, a radio transmission received by Guglielmo Marconi resulted in the first transmission of a transatlantic wireless signal (Morse Code) from Poldhu, Cornwall, to St. John's, Newfoundland.
5. '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
a) Image file
b) Animation/movie file
c) Audio file
d) MS Office document
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
6. Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?
a) United Parcel Service
b) Uniform Product Support
c) Under Paneling Storage
d) Uninterruptable Power Supply
Explanation: An uninterruptable power supply (UPS) is a backup power supply, such as a battery, that provides emergency power in the event that power is lost from the main supply.
7. Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?
a) Shawn Fanning
b) Ada Byron Lovelace
c) Sabeer Bhatia
d) Ray Tomlinson
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
8. '.TMP' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
a) Compressed Archive file
b) Image file
c) Temporary file
d) Audio file
Explanation: No explanation is given for this question
9. In the UK, what type of installation requires a fireman's switch?
a) Neon Lighting
b) High Pressure Sodium Lighting
c) Water Features
d) Hotel Rooms
Explanation: Twisting the yoke will tilt the picture. A projection color television uses three picture tubes and yokes for red, green and blue light.
10. The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...?
a) Transformer
b) Yoke
c) Capacitor
d) Diode
Explanation: PAL and SECAM are standards used in other countries. RGB stands for red, green, and blue - the colors of light used to create an image in a color tv set and is often used as a format name for computer monitors.