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Science.com

March 29, 2003



ITeaser



By Mahjabeen Agha


THINK your IT knowledge is really good? Rack your brain with this I-Teaser and find out for sure:

1. Microprocessor that uses reduced instruction-set computing was developed by:

a. Apple

b. IBM

c. Motorola

d. All of the above
 


2. Name an open operating system from IBM based on UNIX version?

a. AIX

b. VIX

c. XIV

d. XII
 


3. Which platform-specific instructions allow a computer to run and recognize Java applets?

a. Classified memory

b. Java tech terms

c. Virtual machine

d. None of the above
 


4. Lithium ion battery is meant for:

a. Hi-fi sound system

b. Power source for laptops

c. Printer attachments

d. Monitor support
 


5. Which was the first processor to be shipped with a 1-gigahertz clock speed?

a. Athlon

b. Pentium

c. HIPPI

d. None of the above
 


6. Name the continuous and overlapped movement of instructions to the processor?

a. Traffic flow

b. Pathing

c. Programming patch

d. Pipelining
 


7. A group of microchips to work as a unit to perform many related functions is:

a. Chip block

b. Networking chip box

c. Chipset

d. Chip Junction
 


8. What is GNU?

a. Macintosh Operating System

b. Unix like Operating System

c. Windows like Operating System

d. None of the above
 


9. Which encryption algorithm uses block ciphering and a single key?

a. Blowfish

b. Snail

c. Troutfish

d. Fishbyte
 


10. The internet address through which your ISP gives you access to the internet is known as the:

a. User’s platform

b. Backbone

c. Connection port

d. Point-of-presence
 


ANSWERS: 1d; 2a; 3c; 4b; 5a; 6d; 7c; 8b; 9a; 10d



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