technology general knowledge questions

46.

What does SSL stand for?
A.     Secure Socket Layer
B.     System Socket Layer
C.     Superuser System Login
D.     Secure System Login
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

A protocol developed by Netscape to allow secure connections over the net.
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47.

What is a URL?
A.     A computer software program
B.     A type of UFO
C.     The address of a document or “page” on the World Wide Web
D.     An acronym for Uniform Resources Learning
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. It is an address for a specific document found on the Web.
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48.

The Central Processing Unit is an embeded chip that acts as the ‘brains’ of a computer. What Intel chip was used in the Altair (the first real personal computer)?
A.     6502    B.     8080
C.     6400    D.     8286
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Intel 8080 was a jazzed-up calculator chip. It was included in microcomputer kits which were little more than demonstration tools and did little except blink lights. Besides the 8080 chip, the Altair included a power supply, a front panel with a large number of lights and 256 bytes (not kilobytes) of memory. The kit sold for {$395} and had to be assembled.
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49.

What is a NIC?
A.     Netware Intranet Controller
B.     No Internet Connection
C.     Network Interface Card
D.     Network Interference Control
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

A NIC is a Network Interface Card. Usually a card that is plugged into a computer’s expansion slot.
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50.

The Internet was developed in the…
A.     Early 1990s
B.     Late 1980s
C.     Early 1970s
D.     Late 1960s
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

As surprising as its age is, the Internet was born from the U.S. military’s need to construct a decentralized computer network that could withstand a nuclear war. The network was used and refined by universities throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but it wasn’t until 1992 that the Internet was made available to the general public.