General Knowledge : Technology

1. In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded? A. 1850s B. 1880s C. 1930s D. 1950s
Ans: B
2. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
A. Report B. Field C. Record D. File
Ans: B
3. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?
A. Order of Significance B. Open Software C. Operating System D. Optical Sensor
Ans: C
4. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
A. 1850s B. 1860s C. 1870s D. 1900s
Ans: D

5. '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
A. Image file B. Animation/movie file C. Audio file D. MS Office document
Ans: B
6. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?
A. 1950s B. 1960s C. 1970s D. 1980s
Ans: C
7. Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the power is used in does what function?
A. Sound B. Remote control C. Color balance D. High voltage
Ans: B
8. Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory?
A. Flash B. Flange C. Fury D. FRAM
Ans: A
9. The purpose of choke in tube light is ?
A. To decrease the current B. To increase the current C. To decrease the voltage momentarily D. To increase the voltage momentarily
Ans: D
10. '.MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
A. WordPerfect Document file B. MS Office document C. Animation/movie file D. Image file
Ans: C
11. Who is largely responsible for breaking the German Enigma codes, created a test that provided a foundation for artificial intelligence?
A. Alan Turing B. Jeff Bezos C. George Boole D. Charles Babbage
Ans: A
12. Who developed Yahoo?
A. Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson B. David Filo & Jerry Yang C. Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn D. Steve Case & Jeff Bezos
Ans: B

13. Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which inhibits the flow of current...?
A. Choke B. Inductor C. Resistor D. Capacitor
Ans: C
14. The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS. VHS stands for...?
A. Video Home System B. Very high speed C. Video horizontal standard D. Voltage house standard
Ans: A
15. What does VVVF stand for?
A. Variant Voltage Vile Frequency B. Variable Velocity Variable Fun C. Very Very Vicious Frequency D. Variable Voltage Variable Frequency
Ans: D
16. What frequency range is the High Frequency band?
A. 100 kHz B. 1 GHz C. 30 to 300 MHz D. 3 to 30 MHz
Ans: D

17. The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an active medium. What is this process called?
A. Pumping B. Exciting C. Priming D. Raising
Ans: A
18. What is the relationship between resistivity r and conductivity s?
A. R = s2 B. R = s C. R > s D. R = 1/s
Ans: D
19. Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?
A. Permanent magnet motor B. Series motor C. Squirrel cage motor D. Synchronous motor
Ans: C
20. A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given signal's __________ frequency...?
A. Fourier B. Foundation C. Fundamental D. Field

Ans: C