Questions
Which of the following represents a word, but may not be indicative of the object referenced by it?
- Modality
- Lexigram
- Prosody
- Chereme
- Connotation
Which of the following devices is used for measuring wind speed?
- Atmometer
- Anemometer
- Barometer
- Venturi meter
- Anemometer
Which of the following may be used as a tool in various attempts to correlate physical with racial and psychological traits?
- Physiognomy
- Reflexology
- Anthropometry
- Chironomia
- Cephalometry
Which of the following occurs when a language has no more native speakers and it becomes a dead language?
- Language revitalisation
- Language endangerment
- Language loss
- Extinct language
- Language shift
Which of the following is the study of restrictions in a language on the permissible combinations of phonemes?
- Dialectology
- Historical linguistics
- Phonotactics
- Phonetics
- Lexicostatistics
Which of the following is an alternative alphabet for the English language, used mainly on the internet?
- Leet
- Rebus
- Visual pun
- Slapstick
- Logo
What is the methodology of writing a language referred to as?
- Palaeography
- Syllabary
- Logograph
- Orthograph
- Typography
Which of the following is the process of adjusting the spacing between characters in a proportional font?
- Leading
- Emphasis
- Word spacing
- Tracking
- Kerning
Which of the following is a format for delivering regularly changing web content?
- PDF
- RDF
- XML
- RSS
- DTD
Which of the following organisations aims at helping to preserve the operational stability of the internet?
- WIPO
- CERN
- ICANN
- CTO
- DARPA
Which of the following is/are also known informally as 'display variant(s)'?
- Homoglyph
- Typeface
- Synoglyph
- Calligraphy
- Typographic units
Which of the following refers to a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler?
- Anthology
- Primer
- Pedagogy
- Erratum
- Novel
Which of the following is a free and open e-book standard?
- Amazon Kindle
- eClicto
- eSlick
- EPUB
- BOOX
Which of the following is an open protocol for distributed publish/subscribe communication on the internet?
- Publish–subscribe
- HTTP
- PubSubHubbub
- Server push
- BOSH
Which of the following is a protocol for peer-to-peer file sharing over the internet?
- Google Talk
- Smalltalk
- Bencode
- BitTorrent
- RELAX NG
Which of the following is a form of online advertising which entails embedding an advertisement into a web page?
- Email marketing
- Native advertising
- Referral marketing
- Web banner
- Content marketing
Which of the following is one of the largest user-generated content databases in the world?
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Wikipedia
- Webopedia
- WoWWiki
- New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
Which of the following is an example of collaboration through the internet?
- Dublin Core Schema
- Wikis
- Tribe (internet)
- RDF
- Gopher