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Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is necessarily true for blogs and wikis?

  1. Blogs can be authored by only one person, while wikis can be authored by many.

  2. Blogs allow users to comment, while wikis do not.

  3. Blogs structure data in chronological order and so do wikis.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

None of the given statements are necessarily true. Blogs can be multi-author (so A is false), wikis can allow comments through discussion pages (B is false), and wikis organize content by topic/navigation rather than chronology (C is false). Blogs and wikis are both flexible platforms that support various authorship and interaction models.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Meta Content Framework (MCF) is a specification for restructuring metadata information about web sites and other data. It was used to develop web syndication technology which is commonly referred to as web feed. The Indian, along with others in Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group, responsible for developing the MCF is …

  1. Ramanathan V. Guha

  2. Vinod Khosla

  3. Sabeer Bhatia

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ramanathan V. Guha, an Indian computer scientist, co-developed the Meta Content Framework (MCF) while working at Apple's Advanced Technology Group. MCF was an important precursor to RSS and modern web syndication formats. The other options (Vinod Khosla, Sabeer Bhatia) are prominent Indian tech entrepreneurs but not associated with MCF.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is not true about the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)?

  1. It is the main international standards organization for the World Wide Web.

  2. It was founded by Tim O’Reilly in October, 1994.

  3. It was founded at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Laboratory for Computer

  4. As of 18 January 2011, it has 322 members.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The question asks which statement is NOT true. W3C was founded by Tim Berners-Lee in 1994, not Tim O'Reilly. Tim O'Reilly is associated with Web 2.0 terminology, not W3C's founding. The other statements (A, C, D) are true: W3C is the main international standards organization for the Web, it was founded at MIT, and had 322 members as of 2011.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is an acronym for WiMAX?

  1. Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access

  2. Wireless Internet by Microwave Access

  3. Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access

  4. Worldwide Internet by Microwave Access
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. It is a wireless communications standard designed to provide high-speed broadband connectivity over long distances. The 'Worldwide Interoperability' part emphasizes its goal of global compatibility across vendors and regions.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is the specification provided by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for the Third Generation (3G) of standards for mobile phones and wireless telecommunication services?

  1. International Mobile Telecommunications-2000

  2. International Mobile Telecommunications-3000

  3. International Mobile Telecommunications-Advanced

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The ITU specification for 3G mobile standards is IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications-2000), adopted in 2000. IMT-3000 doesn't exist, and IMT-Advanced refers to 4G standards, not 3G. The '2000' in IMT-2000 refers both to the year of adoption and the target frequency spectrum (2000 MHz band).

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is/are the key characteristic(s) of Web 2.0?

  1. Greater collaboration between users, content providers and enterprises.

  2. User generated content

  3. Sharing and openness

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

All three listed characteristics are fundamental to Web 2.0: greater collaboration between users/providers/enterprises (social networking, co-creation), user-generated content (blogs, videos, reviews), and sharing/openness (open APIs, Creative Commons, remix culture). Web 2.0 transformed the web from read-only to read-write participatory platforms.

Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is true about WYSIWYG, a term used in computing?

  1. It is used to describe a system in which content displayed during editing appears very similar to the final output, which might be a printed document, web page, slide presentation, or even the computerized lighting for a theatrical event.

  2. It is an acronym for “what you see is what you get”

  3. Both options (A) and (B)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Which of the following is/are true about Web 2.0?

  1. It is the popular term for advanced Internet technology and applications including Blogs, Wikis, RSS and social book marking.

  2. Tim O'Reilly is generally credited with inventing the term, following a conference dealing with next-generation Web concepts and issues held by O'Reilly Media and MediaLive International in 2004.

  3. Both options (A) and (B)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Both statements are correct. Web 2.0 encompasses advanced technologies (blogs, wikis, RSS, social bookmarking) as mentioned in A. Tim O'Reilly is widely credited with popularizing the term after the 2004 O'Reilly Media conference on next-generation web concepts, making B also true. The conference helped crystallize Web 2.0 as a concept.