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1
Which OS function is responsible for allocating processor time and priorities to applications?
Resource Allocation
File Management
Input/output
Memory Management
2
This will search every page and link on a website and creates a huge index from the read data
Snake
Crawler
Search engine
Metatag
3
Where are meta tags placed within a web page?
Body section
Head section
Title
Tail
4
This compression is simply the process of compressing each individual frame in the video.
Intraframe
Interframe
i frame
b frame
5
Which kind of operating system does a mobile phone use?
Network based
ROM based
Cloud based
Disk based
6
Why do some organisations still use Digital Data Storage tapes for backup purposes?
cheaper option and can be used for archiving
provides faster access than all other forms of backup
can be stored easily and accessed faster
is the only form of storage that can be accessed onsite
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Name the term when a table does not have a naturally occurring primary key.
Compound
Natural
Primary
Surrogate
8
Which of the following is a direct benefit of using multi-core processors?
Multiple instructions can be handled simultaneously
Backing storage is increased
Cache is increased
RAM is increased
9
Which type of software is used to interpret client side scripts when using a website?
Word processing
Operating System
Browser
Database
10
Compression method involves a complex mathematical algorithm which converts RGB into 3 parts.
MP3
LZW
DCT
RLE
11
Which of the following describes an incremental backup??
Server full back up
Copy of any data that has changed since the last full backup
Data that has changed since the last backup of any kind
Full back up of all data
12
Which OS function is responsible for ensuring that a file does not overwrite data on Hard drive
File Management
Input and output
Memory Management
Error Reporting
13
When should alpha testing take place?
Start of software development process
After software development process
On client system
Prior to release
14
This compression will lower the quality and file size.
Lossi
Lossall
Lossy
Lossless
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Simultaneously storing an exact copy of all data held on a server.
Onsite backup
Solid state storage
Off site backup
Mirror backup
16
What does CSS stand for?
Cascading style sheets
Contemporary site structure
Classical site structure
Cascading style structure
17
Storing files or data in memory even when they are not in use is an example of?
Saving data to ensure that a backup is created
Caching data to allow for improved response times
Storing instructions in RAM
Uploading data to the world wide web
18
Which of the following types of software allows someone to modify the source code?
Freeware
Shareware
Proprietary software
Open source software
19
What is a primary key which uses the contents of two or more fields to create a unique value.
Surrogate
Foreign
Unique
Compound
20
Which of the following is an example of offline storage?
Solid State Drive
Internal Hard Drive
ROM
RAM
21
Which of the navigation structures would be difficult to use with a website with many pages?
Composite
Web
Linear
Hierarchical
22
MP3 files are compressed using which of the following lossy compression techniques?
Intraframe
Interframe
Perceptual encoding
DCT endcoding
23
When should beta testing take place?
After the software development process
With the clients system
Prior to release
At the start of the software development process
24
Which form of lossless compression is capable of indexing patterns of pixels?
LZW
DCT
Run Length Encoding
FLAC
25
Name the following relationship.
Many to Many
One to One
One to Many
None of the above
