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Library & Information Science

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Who made the first real effort towards the development of computer?

  1. Pascal

  2. Herman Hollerith

  3. Howard H.Aiken of Harvard University

  4. John Mauchly


Correct Option: C

What are a computer is used:

  1. For anything that a human being can not do

  2. For anything that a human being can do

  3. For doing calculations only

  4. For computing, storing comparing and retrieving data


Correct Option: D

The first scientist to conceive a computer was

  1. Clifford Berry

  2. Charles Babbage

  3. Vincent Atanasoff

  4. Herman Hollerith


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Charles Babbage was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage is best remembered for originating the concept of a programmable computer. Option 2 is correct.

A computer does not have

  1. high speed

  2. emotion

  3. accuracy

  4. versatility


Correct Option: B

Chip technology is used in

  1. micro computer

  2. mainframe computer

  3. personal computer

  4. mini computer


Correct Option: C

Who invented microprocessor?

  1. Ted Hoft

  2. Atari

  3. Tom Kurtz

  4. Grace Hopper


Correct Option: A

Name the material used in the making of floppy disks.

  1. Acrylic

  2. Mica

  3. Mylar

  4. Polythene


Correct Option: C

Class software package is meant for

  1. online catalogue preparation

  2. library automation

  3. library circulation control

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

UNISIST is a joint programme of

  1. UNESCO and FID

  2. UNESCO and IFLA

  3. UNESCO and IMF

  4. UNESCO and ICSU


Correct Option: D

Computerised library house-keeping is done well using

  1. operating system

  2. application software

  3. system software

  4. CD-ROM


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Computerisation of all the library house-keeping. operations is known as library automation. It is done using application software.

Eric database in U.S.A. covers

  1. Energy

  2. Education

  3. Engineering

  4. Ecology


Correct Option: B

Information technology used for simulation of human thought is known as

  1. thinking simulation

  2. third generation computers

  3. thought process mechanism

  4. artificial intelligence


Correct Option: D

MINISIS requires ____ for its operation.

  1. VAX system

  2. HP 3000 computer system

  3. CDC 1770 Model 720 system

  4. IBM 370 series of computers


Correct Option: B

DIALOG is an information retrieval system of

  1. System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California

  2. OCLC, Inc., Columbus, Ohio

  3. Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Palo Alto, California

  4. I.B.M., New York


Correct Option: C

The exponent of scientific method was

  1. Aristotle

  2. August

  3. Francis Bacon

  4. Herbert Spencer


Correct Option: C

Documents are primary sources in

  1. descriptive research

  2. historical research

  3. scientific research

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The spiral of scientific method studies

  1. trends in the subject

  2. trends in research

  3. structure of the subject

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

The correct sequence of cardinal points on the spiral of scientific method is

  1. Ascendant, Zenith, Nadir and Descendant

  2. Nadir, Ascendant, Zenith and Descendant

  3. Ascendant, Descendant, Zenith and Nadir

  4. Nadir, Zenith, Ascendant and Descendant


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a research tool?

  1. Graph

  2. Questionnaire

  3. Illustration

  4. Interpretation


Correct Option: B

The size or measurement of the middle item arranged in ascending or descending order is called

  1. means

  2. median

  3. mode

  4. standard deviation


Correct Option: A

What type of research is the `Canon of Value' of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan?

  1. Basic research

  2. Applied research

  3. Solo research

  4. Pure research


Correct Option: B

How is verification of hypothesis done?

  1. By observation

  2. By solution

  3. By experiments

  4. By analysing rules


Correct Option: C

In interview method the data is collected through

  1. structured and unstructured

  2. direct and indirect interview

  3. open and close interview

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Research design gives the

  1. procedure for designing tables

  2. procedure of research

  3. blue print of the proposed research work

  4. technique of research


Correct Option: C

Documents are primary sources in

  1. descriptive research

  2. historical research

  3. scientific research

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Historical research is the process of systematically examining past events to give an account of what has happened in the past. Documents such as newspapers, diaries, letters, interviews, speeches, laws, other official statements, and works written by individuals with first-hand knowledge of an event are primary sources in historical research.

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