General Knowledge - Technology

Exercise : Technology - Section 1
1.
In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
1850s
1880s
1930s
1950s
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE, founded 1912) and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, founded 1884).

2.
What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
Report
Field
Record
File
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

3.
'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?
Order of Significance
Open Software
Operating System
Optical Sensor
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.

4.
In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast occur?
1850s
1860s
1870s
1900s
Answer: Option
Explanation:
On December 12, 1901, a radio transmission received by Guglielmo Marconi resulted in the first transmission of a transatlantic wireless signal (Morse Code) from Poldhu, Cornwall, to St. John's, Newfoundland.

5.
'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
Image file
Animation/movie file
Audio file
MS Office document
Answer: Option
Explanation:
No answer description is available. Let's discuss.