Previous Year PSC Questions on Internet

This post is a compilation of frequently asked PSC questions on the Computer-based topic, 'Internet Technologies,' from past years. 

Previous Year Repeated PSC Questions on  Internet Technologies

  • WWW stands for – World Wide Web.  (Confidential Assistant Grade-II (NCA) - Various (Wayanad)/Stenographer Gr. II - KLDC Ltd 2014)
  • Who invented World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee. (Welfare Organiser, 2022)
    • The inventor of World Wide Web – Tim Berners-Lee. (Assistant - Universities in Kerala, 2016)
    • The founder of World Wide Web (WWW) – Tim Berners-Lee. (Clerk Typist, 2017)
    • Who proposed the ideas of World Wide Web? Tim Berners-Lee. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
  • W3C stands for – World Wide Web Consortium. (Clerk Typist/Typist Clerk, 2021)
  • W3C, the main international standards organization for World Wide Web was founded on – October 1, 1994.  (Reporter Grade-II (Malayalam), 2024)
  • What is the biggest database in the world? Internet.  (Confidential Assistant Grade-II, 2014)
  • The word Internet was coined from the word – Interconnection and Network.  (Junior Instructor (Secretarial Practice English), 2023)
  • Who owns the Internet? It is an open system and does not have a specific organization as its owner. (SC Development Officer & District Manager, 2021)
  • ARPANET stands for – Advanced Research Project Agency Network. (Computer Programmer, Technical Education, 2015)
  • Who is considered as the 'Father of Internet'? Vinton Gray Cerf. (University Assistant, 2019; Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016))
  • Internet came into force in India in the year – 1995. (Laboratory Technical Assistant in Office Secretaryship, VHSE 2014)
  • ഇന്റർനെറ്റ് സുരക്ഷാ ദിനമായി ആചരിക്കുന്നത്  – ഫെബ്രുവരി 7. (for 2023; it is celebrated on the second day of the second week of February every year)  (Instrument Mechanic, 2015)
  • When is World Computer Literacy Day celebrated? December 2nd. (Assistant/Auditor - Govt. Secretariat/KPSC/LFAD, 2015)
  • Internet uses – Packet switching. (Junior Instructor (Software Testing Assistant), 2019)
  • What is net neutrality in the context of internet freedom? The principle that all internet traffic should be treated equally by internet service providers.  (Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2023)
  • The term web 2.0 was first used in 1999 by_________ but it came into prominence in 2004 – Darcy DiNucci. (Librarian Gr III, 2024)
  • ISP Stands for – Internet Service Provider. (Confidential Assistant Grade II, Various 2013).
    • ISP means – Internet Service Provider. (Laboratory Technical Assistant in Office Secretaryship, VHSE 2014)
    • Full form of ISP – Internet Service Provider. (Computer Assistant Grade II, 2020)
  • The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called – Downloading. (Junior Inspector of Co-operative Societies, 2020)
  • A unique name that identifies a website is – Domain name. (Junior Typist / LD Typist / Typist Gr II, 2023)
  • The domain name used for commercial website is – .com. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
  • Computer which stores the different web pages is called – Web Server. (Jr. Employment Officer, 2017)
    • Specialized software that stores, processes, and serves web content to clients that request it over the Internet– Web Servers. (Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2023)
  • The process of providing information from the client computer to server computer – Uploading. (Junior Typist / LD Typist / Typist Gr II, 2023)
  • The financial business transaction that occurs over an electronic network is known as – E-Commerce.  ( Data Entry Operator (Scheduled Tribe Development) 2013)
  • Real-time exchange of text messages between two or more persons over the Internet is termed as – Online chat.  (Assistant/ Jr. Clerk/ Jr. Assistant/LD Clerk etc, 2021)
  • The compulsive desire or excessive enthusiasm to check or accumulate news and information, typically via mobile phone or computer. Constantly checking e-mails, social networking sites, online news, etc. are the symptoms – Infomania. (Assistant/ Jr. Clerk/ Jr. Assistant/LD Clerk etc, 2021)
  • Name the Act that governs the Internet usage in India – The Information Technology Act, 2000. (Assistant - Universities in Kerala, 2016)

Number System

  • The basic unit of memory is – Bit. (Assistant Jailor Gr I/Superintendent, 2019)
  • Bit stands for ___________ – Binary digit. (Junior Instructor Computer Operator and Programming Assistant, 2019)
  • Binary number system has the base – 2. (Accountant, 2014)
  • To process data, computers use_______language – Binary. (Confidential Assistant Grade- ll, 2014)
  • What are the canonical forms of Boolean Expressions? POM and SOM. (Programmer cum Operator, 2023)
  • _______ is a formal standard that is used as an encoding scheme providing a unique number for every character irrespective of platform, program and language – UNICODE.  (Librarian Gr III, 2024)
  • BCD numbers are useful wheneve _________information is transferred into or out a digital system – Decimal. (Confidential Assistant Grade- ll, 2014)
  • Binary coded decimal (BCD) numbers express each decimal digits as – Nibble. (Confidential Assistant Grade- ll, 2014)
  • Nibble is a group of – 4 bits. (Accountant, 2014)
    • One nibble is equal to – 4 bits. (Jr. Employment Officer / Assistant Jailor, 2017; Clerk cum Typist (Degree Level Main Exam), 2023)
  • Nibble – Half a Byte. (FCI 2015, Bevco Assistant Grade-II, 2015) 
  • Full form of MB is – Mega Bytes.  (Computer Assistant Gr II / LD Typist / Typist Clerk, 2023)
  • 1 megabyte is equal to __ bytes – 106 . (KSRTC 2015) 
  • A________is approximately one billion bytes – Gigabyte. (Confidential Assistant Grade- ll, 2014)
  • The term gigabytes refers to – 1024 Megabytes. (Assistant (SR for SC/ST only), Finance, 2015)
    • 1 GB is – 1024 MB  (Accountant, 2014)
  • A Terabyte is equal to – 1024 Gigabytes. (Civil Excise Officer(Women Excise Guard) 2014)
    • ____Gigabytes = 1 Terabyte  –  1024. (Computer Assistant Grade-II, 2016) 
  • 1 Penta Byte is equivalent to ________ Terra Bytes – 1024. (Typist Clerk/ LD Typist (Plus 2 Level Main Exam), 2023)
  • Decimal 174 is represented in hexadecimal as _______ – AE. (Junior Assistant/ Assistant Gr II/ EDP Assistant, 2022)
  • What is the binary representation of decimal number 12? 1100. (Motor Transport Sub inspector (Trainee), 2020)
  • The base of hexadecimal number system is – 16. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
  • Which of the following decimal numbers represent the hexadecimal number 1A? (Deputy Collector (SR for SC/ST), 2019)
    • (A) 26      (B) 24      (C) 16    (D) 14
  • The no. of bits in a software port is – 16 bit. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
  • ASCII stands for – American Standard Code for Information Interchange. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)


URL
  • The index page of a website is – Home page. (Laboratory Technical Assistant in Office Secretaryship, VHSE 2014)
  • Full Form of URL – Uniform Resource Locator.  (Reporter Grade II (Malayalam), 2023)
    • Expand URL – Uniform Resource Locator.  (LD Typist 2023)
  • The address of a web page is called – Uniform Resource Locator.  (Data Entry Operator (Scheduled Tribe Development) 2013)
    • URL is – The address of a page on the World Wide Web. (Computer Assistant Gr II / LD Typist / Typist Clerk, 2023)
    • ഒരു internet resource _______ അഡ്രസ്സിനെ എന്ന് വിളിക്കുന്നു  – URL.   (Assistant Sergeant, 2021)
    • Unique Address of each webpage is known as – Uniform Resource Locator.  (Clerk cum Typist (Degree Level Main Exam), 2023)
    • Which of the following is the address of a web page on the internet?  (Deputy Collector, 2019).
      • (A) HTTP  (B) Uniform Page Locator  (C) Uniform Resource Locator  (D) Port number
  • Which provide the IP address corresponding to the URL? Domain Name Server. (Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant), 2023)


IP address
  • What is the official Protocol of Internet? IP.  (Office Superintendent (SR for SC/ST), 2022)
  • The address used to identify a device on Internet is called – IP address. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
  • Every computer connected to the Internet is identified by a unique four-part string, known as – IP address.  (Typist Grade II, 2019)
  • What is the purpose of an IP address? (Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2023)
    • (A) To uniquely identify a device on a network
    • (B) To determine how to forward data to the correct destination
    • (C) To encrypt data during transmission
    • (D) Both (A) and (B)
  • IP address is currently – 4 bytes long. (Laboratory Technical Assistant in Office Secretaryship, VHSE 2014)
  • IPv4 uses __________ bit addresses – 32.  (Laboratory Technical Assistant Computer Application, 2017)
    • An IPv4 address is a ________ bit address – 32.  (Degree Level Prelims, 2023)
    • IPv4 addresses are ___________ addresses that are unique to every host or device on the internet – 32-bit.  (Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Computer Science, 2023)
  • The size of IP address as per IPv6 protocol is – 128 bits.  (SC Development Officer & District Manager, 2021)
    • What is the length of the IPv6 address? 128 bits.  (Junior Instructor (Stenographer and Secretarial Assistant- English), 2023)
    • IPv6 has a more complex alphanumeric format, and it uses how many bits address – 128 bits.  (Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2023)
  • Choose the true statement/statements about IPv6: (Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant), 2023)
                • (i) IPv6 address have a size of 128 bits
                • (ii) Helps in routing the data packets
                • (iii) Helps in Unicasting
                • (iv) Helps to convert analog to digital
                  • (A) (i) and (iv) only                  (B) (ii) and (iii) only
                  • (C) (i), (ii) and (iii) only           (D) All of the above
              • Which of the following statements is/are true? (Sub Inspector Trainee, 2023)
                            • (i) IPv6 addresses are 128 bits long.
                            • (ii) IPv4 addresses are 64 bits long. 
                            • (iii) IPv6 addresses are expressed using hexadecimal notation.
                            • (iv) 32 hexadecimal digits can completely identify an IPv4 address.
                              • (A) Only (i) and (iii)                   (B) Only (iv) 
                              • (C) Only (iii) and (iv)                (D) Only (i) and (iv)    
                          • The purpose of ARP is to resolve – IP Address to MAC Address. (Assistant Professor in Information Technology, 2023)
                          • DNS is the abbreviation of – Domain Name System. (Data Entry Operator (Scheduled Tribe Development) 2013)
                          • Windows based command to view IP address – IPCONFIG. (Clerk Typist/Typist Clerk, 2021)
                          • A WHOIS query in the context of domain names is used to find out – The details related to a domain name or IP address. (Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2023)
                          • Which among the following is a private IP address? (HSST Computer Science, 2024)
                                        • (A) 192.168.1.10
                                        • (B) 172.15.12.28
                                        • (C) 192.160.1.10
                                        • (D) 172.12.15.28
                                      • A socket address is a combination of – IP address and Port number. (HSST Computer Science, 2024)




                                       HTML
                                      • Who is the father of HTML? Tim Berners-Lee.  (Programmer cum Operator, 2023)
                                      • ______ is used for creating web pages – HTML.  (Time Keeper (Degree Level Main Examination 2022), 2023)
                                      • What is the full form of HTML? HyperText Markup Language.  (Data Entry Operator (Scheduled Tribe Development) 2013)
                                        • HTML stands for – Hypertext Markup Language. (Laboratory Technical Assistant in Office Secretaryship, VHSE 2014)
                                        • What does HTML refer to? Hypertext Markup Language. (Office Superintendent (SR for SC/ST), 2022)
                                      • HTML belongs to which category of language? Markup Language. (Finance Assistant, 2023)
                                      • A markup language used for creating web pages and web applications – HTML. (Fingerprint searcher, 2021)
                                      • The filename extension for an HTML file is – .html. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
                                      • HTML is a subset of – SGML.  (Programmer cum Operator, 2023)
                                      • In HTML how do we insert an image?<img src=“image” > (HSST Computer Science, 2024)

                                      Other Web Programming Languages

                                      • ________is used to program the behaviour of web pages – JAVASCRIPT.  (Junior Typist Clerk, 2023)
                                      • Which was the first browser to support JavaScript? Netscape. (Junior Instructor Computer Operator and Programming Assistant, 2019)
                                      • JavaScript is ______________ side scripting language – Client-side. (Jr Instructor Computer Operator and Programming Assistant, 2019)
                                      • Specify the name of the scripting language used for the development of webpages: (State Tax Officer, 2023)
                                        • (A) Pascal    (B) C    (C) PHP   (D) C++
                                      • Who is the father of PHP? Rasmus Lerdorf. (Laboratory Technical Assistant Computer Application, 2017)
                                      • Which of the following statements is/are correct about Hyperlink? (Reporter Grade II (Malayalam), 2023)
                                      • (i)   Hyperlinks are cross-references
                                      • (ii)  Hyperlinks are highlighted text in various colours and activated by mouse-click
                                      • (iii) Hyperlink is a document code language    
                                        • (A) Only (ii) and (iii)                 (B) Only (i) and (ii)
                                        • (C) All of the above (i, ii)          (D) i) and (iii)


                                      Web Browsers & Search Engines


                                      Search Engines

                                      • Which is the first search engine? Archie. (Data Entry Operator (Scheduled Tribe Development), 2013; Assistant/Auditor - Govt. Secretariat/KPSC/LFAD, 2015)
                                        • Which one is the first search engine in internet? (Accountant/ Cashier/ Jr. Audit Assistant, 2021)
                                          • (A) Google (B) Archie (C) AltaVista (D) WAIS
                                      • The search engines that collect results from other search engines are known as – Metasearch engines. (Deputy Collector, 2019)
                                      • Search Engines finds information from web using a program, called – Spider. (HSST Computer Science, 2024)
                                        • വെബ് പേജുകളിലെ കീവേഡുകളെ കണ്ടുപിടിക്കാൻ സെർച്ച് എങ്ങിനെ വെബ്സൈറ്റുകൾ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന പ്രോഗ്രാം – സ്പൈഡർ.  (LDC Main, 2021).
                                      • ______ continually look for new web pages and send their addresses back to the search engine's database – Crawlers. (ICDS Supervisor, 2017)
                                      • A challenge-response test in the form of an image of distorted text the user must enter that to determine whether the user is human or an automated bot – Captcha. ( Assistant/ Jr. Clerk/ Jr. Assistant/LD Clerk etc, 2021)
                                      • One of the most popular search engines, founded by Larry Page and Sergy Brin is – Google. (Degree Prelims Stage I, 2024)
                                      • All of the following are examples of antivirus software except (LD Typist, 2023)
                                        • (A) Amiti             (B) Panda           (C) Baidu            (D) Bing
                                      • Which of the following is not a search engine? (Junior Assistant (Accounts) (SR for ST), TCCL, 2023)
                                        • (A) Bind              (B) Google         (C) netsurf         (D) Baidu
                                      • One of the most popular web search engine site is:  (LD Typist, 2023)
                                        • (A) AVG              (B) Bing             (C) NORTON     (D) McAfee
                                      • What is the name of Microsoft search engine? BING.  (Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2023)
                                      • Which of the following is a popular search engine? (Station Officer(Trainee),2023)
                                        • (A) YouTube       (B) Twitter         (C) linkedIn         (D) Google
                                      • ഡക്ക്ഡക്ക്ഗോ എന്നത് – ഒരു സെർച്ച് എൻജിൻ ആണ്.   (Junior Assistant, 2023)
                                      •  One of the most popular web search engine site is: (Catalogue Assistant,2023)
                                        • (A) ChatGPT       (B) MS Office      (C) Java            (D) Unix
                                      • Choose the correct statement about Alta Vista: (Manager Grade II (Society Category), 2023)
                                        • (i)    It is a hardware
                                        • (ii)   It is an Email
                                        • (iii)  It is a search engine
                                        • (iv)  It is a website
                                          • (A) Only (ii)                        (B) Only (iii)
                                          • (C) Only (iii and iv) (D) Only (iv)

                                      Web Browsers 

                                      • The software application used to access and view websites is called – Web Browser. (Administrative Officer, 2015)
                                        • A software that acts as an interface between the user and the inner workings of the internet is called – Browser. (Data Entry Operator (Scheduled Tribe Development) 2013)
                                        • An application software for accessing the World Wide Web. It is used to navigate through web pages in the World Wide Web – Web browser. (Assistant/ Jr. Clerk/ Jr. Assistant/LD Clerk etc, 2021)
                                      •  Specify the functions of a web browsers:  (State Tax Officer, 2023)
                                        • (A) interpret HTML code 
                                        • (B) provide graphical interface 
                                        • (C) to visit sites 
                                        • (D) all of the above
                                      • The small text files used by browsers to remember our email id’s, user names, etc are known as  – Cookies. (Assistant/ Jr. Clerk/ Jr. Assistant/LD Clerk etc, 2021)
                                      • Cookies were originally designed for – Server side programming. (Jr Instructor Computer Operator and Programming Assistant, 2019)
                                      • Which of the following are automatically loaded and operates as a part of browser?  (Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant), 2023)
                                        • (A) Plug-ins            (B) Utilities
                                        • (C) Add-ons             (D) Widgets

                                      • Expansion of BHO – Browser Helper objects.  (Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2023)
                                      • Which was the first browser to support JavaScript? Netscape. (Jr Instructor Computer Operator and Programming Assistant, 2019)
                                      • Mozilla Firefox is a/an – Web browser. (Computer Assistant Grade II, 2020)
                                        • മോസില്ല ഫയർഫോക്സ് എന്തിന്റെ ഉദാഹരണമാണ്? ബ്രൗസർ.
                                      • Mozilla Firebox Open Source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and Mozilla Corporation in the year – 2002. (Librarian Gr III, 2024)
                                      • Google chrome is an example of – Web Browser. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
                                      • Microsoft’s latest web browser – Edge. (Assistant Information Officer, 2017)
                                      • Which among the following is not a web browser? (LD Typist, 2023)
                                        • (A) Opera    (B) Safari    (C) Mozilla Firefox    (D) Google
                                      • Pick the odd one out: (Reporter Grade II (Malayalam), 2023)
                                        • (A) Google     (B) Safari        (C) Mozilla Firefox        (D) Internet explorer
                                      • Which of these browsers supports server – side events? (Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant), 2023)
                                        • (A) Mozilla Firefox    (B) Google Chrome       (C) Opera        (D) All of these 
                                      • Which among the following is not a Web Browser?  (Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2023)
                                      • (A) Firefox    (B) Microsoft Edge       (C) Microsoft Bing        (D) Safari


                                      Social Media

                                    • Two statements are given below:  (LD Typist, 2023)
                                    • Statement (i): In an internet forum, each discussion on a topic is called thread.
                                    • Statement (ii): Twitter.com is a popular micro blogging site which allow users to exchange short sentences, images or videos etc.

                                      • Which of the above statement is/are correct about social media?
                                        • (A) (i) only                             (B) (ii) only
                                        • (C) Both (i) and (ii)                (D) None of the above statements
                                      • Identify the social blogging platform that has partnered with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), a division of India Post – Koo.  (Reporter Grade-II (Malayalam), 2024)


                                                          • Network Protocols / Application Protocols


                                                          •  In computer network, the communication problem solved by using different – Protocol. (Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2023)
                                                          • A technical office protocol was defined by – Boeing.  (Instrument Mechanic, 2023)
                                                          • Network device to translate one protocol into the other protocol is –  Gateway.  (Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant), 2023)

                                                          HTTP

                                                          • All communications between browsers and servers use ______ protocol – HTTP. (Workshop Instructor / Demonstrator / Instructor Gr.II (CSE), 2023)
                                                          • Which protocol carries file requests from web browser clients to web servers and the files from the servers to client? HTTP. (Tradesman Information Technology, 2023)
                                                          • The port number used by HTTP – 80. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
                                                          • What is HTTP response code 200? Success. (HSST Computer Science, 2024)
                                                          • MIME headers are commonly used in which protocol(s)? In email protocols and HTTP  protocols. (Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2023)
                                                          • HTTPS stands for – Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure.  (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
                                                          • Which protocol is used for secure communication over Internet? HTTPS. (Sales Assistant Gr. II / Excise Circle Inspector (SR)/Excise Inspector (Trainee), 2016)
                                                          • Port number ________ Handles HTTPS communications – 443. (Jr Instructor Computer Operator and Programming Assistant, 2019)
                                                          • HTTP uses the services of ________ – TCP.  (Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Computer Science, 2023)


                                                          OSI Model

                                                          • What is the number of layers in the OSI model? 7. (Junior Instructor (Stenographer and Secretarial Assistant- English), 2023)
                                                          • Which of the following ISO-OSI layer which defines Topology in computer network?(Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2023)
                                                            • (A) Physical Layer   (B) Data Link Layer   (C) Transport Layer    (D) Network Layer 
                                                          • In the OSI Reference model, what is the purpose of the Transport layer? Providing end-to-end communication services for applications.  (Junior Manager (Information Management), 2023)

                                                          UDP

                                                          • UDP is _________ protocol – Connectionless. (Junior Instructor (Software Testing Assistant), 2019)

                                                          TCP/IP

                                                          • TCP/IP stands for – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. (University Assistant, 2019)
                                                          • The protocol used for Internet communication is – TCP/IP. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
                                                            • A computer communicates with other computers on the Internet through – TCP/IP. (Degree Level Prelims,2023)
                                                          • TCP/IP protocol was developed by – Bob Khan and Vinton Cerf.  (Librarian Gr III, 2024)
                                                          • The first network to implement the TCP/IP – Arpanet.  (Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant),2023)
                                                          • Which of the following application generally does not use TCP?  (Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2023)
                                                            • (A) SMTP        (B) FTP           (C) TELNET            (D) DNS
                                                          • What is the role of TCP in the client-server model of communication? Reliable data delivery. (Programmer cum Operator, 2023)
                                                          • Which is true about the Transport Control Protocol (TCP)? (Junior Manager (Information Management), 2023)
                                                            • (A) It provides datagram (connection-less) service
                                                            • (B) It sends an acknowledgement for each packet received
                                                            • (C) It permits incoming data to arrive out of sequence
                                                            • (D) It was designed for Ethernet networks
                                                          • The transmission data rate is decided by which layer – Physical layer. (Junior Instructor Computer Operator and Programming Assistant, 2019)
                                                          • The physical layer translates logical communication requests from the _________ into hardware specific operations – Data link layer.  (Higher Secondary School Teacher (Junior) Computer Science, 2023)
                                                          • The transport layer protocols used for real time multimedia, file transfer, DNS and remote access respectively are – UDP, TCP, UDP and TCP. (Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2023)
                                                          • The network layer protocol of internet is – Internet Protocol. (Dairy Farm Instructor, 2020)
                                                          • In the Internet Protocol (IP), a port number is present at the – Transport layer.  (Junior Manager (Information Management), 2023)
                                                          • Ping Command is used to – To test a device on network. (LD Typist, 2023)
                                                          • To identify  TCP/IP errors such as connection problems ________ command can be used – PING. (Typist Grade II, 2019)
                                                          • In TCP/IP which addressing scheme is used? 32 bit. (Programmer cum Operator, 2023)
                                                          • In TCP protocol header “Checksum”is of – 16 bits. (Assistant (SR for SC/ST only), Finance, 2015)
                                                          • Which of the following is a Application Protocol in TCP/IP protocol suite?  (Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance),2023)
                                                            • (A) Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)     
                                                            • (B) Internet Protocol (IP)          
                                                            • (C) User Datagram Protocol (UDP)           
                                                            • (D) File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
                                                          •  TCP/IP model does not have_________layer, but OSI model have this layer – Session Layer. (Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2019)
                                                          • TCP/IP differs from UDP/IP in that TCP/IP – Provides in-order packet delivery to the application. (Junior Manager (Information Management), 2023)

                                                          FTP

                                                          • What is FTP ? File Transfer Protocol. (Fingerprint searcher, 2021)
                                                            • FTP stands for – File Transfer Protocol. (SC Development Officer & District Manager, 2021; Junior Instructor (Stenographer and Secretarial Assistant- English), 2023)
                                                          • On the Internet, the files are transferred using the Protocol – FTP. (Data Entry Operator (Scheduled Tribe Development) 2013)
                                                          • Name the protocol used for exchanging data and program files across a network – FTP.  (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
                                                          • The file Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard communication protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network. Which among is not an FTP client application? (Project Assistant/ Unit Manager, 2023)
                                                            • (A) Filezilla        (B) FTP manager           (C) Codeanywhere            (D) File manager

                                                          SMTP

                                                          • SMTP stands for – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.  (Junior Instructor (Secretarial Practice English), 2023)
                                                          •  __________ is the most popular application of internet. (Instructor In Secretarial Practice, 2017)
                                                            • (A) E-mail    (B) Chatting      (C) Video-conferencing     (D) Netnews
                                                          • In which year the symbol '@' is used in E-mail? 1972. (Junior Instructor (Data Entry Operator), 2014)
                                                          • In an e-mail, the section CC stands for – Carbon Copy. (LD Typist, 2023)
                                                          • The first free web based email service is – Hotmail. (Assistant Pharmacist, 2015)
                                                          • The protocol that supports e-mail services in Internet is – SMTP. (Tradesman (Computer Engineering), 2016)
                                                            • Which protocol is used to send the E-Mail? SMTP. (Assistant Jailor Gr I/Superintendent, 2019)
                                                            • Electronic mail exchange can be achieved by using which protocol? SMTP. (Clerk cum Typist (Degree Level Main Exam), 2023)
                                                            • ഇൻറർനെറ്റിൽ കൂടിയുള്ള ഇമെയിൽ സംപ്രേക്ഷണത്തിനു ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന പ്രോട്ടോകോൾ ആണ്  – സിംപിൾ  മെയിൽ ട്രാൻസ്ഫർ പ്രോട്ടോക്കോൾ. (SSLC Level Main Examination (Assistant Compiler), 2021)


                                                          POP

                                                          • POP stands for – Post Office Protocol. (Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant), 2023)
                                                          • The protocol used for retrieving email from a mail server is – POP. (Administrative Officer, 2015)
                                                            • Which protocol is used for receive email services? POP3. (Assistant Information Officer, 2017)
                                                          • Which among the following is an e-mail protocol? (Junior Instructor (Computer Hardware & Network Maintenance), 2023)
                                                            • (A) POP       (B) PUSH      (C) DNS       (D) FTP

                                                          DHCP 

                                                          • What is the purpose of DHCP server? To provide an IP configuration information to hosts. (Jr Instructor Computer Operator and Programming Assistant, 2019)
                                                          • Which among the following statements is incorrect when considering DHCP? (Project Assistant/ Unit Manager, 2023)
                                                            • (A) DHCP is a network management protocol  used to dynamically assign an IP address to any device or node, on a network so they can communicate using IP (Internet Protocol).
                                                            • (B) It is a protocol through which data is sent from one host to another over the internet.
                                                            • (C) DHCP is the default protocol used by the most routers and networking equipment.
                                                            • (D) DHCP is also called RFC request for comments.


                                                          VoIP

                                                          • What does VoIP mean in the context of IT and communication? Voice over Internet Protocol. (Junior Instructor (Multimedia Animation & Special Effects), 2023)
                                                          • ______ is a technology that allows telephone calls to be made over computer networks like the Internet – VoIP.  (Typist Grade II, 2019)
                                                            • __________ allows to send telephone calls (voice data) using standard Internet protocol – VoIP.  (LD Typist, 2023)

                                                          • Which protocol helps to remote login to other network system? TELNET. (Junior Instructor (Data Entry Operator), 2014)
                                                          • PPP stands for – Point to Point Protocol. (Data Entry Operator (Scheduled Tribe Development) 2013)
                                                          • Multistreaming and multihoming are allowed in ________ Protocol – SCTP. (Workshop Instructor / Demonstrator / Instructor Gr.II (CSE), 2023)
                                                          • What is the explanation of SNMP? Simple Network Management Protocol.  (Junior Instructor (Computer Operator & Programming Assistant), 2023)
                                                          • The Internet Control message Protocol (ICMP) is used by – Ping and traceroute. (Junior Manager (Information Management), 2023)
                                                          • Wired Equivalent Privacy is protocol used in – WiFi.  (Tradesman Information Technology, 2023)
                                                          • Match the following –  (Workshop Instructor / Demonstrator / Instructor Gr.II (CSE), 2023)
                                                            • (I) SNMP                              (a) Host Configuration
                                                            • (II) NFS                                (b) mail Transfer
                                                            • (III) DHCP                           (c) Network management
                                                            • (IV) POP                              (d) Name System
                                                            •                                              (e) File Sharing
                                                            • (A) I-c, II-e, III-a, IV-b                    (B) I-c, II-e, III-b, IV-a
                                                            • (C) I-d, II-c, III-e, IV-a                      (D) I-b, II-d, III-a, IV-e 


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