Free Online Library Science Objective Test

Free Online Library Science Objective Test
Library and Information Science Practice Paper
1. MIN ISIS software for Libraries is initiated by:
(a) National Development Research Centre
(b) National Informatics Centre
(c) NISCAIR
(d) IBM

2. DELMS stands for:
(a) Defence Library Microsoft System
(b) Defence Library Management System
(c) DESIDOC Library Management System
(d) DESIDOC Library Microsoft System

3. LibSysis:
(a) An application software
(b) Menu driven software package
(c) A library software
(d) All the above

4. What means WYSIWYG:
(a) Wipro Library System for Windows AppLication
(b) What You See is What You Get
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above

5. ARPANET stands for:
(a) Applied Research Project Agency - network
(b) Advanced Research Project Agency - Network
(c) NASA Project Agency - Network
(d) A Research Project Agency - Network

6. MINISIS software for Library is set up in the year:
(a) 1964-72
(b) 1968-70
(c) 1970-72
(d) 1974-76

7. In computer, DTP stands for:
(a) Digital Transfer Protocol
(b) Direct Transmission Protocol
(c) Desk Top Publishing
(d) Digital Training Programme

8. Who used DTP term first?
(a) Wyre and Rothstein
(b) H. P. Luhn and G.S. Bonn
(c) Paul  Brainord and Apple Machintosh
(d) Allen Kent and H. Lancer

9. What does BONET stand for:
(a) BIOSIS - OCLC Network
(b) BARC Library Network
(c) Bombay Network
(d) Bombay Library Network

10. BONET is developed by:
(a) Planning Commission
(b) CMC
(c) INSDOC
(d) NISSAT

11. CAl is a name of:
(a) Software
(b) Hardware
(c) Programme
(d) Language

12. What is Topology?
(a) A search technique
(b) Structure of networking
(c) Tool of networking
(d) Characteristic of networking

13. Match the folLowing:
(1) SIRNET                   (a) LA(UK)
(2) CARIS                     (b) AGRIS
(3) AGLINET                 (c) INSDOC
(4) JANET                     (d) NISSAT
Answers:
(a) 1 (a), 2 (b), 3 (c), 4 (d)
(b) 1 (d), 2 (a), 3 (b), 4 (C)
(C) I (C), 2 (b), 3 (b), 4 (a)
(d) 1 (a), 2 (b), 3 (b), 4 (a)

14. Gopher is a File Transfer Protocol.

(a) True 

(b) False

15. One of the following is not a programming language:

(a) BASIC 

(b) ASCII

(c) COBOL 

(d) FORTRAN

16. PL/1 is a:

(a) Low Level Language 

b) High Level Language

(c) Computer software 

(d) Machine Language

17. What is programme?

(a) Collection of instructions

(b) Collection of written programmes

(c) Set of written programmes

(d) All  the above

18. A symbolically representing digits and alphabets through a series of bars is known as Bar Code.

(a) True 

(b) False

19. In the context of computer, Virus is:

(a) Language 

(b) Software

(c) Programme 

(d) Hardware

20. Laser Technology is developed in the year:

(a) 1949

(b) 1950

(c) 1956 

(d) 1960

ANSWERS
1. a
2. b
3. d
4. b
5. b
6. d
7. c
8. c
9. d
10. d
11. a
12. b
13. c
14. a
15. b
16. b
17. a
18. a
19. c
20. d