Kerala PSC Computers Question and Answers - 38

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1. Software that acts as an intermediary between an endpoint device, such as a computer, and another server from which a user or client is requesting a service is known as:

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2. Which is the basic internet program that allows a user to verify that a particular IP address exists & can accept requests?

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3. The Internet Protocol (IP) address is a ___ bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information?

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4. What is POP3?

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5. What is ICMP?

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6. Which network first published in 1967 became the basis for the Internet?

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6. What is TCP?

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7. A popular protocol for sending e-mails is:

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8. Which is the popular protocol for receiving e-mail?

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9. What is the conventional port number of POP3?

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10. What is IMAP?

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11. Which was the first known computer virus?

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12. Who developed the first computer virus in 1971?

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13. Which is the first computer virus known to have spread in the wild?

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14. Name the 15 years old boy who created the Elk Cloner in 1982?

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15. Who is credited with coining the term 'Computer Virus'?

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16. Which is considered as the first MS-DOS personal computer virus?

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17. A subset of malware in which the data on a victim's computer & payment is demanded before the data access is returned to the victim is known as:

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18. Which is considered as the first mobile phone virus?

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19. Which malware can self replicate without a host program?

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20. What is PUP?

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