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151 Which measure of central tendency is least affected by a few extreme values? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Interpreting data
Easy
152 A value that lies far away from the other values in a data set is called Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Interpreting data
Easy
153 Monthly salaries (in thousand rupees) in a small office are 12, 15, 11, 14 and 98. Which value best represent… Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Interpreting data
Medium
154 Two players have the same average score over ten matches, but player P has a much smaller standard deviation … Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Interpreting data
Medium
155 Data shows that ice cream sales and the number of people swimming both rise in the same months. Which conclus… Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Interpreting data
Hard
156 Which mode of communication allows data to flow in both directions, but only one direction at a time? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Communication concepts
Easy
157 In which unit is the data transfer rate of a channel usually measured? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Communication concepts
Easy
158 How long does it take to send a 96 megabit file over a link with a data transfer rate of 12 Mbps? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Communication concepts
Medium
159 In which switching technique is a dedicated path reserved between sender and receiver for the entire session? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Communication concepts
Medium
160 Which statement about packet switching is correct? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Communication concepts
Hard
161 Which transmission medium carries data as pulses of light? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Transmission media
Easy
162 Which wireless medium is used by a typical TV remote control? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Transmission media
Easy
163 Why are wires in twisted pair cables twisted together? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Transmission media
Medium
164 Two buildings 2 km apart in an industrial area with heavy electrical machinery must be linked at very high sp… Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Transmission media
Medium
165 Which property distinguishes microwave transmission from radio wave transmission in general use? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Transmission media
Hard
166 Which generation of mobile technology was analog and supported only voice calls? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Mobile telecommunication
Easy
167 Text messaging (SMS) was introduced with which generation of mobile technology? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Mobile telecommunication
Easy
168 Which feature is especially associated with 5G compared with earlier generations? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Mobile telecommunication
Medium
169 Why are mobile phones also called cellular phones? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Mobile telecommunication
Medium
170 Which generation was the first to be based entirely on Internet Protocol (IP) for both voice and data, enabli… Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Mobile telecommunication
Hard
171 Which protocol is used to send email messages to a mail server? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network protocols
Easy
172 Which protocol is mainly used to upload and download files between computers? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network protocols
Easy
173 A user reads email on a phone and a laptop and wants messages to stay on the server and appear the same on bo… Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network protocols
Medium
174 What is the main job of the Internet Protocol (IP)? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network protocols
Medium
175 Which protocol is designed to connect two directly linked nodes, such as a home computer dialling an Internet… Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network protocols
Hard
176 Which malware spreads across a network by itself without attaching to any host file? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Threats and prevention
Easy
177 Unwanted bulk email messages, often advertisements, are called Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Threats and prevention
Easy
178 A free game downloaded from an unknown site works normally but secretly lets an attacker access the computer.… Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Threats and prevention
Medium
179 A college website becomes unreachable because thousands of infected computers send it requests at the same ti… Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Threats and prevention
Medium
180 Which description best distinguishes eavesdropping from snooping? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Threats and prevention
Hard
181 What does a firewall do? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network security
Easy
182 Which symbol in a browser's address bar usually indicates an HTTPS connection? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network security
Easy
183 A company hires an expert to break into its own systems with permission and report weaknesses. This person is Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network security
Medium
184 Why should antivirus software be updated regularly? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network security
Medium
185 Why is HTTPS preferred over HTTP when entering a password on a website? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Network security
Hard
186 Which Python library is mainly used for plotting graphs and charts? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Python libraries for data
Easy
187 What is the output of print(np.array([1, 2, 3]) * 2) after import numpy as np? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Python libraries for data
Easy
188 What is the shape of np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Python libraries for data
Medium
189 What does np.arange(1, 10, 3) produce? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Python libraries for data
Medium
190 Which statement correctly contrasts a NumPy array with a Pandas DataFrame? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Python libraries for data
Hard
191 What are the index labels of pd.Series([3, 6, 9]) when no index is given? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Series
Easy
192 For s = pd.Series([10, 20, 30, 40], index=['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']), what is s['b']? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Series
Easy
193 For the same Series s with labels a to d, how many elements does s['a':'c'] contain? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Series
Medium
194 What does pd.Series([4, 8, 12, 16, 20]).tail(2) return? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Series
Medium
195 s1 = pd.Series([1, 2, 3], index=['a', 'b', 'c']) and s2 = pd.Series([10, 20], index=['b', 'c']). What is the … Computer Science/Informatics Practices
Series
Hard
196 df = pd.DataFrame({'Name': ['A', 'B', 'C'], 'Marks': [70, 85, 60]}). What is df.shape? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
DataFrames
Easy
197 Which statement adds a new column named City to an existing DataFrame df with three rows? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
DataFrames
Easy
198 Which statement removes the column Grade from df and returns the result? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
DataFrames
Medium
199 A DataFrame has 4 rows and 3 columns. What is the shape of its transpose df.T? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
DataFrames
Medium
200 df has shape (3, 3). The statement df2 = df.drop('Grade', axis=1) is run. What are the shapes of df and df2? Computer Science/Informatics Practices
DataFrames
Hard