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41. Which of these virus infects a software program and causes a series of actions to begin automatically when the program is opened?
[A] Trojans
[B] Stealth virus
[C] Adware
[D] Macro virus
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Correct Answer: D [Macro virus]
Notes:
Macro viruses attach to an application’s initialization sequence. When the application is opened, the virus executes instructions before transferring control to the application. These viruses infect applications such as Microsoft Word or Excel.
42. Which of these malicious programs collect information about users and sends the data to a remote user?
[A] Polymorphic virus
[B] Boot-record infector
[C] Spyware
[D] File Infector
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Correct Answer: C [Spyware]
Notes:
Spyware is a type of malicious program that is installed to collect information about users, their computers or their browsing habits. It tracks everything that the user does without his/her knowledge and sends the data to a remote user.
43. What is meant by CTS?
[A] Cheque Temporary Stoppage
[B] Clean Technology System
[C] Cheque Truncation System
[D] Clean Termination Scheduling
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Correct Answer: C [Cheque Truncation System]
Notes:
Cheque Truncation System (CTS) is a cheque clearing system undertaken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for quicker cheque clearance. As the term proposes, truncation is the course of discontinuing the flow of the physical cheque in its way of clearing.
44. What is the Indian government’s initiative to link Jan Dhan accounts, Mobile numbers and Aadhar cards of Indians called as?
[A] MAJ trinity
[B] AJM trinity
[C] JAM trinity
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [JAM trinity]
Notes:
JAM (short for Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) trinity refers to the government of India initiative to link Jan Dhan accounts, Mobile numbers and Aadhar cards of Indians to plug the leakages of government subsidies.
45. Which of the following is not a feature of Cloud Computing services?
[A] Easy expandability and scalability
[B] One time Fixed Payment
[C] Faster Product Development
[D] Optimization of Capital Investments
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Correct Answer: B [One time Fixed Payment]
Notes:
Cloud Computing is an on-demand delivery of compute, storage, applications, and other IT infrastructure with metered payment based on usage. Banks can scale and employ resources as needed and pay for what is used without large upfront capital investments. Thus, payments as per use is the key and basic feature of cloud computing. The fundamental difference between CC and traditional IT is that in the cloud model, banks pay only for the resources consumed instead of investing heavily on data centers and servers before using them.
46. The cloud service providers may provide applications, storage, bandwidth, virtual machines etc. to service many banks using a multi-tenant model. What term is used for this kind of arrangement?
[A] Auto scaling
[B] Load Balancing
[C] Resource Pooling
[D] Application Layers
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Correct Answer: C [Resource Pooling]
Notes:
Resource Pooling is one of the essential features of cloud computing. Resource pooling means that the cloud service provides pool the resources such as applications, storage, bandwidth, virtual machines etc. to service many banks using a multi-tenant model.
47. Which of the following is not a cloud computing service provider?
[A] Amazon Web Services (AWS)
[B] Microsoft Azure
[C] IBM
[D] Intel
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Correct Answer: D [Intel]
Notes:
Intel itself is not a could service provider. However, Intel powers cloud services with compatible processors, networking components, and solid-state drives, along with its rich portfolio of enabling technologies and solutions.
48. Which of the following is an open source platform for creating and maintaining a cloud service?
[A] OpenOffice
[B] Openstack
[C] Bitnami
[D] Google Compute Engine
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Correct Answer: B [Openstack]
Notes:
OpenStack is an open source platform for creating and maintaining a cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
49. A Hybrid Cloud consists of a combination of which of the following?
[A] SaaS and PaaS
[B] Public Cloud and Private Cloud
[C] Community Cloud
[D] Traditional IT and Cloud Infrastructure
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Correct Answer: B [Public Cloud and Private Cloud]
Notes:
Hybrid Cloud consists of a combination of both private cloud and public cloud features.
50. Cloud Bursting is related to which of the following in Cloud Computing?
[A] Scalability
[B] Redundancy
[C] Availability
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: A [Scalability]
Notes:
Cloud Bursting is a model in which application running in a private cloud bursts/scales automatically into a public/community cloud based on the scalability needs.
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