RSMSSB Librarian Grade - III 19 September 2020 Exam Solved Questions with Explanations (21-30)
21. Which level of library management is responsible for execution of policies?
Answer: (C) Middle level
Notes: According to Robert D. Stueart and Barbara B. Moran, most organizations including libraries have following 3 Levels of Management: (i) Top Level Management/Administrative Level (ii) Middle Level Management/Executory Level (iii) Lower Level Management/Supervisory/Operative/First-line managers.B. Middle Level Management works as Heads of department/branch, responsible for the execution of policies, activities, supervision and monitoring.
22. Who is known as the father of punched card?
Answer: (C) Herman Hollerith
23. Who designed analytical engine?
Answer: (D) Charles Babbage
24. Which of the following three types of basic languages are used in computer programming?
Answer: (D) Machine, Assembly and High level languages
25. Binary system of numbers for computers uses only __.
Answer: (B) Two digits
Notes: The smallest unit of data in a computer is a bit which has a single binary value, either 0 or 1.
26. Which type of computers are most suitable for use in libraries?
Answer: (C) Digital
Notes: A computer that performs calculations and logical operations with quantities represented as digits, usually in the binary number system. It is a programmable electronic device that processes numbers and words accurately and at enormous speed.
27. Who was the editor of 'International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences' (1968-80)?
Answer: (C) David L. Sills
Notes: The International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences was first published in 1968 and was edited by David L. Sills and Robert K. Merton. It has 17 volumes.
28. Which of the following library services is finished in a very short time, in a moment if possible?
Answer: (D) Short range reference service
29. Newspaper clipping is a type of __ information service.
Answer: (B) Anticipatory
Notes: Anticipatory information services are provided to library users in anticipation of demand for such services. These services are also called active information services. Newspaper Clipping Service, Research in Progress Bulletin, Accession List, Contents by Journal Service, SDI, Documentation Bulletin, etc. are all forms/types of Current Awareness Service (CAS) provided under Anticipatory Information Services.
30. A computer that connects one network to another for the purpose of file transfer is known as:
Answer: (D) Gateway
Notes: A gateway is a networking hardware used in telecommunications networks that allows data to flow from one discrete network to another.
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