CBSE Class-12 Exam 2020 : Question Paper (Info Storage and Retrieval)

• Subject :-Info Storage and Retrieval
• Class : XII
• Year : 2020

SECTION A

(MCQ/Fill in the blanks/Direct questions)

Answer any ten of the following questions. 1x10=10

1. DELNET stands for ____________ .

2. Bibliophile means ___________ .

3. Windows version of CDS/ISIS is _____________ .

4. LANs operate at ____________ speed than WANs.

5. Facebook and Twitter are examples of ____________ .

6. Windows 2010, MacOS, LINUX and Ubuntu are some of the examples of _____________ .

7. PDF stands for _____________ .

8. Firefox, Chrome and Safari are _____________ .

9. A plan adopted for answering a particular query is called ___________ .

10. Barcode system is used for ____________ books to users.

11. MAN stands for ____________ .

12. MODEM is an acronym of ____________ .

(Very Short Answer Questions)

Answer any five of the following questions. 2x5=10

13. List three major advantages of Resource sharing.

14. Name some of the library automation software packages.

15. Describe E-journals.

16. What is keyword search ?

17. What is a blog ? How does blog writing help a librarian ?

18. What is the technical infrastructure required for Library Automation ?

19. What is Proprietary software ? Explain any one of the proprietary softwares in detail.

(Short Answer Questions)

Answer any five of the following questions. 3x5=15

20. What do you understand by full-text databases ? Explain with examples.

21. What is the difference between Open-source software and Commercial software ?

22. What is client server architecture ?

23. Define library automation.

24. Describe information access device.

25. What is TCP/IP ? Explain the application layer of TCP/IP.

26. What is proprietary library automation software ?

SECTION B

(Long Answer/Essay Type Questions)

Answer any five of the following questions. 5x5=25

27. What are the different types of search strategy ? Explain Boolean searching technique.

28. How is Library 3·0 different from Library 2·0 ? Discuss the usefulness of blogs in Libraries.

29. Describe the main characteristic of E-Resources. How are e-resources more convenient to use than print resources ?

30. What are subject gateways ? Explain leading subject gateways in India with examples.

31. What is a Podcast ? Explain.

32. What are the advantages of an E-book ? Explain in detail.

33. Write a detailed note on Domain name

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