Basic bioinformatics and computer networks

Who coined the term Bioinformatics and when?

• (a)

  PaulienHogeweg,1979

• (b)Dr

  Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, 1976

• (c)

  Robert Ledley, 1978

• (d)

  David W Mount, 1977.

Which

microorganisms is known as the world's toughest bacteria and it is the most

radiation resistant organism?

• Deinococcus radiodurans

• Archaeoglobus fulgidus

• Chlorobium tepidum

• c Pseudomonas

Lysine produced commercially by ---------------

• Deinococcus radiodurans

• Archaeoglobus fulgidus

• Corynebacterium glutamicum

• c Pseudomonas

Xanthomonas

campestris pv. is grown commercially to produce which is used as a -----------

• a)

  viscosifying and stabilizing agent

• b)

  preservative agent

• c)

  colouring agent

• d)

  flavouring agent

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is a newly emerged scientific discipline for the computational analysis and

storage of biological data

• a)

  bioinformatics

• b)

  genomics

• c)

  pharmacogenomics

• d)

  structural genomics

Which

is the oldest and most common transmission line?

• a)

  coaxial cable

• b)

  twisted pair wire

• c) fiber

  optic cable

• d) cable

A

--------------------------consists of 2 or more computers connected together,

and they can communicate and share resources (e.g. information)

• a)Network

• b)

  terminal

• c) node

• d)software

Any

input/output device that uses a network to transmit or receive data is

a----------

• a)terminal

• b)

  Network

• c) node

• d)software

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the approach used to treat, cure or even prevent disease by changing the

expression of a person’s genes.

• a) Gene therapy

• b)PCR

• c)DNA

  finger printing

• d)

  nanotherapy

The

literature/citation database at the NCBI is called --------------------------

• a)Pubmed

• b)altvista

• c)prot

• d) all

  of the above