1. What is the function of a DHCP server?

• To assign IP addresses to devices on a network

  
  

• To translate domain names into IP addresses

  
  

• To route data packets between networks

  
  

• To provide network security

  
  

1. What is the difference between a data warehouse and a data mart?

•  A data warehouse is a centralised repository of data from multiple sources, while a data mart is a subset of a data warehouse focused on a specific subject area.

  
  

• A data warehouse is used for operational reporting, while a data mart is used for strategic decision-making.

  
  

•  A data warehouse is a real-time database, while a data mart is a historical database.

  
  

• A data warehouse is used for data mining, while a data mart is used for data warehousing.

  
  

1. What is the primary purpose of a blockchain network's consensus mechanism?

• To ensure data privacy

  
  

• To prevent double-spending

  
  

• To facilitate peer-to-peer transactions

  
  

• To manage network access

  
  

1.  Among the tools used for web development, which of the following tools is used for the Continuous Integration and Deployment ?

•  Webpack         

• Jenkins

  
  

• Gulp   

• ESLint 

  
  

1.  What is the most likely cause of a "403 forbidden" error that appears when accessing a website?

• 1. Server is overloaded and cannot process the request

• 1. Server cannot find the requested source

• 1. Server understands the request but refuses to authorise it due to insufficient permissions

• 1. The required source is temporarily moved to a different URL

1. Python has a set of built-in methods that can be used on dictionaries. Among them, what is the method used to remove the last inserted key-value pair?

• keys()              

•  pop()

  
  

• clear()           

•  popitem()

  
  

1. Which algorithm is commonly used for public-key cryptography?

•  DES (Data Encryption Standard)  

•  RSA(Rivest-Shamir Adleman)

  
  

• AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)   

•  MDS (Message Digest Algorithm 5)

  
  

1. Which of the following is a popular open-source platform used for container orchestration?

•  GitLab         

• Nginx

  
  

• Redis  

• Kubernetes

  
  

1. Among the following ,what can be taken as a purpose of 'edge computing' in modern  IT Infrastructure?

• To centralise data processing in large data centres

  
  

• To manage virtual machines in cloud environments

  
  

•  To process data closer to the source of data generation

  
  

•  To secure endpoints in a network

  
  

1. What is the role of the 'quantum gate' in a quantum computing system?

• To perform operations on qubits, analogous to logic gates in classical computing

  
  

• To measure output of quantum computations

• To manage quantum entanglement between qubits 

  
  

• To convert classical data into quantum data