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Basic bioinformatics and computer networks

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who coined the term Bioinformatics and when?

a)

(a)

PaulienHogeweg,1979

b)

(b)Dr

Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, 1976

c)

(c)

Robert Ledley, 1978

d)

(d)

David W Mount, 1977.

2.

Which

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

radiation resistant organism?

a)

Deinococcus radiodurans

b)

Archaeoglobus fulgidus

c)

Chlorobium tepidum

d)

c Pseudomonas

3.

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

a)

Deinococcus radiodurans

b)

Archaeoglobus fulgidus

c)

Corynebacterium glutamicum

d)

c Pseudomonas

4.

Xanthomonas

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

a)

a)

viscosifying and stabilizing agent

b)

b)

preservative agent

c)

c)

colouring agent

d)

d)

flavouring agent

5.

-------------------

is a newly emerged scientific discipline for the computational analysis and

storage of biological data

a)

a)

bioinformatics

b)

b)

genomics

c)

c)

pharmacogenomics

d)

d)

structural genomics

6.

Which

is the oldest and most common transmission line?

a)

a)

coaxial cable

b)

b)

twisted pair wire

c)

c) fiber

optic cable

d)

d) cable

7.

A

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

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

a)

a)Network

b)

b)

terminal

c)

c) node

d)

d)software

8.

Any

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

a----------

a)

a)terminal

b)

b)

Network

c)

c) node

d)

d)software

9.

----------------------is

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

expression of a person’s genes.

a)

a) Gene therapy

b)

b)PCR

c)

c)DNA

finger printing

d)

d)

nanotherapy

10.

The

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

a)

a)Pubmed

b)

b)altvista

c)

c)prot

d)

d) all

of the above

11.

Which

microorganism is used in food and pharmaceutical industry?

a)

a)

Deinococcus radiodurans

b)

b)

Lactococcus lactis

c)

c) Corynebacterium glutamicum

d)

d)

Archaeoglobus fulgidus

12.

Are you like this quiz?

a)

yes, I like it, Superb

b)

yes, I like it

c)

its okay

d)

Not bad

e)

No