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Q181.Which is the MOST accurate statement about chain-of-custody when AI processes digital evidence?

Easy
A AI removes the need for documentation
B Hashes are unnecessary
C AI processing steps and integrity hashes must be logged to preserve admissibility
D Logs can be skipped
Common Technical Terms PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Logging AI steps and integrity hashes preserves chain-of-custody and admissibility.

Q182.When an AI system's training data underrepresents a group, the resulting harm in investigations is:

Easy
A Higher misidentification rates for that group
B Lower storage cost
C Faster processing
D Perfect fairness
Common Technical Terms PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Underrepresentation leads to systematic accuracy gaps and higher misidentifications.

Q183.To detect insider data exfiltration, the MOST effective AI method monitors:

Easy
A Only antivirus signatures
B Printer toner levels
C Screen brightness
D Behavioral anomalies in access and transfer patterns
Common Technical Terms PPSC

Correct Answer: D

Behavioral anomaly detection on access/transfer patterns reveals insider exfiltration.

Q184.Which statement about 'explainability vs accuracy' in high-stakes AI is MOST correct?

Easy
A Accuracy is irrelevant in law
B Explainability always lowers accuracy to zero
C Highly accurate complex models may be hard to explain, creating accountability tension
D They are identical
Common Technical Terms PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Complex high-accuracy models can be opaque, creating an explainability-accountability tension.

Q185.An FIA team wants AI to draft an investigation summary from mixed evidence (text, images, audio). The BEST fit is:

Easy
A A multimodal foundation model with human verification
B A disk cleaner
C A single-image rotator
D A spam filter
Common Technical Terms PPSC

Correct Answer: A

A multimodal model can integrate diverse evidence; human verification ensures reliability.

Q186.In a database, columns are called?

Easy
A Rows
B Fields
C Records
D None of these
Database Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: B

In a database, columns are called Fields or Attributes, while rows are called Records.

Q187.Which of the following is not an open source software?

Easy
A Microsoft Office
B Linux
C Android
D Mozilla Firefox
Operating Systems PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Microsoft Office is proprietary, closed-source software, unlike Linux, Android, and Firefox.

Q188.In SQL, which command is used to remove a table?

Easy
A DELETE
B DROP TABLE
C REMOVE TABLE
D None of these
Database Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: B

DROP TABLE permanently deletes a table structure and all its data from the database.

Q189.Which sorting algorithm is the fastest in the average case?

Easy
A Quick Sort
B Merge Sort
C Bubble Sort
D None of these
Programming Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: A

Quick Sort is highly efficient in practice with an average-case complexity of O(n log n).

Q190.In a Database table, a single row will be called?

Easy
A Field
B Record
C Data type
D None of these
Database Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: B

A single row in a database table is called a Record, representing one entity instance.

Q191.Database normalization reduces?

Easy
A Tables
B Data redundancy
C Data size
D None of these
Database Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Normalization organizes database schemas to minimize duplicate data and data redundancy.

Q192.A 2D array used to describe descriptive information about an entity is called?

Easy
A List
B Table
C Stack
D None of these
Database Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: B

A Table is a two-dimensional structure composed of rows and columns used to store information.

Q193.Entity integrity in a database means?

Easy
A A table can have duplicate rows
B Primary key can be NULL
C Primary key must be unique and not NULL
D None of these
Database Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Entity integrity ensures that each row is uniquely identified; hence primary keys cannot be null.

Q194.Which file system is default in modern Windows versions?

Easy
A EXT4
B FAT32
C NTFS
D None of these
Operating Systems PPSC

Correct Answer: C

NTFS (New Technology File System) is the default file system for modern Windows versions.

Q195.What is the grid size of a K-map for 3-variables?

Easy
A 2*4
B 4*4
C 4*8
D None of these
Programming Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: A

A 3-variable Karnaugh Map has 2^3 = 8 cells, organized in a 2x4 grid.

Q196.Which of the following searching algorithms requires the data to be sorted?

Easy
A Depth First Search
B Linear Search
C Binary Search
D None of these
Programming Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Binary Search operates on sorted datasets using divide-and-conquer logic.

Q197.An array is a ______ structure.

Easy
A Data
B Loop
C Control
D None of these
Programming Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: A

An array is a linear data structure used to store elements of the same data type sequentially.

Q198.What is the purpose of an operating system in a computer?

Easy
A To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
B Manage computer hardware and software resources
C To run application software
D All of these
Operating Systems PPSC

Correct Answer: D

An operating system manages computer hardware and software resources. It uses hardware efficiently and provides services to applications, running software and coordinating all operations.

Q199.Which function returns the position of a value in a range?

Easy
A LOOKUP
B FIND
C MATCH
D None of these
Programming Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: C

MATCH function returns the position of a value in a given range. It searches for a value in a list or range.

Q200.Which data structure is used for recursion?

Easy
A Graph
B Queue
C Stack
D None of these
Programming Basics PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Stack is used for recursion because it stores function calls in LIFO order during execution.