Computers and IT MCQs
Computer Awareness Questions and Quiz for Banking, IBPS, RRB, RBI, SBI, NABARD examinations of 2024-2025. Computer Awareness MCQs for Competitive Exams. GKToday Computer Awareness for IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, Bank PO, Bank Clerk and other entrance / competitive examinations.
1. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in which year?
[A] 1977
[B] 1980
[C] 1985
[D] 1990
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Correct Answer: C [1985]
Notes:
Microsoft introduced an operating system named Windows on November 20, 1985. It is a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
2. 32 bit operations were introduced for the first time by Microsoft in ________?
[A] windows 9.5
[B] windows 3.0
[C] windows 3.11
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [windows 3.11]
Notes:
Windows 3.11 was released on November 8, 1993. It added many feature improvements over Windows 3.1. 32 bit operations were introduced for the first time by Microsoft.
3. The slogan “Write once, run anywhere” is related to which of the following programming languages?
[A] COBOL
[B] Java
[C] HTML
[D] XML
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Correct Answer: B [Java]
Notes:
Write once, run anywhere (WORA) slogan was given by Sun Microsystems to illustrate the cross-platform benefits of the Java language. The idea was that Java Programme could be developed on any device, then compiled into a standard bytecode and then could be run on any device which is equipped with Java virtual machine (JVM).
4. The term 128-bit era refers to which of the following?
[A] Sixth generation Computers
[B] Laptops
[C] Super computers
[D] Video game Consoles
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Correct Answer: D [Video game Consoles ]
Notes:
The term 128 bit era refers to the sixth generation in the history of the video games and video game consoles. This started in 1998 by Japanese Sega Dreamcast (DC). Other companies that joined the bandwagon of 128 bit era include Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2), Nintendo GameCube (GC), and Microsoft Xbox. The seventh generation of video game consoles started on November 22, 2005 with the launch of the Xbox 360. The current Eighth generation of video game consoles started in 2012.
5. Which among the following has been standardized in the IEEE 802.3 specification?
[A] Bluetooth
[B] Ethernet
[C] WiMAX
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Ethernet]
Notes:
Ethernet is a system for connecting a number of computer systems. It forms as LAN(local area network) with standard protocols. It was standardized in the IEEE.
6. Which among the following is a high-level language used to develop software applications in compact, efficient code that can be run on different types of computers with minimal change?
[A] FORTRAN
[B] C
[C] COBOL
[D] ALGOL
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Correct Answer: C [COBOL]
Notes:
COBOL is a high level labguage used to develop software applications in compact. It is compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. It object-oriented since 2002.
7. Which among the following was the first operational packet switching network, and the predecessor of the Internet?
[A] TELNET
[B] ARPANET
[C] USENET
[D] ALOHAnet
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Correct Answer: B [ARPANET]
Notes:
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network or ARPANET was the first wide-area packet-switching network with distributed control. It is the predecessor of Internet. It is one of the first networks to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite which became the technical foundation of the Internet.
8. “Internet escrow ” is a term most commonly related to which of the following?
[A] E-commerce
[B] Software Development
[C] Privacy Security
[D] Database Management
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Correct Answer: A [E-commerce]
Notes:
Escrow is a financial instrument whereby an asset is held by a third party on behalf of two other parties that are in the process of completing a transaction. E commerce hold the asset of a merchant before it is sold to a customer. So it is Internet escrow.
9. ©Brain also known as the first computer virus for MS-DOS was written by two brothers belonging to which among the following countries?
[A] Malaysia
[B] India
[C] Pakistan
[D] Iran
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Correct Answer: C [Pakistan]
Notes:
Brain is the first PC virus in the world. It began infecting 5.2″ floppy disks in 1986. It was the work of two brothers, Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi of Pakistan.
10. Which of the following comprise the hardware components of the computer?
[A] Printer
[B] Keyboard
[C] Mouse
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
The components of the computer which we can see and touch are called the hardware components of the computer. They include devices like keyboard, mouse, printer etc.
