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. Which Microsoft-based technology was built to link desktop applications to the World Wide Web?
[A] Active Channel
[B] Active Desktop
[C] ActiveX
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [ActiveX ]
Notes:
ActiveX is a software framework created by Microsoft that adapts its earlier Component Object Model (COM) and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technologies for content downloaded from a network, particularly from the World Wide Web. It is used till IE11 but not Microsoft Edge.
2. Which of the following Key is not found in normal computers / laptops?
[A] Turn key
[B] Alt key
[C] del key
[D] shift key
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Correct Answer: A [Turn key ]
Notes:
Turn key is involving the provision of a complete product or service that is ready for immediate use. It is not found is normal computers.
3. For his major role in the development of computer chip ‘Pentium’, which Indian IT expert is called the ‘Father of Pentium’ ?
[A] Ajay Bhatt
[B] Anand Chandrasekher
[C] Vinod Dham
[D] Biswamohan Pani
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Correct Answer: C [Vinod Dham]
Notes:
Vinod Dham is an engineer, entrepreneur and venture capitalist; known as ‘Father of the Pentium Chip’ for his contribution to the development of Intel’s Pentium microprocessor.
4. What was UNIVAC?
[A] A computer
[B] A Super computer
[C] A software Programme
[D] A Computer Manufacturer
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Correct Answer: A [A computer]
Notes:
Universal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC) was innovated in 1940s that led to the first commercially successful computer.
5. Which of the following are indisputable characteristics of a computer?
[A] Speed
[B] Accuracy
[C] Versatility
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Speed, accuracy and versatility comprise indisputable characteristics of a computer. In addition, it also has reliability and storage capacity. These are some of the factors which make it such an important parts of our lives.
6. Which of the following is the first example of an electromechanical relay computer?
[A] Differential Analyzer
[B] Torpedo Data Computer
[C] Z2
[D] Jacquard Loom
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Correct Answer: C [Z2]
Notes:
The Z2, created by a German Engineer Konrad Zuse in 1939, was one of the foremost examples of an electromechanical relay computer.
7. Which of the following are related to finding information from the RAM?
[A] Memory Buffer Register
[B] Memory Data Register
[C] Memory Address Register
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
All three i.e. Memory Buffer Register, Memory Data Register and Memory Address Register represent a collection of storage registers which are located on separate chips from CPU. They all fetch information from memory.
8. Which of the following serve as both an input and output devices?
[A] Hard Disk Drives
[B] Floppy Disk
[C] Optical Disc Drives
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Hard Disk Drives, Floppy Disk, Optical Disc Drives serve as both input and output devices.
9. Who was associated with the first large-scale digital computer known as the Harvard Mark I or the IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator?
[A] Clifford Berry
[B] Howard Aiken
[C] Konrad Zuse
[D] John Atanasoff
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Correct Answer: B [Howard Aiken]
Notes:
The first large-scale digital computer was built by mathematician Howard Aiken which was sponsored by IBM and thus called as the Howard Mark I or IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator.
10. Which of the following events marked the beginning of the history of personal computers?
[A] Release of IBM System/360
[B] Invention of the transistor
[C] Launch of the MITS Altair 8800
[D] Foundation of Microsoft Corporation
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Correct Answer: C [Launch of the MITS Altair 8800]
Notes:
The history of personal computers is marked by the launch of the MITS Altair 8800, a microcomputer kit based on the Intel 8080 CPU, in 1975. The Altair is considered as the first computer designed for home use, although it was initially sold as a kit for hobbyists. It triggered the personal computer revolution and inspired the creation of the Microsoft Corporation.
