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 of the following languages are directly executable by a computer’s CPU?
[A] Machine Language
[B] High Language
[C] Assembly Language
[D] Second generation Language
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Correct Answer: A [Machine Language ]
Notes:
Machine languages are directly executable by a computer’s CPU.
2. Which among the following is not a payment card technology?
[A] Magnetic Stripe Card
[B] Smart Card
[C] Fleet Card
[D] All of them are payment card technologies
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Correct Answer: D [All of them are payment card technologies ]
Notes:
EMV is a payment method based upon a technical standard. It is for smart payment cards and for payment terminals and automated teller machines which can accept them. EMV originally stood for “Europay, Mastercard, and Visa”, the three companies which created the standard. The Magnetic strip cards,smart cards and Fleet cards are the different technologies available.
3. Which company developed the Rational Unified Process (RUP) framework?
[A] Microsoft
[B] IBM
[C] Compaq
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: B [IBM]
Notes:
The Rational Unified Process (RUP) was developed by Rational Software Corporation, which was acquired by IBM in 2003. IBM continued to maintain and distribute RUP after this acquisition. RUP is a widely used iterative software development process framework in the software industry.
4. Which of the following generation of computers is associated with artificial intelligence?
[A] First
[B] Third
[C] Fifth
[D] Seventh
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Correct Answer: C [Fifth]
Notes:
The discussion around the Fifth Generation computers includes new computer programming and architecture; semantics of programming languages; relational databases, linguistics theory, artificial intelligence, interference systems and so on.
5. Which of the following is the processing unit of the computer?
[A] CPU
[B] Memory
[C] Graphic Card
[D] Mother Board
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Correct Answer: A [CPU]
Notes:
A modern computer consists of at least one processing element called the Central Processing Unit or CPU.
6. Which of the following is not an input device of the computer?
[A] Trackball
[B] Image Scanner
[C] Joystick
[D] Sound Card
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Correct Answer: D [Sound Card]
Notes:
A sound card is not an input device of the computer. A trackball is a pointing device which consists of a ball held by a socket.
7. Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages of data processing in a computer?
[A] Data Collection- Input Raw Data- Processing of Data-Information- Output
[B] Data Collection-Input Information-Processing of Data- Output
[C] Data Collection- Data Processing- Information-Data Output
[D] Data Input-Data Processing-Data Collection-Information-Output
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Correct Answer: A [Data Collection- Input Raw Data- Processing of Data-Information- Output]
Notes:
The correct sequence of stages of data processing is Data Collection-Input Raw Data-Processing of Data-Information-Output
8. Which of the following registers can hold both data and addresses?
[A] General Purpose Register
[B] Data Register
[C] Address Register
[D] Status Register
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Correct Answer: A [General Purpose Register]
Notes:
A General Purpose Register can hold both Data and Address. This means they are combined data/address registers.
9. 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.
10. Which of the following was the first commercially available computer?
[A] UNIVAC I
[B] IBM 5150
[C] IBM System/360
[D] Cray-1
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Correct Answer: A [UNIVAC I]
Notes:
The UNIVAC I (UNIVersal Automatic Computer I) was the first commercially available computer, developed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly at the University of Pennsylvania. It was first installed and used by the US Census Bureau in 1951. The machine was used mainly for governmental and scientific applications. It marked a significant step forward in computing technology, paving the way for the development of modern computing systems.
