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. What is used in most programs that is a part of a program and guides the user through certain steps?
[A] Software
[B] Wizard
[C] Wiki
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Wizard]
Notes:
A software wizard or setup assistant refers to a user interface type that presents a user with a sequence of dialog boxes that lead the user through a series of well-defined steps. Tasks that are complex, infrequently performed, or unfamiliar may be easier to perform using a wizard.
2. A file which has not been altered, compressed, or manipulated in any way by the computer is called?
[A] temp file
[B] raw file
[C] permanent file
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [raw file]
Notes:
A raw file is a collection of unprocessed data. This is a file which is not altered or manipulated. It is the original file that is generated initially.
3. What is the full form of ADSL?
[A] Automatic Digital Subscriber Line
[B] Asymmetric Direct Subscriber Line
[C] Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: C [Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ]
Notes:
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line technology. It is a data communications technology which enables faster data transmission. It uses copper telephone lines.
4. First microprocessors were used in which of the following?
[A] Computers
[B] Calculators
[C] Telephones
[D] Printers
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Correct Answer: B [Calculators]
Notes:
The first microprocessors that emerged in the early 1970s were used for electronic calculators, using binary-coded decimal (BCD) arithmetic on 4-bit words.
5. Which among the following is an example of “Card not present transaction” in context with the Credit / Debit Cards?
[A] A person paying a restaurant bill by giving details of his credit card
[B] A person making an online purchase using his / her credit card
[C] A person making a purchase using mobile banking
[D] Both 2 & 3
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Correct Answer: D [Both 2 & 3 ]
Notes:
A card not present transaction is a payment card transaction made where the cardholder is not physically present the card for a merchant’s visual examination at the time that an order is given and payment effected. A person using credit card online or using mobile banking can use this kind.
6. How many banks are promoting the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)?
[A] 6
[B] 8
[C] 10
[D] 12
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Correct Answer: C [10]
Notes:
The National Payments Corporation of India is an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India. It is promoted by 10 banks.
7. Who had proposed the principle of modern computer in his 1936 paper?
[A] Alan Turing
[B] Geoff Tootill
[C] Ferranti Mark
[D] Grace Hopper
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Correct Answer: A [Alan Turing]
Notes:
The principle of the modern computer was proposed by Alan Turing. His seminal paper “On Computable Numbers” has proposed a device called the Universal Computing Machine.
8. Which of the following is not an arithmetic capability of a computer?
[A] Addition and Subtraction
[B] Calculation
[C] Copy and Paste
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Copy and Paste]
Notes:
A computer is much more than an arithmetic number crunching device and performs many other operations like copy, paste, delete, print etc.
9. Which of the following indicates where is the computer is in terms of the program sequence?
[A] Logic Gate
[B] Knot Circuit
[C] Program Manager
[D] Program Counter
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Correct Answer: D [Program Counter]
Notes:
The program counter which is commonly known as the instruction pointer is actually a processor register that points where a computer is in its program sequence.
10. Which of the following is a quickly accessible location which is available to the Central Processing Unit of the computer?
[A] Memory
[B] BIOS
[C] Processor Register
[D] Graphic Card
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Correct Answer: C [Processor Register]
Notes:
A processor register is a quickly accessible location which is available to a computer’s CPU. Registers usually consist of a small amount of fast storage and may be read-only or write-only.
