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. A hybrid computer is the one which exhibits the features of __?
[A] analog computer
[B] digital computer
[C] both analog and digital computer
[D] mainframe computer
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Correct Answer: C [both analog and digital computer ]
Notes:
Hybrid computers are those computers which exhibit features of both the analog computers and digital computers.
2. Which among the following is not a security / privacy risk?
[A] Spam
[B] Virus
[C] Hacking
[D] Phishing
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Correct Answer: A [Spam]
Notes:
Spam is any kind of unwanted, unsolicited digital communications. They are sent in bulk. The Spam today is becoming a serious threat.
3. 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.
4. “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.
5. 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.
6. Symantec is the maker of which among the following popular antivirus software?
[A] Norton
[B] BitDefender
[C] Avast
[D] McAfee VirusScan
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Correct Answer: A [Norton]
Notes:
Symantec is an American consumer software company now known as NortonLifeLock. It is the make of famous software Norton.
7. 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.
8. Which of the following includes Logic Operations?
[A] AND
[B] XOR
[C] NOT
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
Logic Operations involve Boolean logic: AND, OR, XOR and NOT. These are used for creating complicated conditional statements and processing boolean logic.
9. A digital computer processes information in which form?
[A] Continuous form
[B] Discrete form
[C] Semi-Continuous form
[D] Semi-discrete form
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Correct Answer: B [Discrete form]
Notes:
A digital computer stands for a class of devices which can solve many problems by processing information in a discrete form. It works on data like magnitude, symbols, letters etc.
10. Where are the instructions which are used to run a digital computer stored?
[A] Motherboard
[B] Hard Disk
[C] Memory
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Memory]
Notes:
The digital computer works by counting, comparing and manipulating various digits and their combinations as per the instructions which are stored in the memory.
