Computer Awareness
This section provides 100 questions on Computer Awareness for various competitive examinations in India.
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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. 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.
3. An Autoresponder is a_______on mail server that automatically replies to e-mails?
[A] command
[B] Software
[C] Program
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: C [Program]
4. 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]
5. When some unidentified / unknown person / firm sends you mail in a trustworthy /lucrative way asking for sensitive banks and online payment information, this is a case of __?
[A] Spam
[B] Hacking
[C] Phishing
[D] Vishing
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Correct Answer: C [Phishing]
6. Which among the following is the most common source of Viruses to the hard disk of your computer?
[A] Incoming Email
[B] Outgoing Email
[C] CD ROMs
[D] Websites
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Correct Answer: A [Incoming Email ]
7. Most of the internet banking sites provide which of the following feature to reduce the risk of keystroke logging for the password entry?
[A] Virtual keyboard
[B] Finger Touching
[C] Touch screen
[D] ShapeWriter
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Correct Answer: A [Virtual keyboard ]
8. The terms “push and pull services” in context with the Banking are used in which among the following generally?
[A] Rural Banking
[B] Unit Banking
[C] Mobile Banking
[D] Online banking
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Correct Answer: C [Mobile Banking ]
Notes:
Mobile Banking, refers to sms sending on customer’s request and without requests.
9. What is the use of Digitizer as an input device?
[A] To Convert graphic and pictorial data into binary inputs
[B] To convert graphic and pictorial data into analog inputs
[C] Debuging
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [To Convert graphic and pictorial data into binary inputs ]
10. In which year Microsoft was founded ?
[A] 1970
[B] 1974
[C] 1975
[D] 1976
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Correct Answer: C [1975]
Notes:
Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800. It rose to dominate the personal computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Microsoft Windows.
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