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 among the following can be called an electronic check?
[A] Debit card
[B] Smart card
[C] Credit card
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Debit card]
Notes:
Electronic cheek is a form of payment system. In this funds from customer’s account are transferred to the merchants account over the ACH (Automated clearing House) network. Debit card is one such payment as the customers funds are transferred.
2. What do we call a storage device where the access time is effectively independent of the location of the data?
[A] Direct Access Storage Device
[B] Secondary Storage Device
[C] Primary Storage Device
[D] Gateway Device
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Correct Answer: A [Direct Access Storage Device ]
Notes:
A direct-access storage device is a secondary storage device. It is the place where “each physical record has a discrete location and a unique address”. IBM coined the term DASD as a shorthand describing hard disk drives, magnetic drums, and data cells.
3. 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.
4. A communication system which transfers data between the components inside a computer or even between computers is known as
[A] Bus
[B] Wire
[C] Knot
[D] Line
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Correct Answer: A [Bus]
Notes:
In computer architecture, a bus is a communication system which transfers data between the components inside a computer or even between computers.
5. Which of the following is the system bus?
[A] Bus connecting Keyboard and Motherboard
[B] Bus connecting CPU and Memory
[C] Bus connecting Memory and Monitor
[D] Bus connecting Hard Disk and Monitor
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Correct Answer: B [Bus connecting CPU and Memory]
Notes:
The bus connecting the CPU and memory is one of the defining characteristics of the system and is known as the system bus. Mostly the CPU and Memory they work synchronously.
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. Who had developed a computer named “Woz” described as the hacker’s hacker?
[A] Steve Wozniack
[B] Ed Roberts
[C] Steve Jobs
[D] Federico Faggin
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Correct Answer: A [Steve Wozniack]
Notes:
Steve Wozniak was a Californian electronics wizard, had developed a computer of his own named “Woz” often described as the hacker’s hacker.
8. Who has conceived the first automatic digital computer?
[A] Blaise Pascal
[B] Gottfried Leibniz
[C] Charles Babbage
[D] George Boole
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Correct Answer: C [Charles Babbage]
Notes:
English inventor Charles Babbage is credited with the being the first one to conceive a successful first automatic digital computer.
9. Which among the following is considered as the first true personal computer based on the 8-bit Intel 8080 microprocessor?
[A] Xerox Alto
[B] Wang 2200
[C] HP 9800
[D] Altair 8800
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Correct Answer: D [Altair 8800]
Notes:
First true personal computer Altair 8800 which was created by Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems MITS. It was based on 8-bit Intel 8080 microprocessor. It was introduced in 1974.
10. Which of the following define the information that comes from an external source and is fed into computer software?
[A] Input
[B] Output
[C] Throughput
[D] Reports
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Correct Answer: A [Input]
Notes:
Whatever goes into the computer is called as Input. Input can take a variety of forms, from commands that are entered from the keyboard to data from another computer or device.
