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.
31. What does the number ’10’ depict in 10BASE-T?
[A] 10 Kbps
[B] 10 Mbps
[C] 10 Gbps
[D] 10 Tbps
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Correct Answer: B [10 Mbps]
Notes:
Traditional Ethernet uses 10BASE-T specifications. The number ’10’ depicts 10Mbps speed, BASE stands for baseband, and T stands for Thick Ethernet.
32. Which of the following techniques is used by UMTS?
[A] FDMA
[B] CDMA
[C] TDMA
[D] SDMA
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Correct Answer: B [CDMA]
Notes:
UMTS uses wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) radio access technology which offers greater spectral efficiency and bandwidth to mobile network operators.
33. Which of these web browsers has the largest market share presently, across all platforms?
[A] Edge
[B] Chrome
[C] Safari
[D] Firefox
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Correct Answer: B [Chrome]
Notes:
As per W3Counter’s browser stats for January 2019, Google Chrome has a 62% worldwide browser market share across all platforms.
34. What is the most popular social media platform in China?
[A] Facebook
[B] Instagram
[C] WeChat
[D] Twitter
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Correct Answer: C [WeChat]
Notes:
WeChat, developed by Tencent in 2011, is the most popular social media platform in China, with over 1 billion active users. Unlike Facebook or Instagram, it offers services beyond social networking, including digital payments, games, shopping, and even taxi booking. Its unprecedented integration into daily life contributes to its dominating position in the Chinese market.
35. Which of these companies is considered as one of the Big four technology companies?
[A] Yahoo
[B] Twitter
[C] Facebook
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Facebook]
Notes:
Big Four technology companies of the world includes Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook. The Big Four are sometimes referred to as GAFA.
36. Which of these is a Russian search engine?
[A] AOL
[B] Naver
[C] Yandex
[D] Quihoo360
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Correct Answer: C [Yandex]
Notes:
Yandex is a Russian search engine. Quihoo360 belongs to China and Naver search engine belongs to South Korea. AOL is a web portal and online service provider based in New York City.
37. When was MS Excel launched for Windows OS?
[A] 1986
[B] 1985
[C] 1987
[D] 1988
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Correct Answer: C [1987]
Notes:
Microsoft released the first version of Excel for the Mac OS in 1985, and the first Windows version in November 1987. It is a spreadsheet editor.
38. Which key combination is used to select the entire document?
[A] Ctrl + A
[B] Ctrl + S
[C] Ctrl + W
[D] Ctrl + E
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Correct Answer: A [Ctrl + A]
Notes:
Ctrl + A is used to select the entire document. Ctrl + S is used to save the document. Ctrl + E is used to centre align the document.
39. Which of these is a shortcut to add a border to the selected cell in MS Excel?
[A] CTRL + Shift + /
[B] CTRL + Shift + &
[C] ALT + Shift + /
[D] ALT + Shift + B
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Correct Answer: B [CTRL + Shift + &]
Notes:
CTRL + Shift + & is used to add a border to the selected cell in MS Excel. It is a shortcut to add border to the active cell.
40. Which function in MS Access gives the number of time intervals between two specified dates?
[A] DateInter()
[B] DateSub()
[C] DateDiff()
[D] DaysBetween()
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Correct Answer: C [DateDiff()]
Notes:
The DateDiff() Function is another very popular date/time function. The DateDiff Function returns a Variant (long), specifying the number of time intervals between two specified dates.
