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 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.
2. ADSL data communications technology uses which of the following for faster data transmission?
[A] Voiceband modem
[B] Wireless Modem
[C] Copper telephone Lines
[D] Sockets
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Correct Answer: C [Copper telephone Lines ]
Notes:
Asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology. It is a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission using copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide.
3. What would be the number of bytes, transferred at the rate of 1 Kilobit per second?
[A] 100
[B] 108
[C] 125
[D] 140
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Correct Answer: C [125]
Notes:
kilobit per second (symbol kbit/s or kb/s, often abbreviated “kbps”) is a unit of data transfer. The rate equal to 1,000 bits per second. It is 125 bytes per second.
4. 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.
5. Which of the following blogging platform was first launched by Pyra Labs?
[A] WordPress
[B] Blogger
[C] Typepad
[D] Twitter
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Correct Answer: B [Blogger]
Notes:
Blogger is the platform founded by Pyra Labs in 1999. Google acquired it in 2003. WordPress is a free and open-source content management system by wordpress foundation. Twitter is an American microblogging and social networking service founded in 2006.
6. Which among the following was India’s first Teraflop supercomputer?
[A] PARAM 10000
[B] PARAM Yuva
[C] PARAM Padma
[D] PARAM 9000/ss
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Correct Answer: C [PARAM Padma]
Notes:
PARAM Padma was the first Indian Teraflop supercomputer. It is India’s first machine ranked on a worldwide supercomputer list.
7. In context with the dotted number format used in the IPv4 , which among the following is NOT possible?
[A] 128.0.0.1
[B] 255.152.0.0
[C] 259.1.1.268
[D] 202.102.4.4
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Correct Answer: C [259.1.1.268]
Notes:
Please note that the above arrangement is known as `dotted quad` and in any of the 4 figures, the value can not exceed 256. So correct option is C
8. Which of the following lies within the CPU?
[A] Primary Memory
[B] Secondary Memory
Secondary Memory
[C] Mouse
[D] Keyboard
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Correct Answer: A [Primary Memory]
Notes:
All input data and instructions are stored in the memory which is of two types-primary memory and the secondary memory. Primary memory resides within the CPU while the secondary memory is external to it.
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 comprise commonly used Assembly language?
[A] ARM
[B] COBOL
[C] BASIC
[D] Python
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Correct Answer: A [ARM]
Notes:
ARM is a commonly used Assembly language. Its full form is known as Advanced RISC Machine.
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