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.
21. Which of the following are the three different categories that application software is divided into?
[A] General purpose application
[B] Specialized application
[C] Mobile application
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the Above]
Notes:
Application software is computer software designed to perform a group of coordinated functions, tasks, or activities for the benefit of the user. There are many kind of app out of which main are general purpose, specialized, mobile app .
22. Which of the following is the term used for Nirvana Graphical Editor?
[A] NEdit
[B] AutoZip
[C] WinZip
[D] NrvEdt
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Correct Answer: A [NEdit]
Notes:
Nedit is also known as the Nirvana editor. It is a graphical text editor for the X Window System. It is primarily used for editing source code.
23. Who among the following invented the FORTRAN language?
[A] J.W.Backus
[B] Steff Warner
[C] Von Neuman
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: A [J.W.Backus]
Notes:
John Warner Backus was an American computer scientist. He invented and implemented FORTRAN which is the first widely used high- level programming language. He was the inventor of the Backus–Naur form (BNF).
24. What is the full form of BASIC?
[A] Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
[B] Basic All Purpose Synthesis Instruction Code
[C] Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
[D] Beginners All Possible Symbolic Instruction Code
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Correct Answer: A [Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code]
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BASIC stands for Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use.
25. Which of the following device is used to convert the native data into signal?
[A] OCR
[B] Modem
[C] Printer
[D] Monitor
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Correct Answer: B [Modem]
Notes:
As data cannot be sent in its native form, it is necessary to convert it into signal. This is performed with the help of a transmitter such as modem.
26. Which of these standards is used to define higher layer LAN protocols?
[A] IEEE 802.15
[B] IEEE 802.11
[C] IEEE 802.7
[D] IEEE 802.1
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Correct Answer: D [IEEE 802.1]
Notes:
IEEE 802 standard is a family of IEEE standards dealing with local area networks and metropolitan area networks. IEEE 802.1 deals with higher layer LAN protocols.
27. Which of these networks usually have all the computers connected to a hub?
[A] Ring
[B] Tree
[C] Star
[D] Bus
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Correct Answer: C [Star]
Notes:
In Star topology, all the computers are connected to a single hub through a cable. This hub is the central node and all others nodes are connected to the central node.
28. Which of the following switching methods was used by ARPANET?
[A] Message-switching
[B] Packet-switching
[C] Circuit-switching
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Packet-switching]
Notes:
The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network or as it is called as ARPANET was an early packet-switching network and the first network to implement the TCP/IP protocol suite.
29. Who was the first head of the state to send an email?
[A] George Washington
[B] Queen Elizabeth II
[C] Jimmy Carter
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Queen Elizabeth II]
Notes:
In 1976 Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom sent an email on Arpanet, becoming the first head of state to do so.
30. Which of the following internet connections serves only textual matter of a web page?
[A] Shell connection
[B] TCP/IP connection
[C] ISDN
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Shell connection]
Notes:
In Shell Connection, the user will get only textual matter of a Web Page as it does not support Graphics display or multimedia files.
