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 are the input devices that enable direct data entry into a computer system from source documents?
[A] Data Scanning devices
[B] Data retrieving devices
[C] Data acquiring devices
[D] System Access devices
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Correct Answer: A [Data Scanning devices]
Notes:
They are referred to as data scanning devices. They eliminate the need to key in text data into the computer. It demands the high quality of input documents.
22. Which of the following is the use of nano control memory ?
[A] Improve the speed of execution
[B] Reduce the overall control memory size
[C] Reduce the complexity of hardware
[D] None of the Above
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Correct Answer: B [Reduce the overall control memory size]
Notes:
Nano-RAM is a computer memory technology . It is developed by Nantero. It is a type of nonvolatile random access memory. Nantero was founded in 2001, and headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.
23. What is the full form of UDF ?
[A] Universal data frequency
[B] Unique disk format
[C] Universal disk format
[D] Undated disk format
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Correct Answer: C [Universal disk format]
Notes:
Universal Disk Format (UDF) is a file system for computer data storage for a broad range of media. UDF is developed and maintained by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA).
24. Garnet Operating System was developed to be used in which of the following devices?
[A] Laptops
[B] PDAs
[C] Smartphones
[D] Both b and c
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Correct Answer: D [Both b and c]
Notes:
Garnet OS is also known as Palm OS. It is a discontinued mobile operating system initially developed for personal digital assistants (PDAs) in 1996. Later versions of the OS have been extended to support smartphones.
25. Which of the following has the shell as an exclusive feature?
[A] DOS
[B] UNIX
[C] System Software
[D] Linux
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Correct Answer: B [UNIX]
Notes:
Unix is a family of multitasking, multiuser computer operating systems. The main features of UNIX include multitasking and portability capabilities.
26. 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 .
27. Which of the following is true regarding the process of Sharding?
[A] Sharding is a technique for partitioning data.
[B] It is a horizontal partition of data within a database.
[C] Both a and b
[D] It is a relational database locking method.
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Correct Answer: C [Both a and b]
Notes:
Sharding is a type of database partitioning that separates very large databases the into smaller, faster, more easily managed parts called data shards. The word shard means a small part of a whole.
28. What is the name given to the technique of connecting computers?
[A] Node
[B] Topology
[C] Architecture
[D] Ring
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Correct Answer: B [Topology]
Notes:
Computer networks can be broken down historically into topologies, which is a technique of connecting computers. The most common topology today is a collapsed ring.
29. Which of the following LAN technologies uses a token-bus scheme?
[A] Netware
[B] Interface
[C] ARCNET
[D] Ethernet
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Correct Answer: C [ARCNET]
Notes:
ARCNET is a LAN technology that uses a token-bus scheme for managing line sharing among the workstations and other devices connected on the LAN.ARCNET is one of four major LAN technologies, which also include Ethernet, token ring and FDDI.
30. Which of the following transmission medium has categories named as RG-58, RG-59 and RG-11?
[A] Coaxial cables
[B] Twisted pair cables
[C] Fiber Optics
[D] None
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Correct Answer: A [Coaxial cables]
Notes:
There are three categories of coax cables namely, RG-59 (Cable TV), RG-58 (Thin Ethernet), and RG-11 (Thick Ethernet). RG stands for Radio Government.
