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 is the memory that works on time sharing principle in order to create an illusion of infinite memory space?
[A] Cache memory
[B] Register
[C] Virtual memory
[D] Primary memory
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Correct Answer: C [Virtual memory]
Notes:
Virtual memory is that uses hardware and software to allow a computer to compensate for physical memory shortages by temporarily transferring data from random access memory (RAM) to disk storage.
22. Which of the following is the name given to the number of concentric circles on a diskette?
[A] Sectors
[B] Cylinders
[C] Tracks
[D] Clusters
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Correct Answer: C [Tracks]
Notes:
The platters of a hard disk have two sides for recording the data. Every surface of the platter has invisible concentric circles on it. These circles are called tracks.
23. Which of the following parts of the system is most affected by the ESD problem?
[A] Mother Board
[B] Expansion Board
[C] Power Supply
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: B [Expansion Board]
Notes:
Expansion board is a printed circuit board that can be inserted into an electrical connector, or expansion slot, on a computer motherboard.
24. Which of the following is the another name for the Hard Disk Drive?
[A] Thin Film Drive
[B] SSD
[C] Winchester Drive
[D] Floppy Disk Drive
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Correct Answer: C [Winchester Drive]
Notes:
Winchester Drive is the another term for hard disk drive. The term Winchester comes from an early type of disk drive developed by IBM that had 30MB of fixed storage and 30MB of removable storage.
25. Which of the following are the another names for a PEN Drive?
[A] USB Flash Drive
[B] Gig Stick
[C] Thumb Drive
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the Above]
Notes:
Pen Drive is also known as a USB flash drive, thumb drive, pen drive, gig stick, flash stick, jump drive, disk key. It is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated USB interface. It is typically removable, rewritable and much smaller than an optical disc.
26. 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.
27. Which of the following is necessary for an application software to be used ?
[A] Money
[B] Antivirus
[C] Software Engineering
[D] Software License
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Correct Answer: D [Software License]
Notes:
A software license is a legal instrument governing the use or redistribution of software. A software license grants the permission to use one or more copies of software in ways where such a use would otherwise potentially constitute copyright infringement of the software owner’s exclusive right.
28. Which of the following is the Vector Graphics Editor?
[A] Sunbird
[B] CAD
[C] Adobe Photoshop
[D] Corel Draw
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Correct Answer: D [Corel Draw]
Notes:
CorelDraw is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel Corporation. It includes the bitmap-image editor Corel Photo- Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.
29. Which of the following is the form designer software application?
[A] Pendragon Forms
[B] Handbase Designer
[C] Vector Forms
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the Above]
Notes:
Pendragon Forms is a robust forms designer and mobile data collection software. HanDBase takes the fields defined and creates a data entry screen automatically.
30. What is the term used for computer software that is undergoing testing and has not yet been officially released?
[A] Alpha Software
[B] Beta Software
[C] Gamma Software
[D] Ready-to-use Software
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Correct Answer: B [Beta Software]
Notes:
Beta software refers to computer software that is undergoing testing and has not yet been officially released. The beta phase follows the alpha phase.
