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 issues are related to the Software aging?
[A] Quality of Software decreases
[B] Entropy of Software increases
[C] Both a and b
[D] None of the Above
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Correct Answer: C [Both a and b]
Notes:
Software aging refers to progressive performance degradation of a software system due to exhaustion of operating system resources, fragmentation and accumulation of errors.
22. What is the name given to the computer software that is still in the early testing phase?
[A] Alpha Software
[B] Pre-installed Software
[C] Initial Phase Software
[D] Child Software
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Correct Answer: A [Alpha Software]
Notes:
Alpha software is computer software that is still in the early testing phase. It is functional enough to be used, but is unpolished and often lacks many of the features.
23. Who among the following developed the LISP programming language family?
[A] Ken Thompson
[B] Donald Knuth
[C] John McCarthy
[D] Von Belt
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Correct Answer: C [John McCarthy]
Notes:
John McCarthy was an American computer scientist. McCarthy was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence. He coined the term “artificial intelligence” and developed the LISP programming language family.
24. Who among the following is known as the father of the DBMS?
[A] Van Neumann
[B] E.F.Codd
[C] Steve Jobs
[D] Bill Gates
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Correct Answer: B [E.F.Codd]
Notes:
Dr E.F.Codd is also known to the world as the ‘Father of Database Management Systems’. He had propounded 12 rules which are in-fact 13 in number. The rules are numbered from zero to twelve. According to him, a DBMS is fully relational if it abides by all his twelve rules.
25. 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.
26. Which one of the following is the first scientist to bring the idea of Personal Area Network?
[A] Nickey Jobs
[B] Hardley Jesley
[C] Thomas Zimmerman
[D] None of the Above
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Correct Answer: C [Thomas Zimmerman]
Notes:
Thomas Zimmerman was the first research scientist to bring the idea of the Personal Area Network. Personal Area Network covers an area of 30 feet
27. Which among the following correctly defines a Wide Area Network?
[A] A Wide Area Network is quite bigger network than the LAN.
[B] The internet is one of the biggest WAN in the world.
[C] In a WAN network, messages are transmitted fast.
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the Above]
Notes:
A Wide Area Network is not limited to a single location, but it spans over a large geographical area through a telephone line, fiber optic cable or satellite links.
28. In the OSI model, Bridging is performed in which of the following layers?
[A] Layer 7
[B] Data Link Layer
[C] Session Layer
[D] Transport Layer
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Correct Answer: B [Data Link Layer]
Notes:
In the OSI model, bridging is performed in the data link layer. A network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network segments.
29. Which of the following devices has high bandwidth?
[A] Switch
[B] Router
[C] Modem
[D] Bridge
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Correct Answer: A [Switch]
Notes:
A network switch is a computer networking device that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive, process, and forward data to the destination device.
30. What is the actual measurement of data that can be sent over network?
[A] Bandwidth
[B] Throughput
[C] Queue size
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Throughput]
Notes:
The throughput is the actual measurement of data that can be sent over network. It is different from Bandwidth which is the maximum amount of data that can travel through a network.
