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 is the location information application software?
[A] MATLAB
[B] Google
[C] ArcGIS
[D] Win
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Correct Answer: C [ArcGIS]
Notes:
ArcGIS is a geographic information system. It is used for working with maps and geographic information. It is used for creating and using maps, compiling geographic data, analyzing mapped information etc.
22. What is a Headless Software?
[A] It is a software used without license.
[B] It is an open source software.
[C] It is a software working on a device without GUI.
[D] Both b and c
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Correct Answer: C [It is a software working on a device without GUI.]
Notes:
Headless software is a software capable of working on a device without a graphical user interface. Such software receives inputs and provides output through other interfaces like network or serial port.
23. What is the name given to any software that is included with a new computer, hardware, or other software program?
[A] Bundled Software
[B] Pre-installed Software
[C] Both a and b
[D] Free Software
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Correct Answer: C [Both a and b]
Notes:
Bundle ware, pre-installed software, Bundled software is any software that is included with a new computer, hardware, or other software program. Bundled software is included at no additional cost to the user.
24. What is full form of PEGI?
[A] Pan-English Game Information
[B] Pan-European Game Information
[C] Pan-English Ground InfoTech
[D] None of the Above
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Correct Answer: B [Pan-European Game Information]
Notes:
PEGI stands for Pan-European game information. It is rating system based on existing systems in Europe that is used on computer and video games and other computer software.
25. 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).
26. Data query languages are computer languages used to make queries in databases and information systems.Which among the following are the the Query Languages?
[A] Atomese
[B] Cypher
[C] Datalog
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the Above]
Notes:
Atomese is the graph query language for the OpenCog graph database.Cypher is a query language for the Neo4j graph database.Datalog is a query language for deductive databases.
27. The CAP Theorem concludes that it is not possible for a distributed computer system to provide three guarantees at the same time. Which of the following are among these three guarantees?
[A] Consistency
[B] Availability
[C] Partition Tolerance
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the Above]
Notes:
The CAP Theorem consists three following terms: Consistency states that each computer node contain all of the same data at the same time. Availability states that each database request is responded to as either successful or failure. Partition tolerance states that the database system continues operating even when not all nodes are connected to one another and suffer communication issues.
28. Which of the following is the term used to describe the process of forecasting in data?
[A] Data integrity
[B] Data Mining
[C] Data Encryption
[D] PERT Chart
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Correct Answer: B [Data Mining]
Notes:
Data mining is the process of discovering patterns in large data sets. It involves methods at the intersection of machine learning, statistics, and database systems.
29. 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.
30. What is the time needed by each device on a network, to hold the message before processing, called as?
[A] Propagation time
[B] Queuing time
[C] Transmission time
[D] Jitter
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Correct Answer: B [Queuing time]
Notes:
The time needed for each intermediate or end device to hold the message before it can be processed. The queuing time is not constant as it changes with the load imposed on the network.
