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. What is the name given to a person who designs the programs in a software package?
[A] User
[B] Software Instructor
[C] Software Designer
[D] System Programmer
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Correct Answer: D [System Programmer]
Notes:
The programs included in a system software package are called system programs. The programmers who design them and prepare them are called system programmers.
22. A software is a set of instructions or programs to execute a specific task. Which one is not a form of software?
[A] Microsoft Word
[B] Microsoft Excel
[C] Microsoft PowerPoint
[D] Monitor
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Correct Answer: D [Monitor]
Notes:
Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. Monitor is a hardware component soft the computer system.
23. Which of the following Operating systems was designed as a high dependability OS in which the kernel, device drivers, and application software were all written in managed code?
[A] Singularity
[B] Unix
[C] Linux
[D] MacOS
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Correct Answer: A [Singularity]
Notes:
Singularity is an experimental operating system built by Microsoft Research between 2003 and 2010.It was designed as a high dependability OS in which the kernel, device drivers, and application software were all written in managed code
24. There is a technique which uses disk for reading and storing output files. What is the name given to such a technique?
[A] DMA
[B] Buffering
[C] Spooling
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: C [Spooling]
Notes:
Spooling is a specialized form of multi-programming for the purpose of copying data between different devices. Spooling works like a typical request queue where data, instructions and processes from multiple sources are accumulated for execution later on.
25. Who among the following is the father of MySQL?
[A] Charles Babbage
[B] Michael Wideneus
[C] Allen Jobs
[D] Madam Kama
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Correct Answer: B [Michael Wideneus]
Notes:
Michael Widenius is known as the Father of MySQL. He is the main author of the original version of the open-source MySQL database and a founding member of the MySQL AB company.
26. 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.
27. Which of the following is the name given to the computers on a network?
[A] Point
[B] Server
[C] Nodes
[D] Connection
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Correct Answer: C [Nodes]
Notes:
A computer network is a set of connected computers. Computers on a network are called nodes. The connection between computers can be done via cabling, most commonly the Ethernet cable, or wirelessly through radio waves.
28. Which of the following represents the Transmission time?
[A] Message size/Bandwidth
[B] Message size *Bandwidth
[C] 1/2 (Message size/Bandwidth)
[D] 2 *(Message size/Bandwidth)
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Correct Answer: A [Message size/Bandwidth]
Notes:
The transmission time, is the amount of time from the beginning until the end of a message transmission. It depends on the size of the message and the bandwidth of the channel. Transmission time =Message size / Bandwidth
29. What do we call the time required to send one single bit?
[A] Bit interval
[B] Bit lag
[C] Bit rate
[D] Bit frequency
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Correct Answer: A [Bit interval]
Notes:
The bit interval is the time required to send one single bit. It, along with bit rate, is used to describe the digital signals.
30. Which of the following noise may occur when signals at different frequencies share the same transmission medium?
[A] White noise
[B] Intermodulation noise
[C] Cross talk
[D] Impulse noise
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Correct Answer: B [Intermodulation noise]
Notes:
When signals at different frequencies share the same transmission medium, the result may be intermodulation noise. Signals at a frequency that is the sum or difference of original frequencies or multiples of those frequencies will be produced.
