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. How many pins are there on a Video Graphics Array connector?
[A] 12
[B] 13
[C] 15
[D] 16
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Correct Answer: C [15]
Notes:
A Video Graphics Array or VGA connector is a three-row 15-pin connector.VGA connectors and cables carry analog component of video signals, and VESA Display Data Channel (VESA DDC) data.
22. 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.
23. A parser generator takes a grammar as input and automatically generates source code that can parse streams of characters using the grammar. Which of the following software tools is a parse generator?
[A] Lex
[B] Yacc
[C] Both a and b
[D] None of the Above
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Correct Answer: B [Yacc]
Notes:
Yacc stands for “yet another compiler compiler. It is the standard parser generator for the Unix operating system. Yacc generates code for the parser in the C programming language.
24. Which of the following is a personal information management software suite described by its developers as a “Note-to-Self organize”?
[A] Excel
[B] Mac
[C] Chandler
[D] GNU
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Correct Answer: C [Chandler]
Notes:
Chandler was a personal information management software suite described by its developers as a “Note-to-Self Organize. It was designed for personal and small-group task management and calendaring.
25. What does the term SQALE stands for?
[A] Software Questionable Assessment Lifecycle
[B] Software Quality Assessment based on Lifecycle Expectations
[C] Software Questions and Large Scale Enquiry
[D] None of the Above
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Correct Answer: B [Software Quality Assessment based on Lifecycle Expectations]
Notes:
SQALE stands for Software Quality Assessment based on Lifecycle Expectations. It is a method to support the evaluation of a software application source code. It is a generic method, independent of the language and source code analysis tools.
26. Which of the following languages was first conceived by Alain Colmerauer?
[A] Prolog
[B] FORTRAN
[C] Java
[D] COBOL
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Correct Answer: A [Prolog]
Notes:
The most characteristic features of the programming language Prolog are its built-in support for unification and backtracking. It was developed by Alain Colmerauer.
27. 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.
28. Which of the following are being managed by a database management systems
[A] Data
[B] Database Engine
[C] Database Schema
[D] All of the Above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the Above]
Notes:
The DBMS manages three important things: the data, the database engine and the database schema. The database schema defines the database’s logical structure.
29. There is a situation in which resources are held by two or more connections that are each needed by the other connections. What is the name given to such a situation?
[A] Deadlock
[B] Debugging
[C] Instance
[D] Remote Procedure Call
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Correct Answer: A [Deadlock]
Notes:
Deadlock is a situation in which resources are held by two or more connections that are each needed by the other connections so that they are stuck in an infinite wait loop.
30. What is the full form of IEC?
[A] International Electrotechnical Commission
[B] International Electrical Council
[C] Internet Embedded Commission
[D] None of the Above
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Correct Answer: A [International Electrotechnical Commission]
Notes:
IEC stands for International Electrotechnical Commission. Along with the ISO, the IEC controls the SQL standards and many others as well.
