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1651.

Both the ALU and control section have special purpose storage locations, called [SSC CHSL 2012]

A.  address  
B.  registers
C.  accumulators    
D.  bus
Answer» C.  accumulators    
1652.

The ......... is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage to the computer per second. [IBPS Clerk 2012]

A.  data migration rate        
B.  data digitising rate
C.  data transfer rate 
D.  data access rate
E.  None of the above
Answer» D.  data access rate
1653.

Which of the following enables to determine how often a user visited a Website?     [IBPS Clerk 2014]

A.  Hackers     
B.  Spammers
C.  Phish     
D.  Identity thefts
E.  Cookies
Answer» B.  Spammers
1654.

Which of the following refers to dangerous programs that can be 'caught' of opening E-mail attachments and downloading software from the Internet? [SBI PO 2014]

A.  Utility    
B.  Virus
C.  Honey Pot       
D.  Spam
E.  App
Answer» C.  Honey Pot       
1655.

All of the following are examples of real-security and privacy risks except [SBI PO 2011, IBPS Clerk 2014]

A.  hackers   
B.  spam
C.  viruses    
D.  identify theft
E.  None of the above
Answer» D.  identify theft
1656.

If your computer rebooting itself then it is likely that [SBI Clerk 2012]

A.  It has a virus
B.  It does not have enough memory
C.  There is no printer
D.  There has been a power surge
E.  It need a CD-ROM
Answer» B.  It does not have enough memory
1657.

A program designed to destroy data on your computer which can travel to "infect" other computers is called a   [RBI Grade B 2012]

A.  disease   
B.  torpedo
C.  hurricane   
D.  virus
E.  infector
Answer» E.  infector
1658.

Which of the following has the smallest storage capacity?        [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A.  Zip disk  
B.  Hard disk
C.  Floppy disk      
D.  Data cartridge
Answer» D.  Data cartridge
1659.

Which of the following is not true about RAM?    [IBPS PO 2015, IBPS Clerk 2014]

A.  RAM is the same as hard disk storage.
B.  RAM is a temporary storage area
C.  RAM is volatile
D.  RAM is a primary memory
E.  Other than those given as options
Answer» B.  RAM is a temporary storage area
1660.

Which of the following is the high speed memory which compensates the gap in speeds of processor and main memory?   [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A.  Cache      
B.  FROM
C.  EPROM 
D.  SRAM
E.  None of these
Answer» B.  FROM
1661.

The load instruction is mostly used to designate a transfer from memory to a processor register known as [IBPS PO 2012]

A.  accumulator        
B.  instruction register
C.  program counter
D.  memory address register
E.  None of the above
Answer» B.  instruction register
1662.

Which is not an integral part of computer? [SBI Clerk 2012]

A.  CPU 
B.  Mouse
C.  Monitor 
D.  UPS
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1663.

The basic goal of computer process is to convert the data into [SBI PO 2012]

A.  files  
B.  tables
C.  information      
D.  graphs
E.  None of these
Answer» D.  graphs
1664.

USB in data cables stands for [IBPS Clerk 2014]

A.  Unicode Smart Bus     
B.  Universal Structural Bus
C.  Unicode Serial Bus
D.  Universal Smart Bus
E.  Universal Serial Bus
Answer» F.
1665.

....... can interpret voice data into words that can be understood by the computer. [IBPS Clerk 2014]

A.  Speech input hardware
B.  Speech recognition software
C.  Word recognition software
D.  Talking software
E.  Other than those given as options
Answer» C.  Word recognition software
1666.

Which of the following is the smallest measure of storage?       [SBI Clerk 2012]

A.  Terra byte 
B.  Gigabyte
C.  Kilobyte 
D.  Megabyte
E.  Byte
Answer» F.
1667.

Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media? [RBI Grade B 2014]

A.  CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information
B.  CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks to
C.  CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media
D.  All of the above
E.  None of the above
Answer» B.  CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks to
1668.

Hard disk devices are considered......... Storage.  [SBI Clerk 2014]

A.  flash      
B.  temporary
C.  worthless
D.  non-volatile
E.  non-permanent
Answer» E.  non-permanent
1669.

The example of non-impact printers are     [RBI Grade B 2013]

A.  Laser-Dot matrix        
B.  Inkjet-Laser
C.  Inkjet-Dot matrix 
D.  Dot matrix
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  Inkjet-Dot matrix 
1670.

The main reason to encrypt a file is to

A.  reduce its size
B.  secure it for transmission
C.  prepare it for backup
D.  include it in the start-up sequence
E.  None of the above
Answer» C.  prepare it for backup
1671.

Hackers often gain entry to a network be pretending to be at a legitimate computer

A.  spoofing     
B.  forging
C.  IP spoofing
D.  All of these
E.  None of these
Answer» D.  All of these
1672.

General mathematical operation performs for CPU is -

A.  ALU
B.           DIMM    
C. BUS
D.     Register
E.  None of these
Answer» B.           DIMM    
1673.

Part of computer which does addition, subtraction, multiplication, Division and comparison-

A.  ALU 
B.        Memory
C.  CPU    
D.        Control
E.  All these
Answer» B.        Memory
1674.

When machine instructions are being executed by a computer, the instruction phase followed by the execution phase is referred to as

A.  program cycle   
B.  machine instruction
C.  instruction cycle
D.  task cycle
E.  machine cycle
Answer» D.  task cycle
1675.

Application software     [IBPS Clerk 2011]

A.  is used to control the operating system
B.  is designed to help programmers
C.  performs specific task for computer users
D.  is used for making design only
E.  All of the above
Answer» D.  is used for making design only
1676.

The main purpose of......... is to resolve references among files.         [SBI PO 2012]

A.  Text editor
B.  loader
C.  Antivirus
D.  linker
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1677.

A(n)......... backup contains a copy of every program, data and system file on a computer. [Allahabad Bank Clerk 2011]

A.  restoration 
B.  bootstrap
C.  differential 
D.  full
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1678.

Dot matrix is a type of

A.  tape 
B.  printer
C.  disk       
D.  bus
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  disk       
1679.

A device, which is used for making drawings graphics and for menu selection.

A.  Keyboard  
B.  Mouse
C.  Touch screen      
D.  Trackball
E.  Light Pen
Answer» F.
1680.

Hardware used to translate words, sounds, images, and actions that people understand into a form that the system unit can process is known   as..........         [Bank of Baroda 2011]

A.  Device Drivers
B. Device Readers
C. Input Devices
D. Output Devices
E. None of these   
Answer» D. Output Devices
1681.

   ...... Represents raw facts, whereas ......... is data made meaningful.        [Union Bank of India 2011]

A.  Information, reporting
B. Data, information
C. Information, bits
D.       Records, bytes
E. Bits, bytes
Answer» C. Information, bits
1682.

Which of the following is/are example(s) of magnetic storage media?

A.  Zip disk   
B.  CD-ROM
C.  Floppy disk
D.  DVD
E.  Both a and c
Answer» F.
1683.

Devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the Computer.         [SBI PO 2013]

A.  Printing
B.        Output
C.      Solid State
D.           Monitor
E.      Input 
Answer» F.
1684.

Printer is an example of [SBI Clerk 2014]

A.  output device   
B.  input device
C.  processing device 
D.  storage device
E.  None of the above
Answer» B.  input device
1685.

CRT is a      [RBI Grade B 2013]

A.  hollow tube
B.  vacuum tube
C.  long tube   
D.  round tube
E.  None of the above
Answer» C.  long tube   
1686.

Volatility is a property of [RBI Grade B 2014]

A.  computer networks        
B.  ROM
C.  disk  
D.  software
E.  RAM
Answer» F.
1687.

Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by users more than once? [RBI Grade B 2014]

A.  CD-R disks       
B.  CD-RW disks
C.  Zip disks
D.  Opti disks
E.  CD-RW disks and Zip disks
Answer» C.  Zip disks
1688.

Main component of CPU is-

A.  Control unit  
B.      Memory
C.  ALU    
D.      All
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1689.

C' in CPU denotes......      [SBI PO 2013]

A.  Central
B.        Common
C.       Convenient      
D.        Computer
E.      Circuit
Answer» B.        Common
1690.

What is the temporary storage memory chips that form the computers primary work space? The contents are lost if power is disrupted.   [SBI Clerk 2015]

A.  Outputs     
B.  Windows
C.  ROM      
D.  Hard drive memory
E.  RAM
Answer» F.
1691.

 ......... are used to measure both computer memory (RAM) and storage capacity of Floppy disks, CD-ROM drives and Hard drives.  [SBI Clerk 2015]

A.  Bytes        
B.  Bites
C.  Octal numbers  
D.  Hexadecimal numbers
E.  Binary numbers
Answer» B.  Bites
1692.

What is the difference between a CD-ROM and CD-RW?        [IBPS PO 2015]

A.  They are the same-just two different terms used by different manufactures.
B.  A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot.
C.  Other than those given as options
D.  A CD-ROM holds more information than a CD-RW.
E.  A CD-RW can be written to but a CD-ROM can only be read from.
Answer» F.
1693.

CPU stands for     [SBI Clerk 2010]

A.  Computer Processing Unit
B.  Central Processing Unit
C.  Computer Protection Unit
D.  Central Processing Upload
E.  None of the above
Answer» C.  Computer Protection Unit
1694.

The four functional components of a digital computer are-input device, output device and

A.  CPU, CU        
B.  ALU, memory
C.  CPU, memory    
D.  ALU, CU
E.  All of these
Answer» D.  ALU, CU
1695.

The most familiar output device for the micro computers is

A.  screen    
B.  TV
C.  printer   
D.  monitor
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1696.

DVD refers to       [SSC MTS 2013]

A.  Digital Video Developer 
B.  Digital Video Device     
C.  Digital Video Disk        
D.  None of the above     
Answer» D.  None of the above     
1697.

What is the main folder on a storage device [RBI Grade B 2012]

A.  Root directory   
B.  Interface
C.  Device driver    
D.  Platform
E.  Main directory
Answer» C.  Device driver    
1698.

To display the contents of a folder in Explorer you should-      [SBI PO 2013]

A.  Click on it
B.       Collapse it
C.       Name it
D.       Give it a password
E.       Rename it
Answer» B.       Collapse it
1699.

The CPU comprises of Control Memory, and Units.  [SBI PO 2013]

A.  Microprocessor
B.        Arithmetic/Logic
C.       Output
D.        ROM
E.       Input
Answer» C.       Output
1700.

CPU retrieves its data and instructions from

A.  secondary memory        
B.  auxiliary memory
C.  main memory     
D.  All of these
E.  None of these
Answer» D.  All of these