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1701.

The most widely used input device is

A.  mouse   
B.  keyboard
C.  modem  
D.  monitor
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  modem  
1702.

The most common input devices include

A.  monitor and keyboard
B.  monitor and mouse
C.  mouse and keyboard
D.  printer and mouse
E.  None of the above
Answer» D.  printer and mouse
1703.

A microprocessor is the brain of the computer and is also called a         [RBI Grade B 2014]

A.  microchip   
B.  macrochip
C.  macroprocessor 
D.  calculator
E.  software
Answer» B.  macrochip
1704.

C' in CPU denotes       [SBI PO 2013, 2011]

A.  Common  
B.  Central
C.  Convenient      
D.  Computer
E.  Circuitry
Answer» C.  Convenient      
1705.

The unauthorised real-time interception of a private communication such as a phone call, instant message known as

A.  Replay   
B.  Eavesdropping
C.  Patches  
D.  Payloads
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  Patches  
1706.

What is an E-mail attachment?

A.  A receipt sent by the recipient
B.  A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message
C.  A malicious parasite that feeds off your messages and destroys the contents
D.  A list of Cc: or Bcc: recipients
E.  A friend to whom E-mail is sent regularly
Answer» C.  A malicious parasite that feeds off your messages and destroys the contents
1707.

Which of the following memory chip is faster?  [SBI Clerk 2012]

A.  There is no certainty      
B.  DRAM
C.  SRAM   
D.  RAM
E.  None of these
Answer» D.  RAM
1708.

The term used to describe the intangible instructions that tell the computer what to do is        [IBPS Clerk 2015]

A.  hardware
B.  Software
C.  storage  
D.  input/output
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  storage  
1709.

...... includes boot firmware and power management.    [SBI Clerk 2015]

A.  CD-ROM
B.  Internal buses
C.  BIOS    
D.  Chip Set
E.  RAM
Answer» D.  Chip Set
1710.

Arithmetic operations-      [SBI Associates Union 2011]

A.  Involve matching one data item with another to determine if the first item is greater than or equal to or less than the other item
B.  Sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order
C.  Use conditions with operator such as AND, OR and NOT
D.  Include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1711.

The information you put into the computer is called-         [SBI 2009]

A.  Facts
B.  Data  
C.  Files       
D.      Directory   
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  Files       
1712.

The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into-      [SBI 2009]

A.  Files
B.     Tables
C.  Information
D.  Graphs
E.  None of these
Answer» D.  Graphs
1713.

The name of the location of a particular piece   of data is it?      [Syndicate Bank P.O. 2010]

A.  Address
B.   Memory name  
C.  Storage sit        
D.      Data location 
E.  None of these   
Answer» B.   Memory name  
1714.

How many bits make a half byte?

A.  2    
B.  4     
C.  6        
D.  8
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  6        
1715.

Where is data saved permanently?

A.  Memory 
B.  Storage
C.  CPU 
D.  Printer
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  CPU 
1716.

1 megabyte is equal to

A.  1000 KB
B.  1024 KB
C.  1024 KB
D.  1000 KB
E.  1 million bits
Answer» D.  1000 KB
1717.

......... is the smallest memory measurement unit.

A.  Bit      
B.  Nibble
C.  Byte    
D.  Mega
E.  Zetta
Answer» B.  Nibble
1718.

The ......... of a threat measures its potential impact on a system.  [IBPS Clerk 2011]

A.  vulnerabilities            
B.  counter measures
C.  degree of harm          
D.  susceptibility
E.  None of these
Answer» D.  susceptibility
1719.

Vendor created program modifications are called  [Allahabad Bank PO 2011]

A.  patches     
B.  antiviruses
C.  hales      
D.  fixes
E.  overlaps
Answer» B.  antiviruses
1720.

 ......... is the ability of a device to 'jump' directly to the requested data.         [IBPS Clerk 2012]

A.  Sequential access 
B.  Random access
C.  Quick access       
D.  All of the above
E.  None of the above
Answer» C.  Quick access       
1721.

Input, output and processing devices grouped together represent        [SBI 2009]

A.  Mobile device
B.  Information processing cycle
C.  Circuit board
D.  Computer system
E.  None of these   
Answer» E.  None of these   
1722.

Processing involves-   [SBI Associates]

A.  Inputting data into a computer system
B.  Transforming input into output
C.  Displaying output is a useful manner
D.  Providing relevant answer
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  Displaying output is a useful manner
1723.

What refers to a set of characters of a particular design?          [IBPS Clerk 2013]

A.  Keyboard  
B.  Calligraphy
C.  Stensil   
D.  Type base
E.  Formation
Answer» B.  Calligraphy
1724.

The primary purpose of software is to turn data into

A.  websites 
B.  information
C.  programs
D.  objects
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  programs
1725.

     The information processing cycle includes the following processes.....     [Bank of Baroda 2011]

A.  Input, Processing, Output, Storage
B. Input, Output, Manipulation, Arithmetic
C. Data, Processing, Printing, Editing
D. Storage, Display, Data, Information
E. None of these
Answer» B. Input, Output, Manipulation, Arithmetic
1726.

         The ............ tells the rest of the computer how to carry out a program's instructions       [Bank of Baroda 2011]

A.  ALU    
B.    Control Unit
C. System Unit     
D. Motherboard
E.       None of these   
Answer» C. System Unit     
1727.

Hackers

A.  all have the same motive
B.  is another name of users
C.  many legally break into computer as long as they do not do any damage
D.  are people who are allergic to computers
E.  break into other people's computer
Answer» F.
1728.

The pattern of printed lines on most products are called           [SBI Clerk 2009]

A.  prices    
B.  OCR
C.  scanners
D.  barcodes
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1729.

........ devices convert human-understandable data and programs into a form that the computer can process. [SBI PO 2013]

A.  Printing  
B.  Output
C.  Solid state 
D.  Monitor
E.  Input
Answer» F.
1730.

Input, output, and processing devices grouped together      [Allahabad Bank Clerk 2011]

A.  Mobile device
B.       Information processing cycle
C.       Circuit board
D.       Computer System
E.       None of these
Answer» E.       None of these
1731.

Once information is input into a computer it becomes       [Allahabad Bank Clerk 2011]

A.  Objects
B.       data
C.       Ideas
D.             facts
E.       None of these
Answer» C.       Ideas
1732.

An electronic device, operating under the control of information that can accept data, process the data, produce output and store the results for future use.          [SBI 2012]

A.  Input   
B.       Computer
C.       Software 
D.        Hardware
E.       None of these
Answer» C.       Software 
1733.

What are the units used to count the speed of a printer?    [IBPS Clerk 2013]

A.  CPM     
B.  DPI
C.  PPM     
D.  BIT
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  PPM     
1734.

The OCR is used for the preparation of [IBPS Clerk 2013]

A.  electricity bills     
B.  insurance premium
C.  telephone bills   
D.  All of the above
E.  None of the above
Answer» E.  None of the above
1735.

Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than, equal to or greater than.

A.  ALU    
B.  CU   
C.  Input unit         
D.  MU
E.  None of these
Answer» B.  CU   
1736.

Virtual memory allocates hard disk space to supplement the immediate, functional memory capacity of what? [SBI PO 2014]

A.  ROM        
B.  EPROM
C.  The registers     
D.  Extended memory
E.  RAM
Answer» F.
1737.

A ...... is approximately a million bytes. [SBI PO 2014]

A.  gigabyte 
B.  kilobyte
C.  megabyte        
D.  terabyte
E.  None of these
Answer» D.  terabyte
1738.

......... ports provide slow speed data transmission.

A. Serial    
B. Parallel
C. Firewire  
D. USB
E. External
Answer» B. Parallel
1739.

Large amounts of cheques are processed by using

A. OCR 
B.  MICR
C.  OMR     
D.  All of these
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  OMR     
1740.

    The computer's processor consists of the following parts.......... [Bank of Baroda 2011]

A.  CPU and Main Memory
B. Hard Disk and Floppy Drive
C. Main Memory and storage
D. Operating system and Applications
E. Control Unit and ALU
Answer» F.
1741.

The arithmetic/logic unit performs the following actions ...    [Bank of Baroda 2011]

A.  Checks data for accuracy
B. Does calculations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
C. Does logical comparisons, such as equal to, greater than, less than
D. Does both calculations and logical comparisons
E. None of these    
Answer» E. None of these    
1742.

Full form of MB is        [SBI Clerk 2012]

A.  microbytes       
B.  megabytes
C.  minibytes        
D.  millibytes
E.  kilobit
Answer» C.  minibytes        
1743.

Memory is made up of    [SBI Clerk 2012]

A.  set of wires
B.  set of circuits
C.  large number of cells
D.  All of the above
E.  None of the above
Answer» D.  All of the above
1744.

One thousand bytes represent a

A.  megabyte        
B.  gigabyte
C.  kilobyte 
D.  terabyte
E.  None of these
Answer» D.  terabyte
1745.

The part of a computer that coordinates all its functions is called it?s???...    [Syndicate bank 2010]

A.  ROM program   
B.   System board
C.  Arithmetic logic unit
D. Control unit
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1746.

...............   is data that has been organized or in a meaningful fashion.       [Syndicate Rank 2010]

A.  A process
B.  Storage
C.  Software
D.  Information
E.  None of these
Answer» E.  None of these
1747.

........... Represents raw facts. Whereas ....... is meaningful data        [Syndicate bank 2010]

A.  Information, reporting   
B.  Data, information
C.  Information bits  
D.      Records, byte
E.  None of these
Answer» C.  Information bits  
1748.

The ......... may also be called the screen or monitor.    [SSC CGL 2013]

A.  printer   
B.  scanner
C.  hard disk   
D.  display
Answer» E.
1749.

Speed of line printer is limited by the speed of     [IBPS PO 2012, Clerk 2013]

A.  paper movements      
B.  cartridge used
C.  length of paper          
D.  All of these
E.  None of these
Answer» B.  cartridge used
1750.

USB refers to        [SSC MTS 2013]

A.  a storage device
B.  a processor
C.  a port type       
D.  a serial bus standard
Answer» D.  a serial bus standard