question_answer 1)
The word computer has been derived from which of the following language?
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English done
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Hindi done
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Latin done
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Spanish done
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question_answer 2)
Computer cannot perform
A)
input done
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B)
output done
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C)
thinking done
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D)
processing done
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E)
storage done
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question_answer 3)
Which of the following is known as father of computer?
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Dennis Ritchie done
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B)
Napier done
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C)
Charles Babbage done
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D)
Alan Turing done
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E)
Grace Hoppers done
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question_answer 4)
The Napier's technology used for calculation called
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Naptologia done
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Vibologia done
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Semiconductor done
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Rabdologia done
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None of these done
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question_answer 5)
Computer size was very large in
A)
first generation done
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B)
second generation done
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C)
third generation done
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D)
fourth generation done
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E)
fifth generation done
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question_answer 6)
First generation computers were based on
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Transistors done
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B)
conductors done
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C)
ICs done
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D)
vacuum tubes done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 7)
The earliest calculating device is
A)
calculator done
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B)
abacus done
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C)
difference engine done
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D)
analytical engine done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 8)
Computer built before the first generation computer was
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mechanical done
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electromechanical done
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C)
electrical done
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D)
electronics done
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E)
All of these done
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question_answer 9)
Abacus can perform
A)
addition done
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subtraction done
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C)
multiplication done
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D)
Both a and b done
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E)
All of these done
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question_answer 10)
Pascaline is also known by
A)
abacus done
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B)
adding machine done
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C)
division machine done
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D)
difference machine done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 11)
Who developed integrated chip?
A)
Robert Nayak done
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B)
C Babbage done
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C)
JS Kilby done
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D)
CV Raman done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 12)
Which type of computer is used in automatic aircraft landing?
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General computer done
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B)
Super computer done
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C)
Special purpose done
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D)
Micro computer done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 13)
Artificial intelligence is an example of
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first generation computer done
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second generation computer done
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C)
third generation computer done
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D)
fourth generation computer done
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E)
fifth generation computer done
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question_answer 14)
Which comper is used for compuer Aided Design (CAD) calculations?
A)
Mini computer done
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B)
Mainframe computer done
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C)
Super computer done
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D)
Micro computer done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 15)
A ......... is a microprocessor based computing device.
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Mainframe done
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B)
personal computer done
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C)
Supercomputer done
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D)
analog computer done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 16)
First computer of India is
A)
PARAM done
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B)
Siddhartha done
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C)
IBM-370 done
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D)
CRAY-1 done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 17)
Benefits of computers are
A)
very fast and can store huge amount of data done
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B)
provide accurate output either input is correct or not done
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C)
think about the processing done
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D)
All of the above done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 18)
A personal computer is designed to meet the computing needs of an
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individual done
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B)
department done
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C)
company done
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D)
city done
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E)
world done
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question_answer 19)
A ......... is a large and expensive computer capable of performing scientific and business applications.
A)
supercomputer done
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B)
mainframe computer done
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C)
minicomputer done
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D)
handheld computer done
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E)
desktop computer done
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question_answer 20)
Analytical engine developed by
A)
Blaise Pascal done
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B)
Charles Babbage done
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C)
Dennis Ritchie done
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D)
Alan Turing done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 21)
A computer also known as server computer, is
A)
Supercomputer done
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B)
Mainframe computer done
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C)
Minicomputer done
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D)
Microcomputer done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 22)
Tablet PC is a type of
A)
Microcomputer done
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B)
Supercomputer done
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C)
Minicomputer done
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D)
Mainframe computer done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 23)
Analog computer works on the supply of
A)
continuous electrical pulses done
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B)
electrical pulses but not continuous done
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C)
magnetic strength done
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D)
physical strength done
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E)
natural strength done
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question_answer 24)
A typical modern computer uses
A)
LSI chips done
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B)
vacuum tubes done
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C)
valves done
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D)
Both a and b done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 25)
Palmtop computer is also known as
A)
personal computer done
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B)
notebook computer done
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C)
tablet PC done
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D)
handheld computer done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 26)
......... is not a microcomputer.
A)
Desktop computer done
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B)
Laptop done
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C)
Tablet PC done
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D)
Handheld computer done
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E)
Mainframe computer done
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question_answer 27)
General purpose computers are used for
A)
creating a small database done
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performs calculation done
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C)
accounting done
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D)
All of the above done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 28)
Which is not the example of special purpose computer?
A)
Automatic aircraft landing done
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B)
Word processor done
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C)
Multimedia computer done
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D)
All of the above done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 29)
Computer's basic architecture was developed by
A)
John Von Neumann done
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B)
Charles Babbage done
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C)
Blaise Pascal done
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D)
Jordan Murn done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 30)
Which machine reads one card at a time?
A)
Pascaline done
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B)
Tabulating done
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C)
Abacus done
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D)
Leibnitz done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 31)
First supercomputer developed in India is
A)
PARAM done
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B)
Aryabhatt done
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C)
Buddha done
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D)
Ram done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 32)
Computers that are portable and convenient to use for users who travel, are known as
A)
supercomputers done
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B)
minicomputers done
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C)
mainframe computers done
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D)
laptops done
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E)
file servers done
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question_answer 33)
A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations and other computers is a
A)
supercomputer done
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B)
minicomputer done
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C)
laptop done
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D)
server done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 34)
Collecting the data and converting it Into information is called
A)
processing done
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B)
compiling done
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C)
importing done
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D)
exporting done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 35)
Which of the following is not the characteristic of EDSAC?
A)
It was first storage computer. done
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B)
It was the first electromechanical machine, done
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C)
It can calculate table of squares. done
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D)
Both a and b done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 36)
Input, output and processing devices grouped together represent a(n)
A)
mobile device done
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B)
information processing cycle done
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C)
circuit board done
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D)
computer system done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 37)
Which is not a basic function of a computer9
A)
Copy text done
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B)
Accept input done
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C)
Process data done
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D)
Store data done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 38)
Seismograph is an example of
A)
Analog computer done
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B)
Digital computer done
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C)
Hybrid computer done
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D)
All of these done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 39)
Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer?
A)
Process, A Output, A Input, A Storage done
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B)
Input A, Output, A Process, A Storage done
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C)
Process,, a Storage, A Input, A Output done
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D)
Input, A Process, A Output, A Storage done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 40)
These are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
A)
Servers done
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B)
Supercomputers done
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C)
Laptops done
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D)
Mainframes done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 41)
It is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do
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Nano science done
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Nano technology done
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Simulation done
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) done
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None of the above done
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question_answer 42)
These computers work by calculating the binary digits.
A)
Hybrid done
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B)
Digital done
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C)
Analog done
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D)
General purpose done
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E)
Special purpose done
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question_answer 43)
Which types of computers are used in hospitals like ECG and DIALYSIS?
A)
Digital done
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B)
Hybrid done
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C)
Analog done
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D)
Microcomputer done
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E)
Mainframe done
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question_answer 44)
Who designed the first electronic computer-ENIAC?
A)
Von Neumann done
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B)
Joseph M Jacquard done
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C)
Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly done
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D)
All of the above done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 45)
In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
A)
only parallel done
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B)
only sequentially done
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C)
Both a and b done
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D)
Either a or b done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 46)
A desktop computer is also known as a
A)
palm pilot done
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B)
PC done
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C)
laptop done
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D)
mainframe done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 47)
The user generally applies ......... to access mainframe or supercomputer.
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terminal done
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node done
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C)
desktop done
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D)
handheld done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 48)
Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment
A)
keyboard, monitor, hard drive done
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system unit, input/output, memory done
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C)
system unit, input/output, secondary storage done
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D)
system unit, primary storage, secondary storage done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 49)
ENIAC was
A)
an electronic calculator done
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an memory device done
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C)
an electronic digital computer done
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D)
an engine done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 50)
The period of the second generation computers was
A)
1946-1958 done
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1940-1960 done
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C)
1956-1963 done
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D)
1957-1964 done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 51)
IC is made up of [SBI Clerk 2011]
A)
transistors done
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B)
microprocessors done
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C)
vacuum tubes done
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D)
Both a and b done
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E)
silicon done
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question_answer 52)
Time sharing became possible in ......... generation of computers. [SBI PO 2011]
A)
first done
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B)
second done
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C)
third done
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D)
fourth done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 53)
Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computer?
A)
Notebooks done
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B)
Personal computer done
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C)
Laptops done
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D)
Supercomputer done
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E)
PDA's done
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question_answer 54)
Choose the odd one out. [IBPS Clerk 2011]
A)
Microcomputer done
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B)
Minicomputer done
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C)
Supercomputer done
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D)
Digital computer done
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E)
Notebook computer done
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question_answer 55)
Which of the following is the fastest type of computer? [IBPS Clerk 2011]
A)
Laptop done
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B)
Notebook done
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C)
Personal computer done
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D)
Workstation done
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E)
Supercomputer done
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question_answer 56)
Speed of first generation computer was in [IBPS Clerk 2012]
A)
nano seconds done
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B)
milli seconds done
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C)
nano-milli seconds done
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D)
micro seconds done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 57)
First generation computers used ......... languages. [SBI Clerk 2012]
A)
machine done
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B)
assembly done
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Both a and b done
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D)
high level done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 58)
Which of the following options correctly expresses the meaning of the term 'PCs'? [IBPS PO 2012]
A)
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Personal computers widely available to individual workers with which they can access information from layer systems and increase their personal productivity done
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Packed computers system formed by joining together of various computer terminals done
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D)
Computer manufactured by the Pentium Company done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 59)
Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working? [IBPS PO 2012]
A)
Supercomputer done
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B)
Quantum computer done
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C)
Param-10000 done
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D)
IBM chips done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 60)
Name the first general purpose electronic computer. [IBPS PO 2012]
A)
ADVAC done
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B)
ADSAC done
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UNIVAC done
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D)
EDVAC done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 61)
The latest machine in the series of PARAM made by NIT Sikkim in 17th April 2016. [IBPS PO 2012]
A)
PARAM Kanchenjunga done
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B)
PARAM YUVA done
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C)
PARAM YUVA II done
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D)
PARAM Kanchen done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 62)
The first computer which provides storage is [SSC CPO 2012]
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EDSAC done
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EDVAC done
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MARK-1 done
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D)
ACE done
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question_answer 63)
Desktop and personal computers are also known as [SBI Clerk 2012]
A)
supercomputers done
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B)
servers done
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C)
mainframes done
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D)
peripheral equipment done
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E)
microcomputers done
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question_answer 64)
The Analytical Engine developed during first generation of computers used ......... as a memory unit [RBI Grade B 2012]
A)
RAM done
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B)
floppies done
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C)
cards done
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D)
counter wheels done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 65)
A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a(n) [RBI Grade B 2012]
A)
workstation done
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CPU done
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magnetic disk done
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integrated circuit done
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E)
complex circuit done
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question_answer 66)
A hybrid computer is the one having the combined properties of [SBI Clerk 2013]
A)
super and microcomputers done
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mini and microcomputers done
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analog and digital computers done
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D)
super and mini computers done
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E)
None of the above done
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question_answer 67)
Which of the following uses a handheld operating system? [SBI PO 2013]
A)
A supercomputer done
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B)
A personal computer done
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C)
A laptop done
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D)
A mainframe done
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E)
A PDA done
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question_answer 68)
Which was the first electronic computer constructed at the Moore School of Engineering? [IBPS Clerk 2013]
A)
EDVAC done
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B)
UNIVAC done
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C)
ENIAC done
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D)
EDSAC done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 69)
Part number, description and number of parts ordered are examples of [IBPS Clerk 2013]
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output done
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processing done
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D)
feedback done
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E)
input done
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question_answer 70)
Data or information used to run the computer is called [IBPS Clerk 2013]
A)
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CPU done
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peripheral done
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software done
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None of these done
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question_answer 71)
Punched cards were first introduced by [RBI Grade B 2014]
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Pascal done
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Jacquard done
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Herman Hollerith done
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None of these done
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question_answer 72)
The third generation computers were made with [SBI PO 2014]
A)
bio chips done
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B)
transistors done
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C)
integrated circuits done
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vacuum tubes done
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E)
discrete components done
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question_answer 73)
Chip is a common nickname for a(n) [IBPS Clerk 2014, 2015]
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resistor done
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integrated circuit done
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semiconductor done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 74)
Which of the following is a small microprocessor based computer designed to be used by one person at a time? [SBI Clerk 2014]
A)
Netbook done
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B)
Supercomputer done
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C)
All-in-one done
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D)
Notebook done
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E)
Personal computer done
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question_answer 75)
PCs are considered fourth-generation and contain [SBI PO 2014]
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information done
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data done
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vacuum tubes done
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microprocessors done
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transistors done
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question_answer 76)
Integrated Circuit (1C) chips used in computers are made with [IBPS Clerk 2014]
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aluminium done
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C)
gold done
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D)
silicon done
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E)
silver done
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question_answer 77)
A computer cannot perform which of the following functions? [IBPS Clerk 2015]
A)
Addition done
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B)
Subtraction done
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C)
Bake a cake done
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D)
Division done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 78)
A collection of unprocessed items is [SBI PO 2015]
A)
information done
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data done
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C)
memory done
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D)
reports done
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E)
None of these done
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question_answer 79)
Which of the following is generally costlier? [SBI Clerk 2012, IBPS Clerk 2015]
A)
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Notebook computer done
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Personal computer done
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D)
Laptop computer done
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E)
Mainframe done
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question_answer 80)
Integrated Chips or IC's were started to be in use from which generation of Computers? [IBPS PO 2016]
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2nd Generation done
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3rd Generation done
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D)
4th Generation done
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E)
5th Generation done
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question_answer 81)
Which among the given options is IBM's Supercomputer? [IBPS PO 2016]
A)
Tihane-2 done
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B)
Sunway Taihu Light done
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C)
Watson done
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D)
Shasra-T done
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E)
Brain done
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