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• question_answer1)
  The word computer has been derived from which of the following language?
  A)
   Greek               done clear
  B)
   English done clear
  C)
   Hindi                done clear
  D)
   Latin done clear
  E)
   Spanish done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Computer cannot perform
  A)
   input               done clear
  B)
   output done clear
  C)
   thinking           done clear
  D)
   processing done clear
  E)
   storage done clear
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• question_answer3)
  Which of the following is known as father of computer?
  A)
   Dennis Ritchie                done clear
  B)
   Napier done clear
  C)
   Charles Babbage            done clear
  D)
   Alan Turing done clear
  E)
   Grace Hoppers done clear
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• question_answer4)
  The Napier's technology used for calculation called
  A)
   Naptologia                    done clear
  B)
   Vibologia done clear
  C)
   Semiconductor              done clear
  D)
   Rabdologia done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Computer size was very large in
  A)
   first generation               done clear
  B)
   second generation done clear
  C)
   third generation              done clear
  D)
   fourth generation done clear
  E)
   fifth generation done clear
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• question_answer6)
  First generation computers were based on
  A)
   Transistors                    done clear
  B)
   conductors done clear
  C)
   ICs                               done clear
  D)
   vacuum tubes done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer7)
  The earliest calculating device is
  A)
   calculator                      done clear
  B)
   abacus done clear
  C)
   difference engine            done clear
  D)
   analytical engine done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Computer built before the first generation computer was
  A)
   mechanical                   done clear
  B)
   electromechanical done clear
  C)
   electrical                       done clear
  D)
   electronics done clear
  E)
   All of these done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Abacus can perform
  A)
   addition                        done clear
  B)
   subtraction done clear
  C)
   multiplication                done clear
  D)
   Both a and b done clear
  E)
   All of these done clear
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• question_answer10)
  Pascaline is also known by
  A)
   abacus             done clear
  B)
   adding machine done clear
  C)
   division machine            done clear
  D)
   difference machine done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Who developed integrated chip?
  A)
   Robert Nayak                done clear
  B)
   C Babbage done clear
  C)
   JS Kilby           done clear
  D)
   CV Raman done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which type of computer is used in automatic aircraft landing?
  A)
   General computer          done clear
  B)
   Super computer done clear
  C)
   Special purpose             done clear
  D)
   Micro computer done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer13)
  Artificial intelligence is an example of
  A)
   first generation computer done clear
  B)
   second generation computer done clear
  C)
   third generation computer done clear
  D)
   fourth generation computer done clear
  E)
   fifth generation computer done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Which comper is used for compuer Aided Design (CAD) calculations?
  A)
   Mini computer  done clear
  B)
   Mainframe computer done clear
  C)
   Super computer    done clear
  D)
   Micro computer done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer15)
  A ......... is a microprocessor based computing device.
  A)
   Mainframe                    done clear
  B)
   personal computer done clear
  C)
   Supercomputer  done clear
  D)
   analog computer done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer16)
  First computer of India is
  A)
   PARAM            done clear
  B)
   Siddhartha done clear
  C)
   IBM-370          done clear
  D)
   CRAY-1 done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Benefits of computers are
  A)
   very fast and can store huge amount of data done clear
  B)
   provide accurate output either input is correct or not done clear
  C)
   think about the processing done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer18)
  A personal computer is designed to meet the computing needs of an
  A)
   individual         done clear
  B)
   department done clear
  C)
   company                      done clear
  D)
   city done clear
  E)
   world done clear
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• question_answer19)
  A ......... is a large and expensive computer capable of performing scientific and business applications.
  A)
   supercomputer               done clear
  B)
   mainframe computer done clear
  C)
   minicomputer                done clear
  D)
   handheld computer done clear
  E)
   desktop computer done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Analytical engine developed by
  A)
   Blaise Pascal                 done clear
  B)
   Charles Babbage done clear
  C)
   Dennis Ritchie                done clear
  D)
   Alan Turing done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer21)
  A computer also known as server computer, is
  A)
   Supercomputer             done clear
  B)
   Mainframe computer done clear
  C)
   Minicomputer                done clear
  D)
   Microcomputer done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Tablet PC is a type of
  A)
   Microcomputer              done clear
  B)
   Supercomputer done clear
  C)
   Minicomputer               done clear
  D)
   Mainframe computer done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Analog computer works on the supply of
  A)
   continuous electrical pulses done clear
  B)
   electrical pulses but not continuous done clear
  C)
   magnetic strength done clear
  D)
   physical strength done clear
  E)
   natural strength done clear
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• question_answer24)
  A typical modern computer uses
  A)
   LSI chips                      done clear
  B)
   vacuum tubes done clear
  C)
   valves             done clear
  D)
   Both a and b done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer25)
  Palmtop computer is also known as
  A)
   personal computer          done clear
  B)
   notebook computer done clear
  C)
   tablet PC                      done clear
  D)
   handheld computer done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer26)
  ......... is not a microcomputer.
  A)
   Desktop computer          done clear
  B)
   Laptop done clear
  C)
   Tablet PC                     done clear
  D)
   Handheld computer done clear
  E)
   Mainframe computer done clear
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• question_answer27)
  General purpose computers are used for
  A)
   creating a small database done clear
  B)
   performs calculation done clear
  C)
   accounting done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer28)
  Which is not the example of special purpose computer?
  A)
   Automatic aircraft landing done clear
  B)
   Word processor done clear
  C)
   Multimedia computer done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Computer's basic architecture was developed by
  A)
   John Von Neumann       done clear
  B)
   Charles Babbage done clear
  C)
   Blaise Pascal                 done clear
  D)
   Jordan Murn done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer30)
  Which machine reads one card at a time?
  A)
   Pascaline                      done clear
  B)
   Tabulating done clear
  C)
   Abacus            done clear
  D)
   Leibnitz done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer31)
  First supercomputer developed in India is
  A)
   PARAM            done clear
  B)
   Aryabhatt done clear
  C)
   Buddha           done clear
  D)
   Ram done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Computers that are portable and convenient to use for users who travel, are known as
  A)
   supercomputers  done clear
  B)
   minicomputers done clear
  C)
   mainframe computers     done clear
  D)
   laptops done clear
  E)
   file servers done clear
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• question_answer33)
  A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations and other computers is a
  A)
   supercomputer               done clear
  B)
   minicomputer done clear
  C)
   laptop              done clear
  D)
   server done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Collecting the data and converting it Into information is called
  A)
   processing        done clear
  B)
   compiling done clear
  C)
   importing         done clear
  D)
   exporting done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Which of the following is not the characteristic of EDSAC?
  A)
   It was first storage computer. done clear
  B)
   It was the first electromechanical machine, done clear
  C)
   It can calculate table of squares. done clear
  D)
   Both a and b done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Input, output and processing devices grouped together represent a(n)
  A)
   mobile device done clear
  B)
   information processing cycle done clear
  C)
   circuit board done clear
  D)
   computer system done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Which is not a basic function of a computer9
  A)
   Copy text                     done clear
  B)
   Accept input done clear
  C)
   Process data                  done clear
  D)
   Store data done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer38)
  Seismograph is an example of
  A)
   Analog computer           done clear
  B)
   Digital computer done clear
  C)
   Hybrid computer            done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer39)
  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 clear
  B)
   Input A, Output, A Process, A Storage done clear
  C)
   Process,, a Storage, A Input, A Output done clear
  D)
   Input, A Process, A Output, A Storage done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer40)
  These are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly.
  A)
   Servers            done clear
  B)
   Supercomputers done clear
  C)
   Laptops                        done clear
  D)
   Mainframes done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer41)
  It is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do
  A)
   Nano science                 done clear
  B)
   Nano technology done clear
  C)
   Simulation                    done clear
  D)
   Artificial Intelligence (AI) done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer42)
  These computers work by calculating the binary digits.
  A)
   Hybrid              done clear
  B)
   Digital done clear
  C)
   Analog            done clear
  D)
   General purpose done clear
  E)
   Special purpose done clear
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• question_answer43)
  Which types of computers are used in hospitals like ECG and DIALYSIS?
  A)
   Digital              done clear
  B)
   Hybrid done clear
  C)
   Analog             done clear
  D)
   Microcomputer done clear
  E)
   Mainframe done clear
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• question_answer44)
  Who designed the first electronic computer-ENIAC?
  A)
   Von Neumann done clear
  B)
   Joseph M Jacquard done clear
  C)
   Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly done clear
  D)
   All of the above done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer45)
  In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed
  A)
   only parallel                  done clear
  B)
   only sequentially done clear
  C)
   Both a and b                 done clear
  D)
   Either a or b done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer46)
  A desktop computer is also known as a
  A)
   palm pilot                     done clear
  B)
   PC done clear
  C)
   laptop              done clear
  D)
   mainframe done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer47)
  The user generally applies ......... to access mainframe or supercomputer.
  A)
   terminal           done clear
  B)
   node done clear
  C)
   desktop            done clear
  D)
   handheld done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer48)
  Microcomputer hardware consists of three basic categories of physical equipment
  A)
   keyboard, monitor, hard drive done clear
  B)
   system unit, input/output, memory done clear
  C)
   system unit, input/output, secondary storage done clear
  D)
   system unit, primary storage, secondary storage done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer49)
  ENIAC was
  A)
   an electronic calculator done clear
  B)
   an memory device done clear
  C)
   an electronic digital computer done clear
  D)
   an engine done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer50)
  The period of the second generation computers was
  A)
   1946-1958                    done clear
  B)
   1940-1960 done clear
  C)
   1956-1963                    done clear
  D)
   1957-1964 done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer51)
  IC is made up of              [SBI Clerk 2011]
  A)
   transistors                     done clear
  B)
   microprocessors done clear
  C)
   vacuum tubes                done clear
  D)
   Both a and b done clear
  E)
   silicon done clear
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• question_answer52)
  Time sharing became possible in ......... generation of computers.     [SBI PO 2011]
  A)
   first                  done clear
  B)
   second done clear
  C)
   third                 done clear
  D)
   fourth done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer53)
  Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computer?
  A)
   Notebooks                     done clear
  B)
   Personal computer done clear
  C)
   Laptops           done clear
  D)
   Supercomputer done clear
  E)
   PDA's done clear
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• question_answer54)
  Choose the odd one out. [IBPS Clerk 2011]
  A)
   Microcomputer              done clear
  B)
   Minicomputer done clear
  C)
   Supercomputer              done clear
  D)
   Digital computer done clear
  E)
   Notebook computer done clear
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• question_answer55)
  Which of the following is the fastest type of computer?                     [IBPS Clerk 2011]
  A)
   Laptop             done clear
  B)
   Notebook done clear
  C)
   Personal computer         done clear
  D)
   Workstation done clear
  E)
   Supercomputer done clear
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• question_answer56)
  Speed of first generation computer was in [IBPS Clerk 2012]
  A)
   nano seconds                done clear
  B)
   milli seconds done clear
  C)
   nano-milli seconds          done clear
  D)
   micro seconds done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer57)
  First generation computers used ......... languages.                         [SBI Clerk 2012]
  A)
   machine           done clear
  B)
   assembly done clear
  C)
   Both a and b                 done clear
  D)
   high level done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer58)
  Which of the following options correctly expresses the meaning of the term 'PCs'? [IBPS PO 2012]
  A)
   Independent computers for all working staff done clear
  B)
   Personal computers widely available to individual workers with which they can access information from layer systems and increase their personal productivity done clear
  C)
   Packed computers system formed by joining together of various computer terminals done clear
  D)
   Computer manufactured by the Pentium Company done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer59)
  Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working? [IBPS PO 2012]
  A)
   Supercomputer            done clear
  B)
   Quantum computer done clear
  C)
   Param-10000    done clear
  D)
   IBM chips         done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer60)
  Name the first general purpose electronic computer.                         [IBPS PO 2012]
  A)
   ADVAC            done clear
  B)
   ADSAC done clear
  C)
   UNIVAC           done clear
  D)
   EDVAC done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer61)
  The latest machine in the series of PARAM made by NIT Sikkim in 17th April 2016. [IBPS PO 2012]
  A)
   PARAM Kanchenjunga     done clear
  B)
   PARAM YUVA done clear
  C)
   PARAM YUVA II done clear
  D)
   PARAM Kanchen done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer62)
  The first computer which provides storage is                             [SSC CPO 2012]
  A)
   EDSAC                        done clear
  B)
   EDVAC done clear
  C)
   MARK-1                       done clear
  D)
   ACE done clear
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• question_answer63)
  Desktop and personal computers are also known as                                     [SBI Clerk 2012]
  A)
   supercomputers              done clear
  B)
   servers done clear
  C)
   mainframes       done clear
  D)
   peripheral equipment done clear
  E)
   microcomputers done clear
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• question_answer64)
  The Analytical Engine developed during first generation of computers used ......... as a memory unit [RBI Grade B 2012]
  A)
   RAM                done clear
  B)
   floppies done clear
  C)
   cards                done clear
  D)
   counter wheels done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer65)
  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 clear
  B)
   CPU done clear
  C)
   magnetic disk                done clear
  D)
   integrated circuit done clear
  E)
   complex circuit done clear
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• question_answer66)
  A hybrid computer is the one having the combined properties of      [SBI Clerk 2013]
  A)
   super and microcomputers done clear
  B)
   mini and microcomputers done clear
  C)
   analog and digital computers done clear
  D)
   super and mini computers done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer67)
  Which of the following uses a handheld operating system?                            [SBI PO 2013]
  A)
   A supercomputer   done clear
  B)
   A personal computer done clear
  C)
   A laptop          done clear
  D)
   A mainframe done clear
  E)
   A PDA done clear
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• question_answer68)
  Which was the first electronic computer constructed at the Moore School of Engineering?            [IBPS Clerk 2013]
  A)
   EDVAC            done clear
  B)
   UNIVAC done clear
  C)
   ENIAC                         done clear
  D)
   EDSAC done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer69)
  Part number, description and number of parts ordered are examples of   [IBPS Clerk 2013]
  A)
   control             done clear
  B)
   output done clear
  C)
   processing                     done clear
  D)
   feedback done clear
  E)
   input done clear
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• question_answer70)
  Data or information used to run the computer is called                     [IBPS Clerk 2013]
  A)
   hardware          done clear
  B)
   CPU done clear
  C)
   peripheral         done clear
  D)
   software done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer71)
  Punched cards were first introduced by [RBI Grade B 2014]
  A)
   Powers            done clear
  B)
   Pascal done clear
  C)
   Jacquard           done clear
  D)
   Herman Hollerith done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer72)
  The third generation computers were made with                       [SBI PO 2014]
  A)
   bio chips                       done clear
  B)
   transistors done clear
  C)
   integrated circuits           done clear
  D)
   vacuum tubes done clear
  E)
   discrete components done clear
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• question_answer73)
  Chip is a common nickname for a(n)  [IBPS Clerk 2014, 2015]
  A)
   transistor                       done clear
  B)
   resistor done clear
  C)
   integrated circuit            done clear
  D)
   semiconductor done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer74)
  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 clear
  B)
   Supercomputer done clear
  C)
   All-in-one                      done clear
  D)
   Notebook done clear
  E)
   Personal computer done clear
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• question_answer75)
  PCs are considered fourth-generation and contain                            [SBI PO 2014]
  A)
   information                   done clear
  B)
   data done clear
  C)
   vacuum tubes                done clear
  D)
   microprocessors done clear
  E)
   transistors done clear
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• question_answer76)
  Integrated Circuit (1C) chips used in computers are made with                       [IBPS Clerk 2014]
  A)
   copper                          done clear
  B)
   aluminium done clear
  C)
   gold                done clear
  D)
   silicon done clear
  E)
   silver done clear
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• question_answer77)
  A computer cannot perform which of the following functions?           [IBPS Clerk 2015]
  A)
   Addition           done clear
  B)
   Subtraction done clear
  C)
   Bake a cake                  done clear
  D)
   Division done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer78)
  A collection of unprocessed items is [SBI PO 2015]
  A)
   information                   done clear
  B)
   data  done clear
  C)
   memory           done clear
  D)
   reports done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer79)
  Which of the following is generally costlier? [SBI Clerk 2012, IBPS Clerk 2015]
  A)
   Server              done clear
  B)
   Notebook computer done clear
  C)
   Personal computer         done clear
  D)
   Laptop computer done clear
  E)
   Mainframe done clear
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• question_answer80)
  Integrated Chips or IC's were started to be in use from which generation of Computers?               [IBPS PO 2016]
  A)
   1st Generation               done clear
  B)
   2nd Generation done clear
  C)
   3rd Generation              done clear
  D)
   4th Generation done clear
  E)
   5th Generation done clear
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• question_answer81)
  Which among the given options is IBM's Supercomputer?                 [IBPS PO 2016]
  A)
   Tihane-2          done clear
  B)
   Sunway Taihu Light done clear
  C)
   Watson             done clear
  D)
   Shasra-T done clear
  E)
   Brain done clear
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