Computer Awareness for Upcoming Exams Set 58

Important Computer Awareness Questions and Answers for Banking and Insurance exams based on the topics asked in recent exams. Computer Questions for IBPS PO, NIACL Assistant, IPPB PO, RBI Assistant and other exams.

1. Which among the following is not an object oriented programming language?
   A) Python
   B) Pascal
   C) Java
   D) C++
   E) Ruby
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:
   Pascal is an imperative and procedural programming language, which Niklaus Wirth designed in 1968–69 and published in 1970, as a small, efficient language intended to encourage good programming practices using structured programming and data structuring
   
2. When you scroll through a document, the does not move
   A) I-beam
   B) Scollbar
   C) Page
   D) Insertion point
   E) None of these
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:
   If you scroll through a document then you can move through the document on the screen without changing the location of the insertion point.
3. Computer programs are written in a high-level programming language; however, the human-readable version of a program is called _________.
   A) Cache
   B) Instruction set
   C) Source code
   D) Word size
   E) None of these
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:
   Source code is any collection of computer instructions written using some human-readable computer language, usually as text.
4. Which of the following is an example of fifth generation computer?
   A) PIM/M
   B) ICL2950
   C) IBM1401
   D) Both A and C
   E) None of these
   
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   Option A
   
5. Micro instruction are kept in _____.
   A) Main memory
   B) Control store
   C) Cache
   D) Either a or b
   E) None of these
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:
   The control store contains the set of micro-instructions that are used to execute all of the programs run that computer. The control store is referenced by the MPC (the micro-program counter) a device similar to a register.
   Note: The MPC stores the location of the microinstruction that is currently being executed.
6. ____ are specially designed computer chips reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
   A) Servers
   B) Embedded computers
   C) Robotics computer
   D) Mainframes
   E) None of these
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:
   An embedded computer is a computer that is integrated into other devices and is dedicated to the functions of that device. Also referred to as microcontrollers, embedded computers have been used in modern TV sets, motor vehicles, telephones, digital cameras, washing machines, microwaves and dishwashers.
7. Which of the following places the common data elements in order from smallest to largest ?
   A) Character, file, record, field, database
   B) Character, record, field, file, database
   C) Character, field, record, file, database
   D) Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database
   E) None of the above
   
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   Option D
   Explanation:
   Bit, byte, character, record, field, file, database
8. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal’s computer is an example of a law enforcement specialty called___.
   A) Robotics
   B) Simulation
   C) Computer forensics
   D) Animation
   E) None of these
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:
   Computer forensics is the practice of collecting, analyzing and reporting on digital data in a way that is legally admissible. Note: It can be used in the detection and prevention of crime and in any dispute where evidence is stored digitally.
9. Which of the following processors use RISC technology?
   A) 486dx
   B) Power pc
   C) 486sx
   D) 6340
   
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   Option B
   Explanation:
   PowerPC is a RISC instruction set architecture created by the 1991 Apple–IBM–Motorola alliance, known as AIM.
10. NetBIOS is developed by______.
    A) Oracle
    B) IBM
    C) Sun
    D) Hcl
    E) None of these
    
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    Option B
    Explanation:
    NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System) is a program that allows applications on different computers to communicate within a local area network (LAN). It was created by IBM for its early PC Network, was adopted by Microsoft and has since become a de facto industry standard.