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Computer awareness

Very important question for SBI, IBPS bank PO and clerk, SSC, Railway and CG vyapam and PSC.



1. Which of the following produces high quality output?
(1) Impact printer
(2) Non-impact printer
(3) Plotter
(4) Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
( 5 ) Non-plotter

2. The pattern of printed lines on most products are called
(1 ) prices
(2) OCR
(3) scanners
(4) bar codes
( 5 ) None of these

3. In MICR, C stands for
(1) code
(2) colour
(3) computer
(4) character

4. The OCR recognises the ...... of the characters with the help of light source.
(1 ) size
(2) shape
(3) colour
(4) used ink
(5) None of these

5. Speed of line printer is limited by the speed of
(1 ) paper movements
(2) cartridge used
(3) length of paper
(4) All of these
(5) None of these


6. Computer cannot perform
(1) input
(2) output
(3) thinking
(4) processing
(5) storage

7. Computer system consists
(1 ) internal device
(2) peripheral device
(3) software
(4) All of these
(5) None of these

8. Which of the following is known as father of computer?
(1) Dennis Ritchie
(2) Napier
(3) Charles Babbage
(4) Alan Turing
(5) Grace Hoppers

9. Which of the following is known as father of modern computer?
(1) Dennis Ritchie
(2) Napier
(3) Charles Babbage
(4) Alan Turing
(5) Grace Hoppers

10. First generation computers used ..... languages.
(1) machine
(2) assembly
(3) Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
(4) high level
(5) None of these

11. Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computer?
(1) Note books
(2) Personal computer
(3) Laptops
(4) Super computer
( 5 ) PDA’S

12. Computer size was very large in
(1) first generation
(2) second generation
(3) third generation
(4) fourth generation
(5) fifth generation

13. First generation computers were based on
(1) transistors
(2) conductors
(3) IC's
(4) vacuum tubes
(5) None of these

14. The earliest calculating device is
(1 ) calculator
(2) abacus
(3) difference engine
(4) analytical engine
(5) None of these

15. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?
(1) BASIC language
(2) Assembly language
(3) High level language
(4) C language
(5) Machine language

16. Computer built before the first generation computer was
(1 ) mechanical
(2) electro-mechanical
(3) electrical
(4) electronics
( 5) All of the above

17. Abacus can perform
(1 ) addition
(2) subtraction
(3) multiplication
(4) Both ‘1‘ and ‘2’
(5) All of these

18. Pascaline is also known by
(1) abacus
(2) adding machine
(3) division machine
(4) difference machine
( 5) None of the above

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