1. Desktop Computers, Laptop Computers, tablets and smartphones are different types of _______ ?

Supercomputers

Mainframe Computers

Microcomputers

Minicomputers

Answer: Microcomputers

Explanation:

Desktop computers, laptops, personal digital assistants (PDA), tablets & smartphones are all types of microcomputers. The micro-computers are widely used & the fastest growing computers. These computers are the cheapest among the other three types of computers.


2. Who among the following pioneered Binary Logic and Arithmetic in Computers Programming ?

Noam Chomsky

Leslie Lamport

John Backus

Claude Shannon

Answer: Claude Shannon

Explanation:

Claude Shannon not only pioneered binary logic and arithmetic, he invented a whole new subject area - information theory and still had time to have fun with computer chess and Theseus, the amazing maze running relay mouse.


3. Second Generation computers can be characterized largely by their use of : ?

Integrated Circuits

Vacuum Tubes

Microprocessors

Transistors

Answer: Transistors

Explanation:

Generations of computers are characterized by their technology. First generation digital computers, developed mostly in the U.S. after World War II, used vacuum tubes and were enormous. The second generation, introduced in 1960, used transistors and were the first successful commercial computers.


4. AIX is the operating system of which company ?

Apple

Unisys

IBM

Microsoft

Answer: IBM

Explanation:

AIX (Advanced Interactive executive) is “an open operating system from IBM that is based on a version of UNIX. AIX/ESA was designed for IBM's System/390 or large server hardware platform.


5. In computer terminology, what is the full form of RAM ?

Random Access Memory

Repeated Access Memory

Rapid Access Memory

Regular Access Memory

Answer: Random Access Memory

Explanation:

RAM is an acronym for random access memory, a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly; that is, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes. RAM is found in servers, PCs, tablets, smartphones and other devices, such as printers.


6. In computing, _______ is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security rules. ?

cookie

spyware

spam

firewall

Answer: firewall

Explanation:

A Firewall is a network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic based on an organization's previously established security policies. At its most basic, a firewall is essentially the barrier that sits between a private internal network and the public Internet.


7. Which of the following is a supercomputer developed by India ?

Param Yuva 2

Onshape

Venngage

Pixir

Answer: Param Yuva 2

Explanation:

Param yuva 2 is a supercomputer developed by India. It has a memory of 14144GB and is one the oldest supercomputers of India.


8. A database used by Microsoft Windows for storing configuration information is known as: ?

Registry

Record

Cookie

Cache

Answer: Registry

Explanation:

The system registry is one of the most important parts of a Windows-based computer system. Not to be tampered with lightly, the registry is a system-defined database used by the Windows operating system to store configuration information.


9. Who among the following invented the World Wide Web (www) in 1989 ?

Bill Gates

Steve Wozniak

Tim Berners-Lee

Charles Babbage

Answer: Tim Berners-Lee

Explanation:

Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world.


10. In the context of digital computer, which of the following pairs of digits is referred to as binary code ?

3 and 4

0 and 1

2 and 3

1 and 2

Answer: 0 and 1

Explanation:

In the context of digital computer, 0 and 1 is referred to as binary code.