Computer Awareness Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Which of the following units performs the arithmetic tasks (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) and logical operations?  

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    Input unit
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    Control unit
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    Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
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    Storage unit
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    Memory Unit
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Answer : 3. "Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) "

Q:

System software is a set of programs that enable computer hardware devices and software to work together.

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    Management
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    Processing
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    Utility
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    Applications
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    None of these
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Answer : 4. "Applications"

Q:

Who Invented the computer mouse?

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    Douglas Engelbart
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    Federico Faggin
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    Gene Dolgoff
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    Brendan Eich
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Answer : 1. "Douglas Engelbart"

Q:

A memory device in which a location is identified by its content rather than by name is known as _____?

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    Associative storage
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    Punched card
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    Buffer
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    Magnetic tape
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    None of these
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Answer : 1. "Associative storage "

Q:

The place in a computer, where the OS, application programs and data in current use are kept so that they can be quickly reached by the computer processor, it is called _________? 

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    TRASH
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    Access control list
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    ROM
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    RAM
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    None of these
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Answer : 4. "RAM "

Q:

______ denotes what is in the data base fields?

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    Structures
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    Field markers
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    Field definitions
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    Field name
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    None of these
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Answer : 2. "Field markers"

Q:

Which of the following is a special key ? 

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    Ctrl
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    Esc
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    Insert
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    All of these
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Answer : 4. "All of these"

Q:

What happens when the data is changed in multiple lists and all the lists are not updated?

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    Data redundancy
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    Information overload
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    Duplicate data
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    Data inconsistency
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    None of these
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Answer : 4. "Data inconsistency"

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