Computer Knowledge Questions | RBI GRADE "B" AND NICL AO 2017 | 19.05.2017

Q. 1 All of the following are corrects about ASCII EXCEPT it: 

(1) is the most widely used computer code. 

(2) is a coding scheme that supports Japanese and Arabic. 

(3) can create 256 patterns. 

(4) represents each character as an 8-bit code. 

(5) None of these

Ans. (2) A coding scheme that supports Japanese and Arabic.

Q. 2 A petabyte is the equivalent to _______.

(1) 1,024 megabytes

(2) 1,024 gigabytes

(3) 1,024 kilobytes 

(4) 1,024 terabytes

(5) 2,048 byte

Ans. (4) 1,024 terabytes

Q. 3 Access time for memory is measured in _______.

(1) milliseconds

(2) megahertz

(3) gigahertz

(4) nanoseconds

(5) Kilohertz

Ans. (4) Access time for memory is measured in nanoseconds.

Q. 4 What would the result be if a computer only had RAM and did not have secondary storage devices? 

(1) RAM is all that is needed on a modern computer, since it is not non-volatile and can save data permanently. 

(2) This would be normal; most computers do not have secondary storage devices. 

(3) Information input to the computer would not be permanently saved. 

(4) This would be similar to a traditional IBM computer. 

(5) Information input to the computer would be permanently saved.

Ans. (3) Information input to the computer would not be permanently saved.

Q. 5 The Pentium, Celeron, and Xeon chips are made by _______.

(1) AMD

(2) Intel

(3) Motorola

(4) IBM

(5) Microsoft

Ans. (2) The Pentium, Celeron, and Xeon chips are made by Intel. 

Q. 6 The two primary companies that manufacturer PC CPU chips are: 

(1) Tektronix and Intel

(2) IBM and Compaq

(3) Intel and AMD

(4) Intel and Microsoft

(5) None of these

Ans. (3) The two primary companies that manufacturer PC CPU chips are Intel and AMD. 

Q. 7 ASCII, the most widely used computer code, represents ____________ unique characters. 

(1) 256 

(2) 1,024 

(3) 65,000 

(4) 512 

(5) 226

Ans. (1) ASCII, the most widely used computer code, represents 256 unique characters.

Q. 8 ALU stands for _____.

(1) Algorithm Logic Unit 

(2) Arithmetic Layered Unit

(3) Application and Logic Unit

(4) Arithmetic Logic Unit

(5) Algorithm Layered Unit

Ans. (4) ALU stands for Arithmetic Logic Unit. 

Q. 9 If you would like to install a DVD drive, you need an open_____.

(1) slot

(2) port 

(3) bay 

(4) peripheral

(5) Point

Ans. (3) If you would like to install a DVD drive, you need an open bay. 

Q. 10 The ___________translates an instruction into a form that can be read by the CPU. 

(1) ALU 

(2) Decode unit 

(3) Cache 

(4) RAM 

(5) ROM

Ans. (2) The decode unit translates an instruction into a form that can be read by the CPU.