Latest Computers General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The term 'PC - XT' refers to ____.

A)

Personal Computer Embedded Technology

B)

Personal Computer Expanded Technology

C)

Personal Computer External Technology

D)

Personal Computer Extended Technology

Correct Answer : Personal Computer Extended Technology

The IBM PC XT was the successor of the IBM PC. The XT stands for EXtended Technology and was introduced in early 1983. It had enhanced features: CGA graphic card, hard disk, more memory, and no more tape port. The term PC-XT refers to personal computer extended Technology.

2 .

Vacuum Tubes were used by _________ Generation of Computers.

A)

First

B)

Second

C)

Third

D)

Fourth

Correct Answer : First

Vacuum Tubes were employed in the first generation of computers to perform calculations. The amount of the first generation was 1946-1959.

3 .

SMTP in computer science stands for?

A)

Systems Mail Transfer Protocol

B)

Systems Memory Transfer Protocol

C)

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

D)

Simple Markup Transfer Protocol

Correct Answer : Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an internet standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission. Mail servers and other message transfer agents use SMTP to send and receive mail messages.

4 .

Which of these is not a database management system (DBMS)?

A)

SAP HANA

B)

Cosmos

C)

Sybase

D)

MySQL

Correct Answer : Cosmos

5 .

Using _________ one can resize, tag digital images, organise pictures into albums by drag and drop, can export the pictures for external use (by e-mail or print).

A)

Image Organiser

B)

Media Organiser

C)

Data Organiser

D)

Facebook Organiser

Correct Answer : Image Organiser

6 .

A computer language that expresses the presentation of structured documents, such as CSS, is called

A)

Style Sheet Language

B)

Command Language

C)

Markup Language

D)

Machine Language

Correct Answer : Style Sheet Language

7 .

Which of the following statement is true?

A)

Each relation has at least one foreign key

B)

Foreign keys can't have null values

C)

A Primary key is also an alternate key

D)

A Primary key is also a candidate key

Correct Answer : A Primary key is also a candidate key

8 .

The designers of the Internet Protocol defined an IP address as a ____Âbit number.

A)

8

B)

16

C)

32

D)

64

Correct Answer : 32

The designers of the Internet Protocol defined an IP address as a 32-bit number and this system, known as Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4), is still in use today. However, because of the growth of the Internet and the predicted depletion of available addresses, a new version of IP (IPv6), using 128 bits for the address, was developed in 1995. IPv6 was standardized as RFC 2460 in 1998, and its deployment has been ongoing since the mid-2000s.

9 .

ASP in computer science stands for?

A)

Abstract Syntax Provider

B)

Application Service Provider

C)

Abstract Service Provider

D)

Application Signal Provider

Correct Answer : Application Service Provider

An Application Service Provider (ASP) provides applications and related services over the Internet. Enterprises rent ASP software for a fee. The software is accessed remotely through a web browser and not installed on a company's local drives.

10 .

What is the technology used in a compact disc?

A)

Aeronautical

B)

Electrical

C)

Laser

D)

Electro magnetic

Correct Answer : Laser

CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, a mass storage medium utilizing an optical laser to read microscopic pits on the aluminized layer of a polycarbonate disc. The same format is used for audio Compact Discs.