General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Welcome to the General Knowledge Section of Free Time Learning. As we are aware General Knowledge (GK) is a very important area in all the competitive exams held in the country. Nowadays, a good knowledge of general awareness is very important in clearing any competitive and government recruitment examinations.

These General Knowledge Question are very important and usefull to UPSC, IAS/PCS, UPPSC, IBPS, SBI, RBI, SSC, CGL, Railway, APPSC, TSPSC, KPSC, TNPSC, TPSC, UPPSC, MPSC, RPSC, BPSC, MPPSC, UKPSC, MPSC, and other competitive exams.

1 .

What is a CMOS ?

Storage device

Cache memory operating system

Battery-powered memory chip

Basic input-output system

Correct Answer : Battery-powered memory chip

Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS, pronounced "see-moss"), also known as complementary-symmetry metal–oxide–semiconductor (COS-MOS), is a type of metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) fabrication process that uses complementary and symmetrical pairs of p-type and n-type MOSFETs for logic functions. CMOS technology is used for constructing integrated circuit (IC) chips, including microprocessors, microcontrollers, memory chips (including CMOS BIOS), and other digital logic circuits. CMOS technology is also used for analog circuits such as image sensors (CMOS sensors), data converters, RF circuits (RF CMOS), and highly integrated transceivers for many types of communication.

Two important characteristics of CMOS devices are high noise immunity and low static power consumption. Since one transistor of the MOSFET pair is always off, the series combination draws significant power only momentarily during switching between on and off states.

Published On : June 16, 2021

2 .

What does GUI stand for with respect to a computer?

Graphical Utility Interface

Graphic Utility Interaction

Group User Interface

Graphical User Interface

Correct Answer : Graphical User Interface

A Graphical User Interface is a computer interface that allows users to interact with a device through graphical elements such as pictures and animations, as opposed to text-based commands. GUIs are widely used in both personal and business computing, as they offer an intuitive and eye-catching method of controlling electronic devices. However, they are not without their disadvantages when compared to other computer control interfaces.

Published On : June 16, 2021

3 .

The unit of measurement of a word length is

Bit

Byte

Meter

Millimetre

Correct Answer : Bit

The number of bits that a computer can process at a time in parallel is called its word length. The commonly used word lengths are: 8, 16, 32 or 64 bits. It is a measure of the computer power of a computer. For example, when we talk of a 32-bit computer, it means that its word length is 32 bits.

Published On : June 16, 2021

4 .

Bill Gates co-founded 'Microsoft Corporation' in 1975 with?

Tim Berners-Lee

Paul G. Allen

Chris Hughes

Steve Paul Jobs

Correct Answer : Paul G. Allen

Published On : June 16, 2021

5 .

In Microsoft Word, under character formatting ___________ is used to apply colors to the characters.

Size

Effects

Font style

Font color

Correct Answer : Font color

Published On : June 16, 2021

6 .

FORTRAN is called

Floppy Translator

File Translator

Formula Translator

Format Translator

Correct Answer : Formula Translator

Fortran is a general-purpose, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing. Its name is a contraction of FORmula TRANslation. It aims to provide a way to tell computers to calculate complicated mathematical expressions, with more ease than assembly language.

Published On : June 16, 2021

7 .

The process of arranging data in logical sequence is called

Classifying

Sorting

Reproducing

Summarizing

Correct Answer : Sorting

In the field of computing, the process of arranging data in a logical sequence is called sorting. It is a procedure that accepts a random sequence of numbers or any other data which can be arranged in a definite logical sequence as input. It arranges data items in a logical sequence-alphabetical, numerical, etc-by record key.

Published On : June 16, 2021

8 .

The Simplest CPU – scheduling algorithm is

FCFS scheduling algorithm

SJF scheduling algorithm

Multilevel scheduling algorithm

Round-robin scheduling algorithm

Correct Answer : FCFS scheduling algorithm

First-Come, First-Served (FCFS) Scheduling is the simplest CPU scheduling algorithm. It is like customers waiting in line at the bank or the post office or at a copying machine. Under it, the process that requests the CPU first is allocated the CPU first. However, the average waiting time under FCFS is long.

Published On : June 16, 2021

9 .

Which type of switching is used in Internet?

Circuit

Telephone

Packet

None of the above

Correct Answer : Packet

Packet switching is the dividing of messages into packets before they are sent, transmitting each packet individually, and then reassembling them into the original message once all of them have arrived at the intended destination. Packets are the fundamental unit of information transport in internet that uses the datagram packet switching method. Most modern Wide Area Network protocols, including TCP/IP, are based on packet-switching technologies.

Published On : June 16, 2021

10 .

Network of a series of vertical and horizontal lines constructed perpendicular to each other is known as

Geographic coordinates

Latitudes

Longitude

Grid system

Correct Answer : Grid system

A grid is a network or a series or vertical and horizontal lines constructed perpendicular to each other. One series or lines runs from east to west and the other from north to south. Together they form squares of same dimensions within a given map. Each of the line forming the squares is given a value so that the position of an object on a map can be easily identified.

Published On : June 16, 2021