IT &computer MCQ section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 16 [SSC CML 2006]

Consider the following statements:

  1. Adam Osborne produced the first portable computer.
  2. Ian Wilmut created the cloned sheep.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both A and B

b) A only

c) B only

d) Neither (A) nor (B)

Answer: (a)

Adam Osborne was an American entrepreneur who was best known for creating the first commercially available portable computer, the Osborne 1, released in April 1981.

Ian Wilmut is best known as the leader of the research group that in 1996 first cloned a mammal from an adult somatic cell, a Finnish Dorset lamb named Dolly.

Question : 17 [SSC SO 2008]

Nano technology deals with objects with dimensions in the range of

a) 10–9 m

b) 10–3 m

c) 10–6 m

d) 10–12 m

Answer: (a)

Nanotechnology (sometimes shortened to “nanotech”) is the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale.

Generally, nanotechnology works with materials, devices, and other structures with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres which is equal to 10–9 m.

Question : 18 [SSC MTS 2013]

In MS-Excel, ______ provide a visual representation of the values in a worksheet.

a) Templates

b) Charts

c) Formulae

d) Views

Answer: (b)

In MS-Excel charts provide a visual representation of the values in a worksheet.

Question : 19 [SSC CGL 2010]

Processor’s speed of a computer is measured in

a) Baud

b) BPS

c) MIPS

d) Hertz

Answer: (c)

million instructions per second (MIPS) is a measure of a computer’s processor speed. Many reported IPS values have represented “peak” execution rates on artificial instruction sequences with few branches, whereas realistic workloads typically lead to significantly lower IPS values.

Question : 20 [SSC CGL 2016]

In IT, associative memory is called as

a) Content addressable memory

b) Virtual memory

c) Cache memory

d) Main memory

Answer: (a)

Associative memory in computer organization is when memory is accessed through content rather than through a specific address. Associative memory is also known as associative storage, associative array or content-addressable memory, or CAM.

Associative memory is found on a computer hard drive and used only in specific high-speed searching applications.

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