IT &computer MCQ section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

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

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.

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.

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.

Answer: (b)

The First supercomputer was Cray XMP-14 which was installed at National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, New Delhi, in 1989. Param was developed by C-DAC Pune in 1991.

Answer: (a)

WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. It is a family of wireless communication standards based on the IEEE 802.16 set of standards, which provide multiple physical layers (PHY) and Media Access Control (MAC) options.

WiMAX is sometimes referred to as “Wi-Fi on steroids” and can be used for broadband connections, hotspots, etc.