Computer And IT (Part-II) (Railway)

Total Questions: 31

11. Which of the following is an incorrect pair of abbreviation and its full form? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 01.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (2) URL-Uniform Reserve Locator
Solution:URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator.

• It is the address of a resource, which can be a specific web page or a file, on the internet.

• The URL was introduced in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee as well as the Working Group on Internet Engineering.

• The URL is the address or string of a character that is used to browse Internet data.

12. An attempt to obtain sensitive information such as username, password and credit card details, etc. for malicious reasons it termed as: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 01.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Phishing
Solution:Phishing is a method of identity theft that relies on individuals unwittingly volunteering.

• It is a cyber attack that uses disguised email as a weapon.

• Using this technique attackers acquire sensitive data, such as bank account numbers, through a fraudulent solicitation in email or on a web site.

13. What is the full form of RDRAM? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 05.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
Solution:RDRAM is abbreviated as Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory.

• It is a memory subsystem designed to transfer data at faster rates.

• RDAM is made up of a Random Access Memory (RAM), a RAM controller and a bus path that connect RAM to microprocessors and other PC devices.

• It is a types of synchronous dynamic random-access memory (SDRAM) developed by Rambus from the 1990s through to the early-2000s.

14. What is a Visual Display Unit (VDU)? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 05.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (2) Monitor
Solution:VDU is abbreviated as video display unit.

• It is a computing device that allows for input by a user and output to a display, like a computer monitor.

• A VDU consists of a display device and a keyboard, and could also include a mouse.

15. What is the full form of DOS? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 05.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) Disk Operating System
Solution:DOS stands for Disk Operating System.

• DOS basically refers to any kind of operating system but is majorly used for MS-DOS.

16. Which technology is used to provide high speed internet access over traditional modem lines? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 05.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) ADSL
Solution:Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) is a technology to provide high transmission speeds for video and voice to homes over an ordinary copper telephone wire.

• It is the most cost-effective in areas with a low market penetration of cable TV.

• The ADSL modem contains a POTS splitter chip that splits the bandwidth of the phone line into a voice and a data channel.

17. What was the first computer created by JW Mauchly and J Presper Eckert with NO mechanical parts? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 06.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) ENIAC
Solution:ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the world's first general-purpose computer.

• John Mauchly Eckert Invented it.

• It was completed in 1945

• It was first put to work for practical purposes on December 10, 1945.

18. 1 gigabyte is equal to how many megabytes in binary? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam. 06.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) 1024
Solution:There are 1024MB in one gigabyte.

• 1024KB equals one megabyte (MB).

• A Byte is equal to 8 Bits.

19. Which is not a web browser from the following? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 06.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) Google
Solution:Google is a search engine, while rest are web browser.

• It is an American multinational technology company.

• It is a search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

20. Unix, MS DOS, Linux are examples of: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) Operating Systems
Solution:An operating system (OS) is the program that, after being initially loaded into the computer by a boot program, manages all of the other application programs in a computer.

• The application programs make use of the operating system by making requests for services through a defined application program interface (API).

• Unix, MS DOS, Linux are examples of the operating system.