Computer And IT (Part-II) (Railway)

Total Questions: 31

21. Line, Daisy Wheel, Laser and Drum are types of: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Printers
Solution:Printer is an output device. which produce printed output of results, programs and data.

• Prints text or image on paper called hard copy.

• The examples of printers include Dot-Matrix Printers. Daisy-Wheel Printers, Line Printers, Drum Printer, Chain Printer, Band Printers, Ink-Jet Printers and Laser Printers.

22. Which of the following is an example of a spreadsheet? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) Microsoft Excel
Solution:Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and 10S.

• It features calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

23. SAGA-220 was developed by Indian Space Research Organization. What is SAGA-220? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 07.04.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) Super Computer
Solution:SAGA-220 is a supercomputer built by the Indian Space Research Organisation.

• It was unveiled on 2 May 2011.

• SAGA 220 has been surpassed by the Pratyush supercomputer with a maximum theoretical speed of 220 Tera Flops (TF).

24. __________ is the first 'Made in India' Petascale Supercomputer installed at IIT Roorkee under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) in 2022. [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 30.08.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (2) PARAM Ganga
Solution:The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM). in March 2022, deployed "PARAM Ganga", a supercomputer at IIT Roorkee, with a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops.

• The system is designed and commissioned by C-DAC under Phase 2 of the build approach of the NSM.

• PARAM Ganga is based on a heterogeneous and hybrid configuration of Intel Xeon Cascade lake processors, and NVIDIA Tesla V100.

25. What is the name of the supercomputer designed and installed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) at IIT Roorkee, under Phase II of National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) in March 2022? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 15.09.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (1) PARAM Ganga
Solution:The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), in March 2022. deployed "PARAM Ganga", a supercomputer at IIT Roorkee, with a supercomputing capacity of 1.66 Petaflops.

• The system is designed and commissioned by C-DAC under Phase 2 of the build approach of the NSM.

• PARAM Ganga is based on a heterogeneous and hybrid configuration of Intel Xeon Cascade lake processors, and NVIDIA Tesla V100.

26. How many bytes are there in 1 kilobyte ? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 16.09.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2) 1024 bytes
Solution:1024 bytes = 1 KB (Kilobyte)

1024 KB = 1 MB (Megabyte)

1024 MB = 1 GB (Gigabyte)

1024 GB = 1 TB (Terabyte)

1024 TB = 1 PB (Petabyte)

27. Which academic institution in India has installed the most powerful supercomputer in the country named as Param Pravega, the super computer is also the largest in an Indian academic institution as on February 2022? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 20.09.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Indian Institute of Science (IISC)-Bengaluru
Solution:The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) Bengaluru installed and commissioned Param Pravega, under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM), in February 2022.

• Param Pravega is one of the most powerful supercomputers in India and the largest in an Indian academic institution.

• It has a total supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops.

• It has been designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC).

28. In March 2022 which compa-ny among the following founded the Startups Founders Hub, it is a new dig ital and inclusive platform for startup founders in India? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 29.09.2022 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (3) Microsoft
Solution:Microsoft, on 31 March 2022, launched its 'Startups Founders Hub' in India to support founders at every stage of their journey with access to more than $300,000 in benefits.

• The Hub is designed specifically for early-stage startups to lower the barriers of business creation.

29. What is the full form of 'MICR in MICR code? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (4) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Solution:The acronym MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition.

• It is a character recognition technology used mainly by the banking industry to streamline the processing and clearance of cheques and other documents.

• It works by printing a MICR line on a check using magnetic ink which usually contains iron oxide.

30. What is the short form of HTML? [RRC NWR Jaipur GDCE ALP Exam, 22.07.2023 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (1) Hypertext Markup Language
Solution:HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is used to create Web pages and tells the browser how to display them.

• It designs the basic layout and formatting of Web pages.

• HTML is made up of elements or tags and attributes, which work together to identify document parts and tell browser how to display them.