Previous Year SSC Computer Awareness MCQ Set – 2
11. A pen drive is [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2006]
A. A fixed secondary storage unit
B. A magnetic secondary storage unit
C. A removable secondary storage unit
D. None of the above
Answer – C. A removable secondary storage unit
Explanation-
12. Which of the following is not reckoned as a ‘value added’ telecommunication service? [SSC CGL Prelim 2002]
A. Electronic Mail
B. STD
C. FAX
D. Radio-Paging Service
Answer – C. FAX
Explanation-
13. The basic application of an ‘AND’ gate in computers is for: [SSC CGL Prelim 2002]
A. addition
B. subtraction
C. multiplication
D. division
Answer –C. multiplication
Explanation-
14. The mouse is [Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2007]
A. Memory
B. C.P.U.
C. Input Device
D. Output Device
Answer – C. Input Device
Explanation-
15. Which of the following is not an output device? [Uttarakhand PCS (Mains) 2006]
A. Monitor
B. Printer
C. Mouse
D. Plotters
Answer –C. Mouse
Explanation-
16. Who developed the concept of email? [SSC CGL Prelim 2002]
A. Bill Gates
B. Arthur C. Clark
C. Ray Tomlinson
D. Sabir Bhatia
Answer –C. Ray Tomlinson
Explanation-
17. Which of the following is not an output device? [Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2016]
A. Monitor
B. Touch screen
C. Printer
D. Plotter
Answer – B. Touch screen
Explanation-
18. What is an organization’s introductory web page called? [SSC CGL Prelim 2003]
A. Portal
B. Vortal
C. Homepage
D. Web site
Answer – D. Website
Explanation-
19. Which is the most common ‘input device’ used today? [Uttarakhand PCS (Pre) 2010]
A. Motherboard
B. Central Processing Unit
C. Keyboard
D. Semiconductor
Answer – C. Keyboard
Explanation-
20. The first computer language developed was: [SSC Section Officer (Commercial Audit) 2003]
A. COBOL
B. BASIC
C. FORTRAN
D. PASCAL
Answer – C. FORTRAN
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