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IBPS Clerk Hardware — practice questions

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Where would you find the word QWERTY?Read the answer and worked solution →Portable computers convenient for travellers are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Pixels are:Read the answer and worked solution →Daisy Wheel and Band are types of:Read the answer and worked solution →Which symbol is on the number key '7' of a keyboard?Read the answer and worked solution →Devices that enter information into a computer are called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is NOT computer hardware?Read the answer and worked solution →The pattern of printed lines on most products is called a:Read the answer and worked solution →SATA stands for:Read the answer and worked solution →OCR stands for:Read the answer and worked solution →The key used to cancel the current task is:Read the answer and worked solution →USB stands for:Read the answer and worked solution →Components added for input, output and storage are called:Read the answer and worked solution →A desktop computer is set up at a location that is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which part of a desktop houses the motherboard?Read the answer and worked solution →A minicomputer compares with a mainframe in power but differs in:Read the answer and worked solution →Today's smartphones are described as essentially:Read the answer and worked solution →Which everyday item is named as carrying computer technology?Read the answer and worked solution →Xerox's Alto computer, with a mouse and keyboard, appeared in:Read the answer and worked solution →IBM introduced its personal computer in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which early home computer is named alongside the Commodore PET?Read the answer and worked solution →A network connects two or more computer systems by cable or:Read the answer and worked solution →Which network type is used by colleges to share printers?Read the answer and worked solution →A personal area network connects devices within a:Read the answer and worked solution →Besides directing traffic, a router lets several computers share one:Read the answer and worked solution →Which device coordinates data flow between components?Read the answer and worked solution →Which device links one LAN to larger networks?Read the answer and worked solution →A device that requests resources on a network is a:Read the answer and worked solution →A network adapter card joins the system unit to the network via a:Read the answer and worked solution →Most computers today have network adapter cards that are:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Where would you find the word QWERTY?

  1. Keyboard
  2. Monitor
  3. Mouse
  4. Printer
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Correct answer: A. Keyboard

1. The question asks: Where would you find the word QWERTY. 2. Correct answer: Keyboard. 3. QWERTY is the standard layout of the top letter row on a keyboard. _Source: BankExamsToday Computer Awareness Question Bank (R. Singh), Q.54_

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Portable computers convenient for travellers are called:

  1. Mainframes
  2. Supercomputers
  3. Servers
  4. Laptops
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Correct answer: D. Laptops

1. The question asks: Portable computers convenient for travellers are called. 2. Correct answer: Laptops. 3. Laptops are compact, battery-powered and easy to carry. _Source: BankExamsToday Computer Awareness Question Bank (R. Singh), Q.63_

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Pixels are:

  1. Small chips inside the memory unit
  2. Thin cables used in networking
  3. Short samples of digital sound
  4. Smallest dots that form a screen image
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Correct answer: D. Smallest dots that form a screen image

1. The question asks: Pixels are. 2. Correct answer: Smallest dots that form a screen image. 3. A pixel is the smallest addressable dot that forms an on-screen image. _Source: BankExamsToday Computer Awareness Question Bank (R. Singh), Q.68_

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