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Computer AwarenessEasyAsked in: SSC CHSL · 14 Oct 2020, Shift 1

Which of the following is a lever that can be moved in several directions to control the movement of an image on a computer monitor or similar display screen ?

  1. A.Joystick
  2. B.Optical Mark Reader
  3. C.Visual Display Unit
  4. D.MIDI Devices

Correct answer

A. Joystick

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Joystick. A joystick is an input device with a stick fixed in a base that can be tilted in several directions, and the movement of the stick moves an image or a pointer on the screen in the same direction. It was first built for aircraft controls, and today it is used for computer games, flight simulators, wheelchairs and cranes. Most joysticks also carry buttons and a trigger, and the base sends the direction and the amount of tilt to the computer, so it is an analog pointing device like the mouse, the trackball and the light pen. B is wrong because an Optical Mark Reader only reads pencil marks on answer sheets and forms. C is wrong because a Visual Display Unit is the monitor, which is an output device and controls nothing. D is wrong because MIDI devices such as electronic keyboards carry music data between instruments and a computer. Exam tip: joystick, mouse, trackball, light pen and touch screen are pointing input devices; the monitor and printer are output devices.

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Q1.Computer AwarenessMedium

Which protocol is used to upload files to and download files from a remote server on the internet?

  1. A.SMTP
  2. B.Telnet
  3. C.FTP
  4. D.IMAP
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Correct answer: C. FTP

Explanation

The correct answer is C, FTP. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. It opens two channels with a server, one on port 21 for commands and one on port 20 for the matter itself, and moves whole files in either direction, which is how web pages are put on a hosting server.

Option A, SMTP, carries outgoing email and can send a file only as an attachment to a letter, not as a plain transfer. Option B, Telnet, lets a user log in to a distant computer and type commands on it through port 23; it gives control of the machine but does not itself move files. Option D, IMAP, is a mail-reading protocol that keeps letters on the server. For pure file transfer the answer is always FTP, or its secure forms FTPS and SFTP.

Q2.Computer AwarenessEasy

The domain name .gov in a web address shows that the site belongs to

  1. A.a commercial company
  2. B.a government body
  3. C.an educational institution
  4. D.a network provider
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Correct answer: B. a government body

Explanation

The correct answer is B, a government body. The last part of a domain name is the top-level domain and tells you the kind of owner. Government offices use .gov, often with the country code added, as in india.gov.in for the National Portal of India.

Option A is wrong because commercial firms use .com, which stands for commercial and is the commonest domain on the web. Option C is wrong because educational institutions use .edu, and in India colleges and universities generally use ac.in for the same purpose. Option D is wrong because network providers use .net. Two more are worth remembering with these: .org for non-profit organisations and .mil for military establishments. Reading the tail of the address therefore tells a candidate at once what sort of body runs the site.

Q3.Computer AwarenessEasy

The system that converts a domain name such as india.gov.in into its numeric address is called

  1. A.DNS
  2. B.DHCP
  3. C.HTTP
  4. D.URL
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Correct answer: A. DNS

Explanation

The correct answer is A, DNS. The Domain Name System is the directory of the internet. People remember names, while machines route traffic by numbers, so a DNS server looks up the name typed in the browser and returns the matching IP address before the page is fetched. It listens on port 53.

Option B, DHCP, the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, hands out an IP address to a machine when it joins a network; it allots addresses instead of translating names. Option C, HTTP, carries the page once the address is known and does no translation. Option D, URL, the Uniform Resource Locator, is the written address of a page and contains the domain name, but it is a form of address, not the service that resolves one. Only DNS does the conversion.

Q4.Computer AwarenessMedium

Which protocol is used to send an outgoing email from a client to a mail server?

  1. A.SMTP
  2. B.POP3
  3. C.IMAP
  4. D.FTP
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Correct answer: A. SMTP

Explanation

The correct answer is A, SMTP. SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and is the rule set that pushes a letter out of your mail program to the server and onward from one server to the next until it reaches the receiver's mailbox. Its usual port is 25.

Option B, POP3, the Post Office Protocol version 3, works in the other direction: it downloads arriving mail to one device and normally deletes it from the server. Option C, IMAP, the Internet Message Access Protocol, also handles incoming mail, but it keeps the letters on the server so the same mailbox appears alike on every device. Option D, FTP, is the File Transfer Protocol and moves files between a computer and a server without any connection to mail. Sending is SMTP; receiving is POP3 or IMAP.

Q5.Computer AwarenessMedium

An IPv6 address is of how many bits?

  1. A.32 bits
  2. B.64 bits
  3. C.128 bits
  4. D.256 bits
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Correct answer: C. 128 bits

Explanation

The correct answer is C, 128 bits. IPv6 was framed because the older scheme was running out of addresses, and its 128-bit length yields a pool so large that shortage is no longer a worry. Such an address is written as eight groups of hexadecimal digits separated by colons.

Option A, 32 bits, is the length of an IPv4 address, written as four decimal numbers from 0 to 255 separated by dots, and it is the distractor most often marked by mistake. Option B, 64 bits, is not the size of any IP address; it describes processor and register widths. Option D, 256 bits, is a length met in encryption keys such as AES-256, not in addressing. So remember the pair: IPv4 is 32 bits and IPv6 is 128 bits, four times as long.