List of top Computer Awareness Questions asked in Karnataka Post Graduate Common Entrance Test

Which of the following is not a valid data type in C?
The product of \( 0110_2 \) and \( 0110_2 \) is _____.

Consider the following lists:

Identify the correct match.

Given the following information about Open-Source Operating Systems:
a. Free to use and distribute
b. Easy to customize
c. Availability of technical support Which of the following is correct ?
Given the following information with respect to a high level programming language:
a. Easier to use.
b. Uses English-like words and familiar mathematical symbols.
c. Computer cannot understand high level language programs. Which of the following is correct?
Given the following Lists:
List-I (Binary Representation)List-II (Decimal Representation)
a. 00100001 iii. 33
b. 11100011ii. 227
c. 11111111iv. 255
d. 10000000i. 128
Identify the correct match.
What does a Gantt chart primarily display ?
To access the services of the Operating System, the interface is provided by ______.
The process of starting a computer system is called ______.
Given the following statements about an Operating System: \begin{itemize} \item S1: Operating System is a resource manager. \item S2: Operating System acts as an interface between user and the computer. \item S3: The primary function of the Operating System is application development. \end{itemize} Which of the following holds good?
The storage of 1024 KB in binary means ______ number of bytes.
In floating-point representation, the part that represents a signed and fixed-point number, and the position of the decimal point are called ______ and ______.
Division of \( 111000_{(2)} \) by \( 100_{(2)} \) in binary is ______.
Given the following Lists:
10101DAD(16)

Identify the correct match.
Given the following Lists:
List-IList-II
a. BCD codeiv. Code used to represent decimal digits in binary form
b. EBCDICi. Code used for encoding characters in IBM mainframe systems
c. ASCIIii. Codes widely used for character encoding standard for electronic communication
d. Unicodeiii. Universal character encoding standard that can represent virtually all written languages
Identify the correct match.
A floating-point number is said to be normalized, if the MSB (Most Significant Bit) of the mantissa is ______.
The fastest memory in a computer system is
Pick the correct sequence which is in the decreasing order of storage capacity.
The default character coding in HTML-5 is
Given the following information with respect to Third and Fourth generation languages: \begin{itemize} \item S1: Both are non portable. \item S2: Third generation languages are mostly compiled languages. \item S3: Fourth generation languages are in line with minimum work and skill concept. \item S4: Third generation languages are user-friendly and have intelligent default options. \end{itemize} Which of the following is correct?
Conversion of decimal number 100 to Octal and Hexadecimal is ______ and ______
Given the following Lists:
Pointing device

Identify the correct match.
A set of processes and procedures that transform data into information and knowledge is known as
If \( x \) and \( y \) are Boolean variables, then which of the following statement is/are incorrect?
a. \( x \lor 0 = x, \, x \land 1 = x \)
b. \( x \lor x' = 1, \, x \land x' = 0 \)
c. \( x \land (x \lor y) = x \)
d. \( x \land (x \land y) = x \lor y \)
The Boolean equation of NOR gate is