Tag: general knowledge

Degaussing is the process of reducing or eliminating a magnetic field, specifically used to erase data from magnetic storage media like floppy disks, tapes, or hard drives. It is not related to CPU attachments, creating media, or medical applications.

Computer viruses are malicious programs that spread through file sharing, email attachments, infected downloads, or network connections. A scanner is an input device for digitizing physical documents - it cannot contract or spread viruses as it does not execute or transfer program files.

Mumbai is an archipelago of seven islands: Colaba, Old Woman's Island (Little Colaba), Mumbai, Mazagaon, Parel, Mahim, and Worli. Bandra is part of the Mumbai suburban region on the mainland, not one of the original islands.

CPU stands for Central Processing Unit, which is the primary component of a computer that executes instructions and processes data. It is not related to power units or public certification.

A Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube technology used in traditional monitors and televisions to display images. It is not found in CPUs, printers, or scanners.

CAG stands for Comptroller and Auditor General, a constitutional authority established under Article 148 to audit government accounts and ensure financial accountability. It is not related to commerce, civil affairs, or comparative administration.

This is a trick question - if you take away three apples from five, you now have three apples in your possession (the ones you took). The question asks how many you have, not how many remain.

IRQ stands for Interrupt Request, which is a signal sent to the CPU to temporarily stop current operations and handle a higher-priority task. The 'Queue' spelling in options A and B is incorrect - it is not 'Que'.

The Intel Pentium FDIV bug was a flaw in the Floating Point Unit (FPU) of certain Pentium processors that caused incorrect division results. It was not related to cache, socket issues, and Intel acknowledged the flaw.