Computer Awareness — Complete Guide for Competitive Exams

by Pareeksha Content Team

Computer awareness questions test definitional knowledge and history: hardware vs software, RAM vs ROM, processors, operating systems, internet protocols, cybersecurity, databases, programming, AI, cloud computing, and emerging technologies. This guide covers computer architecture and Von Neumann model, memory hierarchy (RAM, ROM, cache, storage), operating system history (DOS, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS), software categories and MS Office, internet basics and browsers, networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, email), cybersecurity threats and defense, databases and SQL basics, AI and machine learning, programming languages, web development, cloud computing, IoT, blockchain, and 100+ acronyms. 12 chapters, 270+ practice MCQs with technology timeline from 1940-2024.