COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Pick the odd one out:
1) Interpreter
2) Operating System
3) Compiler
4) Assembler
5) None of these

2. When a particular object or an image is copied, in which of the following places it is stored?
1) Notice Board
2) Interim Board
3) Notepad
4) Clipboard
5) None of these

3. The Term 'BIT' is the short form for:
1) Mega Byte
2) Binary Language
3) Binary Digit
4) Binary Number
5) None of these

4. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a 1) Network
2) Super Computer
3) Micro Computer
4) Client
5) None of these

5. A bar which is seen at the bottom of the screen (usually) when the computer is turned on is known as:
1) Address Bar
2) Task Bar
3) Windows Bar
4) Line bar
5) None of these

6. Something which has easily understood instructions is said to be:
1) User friendly
2) Information
3) Word Processing
4) Icon
5) None of these

7. To save an existing file with a new name or to a new location, you should use the ..... command.
1) Save
2) Save and Replace
3) Save as
4) New file
5) None of these

8. Peripheral devices such as printers and monitors are considered to be:
1) Hardware
2) Software
3) Data
4) Information
5) None of these

9. In a database, ....... fields store numbers used to perform calculations.
1) Next
2) Key
3) Alpha Numeric
4) Numeric
5) None of these

10. Where is data saved permanently?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) CPU
4) Printer
5) None of these




11. Which of the following describes relational database?
1) It provides relationship between integers
2) It consists of separate tables of related data
3) It retrieves data related to its queries
4) It provides the relationship between floats
5) None of these

12. Find the odd one out:
1) Projector
2) Speakers
3) Monitor
4) Microphone
5) Printer

13. A program for viewing webpages is called:
1) Word Processor
2) Spread sheet
3) Protocol
4) Browser
5) Database

14. Domain name Extension '.nic.in' is generally used for which of the following:
1) Organization websites
2) Educational Websites in india
3) Companies in india
4) e-governance websites
5) None of these

15. ........... view shows how the content on printed page, along with footer and margin header, appear.
1) Draft
2) Full screen reading
3) Outline
4) Page layout
5) None of these

16. What is the symbol for inbox in mail?
1) BOX
2) Envelope
3) Upper Case 'I'
4) Lower case 'I'
5) None of these

17. '©' symbol in computers refers to:
1) Copy
2) Circled 'C'
3) Copyright
4) Italicized C
5) None of these

18. Which of the following is a professional social networking site?
1) Facebook
2) Orkut
3) Twitter
4) LinkedIn
5) None of these

19. File ....... shrinks the size of a file so that it requires less storage space.
1) Scanning
2) Synthesizing
3) Defragmenting
4) Compression
5) None of these

20. Ctrl, shift, alt are called ....... keys.
1) Adjustment
2) Function
3) Modifier
4) Alphanumeric
5) None of these

21. An email address typically consists of user id followed by ........ and the domain name.
1) @
2) #
3) &
4) ∗
5) None of these

22. The name, a user assigns to a document is called:
1) File name
2) Program
3) Record
4) Data
5) None of these

23. ........... is processed by the computer into information.
1) Numbers
2) Processor
3) Input
4) Data
5) None of these

24. A menu contains a list of ........
1) commands
2) data
3) objects
4) reports
5) None of these

25. The internet allows you to:
1) Send electronic mail
2) View web pages
3) Connect to servers all around the world
4) All the above
5) None of these

26. Which of the following is a function of UPS?
1) It limits damage caused by fluctuating levels of electricity
2) It provides battery back up for limited time
3) It delivers electronic messages via a bus
4) It conducts a power-on self test or POST
5) None of these

27. Youtube, which provides a service of streaming videos online is provided by ....
1) Google
2) Microsoft
3) IBM
4) Apple
5) Sony

28. ...... is known as unauthorized access to others system.
1) Hacking
2) Encryption
3) Decryption
4) Trafficking
5) None of these

29. The vast network of computers that connects millions of people all over the world is called.......
1) LAN
2) Web
3) Hypertext
4) Internet
5) None of these

30. CRT stands for:
1) Copper Rod Tube
2) Campus Report Truncation
3) Completely Ready Tube
4) Cathode Ray Tube
5) None of these

31. To prevent a slide from being displayed during the slide show one should:
1) delete the slide
2) hide the slide by using animation button
3) hide the slide by using the slide show menu
4) Any of the above
5) None of the above

32. The ALU of a computer usually contains a number of high speed storage elements called ........
1) Semiconductor memory
2) Registers
3) Hard disk
4) Magnetic Disk
5) None of these

33. A connection from one HTML document to another HTML document is called:
1) Hyper Link
2) Connecting Link
3) Icon
4) All of these
5) None of these

34. Which of the following is true about RAM?
A) It is an acronym for Random Access Memory
B) It is memory built from silicon chips that is used to store programs and data temporarily while they are being processed
C) RAM stores the data permanently like Hard Disks
1) Only A and C
2) Only B and C
3) Only A and B
4) All the three
5) None of these

35. Capability of computer to perform more than one tasks at the same time is:
1) Batch Processing
2) Real Time Processing
3) Multitasking
4) Scheduled Processing
5) None of these

36. Computer Virus is:
1) A hardware
2) Windows tool
3) A computer program
4) Combination of 1 and 2
5) None of these

37. Firewall is used in communication network / system to save:
1) Unauthorized attack
2) Virus attack
3) Data driven attack
4) Fire attack
5) None of these

38. Which of the following can hold maximum data?
1) Optical disk
2) Floppy disk
3) Magnetic disk inside computer
4) Magnetic tape
5) None of these

39. ........ is a process of sending documents to a storage where they are temporarily stored and remain there until printer prints them.
1) Printing
2) Queuing
3) Waiting Queue
4) Print Spooling
5) None of these

40. The feature to customize the desktop to display information that can be updated from internet is:
1) Active desktop
2) Online desktop
3) E-mail
4) Resource Sharing
5) None of these

ANSWERS:

1-2; 2-4; 3-3; 4-1; 5-2; 6-1; 7-3; 8-1; 9-4; 10-2;
11-2; 12-4; 13-4; 14-4; 15-4; 16-2; 17-3; 18-4; 19-4; 20-3;
21-1; 22-1; 23-4; 24-1; 25-4; 26-2; 27-1; 28-1; 29-4; 30-4;
31-1; 32-2; 33-1; 34-3; 35-3; 36-3; 37-1; 38-4; 39-4; 40-1