IBPS CLERKS EXAM COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs

1. Which of the following peripheral devices displays information to a user?
1) Monitor
2) Keyboard
3) Secondary Storage Devices
4) Secondary Storage Media
5) None

2. Bandwidth refers to
1) The cost of the cable required to implement a WAN
2) The cost of the cable required to implement a LAN
3) The amount of information a peer-to-peer network can store
4) The amount of information a communication medium can transfer in a given amount of time
5) None of these

3. A processor that collects the transmissions from several communication media and send them over a single line that operates at a higher capacity is called ........
1) Multiplexer
2) Bridge
3) Hub
4) Router
5) None of these

4. Which of the following is not a form of Biometrics?
1) Fingerprint
2) Password
3) Retina Scan
4) Breath Scan
5) None of these

5. Which of the following best defines a compiler?
1) Translates machine language into a high level language
2) Translates one statement at a time as the program executes
3) Translates two statements at a time as the program executes
4) Produces object code
5) is less sophisticated than an assembler

6. Which of the following is not a web browser?
1) Opera
2) Netscape
3) Microsoft Outlook
4) Internet Explorer
5) Safari

7. What is the cell content alignment by default in a Excel?
1) Left Aligned
2) Centrally Aligned
3) Text is left aligned and numbers are right aligned
4) Text is right aligned and numbers are left aligned
5) None of these

8. Which of the following device is used to transmit data over telecommunication lines?
1) Drive
2) Folder
3) Modem
4) Platforms
5) None of these



9. A ........ is approximately one billion bytes.
1) Kilobyte
2) Bit
3) Gigabyte
4) Megabyte
5) None of these

10. Printed information called ......, exists physically and is more permanent form of output than that presented on a display device.
1) Soft Copy
2) Hard Copy
3) Carbon Copy
4) Desk Copy
5) None of these

11. To restart the computer .... key/ button is used.
1) Ctrl + Del
2) Backspace + Ctrl
3) Ctrl + Alt + del
4) Reset
5) None

12. Which of the following is the benefit of using  computer?
1) Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data
2) Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect
3) Computers are designed to be inflexible
4) All the above
5) None of these

13. Which of the following keyboard short-cut is used to center the paragraph?
1) Ctrl + C
2) Ctrl + E
3) Ctrl + L
4) Ctrl + R
5) None of these

14. If a memory chip is volatile, it will .......
1) explode if exposed to high temperatures
2) lose its contents if current is turned off
3) be used for data storage only
4) be used to both read and write data
5) None of these

15. Which of the following is not a hardware?
1) An image file
2) A keyboard
3) A monitor
4) A mouse
5) Pen drive

16. Simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is called:
1) Sequential Access
2) Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC)
3) Multiprocessing
4) Disk Mirroring
5) None of these

17. The different styles of lettering in a word processing program is called:
1) Font
2) Calligraphy
3) Writing
4) Manuscript
5) None of these

18. A CD-ROM disk ...
1) cannot be erased and rewritten
2) has more storage capacity than a CD-R
3) holds less data than a floppy disk
4) can be written only once
5) None of these

19. Which of the following is not an Operating System of Microsoft?
1) XP
2) 7
3) CE
4) Vista
5) Linux

20. The code for a web page is written using:
1) A fifth generation language
2) Winzip
3) Perl
4) Hypertext Markup Language
5) C++

21. Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called
1) Updating
2) Upgrading
3) Restructuring
4) Renewing
5) None of these

22. Which of the following functions is not performed by servers?
1) Processing Websites
2) Database Sharing
3) Storage
4) Word Processing
5) Email Processing

23. Documentation of softwares/ Computer programs is important so that:
1) Users can learn how to use the program
2) Other programmers can know how to maintain the program
3) The programmer can see why the code is written that way while locating sources of error
4) All the above
5) None of these

24. What is the difference between a check box and Radio button?
1) No difference
2) In radio buttons multiple options can be selected whereas in check boxes only single option can be selected
3) In check boxes as well as radio buttons multiple options can be selected, but radio buttons can be used only twice
4) In check boxes multiple options can be selected whereas in radio buttons only single option can be selected
5) None of these

25. Which of the following is true about Secondary Storage?
1) Does not require constant power
2) Does not use magnetic media
3) Consists of four main types of devices
4) Does not store information for later retrieval
5) None of these

26. ..... means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable?
1) Data Redundancy
2) Data Integrity
3) Data Reliability
4) Data Consistency
5) None of these

27. Documents converted to ..... can be published to the Web?
1) a doc file
2) http
3) Machine language
4) HTML
5) None of these

28. ........ is an access method in which collisions are entirely avoided.
1) CSMA
2) CSMA/CD
3) CSMA/CA
4) All the above
5) None of these

29. A ....... typically connects personal computers within a very limited geographical area, usually within a single building?
1) LAN
2) BAN
3) TAN
4) VPN
5) None of these

30. Who is/are the founders of Microsoft?
1) Bill Gates
2) Bill Gates and Allen Paul
3) Steve Jobs
4) Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
1-1; 2-4; 3-1; 4-2; 5-4; 6-3; 7-3; 8-3; 9-3;
10-2; 11-4; 12-1; 13-2; 14-2; 15-1; 16-3;
17-1; 18-1; 19-5; 20-4; 21-1; 22-4; 23-4;
24-4; 25-1; 26-2; 27-4; 28-5; 29-1; 30-2.