1. Hackers ………………
(A) all have the same motive
(B) are people who maintain computers
(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
(D) break into other people's computers
Answer: break into other peoples computers
2. Unauthorised copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of for
personal backups is called ………………
(A) program thievery
(B) data snatching
(C) software piracy
(D) program looting
Answer: software piracy
3. Junk e-mail is also called ………………
(A) spam
(B) spoof
(C) cookie crumbs
(D) sniffer script
Answer: spam
4. What is usually used for displaying information at public places ?
(A) Monitors
(B) Overhead Projections
(C) Monitors and Overhead Projections
(D) Touch Screen Kiosks
Answer: Overhead Projections
5. What is MP3 ?
(A) A Mouse
(B) A Printer
(C) A Sound Format
(D) A Scanner
Answer: A Sound Format
6. What is the most popular hardware for multimedia creations ?
(A) PCs
(B) Minicompiiters
(C) Mainframe Computers
(D) WANs
Answer: PCs
7. For sound recording, what is necessary ?
(A) Speaker
(B) Microphone
(C) Talker
(D) Mouse
Answer: Microphone
8. The life-span of a CD-ROM is………………
(A) approximately one year
(B) approximately two years
(C) approximately five years
(D) approximately twenty-five years
Answer: approximately five years
9. The ……………… settings are automatic and standard.
(A) default
(B) CPU
(C) peripheral
(D) user frien9ly
Answer: default
10. What are the two parts of an E-mail address ?
(A) User name and street address
(B) Legal name and phone number
(C) User name and domain name
(D) Initials and password
Answer: User name and domain name
11. Participants can see and hear each other in a/an ………………
(A) electronic mail system
(B) message system
(C) tele-conference
(D) bulletin board
Answer: tele-conference
12. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly
recalled because tape is ………………
(A) a random-access medium
(B) expensive
(C) a read-only medium
(D) a sequential-access medium
Answer: a sequential-access medium
13. Why should you delete unknown e-mail attachments ?
(A) You could go to jail
(B) The person could track you down and hurt you
(C) It is bad manners
(D) It might contain a virus that could hurt your computer
Answer: It might contain a virus that could hurt your computer
14. How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same
floppy disk ?
(A) A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs
(B) A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other
(C) Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory
device
(D) Floppy disks can only store data, not programs
Answer: Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device
15. What is an embedded system ?
(A) A program that comes wrapped in a box
(B) A program that is permanently part of a computer
(C) A computer that is part of a larger computer
(D) A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance
Answer: A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance
16. Which of the following will you require to hear music on your computer ?
(A) Video Card
(B) Tape Recorder
(C) Mouse
(D) Sound Card
Answer: Sound Card
17. The signal that a computer is waiting for a command from the user is ………………
(A) prompt
(B) event
(C) time slice
(D) interrupt
Answer: prompt
18. This software allows the user to move from page to page on the Web by
clicking on or selecting a hyperlink, or by typing in the address of the
destination page ………………
(A) Web browser
(B) Web search engine
(C) Web homepage
(D) Web service
Answer: Web browser
19. For viewing video CDs, you would use………………
(A) CD Player
(B) Windows Media Player
(C) Windows Video Player
(D) Windows Movie Player
Answer: Windows Media Player
20. Executing more than one program concurrently by one user on one computer is
known as ………………
(A) multi-programming
(B) multi-processing
(C) time-sharing
(D) multi-tasking
Answer: multi-tasking
21. Which of the following controls the manner of interaction between the user
and the operating system ?
(A) language translator
(B) platform
(C) user interface
(D) icon
Answer: user interface
22. You can keep your personal flies / folders in ………………
(A) My Folder
(B) My Documents
(C) My Files
(D) My Text
Answer: My Documents
23. Three types of compact disks include CD-ROM, CD-R, and ………………
(A) CD-W
(B) CD-RAM
(C) CD-DVD
(D) CD-RW
Answer: CD-RW
24. All computers must have ………………
(A) Word processing software
(B) An operating system
(C) A printer attached
(D) A virus checking program
Answer: An operating system
25. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual
is known as the crime of ………………
(A) spooling
(B) spoofing
(C) hacking
(D) identity theft
Answer: identity theft
Computer Knowledge is highly scoring section in IBPS POs and RRB (Regional Rural Banks) Examinations. All the questions will be from well known concepts such as Computer Terminology, Basic Computer Architecture, Internet, MS-Office, E-Commerce, Computer Network etc. The questions may be theoretical and also require knowledge of facts and application.
Saturday, 9 June 2012
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Indian Overseas Bank Probationary Officers’ Exam., 2011
Computer Knowledge
(Held on May 2011)
1. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal
degrade, you would use a ………………(Held on May 2011)
(A) resonance
(B) router
(C) gateway
(D) switch
(E) repeater
Ans : (E)
2. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a ………………
(A) version
(B) patch
(C) tutorial
(D) FAQ
(E) rectifier
Ans : (B)
3. URL stands for ………………
(A) Universal Research List
(B) Universal Resource List
(C) Uniform Research List
(D) Uniform Research Locator
(E) Uniform Resource Locator
Ans : (E)
4. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes ………………
(A) data redundancy
(B) information overload
(C) duplicate data
(D) data inconsistency
(E) data repetition
Ans : (D)
5. What is a backup ?
(A) Restoring the information backup
(B) An exact copy of a system's information
(C) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
6. The Internet is ………………
(A) a large network of networks
(B) an internal communication system for a business
(C) a communication system for the Indian government
(D) a communication system for some states of India
(E) a communication system for some cities of India
Ans : (A)
7. Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as ………………
(A) supercomputers
(B) planners
(C) minicomputers
(D) file servers
(E) laptops
Ans : (E)
8. What is the storage area for e-mail messages called ?
(A) A folder
(B) A mailbox
(C) A directory
(D) The hard disk
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
9. One advantage of dial-up Internet access is
(A) it utilises broadband technology
(B) it is Indian
(C) it uses a router for security
(D) modem speeds are very fast
(E) it utilises existing telephone service
Ans : (E)
10. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called ?
(A) configuration
(B) download
(C) storage
(D) upload
(E) installation
Ans : (E)
11. Which process checks to ensure that the components of the computer are operating and connected properly ?
(A) Booting
(B) Processing
(C) Saving
(D) Editing
(E) Starting
Ans : (A)
12. A means of capturing an image (drawing or photo) so that it can be stored on a computer is………………
(A) Modem
(B) Software
(C) Scanner
(D) Keyboard
(E) Mouse
Ans : (C)
13. An error in a computer program………………
(A) Crash
(B) Power Failure
(C) Bug
(D) Virus
(E) Fatal error
Ans : (C)
14. Access-control based on a person's fingerprints is .an example of………………
(A) biometric identification
(B) characteristic identification
(C) characteristic security
(D) fingerprint security
(E) logistics
Ans : (A)
15. The patterns of printed lines on most products are called………………
(A) prices
(B) striping
(C) scanners
(D) OCR
(E) barcodes
Ans : (E)
16. Most mail programs automatically complete the following two parts in an e-mail ………………
(A) From: and Body :
(B) From: and Date :
(C) From: and To :
(D) From: and Subject :
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
17. The computer's capability of distinguishing spoken words is called ………………
(A) voice analysis
(B) speech acknowledgement
(C) voice recognition
(D) speech interpretation
(E) vocalisation
Ans : (C)
18. Which of the following is an advantage of mounting an application on the Web ?
(A) The possibility of 24-houraccess for users
(B) Creating a system that can extend globally
(C) Standardising the design of the interface
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
19. The first page of a Website is called the ………………
(A) Homepage
(B) Index
(C) Java Script
(D) Bookmark
(E) Intro Page
Ans : (A)
20. ERP is an acronym for ………………
(A) Enterprise Retirement Planning
(B) Enterprise Relationship Planning
(C) Enterprise Resource' Planning
(D) Enterprise Reorder Planning
(E) Enterprise Retention Planning
Ans : (C)
21. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called a/an ………………
(A) Search Engine
(B) Internet Service Provider (ISP)
(C) Multimedia Application
(D) Browser
(E) Internet Surfing Provider
Ans : (D)
22. The issues that deal with the collection and use of data about individuals is ………………
(A) access
(B) publicity
(C) accuracy
(D) property
(E) privacy
Ans : (E)
23. A term related to sending data to a satellite is ………………
(A) downlink
(B) modulate
(C) demodulate
(D) uplink
(E) interrelate
Ans : (D)
24. Online documents containing underlined phrases or icons that a user can click in order to move immediately to related parts of the current document or to other documents with related information is called ………………
(A) hypermedia
(B) hypertext
(C) HTML
(D) URL
(E) FTP
Ans : (B)
25. Physical security is concerned with protecting computer hardware from human tampering and natural disasters and ………………security is concerned with protecting software from unauthorized tampering or damage.
(A) data
(B) cyber
(C) Internet
(D) metaphysical
(E) publicity
Ans : (A)
26. Hackers ………………
(A) all have the same motive
(B) are people who maintain computers
(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
(D) are people who are allergic to computers
(E) break into other people's computers
Ans : (E)
27. Unauthorised copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of for personal backups is called ………………
(A) program thievery
(B) data snatching
(C) software piracy
(D) program looting
(E) data looting
Ans : (C)
28. Junk e-mail is also called ………………
(A) spam
(B) spoof
(C) cookie crumbs
(D) sniffer script
(E) spill
Ans : (A)
29. What is usually used for displaying information at public places ?
(A) Monitors
(B) Overhead Projections
(C) Monitors and Overhead Projections
(D) Touch Screen Kiosks
(E) Loud Speakers
Ans : (B)
30. What is MP3 ?
(A) A Mouse
(B) A Printer
(C) A Sound Format
(D) A Scanner
(E) A Mobile Phone
Ans : (C)
31. What is the most popular hardware for multimedia creations ?
(A) PCs
(B) Minicompiiters
(C) Mainframe Computers
(D) WANs
(E) Super Computers
Ans : (A)
32. For sound recording, what is necessary ?
(A) Speaker
(B) Microphone
(C) Talker
(D) Mouse
(E) Telephone
Ans : (B)
33. The life-span of a CD-ROM is………………
(A) approximately one year
(B) approximately two years
(C) approximately five years
(D) approximately twenty-five years
(E) almost unlimited
Ans : (C)
34. The ……………… settings are automatic and standard.
(A) default
(B) CPU
(C) peripheral
(D) user frien9ly
(E) defaulter
Ans : (A)
35. What are the two parts of an E-mail address ?
(A) User name and street address
(B) Legal name and phone number
(C) User name and domain name
(D) Initials and password
(E) User name and Recipient name
Ans : (C)
36. Participants can see and hear each other in a/an ………………
(A) electronic mail system
(B) message system
(C) tele-conference
(D) bulletin board
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
37. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is ………………
(A) a random-access medium
(B) expensive
(C) a read-only medium
(D) fragile and easily damaged
(E) a sequential-access medium
Ans : (E)
38. Why should you delete unknown e-mail attachments ?
(A) You could go to jail
(B) The person could track you down and hurt you
(C) It is bad manners
(D) It might contain a virus that could hurt your computer
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
39. How is it possible that both programs and data can be stored on the same floppy disk ?
(A) A floppy disk has two sides, one for data and one for programs
(B) A floppy disk has to be formatted for one or for the other
(C) Programs and data are both software, and both can be stored on any memory device
(D) Floppy disks can only store data, not programs
(E) Floppy disks are better than CDs
Ans : (C)
40. What is an embedded system ?
(A) A program that comes wrapped in a box
(B) A program that is permanently part of a computer
(C) A computer that is part of a larger computer
(D) A computer and software system that controls a machine or appliance
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
41. Which of the following will you require to hear music on your computer ?
(A) Video Card
(B) Tape Recorder
(C) Mouse
(D) Joy Stick
(E) Sound Card
Ans : (E)
42. The signal that a computer is waiting for a command from the user is ………………
(A) prompt
(B) event
(C) time slice
(D) interrupt
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
43. This software allows the user to move from page to page on the Web by clicking on or selecting a hyperlink, or by typing in the address of the destination page ………………
(A) Web browser
(B) Web search engine
(C) Web homepage
(D) Web service
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
44. For viewing video CDs, you would use………………
(A) CD Player
(B) Windows Media Player
(C) Windows Video Player
(D) Windows Movie Player
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
45. Executing more than one program concurrently by one user on one computer is known as ………………
(A) multi-programming
(B) multi-processing
(C) time-sharing
(D) multi-tasking
(E) multi-action
Ans : (D)
46. Which of the following controls the manner of interaction between the user and the operating system ?
(A) language translator
(B) platform
(C) user interface
(D) icon
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
47. You can keep your personal flies / folders in ………………
(A) My Folder
(B) My Documents
(C) My Files
(D) My Text
(E) My Collection
Ans : (B)
48. Three types of compact disks include CD-ROM, CD-R, and ………………
(A) CD-W
(B) CD-RAM
(C) CD-DVD
(D) CD-RW
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
49. All computers must have ………………
(A) Word processing software
(B) An operating system
(C) A printer attached
(D) A virus checking program
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
50. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of ………………
(A) spooling
(B) spoofing
(C) hacking
(D) identity theft
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
Friday, 25 May 2012
Computer Terms
Application Files- Program files environment where you can create and edit the kind of document that application makes
Bug- a fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly
Central Processor Unit (CPU) - This is where the entire computer's data processing is handled - all the data manipulation, calculations and formatting data for output.
Click- To select an object by pressing the mouse button when the cursor is pointing to the required menu option, icon or hypertext link
Close - To close a window that has been opened for viewing and / or editing
Computer- A general-purpose machine that processes data according to a set of instructions that are stored internally either temporarily or permanently
Cookie- A packet of information that travels between a browser and the web server
CPU- An acronym for Central Processing Unit and is often used to refer to a computer system, such as "That beige box sitting next to my 24" flat screen monitor is my new CPU
Crash- Your computer or application no longer works correctly and so you "loose" all the work you've done since the last time you saved
Creating A File- Storing data as a file with an assigned file name that is unique within the directory it resides in
Delete- To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk
Desktop- An on-screen representation of a desktop such as used in the Macintosh and Windows operating systems
Dialog Boxes- Takes over your screen and allows you to ‘dialog' with the computer
Directory (AKA Folder, sub-directory)- Allows you to organize files and other folders
Disk Space- This is the place where your files live. The greater the disk space the more files you can keep. More disk space is always better than less. You can never have much disk space.
Document Files- Files we care about (memos, letters, pictures, etc.
Documents- Files you create and edit
Double Click- To press the mouse button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse between clicks
Drag- To move an object on screen in which its complete movement is visible from starting location to destination
Edit- To make a change to existing data
File Cabinet- Metaphorically, the hard drive (and other kinds of storage media like floppy disks) which store files and folders
Folder Icons- Collections of documents and other folders
Google- search engine on the web
Hotmail- free email service, now part of MSN
Icon View- Allows you to see icons of folders and files primarily as icons with little information
Icons- In a graphical user interface (GUI), a small, pictorial, on screen representation of an object, such as a document, program, folder or disk drive.
Keyboard- This if the primary text input device. It also contains certain standard function keys, such as the Escape key, tab, and arrow keys, shift and control keys, and sometimes other manufacturer-customized keys.
Macintosh- Macintosh, Mac - a personal computer from Apple Computer
Mouse- Pointing device that allows you to tell the computer what to do
Mozilla- a web browser and successor to Netscape Communicator
Operating System (OS) - System software that allows your computer to work
Pentium- Microprocessor from Intel
Random Access Memory (RAM) - This stands for Random Access Memory. You can think of this as the "space" where you computer does its processing. The more space you have the more processes you can run at the same time. More RAM is always better than less. You can never have much RAM.
Recycle Bin- Place where you put files and folders that you may later want to delete or get rid of. Compare Trash
Resize Box- Allows you to change the size and shape of a window
Right click- To press the right button on the mouse. (This is Windows specific. On a Mac running System 8 or higher, you hold down the Control key and then click to get the same effect.)
Save As- Give the file a name and/or store the file in a certain place
Save- Tell the computer to create a file on disk that has the information you've put into the document (usually typing)
Scroll bar- Allows you to move around through your document
Shut down- To quit all applications and turn off the computer
Software- Instructions that tell the computer what to do
Spam- unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail
System files- Allows our computer to work
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Trash- Place where you put files and folders that you want to delete or get rid of
Trojan Horse- a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software. The term is derived from the classical myth of the Trojan Horse. Analogously, a Trojan horse appears innocuous (or even to be a gift), but in fact is a vehicle for bypassing security
Unix- an operating system
Virus- a piece of program code that spreads by making copies of itself
Volume Icons- Devices that hold files and folders
Wiki or WikiWiki- a hypertext document collection or the collaborative software used to create it
Bug- a fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly
Central Processor Unit (CPU) - This is where the entire computer's data processing is handled - all the data manipulation, calculations and formatting data for output.
Click- To select an object by pressing the mouse button when the cursor is pointing to the required menu option, icon or hypertext link
Close - To close a window that has been opened for viewing and / or editing
Computer- A general-purpose machine that processes data according to a set of instructions that are stored internally either temporarily or permanently
Cookie- A packet of information that travels between a browser and the web server
CPU- An acronym for Central Processing Unit and is often used to refer to a computer system, such as "That beige box sitting next to my 24" flat screen monitor is my new CPU
Crash- Your computer or application no longer works correctly and so you "loose" all the work you've done since the last time you saved
Creating A File- Storing data as a file with an assigned file name that is unique within the directory it resides in
Delete- To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk
Desktop- An on-screen representation of a desktop such as used in the Macintosh and Windows operating systems
Dialog Boxes- Takes over your screen and allows you to ‘dialog' with the computer
Directory (AKA Folder, sub-directory)- Allows you to organize files and other folders
Disk Space- This is the place where your files live. The greater the disk space the more files you can keep. More disk space is always better than less. You can never have much disk space.
Document Files- Files we care about (memos, letters, pictures, etc.
Documents- Files you create and edit
Double Click- To press the mouse button twice in rapid succession without moving the mouse between clicks
Drag- To move an object on screen in which its complete movement is visible from starting location to destination
Edit- To make a change to existing data
File Cabinet- Metaphorically, the hard drive (and other kinds of storage media like floppy disks) which store files and folders
Folder Icons- Collections of documents and other folders
Google- search engine on the web
Hotmail- free email service, now part of MSN
Icon View- Allows you to see icons of folders and files primarily as icons with little information
Icons- In a graphical user interface (GUI), a small, pictorial, on screen representation of an object, such as a document, program, folder or disk drive.
Keyboard- This if the primary text input device. It also contains certain standard function keys, such as the Escape key, tab, and arrow keys, shift and control keys, and sometimes other manufacturer-customized keys.
Macintosh- Macintosh, Mac - a personal computer from Apple Computer
Mouse- Pointing device that allows you to tell the computer what to do
Mozilla- a web browser and successor to Netscape Communicator
Operating System (OS) - System software that allows your computer to work
Pentium- Microprocessor from Intel
Random Access Memory (RAM) - This stands for Random Access Memory. You can think of this as the "space" where you computer does its processing. The more space you have the more processes you can run at the same time. More RAM is always better than less. You can never have much RAM.
Recycle Bin- Place where you put files and folders that you may later want to delete or get rid of. Compare Trash
Resize Box- Allows you to change the size and shape of a window
Right click- To press the right button on the mouse. (This is Windows specific. On a Mac running System 8 or higher, you hold down the Control key and then click to get the same effect.)
Save As- Give the file a name and/or store the file in a certain place
Save- Tell the computer to create a file on disk that has the information you've put into the document (usually typing)
Scroll bar- Allows you to move around through your document
Shut down- To quit all applications and turn off the computer
Software- Instructions that tell the computer what to do
Spam- unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail
System files- Allows our computer to work
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Trash- Place where you put files and folders that you want to delete or get rid of
Trojan Horse- a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software. The term is derived from the classical myth of the Trojan Horse. Analogously, a Trojan horse appears innocuous (or even to be a gift), but in fact is a vehicle for bypassing security
Unix- an operating system
Virus- a piece of program code that spreads by making copies of itself
Volume Icons- Devices that hold files and folders
Wiki or WikiWiki- a hypertext document collection or the collaborative software used to create it
Thursday, 17 May 2012
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE MODEL PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following is NOT a computer programming language?
(1) C
(2) C++
(3) Java
(4) COBOL
(5) Microsoft
2. A computer virus normally attaches itself to another computer program known as-
(1) Trojan horse
(3) Host program
(3) Boot program
(4) Spyware
(5) Malware
3. A terminal that cannot process any information is called-
(1) Direct access terminal
(2) Intelligent terminal
(3) Dumb terminal
(4) Smart terminal(5) Blind terminal
4. ____ is a high speed memory that can be used in between CPU and main memory.
(1) CPU
(2) Buffer
(3) Spooling
(4) Cache
(5) None of these5. A ____ port is primarily used to connect printers to a computer.
(1) Serial port
(2) USB port
(3) Parallel port
(4) Address bus(5) None of these
6. ____ is responsible for overall control and co-ordination of instruction execution.
(1) CPU
(2) ALU
(3) RAM
(4) Control Unit
(5) None of these
7. When you start your computer from the off position then it is known as-
(1) Hard booting
(2) Processing
(3) Storage
(4) Soft booting
(5) None of these
8. The component is required to process data into information and consists of integrated circuit.
(1) RAM
(2) Control Unit
(3) Processor
(4) Motherboard(5) None of these
9. ____ is known as network virus.
(1) Trojan horse
(2) Brain Virus
(3) Worm
(4) All of these(5) None of these
10. ____ is a technique of temporarily removing inactive programs from the memory of computer system.
(1) Swapping
(2) Spooling
(3) Semaphore(4) Scheduler
(5) None of these
11. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called-
(1) Interpreter
(2) CPU
(3) Compiler
(4) Simulator
(5) None of these
12. ____ are device used to transmit data over telecommunication lines.
(1) Drives
(2) Drive bays
(3) Modems
(4) Platforms
(5) None of these
13. Who introduced Internet E-mail?
(1) Jerry Yang
(2) David Filo
(3) Ray Tomlinson
(4) Sergey Brinn
(5) None of these
14. Granting an outside organization access to internet web pages is often implemented using a(n)-
(1) extranet
(2) intranet
(3) internet
(4) hacker
(5) None of these
15. BCC stands for-
(1) Bold Carbon Copy
(2) Blue Carbon Copy
(3) Bandwidth Carbon Copy
(4) Blind Carbon Copy
(5) None of these16. Which of the following contains information about a single ‘entity’ in the database like a person, place, event or thing?
(1) Query
(2) Field
(3) record
(4) table(5) None of these
17. Outlook Express is known as-
(1) E-mal client
(2) Word processor
(3) Spreadsheet
(4) Database
(5) None of these
18. Which is not closed source software package?
(1) VLC
(2) LINUX
(3) Open Office
(4) MS Word
(5) None of these19. Minimum Zoom percentage supported by MS Word is-
(1) 10%
(2) 15%
(3) 25%
(4) 4%
(5) None of these
20. HTML was introduced by-
(1) Vinton Cerf
(2) Bob Willies
(3) Steve Jobs
(4) Tim Burner Lee
(5) None of these21. A message with replies on a newsgroup is often, called a-
(1) post
(2) list
(3) thread
(4) comment(5) None of these
22. To send e-mail to a large group at one time, a ____ can be used.
(1) group
(2) alias
(3) mail server
(4) list serv
(5) None of these23. The E-commerce domain that involves business activity initiated by the consumer and targeted to businesses is known as-
(1) Business to business
(2) Consumer to business
(3) Client to business(4) Business to consumer
(5) None of these
24. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no change on the internet is called-
(1) Version
(2) Patch
(3) Tutorial(4) FAQ
(5) None of these
25. When sending the e-mail, the ____ line describes the contents of the message.
(1) CC
(2) Contents
(3) To
(4) Subject
(5) BCC26. A port is a connector located on the –
(1) RAM
(2) CPU
(3) ROM
(4) Memory
(5) Motherboard
27. Format command is used to create-
(1) Sector
(2) memory
(3) tracks
(4) tracks & sectors
(5) None of these28. Disk access time is-
(1) seek time
(2) Latency time
(3) Seek time + Latency time
(4) Disk time(5) None of these
29. ____ technology is used by banks for faster processing of large volume of cheques.
(1) OCR
(2) IFSC Code
(3) OMR
(4) MICR
(5) Bar Code30. The Operating System is also called the ____ between the user and the computer.
(1) server
(2) interface
(3) network(4) intermediate
(5) None of these
31. A human being who writes programs, operate and maintain computer is known as-
(1) Liveware
(2) Freeware
(3) Spyware
(4) Shareware
(5) None of these
32. A Public Switched-Telephone Network (PSTN) uses ____ switching technique.
(1) Packet
(2) Message
(3) Circuit
(4) Transport(5) None of these
33. The PC and the Apple Macintosh are example of two different –
(1) applications
(2) programs
(3) platforms
(4) storage device(5) Operating system
34. PROM is a ____ memory that store information even if power is switched off.
(1) Volatile
(2) Buffer
(3) spooling
(4) non-volatile
(5) None of these
35. When installing a peripheral device you also need to install a –
(1) port
(2) server
(3) driver
(4) connection(5) utility software
36. The ____ specifies the operation to be performed and the operands provide the data on which the operation is to be performed.
(1) source code
(2) op code
(3) object code(4) program code
(5) None of these
37. Which of the following can hold maximum amount of data?
(1) Optical disk
(2) Floppy disk
(3) Magnetic disk inside computer
(4) Magnetic tape
(5) None of these38. A ____ is not a form of Biometrics.
(1) fingerprint
(2) password
(3) retina scan(4) breath scan
(5) None of these
39. Full form of OSI is-
(1) Open System Interconnection
(2) Open Software for Internet
(3) Operational System for Interconnect
(4) Operational Software for Internet
(5) None of these
40. A pixel is-
(1) a computer program that draws picture
(2) a picture stored in the secondary memory
(3) the smallest resolvable part of a picture
(4) a virus(5) None of these
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. A Passive threat to computer security is-
(1) Malicious Intent
(2) Sabotage
(3) Accidental Errors
(4) Espionage Agents
(5) None of these
2.
____ allows wireless mobile devices to access
the Internet and its services such as the Web and e-mail.
(1) TCP/IP
(2) Ethernet
(3) WAP
(4) Token ring
(5) None of these
3.
‘DOS’ floppy disk does not have____.
(1) A Boot Record
(2) A File Allocation Table
(3) A Root Directory
(4) Virtual Memory
(5) BIOS
4.
‘MICR’ technology used for clearance of cheques
by banks refers to ____.
(1) Magnetic Ink Character
Recognition
(2) Magnetic Intelligence Character
Recognition
(3) Magnetic Information Cable
Recognition
(4) Magnetic Insurance Cases
Recognition
(5) None of these
5.
All the information collected during database
development is stored in a ____.
(1) repository
(2) data warehouse
(3) RAD
(4) CASE
(5) None of these
6.
The ____ component is used by the data analyst
to create the queries that access the database.
(1) data extraction
(2) end-user query tool
(3) end-user presentation tool
(4) data store
(5) None of these
7.
The altering of data so that it is not usable
unless the changes are undone is ____.
(1) Biometrics
(2) Compression
(3) Encryption
(4) Ergonomics
(5) None of these
8.
The word FTP stands for-
(1) File Transfer Protocol
(2) File Transit Protocol
(3) File Typing Protocol
(4) File Transfer Protocol
(5) None of these
9.
This ____ tier processes HTTP protocol,
scripting tasks, performs calculations, and provides access to data.
(1) Client
(2) Applications/Web server
(3) Enterprise server
(4) DBA
(5) None of these
10.
A DVD-RAM is similar to a ____, except it has
storage capacities up to 5.2 GB.
(1) CD-R
(2) Floppy disk
(3) CD-RW
(4) Hard disk
(5) None of these
11.
All of the following are basic principles of
networks, except-
(1) each computer must have a network
card
(2) there must be communications
media connecting the network hardware devices
(3) there must be at least one
connecting device
(4) each computer must have software
that supports the movement of information
(5) None of these
12.
____ are used to identify a user who returns to
a Website.
(1) Cookies
(2) Plug-ins
(3) Scripts
(4) ASPs
(5) None of these
13.
If you wanted to locate the hardware address of
a local device, which protocol would you use?
(1) ARP
(2) RARP
(3) ICMP
(4) PING
(5) PONG
14.
The term, ‘hypertext’ means-
(1) Non-sequential writing
(2) Hypermedia
(3) Blinking text
(4) Text with heavy formatting
(5) None of these
15.
Which kind of lock includes a keypad that can be
used to control access into areas?
(1) Cipher
(2) Warded
(3) Device
(4) Tumbler
(5) Type lock
16.
What is the name of protocol used in eliminate
loops?
(1) Switching
(2) ISL
(3) Frame tagging
(4) Spanning Tree Protocol
(5) None of these
17.
In networking terminology UTP means –
(1) Unshielded Twisted Pair
(2) Ubiquitous Teflon Port
(3) Uniformly Terminating Port
(4) Unshielded T-Connector
(5) None of these
18.
In OSI network architecture, the dialogue
control and token management are responsibility of-
(1) Session layer
(2) Network layer
(3) Transport layer
(4) Data link layer
(5) None of the above
19.
A ‘C’ data structure called a structure is a
group of items in which each item is identified by its own identifier, each of
which is known as a member of a structure. Member is also known as-
(1) Information
(2) Field
(3) Record
(4) Data type
(5) None of these
20.
Multithread means-
(1) Program do more than one thing at
a time
(2) More than one program do one
thing at a time
(3) Both are correct
(4) Both are incorrect
(5) None of these
21.
A page fault occurs?
(1) when the page is not in the
memory
(2) when the page is in the memory
(3) when the process enters the
blocked state
(4) when the process is in the ready
state
(5) None of these
22.
“Each packet contains the full source and
destination address.” This statement indicates which of the following?
(1) Virtual Circuit
(2) Datagram
(3) Data link
(4) FDDI
(5) None of these
23.
Data bus is-
(1) Unidirectional
(2) Bidirectional
(3) Both (1) & (2)
(4) Multidirectional
(5) None of these
24.
Which of the following is a type of ISDN
(Integrated Service Digital Network)?
(1) Narrow bank
(2) Broad band
(3) Both (1) & (2)
(4) Virtual Circuit
(5) None of these
25.
Which of the following is a browser to view a
web page?
(1) Mosaic
(2) Netscape
(3) Internet Explorer
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
26.
A graph is a collection of-
(1) Row and columns
(2) Vertices and edges
(3) Equations
(4) Identity
(5) None of these
27.
CDMA is used in-
(1) Wireless and local loop
(2) Allocating a wireless channel
(3) Both (1) & (2)
(4) Local loop
(5) None of these
28.
Number of arcs incident to a node is called its-
(1) Level
(2) Predecessor
(3) Degree
(4) Successor
(5) None of these
29.
OSPF means-
(1) Open shortest path finite
protocol
(2) Open shortest path finite
protocol
(3) Open slotted path finite protocol
(4) Open slotted path first protocol
(5) None of these
30.
Binding the same name to multiple operations
whose signatures differ in number or types of arguments?
(1) Overloading
(2) Origin class
(3) Object model
(4) Package
(5) None of these
31.
What is the name of the chip which has more than
one processor on it?
(1) Parallel chip
(2) Multi-processor chip
(3) Transputer
(4) Parallel processor
(5) None of these
32.
In windows-
(1) Docking views may be docked
(2) Docking views may be float
(3) Docking views may be docked or
float
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
33.
____ performs relocations function?
(1) Absolute loader
(2) Direct linking loader
(3) Relocating loader
(4) Linkage editor
(5) None of these
34.
A central computer surrounded by one or more
satellite computers is called a-
(1) Bus network
(2) Ring network
(3) Star network
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
35.
Segmentation –
(1) is a memory management scheme
that supports user view of memory
(2) logical address space is
collection of segments
(3) logical address consists of two
tuple < segment-number, offset>.
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
36.
Which of the following is a major component of
the telephone system?
(1) Local loop
(2) Trunks
(3) Switching office
(4) All of these
(5) None of these
37.
Function is invoked by-
(1) Function
(2) Declaration
(3) Definition
(4) Prototype
(5) None of these
38.
The ACCEPT command in SQL?
(1) Creates a customized prompt when
accepting user input
(2) Explicitly defines a NUMBER or
DATE data type variable
(3) Hides user input for security
reasons
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
39.
How many fields are required to represent a
header node of a graph?
(1) 3
(2)
2
(3) 4
(4)
5
(5) None of these
40.
Which of the following is not used as a data
structure?
(1) Array
(2) Linked list
(3) Graph
(4) Directory
(5) None of these
41.
Which of the following is an operating system
call?
(1) CREATE
(2) LINK
(3) SYSTEM
(4) All of these
(5) None of these
42.
In C++, by default, the members of a class are-
(1) Public
(2) Private
(3) Both public and private
(4) Only Public
(5) None of these
43.
In core banking systems:
(1) Store and forward of transaction
is done
(2) Branch server is not required
(3) Local database is not required
(4) Transaction cannot happen from a
non-home branch
(5) None of these
44.
MV command in Unix changes-
(1) Only the directory
(2) Only the directory entry and
i-node
(3) Only the i-node number
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
45.
E-Commerce refers to-
(1) Electrical commerce
(2) Electronic commerce
(3) Evolutionary commerce
(4) Effective commerce
(5) None of these
46.
Graphs can be implemented using-
(i) Arrays (ii) Linked list (iii)
Stack (iv) Queue
(1) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(3) (ii) and (iii)
(4) (i) and (iv)
(5) None of these
47.
Thrashing-
(1) Always occur on large computers
(2) is a natural consequence of
virtual memory systems
(3) Can always be avoided by swapping
(4) Can be caused by poor paging
algorithm
(5) None of these
48.
The process of converting analog signals into
digital signals so they can be processed by a receiving computer is referred
as-
(1) modulation
(2) demodulation
(3) synchronizing
(4) digitizing
(5) None of these
49.
The relational database environment has all of
the following components except-
(1) Users
(2) Separate files
(3) Database
(4) Database administrator
(5) None of these
50.
Primary key-
(1) Denote a candidate key that is
chosen by the database designer as the principal means of identifying entities
with in an entity set
(2) Attributes names of all primary
key are unique
(3) Primary key specification is
optional and good idea to specify primary key for each relation
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
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