COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1.    Which of the following is not shareware software?
     a) Cute Ftp     b) Get Right
     c) Win Zip    d) MSN Messenger
     e) None of these
 2.    The term "gigabyte" refers to?
     a) 1024 bytes    b) 1024 kilobytes
     c) 1024 megabytes
     d) 1024 gigabytes
     e) None of these
 3.    A program written in a high-level language is a?
     a) Objective program
     b) Source program
     c) Compiled Program
     d) All of the above
     e) None of these
 4.    Which of the following is represented by a cluster in a Hard disk?
     a) Total numbers of tracks
     b) Group of Tracks
     c) Group of Rows
     d) All of the above
     e) None of the above
 5.    Unix Operating system was developed by?
     a) Walter Baatain
     b) John Burdeen
     c) Ken Thompson
     d) All the above    e) None of these
 6.    Which of the following is a graphics solution for word processors?
     a) Clipart    b) Word art
     c) Drop cap    d) All the above
     e) None of these
 7.    A program for viewing web pages is called?
     a) Hardware    b) Software
     c) Storage    d) Browser
     e) None of These
 8.    What does SNMP Stands for?
     a)    Simple Network Mail Protocol
     b)    Single Network Mail Protocol
     c)    Single Network Message Protocol
     d)    Simple Network Message Protocol
     e)    None of these
 9.    What is Firmware?
     a) A program Started in RAM
     b) A Program started in a file
     c)    A program started in Boot sector
     d) A program Started in ROM
     e) None of these
 10.    To insert a new slide in the current presentation, we can choose?
     a) Ctrl+M    b) Ctrl+N
     c) Ctrl+O    d) Ctrl+F
     e) None of these
 11.    An Internet connection requires which of the following?
     a) a personal computer
     b) a modem
     c) a dial-up telephone line
     d) a software to operate
     e) All the above
 12.    ICMP stands for?
     a)    Intranet Control Message Protocol
     b)    Internet Control Message Protocol
     c)    Information Control Message Protocol
     d)    Internet communication message protocol
     e)    None of these
 13.    Which of the following device interconnects two or more networks, enabling data transfer to be made between them?
     a) Plotter    b) Joystick
     c) Gateway    d) Path
     e) None of these
 14.    Which common technique attempts to save time and energy by reducing redundant work in object-oriented programming?
     a)    Reducing lines of programming
     b)    Reuse of code
     c)    Reduce size of systems being developed
     d)    Merging different systems together
     e)    None of these
 15.    Dot matrix and band printers are _____ printers?
     a) Ink jet    b) Impact
     c) laser    d) thermal
     e) None of these
 16.    The topology with highest reliability is?
     a) Bus    b) Ring
     c) Tree    d) Mesh
     e) Star
 17.    Verification of a login name and password is knows as?
     a) Configuration
     b) Accessibility
     c) Authentication
     d) Logging in    e) None of these
 18.    The 16-bit microprocessor means that it has?
     a) 16 address lines
     b) 16 Buses    c) 16 data lines
     d) 16 routers    e) None of these
 19.    Which of the following is NOT a goal of Transaction Processing System?
     a)    Capture, process and store transactions
     b)    Produce a variety of documents related to routine business activities
     c)    Reduce manual effort associated with processing
     d)    Produce standard reports used for management decision making
     e)    None of these
 20.    Which of the following is a program that works like a calculator for keeping track of money and making budgets?
     a) Calculator    b) Spreadsheet
     c) Budgeter    d) Financier
     e) None of these
 21.    The process by which a computer receives information from a server on the internet is known as?
     a) Pulling    b) Pushing
     c) Downloading    d) transferring
     e) None of these
 22.    Which of the following is NOT a common feature of software application?
     a) Menu    b) Windows
     c) Help    d) Search
     e) None of the above
 23.    Selecting landscape changes our page from?
     a) a wide to tall orientation
     b) a tall to wide orientation
     c)    a normal font size to a condensed one
     d)    a condensed font size to a normal one
     e) None of the above
 24.    Unsolicited commercial E-mails is commonly Known as?
     a) Junk    b) Hypertext
     c) Spam    d) Hoaxes
     e) All of the above
 25.    When a computer is attacked by a virus it cannot lead to ?
     a) Disk Crash
     b) Motherboard Crash
     c) Corruption of a program
     d) Deletion of files
     e) None of these
 26.    Which of the following is another name for a preprogrammed formula in Excel?
     a) Range    b) Graph
     c) Function    d) Cell
     e) None of these
 27.    The name for the way that computers manipulate data into information is called?
     a) programming    b) processing
     c) storing    d) organizing
     e) None of these
 28.    In the binary language each letter of the alphabet, each number and each special character is made up of a unique combination of?
     a) eight bytes    b) eight kilobytes
     c) eight characters
     d) eight bits    e) None of these
 29.    The components that process data are located in the?
     a) Input devices
     b) output devices
     c) System unit
     d) Storage component
     e) None of these
 30.    The keyboard shortcut to centralize the selected text in word is?
     a) Ctrl+F    b) Alt+C
     c) Ctrl+C    d) Ctrl+E
     e)    there is no short key for this operation
 31.    A touchpad responds to?
     a) Light    b) Pressure
     c) Clicking
     d)    The sense of from fingertips
     e) None of these
 32.    Which command is used to sea-rch all the text files in any drive?
     a) file.txt    b) .txt
     c) .jpg    d) file1.txt
     e) None of these
 33.    In a ring topology, the computer in possession of the _____ can transmit data?
     a) packet    b) data
     c) access method
     d) token    e) None of these
 34.    A database management system (DBMS) is a?
     a)    Hardware system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
     b)    Hardware system used to create, maintain and provide un-controlled access to a database
     c)    Software system used to create, maintain and provide un-controlled access to a database
     d)    Software system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
     e)    None of these
 35.    Bandwidth refers to?
     a)    the cost of the cable required to implemented a WAN
     b)    the cost of the cable required to implemented a LAN
     c)    the amount of information a peer-to-peer network can store
     d)    the amount of information can transfer in a communication medium in a given time
     e)    None of these
 36.    Which term identifies a specific computer on the web and the main page of the entire site?
     a) URL    b) Web site address
     c) Hyperlink    d) Domain name
     e) None of these
 37.    Software, such as viruses, worms and Trojan horses, that has a malicious intent, is known as?
     a) spyware    b) Hardware
     c) spam    d) Malware
     e) None of these
 38.    Human beings are referred to as Homo Sapiens. Which of the following is referred to as Silico Sapiens?
     a) Monitor    b) Hardware
     c) Robot    d) Computer
     e) All the above
 39.    Which of the following is not a form of Biometrics?
     a) fingerprint    b) password
     c) retina scan    d) breath scan
     e) None of these
 40.    What type of computer could be found in a digital watch?
     a) Mainframe computer
     b) Supercomputer
     c) Embedded computer
     d) Notebook computer
     e) None of these
 41.    Virtual memory is?
     a)    memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses as extended RAM
     b)    Only necessary if you do not have any RAM in your computer
     c)    a backup device for floppy disks
     d)    Both 1 and 3
     e)    None of these
 42.    Servers are those computers which provide resources to other computers connected by?
     a) Network    
b) Main frame
     c) Super computer
     d) Client    
e) None of these
 
 Answers
     1) d        2) c       3) b     4) b      5) c        6) a    7) d        8) d      9) d      10) a
     11) e    12) b    13) c    14) b    15) b      16) d    17) c    18) c    19) d     20) b
     21) c    22) b    23) b     24) c    25) b      26) c    27) b    28) d    29) c    30) d
     31) b    32) b    33) d    34) d    35) d       36) a    37) d    38) d    39) d    40) c
     41) a    42) a

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs FOR IBPS EXAMS

1.    The advantage of LAN is?
     a) Sharing peripherals
     b) Backing up your data
     c) Saving all your data
     d) Accessing the web
     e) Automatic printing of data

 2.    Of the 5 words listed below, which one is the odd one out?
     a) Application     
b) Peripherals
     c) Programs     
d) Software
     e) Operating system
 3.    What type of device is a computer printer?
     a) Input    
b) Input / output
     c) Software     
d) Storage
     e) Output
 4.    What is the biggest number you can get with 8 bits?
     a) 256     
b) 128
     c) 1000     
d) 255
     e) 1024
 5.    What type of device is a digital camera?
     a) Input    
b) Output
     c) Software    
d) Storage
     e) Input /output
 6.    What is the mailing list?
     a) Collection of e - mail addresses
     b) Collection of files
     c) Collection of folders
     d) Collection of data
     e) Collection of incidence
 7.    What type of keys are "ctrl" and "shift"?
     a) Adjustment     
b) Function
     c) Modifier     
d) Alphanumeric
     e) None of these
 8.    The following is an example of standard file format for text files?
     a) JPEG(.jpg)    
b) Bitmap (.bmp)
     c) Word (.doc)    
d) Text (.txt)
     e) .xis
 9.    Which of the following devices was used in the computer of first generation?
     a) Integrated circuit    
     b) Processor    c) Microprocessor
     d) vacuum tubes    
     e) none of these
 10.    Which part of hardware compensates the difference of speeds of CPU and peripherals?
     a) scanner       
b) printer
     c) video card    
     d) mother board   
e) interface
 11.    Which of the following computers is designed to do some specialized work?
     a) mainframe computer
     b) special purpose computer
     c) portable computer
     d) super computer
     e) none of these
 12.    Which of the following can be considered as portable computer?
     a) mini computer
     b) mainframe computer
     c) desktop    
d) workstation
     e) PDA
 13.    Print preview is useful to?
     a)    colour the document
     b)    save the document
     c)    delete the document
     d)    copy the document
     e)    view how the document will appear when printed.
 14.    Which of the following statements is true about RAM?
     a)    it retains data when pc is turned off
     b)    this is a type of read and write memory
     c)    it contains start - up instructions
     d)    this is a peripheral
     e)    its remaining is 'Read Access Memory'
 15.    Full form of MB is?
     a) micro byte    
b) mega byte
     c) mini byte    
d) milli byte
     e) midi byte
 16.    Choose the fastest memory?
     a) hard disk    
b) DVD ROMs
     c) cache memory
     d) static memory
     e) none of these
 17.    Which memory is optional to operate the computer system?
     a) RAM    
b) ROM
     c) cash     
d) secondary memory
     e) RAM and ROM
 18.    Translator program used in assembly language is called?
     a) complier     
b) interpreter
     c) translation     
d) translator
     e) assembler
 19.    Which is that part of CPU which coordinates with all other parts of the computer?
     a) mother board
     b) coordination board
     c) control unit
     d) arithmetic logic unit
     e) memory
 20.    Which is that high speed memory that coordinates with the speed gap between processor and main memory?
     a) cache    
b) PROM
     c) EPROM    
d) SRAM
     e) none of these
 21.    A device that connects to a network without the use of cables is said to be?
     a) distributed     
b) free
     c) centralized     
d) open source
     e) none of these
 22.    Codes consisting of lines of varying widths or lengths that are computer readable are known as?
     a) an ASCII code
     b) a magnetic tape
     c) a bar code
     d) an OCR scanner     
     e) None of these
 23.    Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of?
     a) control     
b) output
     c) processing    
d) feedback
     e) input
 24.    Sequential access is formed in?
     a) hard disk    
b) memory card
     c) pen drive    
d) cassettes
     e) none of these
 25.    Why it is unethical to share copyright file with your friends?
     a)    it is not unethical because it is legal
     b)    it is unethical because the files are being given for free
     c)    sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws
     d)    it is not unethical because the files are being given for free
     e)    it is not unethical - anyone can access a computer
 26.    Uniform resource location has ____ part(s)?
     a) two     
b) three
     c) one     
d) four
     e) none of these
 27.    A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is?
     a) memory - only 
b) write - only
     c) once - only       
d) run - only
     e) read - only
 28.    Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell in Excel?
     a) name box   
 b) row heading
     c) formulabar    
d) taskpane
     e) none of these
 29.    in word you can force a page break?
     a)    by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
     b)    by positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter
     c)    by using the insert/ section break
     d)    by changing the font size of your document
     e)    none of these
 30.    grouping and processing all of a firm's transactions at one time is called?
     a)    a database management system
     b)    batch processing
     c)    a real - time system
     d)    an on line system
     e)    none of these
 31.    A __ is term used when a search engine returns a web page that matches the search criteria?
     a) blog    
b) hit
     c) link    
d) view
     e) success
 32.    Web address is a unique address to identify ____ on web?
     a) browser     
b) link
     c) PDA    
d) website
     e) none of these
 33.    IBM stands for?
     a)    Internal Business Management
     b)    International business
 management
     c)    international business machines
     d) internal business machines
     e) none of these
 34.    The alerting of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is?
     a) biometrics    
b) compression
     c) encryption    
d) ergonomics
     e) none of these
 35.    Which of the following describes database fields?
     a) structures    
b) field markers
     c) filed definition
     d) field names    
e) none of these
 36.    The term "hyper text" means?
     a) non - sequential writing
     b) hyper media
     c) blinking text
     d) text with heavy formatting
     e) none
 37.    A database management system (DBMS) is a?
     a)    hardware system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
     b)    hardware system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database
     c)    software system used to create, maintain and provide uncontrolled access to a database
     d)    software system used to create, maintain and provide controlled access to a database
     e)    none of these
 38.    VIRUS stands for?
     a)    Vital Information Resourse Under Siege
     b)    Vital Information Reason Under Siege
     c)    Vital Information Resourse Under System
     d)    Virus Information Resourse Under Siege
     e)    none of these
 39.    What is the objective of UPS?
     a)    used for storage
     b)    to increase the speed of a computer
     c)    providing backup power
     d)    all of these
     e)    none of these
 40.    'Zipping' a file means?
     a)    encrypting the message
     b)    compressing the message
     c)    transfer the message
     d)    all of the these
     e)    none of these

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

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR IBPS EXAMS

1.    Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a Computer?
     a) Gathering data
     b)    Processing data into information
     c)    Analyzing the data or information
     d) Storing the data or information
     e) None of these

 2.    ______ is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do?
     a) Simulation Engine
     b) Nanotechnology
     c) Nanoscience
     d) Artificial Intelligence (AI)
     e) None of these

 3.    Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer?
     a)    Input ® Output ® Process ® Storage
     b)    Process ® Output ® Input ® Storage
     c)    Process ® Storage ® Input ® Output
     d)    Input ® Process ® Output ® Storage
     e) None of these

 4.    A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is?
     a) Ohms   
 b) Ampere
     c) MIPS    
d) CFPS
     e) None of these

 5.    What is Backup?
     a) Accessing data on tape
     b)    Protecting data by copying it from original source to a different destination
     c) Migrating old data to new data
     d)    Adding more components to your network
     e) None of these

 6.    ______ are specially designed computers that perform complex calculations extremely rapidly?    
     a) Mainframes
     b) Supercomputers
     c) Laptops    
d) Servers
     e) None of these

 7.    In Analog computer?
     a)    Input is first converted to digital form
     b)    Input is never converted to digital form
     c)    Output is displayed in digital form
     d)    Output is displayed in both form s
     e) None of these

 8.    In the latest generation compu-ters, the instructions are executed?
     a) Parallel only
     b) Sequential only
     c)    Both sequentially and parallelly
     d) Serial    
e) None of these

 9.    Human beings are referred to as Homo sapiens, which device is called Sillico sapiens?
     a) Robot    
 b) Hardware
     c) Monitor     
d) Computer
     e) None of these

 10.    Modern Computers are very reliable but they are not?
     a) Cheap     
b) Powerful
     c) Infallible     
d) Fast
     e) None of these

 11.    What is meant by a dedicated computer?
     a)    Which uses one kind of software
     b)    Which is assigned one and only one task
     c)    Which is used by one person only
     d)    Which is meant for application software
     e) None of these

 12.    The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of …… or …….. media with varying capacities?
     a) Optical or memory
     b) Magnetic or optical
     c) Memory or video
     d) Video or magnetic
     e) None of these

 13.    One Second is?
     a) 10 milliseconds
     b) 100 milliseconds
     c) 1000 milliseconds
     d) 10000 milliseconds
     e) None of these

 14.    Computer operators?
     a)    write computer code for specific problems
     b)    operate the device which input and output data from the computer
     c)    normally require a college degree in computer science
     d) all of the above
     e) None of these

 15.    The first electronic computer in the world was?
     a) RAM      
b) UNIVAC
     c) ENIAC      
d) All of above
     e) None of these

 16.    Which was the computer con-ceived by Charles Babbage?
     a) Analytical engine
     b) Arithmetic machine
     c) Digital machine
     d) All of above
     e) None of these

 17.    Offline device is?
     a)    A device which is not connected to CPU
     b)    A device which is connected to CPU
     c) An Input- output device
     d) Internal Hard disk
     e) None of these

 18.    Microprocessors can be used to make?
     a) Calculators
     b) Digital systems
     c) Computer
     d) All of the above
     e) None of these

 19.    Which American computer Company is called Big Blue?
     a) Microsoft     b) Compaq Corp
     c) IBM     
d) Intel
     e) None of these

 20.    Which of the following require large computer memory?
     a) Voice         
b) Graphics
     c) Imaging      
d) All of the above
     e) None of these

 21.    The primary goal of a compu-ter system is to turn data into?
     a) Memory     
b) Ideas
     c) Information     
d) Storage
     e) None of these

 22.    Who invented the micro-processor?
     a) Marcian Hoff
     b) Herman H Goldstein
     c) Joseph Jacquard
     d) Charles Babbage
     e) None of these

 23.    In which parameter, Digital computers are better than an Analog computer?
     a) Speed     
b) Accuracy
     c) Reliability    
d) Cost
     e) None of these
 24.    Artificial Intelligence (AI) is associated with which Gene-ration of Computer evolution?
     a) Third Generation
     b) Second Generation
     c) Fifth Generation
     d) Sixth Generation
     e) None of these

 25.    Which operation is NOT performed by Computer?
     a) Processing     
b) Saving
     c) Controlling    
     d) Understanding
     e) None of these

 26.    Fifth generation computer is also known as?
     a)    Knowledge information processing system
     b)    Very large scale integration (VLSI)
     c)    Both of above
     d)    Embedded system
     e)    None of these

 27.    The Computer that processes both analog and digital is called?
     a) Mainframe computer
     b) Digital computer
     c) Hybrid computer
     d) Analog Computer
     e) None of these

 28.    _______ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off?
     a) CPU
     b) Network Interface Card (NIC)
     c) RAM    
d) ROM
     e) None of these

 29.    A _______, is an electronic device that processes data, converting it into information?
     a) Processor     
b) Computer
     c) Disk     
d) Stylus
     e) None of these

 30.    The _____ of a system includes the programs or instructions?
     a) Hardware    
 b) Memory
     c) Information     
d) Software
     e) None of these

 31.    Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as?
     a) Super computers
     b) Laptops   
 c) Mini computers
     d) Servers      
e) None of these

 32.    Analog computer works on the supply of?
     a) Continuous electrical pulses
     b)    Electrical pulses but not continuous
     c) Magnetic strength
     d) None of the above
     e) None of these

 33.    After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered?
     a) Data    
 b) Output
     c) Input    
d) Process
      e) None of these

 34.    _______ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch?
     a) Hardware     
     b) Operating system
     c) Software     
d) Memory
     e) None of these

 35.    The components that process data are located in the?
     a) Internal Memory
     b) Printer     
c) System Unit
     d) Monitor    
e) None of these

 36.    All of the following examples of input devices EXCEPT?
     a) Keyboard     
b) Mouse
     c) Scanner    
d) Printer
     e) None of these

 37.    What is the name of the logic circuit which can add two binary digits?
     a) Half adder    
b) Full adder
     c) Serial adder     
d) Parallel adder
     e) None of these

 38.    All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT?
     a) Hard disk drives
     b) Printers     
c) Flash drives
     d) CD drives     
e) None of these

 39.    The CPU and memory are located on the?
     a) Monitor
     b) Motherboard
     c) Storage board
     d) Keyboard
     e) None of these

 40.    Which of the following devices can be used to directly image printed text?
     a) OCR     
b) Smart Card
     c) MICR     
d) All of above
     e) None of these

 ANSWERS:

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