Computer Knowledge Practice Questions for Bank Exams

1. What is an 'internet'?
1) Internal internet used to transfer information internally.
2) Internal internet used to transfer information to the outside company.
3) Internal network designed to serve the internal informational needs of a single organisation.
4) Internal network designed to transfer the information between two organisations.
5) None of the above

2. To send another station a message, the main thing a user has to know is
1) how the network works
2) the other station's address
3) whether the network is packet-switched or circuit - switched
4) whether this is a voice or data network
5) None of the above

3. The data base administrator's function in an organization is
1) to be responsible for the more technical aspects of managing the information contained in organizational databases.
2) to be responsible for the executive level aspects of decisions regarding the information management
3) to show the relationship among entity classes in a data warehouse
4) to define which data mining tools must be used to extract data
5) None of the above

4. A ...... is a computer connected to two networks.
1) link
2) server
3) gateway
4) bridge way
5) None of these

5. Each of the following is a true statement except
1) online systems continually update the master file
2) in online processing, the user enters transactions into a device that is directly connected to the computer system
3) batch processing is still used today in older systems or in some systems with massive volumes of transactions
4) information in batch systems will always be up-to-date
5) None of the above

6. When you save a presentation, ............
1) all slides in a presentation are saved in the same file
2) two files are created; one for graphics and one for content
3) a file is created for each slide
4) a file is created for each animation or graphic
5) None of the above

7. In a client/ server model, a client program
1) asks for information
2) provides information and files
3) serves software files to other computers
4) distributes data files to other computers
5) None of the above

8. Every device on the internet has a unique ....... address (also called an ‘Internet address’) that identifies it in the same way that a street address identifies the location of a house.
1) DH
2) DA
3) IP
4) IA
5) None

9. In a customer data base a customer’s surname would be keyed into a...
1) row
2) text field
3) record
4) computed field
5) None of these

10. A set of interrelated components that collect, process, store and distribute information to support decision making and control in an organization best defines
1) communications technology
2) a network
3) an information system
4) hardware
5) None of the above

11. Control in design of an information system is used to
1) inspect the system and check that it is built as per specifications
2) ensure that the system processes data as it was designed to and that the results are reliable
3) ensure privacy of data processed by it
4) protect data from accidental or intentional loss
5) None of the above

12. Storing same data in many places is called
1) iteration
2) concurrency
3) redundancy
4) enumeration
5) None of these

13. Which of the following is the first step in the 'transaction processing cycle', which captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website?
1) Document and report generation
2) Database maintenance
3) Transaction processing
4) Data Entry
5) None of the above

14. What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?
1) Report
2) Field
3) Record
4) File
5) None

15. 'MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
1) Word Perfect Document file
2) MS Office document
3) Animation/ movie file
4) Image file
5) None of these

16. If you want to secure a message, use a(n):
1) cryptology source
2) encryption key
3) encryption software package
4) cryptosystem
5) None of these

17. Which key do you press to check spelling?
1) F3
2) F5
3) F7
4) F9
5) None

18. Which area in an Excel window allows entering values and formulas?
1) Title Bar
2) Menu Bar
3) Formula Bar
4) Standard Tool Bar
5) None of these

19. Which of the following helps to reduce spelling error in the document?
1) Auto Format
2) Auto Correct
3) Smart Tags
4) Auto Text
5) None

20. Which of the following is valid IP address?
1) 984.12.787.76
2) 192.168.321.10
3) 1.888.234.3456
4) 192.168.56.115
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
1-1, 2-2, 3-1, 4-2, 5-4, 6-1, 7-4, 8-3, 9-3, 10-3
11-2, 12-3, 13-4, 14-2, 15-3, 16-4, 17-3, 18-3, 19-2, 20-4.