COMPUTER KNOELEDGE MCQ CAPSULES FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. Which of the following powerpoint view displays each slide of the presentation as a thumbnail and is useful for rearranging slides?
1) Slide show
2) Slide master
3) Slide sorter
4) Notes Page
5) Design Slide

2. A set of rules for telling the computer what operations to perform is / are called:
1) Structures
2) Procedural Language
3) Command Language
4) Natural Language
5) Programming Language

3. Devices that enter information and let you communicate with the computer are called:
1) Software
2) Hardware
3) Output Devices
4) Input / Output devices
5) Input Devices

4. The speed of which of the following memory chips is faster?
1) Not Fixed
2) DRAM
3) SRAM
4) For smaller chips SRAM is faster
5) For larger chips DRAM is faster

5. Mahesh Babu has his cute childhood photos in an album which might fade out in a couple of years, which he wants to show it to his fans by uploading it in his twitter account. Which of the following devices can he use to do that?
1) Keyboard
2) Mouse
3) Printer
4) Scanner
5) None of these

6. Which of the following is not a social networking site?
1) WAYN
2) Hi 5
3) Orkut
4) Yahoo
5) Facebook

7. In the URL https://twitter.com, what does 's' represent in 'https'?
1) Safe
2) System
3) Start-up
4) Semantic
5) Secured

IBPS Probationary Officers' Exam 2011

Computer Knowledge

(Exam Held On: 18-09-2011)

1. Computer uses the_________number system to store data and perform calculations.

(A) binary
(B) octal
(C) decimal
(D) hexadecimal
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. 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
Ans : (E)

3. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document ?

(A) CTRL+A
(B) ALT+F5
(C) SHIFT+A
(D) CTRL+K
(E) CTRL+H
Ans : (A)

4___________are 'attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.

(A) Phishing
(B) Computer viruses
(C) Spyware scams
(D) Viruses
(E) None of the above
Ans : (A)

5. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of__________

(A) control
(B) output
(C) processing
(D) feedback
(E) input
Ans : (E)

6. A Web site's main page is called its______________

(A) Home Page
(B) Browser Page
(C) Search Page
(D) Bookmark
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is_____________

(A) multiprogramming
(B) multitasking
(C) time-sharing
(D) multiprocessing
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

IBPS CWE-CLERKS EXAM SOLVED PAPER

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
(EXAM HELD ON: 04-12-11)

1.  Assembly language is ...........
    1) Machine language
    2) High-level programming language
    3) A low-level programming language
    4) Language for assembling computers
    5) None of these

2. Which of the following is not one of the syntax rules ?
    1) The order in which you list the function's arguments
    2) The proceduence of the arguments
    3) Whether or not the function has arguments
    4) Properly spelling the function's name
    5) None of these

3. The binary system is a number system to the base .............
    1) 2   
     2) 4
    3) 8   
    4) 10
    5) 16

4. Which of the following is not an example of hardware ?
    1) Scanner   
      2) Printer
    3) Monitor   
     4) Mouse
    5) Interpreter

5. Which contents are lost when the computer turns off ?
    1) storage   
    2) input
    3) output   
    4) memory
    5) None of these

6. Which of the following is hardware and not software ?
    1) Excel   
    2) Printer driver
    3) Operating System   
   4) Power Point
    5) CPU

7. On a CD-RW you can
    1) read and write information
    2) only read information
    3) only write information
    4) read, write and rewrite information
    5) None of these

8. To be able to 'boot', the computer must have a(n) ..........
    1) Compiler   
      2) Loader
    3) Operating System   
    4) Assembler
    5) None of these

9.This is not a function category in Excel ......
    1) Logical   
      2) Data Series
    3) Financial   
    4) Text
    5) None of these

10. In Excel, this is a prerecorded formula that provides a shortcut for complex calculations .........
    1) Value   
      2) Data Series
    3) Function   
    4) Field
    5) None of these

11.The following computer's meory is characterised by low cost per bit stored ......
    1) Primary   
    2) Secondary
    3) Hard Disk   
   4) All of these
    5) None of these

12.What happens when we try to delete the fries on the floppy ?
    1) The files get moved to the Recycle Bin
    2) Files on a floppy cannot be deleted
    3) The files get deleted and can be restored again from Recycle Bin
    4) The files get deleted and cannot be restored again
    5) The file gets copied on the Hard disk

13.In word, replace option is available on ......
    1) File Menu   
    2) View Menu
    3) Edit Menu   
   4) Format Menu
    5) None of these

14.In word, you can change Page Margins by ......
    1) Dragging the scroll box on the scroll bars
    2) Deleting the margin boundaries on the Ruler
    3) Dragging the margin boundaries on the Ruler
    4) Clicking the right mouse button on the Ruler
    5) None of these

15.What type of keys are 'ctrl and shift' ?
    1) adjustment   
     2) function
    3) modifier   
     4) alphanumeric
    5) None of these

16. A word ges selected by clicking it to select a word, in word ..........
    1) once   
      2) twice
    3) three times   
    4) four times
    5) None of these

17. To reverse the effect of your last action in word, ...........
    1) Use the cut command
    2) Use the Undo command
    3) Press the delte key
    4) Use the Redo command
    5) None of these

18.Your position in the text is shown by a ..........
    1) Blinker   
      2) Cursor
    3) Causer   
    4) Pointer
    5) None of these

19. The time for the actual data transfer after receiving the request for data from secondary storage is referred to as the disk's ........
    1) transfer time   
      2) movement-time
    3) access time   
   4) data input time
    5) None of these

20.Which of the following categories would include a keyboard ?
    1) Printing Device   
      2) Output Device
    3) Pointing Device  
    4) Storage Device
    5) Input Device

21.Using output devices one can ............
    1) input data   
     2) store data
    3) scan data   
    4) view or print data
    5) None of these

22.Why is the Caps Lock key referred to as a toggle key ?
    1) Because its function goes back and forth every time it is pressed
    2) Because it cannot be used for entering numbers
    3) Because it cannot be used to delete
    4) Because it cannot be used to insert
    5) None of these

23.Using Print Preview is useful when you want to ......
    1) Colour the document
    2) Save the document
    3) Delete the document
    4) Copy the document
    5) View how the document will appear when printed

24. Which of the following can input graphical images and pictures for a computer ?
    1) Plotter   
    2) Scanner
    3) Mouse  
   4) Printer
    5) Keyboard

25.When a chart is placed on this, it is much larger and there is no other data on it .......
    1) Chart sheet   
      2) Exclusive sheet
    3) Primary sheet   
     4) Reference sheet
    5) None of these

26.The process of trading goods over the Internet is known as ..............
    1) e-selling-n-buying   
     2) e-trading
    2) e-finance  
    4) e-salemanship
    5) e-commerce

27.Information that comes from an external source and fed into compute software is called ................
    1) Output   
      2) Input
    3) Throughput   
    4) Reports
    5) None of these

28. The main system board of a computer is caleld the ..........
    1) integrated circuit   
    2) motherboard
    3) processor   
    4) microship
    5) None of these

29.This dialog box specifies or modifies the worksheet cell range containing data to be charted ............
    1) Chart Location   
    2) Chart Style
    3) Chart Options   
    4) Chart Source Data
    5) None of these

30.    If you change Windows 98 to Windows XP, you are actually performing ...........
    1) upstart   
2) upgrade
    3) update   
4) patch
    5) None of these

31. The operating system that is self-contained in a device and resident in the ROM is .......
    1) Batch Operating System
    2) Real - time Operating System
    3) Embedded Operating System
    4) Multi Operating System
    5) None of these

32.To make a copy of the current document to disk ........
    1) Use the 'Save' command
    2) This cannot be done
    3) Use the 'duplicate' command
    4) Copy the document
    4) Use the 'save as' command

33.............. is the process of carrying out comands
    1) Fetching   
   2) Storing
    3) Decoding  
   4) Executing
    5) None of these

34.In the formula, B1/B2 + B3, which of the following is the correct precedence ?
    10 Addition higher precedence than division
    20 Equal precedence among the two operators; proceed rights to left
    3) Equal procedence among the two operators; proceed left to right
    4) Division higher precedence than additon
    5) None of these

35.POST stands for ...........
    1) Power on Self Test
    2) Program on Self Test
    3) Power on System Test
    4) Program on System Test
    5) Power Off System Test

36. In word, you can use Styles to ..............
    1) Make copies of documents
    2) Save changes to documents
    3) Delete text in-documents
    4) Format your documents
    5) None of these

37. How many megabytes make a gigabyte ?
    1) 1024   
      2) 128
    3) 256   
     4) 512
    5) 64

38.An educational institution would generally have the following in its domain name ......
    1) .org   
    2) .edu
    3) .inst   
   4) .com
    5) .sch

39. Which of the following is not a term pertaining to the Internet ?
    1) Keyboard  
     2) Link
    3) Browser   
   4) Search Engine
    5) Hyperlink

40. Which of the following is used by the browser to connect to the location of the Internet resources ?
    1) Linkers   
    2) Protocol
    3) Cable   
   4) URL
    5) None of these

41.Excel would evaluate the formula, = 20*10/4*8, and return the answer ............
    1) 400   
   2) 40
    3) 625   
   4) 232
    5) 600

42. Which of the following is the fastest type of computer ?
    1) Laptop   
    2) Notebook
    3) Personal computer   
    4) Workstation
    5) Supercomputer

43.Linux is a type of ............ software
    1) Shareware   
    2) Commercial
    3) Proprietary   
    4) Open Source
    5) Hidden type

44. In a web site, the 'home' page refer to ........
    1) the best page   
     2) the last page
    3) the first page   
    4) the most recent page
    5) the oldest page

45.Which key is used to delete one character to the left of the current position of the cursor ?
    1) Backspace   
    2) Delete
    3) Insert  
    4) Esc
    5) Ctrl

46.Which part of the computer helps to store information ?
    1) Monitor   
    2) Keyboard
    3) Disk - drive  
    4) Printer
    5) Plotter

47.    To restart the computer the following combination of keys is used .........
    1) Del + Ctrl   
2) Backspace + Ctrl
    3) Esc + Ctrl   
4) Insert + Esc
    5) Ctrl + Alt + Del

48.ASCII stands for .........
    1) American Special Computer for Information Interaction
    2) American Standard Computer for Information  Interchange
    3) American Special Code for Information Interchange
    4) American Special Computer for Information  Interchange
    5) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

49.In word, when you indent a paragraph, you ....
    1) push the text in with respect to the margin
    2) change the margins on the page
    3) move the text up by one line
    4) move the text down by one line
    5) None of these

50.Which keys enable the input of numbers quickly ?
    1) ctrl, shift and alt   
    2) function keys
    3) the numeric keypad   
    4) arrow keys
    5) None of these

Answers

1) 3   2) *    3) 1    4) 5        5) 4    6) 5    7) 4    8) 3    9) 1    10) 3       11) 2    12) 4    13) 3    14) 4   
15) 3    16) 2        17) 2    18) 2    19) 3    20) 5    21) 4    22) 1     23) 5    24) 2    25) 4    26) 5  
 27) 2    28) 2        29) 1    30) 2    31) 3    32) 5    33) 4    34) *      35) 1    36) 4    37) 1    38) 2   
39) 1    40) 4        41) 3    42) 5    43) 4    44) 3    45) 1    46) 3        47) 5    48) 5    49) 1    50) 3

IBPS Probationary Officers Written Exam., 2011

Computer Knowledge

(Held on 18-9-2011) 

1. Computer uses the……….number system to store data and perform calculations.
(A) binary
(B) octal
(C) decimal
(D) hexadecimal
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. 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
Ans : (E)

3. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document ?
(A) CTRL+A
(B) ALT+F5
(C) SHIFT+A
(D) CTRL+K
(E) CTRL+H
Ans : (A)


4. ……….are 'attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.
(A) Phishing
(B) Computer viruses
(C) Spyware scams
(D) Viruses
(E) None of the above
Ans : (A)

5. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of–
(A) control
(B) output
(C) processing
(D) feedback
(E) input
Ans : (E)

6. A Web site's main page is called its–
(A) Home Page
(B) Browser Page
(C) Search Page
(D) Bookmark
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is–
(A) multiprogramming
(B) multitasking
(C) time-sharing
(D) multiprocessing
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

8. 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) an OCR scanner
(D) a bar code
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

9. To instruct Word to fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the button and then point to AutoFit Contents.
(A) Fit to Form
(B) Format
(C) Autosize
(D) Contents
(E) AutoFit
Ans : (E)

10. Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files 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
Ans : (C)

11. Reusable optical storage will typica1ly have the acronym–
(A) CO
(B) DVD
(C) ROM
(D) RW
(E) ROS
Ans : (D)

12. The most common type of storage devices are–
(A) persistent
(B) optical
(C) magnetic
(D) flash
(E) steel
Ans : (D)

13. 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
Ans : (B)

14. A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information illegally or do damage is a–
(A) hacker
(B) analyst
(C) instant messenger
(D) programmer
(E) spammer
Ans : (A)

15. To access properties of an object, the mouse technique to use is–
(A) dragging
(B) dropping
(C) right-clicking
(D) shift-clicking
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

16. To change selected text to all capital letters, click the change case button, then click–
(A) UPPERCASE
(B) UPPER ALL
(C) CAPS LOCK
(D) Lock Upper
(E) Large Size
Ans : (A)

17. The basic unit of a worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called a–
(A) tab
(B) cell
(C) box
(D) range
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

18. You can keep your personal files / folders in–
(A) My folder
(B) My Documents
(C) My Files
(D) My Text
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

19. 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
Ans : (B)

20. A DVD is an example of a(n) –
(A) hard disk
(B) optical disc
(C) output device
(D) solid-state storage device
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

21. The default view in Excel is……….view.
(A) Work
(B) Auto
(C) Normal
(D) Roman
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

22. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called–
(A) downloading
(B) uploading
(C) FTP
(D) JPEC
(E) downsizing
Ans : (A)

23. ……….is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
(A) Tracking
(B) Formatting
(C) Crashing
(D) Allotting
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

24. Help Menu is available at which button ?
(A) End
(B) Staft
(C) Turnoff
(D) Restart
(E) Reboot
Ans : (B)

25. The contents of……….are lost when the computer turns off.
(A) storage
(B) input
(C) output
(D) memory
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

26. When you save to this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off–
(A) RAM
(B) Motherboard
(C) Secondary storage device
(D) Primary storage device
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

27. A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a(n) –
(A) supercomputer
(B) minicomputer
(C) laptop
(D) server
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

28. The……….folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.
(A) Drafts
(B) Outbox
(C) Address Book
(D) Sent Items
(E) Inbox
Ans : (B)

29. 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
Ans : (B)

30. The……….enables you to simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window.
(A) tab box
(B) pop-up helper
(C) tab row
(D) address bar
(E) Esc key
Ans : (C)

31. Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards ?
(A) BUS
(B) CPU
(C) USB
(D) MIDI
(E) MINI
Ans : (C)

32. You can……….a search by providing more information the search engine can use to select a smaller, more useful set of results.
(A) refine
(B) expand
(C) load
(D) query
(E) slowdown
Ans : (A)

33. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called ?
(A) RAM
(B) Floppy
(C) CPU
(D) CO-ROM
(E) ROM
Ans : (E)

34. What displays the contents of the active cell in Excel ?
(A) Name box
(B) Row Headings
(C) Formula bar
(D) Task pane
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

35. The piece of hardware that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can travel over telephone lines is called a–
(A) red wire
(B) blue cord
(C) tower
(D) modem
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

36. Video processors consist of……….and………., which store and process images.
(A) CPU and VGA
(B) CPU and memory
(C) VGA and memory
(D) VGI and DVI
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

37. If you want to connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you can use–
(A) e-mail
(B) FTP
(C) instant message
(D) Telnet
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

38. To reload a Web page, press the……….button.
(A) Redo
(B) Reload
(C) Restore
(D) Ctrl
(E) Refresh
Ans : (E)

39. This first step in the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce website–
(A) Document and report generation
(B) Database maintenance
(C) Transaction processing startup
(D) Data Entry
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

40. A(n) ……….is a special visual and audio effect applied in Power-point to text or content.
(A) animation
(B) flash
(C) wipe
(D) dissolve
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

41. When the pointer is positioned on a……….it is shaped like a hand.
(A) grammar error
(B) Formatting error
(C) Screen Tip
(D) Spelling error
(E) hyperlink
Ans : (E)

42. Personal computers can be connected together to form a–
(A) server
(B) supercomputer
(C) network
(D) enterprise
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

43. A……….is the 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
Ans : (E)

44. ……….are words that a programming language has set aside for its own use.
(A) Control words
(B) Control structures
(C) Reserved words
(D) Reserved keys
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

45. Mobile Commerce is best described as–
(A) The use of Kiosks in marketing
(B) Transporting products
(C) Buying and selling goods/services through wireless handheld devices
(D) Using notebook PC's in marketing
(E) None of the above
Ans : (C)

46. Which of, the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information–
(A) floppy diskette
(B) hard disk
(C) permanent disk
(D) optical disk
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

47. The computer abbreviation KB usually means–
(A) Key Block
(B) Kernel Boot
(C) Key Byte
(D) Kit Bit
(E) Kilo Byte
Ans : (E)

48. 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 : (D)

49. In Excel……….allows users to bring together copies of work-books that other users have worked on independently.
(A) Copying
(B) Merging
(C) Pasting
(D) Compiling
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

50. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?
(A) CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large, amount of data and information
(B) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do
(C) CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media
(D) An of the above
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

IBPS COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1.The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer .........
1) programs 
2) processors
 3) input devices 
4) memory modules
5) None of these


2.An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is ..........
1) CPU
2) Memory
3) Storage 
4) File
5) None of these

3. To select or unselect one word to the right
1) CTRL + SHIFT 
2) CTRL + SHIFT + UP Arrow
3) CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow
4) CTRL + SHIFT + Right Arrow
5) None of these

4. To maximize or restore a selected window
1) CTRL + F7 
2) CTRL + F10
3) CTRL + F8 
4) CTRL + F9
5) None of these

5. To Copy a picture of the selected window to the clipboard
1) ALT + TAB 
 2) Ctrl + TAB
3) ALT + Print Screen
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None of these

6. .......... is the key to close a selected drop - down list; cancel a comm-and and close a dialog box.
1) TAB 
2) SHIFT
3) ESC 
4) F10
5) None of these

7.  ......... is the key we use to run the selected command.
1) SHIFT 
2) TAB
3) ENTER 
4) CTRL
5) None of these

8. ............ is the functional key to display save-as box.
1) F5 
2) F6
3) F9 
4) F12
5) None of these

9. ............ is the combination of keys to switch between the last four places that you have edited
1) ALT + CTRL + Z 
2) ALT + CTRL + Y
3) ALT + TAB + Z 
4) ALT + SHIFT + Z
5) None of these

10. ............ is the Keyboard shortcut key to insert auto sum
1) ALT 
2) ALT=
3) ALT+ 
4) ALT–
5) ALT+CTRL

11.Data becomes ................ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use
1) processed 
2) graphs
3) information
4) presentation
5) None of these

12. The term ............. designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.
1) digital device 
2) system add-on
3) disk pack 
4) peripheral device
5) None of these

13.    A ............ is a microprocessor - based computing device.
1) personal computer
2) mainframe
3) workstation   
4) server
5) None of these

14.    RAM can be thought of as the ......... for the computer's processor
1) factory 
2) operating room
3) waiting room 
4) planning room
5) None of these

15.    Which of the following are the functions of a operating system
1) Allocates resources
 2) Monitors Activities
3) Manages disks and files
4) All of the above
5) Only 1 and 2

16.    To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communication channel is called ?
1) File transfer 
2) File encryption
3) File modification 
4) File copying
5) None of these

17.    The primary function of the ............ is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system
1) System Programs 
2) BIOS
3) CP 
4) Memory
5) None of these

18.    What kind of memory is both static and non - volatile ?
1) RAM 
2) ROM
3) BIOS 
4) CACHE
5) 5) None of these

19.    .......... is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software
1) Application software
2) System software
3) Software 
4) Operating system
5) None of these

20.    The ......... is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second
1) data migration rate 
2) data digitizing rate
3) data transfer rate
4) data access rate
5) None of these

21.    A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as .......
1) land-line device 
2) On-line device
3) Off-line device 
4) Device
5) None of the above

22.    What is the other name for programmed chip?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) LSIC 
4) PROM
5) None of these

23.    On-line real time systems become popular in ........... generation
1) First Generation 
2) Second Generation
3) Third Generation 
4) FOurth Generation
5) None of thes

24.    You use a(n) ....., such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information
1) output device 
2) input device
3) storage device 
4) processing device
5) None of these

25.    ............ is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data
1) Sequential access
2) Random access
3) Quick access 
4) All of the above
5) None of these

26.    ............ provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously
1) Multitasking 
2) Multithreading
3) Multiprocessing 
4) Multicoputing
5) None of these

27.    The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called ......
1) Processing 
2) Storing
3) Editing 
4) Sorting
5) None of these

28.    The ALU and Control Unit joinly known as
1) RAM 
2) ROM
3) CPU 
4) PC
5) None of these

29.    RAM is an example of
1) Secondary memory
2) Primary memory
3) Main memory     
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None of these

30.    Magnetic disk is an example of
1) Secondary memory
2) Primary meory
3) Main memory   
4) Botha (1) and (2)
5) None of these

31.    Which one of the following is NOT a computer language /
1) MS-Excel 
2) BASIC
3) COBOL 
4) C++
5) None of these

32.    Each memory cell has a unique number, assigned to it is called as the ....... of the cell
1) Address  
2) Register
3) Number 
4) Path
5) None of these

33.    RAm is also called as
1) Read / Write Memory
2) Long Memory
3) Permanent Memory
4) Primary Memory
5) None of these

34.    ............ Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit
1) Address 
2) Register
3) Number 
4) Memory
5) None of these

35.    Select the Odd one
1) Operating system 
2) Interpreter
3) Compiler 
4) Assembler
5) None of these

36.    A ............ is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu
1) dialog box 
2) submenu
3) menu selection 
4) All of the above
5) None of these

37.    COBOL is an acronym for .............
1) Common Business Oriented Language
2) Computer Business Oriented Language
3) Common Business Operated Language
4) Common Business Organized Language
5) None of these

38.    All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
1) hackers 
2) Spam
3) viruses 
4) identity theft
5) None of these

39.    Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
1) gathering data
2) processing data into information
3) analyzing the data or information
4) storing the data or information
5) None of these

40.    All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT :
1) hard disk drives 
2) printers
3) floppy disk drives 
4) CD drives 
5) Pen drives

41.    The CPU and memory are located on the :
1) expansion board 
2) motherboard
3) storage device 
4) output device
5) display board

42.    .............. is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do
1) Nanoscience 
2) Nanotechnology
3) Simulation
4) Aritificial intelligence (Al)
5) None of these

43.    Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a :
1) networkd 
2) mainframe
3) supercomputer 
4) client
5) internet

44.    When creating a computer program, the ......... designs the structure of the program
1) End user 
2) System Analyst
3) Programmer 
4) All of the above
5) None of these

45.    A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ an
1) interpreter 
2) simulator
3) characters 
4) numbers
5) None of these

46.    Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :
1) multimedia 
2) words
3) characters 
4) numbers
5) None of these

47.    The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the :
1) digital divide 
2) Internet divide
3) Web divide 
4) broadband divide
5) None of these

48.    Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is calld ......
1) upgrading  
2) processing
3) batching  
4) utilizing
5) None of these

49.    The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal's computer is an example of a law enforcement speciality called:
1) robotics   
2) simulation
3) computer forensics 
4) animation
5) None of these

50.    Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy ?
1) RAM 
2) ROM
3) BIOS 
4) CACHE
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
    1) 1    2) 2    3) 4    4) 2    5) 3    6) 3        7) 3    8) 4    9) 1    10) 2 
11) 3    12) 4    13) 1    14) 3    15) 4    16) 1    17) 2    18) 2        19) 2 
20) 3    21) 3    22) 2    23) 3    24) 2        25) 2    26) 1    27) 1    28) 3    29) 2    30) 1   
31) 1    32) 1    33) 1    34) 2    35) 1    36) 1   37) 1    38) 2    39) 3    40) 2 
41) 2    42) 4    43) 2    44) 2    45) 3    46) 4    47) 1    48) 2        49) 3    50) 1

COMPUTER KNOWLWDGE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. The earliest calculating devices are?
a) Clock
b) Difference Engine
c) Abacus
d) Calculator

2. The basic operations performed by a computer are?
a) Arithmetic Operations
b) Logical Operations
c) Storage and relative
d) All of the above

3. The man who built the first Mec-hanical Calculator was?
a) Joseph Marie Jacquard
b) John Mauchly
c) Blaise Pascal
d) Harward Ailken

4. Punched cards were first introduced by?
a) Powers
b) Pascal
c) Jacquard
d) Herman Hollerith

5. LSTs(Large Integration) used in?
a) First generation
b) Second generation
c) Third generation
d) Fourth generation

6. What is MS Word?
a) A game
b) An Operating System
c) Word Processing Software
d) Typing tutor software

7. MS Excel is a?
a) Window based word processor package
b) Window based spreadsheet package
c) DOS based spreadsheet package
d) Window based accounting package

8. Power Point can display date from which of the following add-in software of MS-Office?
a) Equation Editor
b) Organization Chart
c) Photo Album
d) All of these

9. The first network that planted the seeds of Internet was?
a) ARPANET
b) NSF net
c) V net
d) I net

10. Abbreviation www in www.yahoo.com, stands for?
a) World Word in Wonder
b) World Wide Web
c) World Web is Widening
d) Wonderful World Web

11. What is Active Desktop?
a) A term that is synonymous with viewing your desktop as a web page
b) A feature to customize your desktop to display informat-ion you can update from the Internet.
c) Both (a) and (b) above mentioned.
d) Software

12. Active Window means?
a) The active window is designated by a different color toolbar than other open windows.
b) The window that currently open
c) Both (a) and (b) above mentioned
d) The window that is last used

13. A bitmap is?
a) Is a format which windows use for desktop wallpaper?
b) A graphic file format made up of small dots.
c) A specific kind of bitmap file with the BMP extention.
d) All of the above.

14. Which of the following printers generates character from a grid?
a) Inkjet
b) Laser
c) Daisy wheel
d) Dot matrix

15. Close Button?
a) When clicked will close the dialog box, document or program displayed in the window.
b) Is located at the right top end of the title bar of most Win-dows.
c) Implies for the small button with an X on it
d) All of the above

16. A dialog box is a one?
a) Which is a sort of on-screen from where you can fill in the blanks, make selections from lists and chose various combinations of options and settings.
b) In which you can connect to another Internet user and establish an audio and video contact using Microsoft Word.
c) In which you can give verbal commands to Microsoft Word menu
d) All of the above

17. A letter, memo, proposal or other file that is created using Microso-ft Word is called as?
a) Master
b) Slide
c) Document
d) Worksheet

18. The meaning of double-click is?
a) Pushing and releasing the main mouse button twice in rapid succession when the on-tree mouse pointer is positioned over the desired item
b) Appearance of an icon
c) To take a selection from the document and move it to the clipboard
d) All of the above

19. A folder: (A) is an organizational tool used to store files.(B) is synonymous with directory, but folder is the newer preferred term (C)contains data?

a) A only
b) B only
c) C only
d) None of the above

20. Commercially produced first computer?
a) IBM
b) MIPS
c) UNIVAC
d) EDSAC

21. Banks and other big organizations requiring large data storage use?
a) Laptop PC's
b) Desktop PC's
c) Mainframe Computer
d) Workstation

22. High Level Language useful for the beginners is?
a) BASIC
b) PASCAL
c) FORTRON
d) COBOL

23. For Scientific work the most popular language is?
a) PASCAL
b) FORTRON
c) COBOL
d) PROLOG

24. Which is not the portable computer?
a) Micro-processor
b) Calculator
c) Series Computes
d) Parallel Computers

25. OBJECT ORIENTED language is?
a) ADA
b) PROLOG
c) PASCAL
d) FORTRAN

26. Information is?
a) Summarization process of data
b) Data Information
c) Textual form of data
d) Facts and figures

27. Total memory of system can be known using?
a) DIR commands
b) MEM commands
c) Warm boot
d) TOT MEM commands

28. For running WINDOW minimum disk free space required is?
a) 8 MB
b) 10 MB
c) 16 MB
d) 32 MB

29. The first graphical web browser are?
a) Gopher
b) WAIS
c) CERN
d) Mosaic

30. The programs used to view web pages are called?
a) Clients
b) Server
c) Browser
d) Programmer

31. FTP means?
a) File Transfer Protocol
b) File Telnet Protocol
c) Fast Track Processing
d) Fine Tunning programs

32. Which among the following is faster than Main Memory?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) Cache
d) None of the above

33. Semi Conductor Memory is known as?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) PROM
d) EPROM

34. In which generation computers IC have been used?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

35. High level language is?
a) Machine Independent
b) Machine dependent
c) (a) And (b) are true
d) (a) And (b) are false

36. Hypertext is?
a) Text stored in the memory of the computer
b) Text displayed on the screen of the computer
c) Special text used in developing Internet developing package
d) A system of managing textual Information by creating associations between different documents

37. Information on a computer is sto-red in the form of?
a) Files
b) Folders
c) Directory
d) Data dictionary

38. TCP is?
a) Transfer control protocol
b) Transfer control process
c) Transmission control protocol
d) Transmission control process

39. Every computer on the Internet is known as?
a) Host
b) Client
c) Modem
d) Server

40. Fax machines are used to send documents through a?
a) Telephone line
b) Modems
c) Co-axial Wire
d) All of these

41.The term overflow means?
a) An excess of Internal storage
b) An excess of external storage
c) A situation where record cannot fit in to its right place
d) A device, which controls the level of humidity in the computer room.


42. In computer science, by Informa-tion we mean?
a) Any output coming out from computer
b) A report printed by computer
c) Processed data put in intelligent form
d) Plural of data

43. Which of the following are parts of the CPU?
a) Secondary Memory
b) Control unit
c) Input device
d) Printer

44. The purpose of an application program is to?
a) Meet specific user needs
b) Make equivalent run better
c) Allow the operating system to control resources better
d) Convert program written in high-level language to machine level language

45. Micro computers are?
a) 8 bit
b) 16 bit
c) 32 bit
d) Either 8 or 16 bit

ANSWERS:

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (a) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (a) 36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (d)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. A terabyte comprises

(a) 1024 gigabyte 

(b) 1024 kilobyte

(c) 1024 megabyte 

(d) 1024 byte

2. The access time refers to

(a) Time required to locate and retrieve stored data

(b) Time required to locate the lost data

(c) Time required to delete specific data on a certain memory location

(d) None of the above

3. Select the smallest memory size.

(a) Terabyte 

(b) Gigabyte

(c) Kilobyte 

(d) Megabyte

4. The type of RAM that works by staying on the row containing the requested bit and moves faster

through the columns reading each bit as it goes is

(a) DDR SDRAM 

(b) SDRAM

(c) FPM DRAM 

(d) RDRAM

5. The ROM chip which can be rewritten several times and requires the action of ultraviolet radiations to

erase its contents is

(a) Flash memory

(b) PROM

(c) EEPROM

(d) EPROM

6. The type of memory that uses in-circuit wiring to erase the content by applying electric field is

(a) PROM 

(b) Flash memory

(c) EAROM 

(d) EEPROM

7. Dynamic memory is also called as

(a) Internal processor memory 

(b) Primary memory

(c) External storage memory 

(d) Non-volatile memory

8. The memory which is utmost accessible to the processor is

(a) Cache memory 

(b) RAM

(c) Hard disk 

(d) Flash memory

9. The storage device that has high cost per bit of storage is

(a) SDRAM 

(b) Cache memory

(c) Read only Memory 

(d) Hard disk

10. The dual-port version of DRAM formerly used in graphics adaptors is

(a) FPM DRAM 

(b) EDO DRAM

(c) VRAM

(d) DDR SDRAM

11. The secondary storage device that follows the sequential mode of access is

(a) Optical Disk 

(b) Magnetic Disk

(c) Magnetic Tape 

(d) None of these

12. FPI stands for

(a) Faults per inch 

(b) Frames per inch

(c) Figure per inch 

(d) Film per inch

13. The most common type of floppy size is

(a) 3½-inch 

(b) 5¼-inch

(c) 4¾-inch 

(d) None of these

14. A spiral shape track formatting is present in

(a) Floppy Disk (b) Optical Disk

(c) Hard Disk (d) Half-inch Tape Cartridge

15. A floppy can be write protected by

(a) Breaking the slider

(b) Positioning the slider to cover the hole

(c) Positioning the slider away from the hole

(d) A floppy cannot be write protected

16. Rotational delay time is also known as

(a) Seek time 

(b) Shift time

(c) Latency 

(d) Access time

17. The average drives have an access time of

(a) 14-29 ms 

(b) 9-14 ms

(c) 60-70 ms 

(d) None of these

18. In which kind of disk does the read/write head physically touches the surface?

(a) Hard Disk (b) Compact Disk

(c) Floppy Disk (d) None of these

19. RAID stands for

(a) Reproduce Array of Intelligent Disks

(b) Reproduce Array of Inexpensive Disks

(c) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives

(d) Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks

20. CD-ROM is a kind of

(a) Optical disk 

(b) Magneto-Optical disk

(c) Magnetic disk 

(d) None of these

ANSWERS

1. (a)

2. (a)

3. (c)

4. (b)

5. (d)

6. (d)

7. (d)

8. (a)

9. (b)

10. (c)

11. (c)

12. (b)

13. (a)

14. (b)

15. (c)

16. (c)

17. (b)

18. (c)

19. (d)

20. (a)

COMPUTER KNOWLWDGE FOR BANK EXAMS

1. ----- Controls access to the resources on a network
a) Server
b) Client
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

2. The wider the bus, the ---- the transfer of data
a) Greater the number of transfer steps required and the slower
b) Greater the number of transfer steps required and the faster
c) Fewer the number of transfer steps required and the slower
d) Fewer the number of transfer steps required and the faster

3. A micro second is --- of a second
a) One-trillionth
b) One-millionth
c) One-billionth
d) None of the above

4. The ---- format works best for images that have only a few distinct colors
a) GIF
b) MPEG
c) JPEG
d) Both (b) and (c)

5. Some large businesses use ---- to open communications among employees, customers, and/or vendors
a) Blog
b) Mails
c) LAN Network
d) None of the above

6. When the computers power is turned off ---- memory does not lose its contents
a) Volatile
b) Non-volatile
c) Cache memory
d) Flash memory

7. --- Is needed to access accounts, to pay the bills, to transfer money from one account to another account
a) On-line Banking facility
b) Good relations with customers
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

8. Which of the following is used as storage locations both the ALU and in the control sections of a computer?
a) Accumulator
b) Register
c) Adder
d) Decoder

9. Accumulator is a ?
a) Hardwired unit
b) Sequential circuit
c) Finite state machine
d) Register

10. Which memory is non-volatile and may be written only once?
a) RAM
b) EPROM
c) EEPROM
d) PROM

11. The communication mode that supports data in both directions?
a) Simplex b) Half-duplex
c) Full-duplex
d) None of the above

12. To connect a computer with a device in the same room, you might be likely to use?
a) Coaxial cable
b) Optical fiber
c) Wireless
d) None of the above

13. A table consists of?
a) Fields and columns
b) Rows and columns
c) Rows and cells
d) None of the above

14. Which of the following is an advantage of the database approach?
a) Elimination of data redundancy
b) Ability to associate related data
c) Increase security
d) All of the above

15. When the same data field is stored more than once in a file, then it leads to?
a) Data redundancy
b) Data inconsistency
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

16. ----Means database updating
a) Changing the file structure
b) Re-organizing the database
c) Modifying or adding records
d) All of the above

17. Which of the following is the descending order of data hierarchy?
a) File-Database-Field-Record-Byte-Bit
b) Database-File-Record-Field-Byte-Bit
c) Database-Record-File-Field-Byte-Bit
d) Database-Field-File-Record-Bit-Byte

18. Which of the following groups contains graphical file extensions
a) JPG, CPX, GCM
b) GIF, TCF, WMF
c) TCP, JPG, BMP
d) JPG, GIF, BMP

19. A package, which can be used for a short period before purchasing, it is termed as?
a) Try and Buy
b) Freeware
c) Shareware
d) Borrow ware

20. Which one of the following is the main function of a driver file?
a) Useful to open windows
b) Enables a specific device to work
c) To re-start the system
d) To activate the system

21. A proxy server is used as the computer?
a) With external access
b) Acting as a backup
c) Performing file handling
d) Access user permissions

22. ---- Prevents external access to a system
a) Gateway
b) Firewall
c) Router
d) Switcher

23. A list of rules for transferring data over a network is called?
a) Protocol
b) Program code
c) Rules
d) Flowchart

24. Which of the following is a valid e-mail address?
a) Authors.sakshi@gmail.com
b) @Gmailsakshi.authors.com
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

25. Which of the following is not a network topology?
a) Star
b) Bus
c) Linear
d) Ring

26. ---- Types of virus that stays permanently in the RAM memory
a) Resident
b) File infectors
c) Boot virus
d) Macro virus

27. ---- Is the Virus that overwrite the files or a few parts being replaced?
a) Resident
b) File infectors
c) Boot virus
d) Macro virus

28. In 1983, this person was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus'?
a) MC Fee
b) Smiths
c) Cohen
d) Norton

29. If you see a small red triangle in the top right corner of a cell, it means there is something attached to the call. What is it?
a) A comment
b) An attachment
c) An error
d) None of the above

30. Which function would be the best to use to calculate the payout value of a term deposit?
a) FV
b) NPV
c) IRR
d) PV

31. Sigma button is used for?
a) Totaling a Column or row
b) It is a mathematical function
c) Subtracting
d) None of the above

32. What is the correct syntax for typing a function into a cell?
a) Equal sign, Function Name, Matching brackets
b) Function Name, Equal sign, Matching brackets
c) Equal sign, Matching brackets, Function Name
d) None of the above

33. What does 'ctrl +esc' do if I am at the desktop?
a) Shows the start menu
b) Shows the format menu
c) Shows the tools menu
d) Shows the insert menu

34. In most Microsoft programs, what does 'alt+f4' do?
a) Ends the program
b) Opens the program
c) Run the program
d) Modify the program

35. In MS-Word 'alt+shift+d' does what?
a) Automatically inserts the date
b) Inserts the time
c) Inserts the day
d) None of the above

36. ---- Deletes an item immediately without placing it in the recycle bin.
a) Shift +enter
b) Shift +delete
c) Shift +right arrow
d) Shift +left arrow

37. --- Function key refreshes the current window
a) F5
b) F6
c) F7
d) F8

38. To minimize all open windows and display the desktop?
a) Windows logo +D
b) Windows logo + E
c) Windows logo + F
d) Windows logo + G

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Buffer is device/storage area–
1. Where data are temporarily stored
2. Where data is permanently stored
3. Where data error occurs
4. All of the above
5. None of these

2. A network geometric arrangement in which a single connecting line is shared by a number of nodes is called–
1. Car Topology
2. Bus Topology
3. Truck Topology
4. All of the above
5. None of these

3. An error in a computer program is referred as–
1. Bug
2. Bit
3. Virus
4. All of the above
5. None of these

4. Circuits that provide a communication path between two or more devices of a digital computer system is–
1. Car
2. Bus
3. Truck
4. All of the above
5. None of these

5. A fixed number of adjacent bits that represent a particular character or symbol are referred as–
1. Byte
2. Octal
3. Bubble
4. All of the above
5. None of these

6. Cache memory is a–
1. Small buffer storage
2. Permanent storage
3. Main memory
4. All of the above
5. None of these

7. The total number of digits (symbols) available to represent numbers in a positional number system is referred as–
1. Number system
2. Base
3. Power
4. All of the above
5. None of these

8. Cache memory is–
1. Smaller and faster than main storage
2. Bigger and slower than main storage
3. Smaller but slower than main memory
4. Bigger and faster than main memory
5. None of these

9. Cache memory–
1. Is a Static RAM
2. Increases the speed of processing by making current programs and data available to the CPU at a rapid rate
3. Both 1. and 2. are true .
4. Both 1. and 2. are false
5. None of these

10. Following is false for BASIC–
1. Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
2. High-level interactive programming language
3. Works in time sharing environment
4. Low level object oriented language
5. None of these

11. A unit for measuring data transmission speed that describes the capacity of a carrier is referred as–
1. Baud
2. Bit
3. Bond
4. All of the above
5. Batch

12. A process of trying out a new product by independent users before it is finally manufactured/developed–
1. Alpha test
2. Beta Test
3. Gamma test
4. All of the above
5. None of these

13. A selection, choice, or condition involving two possibilities is referred as–
1. Unary
2. Binary
3. Octal
4. All of the above
5. None of these

14. Base band System is–
1. A networking system
2. Where the channel support a single digital signal
3. Both 1. and 2. are true
4. All of the above
5. None is true

15. One of the early coding systems, based on the idea of converting each digit of a decimal number into its binary equivalent rather than converting the entire decimal value into a pure binary form is–
1. ASCII code
2. BCD
3. ASCII-8
4. All of the above
5. None of these

16. In Batch processing–
1. Several computer programs runs one after another without human interaction to run each program individually
2. Several computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually
3. Selected computer programs runs one after another with human interaction to run each program individually
4. All of the above
5. None is true

17. BISYNC is–
1. Binary synchronous
2. A process of transmitting data
3. A half-duplex, character oriented, synchronous data communication transmission method
4. All of the above
5. None of these

18. A device that is used to transmit data from one location to another is referred as–
1. Storage
2. Memory
3. Carrier
4. All of the above
5. None of these

19. Programs developed by an outside supplier and provided to the user in a machine readable form is known as–
1. Canned programs
2. Beta program
3. Alpha program
4. All of the above
5. None of these

20. A binary numbers are represented by–
1. Digits 0 and 1
2. Digits 0, 1, ..., 8
3. Digits AB, C,...
4. All of the above
5. None of these

21. BIOS is responsible for
1. Handling the particulars of input/output operations
2. Output operations
3. Input operations
4. All of the above
5. None of these

22. BIOS is an abbreviation for–
1. Basic Input/Basic Output
2. Binary synchronous
3. Binary digit
4. All of the above
5. None of these

23. BISYNC is an abbreviation for–
1. Binary Input/Binary Output
2. Binary synchronous
3. Binary digit
4. All of the above
5. None of these

24. The overall design, construction, organiz-ation and interconnecting of the various components of a computer system is referred as–
1. Computer Architecture
2. Computer Flowchart
3. Computer Algorithm
4. All of the above
5. None of these

25. A number system with a base of two is referred as–
1. Unary number system
2. Binary number system
3. Octal number system
4. All of the above
5. None of these

Answers:

1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (1) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (1) 7. (2) 8. (1) 9. (3) 10. (4) 11. (1) 12. (2) 13. (2) 14. (3) 15. (2) 16. (1) 17. (4) 18. (3) 19. (1) 20. (1) 21. (1) 22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (2)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE FOR BANK EXAMS

1. A digital communication system capable of interconnecting, a large number of computers, terminals and other peripheral devices within a limited geographical area is called–
1. LAN
2. WAN
3. Internet
4. All of the above
5. None of these

2. A secondary storage device that uses a long plastic strip coated with a magnetic material as a recording medium is–
1. Magnetic tape
2. Compact disk
3. Hard disk
4. All of the above
5. None of these

3. An E-mail protocol for storage, manage-ment and change, especially in corporate offices–
1. Message handling service
2. Postal service’s
3. Data storage
4. All of the above
5. None of these


4. Which of the following is an advantage of stored programs?
1. Reliability
2. Reduction in operation costs
3. The computers becoming general-purpose
4. All of the above
5. None of these

5. Which of the following is not true for primary storage?
1. It is a part of the CPU
2. It allows very fast access of data
3. It is relatively more expensive then other storage devices.
4. Can be removed and transported.
5. All of the above

6. Function of control unit in the CPU is–
1. To decode program instructions
2. To transfer data to primary storage
3. To perform logical operations
4. To store program instructions
5. All of the above

7. Electronic spreadsheets are useful in situation where relatively .......... data must be input
1. Small
2. Large
3. No
4. All of the above
5. None is true

8. A list of options from which a program user can select anyone in order to perform a desired action is referred as–
1. Menu
2. Index
3. Directory
4. All of the above
5. None of these

9. A method whereby messages to be transmitted between computers are all sent to a central computer, which gathers them and routes them to the appropriate destination(s) is known as–
1. Message switching
2. Message delete
3. Message accept
4. All of the above
5. None of these

10. Which of the following describe one or more characteristics of a modem computer?
1. An electronic device
2. A mechanical device
3. A electro-mechanical device
4. All of the above
5. None of these

11. Combining records from two or more ordered files into a single ordered file is called–
1. Menu
2. Merging
3. Taking
4. All of the above
5. None of these

12. The ascending order of a data hierarchy is
1. Bit-byte-record-field-file-database
2. Byte-bit-field-record-file-database
3. Byte-bit-record-file-field-database
4. Bit-byte-field-record-file-database
5. All of the above

13. A LSI chip contains the entire CPU of computer except main memory is called–
1. Microprocessor
2. Hard disk
3. Input device
4. Output device
5. All of the above

14. A storage medium that loses its contents in the event of power failure is called–
1. Volatile storage
2. Non volatile storage
3. Permanent storage
4. All of the above
5. None of these

15. One-millionth of a second is referred as–
1. Microsecond
2. Millisecond
3. Hour
4. Minute
5. All of the above

16. Alternate facilities of programs, data files, hardware equipments, etc. used in case the original one is destroyed, lost, or fail to operate is–
1. Backup
2. Forehead
3. Delete
4. All of the above
5. None of these

17. One-thousandth of a second is called–
1. Microsecond
2. Millisecond
3. Hour 4. Minute
5. All of the above

18. The CPU (central processing unit) consists of
1. Input, output, and processing
2. Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
3. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit, and primary storage
4. All of the above
5. None of these

19. The product of data processing is–
1. Data
2. Information
3. Software
4. Computer
5. All of the above

20. The input device used by computer is–
1. Motherboard
2. Central processing unit
3. Keyboard
4. System unit
5. All of the above

21. The structure of interconnecting of nodes of
a computer network is referred as–
1. Network topology 2. Internet
3. Local Area Network
4. Wide Area Network
5. All of the above

22. Nible is–
1. Double of byte
2. Half of byte
3. Ten times of byte
4. Five times of byte
5. All of the above

23. Multiprogramming is the–
1. The inter-leaved execution of two or more different and independent programs by the same computer
2. The execution of single by the different computers
3. The inter-leaved execution of two or more different and independent programs by the different computers
4. All of the above
5. None of these

24. A facility available in an operating system that allows multiple functions from the same application package is referred as–
1. Multi-threading
2. Multi-programming
3. Multi-processing
4. All of the above
5. None of these

25. Narrowband channel is a communication channels–
1. That handle low volumes of data
2. Used mainly for telegraph lines and low
speed terminals
3. Both 1. and 2.
4. All of the above
5. None of these

26. Following is the example of Network–
1. LAN
2. WAN
3. Internet
4. All the above
5. None of these

27. Peer-to-peer is a description–
1. Of communications between two dissimilar devices
2. Of communications between two equal devices
3. Of communications between two different devices
4. All of the above
5. None of these

 28. Non-document files are–
1. Pure ASCII files that can be listed for any word processing software
2. Non ASCII files that can be listed for any word processing software
3. Pure ASCII files that can be listed for specific word processing software
4. Non ASCII files that can be listed for pecific word processing software
5. All of the above

29. The method of dividing a physical channel into many logical channels so that a number of independent signals may be simultaneously transmitted on it is referred as–
1. Multithreading
2. Multiprocessing
3. Multiplexing
4. All of the above
5. None of these

30. An interconnected computer configura-tions or computers with two or more independent CPUs that have the ability to simultaneously execute several programs is called–
1. Multithreading
2. Multiprocessing
3. Multiplexing
4. All of the above
5. None of these

31. Following is not a non-impact printer–
1. Thermal printer
2. Ink-jet printer
3. Laser printer
4. Dot-matrix printer
5. All of the above

32. A number system with a base of 8 is referred as–
1. Binary
2. Decimal
3. Octal
4. All of the above
5. None of these

33. Devices converts digital signals to Sine waves at the sending end and back to digital signals at the receiving end is called–
1. Modem
2. Telephone
3. Mobile phone
4. All of the above
5. None of these

34. Dividing a project into segments and smaller units in order to simplify the analysis, design and programming effort is referred as–
1. Monitoring
2. Modular approach
3. Microprocessing
4. All of the above
5. None of these

35. The technique where digital signals are converted to its analog form for transmission over an analog facility is called–
1. Modulation
2. Digitization
3. Multiprocessing
4. All of the above
5. None of these

36. Multiprocessor is a computer system–
1. Where many CPU under a common control
2. Consisting of more than one input devices under common control
3. Where many output devices under
4. All of the above
5. None of these

37. The point at which the flow of text in a document moves to the top of a new page–
1. Page break
2. Page insert
3. Page format
4. All of the above
5. None of these

38. Technique to implement virtual memory where memory is divided into units of fixed size memory is–
1. Paging
2. De-fragments
3. Segmentation
4. All of the above
5. None of these

39. An adder where all the bits of the two operands are added simultaneously–
1. Parallel adder
2. Half adder
3. Full adder
4. All of the above
5. None of these

40. An extra bit added to a string of bits that enables the computer to detect internal errors in the transmission of binary data–
1. Parity bit
2. Byte
3. Nibble
4. All of the above
5. None of these

41. Password is–
1. Code by which a user gains access to a computer system
2. Pass for viewing movie
3. Entrance without paying something
4. All of the above
5. None of these

42. PL 1 (Programming Language One) is–
1. High level programming language
2. Low level programming language
3. Machine language
4. Assembly language
5. All of the above

43. Pascal is–
1. A high-level programming language
2. Named after Blaise Pascal
3. Named after mathematician that facilitates structured programming techniques
4. All of the above
5. None of these

44. Storage device where time to retrieve stored information is independent of address where it is stored is called–
1. Random access memory (RAM)
2. Primary memory
3. Secondary memory
4. All of the above
5. None of these

45. Octal number system has a base–
1. Two
2. Four
3. Eight
4. Ten
5. All of the above

46. Since input and output devices are on the edge of the main processing therefore they are referred as–
1. Peripheral devices
2. Processing devices
3. Personal devices
4. All of the above
5. None of these

47. A system changeover method where complete changeover to the new system takes place incrementally over a period of time is referred as–
1. Phased replacement
2. Block replacement
3. Complete replacement
4. All of the above
5. None of these

48. One trillionth of a second is–
1. Pico second
2. Mille second
3. Micro second
4. Minute
5. All of these

49. Following is of Non-vo a storage device
1. Magnetic tape
2. Compact disk
3. Floppy disk
4. All of the above
5. None of these

50. A storage medium that retains its contents even in the absence of power is referred as–
1. Non-volatile storage
2. Volatile storage
3. Secondary storage
4. Primary storage
5. None of these

ANSWERS:

1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (1) 5. (1) 6. (4) 7. (1) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (1)
11. (1) 12. (2) 13. (4) 14. (1) 15. (1) 16. (1) 17. (1) 18. (2) 19. (3) 20. (2)
21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (1) 26. (4) 27. (4) 28. (2) 29. (1) 30. (3)
31. (2) 32. (3) 33. (3) 34. (1) 35. (2) 36. (1) 37. (1) 38. (1) 39. (1) 40. (1)
41. (1) 42. (1) 43. (1) 44. (4) 45. (3) 46. (3) 47. (1) 48. (1) 49. (1) 50. (4)