01/09/2014 FOR IBPS-PO/CLERK............................. COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR ALL BANK EXAMS 1. Indias largest wide area network is: a) INDONET b) NICNET c) INET d) SWIFT e) Beam 2. A computer system consists of several devices like CPU, monitor, mouse etc. together they are called: a) computer peripherals b) computer components c) computer bits d) computer equipments e) none of the above 3. Number of devices supported by LAN can be maximum of: a) 7 b) 12 c) 100 d) 1000 e) 25 4. An information system that immediately responds to the physical systems is called: a) Live system b) On-line System c) Off-line system d) Real time system e) none 5. Route adopted by large companies for payment of dividends to shareholders is called a) ECS Debit b) RTGS c) ECS Credit d) either (b) or (c) e) either (a) or (c) 6. Which combination of keys needs to be pressed to make a percent sign? a) Shift+2 b) Shift+3 c) Shift+4 d) Shift+5 e) Shift+9 7. Which function calculates the largest value in a set of numbers? a) Average b) Count c) Minimum d) Maximum e) None of these 8. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards? a) Daughter board b) Motherboard c) Father board d) Breadboard e) CPU 9. MB launched its first personal computer called IBM-PC in 1981. It had chips from Intel, disk drives from Tan don, operating system from Microsoft, the printer from Epson and the application software from everywhere. Can you name the country which contributed the video display? a) India b) China c) Germany d) Taiwan e) Japan 10. What is meant by a dedicated computer? a) Which is used by one person only b) Which is assigned one and only one task c) Which uses one kind of software d) Which is meant for application software e) All the above 11. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands? a) 1978 b) 1984 c) 1990 d) 1989 e) 1991 12. The information stored in storage devices can be accessed in ______ a) RAM access & ROM access b) Memory access & Disk access c) Random access & shift access d) Sequential access & Direct access e) All the above 13. Which of the following is the most commonly used encoding standard of Unicode? a) UTF-6 b) UTF-7 c) UTF-5 d) UTF-9 e) UTF-8 14. UML is stands for a) Universal Modelling Language b) Unified Modelling Language c) United Modelling Language d) Unit Modelling Language e) Uni Modelling Language 15. Which of the following translator program converts assembly language program to object program? a) assembler b) compiler c) microprocessor d) linker e) sender 16. Which protocol is used to transfer web pages? a) TCP/IP b) SMTP c) POP3 d) HTTP e) HPTP 17. A self-sufficient computer that acts as both a server and a client is known as a) Host b) Client c) Server d) Terminal e) Peer 18. The interactive transmission of data within a time sharing system may be best suited to a) simplex lines b) half-duplex lines c) full duplex lines d) bi flex-lines e) tri flex lines 19. A system program that sets up an executable program in main memory ready for execution is a) assembler b) linker c) compiler d) Coding e) loader 20. A table can be logically connected to another table by defining a a) Super key b) Candidate key c) Primary key d) Unique key e) Common attribute. 21. Missing slot covers on a computer can cause? a) Over heat b) Power surges c) EMI d)Incomplete path for ESD e) None of the above 22. From what location are the 1st computer instructions available on boot up? a) ROM BIOS b) CPU c) boot.ini d) CONFIG.SYS e) .bat 23. Acollaborative network that uses Internet Technology to link business with their suppliers is --- a) Internet b) Intranet c) Extranet d) WAN e) LAN 24. Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model consists of - a) 5-layers b) 6-layers c) 7-layers d) 8-layers e) 9-layers 25. A communication processor that connects dissimilar networks by providing the translation from one set of protocol to another is - a) Bridge b) Gateway c) Router d) Modem e) CPU 26. A collection of raw facts is called - a) Output b) Information c) Bits d) Data e) Files 27. A __ is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu. a) dialog box b) submenu c) menu selection d) all the above e) None 28. What is the permanent memory built into your computer called? a) RAM b) Floppy c) CPU d) ROM e) Hard disk 29. Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as a) volatile storage b) non-volatile storage c) sequential storage d) direct storage e) indirect storage 30. Which of the following is an example of connectivity? a) internet b) floppy disk c) power card d) data e) file 31. ___ is the process of finding errors in software code. a) Compiling b) Testing c) Running d) Debugging e) Marking 32. Which of the following is not as language for computer programming a) Windows b) PASCAL c) BASIC d) COBOL e) .net 33. ____is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. a) Tracking b) Formatting c) Crashing d) Allotting e) Storing 34. What is the shortcut key to Undo the last action in a document? a) Ctrl + X b) Ctrl + y c) Ctrl + Z d) Ctrl + U e) Ctrl + V 35. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called a) machine language b) application software c) system program d) all of these e) none of these 36. Which of the following is not hardware a) magnetic tape b) printer c) VDU terminal d) assembler e) pointer 37. What are the basic types of memory that your computer uses a) RAM b) RW/RAM c) ROM d) both A and C e) both A,B and C 38. The total set of interlinked hypertext documents worldwide is a) HTTP b) Browser c) WWW d) B2B e) B2A 39. 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) none 40. Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards? a) BUS b) CPU c) USB d) MIDI e) RAM 41. 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) unload 42. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into a) web sites b) information c) programs d) objects e) web engines 43. The metal or plastic case that holds all the physical parts of the computer is the: a) Hard disk b) CPU c) Mainframe d) Platform e) System unit 44. The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the: a) Digital divide b) Internet divides c) Web divides d) Broadband divide e) None 45. DSL is an example of a(n) _____ connection. a) Network b) Wireless c) Slow d) Cable e) Broadband 46. The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used ___ as a memory unit? a) RAM b) Floppies c) Cards d) Counter Wheels e) Rooms 47. Which type of DOS program can you run to see which serial ports are detected? a) combing b) MSD c) command d) SDET e) serial.chk ANSWERS: 1) b 2) a 3) b 4) d 5) c 6) d 7) d 8) b 9) d 10) b 11) e 12) d 13) e 14) b 15) b 16) d 17) e 18) c 19) e 20) c 21) a 22) a 23) c 24) c 25) b 26) d 27) a 28) d 29) b 30) a 31) b 32) a 33) b 34) c 35) a 36) d 37) d 38) a 39) c 40) b 41) a 42) b 43) e 44) a 45) e 46) d 47) b
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