COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR IBPS EXAMS 1. Random Access Memory or RAM? a) Contains the electronic circuit that cause processing to occur b) Makes the information resulti- ng from processing available for use c) Allows data, program, comm- ands, and user responses to be entered into a computer d) Consist of electronic compon- ents that store data e) None 2. Correcting errors in a program is referred to as? a) Debugging b) Bugging c) Rectifying d) Modifying e) None of these 3. An assembler is used to translate a program written in? a) A low level language b) Machine language c) A high level language d) Assembly language e) All of These 4. The capability of operating system to enable two or more than two programs to execute simultaneously in a single computer system by using a single processor is? a) Multiprocessing b) Multitasking c) Multiprogramming d) Multi-execution e) None of these 5. The basic goal of computer process is to convert data into? a) Information b) Tables c) Files d) Graphs e) None of these 6. A hard copy of documents is? a) Stored in the hard disk b) Stored in the floppy c) Stored on a CD d) Printed on the printer e) None of these 7. A___is a design tool that graphically shows the logic in a solution algorithm? a) Flow chart b) Hierarchy chart c) Structure chart d) Context diagram e) None of the above 8. Which key combination is used for special tasks? a) Insert, Delete b) Ctrl, Shift c) Left Arrow, Right Arrow d) Page up, Page Down e) None of these 9. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel? a) Program b) Software c) Hardware d) Output e) None of these 10. Circuits that provide a commu- nication path between two or more devices of a digital compu-ter system is? a) Car b) Bus c) Truck d) All the above e) None 11. A keyboard is which kind of device? a) Black b) Input c) Output d) Word processing e) None of these 12. IT stands for? a) Information Technology b) Integrated Technology c) Intelligent Technology d) Interesting Technology e) None of these 13. Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers? a) Personal computers b) Super computers c) Laptops d) Note books e) None of these 14. A collection of related informa-tion sorted and dealt with as a unit is? a) Disk b) Data c) File d) Floppy e) None of these 15. The process of a computer recei-ving information from a server on the internet is known as? a) Pulling b) Pushing c) Downloading d) transferring e) None 16. Which part of the computer helps to store information? a) Disk drive b) Keyboard c) Monitor d) Printer e) None of these 17. What is the process of carrying out commands? a) Fetching a) Storing c) Executing d) Decoding e) None of these 18. The patterns of printed lines on most products are called? a) Prices b) Striping c) Scanners d) Barcodes e) None 19. Which of the following groups consist of only output devices? a) Scanner, Printer, Monitor b) Keyboard, Printer, Monitor c) Mouse, Printer, Monitor d) Plotter, Printer, Monitor e) None of these 20. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a? a) Title bar b) Button c) Dialogue box d) Window e) None of these 21. A(n)____contains commands that can be selected? a) Pointer (b) Menu c) Icon (d) Button e) None of these 22. An error is also known as? a) Bug b) Debug c) Cursor d) Icon e) None of these 23. Arithmetic Operations? a) Involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item b) Sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending or descending order c) Use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT d) Include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division e) None of these 24. Sending an e-mail is similar to? a) Picturing an event b) Narrating a story c) Writing a letter d) Creating a drawing e) None 25. TCP is the acronym of? a) Transmit Control Protocol b) Transmission Control Protocol c) Time Control Protocol d) Travel Control Protocol e) None 26. Microsoft Word is an example of? a) An operating system b) A processing device c) Application software d) An input device e) None 27. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to the group? a) PROM b) EPROM c) CD ROM d) ROM e) None of these 28. Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as? a) Storage b) Output c) Input d) Information e) None of these 29. Which part of the computer displays the work done? a) RAM b) Printer c) Monitor d) ROM e) None of these 30. Which of the following is not an example of Operating System? a) Windows b) DOS c) Linux d) Pascal e) Unix 31. The first page of a Website is called the? a) Home page b) Index c) Java script d) Bookmark e) None 32. A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do is called a? a) Program b) Command c) User response d) Processor e) None of these 33. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called? a) Double spacing b) Line spacing c) Single space d) Vertical spacing e) None of these 34. Access-control based on a persons finger prints is an example of ? a) Biometric identification b) Characteristics identification c) Characteristic security d) Finger print security e) None 35. Which of the following is a non-volatile memory? a) RAM b) MOS c) ROM d) MSI e) SSI 36. The program and data in a computer is stored in? a) ALU b) Control Unit c) Bus d) Memory e) Cache Memory 37. Processing involves? a) Inputting data into a computer system b) Transforming input into output c) displaying output in a useful manner d) Providing relevant answers e) None of these 38. In Microsoft Word, a red line under a word means? a) Grammar mistake b) Spelling mistake c) No mistakes d) Virus infection e) None of these Answers 1) d 2) a 3) d 4) b 5) a 6) d 7) a 8) b 9) c 10) b 11) b 12) a 13) b 14) c 15) c 16) a 17) c 18) d 19) d 20) d 21) b 22) a 23) d 24) c 25) b 26) b 27) c 28) a 29) c 30) d 31) a 32) a 33) b 34) a 35) c 36) d 37) b 38) b
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