COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs

1. ——Key combination that lets you toggle between open windows
a) ALT+SHIFT+TAB
b) ALT+CTRL+TAB
c) ALT+CTRL
d) ALT+TAB

2. When more than one window is open, to switch to the next window — is the key combination
a) CTRL+F5
b) CTRL+F6
c) CTRL+F7
d) CTRL+F8

3. To select or unselect one word to the right
a) CTRL+SHIFT
b) CTRL+SHIFT+Down Arrow
c) CTRL+SHIFT+Right Arrow
d) None of the above

4. To maximize or restore a selected window
a) CTRL+F7
b) CTRL+F10
c) CTRL+F8
d) CTRL+F9

5. To Copy a picture of the selected window to the clipboard
a) ALT+TAB
b) ALT+Print Screen
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

6. —— Is the key to close a selected drop-down list; cancel a command and close a dialog box
a) TAB
b) SHIFT
c) ESC
d) None of the above

7. — Is the key we use to run the selected command
a) SHIFT
b) TAB
c) ENTER
d) CTRL

8. --- Is the functional key to display save as box
a) F5
b) F6
c) F9
d) F12

9. ----- Is the combination of keys to switch between the last four places that you have edited
a) ALT+CTRL+Z
b) ALT+CTRL+Y
c) ALT+TAB+Z
d) ALT+SHIFT+Z

10. To delete one word to the right
a) CTRL+SHIFT
b) CTRL+TAB
c) CTRL+DEL
d) CTRL+Z

11. --- Is the combination of keys we use to hide rows
a) CTRL+9
b) CTRL+8
c) CTRL+7
d) CTRL+6

12. To hide the columns --- is the functional key
a) CTRL+3
b) CTRL+2
c) CTRL+1
d) CTRL+0

13. --- Is the shortcut key to delete cells, rows or columns
a) CTRL+ Minus Sign
b) CTRL+ Plus Sign
c) CTRL+ Star Sign
d) CTRL+ Greater than Sign

14. To insert cells, rows or columns --- the keyboard shortcut key
a)CTRL+ Minus Sign
b)CTRL+SHIFT+ Plus Sign
c)CTRL+ Star Sign
d)CTRL+ Greater than Sign

15. —— Is the keyboard shortcut key to insert auto sum
a) ALT
b) ALT=
c) ALT+
d) ALT-

16. —— Is the shortcut key to move to the next worksheet
a) CTRL+Pagedown
b) CTRL+Pageup
c) CTRL+Right arrow
d) CTRL+Left arrow

17. —— Is the shortcut key to move to the previous worksheet
a) CTRL+Pagedown
b) CTRL+Pageup
c) CTRL+Right arrow
d) CTRL+Left arrow

18. — Key we use to select row
a) SHIFT+TAB
b) SHIFT+ Spacebar
c) CTRL+ Spacebar
d) SHIFT+ Enter

19. —— Key we use to select column
a) SHIFT+TAB
b) SHIFT+ Spacebar
c) CTRL+ Spacebar
d) SHIFT+ Enter

20. —— Is the key to exit from excel
a) ALT+F2
b) ALT+F3
c) ALT+F4
d) ALT+F5

21. A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as —-
a) On-line device
b) Off-line device
c) Device
d) None of the above

22. What is the other name for programmed chip?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) LSIC
d) None of the above

23. On-line real time systems become popular in ---- generation
a) First Generation
b) Second Generation
c) Third Generation
d) Fourth Generation

24. EDVAC stands for
a) Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
b) Electronic Discrete Value Automatic Computer
c) Electronic Device Variable Automatic Computer
d) Electronic Discrete Variable Advanced Computer

25. EDSAC stands for
a) Electronic Delay Storage Advanced Computer
b) Electronic Data Storage Automatic Computer
c) Electronic Delay Strong Automatic Computer
d) Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Computer

26. LSIC stands for
a) Large Scale Inner Circuits
b) Large Scale Integrated Computer
c) Large Scale Integrated Circuits
d) Large Storage Integrated Circuits

27. The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called ----
a) Processing
b) Storing
c) Editing
d) Sorting

28. The ALU and Control Unit jointly known as
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) CPU
d) None of the above

29. RAM is an example of
a) Secondary memory
b) Primary memory
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

30. Magnetic disk is an example of
a) Secondary memory
b) Primary memory
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above

31. A bit is an acronym for
a) Digit
b) Binary digit
c) Number
d) None of the above

32. Each memory cell has a unique number, assigned to it is called as the — of the cell
a) Address
b) Register
c) Number
d) None of the above

33. RAM is also called as
a) Read/Write Memory
b) Long Memory
c) Permanent Memory
d) None of the above

34. —— Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit
a) Address
b) Register
c) Number
d) None of the above

35. The secondary storage memory is also called as
a) Auxiliary Memory
b) Attractive Memory
c) Chip Memory
d) None of the above

ANSWERS

1. A  2. B 3. C  4. B 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. C
   
11. A 12. D 13. A 14.  B 15.  B 16. A  17. B 18. B 19. C 20. C

21. B 22. B 23. C 24. A  25. D 26. C  27. A 28. C  29. B 30. A
   
31. B 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. A 

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