IBPS CLERKS COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE EXPECTED MODEL QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following memory chip is programmed during the manufacturing process?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) PROM
4) EEPROM
5) None

2. Computer uses which of the following languages to process data?
1) High Level
2) Assembly
3) Binary
4) Hexa Decimal
5) Octal

3. Magnetic Disk medium uses ..... method for accessing data.
1) Direct
2) Serial
3) Sequential
4) Rotational
5) None

4. Which of the following is the India's first Super Computer?
1) Aakash
2) Sea Deep
3) First PC
4) PARAM 8000
5) Cray - 1

5. Parallelogram in a flowchart usually represents:
1) Input
2) Output
3) Process
4) Both 1 & 2
5) Decision

6. Registers are located in?
1) Memory
2) ALU
3) OS
4) CPU
5) None

7. ...... terminals are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.
1) Data
2) Information
3) Credit Cards
4) Query
5) Point-of-Sale (POS)

8. Which of the following is true about Dial-up internet access?
1) It utilizes the existing telephone services
2) It uses a router for security
3) It utilizes the broadband technology
4) Modem speeds are very fast
5) All are Correnct

9. Icons, Windows, Menu and buttons are features of ?
1) DOS
2) GUI
3) Command Driven Interface
4) All the above
5) None

10. Which of the following is true about URL ?
1) It is a web browser
2) It is a messenger
3) It is a mail service
4) It is a global address of documents and other resources on World Wide Web
5) It is same as internet



11. A computer program is:
1) A set of instructions that enable the computer to solve a problem or perform a task
2) Main memory
3) Pseudo code
4) A flowchart
5) None

12. Graphical pictures that represent an object like file, folder etc., are:
1) Taskbar
2) Graphical toolbar
3) Desktop
4) Folder
5) Icon

13. Producing Output involves:
1) Accepting information from the outside world
2) Communication with another computer
3) Moving and storing information
4) Communicating information to the outside world
5) None

14. One of the reasons to copy files from CD - ROM to the computer's hard disk is:
1) The above stated procedure cannot be done
2) Faster access
3) To be able to print
4) CD - ROM can only be read once
5) CD - ROM contains only Temporary data

15. The place in a computer, where the OS, application programs and data in current use are kept so that they can be quickly reached by the computer processor is?
1) ROM
2) RAM
3) TRASH
4) Access control list
5) None

16. Which of the following is / are the functions
of operating system?
1) Memory Management
2) Access to I/O devices
3) Controlled Access to files
4) All the above
5) None

17. The easiest way to select text is to left click the mouse and ?
1) Hold the Shift key
2) Hold the Ctrl key
3) Move the mouse
4) Drag Over the words you want to highlight
5) None

18. Which part of the URL http://www.ibps.in/clerks2012.html will specify the rules to be followed when accessing a file ?
1) http://
2) www
3) ibps
4) .in
5) /clerks2012.html

19. Moving the page around to view all the pages in the document on the screen is referred to as:
1) Surfing
2) Navigating
3) Hyperlink
4) Scrolling
5) Browsing

20. Which of the following is the short-cut key to close an active tab of a browser?
1) Alt + F4
2) Ctrl + C
3) Ctrl + F4
4) Shift + C
5) Ctrl + W

21. Which kind of malware typically has a tendency to reside in / to get attach to a computer program?
1) Worm
2) Trojan Horse
3) Computer Virus
4) All the Above
5) None

22. WWW can be accessed using ?
1) Web Browsers
2) e - mail
3) Search Engine
4) http
5) Chatting

23. A wireless network uses ...... waves to transmit signals.
1) Electro-Magnetic
2) Sound
3) Radio
4) Video
5) None

24. Kalyan gave incorrect settings in the CMOS which can prevent him from?
1) Logging on to the internet
2) Searching on the web
3) Booting up the computer
4) Accessing the computer
5) Printing a document

25. The components that process data are located in the....
1) Input Devices
2) Output Devices
3) System Unit
4) Storage Component
5) None of these

26. Which of the following is not one of the major data processing functions of a computer?
1) Gathering Data
2) Processing data into information
3) Analysing the data or information
4) Storing data or information
5) None of these

27. Which of the following are the least powerful, yet the most widely used and fastest - growing type of computers?
1) Mainframe Computers
2) Super Computers
3) Mini Computers
4) Micro Computers
5) None of these

28. Which of the following is used to connect a personal computer to a network?
1) Modem
2) NIC
3) PIC
4) CPU
5) None

29. Each Web address is actually a series of numbers, which is usually called as:
1) Domain Name
2) URL
3) http
4) HTML
5) IP address

30. LinkedIn is a?
1) Search Engine
2) Web Browser
3) Social Networking Site
4) Name of Operating System
5) None of these

31. Programs designed to perform specific tasks related to managing computer resources are called:
1) Programming Software
2) Operating System
3) Application Software
4) Utility Programs
5) None of these

32. Menus are a part of .....
1) Hardware
2) User Interface
3) Status Bar
4) Monitor
5) None of these

33. A business's customer, inventory and payroll records would best be stored in a .... file.
1) Database
2) Document
3) Worksheet
4) Presentation
5) None of these

34. Which of the following is / are the features of word processing?
1) Spell Check
2) Find and Replace
3) Thesaurus
4) All the above
5) None of the above

35. Find the odd one out.
1) Bus
2) Ring
3) Star
4) Tree
5) Train

36. The communication between a processor and other devices inside the computer is done through?
1) Bus
2) Channel
3) Network Cable
4) Chip
5) None of these

37. Which of the following is fastest?
1) Cache Memory
2) Main Memory
3) Secondary Memory
4) Compact Disk
5) Digital Versatile Disk

38. Which of the following memories can be read directly by the computer processor?
1) Hard Disk
2) Main Memory
3) CD
4) DVD
5) None

39. Which of the following term is not associated with Display Device of the computer?
1) LCD
2) LED
3) CRT
4) WAT
5) TFT

40. A rectangular area on a computer screen that contains a document, program or message is referred to as:
1) Cell
2) Window
3) Desktop
4) Field
5) None

ANSWERS:

1-2; 2-3; 3-1; 4-4; 5-4; 6-4; 7-5; 8-1; 9-2; 10-4;
11-1; 12-5; 13-4; 14-2; 15-2; 16-4; 17-4; 18-1; 19-4; 20-5; 
21-3; 22-1; 23-3; 24-3; 25-3; 26-3; 27-4; 28-2; 29-5; 30-3;
31-2; 32-2; 33-3; 34-4; 35-5; 36-1; 37-1; 38-2; 39-4; 40-2.

IBPS CLERKS EXAM COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs

1. Which of the following peripheral devices displays information to a user?
1) Monitor
2) Keyboard
3) Secondary Storage Devices
4) Secondary Storage Media
5) None

2. Bandwidth refers to
1) The cost of the cable required to implement a WAN
2) The cost of the cable required to implement a LAN
3) The amount of information a peer-to-peer network can store
4) The amount of information a communication medium can transfer in a given amount of time
5) None of these

3. A processor that collects the transmissions from several communication media and send them over a single line that operates at a higher capacity is called ........
1) Multiplexer
2) Bridge
3) Hub
4) Router
5) None of these

4. Which of the following is not a form of Biometrics?
1) Fingerprint
2) Password
3) Retina Scan
4) Breath Scan
5) None of these

5. Which of the following best defines a compiler?
1) Translates machine language into a high level language
2) Translates one statement at a time as the program executes
3) Translates two statements at a time as the program executes
4) Produces object code
5) is less sophisticated than an assembler

6. Which of the following is not a web browser?
1) Opera
2) Netscape
3) Microsoft Outlook
4) Internet Explorer
5) Safari

7. What is the cell content alignment by default in a Excel?
1) Left Aligned
2) Centrally Aligned
3) Text is left aligned and numbers are right aligned
4) Text is right aligned and numbers are left aligned
5) None of these

8. Which of the following device is used to transmit data over telecommunication lines?
1) Drive
2) Folder
3) Modem
4) Platforms
5) None of these



9. A ........ is approximately one billion bytes.
1) Kilobyte
2) Bit
3) Gigabyte
4) Megabyte
5) None of these

10. Printed information called ......, exists physically and is more permanent form of output than that presented on a display device.
1) Soft Copy
2) Hard Copy
3) Carbon Copy
4) Desk Copy
5) None of these

11. To restart the computer .... key/ button is used.
1) Ctrl + Del
2) Backspace + Ctrl
3) Ctrl + Alt + del
4) Reset
5) None

12. Which of the following is the benefit of using  computer?
1) Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data
2) Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect
3) Computers are designed to be inflexible
4) All the above
5) None of these

13. Which of the following keyboard short-cut is used to center the paragraph?
1) Ctrl + C
2) Ctrl + E
3) Ctrl + L
4) Ctrl + R
5) None of these

14. If a memory chip is volatile, it will .......
1) explode if exposed to high temperatures
2) lose its contents if current is turned off
3) be used for data storage only
4) be used to both read and write data
5) None of these

15. Which of the following is not a hardware?
1) An image file
2) A keyboard
3) A monitor
4) A mouse
5) Pen drive

16. Simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is called:
1) Sequential Access
2) Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC)
3) Multiprocessing
4) Disk Mirroring
5) None of these

17. The different styles of lettering in a word processing program is called:
1) Font
2) Calligraphy
3) Writing
4) Manuscript
5) None of these

18. A CD-ROM disk ...
1) cannot be erased and rewritten
2) has more storage capacity than a CD-R
3) holds less data than a floppy disk
4) can be written only once
5) None of these

19. Which of the following is not an Operating System of Microsoft?
1) XP
2) 7
3) CE
4) Vista
5) Linux

20. The code for a web page is written using:
1) A fifth generation language
2) Winzip
3) Perl
4) Hypertext Markup Language
5) C++

21. Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called
1) Updating
2) Upgrading
3) Restructuring
4) Renewing
5) None of these

22. Which of the following functions is not performed by servers?
1) Processing Websites
2) Database Sharing
3) Storage
4) Word Processing
5) Email Processing

23. Documentation of softwares/ Computer programs is important so that:
1) Users can learn how to use the program
2) Other programmers can know how to maintain the program
3) The programmer can see why the code is written that way while locating sources of error
4) All the above
5) None of these

24. What is the difference between a check box and Radio button?
1) No difference
2) In radio buttons multiple options can be selected whereas in check boxes only single option can be selected
3) In check boxes as well as radio buttons multiple options can be selected, but radio buttons can be used only twice
4) In check boxes multiple options can be selected whereas in radio buttons only single option can be selected
5) None of these

25. Which of the following is true about Secondary Storage?
1) Does not require constant power
2) Does not use magnetic media
3) Consists of four main types of devices
4) Does not store information for later retrieval
5) None of these

26. ..... means that the data contained in a database is accurate and reliable?
1) Data Redundancy
2) Data Integrity
3) Data Reliability
4) Data Consistency
5) None of these

27. Documents converted to ..... can be published to the Web?
1) a doc file
2) http
3) Machine language
4) HTML
5) None of these

28. ........ is an access method in which collisions are entirely avoided.
1) CSMA
2) CSMA/CD
3) CSMA/CA
4) All the above
5) None of these

29. A ....... typically connects personal computers within a very limited geographical area, usually within a single building?
1) LAN
2) BAN
3) TAN
4) VPN
5) None of these

30. Who is/are the founders of Microsoft?
1) Bill Gates
2) Bill Gates and Allen Paul
3) Steve Jobs
4) Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
1-1; 2-4; 3-1; 4-2; 5-4; 6-3; 7-3; 8-3; 9-3;
10-2; 11-4; 12-1; 13-2; 14-2; 15-1; 16-3;
17-1; 18-1; 19-5; 20-4; 21-1; 22-4; 23-4;
24-4; 25-1; 26-2; 27-4; 28-5; 29-1; 30-2.