COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. India's 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.com
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

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR SBI P.O. EXAM

1. The memory address of the first element of an array is called ___
a) floor address
b) foundation address
c) first address
d) base address
e) second address

2. The term "push" and "pop" is related to the ___
a) Array
b) Lists
c) Stacks
d) All the above
e) None of these

3. A data structure where elements can be added or removed at either end but not in the middle:
a) Linked lists
b) Deque
c) Stacks
d) Queues
e) Bugs

4. Which of the following case does not exist in complexity theory?
a) Best case
b) Worst case
c) Null case
d) Average case
e) Middle case

5. The operation of processing each element in the list is known as ___
a) Traversal
b) Sorting
c) Merging
d) Inserting
e) Layout

6. Human beings are referred to as Homo Sapiens, which device is called Sillico Sapien?
a) Hardware
b) Robot
c) Computer
d) Monitor
e) RAM

7. Asmall or intelligent device is so called because it contains within it a ___
a) Computer
b) Microcomputer
c) Programmable
d) Sensor
e) Cursor

8. The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used ___ as a memory unit.
a) Floppies
b) RAM
c) Counter Wheels
d) Cards
e) Wires

9. Which of the following devices is specially designed to forward packets to specific ports based on the packet's address?
a) Switching hub
b) Specialty hub
c) Filtering hub
d) Port hub
e) Pin hub

10. What is the Operating System used in ATM machine?
a) Windows XP
b) Windows 7
c) Linux
d) Windows 8.1
e) Windows XP or Linux based

11. BOSS is developed in which country?
a) Japan
b) USA
c) UK
d) India
e) China

12. A system call is a method by which a program makes a request to the ____
a) Input Management
b) Interrupt processing
c) Output Management
d) Operating system
e) Operating Management

13. Which of the following is the older high-level (non-assembler) programming language?
a) C
b) LISP
c) FORTRAN
d) BASIC
e) C++

14. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?
a) Keyboard
b) Mouse
c) Joystick
d) Trackball
e) Printer

15. The section of the CPU that is responsible for performing mathematical operations:
a) Memory
b) Register Unit
c) Control Unit
d) ALU
e) None of the above

16. Which of the following might be used by a company to satisfy its growing communication needs?
a) Front end processor
b) Multiplexer
c) Controller
d) Concentrator
e) All of the above

17. Microsoft .NET is ___
a) Open Source
b) Closed Source
c) Browser
d) Middle Source
e) All the above

18. Technical documentation is prepared by?
a) Users
b) Coders
c) Mangers
d) Marketing & sales people
e) Students

19. Comments can be added using __
a) \comments
b) /* */
c) //
d) %
e) $

20. What are the three main types of computer programming languages?
a) Machine language, assembly language, high level language
b) Imperative language, functional language, declarative language
c) COBOL, FORTRAN-77, C++
d) a and c
e) None of these

21. Which of the following network access standard is used for connecting stations to a circuitswitched network?
a) X.3
b) X.21
c) X.25
d) X.75
e) X.8

22. Which of the following is usually a special one-time operation that must be completed over a limited time period?
a) Batch
b) Patch
c) Project
d) Word
e) File

23. The latest PC keyboards use a circuit that senses the movement by the change in its capacitance. What are these keyboards called?
a) Capacitance keyboards
b) Mechanical keyboards
c) Qwerty keyboards
d) Dvorak keyboards
e) Normal keyboard

24. An IC contains 50 gates each of which consists of 6 components. Its belong to:
a) VLSI
b) LSI
c) MSI
d) SSI
e) SSC

25. Controls of data communication deal with ___
a) the communication channel
b) the computer
c) terminals
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

26. Inventory is also referred to as:
a) Stock
b) Warehouse capacity
c) Materials
d) Materials in hand
e) Storage

27. A server that can perform no other task besides network services is called ___
a) Uno server
b) Dedicated server
c) Committed server
d) Service server
e) Client server

28. What is the shortcut key of printing a document for computer having windows?
a) Shift + P
b) Alt + P
c) Del + P
d) Ctrl + Shift + P
e) Ctrl + P

29. The processing of an application takes place between a client and a ___ processor.
a) Front end
b) Back end
c) Middle end
d) Only a and b
e) a, b and c

30. ___ transforms one interface into another interface.
a) Program
b) Software
c) Data
d) File
e) Data Base

31. What is the full form of CRT?
a) Current Ray Tube
b) Current Ray Technology
c) Cathode Ray Tube
d) Cathode Ray Technology
e) Cat Ray Tube

32. The Analytical Engine developed during First Generation of computers used ___ as a memory
unit.
a) RAM
b) Floppies
c) Cards
d) Counter Wheels
e) ROM

33. Which of the following companies is a leader in manufacture of Hard Disk Drives?
a) Samsung
b) IBM
c) Fujitsu
d) Seagate
e) Acer

34. ____ store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit?
a) Address
b) Register
c) Number
d) Memory
e) None of these

35. In ___ mode, the communication channel is used in both directions at the same time?
a) Full-duplex
b) Simplex
c) Half-duplex
d) Duplex
e) None of these

36. "New Comment" option can be found under ___ tab?
a) Insert
b) Data
c) Review
d) View
e) File

37. Which key moves the cursor to the beginning of the next line of text?
a) Shift
b) Enter/ return
c) Tab
d) Backspace/ delete
e) None of these

38. Identify the IP address from the following:
a) 300.215.317.3
b) 302.215@417.5
c) 202.50.20.148
d) 202-50-20-148
e) 101.50. 2 0.148

39. Which one of the following is not a/an image/ graphic file format?
a) PNG
b) GIF
c) BMP
d) GUI
e) None of these

40. In a client/ server model, a client program ___
a) asks for information
b) provides information and files
c) serves software files to other computers
d) distributes data files to other computers
e) All the above

41. Dot-matrix, DeskJet, Inkjet and Laser are all types of which computer peripherals?
a) Keyboard
b) Software
c) Monitor
d) Hardware
e) Printer

42. What is the meaning of 'Hibernate' in Windows XP / Windows 7?
a) Restart the computers in safe mode
b) Restart the computers in normal mode
c) Shutdown the computer terminating all the running applications
d) Shutdown the computer without closing the running applications.
e) None of these

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