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Thursday, December 4, 2014

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1. The right click option of mouse is NOT used in which of the following?
1) To copy selected text into the clipboard
2) To rename file
3) To cut the selected text
4) To access properties of an object
5) None of these

2. .......... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
1) Tracking
2) Formatting
3) Crashing
4) Allotting
5) None of these

3. A place in the computer system where data and programs are temporarily stored is called....
1) paste
2) open
3) memory
4) pocket
5) None of these

4. Correcting errors in a program is referred to as...
1) debugging
2) bugging
3) rectifying
4) modifying
5) None of these

5. Graphical diagrams are used to represent multiple perspectives of a system which include
1) use-case, class and state diagrams
2) state, interaction and derivative diagrams
3) interaction, relationship and class diagrams
4) deployment, relationship and use-case diagrams
5) None of these

6. Which is the best view for representing your thoughts as a presentation of a computer?
1) Outline view
2) Notes page view
3) Slide sorter view
4) Slide view
5) None of these

7. What does SMPS stand for?
1) Switched Mode Power Supply
2) Single Mode Power Supply
3) Simple Mode Power Supply
4) Synchronous Mode Power Supply
5) None of these

8. RSA is........
1) Symmetric Cryptosystem
2) Digital Signature
3) Asymmetric Cryptosystem
4) Block Cypher
5) None of these

9. ......... hardware technology was used to fifth-generation computers.
1) Transistors
2) Valves
3) ICS
4) ULSI
5) VLSI

10. For each instruction in program memory the CPU goes through a ........
1) decode - fetch - execute sequence
2) fetch - decode - execute sequence
3) fetch - execute - decode sequence
4) execute - store - decode sequence
5) fetch - store - decode sequence

11. A proxy server is used for which of the following?
1) To provide security against unauthorised users
2) To process client requests for web pages
3) To process client requests for database access
4) To provide TCP / IP
5) None of these

12. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a(n).....
1) Version
2) Patch
3) Tutorial
4) FAQ
5) None of these

13. A modem performs.....
1) Modulation
2) Demodulation
3) Data compression
4) All of these
5) None of these

14. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a cassette tape?
1) Direct
2) Sequential
3) Random
4) All of the above
5) None of these

15. A failure that occurs in an Oracle program when there is a logical failure in handling of a statement is called.........
1) Instance failure
2) Media failure
3) Process failure
4) Statement failure
5) User error

16. Which of the following represents the size of a floppy?
1) 3.5 inches
2) 5.25 inches
3) 8.0 inches
4) All the above
5) None of these

17. To format a number in date format, press..
1) Ctrl + Shift + @
2) Ctrl + Shift + #
3) Ctrl + Shift + %
4) Ctrl + Shift + $
5) Ctrl + Shift + ∗

18. ........ uses an embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper.
1) Laser printer
2) Dot-matrix printer
3) Daisy wheel printer
4) Band printer
5) Ink-jet printer

19. OR, XOR and AND functions can be performed by .............. of a computer in the CPU.
1) Memory
2) CU
3) Register
4) ALU
5) Processor

20. Internet provides....
1) Online communication
2) Software sharing
3) Customer support service
4) Online journals and magazines
5) All of the above

21. System software is the set of programs that enables your computer's hardware devices and ................ software to work together.
1) Management
2) Processing
3) Utility
4) Application
5) None of these

22. ............................ are specially designed computer chips that reside inside other devices, such as your car or your electronic thermostat.
1) Servers
2) Embedded computers
3) Robotic computers
4) Mainframes
5) None of these

23. SMPT, FTP and DNS are applications of the ............. layer.
1) data link
2) network
3) transport
4) application
5) None of these

24. According to which of the following, in a database, should information be organised and accessed?
1) Physical position
2) Logical structure
3) Data dictionary
4) Physical structure
5) None of these

25. WORM stands for ....
1) Wanted One Read Memory
2) Write Once Read Many
3) Write Original Read Many
4) All the above
5) None of these

26. Which of the following is separate software layer that acts as 'glue' between the client and the server parts of an application and provides a programming abstraction?
1) Freeware
2) Firmware
3) Shareware
4) User-supported software
5) Middleware

27. Which of the following is a must for a computer?
1) Chip
2) Data
3) Mouse
4) Processor
5) None of these

28. Disk can be used to store.......
1) Random files
2) Sequential files
3) Both (1) and (2)
4) Horizontal files
5) None of these

29. A derived class may also be called as.....
1) sub-class
2) super class
3) parent class
4) deprived class
5) None of these

30. The capacity of program counter is.......
1) 8 bits
2) 14 bits
3) 16 bits
4) 12 bits
5) 32 bits

31. In ........... generation computer the speed was measured in nanoseconds.
1) first
2) second
3) third
4) fourth
5) fifth

32. The process of transferring of files from your computer to the computer on the internet is called .......
1) downloading
2) uploading
3) FTP
4) JPEG
5) downsizing

33. Timing and control unit is a part of a(n)....
1) ALU
2) Processor
3) Memory
4) CMOS
5) BIOS

34. Chip is the common name for a(n)....
1) transistor
2) resistor
3) integrated circuit
4) semiconductor
5) None of these

35. ................. is developed specifically for a distinct industry.
1) Personal productivity software
2) Application software
3) Decision support system
4) Vertical market software
5) System software

36. Which of the following services is not provided by Internet service provider?
1) Internet transit
2) Domain name registration
3) Hosting
4) Dial-up access
5) None

37. A source program is written in a ............. language.
1) high-level
2) low-level
3) binary
4) All the above
5) None of these

38. The transfer rate of a standard USB 2.0 Device is .....
1) 100 M bit/s
2) 250 M bit/s
3) 480 M bit/s
4) 500 M bit/s
5) 1 G bit/s

39. The control part of a disk is known as
1) surface
2) hub
3) cylinder
4) cluster
5) None of these

40. Which of the following languages is used for process control?
1) ADA
2) COBOL
3) BASIC
4) PASCAL
5) LISP

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

Thursday, November 20, 2014

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Auxiliary storage is—
(A) Secondary storage (B) Primary storage
(C) Processing device (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. Archive is?
(A) Backup storage (B) Forward operation
(C) Primary storage (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

3. A branch of computer science that deals with computers that possess reasoning, learning and thinking capabilities that resemble those of human beings is recognized as?
(A) Software engineering (B) Artificial intelligence
(C) Hardware engineering (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

4. ASCII is—
(A) A standard coding system for computers (B) Hardware device
(C) Software (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

5. Following is true for Bandwidth?
(A) The wider the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time.
(B) The narrow the bandwidth of a communications system the more data it can transmit in a given period of time.
(C) The wider the bandwidth of a communications system the less data it can transmit in a given period of time.
(D) None is true
Ans : (A)

6. An operation in which data is moved to a different location is referred as—
(A) Block move (B) Street move
(C) Delete (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. The following is responsible for number of logical records in a physical record—
(A) Blocking factor (B) Block
(C) Boolean algebra (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

8. Boolean variable assumes—
(A) Values that are true only (B) Values that are false only
(C) Values that are either true or false (D) None of these
Ans : (C)

9. Bubble Memory is—
(A) nonvolatile (B) volatile
(C) permanent (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

10. In Nonvolatile memory device—
(A) Data contained in them is not lost when the power turned off
(B) Data contained in them is lost when the power turned off.
(C) data contained in them is permanent and not be rewrite
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)

11. A fixed number of adjacent bits that represent a particular character or symbol are referred as—
(A) Byte (B) Octal
(C) Bubble (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

12. Cache memory is a—
(A) Small buffer storage (B) Permanent storage
(C) Main memory (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

13. The total number of digits (symbols) available to represent numbers in a positional number system is referred as—
(A) Number system (B) Base
(C) Power (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

14. Cache memory is—
(A) Smaller and faster than main storage
(B) Bigger and slower then main storage
(C) Smaller but slower than main memory
(D) Bigger and faster than main memory
Ans : (A)

15. Cache memory—
(A) Is a Static RAM
(B) Increases the speed of processing by making current programs and data available to the CPU at a rapid rate
(C) Both A and B true
(D) Both A and B false
Ans : (C)

16. A sequential electronic circuit which can be placed in one out of two stable states where each state may be used to represent a binary digit is stated as—
(A) Integrated circuit (B) Firmware
(C) Flip-flop (D) None of these
Ans : (C)

17. A sequence of instruction (software) that is substituted for hardware and stored in readonly memory (ROM) is called—
(A) Integrated circuit (B) Firmware
(C) Flip-flop (D) None of these
Ans : (B)

18. Anonymous FTP is the—
(A) Internet file transfer protocol (B) Protocol that requires password
(C) None access files (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

19. EFF sites allows anonymous FTP that—
(A) Do not require a password or access (B) Requires password or access
(C) Is a none access file (D) None of these
Ans : (A)

20. ANSI is—
(A) American National Standards Institute
(B) A USA based national organization that establishes uniform standards in several fields of computers.
(C) A and B both true
(D) None is true
Ans : (C)