IBPS Bank Clerk CWE Solved Paper -2012 (Exam Held on 14-12-2012)

1. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a– 

(A) resonance (B) router (C) gateway (D) switch (E) repeater

Ans : (E)

2. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the internet, is called a– 

(A) version (B) patch (C) tutorial (D) FAQ (E) rectifier

Ans : (B)

3. URL stands for– 

(A) Universal Research List (B) Universal Resource List 

(C) Uniform Research List (D) Uniform Research Locator

(E) Uniform Resource Locator

Ans : (D)

4. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes– 

(A) data redundancy (B) information overload (C) duplicate data (D) data inconsistency (E) data repetition

Ans : (D)

5. What is a backup?

(A) Restoring the information backup (B) An exact copy of a system’s information

(C) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure

(D) All of these (E) None of these

Ans : (D)

6. The Internet is– 

(A) a large network of networks (B) an internal communication system for a business

(C) a communication system for the Indian government (D) a communication system for some states of India

(E) a communication system for some cities of Indian

Ans : (A)

7. Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as– 

(A) supercomputers (B) planners (C) minicomputers (D) file servers (E) laptops

Ans : (E)

8. What is the storage area for email messages called?

(A) A folder (B) A mailbox (C) A directory (D) The hard disk (E) None of these

Ans : (B)

9. One advantage of dial-up Internet access is– 

(A) it utilizes broadband technology (B) it is Indian

(C) it uses a router for security (D) modem speeds are very fast

(E) it utilizes existing telephone service

Ans : (E)

10. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?

(A) configuration (B) download (C) storage (D) upload (E) installation

Ans : (E)

11. Which process checks to ensure the components of the computer are operating and connected properly?

(A) Booting (B) Processing (C) Saving (D) Editing (E) Starting

Ans : (A)

12. A means of capturing an image (drawing or photo) so that it can be stored on a computer is– 

(A) Modem (B) Software (C) Scanner (D) Keyboard (E) Mouse

Ans : (C)

13. An error in a computer porgram–

(A) Crash (B) Power Failure (C) Bug (D) Virus (E) Fatal error

Ans : (C)

14. Access control based on a person’s fingerprints is an example of– 

(A) biometric identification (B) characteristic identification 

(C) characteristics security (D) fingerprint security

(E) logistics

Ans : (A)

15. The patterns of printed lines on most products are called– 

(A) prices (B) striping (C) scanners (D) OCR (E) barcodes

Ans : (E)

16. Most mail programs automatically complete the following two parts in an e-mail– 

(A) From : and Body (B) From : and Date (C) From : and To (D) From : and Subject (E) None of these

Ans : (B)

17. The computer’s capability of distinguishing spoken words is called–

(A) voice analysis (B) speech acknowledgment

(C) voice recognition (D) speech interpretation

(E) vocalization

Ans : (C)

18. Which of the following is an advantage of mounting an application on the Web?

(A) the possibility of 24 hours access for users (B) creating a system that can extend globally

(C) scandalizing the design of the interface (D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

19. The first page of a Web site is called the– 

(A) Homepage (B) Index (C) Java Script (D) Book mark (E) Intro Page

Ans : (A)

20. ERP is an acronym for– 

(A) Enterprise Retirement Planning (B) Enterprise Relationship Planning

(C) Enterprise Resource Planning (D) Enterprise Reorder Planning

(E) Enterprise Retention Planning

Ans : (C)

21. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called a/an– 

(A) Search engine (B) Internet Service Provider (ISP)

(C) Multimedia application (D) Browser

(E) Internet Surfing Provider

Ans : (D)

22. The issues that deal with the collection and use of data about individuals is– 

(A) access (B) publicity (C) accuracy (D) property (E) privacy

Ans : (E)

23. Aterm relating to sending data to a satellite is– 

(A) downlink (B) modulate (C) demodulate (D) uplink (E) Interrelate

Ans : (D)

24. On-line documents containing underlined phrases or icons that a user can click in order to move immediately to related parts of the current document or to other documents with relation information are called– 

(A) hypermedia (B) hypertext (C) HTML (D) URL (E) FTP

Ans : (B)

25. Physical security is concerned with protecting computer hardware from human tampering and natural disasters and—security is concerned with protecting software from unauthorized tampering or damage.

(A) data (B) cyber (C) Internet (D) metaphysical (E) publicity

Ans : (A)

26. Hackers– 

(A) all have the same motive (B) are people who maintain computers

(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage (D) are people who are allergic to computers

(E) break into other people’s computers

Ans : (E)

27. Unauthorized copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of for personal backups is called– 

(A) program thievery (B) data snatching (C) software piracy (D) program looting (E) data looting

Ans : (C)

28. Junk e-mail is also called– 

(A) Spam (B) spoof (C) cookie crumb (D) sniffer script (E) Spill

Ans : (A)

29. What is usually used for displaying information at public places?

(A) Monitors (B) Overhead Projections (C) Monitors and Overhead Projections (D) Touch Screen Kiosks (E) Loud Speakers

Ans : (B)

30. What is MP3?

(A) A mouse (B) A Printer (C) A Sound format (D) A Scanner (E) A Mobile Phone

Ans : (C)

31. What is the most popular hardware for multimedia creations?

(A) PCs (B) Minicomputers (C) Mainframe Computers (D) WANs (E) Super Computers

Ans : (A)

32. For sound recording what is necessary?

(A) Speaker (B) Microphone (C) Talker (D) Mouse (E) Telephone

Ans : (D)

33. The life-span of a CD-ROM is– 

(A) approximately one year (B) approximately two years (C) approximately five years 

(D) approximately twenty-five years (E) almost unlimited

Ans : (C)

34. The................settings are automatic and standard.

(A) default (B) CPU (C) peripheral (D) user friendly (E) defaulter

Ans : (A)

35. What are the two parts of an e-mail address?

(A) User name and street address (B) Legal name and phone number 

(C) User name and domain name (D) Initials and password

(E) User Name and Recipient Name

Ans : (C)

36. Participants can see and hear each other in a/ an– 

(A) electronic mail system (B) message system (C) teleconference (D) bulletin board (E) None of these

Ans : (C)

37. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is–

(A) A random-access medium (B) Expensive

(C) A read-only medium (D) Fragile and easily damaged

(E) A sequential-access medium

Ans : (E)

38. Why should you delete unknown e-mail attachments?

(A) You could go to jail (B) the person could track you down and hurt you

(C) it is bad manners (D) it might contain a virus that could hurt your computer

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

39. Which of the following will you require to hear music on your computer?

(A) Video Card (B) Tape Recorder (C) Mouse (D) Joy Stick (E) Sound Card 

Ans : (E)

40. The signal that a computer is waiting for a command from the user– 

(A) prompt (B) event (C) time slice (D) interrupt (E) None of these

Ans : (A)

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs FOR ALL BANK EXAMS

1. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
a) Producing result
b) Comparing numbers
c) Controlling flow of information
d) Performing mathematical operations
e) Controlling flow of data

2. Abacus was the first ___
a) Electronic computer
b) Mechanical computer
c) Electronic calculator
d) Mechanical calculator
e) Electronic chip

3. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be ___
a) 216
b) 65,536
c) 64K
d) 128K
e) 135K

4. Instructions and memory address are represented by ___
a) Character code
b) Binary code
c) Binary word
d) Parity bit
e) Bite code

5. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal and OCR reader is:
a) Data collection terminal
b) OCR register terminal
c) Video Display terminal
d) POS terminal
e) None of the above

6. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
a) Counter
b) Adder
c) Register
d) Flip flop
e) All of the above

7. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system.
a) Control Unit
b) Arithmetic Logic Unit
c) Central Processing Unit
d) Storage Unit
e) Store data

8. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?
a) Bus
b) Control unit
c) Semiconductors
d) a and b only
e) None of the above

9. The value of each bead in heaven is ___
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
e) 8

10. The first computer introduced in Nepal was ___
a) IBM 1400
b) IBM 1401
c) IBM 1402
d) IBM 1406
e) IBM 1405

11. Bluetooth is a type of radio wave information transmission system that is good for about:
a) 30 feet
b) 30 yards
c) 30 miles
d) 300 miles
e) 3000 miles

12. The telephone is an example of a(n)____ signal.
a) analog
b) digital
c) modulated
d) demodulated
e) compiler

13. Acredit card-sized expansion board that is inserted into portable computers that connects the modem
to the telephone wall jack is:
a) Internal modem
b) External modem
c) PC Card modem
d) Wireless modem
e) Wired modem

14. A modem that is contained within the system unit is called:
a) External
b) Internal
c) Wireless
d) Wi-Fi
e) Bluetooth

15. A modem that doesn't need to be connected to a telephone line is the ___ modem.
a) external
b) internal
c) wireless
d) DSL
e) NSL

16. Aspecial high-speed line used by large corporations to support digital communications is known as:
a) satellite/air connection service lines
b) cable modems
c) digital subscriber lines
d) T1, T2, T3 and T4 lines
e) None of the above

17. An affordable technology that uses existing telephone lines to provide high-speed connections
is called ________.
a) ISDN
b) microwave
c) cable modem
d) DSL
e) ALU

18. The capacity of a communication channel is measured in ___
a) Bandwidth
b) Bit capacity
c) Baud rate
d) Data flow
e) Store data

19. A relatively new technology that allows wireless connectivity:
a) Bluetooth
b) Black tooth
c) Blue band
d) Broadband
e) Wi- fi

20. In MS-DOS 5.0, which is the number that acts as a code to uniquely identify the software product?
a) MS
b) DOS
c) MS DOS
d) 5.0
e) 4.2.0

21. A page fault:
a) Is an error in a specific page
b) Occurs when a program accesses a page of memory
c) Is an access to a page not currently in memory
d) None of the above
e) All of the above

22. The process of transferring data intended for a peripheral device into a disk or intermediate store so that it can be transferred to peripheral at a more convenient time or in bulk, is known as ___.
a) Multiprogramming
b) Spooling
c) Caching
d) Virtual programming
e) Code programming

23. An instruction in a programming language that is replaced by a sequence of instructions prior to assembly or compiling:
a) Procedure
b) Macro
c) Label
d) Literal
e) External

24. Banker's algorithm for resource allocation deals with:
a) Deadlock prevention
b) Deadlock avoidance
c) Deadlock recovery
d) Mutual exclusion
e) Data recovery

25. The state of a process after it encounters an I/O instruction is _____.
a) Ready
b) Blocked/ Waiting
c) Idle
d) Running
e) Compiling

26. The number of processes completed per unit time is known as__.
a) Output
b) Throughput
c) Efficiency
d) Capacity
e) Input

27. Which of the following file name extension suggests that the file is Backup copy of another file?
a) TXT
b) COM
c) BAS
d) BAK
e) BAT

ANSWERS:
1) b; 2) d; 3) b; 4) b; 5) d; 6) c; 7) c; 8) c; 9) c; 10) b
11) a; 12) a; 13) c; 14) b; 15) c; 16) d; 17) d; 18) a; 19) a; 20) d;
21) c; 22) b; 23) b; 24) b; 25) b; 26) b; 27) d.