IBPS COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1.The instructions that tell a computer how to carry out the processing tasks are referred to as computer .........
1) programs 
2) processors
 3) input devices 
4) memory modules
5) None of these


2.An area of a computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is ..........
1) CPU
2) Memory
3) Storage 
4) File
5) None of these

3. To select or unselect one word to the right
1) CTRL + SHIFT 
2) CTRL + SHIFT + UP Arrow
3) CTRL + SHIFT + Down Arrow
4) CTRL + SHIFT + Right Arrow
5) None of these

4. To maximize or restore a selected window
1) CTRL + F7 
2) CTRL + F10
3) CTRL + F8 
4) CTRL + F9
5) None of these

5. To Copy a picture of the selected window to the clipboard
1) ALT + TAB 
 2) Ctrl + TAB
3) ALT + Print Screen
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None of these

6. .......... is the key to close a selected drop - down list; cancel a comm-and and close a dialog box.
1) TAB 
2) SHIFT
3) ESC 
4) F10
5) None of these

7.  ......... is the key we use to run the selected command.
1) SHIFT 
2) TAB
3) ENTER 
4) CTRL
5) None of these

8. ............ is the functional key to display save-as box.
1) F5 
2) F6
3) F9 
4) F12
5) None of these

9. ............ is the combination of keys to switch between the last four places that you have edited
1) ALT + CTRL + Z 
2) ALT + CTRL + Y
3) ALT + TAB + Z 
4) ALT + SHIFT + Z
5) None of these

10. ............ is the Keyboard shortcut key to insert auto sum
1) ALT 
2) ALT=
3) ALT+ 
4) ALT–
5) ALT+CTRL

11.Data becomes ................ when it is presented in a format that people can understand and use
1) processed 
2) graphs
3) information
4) presentation
5) None of these

12. The term ............. designates equipment that might be added to a computer system to enhance its functionality.
1) digital device 
2) system add-on
3) disk pack 
4) peripheral device
5) None of these

13.    A ............ is a microprocessor - based computing device.
1) personal computer
2) mainframe
3) workstation   
4) server
5) None of these

14.    RAM can be thought of as the ......... for the computer's processor
1) factory 
2) operating room
3) waiting room 
4) planning room
5) None of these

15.    Which of the following are the functions of a operating system
1) Allocates resources
 2) Monitors Activities
3) Manages disks and files
4) All of the above
5) Only 1 and 2

16.    To move a copy of file from one computer to another over a communication channel is called ?
1) File transfer 
2) File encryption
3) File modification 
4) File copying
5) None of these

17.    The primary function of the ............ is to set up the hardware and load and start an operating system
1) System Programs 
2) BIOS
3) CP 
4) Memory
5) None of these

18.    What kind of memory is both static and non - volatile ?
1) RAM 
2) ROM
3) BIOS 
4) CACHE
5) 5) None of these

19.    .......... is computer software designed to operate the computer hardware and to provide platform for running application software
1) Application software
2) System software
3) Software 
4) Operating system
5) None of these

20.    The ......... is the amount of data that a storage device can move from the storage medium to the Computer per second
1) data migration rate 
2) data digitizing rate
3) data transfer rate
4) data access rate
5) None of these

21.    A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as .......
1) land-line device 
2) On-line device
3) Off-line device 
4) Device
5) None of the above

22.    What is the other name for programmed chip?
1) RAM
2) ROM
3) LSIC 
4) PROM
5) None of these

23.    On-line real time systems become popular in ........... generation
1) First Generation 
2) Second Generation
3) Third Generation 
4) FOurth Generation
5) None of thes

24.    You use a(n) ....., such as a keyboard or mouse, to input information
1) output device 
2) input device
3) storage device 
4) processing device
5) None of these

25.    ............ is the ability of a device to "jump" directly to the requested data
1) Sequential access
2) Random access
3) Quick access 
4) All of the above
5) None of these

26.    ............ provides process and memory management services that allow two or more tasks, jobs, or programs to run simultaneously
1) Multitasking 
2) Multithreading
3) Multiprocessing 
4) Multicoputing
5) None of these

27.    The task of performing operations like arithmetic and logical operations is called ......
1) Processing 
2) Storing
3) Editing 
4) Sorting
5) None of these

28.    The ALU and Control Unit joinly known as
1) RAM 
2) ROM
3) CPU 
4) PC
5) None of these

29.    RAM is an example of
1) Secondary memory
2) Primary memory
3) Main memory     
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None of these

30.    Magnetic disk is an example of
1) Secondary memory
2) Primary meory
3) Main memory   
4) Botha (1) and (2)
5) None of these

31.    Which one of the following is NOT a computer language /
1) MS-Excel 
2) BASIC
3) COBOL 
4) C++
5) None of these

32.    Each memory cell has a unique number, assigned to it is called as the ....... of the cell
1) Address  
2) Register
3) Number 
4) Path
5) None of these

33.    RAm is also called as
1) Read / Write Memory
2) Long Memory
3) Permanent Memory
4) Primary Memory
5) None of these

34.    ............ Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit
1) Address 
2) Register
3) Number 
4) Memory
5) None of these

35.    Select the Odd one
1) Operating system 
2) Interpreter
3) Compiler 
4) Assembler
5) None of these

36.    A ............ is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu
1) dialog box 
2) submenu
3) menu selection 
4) All of the above
5) None of these

37.    COBOL is an acronym for .............
1) Common Business Oriented Language
2) Computer Business Oriented Language
3) Common Business Operated Language
4) Common Business Organized Language
5) None of these

38.    All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT
1) hackers 
2) Spam
3) viruses 
4) identity theft
5) None of these

39.    Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer?
1) gathering data
2) processing data into information
3) analyzing the data or information
4) storing the data or information
5) None of these

40.    All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT :
1) hard disk drives 
2) printers
3) floppy disk drives 
4) CD drives 
5) Pen drives

41.    The CPU and memory are located on the :
1) expansion board 
2) motherboard
3) storage device 
4) output device
5) display board

42.    .............. is the science that attempts to produce machines that display the same type of intelligence that humans do
1) Nanoscience 
2) Nanotechnology
3) Simulation
4) Aritificial intelligence (Al)
5) None of these

43.    Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a :
1) networkd 
2) mainframe
3) supercomputer 
4) client
5) internet

44.    When creating a computer program, the ......... designs the structure of the program
1) End user 
2) System Analyst
3) Programmer 
4) All of the above
5) None of these

45.    A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is called a/ an
1) interpreter 
2) simulator
3) characters 
4) numbers
5) None of these

46.    Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :
1) multimedia 
2) words
3) characters 
4) numbers
5) None of these

47.    The difference between people with access to computers and the Internet and those without this access is known as the :
1) digital divide 
2) Internet divide
3) Web divide 
4) broadband divide
5) None of these

48.    Computers manipulate data in many ways, and this manipulation is calld ......
1) upgrading  
2) processing
3) batching  
4) utilizing
5) None of these

49.    The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminal's computer is an example of a law enforcement speciality called:
1) robotics   
2) simulation
3) computer forensics 
4) animation
5) None of these

50.    Where does most data go first with in a computer memory hierarchy ?
1) RAM 
2) ROM
3) BIOS 
4) CACHE
5) None of these

ANSWERS:
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11) 3    12) 4    13) 1    14) 3    15) 4    16) 1    17) 2    18) 2        19) 2 
20) 3    21) 3    22) 2    23) 3    24) 2        25) 2    26) 1    27) 1    28) 3    29) 2    30) 1   
31) 1    32) 1    33) 1    34) 2    35) 1    36) 1   37) 1    38) 2    39) 3    40) 2 
41) 2    42) 4    43) 2    44) 2    45) 3    46) 4    47) 1    48) 2        49) 3    50) 1

COMPUTER KNOWLWDGE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. The earliest calculating devices are?
a) Clock
b) Difference Engine
c) Abacus
d) Calculator

2. The basic operations performed by a computer are?
a) Arithmetic Operations
b) Logical Operations
c) Storage and relative
d) All of the above

3. The man who built the first Mec-hanical Calculator was?
a) Joseph Marie Jacquard
b) John Mauchly
c) Blaise Pascal
d) Harward Ailken

4. Punched cards were first introduced by?
a) Powers
b) Pascal
c) Jacquard
d) Herman Hollerith

5. LSTs(Large Integration) used in?
a) First generation
b) Second generation
c) Third generation
d) Fourth generation

6. What is MS Word?
a) A game
b) An Operating System
c) Word Processing Software
d) Typing tutor software

7. MS Excel is a?
a) Window based word processor package
b) Window based spreadsheet package
c) DOS based spreadsheet package
d) Window based accounting package

8. Power Point can display date from which of the following add-in software of MS-Office?
a) Equation Editor
b) Organization Chart
c) Photo Album
d) All of these

9. The first network that planted the seeds of Internet was?
a) ARPANET
b) NSF net
c) V net
d) I net

10. Abbreviation www in www.yahoo.com, stands for?
a) World Word in Wonder
b) World Wide Web
c) World Web is Widening
d) Wonderful World Web

11. What is Active Desktop?
a) A term that is synonymous with viewing your desktop as a web page
b) A feature to customize your desktop to display informat-ion you can update from the Internet.
c) Both (a) and (b) above mentioned.
d) Software

12. Active Window means?
a) The active window is designated by a different color toolbar than other open windows.
b) The window that currently open
c) Both (a) and (b) above mentioned
d) The window that is last used

13. A bitmap is?
a) Is a format which windows use for desktop wallpaper?
b) A graphic file format made up of small dots.
c) A specific kind of bitmap file with the BMP extention.
d) All of the above.

14. Which of the following printers generates character from a grid?
a) Inkjet
b) Laser
c) Daisy wheel
d) Dot matrix

15. Close Button?
a) When clicked will close the dialog box, document or program displayed in the window.
b) Is located at the right top end of the title bar of most Win-dows.
c) Implies for the small button with an X on it
d) All of the above

16. A dialog box is a one?
a) Which is a sort of on-screen from where you can fill in the blanks, make selections from lists and chose various combinations of options and settings.
b) In which you can connect to another Internet user and establish an audio and video contact using Microsoft Word.
c) In which you can give verbal commands to Microsoft Word menu
d) All of the above

17. A letter, memo, proposal or other file that is created using Microso-ft Word is called as?
a) Master
b) Slide
c) Document
d) Worksheet

18. The meaning of double-click is?
a) Pushing and releasing the main mouse button twice in rapid succession when the on-tree mouse pointer is positioned over the desired item
b) Appearance of an icon
c) To take a selection from the document and move it to the clipboard
d) All of the above

19. A folder: (A) is an organizational tool used to store files.(B) is synonymous with directory, but folder is the newer preferred term (C)contains data?

a) A only
b) B only
c) C only
d) None of the above

20. Commercially produced first computer?
a) IBM
b) MIPS
c) UNIVAC
d) EDSAC

21. Banks and other big organizations requiring large data storage use?
a) Laptop PC's
b) Desktop PC's
c) Mainframe Computer
d) Workstation

22. High Level Language useful for the beginners is?
a) BASIC
b) PASCAL
c) FORTRON
d) COBOL

23. For Scientific work the most popular language is?
a) PASCAL
b) FORTRON
c) COBOL
d) PROLOG

24. Which is not the portable computer?
a) Micro-processor
b) Calculator
c) Series Computes
d) Parallel Computers

25. OBJECT ORIENTED language is?
a) ADA
b) PROLOG
c) PASCAL
d) FORTRAN

26. Information is?
a) Summarization process of data
b) Data Information
c) Textual form of data
d) Facts and figures

27. Total memory of system can be known using?
a) DIR commands
b) MEM commands
c) Warm boot
d) TOT MEM commands

28. For running WINDOW minimum disk free space required is?
a) 8 MB
b) 10 MB
c) 16 MB
d) 32 MB

29. The first graphical web browser are?
a) Gopher
b) WAIS
c) CERN
d) Mosaic

30. The programs used to view web pages are called?
a) Clients
b) Server
c) Browser
d) Programmer

31. FTP means?
a) File Transfer Protocol
b) File Telnet Protocol
c) Fast Track Processing
d) Fine Tunning programs

32. Which among the following is faster than Main Memory?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) Cache
d) None of the above

33. Semi Conductor Memory is known as?
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) PROM
d) EPROM

34. In which generation computers IC have been used?
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Fourth

35. High level language is?
a) Machine Independent
b) Machine dependent
c) (a) And (b) are true
d) (a) And (b) are false

36. Hypertext is?
a) Text stored in the memory of the computer
b) Text displayed on the screen of the computer
c) Special text used in developing Internet developing package
d) A system of managing textual Information by creating associations between different documents

37. Information on a computer is sto-red in the form of?
a) Files
b) Folders
c) Directory
d) Data dictionary

38. TCP is?
a) Transfer control protocol
b) Transfer control process
c) Transmission control protocol
d) Transmission control process

39. Every computer on the Internet is known as?
a) Host
b) Client
c) Modem
d) Server

40. Fax machines are used to send documents through a?
a) Telephone line
b) Modems
c) Co-axial Wire
d) All of these

41.The term overflow means?
a) An excess of Internal storage
b) An excess of external storage
c) A situation where record cannot fit in to its right place
d) A device, which controls the level of humidity in the computer room.


42. In computer science, by Informa-tion we mean?
a) Any output coming out from computer
b) A report printed by computer
c) Processed data put in intelligent form
d) Plural of data

43. Which of the following are parts of the CPU?
a) Secondary Memory
b) Control unit
c) Input device
d) Printer

44. The purpose of an application program is to?
a) Meet specific user needs
b) Make equivalent run better
c) Allow the operating system to control resources better
d) Convert program written in high-level language to machine level language

45. Micro computers are?
a) 8 bit
b) 16 bit
c) 32 bit
d) Either 8 or 16 bit

ANSWERS:

1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (c) 22. (d) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (a) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (a) 36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (d)