BANK EXAMS COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE MCQs

1. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?
a. Printer
b. Key board
c. Mouse
d. Arithmetic & Logic unit
e. None of these
2. CAD stands for
a. Computer aided design
b. Computer algorithm for design
c. Computer application in design
d. All of the above
e. None of these
3. Which of the following printer cannot print graphics?
a. Ink-jet
b. Daisy Wheel
c. Laser
d. Dot-matrix
e. None of these
4. A program written in machine language is called?
a. Assembler
b. Object
c. Computer
d. Machine
e. None of these
5. The father of Modern Computer is
a. Charles Babbage
b. Von-nuumann
c. Danies Ritchel
d. Blaise Pascal
e. None of these
6. The Word FTP stands for
a. File Translate Protocol
b. File Transit Protocol
c. File Transfer protocol
d. file typing protocol
e. None of these
7. The lowest form of Computer language is called
a. BASIC
b. FORTRAN
c. Machine Language
d. COBOL
e. None of these
8. Best Quality graphics is produced by
a. Dot Matix
b. Laser Printer
c. Inkjet Printer
d. Plotter
e. None of these
9. Memory which forgets every thing when you switch off the power is known as
a. Corrupted
b. Volatile
c. Non-Volatile
d. Non-Corrupted
e.None of these
10.The linking of computers with a communication system is called
a. Networking
b. Pairing
c. Interlocking
d. Assembling
e. Sharing
11.The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has
a. 16 address lines
b. 16 Buses
c. 16 Data lines
d. 16 routes
e. None of these
12. Data going into the computer is called
a. Output
b. algorithm
c. Input
d. Calculations
e. flow chart
13. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?
a. LAN
b. DSL
c. RAM
d. USB
e. CPU
14. Microsoft Office is
a. Shareware
b.Public domain software
c. Open-sourse software
d. A vertical market application
e. An application suite
15. How many options does a BINARY choice offer
a. None of these
b. One
c. Two
d. it depends on the amount of memory on the computer
e. It depends on the speed of the computer’s processor
16. A collection of program that controls how your computer system runs and processes information is called
a. Operating System
b. Computer
c. Office
d. Compiler
e. Interpreter
17. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can
a. run faster
b. go on line
c. share information and /or share peripheral equipment
d. E-mail
e. None of these
18. Information travels between components on the mother board through
a. Flash memory
b. CMOS
c. Bays
d. Buses
e. Peripherals
19. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
a. Lines & spaces
b. Layers & Planes
c. Height & Width
d. Rows & Columns
e. None
20. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is called the
a. mouse
b. logo
c. hand
d. palm
e. cursor
21. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as
a. Boot
b. Bug
c. Biff
d. Strap
e. None of these
22. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is _________
a. Bug
b. Vice
c. Lice
d. Worm
e. None of these
23. A _______ is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states.
a. Multivibrator
b. Flip-flop
c. Logic gates
d. laten
e. None of these
24. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as
a. Spam
b. Trash
c. Calibri
d. Courier
e. None of these
25.DOS stands for
a. Disk Operating System
b. Disk operating session
c. Digital Operating System
d. Digital Open system
e. None of these
26. Who is the chief of Miocrosoft
a. Babbage
b. Bill Gates
c. Bill Clinton
d. Bush
e. None of these
27. Which of the following are input devices.
a. Keyboard
b. Mouse
c. Card reader
d. Scanner
e. All of these
28. Examples of output devices are
a. Screen
b. Printer
c. Speaker
d. All of these
e. None of these
29. Which of the following is also known as brain of computer
a. Control unit
b. Central Processing unit
c. Arithmatic and language unit
d. Monitor
e. None of these
30. IBM stands for
a. Internal Business Management
b. International Business Management
c. International Business Machines
d. Internal Business Machines
e. None of these
31.___________ translates and executes program at run time line by line
a. Compiler
b. Interpreter
c. Linker
d. Loader
e. None of these
32. ___________ is an OOP principle
a. Structured programming
b. Procedural programming
c. Inheritance
d. Linking
e. None of these
33. COBOL is widely used in _________ applications
a. Commercial
b. Scientific
c. Space
d. Mathematical
e. None of these
34. RAM stands for
a. Random origin money
b. Random only memory
c. Read only memory
d. Random access memory
e. None of these
35. 1 Byte = ?
a. 8 bits
b. 4 bits
c. 2 bits
d. 9 bits
e. None of these
36. SMPS stands for
a. Switched mode Power Suply
b. Start mode power supply
c. Store mode power supply
d. Single mode power supply
e. None of these
37. The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called as
a. Modem
b. Multiplexer
c. Modulator
d. Demodulator
e. None of these
38. VDU is also called
a. Screen
b. Monitor
c. Both 1 & 2
d. printer
e. None of these
39. BIOS stands for
a. Basic Input Output system
b. Binary Input output system
c. Basic Input Off system
d. all the above
e. None of these
40. Father of ‘C’ programming language
a. Dennis Ritchie
b. Prof Jhon Kemeny
c. Thomas Kurtz
d. Bill Gates
e. None of these

ANSWERS

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

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

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) Both (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

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