COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE FOR IBPS/SBI PO/CLERKS

Computer Knowledge

161.     The most widely used input device is the

a) mouse          b) keyboard     c) modem        d) monitor       e) None of these

162.     A CPU contains

            a) a card reader and a printing device            

b) an analytical engine and a control unit

c) a control unit and an arithmetic logic unit 

d) an arithmetic logic unit and a card reader

e) None of these

163.     How many values can be represented by a single byte?

a) 4                  b) 16                c) 64                d) 256              e) 512

164.     Transformation of input into output is performed by

a) Peripherals               b) Memory      c) Storage        d) Input-Output unit   e) CPU

165.     The subsystem of the kernel and hardware that cooperates to translate virtual to physical addresses comprises

a) Process Management Subsystem                            b) Memory Management Subsystem

c) Input/Output Management Subsystem                   d) All of the above

e) None of these

166.     If the _______ bit in X.25 standard is set to 1, it means that there is more than one packet.

a) Q                 b) D                 c) M                 d) P                 e) None of these

167.     A __________ is a pre-designed document that already has coordinating fonts, a layout, and a background.

a) guide           b) model          c) ruler             d) template      e) None of these

168.     Personal computers can be connected together to form a __________.

a) server           b) supercomputer        c) enterprise                 d) network     

e) None of these

169.     Computer language used on the Internet is

a) BASIC        b) COBOL      c) Java             d) Pascal          e) None of these

170.     You click at B to make the text

a) Italics          b) Underlined              c) Italics and Underlined        d) Bold           

e) None of these

171.     To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the __________ key.

a) page up                    b) a                  c) home           d) enter            e) None of these

172.     Computers use the __________ number system to store data and perform calculations.

a) binary          b) octal            c) decimal        d) hexadecimal            e) None of these

173.     Which type of network would use phone lines?

a) WAN          b) LAN           c) WWAN       d) Wireless      e) None of these

174.     What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones?

a) Input           b) Input/Output           c) Software     d) Storage       e) Output

175.     Computer ________ is whatever is typed, submitted, or transmitted to a computer system

a) input            b) output         c) data             d) circuitry      e) None of these

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

a) Booting                   b) Processing               c) Saving         d) Editing

e) None of these

177.     Today RAM’s common form is built from

a) transistors                            b) vacuum tubes          c) semiconductor ICs

d) superconductor ICs                        e) None of these

178.     Advantage of DRAM is

a) it is cheaper than SRAM                            

b) it can store more than SRAM

c) it is faster than SRAM       

d) in it data can be easily erased compared to SRAM

e) None of these

179.     Movement of signals between CPU and I/O is controlled by

a) ALU            b) Control unit            c) Memory unit           d) Secondary storage

e) None of these

180.     The three main parts of a processor are

a) ALU, control unit and register                   b) ALU, control unit and RAM

c) Case, control unit and register                    d) Control unit, Register and RAM

e) RAM, ROM and CD-ROM

181.     __________ is a set of keywords, symbols, and a system of rules for constructing statements by which humans can communicate the instructions to be executed by a computer.

            a) A computer program           b) A programming language               c) An assemble

d) Syntax                                e) None of these

182.     A printer is this kind of device __________.

a) input            b) word processing      c) processing   d) output         e) None of these

183.     Application software

a) is used to control the operating system

b) is designed to help programmers

c) performs specific tasks for computer users

d) is used for making design only

e) All of the above

184.     Data structure includes

a) Array           b) Execution statement           c) interaction               d) Both (b) and (c)

e) None of these

185.     Free hard-disk space used to extend the capacity of RAM is termed

a) Cache          b) Flash memory         c) ROM           d) Virtual memory      e) Volatile

186.     Making illegal copies of copyrighted software is called

a) collaboration           b) software piracy       c) electronic distribution

d) browsing                 e) software legacy

187.     A keyboard is this kind of device:

a) black            b) input            c) output          d) word processing     e) None of these

188.     Arithmetic operations

a) involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than. equal to or less than the other item

b) sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order

c) use conditions with operators such as AND, OR, and NOT

d) include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

e) None of these

189.     __________ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off.

a) Network Interface Card (NIC)       b) CPU            c) RAM           d) ROM

e) Hard Drive

190.     Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a

            a) network       b) mainframe   c) supercomputer         d) client           e) None of these

191.     What menu is selected to print?

a) Edit                         b) Special        c) File              d) Tools           e) None of these

192.     The name a user assign to a document is called a(n) __________

a) filename      b) program       c) record          d) data                         e) None of these

193.     If you regularly send letters to people, what type of program would you use to create the letters?

a) Hardware    b) System software     c) Utility software       d) Application software

e) None of these

194.     A computer gets __________ with the help of mouse or keyboard.

a) insert           b) instructions             c) guidance      d) input           e) None of these

195.     Where is data saved permanently?

a) RAM           b) ROM           c) CPU            d) Printer         e) None of these

196.     Which of the following is not true about computer files?

a) They are collections of data saved to a storage medium.

b) Every file has a filename.

c) A file extension is established by the user to indicate the file’s contents.

d) Files usually contain data.

e) None of these.

197.     Which of the following is optional memory to run the computer system?

a) RAM           b) ROM           c) Cache          d) Secondary Memory                       

e) RAM and ROM

198.     Translator program used in Assembly Language is called

a) compiler      b) interpreter               c) translation   d) translator     e) assembler

199.     What type of program controls the various computer parts and allows the user to interact with the computer?

a) Utility software                   b) Operating system                c) Word processing software

d) Database program               e) None of these

200.     Each cell in a Microsoft Office Excel document is referred to by its cell address, which is the __________.

a) cell’s column label                           b) cell‘s column label and worksheet tab name

c) cell’s row label                                d) cell’s row and column labels

e) None of these

ANSWERS

161. b              162. c              163. d              164. e              165. b

166. c              167. d              168. d              169. c              170. d

171. c              172. a              173. a              174. e              175. a

176. a              177. c              178. a              179. b              180. a

181. b              182. d              183. c              184. a              185. d

186. b              187. b              188. d              189. d              190. a

191. c              192. a              193. d              194. d              185. b

196. c              197. c              198. e              199. b              200. d