COMPUTER REFRESHER MCQ --for SBI PO/CLERKS - IBPS PO/CLERKS - SSC--LIC--GIC EXAMS.

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1. In addition to keying data directly into a database, data entry can also be done from a (an)

1) field 2) table 3) data dictionary

4) input form 5) None of these

2. A word processor would most likely be used to do which of the following?

1) Doing a computer search in the media centre

2) Keeping an account of money spent

3) Maintaining an inventory

4) Typing a biography

5) None of these

3. What is the main folder on a storage device called?

1) Interface 2) Root directory 3) Platform

4) Device driver 5) None of these

4. In database, a field is a

1) table of information 2) label 3) group of related records

4) category of information 5) None of these

5. Computer’s BIOS is stored in

1) ROM 2) RAM 3) Hard disk 4) Flopy drive 5) None of these

6. Bootstrap program is a program that

1) starts the working of a computer 2) terminates the working of a computer

3) is the middle part of the program 4) Both 1 and 2

5) None of these

7. You can do transactions on Internet using your bank account. This is called

1) Banking 2) Online banking 3) Offline banking

4) Transactions 5) None of these

8. Which of the following is graphics solution for Word Processor?

1) Clipart 2) Wordart 3) Dropcap

4) All the above 5) None of these

9. The command that is used to format a drive through command prompt is

1) Scandisk 2) X Format 3) Chkdisk 4) Format 5) None of these

10. “FIND” option is available under which menu?

1) Tools 2) View 3) File 4) Edit 5) None of these

11. DSL is an example of

1) Wireless 2) Broadband 3) Network 4) Slow 5) None of these

12. A saved document is referred to as

1) Folder 2) Object 3) File 4) Project 5) None of these

13 A computer that deals with physical quantities is known as

1) Digital Computer 2) Analog Computer 3) Hybrid Computer

4) Mainframe Computer 5) None of these

14. PDF extension is used for which of the following?

1) MS-Excel 2) Adobe Reader 3) Photoshop

4) Pagemaker 5) None of these

15. Since viruses are only a form of software, they primarily infect

1) Data 2) Hardware 3) Peripherals 4) Programs 5) None of these

16. What is the other name of LAN card?

1) Modem 2) NIC 3) Network connector

4) Internet card 5) None of these

17. Which of the following is the name given to devices that make up a computer that you can see or

touch?

1) Print 2) Mouse 3) Hardware 4) Software 5) None of these

18. A(n)_____contains commands that can be selected.

1) icon 2) button 3) pointer 4) menu 5) None of these

19. Which of the following is not an image file?

1) TMP 2) BMP 3) GIF 4) JPEG 5) None of these

20. Which of the following is used to measure the speed of the processor?

1) Unit 2) Processing speed 3) Clock speed

4) Memory 5) None of these

21. What is a flowchart?

1) It represents process. 2) It represents algorithm.

3) It represents process or algorithm. 4) It represents mathematical subtraction.

5) None of these

22. Which of the following is used to find a saved document in the computer’s memory and bring it up

on the screen to view?

1) Rerun 2) Reverse 3) Retrieve 4) Return 5) None of these

23. A computer uses_____ system to process data.

1) kilobyte 2) processing 3) binary

4) representational 5) None of these

24. Why is the Caps Lock key referred to as a toggle key?

1) Because it cannot be used to delete

2) Because it cannot be used for entering number

3) Because it cannot be used to insert

4) Because its function goes back and forth every time it is pressed

5) None of these

25. Which of the following keys launches the ‘Start’ button?

1) Windows 2) Shift 3) Shortcut 4) Esc 5) None of these

26. Which of the following is a collection of unprocessed items?

1) Memory 2) Information 3) Data 4) Reports 5) None of these

27. Which command is given to ‘run’ or ‘switch off’ the computer?

1) Ctrl+Alt 2) Ctrl+Alt+Del3) Alt+Del

4) Alt+Shift+Del 5) None of these

28. What do we call the keys that change the meaning of what you type?

1) Change keys 2) Disk space 3) Modifier keys

4) Keyboard 5) None of these

29. What kind of files do we care about the most? (letters, pictures, memos, etc.)

1) Document files 2) Application files 3) System files

4) User files 5) None of these

30. In which of the following was artificial intelligence introduced?

1) First generation 2) Second generation 3) Third generation

4) Fourth generation 5) Fifth generation

31. What is full form of VLSI?

1) Very Large Scale Integration 2) Very Large Scale Intranet

3) Very Large Scale Internet 4) Very Large Scale Internetwork

5) None of these

32. Which of the following is the location to store a file in a drive?

1) File Folder 2) Version 3) Pad 4) Folder 5) None of these

33. Which of the following is the default setting in a cell of Excel sheet?

1) Left–aligned 2) Right–aligned 3) Centred

4) Justified 5) None of these

34. Information on a computer is stored as

1) Analog data 2) Digital data 3) Watts data

4) Modem data 5) None of these

35. Which of the following is used for writing the webpage code?

1) Winzip 2) Hypertext markup language 3) Fifth generation language

4) Part 5) None of these

36. FLASH is a

1) Hardware 2) Game 3) RAM 4) EEPROM 5) None of these

37 Which of the following is a must for a computer?

1) Chip 2) Data 3) Mouse 4) Processor 5) None of these

38. Disk can be used to store

1) Random files 2) Sequential files 3) Both 1 and 2

4) Horizontal files 5) None of these

39. How many characters can be typed in a single cell in an Excel sheet?

1) 256 2) 1024 3) 32000 4) 65535 5) None of these

40. Whas is the full form of “XP” in Windows-XP?

1) XTRA Power 2) XTREME Programming 3) XTRA Process

4) XTREME Power 5) None of these

41. Which key is used to send a digital signature?

1) Public key 2) Private key 3) Digital key 4) Keypad 5) None of these

42. The group of processors combined together to create a program is referred to as

1) Multiprogramming 2) Multitasking 3) Multiprocessing

4) Thrashing 5) None of these

43. Which program searches the fault of any software?

1) Debug 2) Inverse 3) EBCDIC 4) LOG 5) None of these

44. What is the default paper size of a word document?

1) A4 2) Letter 3) A3

4) Both 2 and 3 5) None of these

45. A device that is connected to the motherboard is

1) called an adjunct device 2) called an external device

3) connected by using a ribbon cable 4) called a peripheral device

5) None of these

46. Which of the following is used to find an individual item in a file immediately?

1) File allocation table 2) Sequential access 3) Direct access

4) Directory 5) None of these

47. In Excel, charts are created using which of the following options?

1) Pivot table 2) Chart Wizard3) Pie chart

4) Bar chart 5) None of these

48. Which device is used to access your computer from another computer or for talk over phone?

1) CD-Rom Drive 2) Hard Drive 3) RAM

4) Modem 5) None of these

49. Which of the following is the name of the software which is used for sending or receiving a message?

1) Telnet 2) Browser 3) Messenger

4) Operating system 5) None of these

50. Which of the following software applications would be most appropriate for performing numerical

and statistical calculations?

1) Document Processor 2) Database 3) Graphics Package

4) Spreadsheet 5) None of these

answers

ANSWERS:

1. 4 2. 4 3. 2 4. 3

5.1; BIOS is ‘Basic Input Output System’. It is stored in computer’s permanent memory ROM.

6.1; Boot strap is a program which is loaded in BIOS and it is responsible to start a computer.

7.2; Transactions can be performed on Internet through online banking

8.1

9.4; Format drive name is used to format a drive through command prompt.

10.4; “FIND” option is used to find a particular word or group of words. It is available under

“EDIT” menu.

11.2 12. 3 13. 2

14.2; PDF files can be opened through only PDF readers such as Adobe Reader.

15.4; Because programs are software

16.2; NIC, ie Netowork Interface Card, is another name of LAN card which provides interface

between a computer and a network.

17.3 18. 4

19.1; “TMP”—It is an extension of temporary file.

20. 3

21.3; Flowchart is a man-made diagram on paper, to represent algorithm and process both.

 2

22.4.

23.3; Computer understands only binary system, so it uses binary system to process data

24.4 25. 1 26. 3 27. 2

28.3; “Modifier key” is a key which is used to change the meaning what we write.

29.1; Document files are the special type of files where we can store letters, photos and memories.

30.5; Artifical intelligence is the feature in which computers behave like human beings.

31.1 32. 4 33. 1 34. 2 35. 2

36.3; FLASH memory is based on time memory that means all data will be lost whenever current is

discontinued. So it is RAM.

37.4

38.3; Both Sequential and Random files can be stored on a disk.

39.4 40. 2

41.2; Private key is used, because it is known to user only .

42.3 43. 1 44. 2 45. 4

46.3 47. 2 48. 4

49.3; We can interchange the messages through Messenger, for example Yahoo Messenger, gtalk

etc.

50.4