Computer Awareness Questions for Bank Exams – Now a days, almost in all competitive exams Computer Knowledge related questions is must and specially in Bank Recruitment Exams. Following are some Computer Awareness Quiz/ Questions which are likely to be asked/ already asked in competitive exams. Following Computer Quiz will help you securing good marks in upcoming SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO V, IBPS Clerk V, IBPS RRB Exams.
Questions of Computer Awareness
1. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?
Questions of Computer Awareness
1. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media?
1) CD-ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information.
2) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do.
3) CD-ROMs make less errors than magnetic media.
4) All of these
5) None of these
2. A ___ is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria.
1) blog
2) hit
3) link
4) view
5) success
3. The ____ is the term used to describe the window that is currently being used.
1) Web Window
2) Display Area
3) WordPad Window
4) Active Window
5) Monitor
4. CPU is an abbreviation for
1) Central Programming Unit
2) Central Processing Unit
3) Computer Processing Unit
4) Computer Protocol Unit
5) Central Protocol Unit
5. A microprocessor is the brain of the computer and is also called a(n)
1) microchip
2) macrochip
3) macroprocessor
4) calculator
5) software
6. Storage and memory differ with respect to which of the following characteristics?
1) Price
2) Reliability
3) Speed
4) All of these
5) None of these
7. What are the two examples of freeware?
1) WinZip and Linux
2) Shareware and file sharing
3) Microsoft Word and the Google toolbar
4) Instant messaging and the Google toolbar
5) Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Excel
8. Even if a disk drive fails, the computer application running and using it can continue processing. This application is said to have been designed with this feature called
1) 100 percent up-time
2) Fault tolerance
3) High reliability
4) All of these
5) None of these
9. What is e-commerce?
1) Buying and selling of international goods
2) Buying and selling of products and services over the Internet
3) Buying and selling of products and services not found in stores
4) Buying and selling of products having to do with computers
5) Buying and selling of electronic goods
10. What are the four things required to connect to the Internet?
1) Telephone line, Modem, Computer and an ISP
2) Modem, Computer, PDA and ISP
3) Telephone line, PDA, Modem and Computer
4) Computer, ISP, Modem and Communication software
5) Monitor, Keyboard, Mouse and Modem
11. Which of the following functions is not performed by servers?
1) Email processing
2) Database sharing
3) Processing Websites
4) Storage
5) Word processing
12. Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by users more than once?
1) CD-R disks
2) CD-RW disks
3) Zip disks
4) OptiDisks
5) Both CD-RW disks and Zip disks
13. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called ___ .
1) downloading
2) uploading
3) FTP
4) JPEG
5) downsizing
14. The ____ controls a client’s computer resources.
1) application program
2) instruction set
3) operating system
4) server application
5) compiler
15. To reload a Web page, press the ____ button.
1) Redo
2) Reload
3) Restore
4) Ctrl
5) Refresh
16. Which of the following could be digital input devices for computers?
1) Digital camcorder
2) Microphone
3) Scanner
4) All of the above
5) None of these
17. The ___ enables you to simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window.
1) tab box
2) pop-up helper
3) tab row
4) address bar
5) Esc key
18. You can use the ________ bar to type a URL and display a Web page, or type a keyword to display a list of related Web pages.
1) Menu
2) Title
3) Search
4) Web
5) Address
19. Storage media such as a CD read and write information using ____.
1) a laser beam of red light
2) magnetic dots
3) magnetic strips
4) All of these
5) None of these
20. Vendor-created program modifications are called ____.
1) patches
2) antiviruses
3) holes
4) fixes
5) overlaps
21. Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are ___.
1) dynamic
2) static
3) volatile
4) non-volatile
5) faulty
22. The collection of links throughout the Internet creates an interconnected network called the ____.
1) WWW
2) Web
3) World Wide Web
4) All of the above
5) Wide Area Web
23. Every computer has a(n) _____; many also have _____ .
1) operating system; a client system
2) operating system; instruction sets
3) application programs; an operating system
4) application programs; a client system
5) operating system; application programs
24. Main memory works in conjunction with ____.
1) special function cards
2) RAM
3) CPU
4) Intel
5) All of these
25. A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag on an item rather than keying it into the system, is using ____.
1) input automation
2) item data automation
3) scanning automation
4) source data automation
5) None of these
26. A(n) ___ is composed of several computers connected together to share resources and data.
1) Internet
2) network
3) backbone
4) hyperlink
5) protocol
27. Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/ information?
1) floppy diskette
2) hard disk
3) permanent disk
4) optical disk
5) None of these
28. Microsoft Office is an example of a ____.
1) closed-source software
2) open-source software
3) horizontal-market software
4) vertical-market software
5) compiler
29. A popular way to learn about computers without ever going to a classroom is called ___.
1) i-learning
2) isolated learning
3) e-learning
4) close learning
5) distance learning
30. A person who uses his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or do damage is a ____.
1) spammer
2) hacker
3) instant messenger
2) hacker
3) instant messenger
4) All of these
5) None of these
5) None of these
31. Which of the following is an example of storage devices?
1) Magnetic disk
2) Tapes 3) DVDs
2) Tapes 3) DVDs
4) All of these
5) None of these
5) None of these
32. The ____ folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.
1) Inbox
2) Outbox
3) Drafts
2) Outbox
3) Drafts
4) Sent Items
5) Address Book
5) Address Book
33. Which of the following is an example of an optical disk?
1) Digital versatile disks
2) Magnetic disks
3) Memory disks
2) Magnetic disks
3) Memory disks
4) Data bus disks
5) None of these
5) None of these
34. The main job of a CPU is to _____.
1) carry out program instructions
2) store data/information for future use
3) process data and information
4) Both (1) and (3)
5) None of these
35. ____ are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.
1) Phishing trips
2) Computer viruses
2) Computer viruses
3) Special function cards
4) Scanners
4) Scanners
5) Keyboards
36. An example of a processing device would be ____.
1) a magnetic ink reader
2) a tablet PC
3) special function cards
2) a tablet PC
3) special function cards
4) scanners
5) keyboards
5) keyboards
37. Which of the following is not a type of computer software which can be bought?
1) Off-the-shelf
2) Tailor-made
3) Custom-developed
4) Off-the-shelf with alterations
5) All of these can be purchased.
38. You can use ____ to copy selected text, and ____ to paste it in a document.
1) CTRL + C, CTRL + V
2) CTRL + C, CTRL + P
2) CTRL + C, CTRL + P
3) CTRL + S, CTRL + S
4) SHIFT + C, ALT + P
4) SHIFT + C, ALT + P
5) CTRL + D, CTRL + A
39. Video processors consist of ____ and ____ , which store and process images.
1) CPU, VGA
2) CPU, memory
3) VGA, memory
2) CPU, memory
3) VGA, memory
4) VGI, DVI
5) VGA, VGI
5) VGA, VGI
40. The main memory of a computer can also be called
1) Primary storage
2) Internal memory
3) Primary memory
2) Internal memory
3) Primary memory
4) All of these
5) None of these
5) None of these
41. Computer software can be defined as ____
1) the computer and its associated equipment.
2) the instructions that tell the computer what to do.
3) computer components that act to accomplish a goal.
4) an interface between the computer and the network.
5) the interaction between the computer and its database.
42. When speaking of computer input and output, input refers to
1) any data processing that occurs from new data input into computer.
2) retrieval of data or information that has been entered into the computer.
3) data or information that has been entered into the computer.
4) the transmission of data that has been entered into the computer.
5) Both (3) and (4)
43. A ____ is a set of rules.
1) resource locator
2) domain
3) hypertext
2) domain
3) hypertext
4) URL
5) protocol
5) protocol
44. The connection between your computer at home and your local ISP is called ____.
1) the last mile
2) the home stretch
2) the home stretch
3) the home page
4) the backbone
4) the backbone
5) the vital mile
45. All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer happen in/on the ____.
1) system board
2) central control unit
3) central processing unit
2) central control unit
3) central processing unit
4) mother board
5) memory
5) memory
46. There are several primary categories of procedures. Which of the following is not a primary category of procedures?
1) Testing
2) Backup and recovery
2) Backup and recovery
3) Firewall development
4) Design
4) Design
5) None of these
47. The operating system called UNIX is typically used for
1) Desktop computers
2) Laptop computers
2) Laptop computers
3) Super computers
4) Web servers
4) Web servers
5) All of these
48. The _____ file format is a method of encoding pictures on a computer.
1) HTML
2) JPEG
3) FTP
2) JPEG
3) FTP
4) URL
5) DOC
5) DOC
49. Press _____ to move the insertion point to the Address box, or to highlight the URL in the Address box.
1) ALT + D
2) ALT + A
3) SHIFT + TAB
2) ALT + A
3) SHIFT + TAB
4) TAB + CTRL
5) CTRL + S
5) CTRL + S
50. Computer systems are comprised of
1) hardware, programs, information, people and networks
2) hardware, software, procedures, networks, and people
3) hardware, programs, information, people and procedures
4) hardware, programs, processors, procedures, networks and people
5) hardware, programs, processors, procedures and people
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