IBPS COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1.A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to ..........
1) 680 KB  
2) 680 Bytes
3) 680 MB  
4) 680 GB
5) None of these

2.Which programming languages are classified as low level languages ?
1) Basic, COBOL, FORTRAN
2) Prolog 2, Expert Systems
3) Knowledge based Systerms
4) Assembly Languages
5) None of these

3.Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but cannot erase or modify it ?
1) Floppy Disk  
2) Hard Disk
3) Tape Drive  
4) CDROM
5) None of these

4.Which of the following is the largst manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives ?
1) IBM  
2) Seagate
3) Microsoft  
4) 3M
5) None of these

5. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
1) Hardware  
2) Software
3) Firmware  
4) ROM ware
5) None of these

6.To save a document in different location use :
1) Save  
2) Save as
3) Save as web page  
4) All of above
5) None of these

7.Which of the following is not an manufacturer of Hard Disk drives ?
1) Samsung  
2) Interl
3) Seagate  
4) Western Digital
5) None of these

8.The two basic types of record - access methods are
1) Sequential and random
2) Sequential and indexed
3) Direct and immediate
4) On-line and real time
5) None of these

9.A disadvantage of the laser printer is :
1) It is  quieter than an impact printer
2) It is very slow
3) The output is of a lower quality
4) All of the above
5) None of these

10.Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets or parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called ?
1) Conductors  
2) Buses
3) Connectors  
4) Connectively
5) None of these

11.Which of the following professions has been affected by personal computers ?
1) Medical 
2) Clerical and law
3) Accounting  
4) All of the above
5) None of these

12. What is meant by a dedicated computer ?
1) Which is used by one person only
2) Which is assigned one and only one task
3) Which uses one kind of software
4) Which is meant for application software
5) None of these

13.A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a / an
1) Interpreter  
2) CPU
3) Compiler  
4) Simulator
5) None of these

14.Instructions and memory address are represented by
1) Character code  
2) Binary codes
3) Binary word  
4) Partiy bit
5) None of these

15.As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
1) More expensive  
2) More portable
3) Less rigid  
4) Slowly accessed
5) None of these

16.The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
1) Arithmetic Operation
2) Logic operation
3) Fetch operstions
4) Either of the above
5) None of these

17.A physical connection between the microsprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as
1) Path  
2) Address bus
3) Router  
4) All of the above
5) None of these

18. A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is
1) Cyinder  
2) Surface
3) Track  
4) Cluster
5) None of these

19.Each model of a computer has a unique
1) Assembly of a computer
2) Machine language
3) High level language
4) All of the above
5) None of these

20.Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry ?
1) Motorola  
2) IBM
3) Intel  
4) AMD
5) None of these

21.Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU ?
1) Mass memory  
2) Internal memory
3) Non-volatile memory
4) PROM  
5) None of these

22.Microprocessors can be used t make
1) Computer  
2) Digital systems
3) Calculators  
4) All of the above
5) None of these

23.The subject of cybernetics deals with the science of
1) Genetics  
2) Control and communications
3) Molecular biology
4) Biochemistry
5) None of these

24.A term associated with the comparison of processing speeds of different computer system is :
1) EFTS  
2) MPG
3) MIPS  
4) CFPS
5) None of these

25.An integrated circuit is
1) A complicated circuit
2) An integrating device
3) Much costlier than a single transistor
4) Fabricated on a tiny silicon chip
5) None of these

26.Which command is used to set a name to a disk in DOS ?
1) VOLUME  
2) VOL
3) LABEL  
4) DISKLABEL
5) None of these

27.Which file starts MS Word ?
1) Winword.exe  
2) Word.exe
3) Msword.exe  
4) Word2003.exe
5) None of these

28.To get to the 'Symbol' dialog box, click on the ......... menu and choose 'Symbol'.
1) Insert  
2) Format
3) Tools 
4) Table
5) None of these

29.Superscript, subscript, outline, emboss, engrave are known as
1) font styles  
2) font effects
3) word art  
4) text effects
5) None of these

30.Shimmer, Sparkle text, Blinkng Background etc. are known as
1) font styles  
2) font effects
3) word art  
4) text effects
5) None of these

31.Which of the following is not availabel in Font Spacing ?
1) Normal  
2) Loosely
3) Condensed  
4) Expanded
5) None of these

32.Bold, Itali, Regular are known as
1) font styles  
2) font effects
3) word art  
4) text effects
5) None of these

33.If you begin typing an entry into acell and then realize that you don't want your entry placed into a cell, you :
1) Press the Erase key
2) Press esc
3) Press the Enter button
4) Press the Edit Formula button
5) None of these

34.Which of the following will not cut information?
1) Pressing Ctrl + C  
2) Selecting Edit > Cut. from the menu
3) Clicking the cut button ont he standard
4) Pressing Ctrl + X
5) None of these

35.Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can
1) run faster  
2) go on line
3) share information and / or share peripheral equipment
4) E-mail  
5) None of these

36.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 ........
1) Bug  
2) Vice
3) Lice  
4) Worm
5) None of these

37.Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk - e-mail is known as
1) Spam  
2) Trash
3) Calibri  
4) Courier
5) None of these

38.COBOL is widely used in ........... applications
1) Commericial  
2) Scientific
3) Space  
4) mathematical
5) None of these

39.VDU is also called
1) Screen  
2) Monitor
3) Both 1 & 2  
4) printer
5) None of these

40.What kind of software would you most likely use to keep track of billing account ?
1) Word Processing  
2) Electronic Publishing
3) Spreadsheet 
4) Web authoring
5) None of these

41.Test the validity of the statements ?
1) 1 KB = 1024 BYTES
2) 1 MB = 2048 BYTES
3) 1MB = 100 KILOBYTES
4) 1 KB = 1000 BYTES
5) None of these

42.Which of the following is not a computer language ? <br/>
1) BASIC  
2) C++
3) C#  
4) Java
5) Microsoft

43.Which among the following is a correct definition of "Digital Divide"?
1) gap between people having access to mobile and internet access
2) gap between people having access to internet / IT and no internet / IT
3) gap between people having access to broadband and narrowband internet
4) gap between people having access to internet banking and normal banking
5) gap between the people having an email account and no email account

44.Now a days Vishing has become a criminal practice of using social engineering over which of the following ?
1) Social networking sites
2) Mobile Phones  
3) E-mail  
4) Cyber cafes  
5) All of the above

45.What is the fullform of W3C?
1) World Wide Web Consortium
2) World Wide Web Company
3) World Wide Web Center
4) World Wide Web Command
5) None of these

46.Which among the following is used for removing a software bug / defect which is available for free of cost from the software provider ?
1) Version  
2) Update
3) Help  
4) Patch
5) Syntax

47.In the MICR Code Line Structure what do represent the first three digits of Sort field number consisting of nine digits ?
1) City  
2) Bank
3) Branch  
4) Account Type
5) None of the above

48.Most of the internet banking sites provide which of the following feature to reduce the risk of keystroke logging for the password entry ?
1) Virtual keyboard  
2) Finger Touching
3) Touchscreen  
4) Shape Writer
5) Dasher

49.ADSL data communications technology uses which of the following for faster data transmission ?
1) Voiceband modem  
2) Wireless Modem
3) Copper telephone Lines
4) Sockets
5) None of the above

50.What is the purpose of keeping electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices on Sleep mode ?
1) Reduce Power consumption
2) Back UP
3) To write contents of RAM to hard disc
4) To improve download speed
5) None of thea above

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