Computer Awareness questions for SBI Clerk & IBPS PO 2012 CWE

1. A CD ROM disk (a) cannot be erased and rewritten (b) has more storage capacity than a CD-R (c) holds less data than a floppy disk (d) can be written to oniy once (e) None of the above

2. Storage device found inside the computer. (a) CD-ROM(b) Zip Disk(c) Super Disk (d) Hard Disk

(e) None of the above

3. Which of these keys is not on the number keypad? (a) Ctrl(b) Del(c) Enter (d) NumLock(e) None of the above

4. The computer monitor is which type of device? (a) Input(b) Output(c) Processing (d) Software

(e) None of the above

5. RAM is (a) volatile, temporary(b) nonvolatile, permanent (c) nonvolatile, temporary(d) volatile, permanent

(e) None of the above

6. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and paste? (a) File(b) Edit(c) Too Is (d) Table(e) None of the above

7. A device that provides emergency power to your computer, conditions the voltage, and protects against power surges is called a _ (a) PSU = Power Supply Unit (b) USP = Universal Surge Protector (c) UPPS = Universal Power Protection and Supply (d) UPS = Uninterruptible Power Supply (e) None of the above

8. Secondary storage (a) does not require constant power (b) does not use magnetic media (c) consists of four main types of devices (d) does not store information for later retrieval (e) None of the above

9. Deleted data remains on a disk until (a) the data is overwritten (b) the recycle bin is emptied (c) a file compression utility is used (d) the disk is scanned (e) None of the above

10. What is the term for how words will appear on a page? (a) text formatting (b) Character formatting (c) Point size

(d) Typeface (e) None of these

11. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as (a) pulling(b) pushing

(c) downloading(d) transferring (e) None of these

12. When sending an e-rnail. the ........ line describes the contents of the message. (a) subject(b) to (c) contents(d) cc

(e) None of these

13. The software that allows users to surf the Internet is called alan (a) Search engine (b) Internet Service Provider (ISP) (c) Multimedia application (d) Browser (e) None of these

14. A CD-RW disk (a) has a faster access than an internal disk (b) is a form of optical disk, so it can only be written once (c) holds less data than a floppy disk (d) can be erased and rewritten (e) None of these

15. The" first page of a Web site is called the (a) Home page(b) Index (c) Java Script(d) Bookmark (e) None of these

16. A contains buttons and menus that provide quick access to commonly used commands. (a) menu bar(b) toolbar(c) window (d) action bar(e) None of these

17. Ctrl, shift and alt are called __ keys. (a) adjustment(b) function(c) modifier (d) alphanumeric(e) None of these

18. Memory unit is one part of __ . (a) Control unit(b) Central Processing Unit (c) Input device(d) Output device (e) None of these

19. An example of a telecommunications device is a (a) keyboard(b) mouse(c) printer (d) modem(e) None of these

20. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment? (a) Keyboard(b) Mouse

(c) Joystick (d) Trackball(e) None of these

21. Which of the following is not an.output device? (a) Plotter(b) Printer(c) Monitor (d) Touch Screen(e) None of these

22. Every component of your computer is either  (a) software or CPUIRAM (b) input devices or output devices (c) application software or, system software (d) hardware or software(e) None of these

23. What is an E-mail attachment? (a) A receipt sent by the recipient (b) A separate document from another program sent along with an E-mail message (c) A malicious parasite that feeds off your messages and destroys the contents

(d) A list of CC or BCC recipients (e) None of these

24. What is correcting errors in a program called?' (a) Interpreting(b) Translating (c) Debugging(d) Compiling (e) None of these

25. What is the main folder on a storage device called? (a) Platform(b) Interface (c) Root directory(D) Device driver

(E) None of these

26. 'DOS' floppy disk does not have—(a) A Boot Record(b) A File Allocation Table(c) A Root Directory(d) Virtual Memory(e) BIOS

27. The word FIP stands for—(a) File Translate Protocol(b) File Transit Protocol(c) File Typing Protocol(d) File Transfer Protocol(e) None of these

28. How is power supplied to a low-power USB device?(a) Through a power cable(b) From an external power supply

(c) Directly from the computer's power supply(d) Through the USB cable(e) None of these

29. …………….are used to identify a user who returns to a Website.(a) Cookies(b) Plug-ins(c) Scripts(d) ASPs(e) None of these

30. A proxy server is used for the which of the following?(a) To provide security against unauthorized users(b) To process client requests for web pages(c) To process client requests for database access(d) To provide TCP/IP(e) None of these

31. In the portion lebelled http is the—(a) host(b) domain name(c) protocol(d) top-level domain(e) None of these

32.The number of pixels displayed on a screen is known as the screen—(a) resolution(b) colour depth(c) refresh rate

(d) viewing size(e) None of these

33. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are example of—(a) application software(b) system software

(c) operating system software(d) platform software(e) None of these

34. A————is approximately a million bytes.(a) gigabyte(b) kilobyte(c) megabyte(d) terabyte(e) None of these

35. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the (a) Compiler(b) Loader(c) Operating System(d) Assembler(e) None of these

36. To view information on the web you must have a (a) cable modem(b) web browser(c) Domain Name Server (d) hypertext viewer(e) None of these

37. What type of computer could be found in a digital watch?(a) Mainframe computer(b) Super computer(c) Embedded computer(d) Notebook computer(e) None of these

38. The arrow keys can be used to (a) delete text(b) move the cursor in the text that has already been entered(c) save the document(d) move the cursor while deleting text(e) None of these

39. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use of corporate(a) CAN

(b) LAN(c) DAN(d) WAN(e) TAN

40. Directory in directory is called(a) Mini directory(b) Junior directory(c) Part directory(d) Sub directory(e) None of these

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