Computer Knowledge For Bank exams 7.

which of the following is storage device

that uses rigid, permanently installed
1. What is the process of copying software magnetic disks to store data/information
programs from secondary storage media to a.Floppy diskette b. hard disk
the hard disk is called? c. permanent disk d. optical disk
A. Configuration b. download
c. storage d. installation 8. the piece of hardware that converts your
computer’s digital signal to an analog
2. This first step in the transaction signal that can travel over telephone lines is
processing cycle captures business data called a ____________
through various modes such as optical a. red vire b. blue cord
scanning or at an electronic commerce c. tower d, modem
website _________
a. document and report generation 9.personal computer can be connected
b. data base management’ together to from a _________
c. transaction processing start-up a. server b. super computer
d. data entry c. network d. enterprise

3. When the pointer is positioned on a 10.A______________ is the term used when

_________ , it is shaped like a hand a search engine returns a web page that
a. grammar error b. formatting error matches the search criteria.
c. screen tip d. spelling error a. blog b. hit
c. link d. view
4. The computer abbreviation KB usually
means ___________ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
a. key block b. kernel boot D D C D D A B D C C
c. key byte d. kilo byte
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5. Which of the following are advantages of
CD-ROM as a storage media? 1. The basic unit of a work sheet into which
a. CD-ROM is an expensive way to store you enter data in excel is called a
large amount of data and information ______________
b.CD-ROM disks retrieve data and a. Tab b. cell
information more quickly than magnetic c. box d. range
disk can do
c.CD-ROM make less errors than magnetic 2. __________ is the process of dividing the
media disk into tracks and sectors
d. all of the above a. tracking b. formatting
c. crashing d. allotting
6. A(n) ________________ is a special visual
and audio effect applied in power point to 3. Which ports connects special types of
text or content music instruments to sound cards?
a. animation b. flash a. BUS , b. CPU, c. USB, d. MDI
c. wipe d. dissolve
4. The process of transferring files from a Computer Knowledge
computer on the internet to your computer
is called _____
1. Grouping and processing all of
a. Downloading b. uploading
firm’s transactions at one time is
c. FTP d. JPEG
called__________
a. A data base management system
5. In Excel, allows users to bring together
b. Batch processing
copies of workbooks those others users have
c. A Real time system
worked on independently
d. An one line system
a. Copying b. merging
c. pasting
2. Help menu is available at which button
d. compiling e. none of these
a. end b. start
c. turnoff d. restart
6. If you want to connect to your own
computer through the internet from another
3. You can keep your personal files/folder
location, you can use _________
in_______
a. e-mail b. FTP
a. my folder b. my documents
c. instant message d. Telnet
c. my files d. my text
7. To reload a web page, press the _______
4. A central computer that holds collections
button
of data and program for many PC’s. Work
a. redo b. reload
station, and other computers is
c. restore d. Refresh
a(n)_____________
a. Super computer b. mini computer
8. Mobile commerce is best described as
c. laptop d. server
______
a. the use of kioske in marketing
5.When you save to this, your data will
b. transporting products
remain intact even when the computer is
c. buying and selling goods/services
turned off.
through wireless handled devices
a. RAM b. mother board
d. using notebook PC’s in marketing
c. secondary storage device
d. primary storage device
9.video processor consist of ____________
and ______________ which store and
6. The _____________ folder remains copies
process images
of messages that you have started but are
a. CPU and VGA b.CPU and MEMORY
not yet ready to send.
C. VGA and Memory d.VGI and DVI
a. drafts b. outbox
c. address book d. sent items
10.________________ are words that a
programing language has set aside for its
7. You can _________________search by
own use
providing more information the search
a. control words b. control structure
engine can use to select a smaller, more
c. reserve words d. reserved keys
useful set of results
a. refine b. expand
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c. load d. query
B B C A B D D C C C
8. The content of_______________ are lost 5. The simultaneous processing of 2 or more
when computer turn off. programs by processor is ___________
a. storage b. input a. Multi programming
c. output d. memory b. multi-tasking
c. time-sharing
29. The _____________ enables you to d. multi-processing
simultaneously keep multiple web pages
open in one browser window. 6. A disk’s content that recorded at his time
a. tab bar b. pop-up helper of manufacture and that cannot be erased
c. tab row d. address bar by the user is______
a. memory –only b. write- only
10. A DVD is an example of a(n)__________ c. once- only d. read-only

a. hard disk b. optical disk 7. What is he permanent memory built in to

c. output device d. Solid-state storage device your computer called?
a. RAM b. Floppy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 c. CPU d.ROM
C B B D D A B D C B
8. The default view in Excel is_____________
View.
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a. Work b. Auto
1.______ are attempts by individuals to c. normal d. Roman
obtain confidential information from you by
falsifying their identity 9. What displays the contents of the active
a. phishing trips b. computer viruses cell in Excel
c. spyware spams d. viruses a. Name box b. Row heading
c. Formulator d. Task panel
2. Why is it unethical to share copyrighted files
with your friends
a.it is not unethical, because it is legal
10. In word you can force a pace
b. it is unethical because the files are being break___________
given for free a. by positioning your cursor at the
c. sharing copyrighted files without permission appropriate place and pressing the F1key
breaks copyrights laws. b. By positioning your cursor at the
d. it is not unethical because the files are being appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter
given for free c. By using the insert/section break
d. by changing the font size of your
3. Which of the following can be used to documents
select entire document?
a. CTRL+A b.ALT+F5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c. SHIFT+A d. CTRL-K A C A A D D` D C C B

4.To instruct word to fit the width of a

column to the contents of a table
automatically, dick the_____ button and
then option to auto fit content
a. Fit to form b. format
c. auto size d. contents
 Computer Awareness Bank Exams 9. To access properties of an object, the
mouse technique to use is __________
1. A person who used his or expertise to a. dragging b. dropping
gain access to other peoples computers to c. right-clicking d. shift-clicking
get information illegally or do damage is
a. hacker b. analyst 10. Computers used the__________ number
c. instant messenger d. programmer systems to store data and perform
calculations
2. A device that connects to a network a. binary b. octal
without the use of cables is said to c. decimal d. hexadecimal
be__________
a. distributed b. free 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
c. centralized d. none of these A D A B C D A D C A

3.To chance selected text to all capital Computer Awareness Bank Exams
letters, click the change case button, and
then click______ 1. A keyboard is this kind of device—
a. UPPERCASE b .UPPER ALL (A) black (B) input
c. CAPS LOCK d. Lock upper (C) output (D) word Processing
(E) None of these
4. Reusable optical storage will typically Ans : (B)
have the acronym
a. CD b. DVD 2. IT stands for—
c. ROM d. RW (A) information Technology
(B) integrated Technology
5. the most common type of storage devices (C) intelligent Technology
are___________ (D) interesting Technology
a. persistence b. optical (E) None of these
c. magnetic d. flash Ans : (A)

6. Codes consisting of lines of varying 3. Which of the following refers to the

widths or lengths that are computer – fastest, biggest and most expensive
readable are known as_______ computers ?
a. an ASCII Code b. a magnetic type (A) Personal Computers
c. an OCR scanner d. a bar code (B) Supercomputers
(C) Laptops
7.A website’s main page is called (D) Notebooks
it’s__________ (E) None of these
a. home page b. browser page Ans : (B)
c. search page d. a bar code
4. A collection of related information sorted
8.Part number, part description ,and and dealt with as a unit is a—
number of parts ordered are examples (A) disk (B) data
of_______ (C) file (D) floppy
a. control b. processing (E) None of these
c. bookmark d. output Ans : (C)
5. The process of a computer receiving 11. A(n)………contains commands that can
information from a server on the Internet is be selected.
known as— (A) pointer (B) menu
(A) pulling (B) pushing (C) icon (D) button
(C) downloading (D) transferring (E) None of these
(E) None of these Ans : (B)
Ans : (C)
12. An error is also known as—
6. Which part of the computer helps to store (A) bug (B) debug
information ? (C) cursor (D) icon
(A) Disk drive (B) Keyboard (E) None of these
(C) Monitor (D) Printer Ans : (A)
(E) None of these
Ans : (A) 13. Arithmetic Operations—
7. ……is the process of carrying out (A) involve matching one data item to
commands. another to determine if the first item is
(A) Fetching (B) Storing greater than, equal to, or less than the other
(C) Executing (D) Decoding item
(E) None of these (B) sort data items according to standard,
Ans : (C) predefined criteria in ascending order or
descending order
8. The role of a………generally is to (C) use conditions with operators such as
determine a buyer’s needs and match it to AND, OR and NOT
the correct hardware and software. (D) include addition, subtraction,
(A) computer Scientist multiplication and division
(B) computer sales representative (E) None of these
(C) computer consultant Ans : (D)
(D) corporate trainer
(E) None of these 14. Sending an e-mail is similar to—
Ans : (B) (A) picturing an event
(B) narrating a story
9. Which of the following groups consist of (C) writing a letter
only output devices ? (D) creating a drawing
(A) Scanner, Printer, Monitor (E) None of these
(B) Keyboard, Printer, Monitor Ans : (C)
(C) Mouse, Printer, Monitor
(D) Plotter, Printer, Monitor 15. Promotion in Marketing means—
(E) None of these (A) passing an examination
Ans : (D) (B) elevation from one grade to another
(C) selling the products through various
10. The rectangular area of the screen that means
displays a program, data, and/or (D) selling the product in specific areas
information is a— (E) None of these
(A) title bar (B) button Ans : (C)
(C) dialog box (D) window
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)
16. Microsoft Word is an example of— 23. Effective marketing helps in—
(A) an operating system (A) developing new products
(B) a processing device (B) creating a competitive environment
(C) building demand for products
(C) application software
(D) All of these
(D) an input device
(E) None of these
(E) None of these Ans : (D)
Ans : (B)
24. Which is the part of a computer that one can
17. Sources of Sales Leads are— touch and feel ?
(A) Data Mining (A) Hardware (B) Software
(B) Market Research (C) Programs (D) Output
(C) Media Outlets (E) None of these
Ans : (A)
(D) Promotional Programs
(E) All of these
25. A Call in Marketing means—
Ans : (E) (A) to phone the customers
(B) to visit the customers
18. Any data or instruction entered into the memory (C) to visit the marketing site
of a computer is considered as— (D) to call on prospective customers
(A) storage (B) output (E) None of these
(C) input (D) information Ans : (D)
(E) None of these
Ans : (A) 26. Delivery Channel means—
(A) maternity wards
19. Which part of the computer displays the work (B) handing over the products to the buyers
done ? (C) places where products are made available to the
(A) RAM (B) printer buyers
(C) monitor (D) ROM (D) All of these
(E) None of these Ans : (C) (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
20. One of the methods for Market Monitoring is—
(A) to watch TV serials 27. Processing involves—
(B) to discuss with other sales persons (A) inputting data into a computer system
(C) to monitor media outlets (B) transforming input into output
(D) All of these (C) displaying output in a useful manner
(E) None of these (D) providing relevant answers
Ans : (C) (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
21. Market Expansion means— 28. One of the following is a target group for the
(A) hiring more staff marketing of Internet Banking.
(B) firing more staff (A) All the customers
(C) buying more products (B) All the educated customers
(D) buying more companies (C) All the computer educated customers
(E) None of these (D) Only creditors
Ans : (E) (E) All of these
22. A series of instructions that tells a computer Ans : (C)
what to do and how to do it is called a—
(A) program (B) command 29. Innovation mean—
(C) user response (D) processor (A) Product Designing (B) New ideas
(E) None of these Ans : (A) (C) Impulse (D) Both (A) and (B)
(E) None of these Ans : (D)
30. One of the following is a target group for the 36. The rural marketing is not required
marketing of educational loan. because—
(A) All the customers (A) rural people do not understand
(B) Students
marketing
(C) Only poor students
(B) its not practical from the cost point of
(D) Students having promising educational track
record view
(E) All of these (C) it is sheer wastage of time
Ans : (B) (D) All are wrong
(E) All are correct
31. Service after sale is not the function of— Ans : (D)
(A) Marketing staff
(B) Seller 37. Planned-cost service means—
(C) Director of the company
(A) Costly products
(D) Employees of the company
(B) Extra profit on the same cost
(E) All of the above are wrong
Ans : (A) (C) Extra work by seller
(D) All of these
32. If done through………the rural marketing would (E) None of these
be more effective. Ans : (B)
(A) fairs
(B) village fairs 38. Internet marketing means—
(C) door to door campaign (A) Self-marketing
(D) All of these
(B) Core Groups monitering
(E) None of these
(C) Employees marketing
Ans : (B)
(D) All of these
33. Market Survey means— (E) None of these
(A) Market Research Ans : (E)
(B) Market Planning
(C) Marketing Strategies 39. The aim of successful marketing is—
(D) Market Monitering (A) to increase the sale
(E) All of these (B) to increase the profit
Ans : (A)
(C) to increase the output of sellers
(D) All of these
34. ………can be done through digital Banking ?
(A) Mobile phone (B) Internet (E) None of these
(C) Telephone (D) All of these Ans : (D)
(E) None of these
Ans : (A) 40. The networking becomes……through
networking.
35. A good seller should have the following (A) very difficult
quality/qualities ? (B) dull
(A) Devotion to the work (B) Submissive (C) easy
(C) Sympathy (D) All of these
(D) has no role in marketing
(E) None of these Ans : (D)
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
1. One megabyte equals approximately? 10. .....is collection of web pages and ......is the
1) 1,000 bits 2) 1,000 bytes very first page that we see on opening of a web-
3) 1 million bytes 4) 1 million bits site
5) 2,000 bytes 1) Home-page, Web-page
2) Web-site, Home-page
2. Data going into the computer is called?
1) Output 2) Algorithm
3) Web-page, Home-page
3) Input 4) Calculations 4) Web-page, Web-site
5) Flowchart 5) None of these

3. Which of the following refers to the memory in 11. When the pointer is positioned on a _____ it
your computer? is shaped like a hand.
1) RAM 2) DSL 1) Grammar error 2) Hyperlink
3) USB 4) LAN 3) Screen tip 4) Spelling error
5) CPU 5) Formatting error
4. When you are working on a document on PC,
where is the document temporarily stored?
12. The _____ of a system includes the programs
1) RAM 2) ROM or instructions.
3) The CPU 4) Flash memory 1) Hardware 2) Icon
5) The CD-Rom 3) Information 4) Software
5) None of these
5. Information travels between components on
the mother board through- 13. 'www' stands for _____
1) Flash memory 2) CMOS 1) World Word Web 2) World Wide Web
3) Bays 4) Buses 5) Peripherals 3) World White Web 4) World Work Web
5) None of these
6. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
1) Lines and spaces 2) Layers and planes 14. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and
3) Height and width 4) Rows and columns paste?
5) None of these 1) File 2) Tools
3) Special 4) Edit
7. Which of the following is true? 5) None
1) Byte is a single digit in a binary number
2) Bit represents a grouping of digital numbers 15. You can use the tab key to
3) Eight-digit binary number is called a byte 1) Move a cursor across the screen
4) Eight-digit binary number is called a bit 2) Indent a paragraph
5) None of these 3) Move the cursor down the screen
4) Only (1) and (2)
8. Transformation of input into output is 5) None of these
performed by?
1) Peripherals 2) Memory 16. The most important or powerful computer in
3) Storage 4) The Input-Output unit a typical network is _____
5) The CPU 1) Desktop 2) Network client
3) Network server 4) Network station
9. How many options does a binary choice 5) None of these
offer?
1) None 2) One 17. Which of the following is an example of
3) Two connectivity?
4) It depends on the amount of memory in the 1) Internet 2) Floppy disk
computer 3) Power cord 4) Data
5) It depends on the speed of the computer's 5) None of these
processor
18. The ability to find an individual item in a file 25. Which of the following is the largest unit of
immediately _____ is used. storage?
1) File allocation table 1) GB, 2) KB, 3) MB, 4) TB
2) Directory 5) None of these
3) Sequential access
4) Direct access 26. The _____ key will launch the start buttons.
5) None of these 1) Esc 2) Shift
3) Windows 4) Shortcut
19. The primary purpose of software is to turn 5) None of these
data into _____
1) Web sites 2) Information 27. _____is the process of finding errors in
3) Programs 4) Objects software code.
5) None of these 1) Compiling 2) Testing
3) Running 4) Debugging
20. To what temporary area can you store text 5) None of these
and other data, and later paste them to another
location? 28. To move to the beginning of a line of text,
1) The clipboard 2) ROM press the _____ key.
3) CD-ROM 4) The hard disk 1) Home 2) A
5) None of these 3) Page-up 4) Enter
5) None of these
21. Storage that retains its data after the power
is tuned off is referred to as 1) volatile storage 29. Virtual memory is_____
2) non-volatile storage 1) Memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses
3) sequential storage as an extended RAM
4) direct storage 2) RAM
5) None of these 3) Only necessary if you do not have any RAM
in your computer
22. _____is the science that attempts to produce 4) A back up device for floppy disks
machines that display the same type of 5) None of these
intelligence that humans do.
1) Nano science 30. A _____ contains specific rules and words
2) Nanotechnology that express the logical steps of an algorithm.
3) Simulation 1) Syntax
4) Artificial intelligence (AI) 2) Programming structure
5) None of these 3) Programming language
4) Logic chart
23. Changing an existing document is called 5) None of these
_____ the document.
1) Creating 2) Editing 31. When sending an e-mail, the _____ line
3) Modifying 4) Adjusting describes the contents of the message.
5) None of these 1) to 2) subject
3) contents 4) CC
24. Computers use the _____ number system to 5) None of these
store data and perform calculations.
1) Decimal 2) Hexadecimal 32. The _____ tells the computer how to use its
3) Octal 4) Binary components.
5) None of these 1) Utility 2) Network
3) Operating system 4) Application program
5) None of these
33. Which grouping do you work with when 41. A computer checks the _____ of user names
formatting text in word? and passwords for a match before granting
1) Tables, paragraphs and indexes access.
2) Paragraphs, indexes and sections 1) Website 2) Network
3) Characters, sections and paragraphs 3) Backup file 4) Data base
4) Indexes, characters and tables 5) None of these
5) None of these
42. Office LANs that are spread geographically
34. What is backup? apart on a large scale can be connected using a
1) Adding more components to your network corporate _____
2) Protecting data by copying it from the 1) CAN 2) LAN
original source to a different destination 3) DAN 4) WAN
3) Filtering old data from the new data 5) TAN
4) Accessing data on tape
5) None of these 43. The code for a Web page is written using
_____
35. Network components are connected to the 1) A fifth generation language
same cable in the _____ topology. 2) Win Zip
1) Star 2) Ring 3) Peripherals
3) Bus 4) Mesh 5) Mixed 4) Hypertext Markup Language
5) URL
36. This component is required to process data
into information and consists of integrated 44. What is the process of copying software
circuits. programs from secondary storage media to the
1) Hard disk 2) RAM hard disk called?
3) CPU 4) ROM 1) Configuration 2) Download
5) None of these 3) Storage 4) Upload
5) Installation
37. One advantage of dial-up-internet access is
___ 45. Small application programs that run on a
1) It utilises broadband technology web page and may ensure a form is completed
2) It utilizes existing telephone service properly or provide animation are known as
3) It uses a router for security _____
4) Modem speeds are very fast 1) Flash 2) Spiders
5) None of these 3) Cookies 4) Applets
5) Sparks
38. What is the term for unsolicited e-mail?
1) News group 2) Use net 46. The first computers were programmed using
3) Backbone 4) Flaming _____
5) Spam 1) Assembly language
2) Machine language
39. Two or more computers connected to each 3) Source code
other of sharing information form a _____ 4) Object code
1) Network 2) Router 5) Spaghetti code
3) Server 4) Tunnel 5) Pipeline
47. Which process checks to ensure the
40. Computers that are portable and convenient components of the computer and operating are
for users who travel are known as _____ connected properly?
1) Super computers 2) Lap tops 1) Booting 2) Processing
3) Mini computers 4) File servers 3) Saving 4) Editing
5) None of these 5) None of these
48. In a relational database, this is a data 181. How many options does a binary choice
structure that organizes the information about a offer ?
single topic into rows and columns. (A) None
1) Block 2) Record (B) One
3) Tuple 4) Table (C) Two
5) Command line interface (D) It depends on the amount of memory in the
computer
49. How can the user determine what programs (E) It depends on the speed of the computer’s
are available on a computer? processor
1) Checking the hard disk properties
2) Viewing the installed programs during the 182. Data going into the computer is called—
booting process (A) Output (B) Algorithm
3) Checking the operating system for a list of (C) Input (D) Calculations
installed programs. (E) Flowchart
4) Checking the existing files saved on the disk
5) None of these 183. How many values can be represented by a
single byte ?
50. When we run a program in HTML coding (A) 4 (B) 16 (C) 64 (D) 256 (E) 512
_____ is used as backend and ____ works as
front-end. 184. Transformation of input into output is
1) Notepad - Internet-Explorer performed by—
2) Notepad - Msn-messenger (A) Peripherals (B) Memory
3) MS-Word - Internet Explorer (C) Storage
4) Both (1) and (2) (D) The Input-Output unit
5) None of these (E) The CPU

ANSWERS: 185. Device drivers are—

(A) Tiny power cords for external storage
1)3 2)3 3)1 4)1 5)4 6)3 7)3 devices
8)5 9)3 10)2 11)2 12)4 13)2 14)4 (B) Experts who know how to maximize the
15)2 16)3 17)1 18)1 19)2 20)1 21)2 performance of devices
22)4 23)2 24)4 25)4 26)3 27)4 28)1 (C) Small, special-purpose programs
29)2 30)3 31)2 32)3 33)1 34)2 35)2 (D) The innermost part of the operating system
36)3 37)2 38)5 39)1 40)2 41)4 42)4 (E) Substitutes for operating system
43)4 44)5 45)4 46)2 47)1 48)4 49)4
50)1 186. A collection of programs that controls how
your computer system runs and processes
information is called—
(A) Operating system
(B) Computer
(C) Office
(D) Compiler
(E) Interpreter

187. Which of the following refers to a small,

single-site network ?
(A) LAN (B) DSL
(C) RAM (D) USB
(E) CPU
188. A set of instructions telling the computer (E) Peripherals
what to do is called—
(A) Mentor(B) Instructor 195. One megabyte equals approximately—
(C) Compiler(D) Program (A) 1,000 bits (B) 1,000 bytes
(E) Debugger (C) 1 million bytes (D) 1 million bits
(E) 2,000 bytes
189. If you receive an e-mail from someone you
don’t know, what should you do ? 196. When you are working on a document on a PC,
(A) Forward it to the police immediately where is the document temporarily stored ?
(B) Delete it without opening it (A) RAM (B) ROM
(C) Open it and respond to them saying you don’t (C) The CPU (D) Flash memory
know them (E) The CD-ROM
(D) Reply and ask them for their personal
information 197. How are data organized in a spreadsheet ?
(E) Reply and tell them you want to keep in touch (A) Lines and spaces (B) Layers and planes
with them (C) Height and width (D) Rows and columns
(E) None of these
190. Which of the following can handle most system
functions that aren’t handled directly by the 198. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications
operating system ? where data must be quickly recalled because tape
(A) Vertical-market applications is—
(B) Utilities (A) A random-access medium
(C) Algorithms (B) A sequential-access medium
(D) Integrated software (C) A read-only medium
(E) Compilers (D) Fragile and easily damaged
(E) An expensive storage medium
191. Microsoft Office is—
(A) Shareware 199. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is
(B) Public-domain software called the—
(C) Open-source software (A) Mouse (B) Logo
(D) A vertical-market application (C) Hand (D) Palm
(E) An application suite (E) Cursor

192. Computers connected to a LAN (Local Area 200. When cutting and pasting, the item cut is
Network) can— temporarily stored in—
(A) Run faster (A) ROM (B) Hard drive
(B) Go on line (C) Diskette (D) Dashboard
(C) Share information and/or share peripheral (E) Clipboard
equipment
(D) E-mail Answers:
(E) None of these 181.(C) 182. (C) 183. (E)
184. (E) 185.(D) 186. (B)
193. Which of the following refers to the memory in 187. (A) 188. (D) 189.(B)
your computer ? 190. (A) 191. (E) 192. (C)
(A) RAM (B) DSL 193.(A) 194. (D) 195. (C)
(C) USB (D) LAN 196. (A) 197.(D) 198. (E)
(E) CPU 199. (E) 200. (E)

194. Information travels between components on

the motherboard through—
(A) Flash memory (B) CMOS
(C) Bays (D) Buses
 3) Two
4) It depends on the amount of memory in the
1. One megabyte equals approximately? computer
1) 1,000 bits 2) 1,000 bytes 5) It depends on the speed of the computer's
3) 1 million bytes 4) 1 million bits processor
5) 2,000 bytes
10. .....is collection of web pages and ......is the
2. Data going into the computer is called? very first page that we see on opening of a web-
1) Output 2) Algorithm site
3) Input 4) Calculations 1) Home-page, Web-page
5) Flowchart 2) Web-site, Home-page
3) Web-page, Home-page
3. Which of the following refers to the memory 4) Web-page, Web-site
in your computer? 5) None of these
1) RAM 2) DSL
3) USB 4) LAN 11. When the pointer is positioned on a _____ it
5) CPU is shaped like a hand.
1) Grammar error 2) Hyperlink
4. When you are working on a document on PC, 3) Screen tip 4) Spelling error
where is the document temporarily stored? 5) Formatting error
1) RAM 2) ROM
3) The CPU 4) Flash memory 12. The _____ of a system includes the programs
5) The CD-Rom or instructions.
1) Hardware 2) Icon
5. Information travels between components on 3) Information 4) Software
the mother board through- 5) None of these
1) Flash memory 2) CMOS
3) Bays 4) Buses 13. 'www' stands for _____
5) Peripherals 1) World Word Web 2) World Wide Web
3) World White Web 4) World Work Web
6. How are data organized in a spreadsheet? 5) None of these
1) Lines and spaces 2) Layers and planes
3) Height and width 4) Rows and columns 14. What menu is selected to cut, copy, and
5) None of these paste?
1) File 2) Tools
7. Which of the following is true? 3) Special 4) Edit
1) Byte is a single digit in a binary number 5) None
2) Bit represents a grouping of digital numbers
3) Eight-digit binary number is called a byte 15. You can use the tab key to
4) Eight-digit binary number is called a bit 1) Move a cursor across the screen
5) None of these 2) Indent a paragraph
3) Move the cursor down the screen
8. Transformation of input into output is 4) Only (1) and (2)
performed by? 5) None of these
1) Peripherals 2) Memory
3) Storage 4) The Input-Output unit 16. The most important or powerful computer in
5) The CPU a typical network is _____
1) Desktop 2) Network client
9. How many options does a binary choice 3) Network server 4) Network station
offer? 5) None of these
1) None 2) One 17. Which of the following is an example of
connectivity? 3) Octal 4) Binary
1) Internet 2) Floppy disk 5) None of these
3) Power cord 4) Data
5) None of these 25. Which of the following is the largest unit of
storage?
18. The ability to find an individual item in a file 1) GB, 2) KB, 3) MB, 4) TB
immediately _____ is used. 5) None of these
1) File allocation table
2) Directory 26. The _____ key will launch the start buttons.
3) Sequential access 1) Esc 2) Shift
4) Direct access 3) Windows 4) Shortcut
5) None of these 5) None of these

19. The primary purpose of software is to turn 27. _____is the process of finding errors in
data into _____ software code.
1) Web sites 2) Information 1) Compiling 2) Testing
3) Programs 4) Objects 3) Running 4) Debugging
5) None of these 5) None of these

20. To what temporary area can you store text 28. To move to the beginning of a line of text,
and other data, and later paste them to another press the _____ key.
location? 1) Home 2) A
1) The clipboard 2) ROM 3) Page-up 4) Enter
3) CD-ROM 4) The hard disk 5) None of these
5) None of these
29. Virtual memory is_____
21. Storage that retains its data after the power 1) Memory on the hard disk that the CPU uses
is tuned off is referred to as 1) volatile storage as an extended RAM
2) non-volatile storage 2) RAM
3) sequential storage 3) Only necessary if you do not have any RAM
4) direct storage in your computer
5) None of these 4) A back up device for floppy disks
5) None of these
22. _____is the science that attempts to produce
machines that display the same type of 30. A _____ contains specific rules and words
intelligence that humans do. that express the logical steps of an algorithm.
1) Nano science 1) Syntax
2) Nanotechnology 2) Programming structure
3) Simulation 3) Programming language
4) Artificial intelligence (AI) 4) Logic chart
5) None of these 5) None of these

23. Changing an existing document is called

_____ the document.
1) Creating 2) Editing 31. When sending an e-mail, the _____ line
3) Modifying 4) Adjusting describes the contents of the message.
5) None of these 1) to 2) subject
3) contents 4) CC
24. Computers use the _____ number system to 5) None of these
store data and perform calculations.
1) Decimal 2) Hexadecimal 32. The _____ tells the computer how to use its
components. 3) Server 4) Tunnel
1) Utility 5) Pipeline
2) Network
3) Operating system 40. Computers that are portable and convenient
4) Application program for users who travel are known as _____
5) None of these 1) Super computers 2) Lap tops
3) Mini computers 4) File servers
33. Which grouping do you work with when 5) None of these
formatting text in word?
1) Tables, paragraphs and indexes 41. A computer checks the _____ of user names
2) Paragraphs, indexes and sections and passwords for a match before granting
3) Characters, sections and paragraphs access.
4) Indexes, characters and tables 1) Website 2) Network
5) None of these 3) Backup file 4) Data base
5) None of these
34. What is backup?
1) Adding more components to your network 42. Office LANs that are spread geographically
2) Protecting data by copying it from the apart on a large scale can be connected using a
original source to a different destination corporate _____
3) Filtering old data from the new data 1) CAN 2) LAN
4) Accessing data on tape 3) DAN 4) WAN
5) None of these 5) TAN

35. Network components are connected to the 43. The code for a Web page is written using
same cable in the _____ topology. _____
1) Star 2) Ring 1) A fifth generation language
3) Bus 4) Mesh 2) Win Zip
5) Mixed 3) Peripherals
4) Hypertext Markup Language
36. This component is required to process data 5) URL
into information and consists of integrated
circuits. 44. What is the process of copying software
1) Hard disk 2) RAM programs from secondary storage media to the
3) CPU 4) ROM hard disk called?
5) None of these 1) Configuration 2) Download
3) Storage 4) Upload
37. One advantage of dial-up-internet access is 5) Installation
___
1) It utilises broadband technology
2) It utilizes existing telephone service
3) It uses a router for security 45. Small application programs that run on a
4) Modem speeds are very fast web page and may ensure a form is completed
5) None of these properly or provide animation are known as
38. What is the term for unsolicited e-mail? _____
1) News group 2) Use net 1) Flash 2) Spiders
3) Backbone 4) Flaming 3) Cookies 4) Applets
5) Spam 5) Sparks

39. Two or more computers connected to each 46. The first computers were programmed using
other of sharing information form a _____ _____
1) Network 2) Router 1) Assembly language
2) Machine language 1. India has successfully test-fired its 150-250 km
3) Source code range Prithvi missile On May 23, 2008. Prithvi
4) Object code Missile is a ”
5) Spaghetti code (A) Surface to surface missile
(B) Surface to air missile
47. Which process checks to ensure the (C) Land to sea missile
components of the computer and operating are (D) Air to air missile
connected properly?
1) Booting 2) Processing 2. Which of the following High Courts has
3) Saving 4) Editing recently quashed the merit list issued in 2006
5) None of these and 2007 by the centre and the UPSC
(A) Bhopal High Court
48. In a relational database, this is a data (B) Rajasthan High Court
structure that organizes the information about a (C) Madras High Court
single topic into rows and columns. (D) Guwahati High Court
1) Block 2) Record
3) Tuple 4) Table 3. Recently in May 2008 a assembly election was
5) Command line interface held in the India State of”
(A) Manipur
49. How can the user determine what programs (B) Karnataka
are available on a computer? (C) Himachal Pradesh
1) Checking the hard disk properties (D) None of the above
2) Viewing the installed programs during the
booting process 4. People’s Democratic Party emerged second
3) Checking the operating system for a list of largest party with 33•01% in elections held in”
installed programs. (A) Bhutan (B) Nepal
4) Checking the existing files saved on the disk (C) Zimbabwe (D) Italy
5) None of these
5. According to the World Conservation Union
50. When we run a program in HTML coding Report, the number of plant species in India
_____ is used as backend and ____ works as listed as threatened is”
front-end. (A) 247 plant species
1) Notepad - Internet-Explorer (B) 250 plant species
2) Notepad - Msn-messenger (C) 275 plant species
3) MS-Word - Internet Explorer (D) 255 plant species
4) Both (1) and (2)
5) None of these 6. Which of the following states passed a Bill in
March 2008, amending the Registration Act 1908
ANSWERS: to prohibit foreigners from buying land in the
state”
1)3 2)3 3)1 4)1 5)4 6)3 7)3 (A) Kerala
8)5 9)3 10)2 11)2 12)4 13)2 14)4 (B) Andhra Pradesh
15)2 16)3 17)1 18)1 19)2 20)1 21)2 (C) Goa
22)4 23)2 24)4 25)4 26)3 27)4 28)1 (D) Maharashtra
29)2 30)3 31)2 32)3 33)1 34)2
35)2 36)3 37)2 38)5 39)1 40)2 7. The renowned science fiction writer Arthur C.
41)4 42)4 43)4 44)5 45)4 46)2 Clarke who died in Sri Lanka, originally hailed
47)1 48)4 49)4 50)1 from”
(A) Australia (B) Britain
(C) Finland (D) U.S.A.
8. Who received Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, 17. According to latest WHO report the number
Disarmament and Development for 2007” of estimated TB cases found every year in India
(A) Bill Gates is”
(B) Nelson Mandela (A) 2•2 million (B) 1•9 million
(C) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (C) 1•5 million (D) 1•7 million
(D) Arthur C. Clarke
18. Tata purchased Jaguar and Rover from”
9. World Press Freedom Day is observed (A) Hyundai (B) Maruti Suzuki
on” (C) Ford Motor (D) None of the above
(A) May 3 (B) May 15
(C) May 25 (D) May 27 19. According to a survey, the country which
has the highest number of internet users is”
10. Which of the following Indian Political (A) U.S.A. (B) China
Leader has written the book “JyotiPunj”? (C) Japan (D) Germany
(A) L.K.Adwani (B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) Jaswant Singh (D) Narendra Modi 20. India won its first tri series against Australia
in”
11. India has successfully launched how many (A) Brisbane (B) Melbourne
satellites simultaneously? (C) Sydney (D) Perth
(A) 8 (B) 10
(C) 7 (D) 4 21. According to Prime Minister’s Economic
Advisory Council (EAC) headed by C.
12. Jules Verne is Europe’s” Rangrajan the economic growth rate for 2008-09
(A) Space shuttle will remain at”
(B) Missile shield system (A) 8% (B) 8•5%
(C) Biggest spacecraft (C) 9% (D) 8•9%
(D) Mission to Antarctica
22. The Pritzkar Architecture Prize has been
13. India’s National Vector Borne Disease won by”
Control Programme has prepared the country’s (A) Bill Gates Foundation
first” (B) William Harvey
(A) Diarrhea map (B) Malarial map (C) Jea Nouvel
(C) Bird flu map (D) Cancer map (D) None of the above
23. Which of the following cricket players has
14. ˜The World Is What It Is’ is the biography been banned for violating the player’s code of
of” conduct by PCB ?
(A) V. S. Naipal (B) Khushwant Singh (A) Danish Kaneria
(C) Amrita Preetam (D) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (B) Shoaib Malik
(C) Mohammad Yousuf
15. According to a World Bank Report India got (D) Shoaib Akhtar
remittances in 2007 worth”
(A) $ 30 billion(B) $ 35 billion 24. The National Rural Employment Guarantee
(C) $ 25 billion (D) $ 27 billion Scheme has now been extended to all 604
districts of the country with a total budget
16. The Summit of OIC (Organization of Islamic outlay of”
Countries) was held in March in” (A) 18000 crores (B) 16000 crores
(A) Senegal (B) Morocco (C) 15000 crores (D) 14000 crores
(C) Pakistan (D) Indonesia
25. Inflation which soared above 7% in the 34. Supreme Court has upheld the law enacted in
month of April is measured by” 2006 providing 27% for candidates belonging to”
(A) Consumer Price Index (A) SCs (B) STs
(B) Retail Price Index (C) OBC (D) Minorities OBC
(C) Whole Sale Price Index
35. At which of the following places have the
(D) Industrial Price Index remains of early human history been found in
excavation”
26. The winner of Bahrain Grand Prix is” (A) Chittorgarh (B) Bhavnagar
(A) Lewis Hamilton (B) Kartikeyan (C) Kolkata (D) Karaikal
(C) Felipe Massa (D) Robert Kubica
36. ˜Salwa Judum’ is”
27. The winner of Miss India Earth 2008 is” (A) Terrorist organization
(A) Tanvi Vyas (B) Suman Kaur (B) A branch of naxalite
(C) Rashmi Sehgal (D) Rani Sharma (C) Name of a police force
(D) An anti naxalite movement
28. In face of rising prices, Central Government 37. When was Nepal declared a Secular Nation”
has decided to set strategic Reserve of food (A) in 2005 (B) in 2007
grains over and above buffer stock. The limit of (C) in 2008 (D) in 2006
the reserve is”
(A) 10 million tones (B) 7 million tones 38. The Director General of UN Food and
(C) 6 million tones (D) 5 million tones Agriculture Organisation of present is”
(A) Jacques Diouf
29. Which of following newspapers/magazines (B) Kundekeh K. Yumkella
won six Pulitzer prizes” (C) Jammel Al Hiyilan
(D) Michael Griffin
(A) The New York Times
(B) The Times Magazine
39. According to a research, stem cells from skin
(C) The Washington Post
can treat”
(D) The Guardian
(A) Alzhumer (B) Schizophrenia
(C) Parkinson’s disease (D) None of the above
30. ˜Leftism in India, 1917-1947’ is a book
40. Which of the following States Hs declared
written by”
2008 as the “year of Education” ?
(A) S. R. Chaudhuri (B) K. Kanwar
(A) Bihar (B) Haryana
(C) R. Nagaswamy (D) Sudipto Chatterjee
(C) Himachal Pradesh(D) Gujarat
31. Recently President Pratibha Patil visited
Answers:
three countries. Which of the following was not
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B)
the part of her trip”
4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (C)
(A) Argentina (B) Chile
7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (A)
(C) Mexico (D) Brazil
10. (D) 11. (B) 12. (C)
13. (B) 14. (A) 15. (D)
32. GJM stands for”
16. (A) 17. (B) 18. (C)
(A) General Justice Movement
19. (B) 20. (A) 21. (B)
(B) Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
22. (C) 23. (D) 24. (B)
(C) Gorkhaland Janshakti Morcha
25. (C) 26. (C) 27. (A)
(D) Gorkha Janjagriti Morcha
28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (A)
31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (C)
33. The elections of which of the following
34. (C) 35. (C) 36. (D)
countries were marred by controversy”
37. (D) 38. (A) 39. (C)
(A) Italy (B) Spain
40. (B)
(C) Zimbabwe (D) Nepal
181. How many options does a binary choice 188. A set of instructions telling the computer
offer ? what to do is called—
(A) None (A) Mentor(B) Instructor
(B) One (C) Compiler(D) Program
(C) Two (E) Debugger
(D) It depends on the amount of memory in the
computer 189. If you receive an e-mail from someone you
(E) It depends on the speed of the computer’s don’t know, what should you do ?
processor (A) Forward it to the police immediately
(B) Delete it without opening it
182. Data going into the computer is called— (C) Open it and respond to them saying you don’t
(A) Output (B) Algorithm know them
(C) Input (D) Calculations (D) Reply and ask them for their personal
(E) Flowchart information
(E) Reply and tell them you want to keep in touch
183. How many values can be represented by a with them
single byte ?
(A) 4 (B) 16 (C) 64 (D) 256 (E) 512 190. Which of the following can handle most system
functions that aren’t handled directly by the
184. Transformation of input into output is operating system ?
performed by— (A) Vertical-market applications
(A) Peripherals (B) Memory (B) Utilities
(C) Storage (C) Algorithms
(D) The Input-Output unit (D) Integrated software
(E) The CPU (E) Compilers

185. Device drivers are— 191. Microsoft Office is—

(A) Tiny power cords for external storage (A) Shareware
devices (B) Public-domain software
(B) Experts who know how to maximize the (C) Open-source software
performance of devices (D) A vertical-market application
(C) Small, special-purpose programs (E) An application suite
(D) The innermost part of the operating system
192. Computers connected to a LAN (Local Area
(E) Substitutes for operating system
Network) can—
(A) Run faster (B) Go on line
186. A collection of programs that controls how
(C) Share information and/or share peripheral
your computer system runs and processes
equipment
information is called—
(D) E-mail (E) None of these
(A) Operating system
(B) Computer
193. Which of the following refers to the memory in
(C) Office
your computer ?
(D) Compiler
(A) RAM (B) DSL
(E) Interpreter (C) USB (D) LAN (E) CPU
187. Which of the following refers to a small, 194. Information travels between components on
single-site network ? the motherboard through—
(A) LAN (B) DSL (A) Flash memory (B) CMOS
(C) RAM (D) USB (C) Bays (D) Buses
(E) CPU (E) Peripherals
195. One megabyte equals approximately— COMPUTER GENERAL
(A) 1,000 bits (B) 1,000 bytes KNOWLEDGE PAPER
(C) 1 million bytes (D) 1 million bits COMPUTER GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
(E) 2,000 bytes
1. Register is a
196. When you are working on a document on a PC,
where is the document temporarily stored ? (a) Set of capacitors used to register input
(A) RAM (B) ROM instructions in a digital computer
(C) The CPU (D) Flash memory (b) Set of paper tapes and cards put in a file
(E) The CD-ROM (c) Temporary storage unit within the CPU
having dedicated or general purpose use
197. How are data organized in a spreadsheet ? (d) part of the auxiliary memory
(A) Lines and spaces (B) Layers and planes (e) device to convert current signal into
(C) Height and width (D) Rows and columns
voltage signal Ans (c)
(E) None of these

198. Magnetic tape is not practical for applications 2. Errors in computer results could be due
where data must be quickly recalled because tape to
is— (a) encoding of data (b) transmission of data
(A) A random-access medium (c) manipulation of data (d) all of the above
(B) A sequential-access medium (e) none of above
(C) A read-only medium Ans (d)
(D) Fragile and easily damaged
(E) An expensive storage medium
3. Terminal is a
(a) device used to give supply to a computer
199. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is
called the— (b) Point at which data may leave or enter
(A) Mouse (B) Logo the computer
(C) Hand (D) Palm (c) ending point in a program
(E) Cursor (d) point where wires are interconnected
(e) an input/output device
200. When cutting and pasting, the item cut is Ans (b)
temporarily stored in—
(A) ROM (B) Hard drive
4. A computer programmer
(C) Diskette (D) Dashboard
(a) enters data into computer
(E) Clipboard
(b) writes programs
Answers: (c) changes flow chart into instructions
181.(C) 182. (C) 183. (E) (d) provides solutions to complex problems
184. (E) 185.(D) 186. (B) (e) does total planning and thinking for a
187. (A) 188. (D) 189.(B) computer
190. (A) 191. (E) 192. (C) Ans (e)
193.(A) 194. (D) 195. (C)
196. (A) 197.(D) 198. (E)
199. (E) 200. (E)

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5.Pickup wrong definition (c) two binary digits (d) two decimal digits
(a) Off line - is a system peripheral (e) none of these Ans (b) A byte consists of 8
equipment not controlled by CPU bits—8 binary digits
(b) Online - is system in which peripheral
equipment is in direct contact with CPU 9. Which of the following circuit is used as a
(c) Peripherals - are hardware under the 'Memory device' in computers?
control of CPU, like punched card readers, (a) Rectifier (b) Flip-Flop (c) Comparator (d)
tapes, drums, disk, output devices Attenuator (e) none of these
(d) PL/I is the acronym Peripheral Listing
/Index Ans (b) Flip-flop refers to an electronic
(e) Program or routine is a set sequence of component which can adopt one of two
instructions given to computer for problem possible states -0 or 1. It acts as an electronic
solving Ans (d) switch which gets changed its state when
input signals are received
6. When a CD (Compact Disc used in audio
and Video system) is seen in sunlight, 10. Which is/are the main provisions of
rainbow like colours are seen. This can be Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000?
explained on the basis of phenomenon of (a) Legal recognition to digital signatures
(a) reflection and diffraction and documents.
(b) reflection and transmission (b) Finalisation of contracts through
(c) diffraction and transmission electronic media.
(d) refraction, diffraction and transmission (c) Making hacking with computer system
(e) none of these an office.
Ans (d) Internet is an inter-networking of (d) All of the above
information from one part of the network to Ans (d)
any other
provided the information is packed 11. Consider the following statements about
according to certain conventions Internet facility:
I. It serves as the largest one-line
7. For reproducing sound, a CD (Compact information system.
Disc) audio player uses a II. It provides the most dependable and
(a) quartz crystal latest mode for sending E-mail. III.
(b) titanium needle Recurring expenditure on communication
(c) laser beam E-mail is very high.
(d) barium titanium ceramic IV. It is often misused and has triggered
(e) none of these cyber-crimes.
Ans (c) LASER stands for Light Which of these statements are correct?
Amplification by Stimulated Emission of (a) I, II and IV (b) I and IV (c) II, III and IV
Radiation (d) II and III Ans (a)

8. The memory of a computer is commonly 12. The computer device primarily used to
expressed in terms of Kilobytes or provide hard copy is the
Megabytes. A byte is made up of (a) CRT (b) Line Printer (c) Computer
(a) eight decimal digits (b) eight binary Console (d) Card Reader
digits Ans (b)
13. The unit of hardware, which an operator 20. Who was the inventor of mechanical
uses to monitor computer processing, is the calculator for adding numbers?
(a) Card Reader (b) CPU (c) Line Printer (d) (a) Charles Babbage (b) Peano (c) Newton
Console (d) Pascal
Ans (d) Ans (D)

14. Computers can be classified in which of 21. The most widely used commercial
the following hierarchical orders? programming computer language is
(a) PC, Large, Super Micro, Super Computer (a) BASIC (b) COBOL (c) FORTRAN (d)
(b) Super Micro, PC, Large, Super PASCAL
Computer
(c) PC, Super Micro, Large, Super Computer Ans (b) Cobol is abbreviated term for
(d) Large, Super Micro, Super Computer, Common Business Oriented Language. It is
PC high level
Ans (c) programme language designed to assist the
task of programs by enabling them to write
15. Which one of the following is a stored programme in more simple manner
program machine?
(a) Micro-processor (b) Calculator 22.The brain of a computer is
(c) Analog-computer (d) Micro-computer (a) CPU (b) CD (c) Floppy disc (d) Megabyte
Ans (d) Ans (A) CPU is abbreviated term for Central
Processing Unit. It is the principal operating
16. First generation computer systems used part of a computer
(a) Transistors (b) Vacuum tubes
(c) Magnetic cores (d) Silicon chips 23. Foxpro' is
Ans (b) (a) a medicine (b) a disease (c) a computer
language (d) an animal Ans (C)
17. Transistors are associated with which
computer system? 24.In computer language, one kilobyte
(a) First generation (b) Fifth generation equals
(c) Second generation (d) None of these (a) 1000 bytes (b) 1024 bytes (c) 100 bytes (d)
Ans (c) 8 bytes
Ans (b) The memory of a computer is
18. Charles Babbage invented commonly expressed in terms of kilobytes
(a) ENIAC (b) Difference engine (c)
Electronic computer (d) Punched card 25. Which one of the following is not a
Ans (b) programming language of a computer?
(a) BASIC (b) FORTRAN (c) LASER (d)
19. Who wrote the book 'Computer PASCAL
Liberation and Dream Machine', the first Ans-c
book on personal computers?
(a) John McCarthy (b) Ted Nelson (c) 26.Which of the following packages is used
Niklaus Wirth (d) Karl Capek for composition in printing press?
Ans (b) (a) Lotus (b) dBase (c) Page Maker (d) Word
Perfect
Ans (c)
27. Which one of the following is not a 33. A characteristic of card system is
computer language? (a) slowness in processing data
(a) BASIC (b) COBOL (c) LOTUS (d) (b) using cards as records of transactions
FORTRAN (c) needing a larger data staff
Ans (d) (d) All of these
Ans (d)
28. The individual within the operations
group who ordinarily uses a variety of 34. Which of the following floppy sizes
keyboard devices, is the exists?
(a) Data Clerk (b) Keypunch Operator (a) 5.25 inches (b) 4.75 inches (c) 6 inches (d)
(c) Data Entry Clerk (d) Computer Operator 8 inches Ans (a)
Ans (c)
35. MS-DOS is the name of a/an
29. An advantage of a distributed word (a) Application software (b) Hardware
processing network is (c) System software (d) None of these
(a) increased number of reports handled Ans (c)
(b) less delay in inter-office communications
(c) greater corporate control over outputs 36. A peripheral device used in a word
(d) All of these processing system is
Ans (b) (a) Floppy disk (b) Magnetic card reader
(c) CRT (d) All of these
30.The retrieval of information from the Ans (d)
computer is defined as
(a) collection of data 37. A term used interchangeably with
(b) data retrieval operations diskette is
(c) output (a) Disk cartridge (b) Disk pack
(d) data output collection (c) Floppy disk (d) Packette disk
Ans (c) Ans (c)

31. Which of the following terms could be 38. An I/O device which provides
used to describe the concurrent processing photographic outputs for printing galleys, is
of computer programs via CRTs, on one the
computer system? (a) Camera printer (b) Automatic typesetter
(a) Time sharing (b) On-line processing (c) Radix printer (d) All of these
(c) Interactive processing (d) All of these Ans (d)
Ans (d)
39. Which one of the following a file?
32.The daily processing of corrections to (a) Floppy disk (b) Magnetic drum (c)
customer accounts best exemplifies the magnetic tape (d) None of these Ans (d)
processing mode of
(a) batch processing 40.A decimal equivalent of m second is
(b) real-time processing (a) 0.000001 sec (b) 1000000 sec (c) 0.001 sec
(c) time-sharing (d) 1000 sec Ans (a)
(d) off-line processing
Ans (a)
41. A characteristic of the ASCII code is 48.An octal number 237 is equal to the binary
(a) its limitation to a maximum of 96 number
character configuration (a) 010 011 111 (b) 010 111 011
(b) its use of the zone codes 1010, 1011 and (c) 011 101 101 (d) 011 000 001
1100 Ans (c)
(c) its independence from Hollerith code
(d) All of these 49. A term associated with the comparison of
Ans (c) processing speed is
42. A temporary storage area, attached to the (a) FFTS (b) MPG (c) MIPS
CPU, for I/O operations, is a (d) CPS
(a) Channel (b) Buffer (c) Register (d) Core Ans (c)
Ans (b)
50. The maximum size of a memory
43. The computer code for interchange of addressed by 12 bits is
information between terminals is (a) 1 K bytes (b) 16 K bytes
(a) ASCII (b) BCD (c) BCDIC (d) Hollerith (c) 32 K bytes (d) 4 K bytes
Ans (a) Ans (d)

44. ROM is composed of

(a) Magnetic cores (b) Micro-processors
(c) Photoelectric cells (d) Floppy disks
Ans (b) ashish1.sethi@/yahoo/gmail/.com

45. Which of the following is true?

(a) Plotters are not available for
microcomputer systems
(b) Micro-computer are not programmed like
conventional computers
(c) Mini-computers are task-oriented
(d) The contents of ROM are easily changed
Ans (c)

46. Magnetic disk a medium known as

(a) Serial access (b) Direct access (c)
Sequential access (d) Sequential and
rotational access
Ans (b)

47. A dot-matrix printer

(a) is an input-output device
(b) is an output device only
(c) is an input device only
(d) None of these
Ans (b)