Computer Awareness Questions and Quiz for Banking, IBPS, RRB, RBI, SBI, NABARD examinations
1. Which of the following is the basic function of a computer?
[A] Input[B] Storage
[C] Processing
[D] All of the above
2. Which of the following is the correct sequence of stages of data processing in a computer?
[A] Data Collection- Input Raw Data- Processing of Data-Information- Output[B] Data Collection-Input Information-Processing of Data- Output
[C] Data Collection- Data Processing- Information-Data Output
[D] Data Input-Data Processing-Data Collection-Information-Output
3. Where are the instructions which are used to run a digital computer stored?
[A] Motherboard[B] Hard Disk
[C] Memory
[D] All of the above
4. Who among the following is most likely to operate a personal computer?
[A] End-user[B] Technician
[C] Software Engineer
[D] All of the above
5. Which among the following is considered as the first true personal computer based on the 8-bit Intel 8080 microprocessor?
[A] Xerox Alto[B] Wang 2200
[C] HP 9800
[D] Altair 8800
6. Which of the following are characteristics of nettops?
[A] Intel Atom processor[B] Low Cost
[C] Lean Functionality
[D] All of the above
7. A CPU contains which of the following?
[A] A card reader and a printing device[B] An analytical engine and a control unit
[C] A control unit and an arithmetic logic unit
[D] An arithmetic logic unit and a card reader
8. What is the full form of SMPS?
[A] Switched-Mode Power Supply[B] Switching Manual Power Supply
[C] Switched Maintenance Power Supply
[D] None of the Above
9. Which of the following define the meaning of RAM?
[A] It is a memory that can only be read.[B] It is a memory that both read and written.
[C] It is a memory used for permanent storage.
[D] It is a memory that can only be written.
10. What is the full form of ECC Memory?
[A] Error Correcting Code Memory[B] Error Clearing Code Memory
[C] Electric Charged Code Memory
[D] None of the Above
11. With which scientist is the discovery of the first practical mechanical calculator associated?
[A] Gottfried Leibniz[B] Blaise Pascal
[C] George Boole
[D] Charles Babbage
12. A digital computer processes information in which form?
[A] Continuous form[B] Discrete form
[C] Semi-Continuous form
[D] Semi-discrete form
13. A computer cannot boot if it does not have which of the following?
[A] Compiler[B] Loader
[C] Operating System
[D] Assembler
14. What is the use of Output devices?
[A] To input data[B] To store data
[C] To scan data
[D] To view or print data
15. Which of the following defines the meaning of RAM?
[A] It is a memory that can only be read.[B] It is a memory that is both read and written.
[C] It is a memory that is used for permanent storage.
[D] It is a memory that can only be written.
16. Which of the following phenomena is used by the Blu Rays to store data?
[A] Magnetic[B] Optical
[C] Laser
[D] All of the Above
17. What is the name given to the storage device used for storing very small amounts of data such as small audio and video files?
[A] Magnetic card[B] Magnetic tape
[C] Punched card
[D] Optical mark reader
18. What is the name given to the Automatic Speech Recognition on Apple iPhone?
[A] Julie[B] Siri
[C] Kewta
[D] Barbie
19. Which language is used to make changes made by the DML statement?
[A] Data Definition Language[B] Data Control Language
[C] Transaction Control Language
[D] Structured Query Language
20. There are many types of database models. Which among the following are those types?
[A] Network Database Model[B] Relational Database Model
[C] Object-Oriented Database Model
[D] All of the Above
21. What does ARPANET stand for?
[A] Automated Research Projects Agency Network[B] American Research Projects Agency Network
[C] Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
[D] American Research Projects Automatic Network
22. In which year, SMTP was developed?
[A] 1974[B] 1976
[C] 1980
[D] 1982
23. What do we call the networking hardware that allows data to flow from one discrete network to another?
[A] Switch[B] Modem
[C] Gateway
[D] Repeater
24. What is meant by DOM?
[A] Data Object Model[B] Document Object Model
[C] Data Organization Model
[D] Document Organization Markup
25. Which was the first smartphone launched by Nokia?
[A] Nokia 6600[B] Nokia 9000 Communicator
[C] Nokia 7250
[D] Nokia Ngage
26. Which of these versions of Windows introduced overlapping windows?
[A] Windows 1.0[B] Windows 2.0
[C] Windows 2.03
[D] Windows 3.0
27. What is the maximum font size available in MS Word from the dropdown list?
[A] 36[B] 84
[C] 72
[D] 110
28. Which function in MS Excel counts the number of characters in a cell?
[A] Length[B] LEN
[C] Count
[D] LNG
29. Which of these keys will end the slideshow?
[A] Esc[B] F10
[C] Space
[D] Enter
30. How can all the text in all the slides be selected in MS PowerPoint?
[A] By clicking Ctrl + A in Slides view[B] By clicking Ctrl + A in Outline view
[C] By clicking Ctrl + O in Slides view
[D] By clicking Ctrl + S in Outline view
31. Which of these MS Office products is primarily used for notetaking?
[A] Powernote[B] Access
[C] Visio
[D] Onenote
32. Which of MS Office programs is a graphics editor?
[A] MS Paint[B] MS Planner
[C] MS Bookings
[D] MS Project
33. What is Office Lens?
[A] A document scanner[B] A dictionary
[C] Software to turn mobile into remote
[D] Free app version of MS Word
34. What is ‘Fly in’ in MS PowerPoint?
[A] Colour scheme[B] Animation effect
[C] Page Design
[D] None of the above
35. Which do we call the dangerous programs that can get downloaded by opening E-mail attachments?
[A] Virus[B] Spam
[C] Utility
[D] None of the above
36. Which of these is an XSS attack?
[A] to run scripts in the victim’s web browser or scriptable application[B] to execute malicious SQL statements
[C] to capture small packets from the network
[D] None of the above
37. What do we call the attack which is made against hash algorithms that are used to verify the integrity of a message, software, or digital signature?
[A] Birthday attacks[B] Password attacks
[C] Session Hijacking
[D] MIM attack
38. What is CodeRed?
[A] An Anti-virus[B] A Computer worm
[C] A Keylogger
[D] None of the above
39. What is the difference between IMPS and NEFT?
[A] IMPS is managed by RBI whereas NEFT is managed by NPCI[B] IMPS is available 24*7 whereas NEFT is available during NEFT business hours
[C] NEFT is a real-time transfer system whereas IMPS is not
[D] None of the above
40. With respect to 5G technology, a term “Network slicing” makes news frequently as a network management feature. What does this mean users can have?
[A] The ability to set up multiple connection points to one 5G network[B] The ability to create multiple virtual networks within a single 5G network
[C] The ability to designate multiple passwords for one 5G network
[D] The ability to utilize connections from other nearby networks
41. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the speed of data transmission?
[A] Mega Hertz[B] Characters per second
[C] Bits per second
[D] Nano seconds
42. The ‘NOSHADE’ attribute in HTML:
[A] defines the thickness of the line[B] displays the line in red
[C] displays the line in dark grey
[D] displays the example in red
43. In HTML, and tags display the enclosed text in:
[A] black colour[B] background
[C] bold
[D] bright
44. Hard copies can be obtained from:
[A] Scanner[B] Speaker
[C] Printer
[D] Recorder
45. Which one is a program that interprets and displays Web Pages?
[A] Link[B] Website
[C] Browser
[D] Server
46. Which one of the following is odd?
[A] IMAP[B] POP
[C] SNMP
[D] SMTP
47. In present-day computing, which code is used and is accepted worldwide?
[A] ASCII[B] Hollerith Code
[C] EBCDIC
[D] ISCII
48. Processors contain a control unit and a/an:
[A] Expansion slot[B] Port
[C] Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
[D] CD drive
49. Which of the following is not an operating system?
[A] Unix[B] Ubuntu
[C] MS-DOS
[D] MS-Excel
50. BIOS is a:
1. Non-volatile firmware
2. Volatile firmware
3. Software stored on a small memory chip on the motherboard
Which of the above is / are correct?
[A] Only 1[B] Only 2
[C] Only 1 and 3
[D] Only 2 and 3