COMPUTERComputer Quiz1.A process known as ____________ is used
by large retailers to study trends.A. data miningB. data
selectionC. POSD. data conversionE.None of these
2. ____________terminals (formerly known as cash registers) are
often connected to complex inventory and sales computer systems.A.
DataB. Point-of-sale (POS)C. SalesD. QueryE.None of these
3. A (n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld
computer that scans an items tag and pulls up the current price
(and any special offers) as you shop.A. PSSB. POSC. inventoryD.
data miningE.None of these
4. ____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to
record and track in a database all of the animals movements.A.
POSB. RFIDC. PPSD. GPSE.None of these
5.Technology no longer protected by copyright, available to
everyone, is considered to be:A. proprietary.B. open.C.
experimental.D. in the public domain.E.None of these
6.Computers process data into information by working exclusively
with:A. multimedia.B. words.C. characters.D. numbers.E.None of
these
7. DSL is an example of a(n) ____________ connection.A.
networkB. wirelessC. slowD. broadbandE.None of these
8.Which language is most suited for commercial applications?A.
FortranB. CobolC. BasicD. PrologE. None of these
9.How many margins are on a page?A. Two (header and footer)B.
Four (top, bottom, right, left)C. Two (landscape and portrait)D.
Two (top and bottom)E. None of these
10.Nibble describes a bits combination of?A. 5 bitsB. 6 bitsC. 7
bitsD. 4 bitsE. None of these
11.The ________ becomes different shapes depending on the task
you are performing?A. Active tabB. Insertion pointC. Mouse
pointerD. RibbonE. None of these
12.A key that will erase information from the computers memory
and characters on the screenA. EditB. Delete keyC. Dummy outD.
Trust keyE. None of these
13.Screen that comes on when you turn on your computer that
shows all the icons _____A. DesktopB. Face to faceC. ViewerD. View
spaceE. None of these
14.End means ?A. Logical end of a programB. Physical end of a
programC. Both (a) and (b)D. Binary programE. None of these
15. A byte can hold one ____________ of data.A. bitB. binary
digitC. characterD. kilobyteE. None of these
Answers:
1.A2.B3.A4.B5.B6.D7.D8.C9.B10.D11.D12.D13.A14.A15.CComputer Quiz
for SBI Mains1. ______ is an OOP principle.a. Structured
programmingb. Procedural programmingc. Inheritanced. Linkinge.
None
2. Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk
e-mail is known as ______.a. Spamb. Trashc. Calibrid. Couriere.
None
3. ______ translates and executes program at run time line by
linea. Compilerb. Interpreterc. Linkerd. Loadere. None
4. The father of Modern Computer is _________.a. Charles
Babbageb. Von-neumannc. Danies Ritcheld. Blaise Pascale. None
5. Information travels between components on the mother board
through _________.a. Flash memoryb. CMOSc. Baysd. Busese.
Peripherals
6. How many options does a BINARY choice offer?a. Noneb. Onec.
Twod. it depends on the amount of memory on the computere. It
depends on the speed of the computer's processor
7. What is the full form of USB as used in computer related
activities?a. Universal Security Block b. Ultra Serial Blockc.
United Service Blockd. Universal Serial Buse. None of these
8. A program written in machine language is called?a.
Assemblerb. Objectc. Computerd. Machinee. None
9. The 16 bit Microprocessor means that it has?a. 16 address
linesb. 16 Busesc. 16 Data linesd. 16 routese. None
10. The lowest form of Computer language is called __________.a.
BASICb. FORTRANc. Machine Languaged. COBOLe. None
11. Which of the following is also known as brain of computer?a.
Control unitb. Central Processing unitc. Arithmetic and language
unitd. Monitore. None
12. A collection of program that controls how your computer
system runs and processes information is called _________.a.
Operating Systemb. Computerc. Officed. Compilere. Interpreter
13. CAD stands for __________.a. Computer aided designb.
Computer algorithm for designc. Computer application in designd.
All of the abovee. None
14. The Word FTP stands for?a. File Translate Protocolb. File
Transit Protocolc. File Transfer protocold. file typing protocole.
None
15. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?a. Lines &
spacesb. Layers & Planesc. Height & Widthd. Rows &
Columnse. None
Answers:1. c2. a3. b4. b5. d6. c7. d8. a9. c10. c11. b12. a13.
a14. c15. d
1. A switch in a network is used to ?A. It is used to connect
systems on networkB. It is used to stop hackingC. It is used to
stop virusesD. It is used to boot systems remotelyE. None of
these
2. Which among following is not a logical gate ?A. NORB. XORC.
ANDD. NATE. None of these
3.Direct Access Storage Device is also referred as ?A. DASTB.
DISDC. DASDD. DASTE. None of above
4. BIND full form is ?A. Berkely Internet Name DomainB. Binary
Internet DomainC. Bonafied Internet Name DomainD. Basic Internet
Name DomainE. None of above
5. What is unit of speed of Super Computer ?A. KFLOPSB. LFLOPSC.
MFLOPSD. GFLOPSE. None of these
6. An on-line commercial site such as Amazon.com is an example
of a(n) ________ .A. single-user database applicationB. multiuser
database applicationC. e-commerce database applicationD. data
mining database applicationE. None of these
7.Whose trademark is the operating system UNIX?A. MotorolaB.
MicrosoftC. BELL LaboratoriesD. AshtonTateE. None of these
8.What is the primary requisite of a good computer programmer?A.
Mathematical mindB. Artistic mindC. Logical mindD. Scientific
knowledgeE. None of these
9.The first movie released in 1982 with terrific computer
animation and graphics wasA. Star warsB. TronC. Forbidden planetD.
Dark starE. None of these
10. Graphic interfaces were first used in a xerox product is
calledA. EthernetB. Inter LISPC. Small talkD. Zeta LISPE. None of
these
ANSWER KEY: 1-( A),2-( D), 3- ( C), 4-( A),5-(D),6-( C), 7- (
C),8-( C),9-(C),10-( A)Computer Quiz1. Adevice operating at the
physical layer is called a1) Bridge2) Router3) Repeater4) All of
the above5) None of these
2.For separating channels in FDM, it is necessary to use1) Time
slots2) Bandpass filters3) Differentiation4) All of the above5)
None of these
3.Encryption and decryption are functions of1) Transport layer2)
Session layer3) Presentation layer4) All of the above5) None of
these
4.Which of the following computer language is a mathematically
oriented languages used for scientific problems?1) FORTRAN2)
COBOL3) LISP4) PROLOG5) APPLE
5.________ is when the more power-hungry components, such as the
monitor and the hard drive, are put in idle.1) Hibernation2) Power
down3) Standby mode4) The shutdown procedure5) None of these
6.Hard disk drives are considered ________ storage.1) flash2)
non-volatile3) temporary4) nonpermanent5) None of these
7.The ________ key and the ________ key can be used in
combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special
tasks.1)Control, Alt2) Function, toggle3) Delete, Insert4) Caps
Lock, Num Lock5) None of these
8.The most common input devices are the ________ and the
________.1) microphone, printer2) scanner, monitor3) digital
camera, speakers4) keyboard, mouse5) None of these
9.To save an existing file with a new name or to a new location,
you should use the ________ command.1) Save2) Save and Replace3)
Save As 4) New File5) None of these
10.A(n) ________ is a combination of hardware and software that
facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.1)
network2) peripheral3) expansion board4) digital device5) None of
these
11.The term bit is short for ________1) megabyte 2) binary
language3) binary digit 4) binary number5) None of these
12.Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to
________ data.1) present 2) input3) output 4) store5) None of
these
13.Which of the following terms is just the connection of
networks that can be joined together ?1) virtual private network2)
internet3) intranet4) extranet5) None of these
14.________ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the
instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased
when the power is turned off.1) The Network Interface Card (NIC)2)
The CPU3) RAM4) ROM5) None of these
15.Servers are computers that provide resources to other
computers connected to a ________1) network2) mainframe3)
supercomputer4) client5) None of these
1. 32. 23. 34. 15. 36. 27. 18. 49. 310. 111. 312. 213. 214. 415.
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1. __________________ applications refers to those applications
in which text, sound, graphics, motion video and animation are all
combined.a.) Animationb.) Multimediac.) Maxmediad.) Flashe.) None
of these
2. A language that refers to the way people think mathematically
is called as __________a.) Functional languageb.) Cross-platform
languagec.) Event driven programming languaged.) None of these
3. When you are typing the text in a document, you would need to
hit the enter key at the end of every ____________.a.) Lineb.)
Sentencec.) Paragraphd.) Worde.) File
4. ___________________ is a set of rules that tell the computer
what to do.a.) Procedural languageb.) Natural languagec.) Command
languaged.) Programming languagee.) Instructions
5. The programs and data processed by the CPU are stored in
_______________a.) Internal Memoryb.) External Memoryc.) Mass
Memoryd.) Non-volatile memorye.) None of these
6. _____________ refers to a set of characters of a particular
design.a.) Calligraphb.) Typefacec.) Keyfaced.) Formatione.) None
of these
7. ___________ is the detailed written description of the
programming cycle and the program accompanied by the test results
and a printout of the program.a.) Outputb.) Spec Sheetsc.)
Documentationd.) Reporte.) Detail sheet
8. In a slide presentation, a typical slide does not have
___________a.) Photo images, charts, graphsb.) Clip artsc.) Audio
Clipsd.) Contente.) Full motion video
9. In ____________, a file is transferred from another computer
to your computer.a.) Copyb.) Uploadc.) Downloadd.) Upgradee.)
RSS
10. ____________ in a computer is used for calculation and
comparison.a.) ALUb.) ROMc.) CPUd.) Control Unite.) None of
these
11. _____________ is a talk that can be automatically downloaded
over the Internet and is available in Digital Format.a.) Wikib.)
Showc.) Podcastd.) Bloge.) Movie
12. _____________ displays each slide of the PPT as a thumbnail
and is used to re-arrange them.a.) Slide Showb.) Slide Displayc.)
Slide Designd.) Slide Layoute.) Slide Sorter
13. _____________ are the parallel electrical conducting lines
that link different components on the mother board.a.) Busesb.)
Conductorsc.) Assembliesd.) Connectorse.) None of these
14. The mirror image of the whole hard disk including the OS,
applications, files and data is created by a
______________________.a.) Utility programb.) Driverc.) Backup
softwared.) OSe.) None of these.
15. _______________ is a point and draw device.a.) Scannerb.)
Printerc.) Moused.) Keyboarde.) CD- ROM
16. Which of the following deals with data organised in rows and
columns?a.) Matrixb.) Spreadsheetc.) Word documentd.) PPTe.) MS
Paint
17. If you want to find the Paste Special option, you would use
the Clipboard group on the tab of PowerPoint _____________.a.)
Homeb.) Slideshowc.) Page Layoutd.) Designe.) Insert
18. _________ are usually downloaded into the folder carrying
Temporary Internet Files and are written into the computer by the
websites you visit.a.) Anonymous Filesb.) Cookiesc.) Banner Adsd.)
Imagese.) History
19. _______________ refers to the letter and number of the
intersecting column and row.a.) Cell addressb.) Cell locationc.)
Cell positiond.) Cell columne.) Cell row
20. In a pull down menu if you see that a command appears faded,
it means that ____________a.) the command is not applicable to this
document.b.) the command is not accessible at the moment.c.) there
are no keystrokes equivalent to those commands.d.) None of thesee.)
All of these
Answers1.B2.A3. C4. D5. D6.B7. B8.E9.C10. A11.C12.E13.A14.
C15.C16. B17. B18.B19.A20B
1.A packet switching network that was sponsored by the
Commission of the EEC and became operational in 1979 isA. LANB.
Broadband networkC. Star networkD. EuronetE. None of the above
2.What is the standard code the computer industry created to
represent characters?A. DASIB. ASSHC. ASCIID. BASCIIE. EPROM
3.A sizeable geographical area with communication based on the
telephone system is though asA. Local area networkB. Wide area
networkC. Modulator-DemodulatorD. All of the aboveE. None of the
above
4. A Winchester disk is aA. Disk StackB. Removable diskC.
Flexible diskD. All of the aboveE. None of the above
5.Which one of the following is the first second-generation
computer?A. IBM 7090B. IBM 801C. IBM 7070D. IBM 650E. None of the
above
6. Which of the following is not a factor affecting the
processing capability or performance of a PC system?A. The clock
sped of the microprocessorB. The revolutions per minute of the
printer diskC. The primary storage capacity of the processorD. The
built-in instruction set available to the microprocessorE. None of
the above
7.Condensing output data to exhibit specific information isA.
CalculatingB. RecordingC. MergingD. SummarisingE. None of the above
8.Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?A. control
busB. control unitC. parity unitD. semiconductorE. None of the
above 9.Which of the following terms applies to communication
between separate computer systems?A. Computer literacyB. Power
supplyC. Applications softwareD. ConnectivityE. None of the above
10.Output hardware is often categorized according to whether it:A.
is expensiveB. requires a large amount of electricity to workC.
produces hardcopy or softcopyD. can fit on a desktopE. None of the
above
11.The original ASCII code used _____ bits of each byte,
reserving that last bit for error checking.A. 5B. 6C. 7D. 8E. 4
12.Which of the following terms is the most closely related to
main memory?A. nonvolatileB. permanentC. control unitD. temporaryE.
None of the above. 13.The computer industry uses prefixes of Greek
origin to measure large amounts of data. Which term describes 1024
bytes.A. KilobyteB. MegabyteC. GigabyteD. TerabyteE. None of the
above
14.Which kind of storage device can be carried around?A. Floppy
diskB. Hard diskC. System cabinetD. Hard disk driveE. Floppy disk
drive
15.One nibble is equal toA. 4 bitsB. 8 bitsC. 6 bitsD. 16 bitsE.
None of the above
Answers
1.D2.C3.B4.A5.A6.B7.D8.D9.D10.C11.C12.D13.A14.A15.A1. An input
device that converts data punched into paper lape into a binary
format isA. Page readerB. Paper tape punchC. Paper tape readerD.
Card punchE. None of the above
2. A computer will function only if itA. has a control unitB. is
given input dataC. has a program in its memoryD. has software
packageE. None of the above
3. A memory in which the information is stored last is on top
& is retrieved first is known asA. PROMB. BufferC. StackD.
RAME. None of the above
4. Regarding a VDU, which statement is more correct?A. It is an
output deviceB. It is an input deviceC. It is a peripheral deviceD.
It is a hardware itemE. None of the above 5. Plotter accuracy is
measured in terms of repeatability andA. buffer sizeB. resolutionC.
vertical dimensionD. intelligenceE. None of the above
6. The minimum time delay required between the initiation of two
successive memory operations is known asA. memory cycle timeB.
memory access timeC. transmission timeD. waiting timeE. None of the
above 7. Which of the following terms describe 1024 kilobytes?A.
KilobyteB. MegabyteC. GigabyteD. TerabyteE. None of the above 8.
The flow and timing to data to and from the microprocessor is
regulated byA. control pinsB. address pinsC. data pinsD. power
pinsE. None of the above 9. The total number of messages handled by
a computerized telephone system on a daily basis is an example
of:A. FrequencyB. UpdatingC. VolumeD. All of the aboveE. None of
the above 10. An internal storage consisting of arrays of small
rings of magnetic material called ferrite isA. Magnetic tapeB.
Magnetic coreC. Magnetic diskD. Optical mark readerE. None of the
above
11. In the language of the computer profession, one thousand
position of main storage is represented with the letterA. KB. LC.
MD. CE. None of the above
12. Which of the following processor is software that accepts
user ideas, manipulates and reorganises them in user-specified ways
and then produces a refined model of those thoughts.A. DistributeB.
Out-lineC. MultiD. On-lineE. None of the above
13. The word 'Computer' usually refers to the Central Processor
Unit plusA. External memoryB. Internal memoryC. Input devicesD.
Output devicesE. None of the above 14. The control of the jobs
running within a system isA. Job monitoringB. Job streamC. Job
minD. Job stepE. None of the above 15. Communication using a
modulated carrier to apply a data signal to a transmission medium
in analog form isA. Local area networkB. ModemC. Base band
networkingD. Broad band networkingE. None of the above
Answers1.C2.C3.C4.C5.B6.A7.B8.A9.C10.B11.A12.B13.B14.A15.D
