COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE (SBI Clerk 2008)
1. Compiler
is the
a) Name
given to the computer operator
b) Part
of the digital machine to store the information
c) Translator
of the source program to object
d) Part
of arithmetic logic unit
e) Operator
of Boolean Algebra
2. Main
memory is
a) Random
Access Memory
b) Read
Only Memory
c) Serial
Access Memory
d) None
of these
e) Both
a and b
3. Which
of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working?
a) Supercomputer
b) Quantum
Computer
c) Param-10000
d) IBM
chips
e) None
of these
4. A
compact disc (CD) is a data storage of the type
a) Magnetic
b) Optical
c) Electrical
d) Electromechanical
e) None
of these
5. Which
of the following is not a language for computer programming?
a) WINDOWS
b) PASCAL
c) BASIC
d) COBOL
e) All
of these
6. What
are the two basic types of memory that your computer uses?
a) RAM
b) RW/RAM
c) ROM
d) ERAM
e) POST
7. The
term gigabyte refers to
a) 1024
bytes
b) 1024
kilobytes
c) 1024
megabytes
d) 1024
gigabytes
e) None
of these
8. Computer
with CPU speed around 100 million instructions per second and with the word
length of around 64 bits is known as
a) Super
computer
b) Mini
computer
c) Micro
computer
d) All
of these
e) None
of these
9. How many digits is required to form binary numbers?
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
e) None
of these
10. To
locate a data items for storage is
a) Field
b) Feed
c) Database
d) Fetch
e) None
of these
11. Off-line
operation is the operation of devices without the control of
a) Memory
b) CPU
c) ALU
d) Control
unit
e) None
of these
12. A
type of line printer that uses an embossed steel band to form the letters
printed on the paper is
a) Golf
ball printer
b) Dot-matrix
printer
c) Laser
printer
d) Band
printer
e) None
of these
13. A
software used to convert source program instructions to object instruction is
known as
a) Compiler
b) Assembler
c) Interpreter
d) Language
processor
e) None
of these
14. The
IC chip used in computers, is made of
a) Chromium
b) Iron
oxide
c) Silica
d) Silicon
e) None
of these
15. Name
the first general purpose electronic computer
a) UNIVAC
b) FORTRAN
c) ATLAS
d) IBM
360
e) None
of these
16. The
size of commonly used Floppy disk is
a) 4.5”
b) 3.5”
c) 3.25”
d) 5.5”
e) None
of these
17. Which
of the following statements is wrong?
a) Windows
XP is an operating system
b) Linux
is owned and sold by Microsoft
c) Photoshop
is a graphical design tool by Adobe
d) Linux
is free and open source software
e) None
of these
18. Operating
system of a computer
a) Enables
the programmer to draw a flow chart
b) Links
a program with subroutine with references
c) Provides
a layer, user friendly interface
d) None
of these
e) Both
a and b
19. The
term ‘Operating System’ means
a) A
set of programs which controls computer working
b) The
way a user operate the computer system
c) Conversion
of high level language to machine language
d) The
way computer operator works
e) None
of these
20. Wild
card operator specifies
a) Can
be used when writing into multiple files
b) Allows
several files to be read simultaneously
c) Provide
an easy way of groups of related files
d) Are
only used when printing the contents of a file
e) None
of these
21. Which
of the following is not a broadband communication medium?
a) Microwave
b) Satellite
c) Modem
d) Optical
fibre
e) None
of these
22. Which
of the following performs modulation and demodulation?
a) Coaxial
cable
b) Satellite
c) Modem
d) Optical
fibre
e) None
of these
23. Which
of the following is not an application software package?
a) Redhat
Linux
b) Microsoft
Office
c) Adobe
Pagemaker
d) Open
Office
e) None
of these
24. Who
is the father of computer?
a) John
Mauchly
b) Charles
Babbage
c) Victor
Poor
d) John
Backus
e) None
of these
25. The
function of the key F4 is
a) To
repeat the last action
b) To
cut the text
c) To
locate the word
d) To
check spelling and grammar
e) None
of these
26. Which
of the following is not a computer language?
a) BASIC
b) FORTRAN
c) COBOL
d) DOS
e) None
of these
27. The
0 and 1 in the binary numbering system are called binary digits or ______
a) Bytes
b) Kilobytes
c) Decimal
bytes
d) Bits
e) Nibbles
28. A
monitor’s _____ is the distance between the holes in the mask behind the
screen. This helps to determine how sharp the dots appear.
a) Refresh
rate
b) Dot
pitch
c) Resolution
d) Colour
depth
e) None
of these
29. S
directly accessible appointment calendar is a feature of a _____ resident package.
a) CPU
b) Memory
c) Buffer
d) ALU
e) None
of these
30. Perforated
paper used as input or output media is known as
a) Paper
tape
b) Magnetic
tape
c) Punched
paper tape
d) Card
punch
e) None
of these
31. The
invention of the slide rule is attributed to
a) Babbage
b) Oughtred
c) Pascal
d) Napier
e) None
of these
32. Which
of the following is not an advantage of magnetic disk storage?
a) The
access time of magnetic disk is much less than that of magnetic tape
b) Disk
storage is longer lasting than magnetic tape
c) Disk
storage is less expensive than tape storage
d) All
of these
e) None
of these
33. The
memory size in mainframe computers and advanced technology micro computer are
expressed as
a) Bytes
b) Kilo-bytes
c) Bits
d) Megabytes
e) None
of these
34. A
prefix for billion which is equal to _____ is called as billi.
a) 100
b) 10000
c) 1000
d) 10
e) None
of these
35. Each
model of a computer has a unique
a) Assembly
language
b) Machine
language
c) High
level language
d) All
of these
e) None
of these
36. One
kilobyte = _______byte.
a) 1250
b) 2088
c) 1024
d) 1000
e) None
of these
37. Which
of the following circuit is used as a ‘memory device’ in computers?
a) Rectifier
b) Flip-Flop
c) Comparator
d) Attenuator
e) None
of these
38. To
move the cursor to the end of the document, press
a) Ctrl
+ End
b) Ctrl
+ Alt + End
c) Page
Down
d) Ctrl
+ Alt
e) None
of these
39. In
Word Processing, the red underline indicates
a) Spelling
mistakes
b) Grammatical
mistakes
c) Punctuation
mistakes
d) None
of these
e) Both
b and c
40. The
short cut key to print documents is
a) Ctrl
+ P
b) Ctrl
+ F
c) Ctrl
+ S
d) Ctrl
+ H
e) None
of these
