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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Basic operation done by computer is- [SBI 2009] |
| A. | Arithmetic operation |
| B. | Logical operation |
| C. | Data storage |
| D. | All |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 2. |
This type of software works with end-users, application software and computer hardware to handle the majority of technical details [RBI Grade B 2014] |
| A. | Communications software |
| B. | Application software |
| C. | Utility software |
| D. | System software |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. System software | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is software? [IBPS Clerk 2014] |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Internet Explorer |
| C. | Scanner |
| D. | Mouse |
| E. | Printer |
| Answer» C. Scanner | |
| 4. |
Benefit of using computer is that- [Allahabad Bank 2010] |
| A. | Computers are very fast and can store huge amounts of data. |
| B. | Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect. |
| C. | Computers are designed to be inflexible. |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Computers provide accurate output even when input is incorrect. | |
| 5. |
What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer? [IBPS Clerk 2015] |
| A. | To produce result |
| B. | To compare numbers |
| C. | To control flow of information |
| D. | To do Maths work |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. To control flow of information | |
| 6. |
Which of the following is not a function of the control unit? [IBPS PO 2015] |
| A. | Read instructions |
| B. | Interpret instructions |
| C. | Execute instructions |
| D. | Direct operations |
| E. | Provide control signals |
| Answer» E. Provide control signals | |
| 7. |
The machine cycle includes |
| A. | fetch |
| B. | decode |
| C. | execute |
| D. | store |
| E. | All of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 8. |
Another word for software is |
| A. | input |
| B. | output |
| C. | program |
| D. | system |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. system | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is an input device that, when moved by the user on a flat surface, causes a pointer on the screen to move accordingly? |
| A. | Wand reader |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | Keyboard |
| D. | Barcode reader |
| E. | Scanner |
| Answer» C. Keyboard | |
| 10. |
Storage media such as CD read and write information using......... [RBI Grade B 2014] |
| A. | a laser beam of red light |
| B. | magnetic dots |
| C. | magnetic strips |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. magnetic dots | |
| 11. |
Which of the following is an example of optical disk? [Allahabad Bank PO 2011] |
| A. | Digital versatile disks |
| B. | Magnetic disks |
| C. | Memory disks |
| D. | Data bus disks |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Magnetic disks | |
| 12. |
The portion of the CPU that coordinates the activities of all the other computer components is the [SBI PO 2015] |
| A. | motherboard |
| B. | coordination board |
| C. | control unit |
| D. | arithmetic logic unit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. arithmetic logic unit | |
| 13. |
......... is when the more power-hungry components, such as the monitor and the hard drive, are put in idle. [SBI PO 2015] |
| A. | Hibernation |
| B. | Power down |
| C. | Standby mode |
| D. | The shutdown procedure |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. The shutdown procedure | |
| 14. |
The information you put into the computer is called......... [Allahabad bank 2010, 2011] |
| A. | Directory |
| B. | facts |
| C. | Data |
| D. | files |
| E. | Output |
| Answer» D. files | |
| 15. |
Which of the following is correct sequence of smallest to largest unit of storage size? [SBI PO 2014] |
| A. | Petabyte, Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte, Terabyte |
| B. | Kilobyte, Megabyte, Terabyte, Petabyte, Gigabyte |
| C. | Megabyte, Terabyte, Gigabyte, Kilobyte, Petabyte |
| D. | Kilobyte, Megabyte, Petabyte, Terabyte, Gigabyte |
| E. | Kilobyte, Megabyte, Gigabyte. Terabyte, Petabyte |
| Answer» F. | |
| 16. |
A DVD is an example of a (n) [SBI Clerk 2014] |
| A. | optical device |
| B. | output device |
| C. | hard disk |
| D. | solid state storage device |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. output device | |
| 17. |
Which one of the following is a cryptographic protocol used to secure http connection? [RBI Grade B 2009] |
| A. | Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) |
| B. | Transport Layer Security (TLS) |
| C. | Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) |
| D. | Resource Reservation Protocol (RRP) |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) | |
| 18. |
Corel ventura, illustrator are the examples of |
| A. | Word Processing |
| B. | Graphic |
| C. | Multimedia |
| D. | Spreadsheet |
| E. | DTP |
| Answer» F. | |
| 19. |
The storage device used to compensate for the difference in rates of flow of data from one device to another is termed as [SBI PO 2011] |
| A. | chip |
| B. | channel |
| C. | floppy |
| D. | call |
| E. | buffer |
| Answer» F. | |
| 20. |
....... is the standard input device of most computers. [SBI Clerk 2015] |
| A. | Scanner |
| B. | Joystick |
| C. | Speaker |
| D. | Microphone |
| E. | Keyboard |
| Answer» F. | |
| 21. |
Computations and logical operations are performed by the |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ALU |
| C. | register |
| D. | control unit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. register | |
| 22. |
Which instruction is used for loading data into CPU accumulator register from memory? |
| A. | Load |
| B. | Storage |
| C. | Machine |
| D. | Access |
| E. | Cycle |
| Answer» B. Storage | |
| 23. |
The clock rate of a processor is measured in [IBPS PO 2015] |
| A. | megabytes or gigabytes |
| B. | milliseconds |
| C. | megahertz or gigahertz |
| D. | nanoseconds |
| E. | microhertz |
| Answer» D. nanoseconds | |
| 24. |
......... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. [ SBI PO 2015] |
| A. | Tracking |
| B. | Formatting |
| C. | Crashing |
| D. | Allotting |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Formatting | |
| 25. |
Which is representative of the size of the memory? |
| A. | Storage capacity |
| B. | Access modes |
| C. | Access time |
| D. | Permanence storage |
| E. | Physical storage |
| Answer» B. Access modes | |
| 26. |
Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned ON and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | ALU |
| D. | SRAM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. RAM | |
| 27. |
On a CD-RW you can |
| A. | read and write information |
| B. | only read information |
| C. | only write information |
| D. | read, write and rewrite information |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 28. |
Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only? |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | Magnetic disk |
| C. | Magnetic tape |
| D. | Optical disk |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Optical disk | |
| 29. |
...................... is called brain of computer- |
| A. | CPU |
| B. | Monitor |
| C. | Modem |
| D. | Software |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Monitor | |
| 30. |
................... is the part of the computer that does the arithmetical calculations. [Bank of Baroda 2010] |
| A. | Memory |
| B. | OS |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | ALU |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 31. |
A CPU contains.................... [Allahabad 2010, Syndicate 2010, Punjab & Sind 2010, Union Bank 2011] |
| 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 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. An arithmetic logic unit and a card reader | |
| 32. |
A directory within a directory is called.......... [IBPS Clerk 2013] |
| A. | mini directory |
| B. | junior directory |
| C. | sub directory |
| D. | part directory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. part directory | |
| 33. |
Which one of the following input device is user-programmable? [IBPS Clerk 2015] |
| A. | Dumb terminal |
| B. | Smart terminal |
| C. | VDT |
| D. | Intelligent terminal |
| E. | All of these |
| Answer» E. All of these | |
| 34. |
What is called the permanent memory built into your computer? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | CD-ROM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. CPU | |
| 35. |
Internal storage is also called main |
| A. | memory |
| B. | area |
| C. | screen |
| D. | unit |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. area | |
| 36. |
It is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks. |
| A. | An instruction |
| B. | Software |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | A processor |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Memory | |
| 37. |
DTP is a tool for graphic designers and non-designers to create visual communications for professional. DTP stands for |
| A. | Device Transfer Protocol |
| B. | Desktop Publishing |
| C. | Device Transfer Programs |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Device Transfer Programs | |
| 38. |
Soft copy refers to ....... [IBPS Clerk 2013] |
| A. | printed output |
| B. | digitizing |
| C. | music sounds |
| D. | screen output |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 39. |
The most common storage device for the personal computer is the [SBI Clerk 2014] |
| A. | floppy disk |
| B. | USE personal computer |
| C. | mainframe |
| D. | a laptop |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. USE personal computer | |
| 40. |
Which among the following is another name for a gorup of 4 dits? [IBPS PO 2016] |
| A. | Nibble |
| B. | Byte |
| C. | Kilo Byte |
| D. | Mega Byte |
| E. | Peta Byte |
| Answer» B. Byte | |
| 41. |
What is the brain of the computer called? [SSC CGL 2016] |
| A. | Keyboard |
| B. | Mouse |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | Printer |
| Answer» D. Printer | |
| 42. |
Which among the following is an important circuitry in a computer system that directs the operation of the processor? [IBPS PO 2016] |
| A. | Memory |
| B. | Address Bus |
| C. | Accumulator |
| D. | ALU |
| E. | Control unit |
| Answer» F. | |
| 43. |
Processors contain a control unit and a/an: [SSC CGL 2016] |
| A. | Control unit |
| B. | Primary storage unit |
| C. | Input unit |
| D. | Arithmetic logic unit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Function of CPU is- |
| A. | Arithmetic calculation |
| B. | Comparison between the values of two objects |
| C. | Search of desired data in artificial memory |
| D. | A & B both |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» F. | |
| 45. |
Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing? [IBPS PO 2012] |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | Control Unit |
| C. | Disk Unit |
| D. | Modem |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Control Unit | |
| 46. |
The term ......... refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data. [SBI PO 2010] |
| A. | retrival technology |
| B. | input technology |
| C. | output technology |
| D. | storage technology |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 47. |
Which one of the following is a key function of firewall? [SBI PO 2010] |
| A. | Monitoring |
| B. | Deleting |
| C. | Copying |
| D. | Moving |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Deleting | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is a criminal activity attempting to acquire sensitive information such as passwords, credit cards, debits by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an electronic communication? [IBPS Clerk 2010] |
| A. | Spoofing |
| B. | Phishing |
| C. | Stalking |
| D. | Hacking |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Stalking | |
| 49. |
A firewall operated by [SBI Clerk 2010] |
| A. | the pre-purchase phase |
| B. | isolating intranet from extranet |
| C. | screening packets to/from the network and provide controllable filtering of network traffic |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 50. |
A collection of 8 binary digits 0's or 1's in a string format is known as |
| A. | bit |
| B. | byte |
| C. | kilobyte |
| D. | kilobit |
| E. | megabyte |
| Answer» C. kilobyte | |