IBPS PO Computer Knowledge Question Paper 2011
1. To change selected
text to all capital Letters, click the change case buttons, then click
(1) UPPERCASE
(3) CAPS LOCK
(4) Lock Upper
(5) Large Size
Ans : (1) UPPERCASE
2. A person who used his
or her expertise to gain access to other people's computers to get information
illegally or to do damage is a
(1) Hacker
(2) Analyst
(3) Instant messenger
(4) Programmer
(5) Spammer
Ans: (1) Hacker
3.A device that connects
to a network without the use of cables is said to be
(1) Distributed
(2) Free
(3) Centralized
(4) Open Source
(5) None of these
Ans : (5) None of these
4.Reusable optical
storage will usually have the acronym
(1) CD
(2) DVD
(3) ROM
(4) RW
(5) ROS
Ans : (4) RW
5.The most common type of
storage devices are:
(1) Persistent
(2) Optical
(3) Magnetic
(4) Flash
(5) Steel
Ans : (3) Magnetic
6. Codes consisting of lines
of varying widths or lengths that are computer-readable are known as
(1) An ASCII code
(2) A magnetic tape
(3) An OCR scanner
(4) A bar code
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) A bar code
7. A Website's main page
is called its
(1) Home Page
(2) Browser Page
(3) Search Page
(4) Bookmark
(5) None of these
Ans : (1) Home Page
8. Part number, part
description, and number of parts ordered are examples of
(1) Control
(2) Output
(3) Processing
(4) Feedback
(5) Input
Ans : (5) Input
9. To access properties
of an object, the mouse technique to use is
(1) Dragging
(2) Dropping
(3) Right-clicking
(4) Shift-clicking
(5) None of these
Ans : (3) Right-clicking
10. Computers use the
number system to store data and perform calculations.
(1) Binary
(2) Octal
(3) Decimal
(4) Hexadecimal
(5) None of these
Ans : (1) Binary
11. _________are attempts
by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their
identity.
(1) Phishing trips
(2) Computer viruses
(3) Spyware scams
(4) Viruses
(5) Phishing scams
Ans : (1) Phishing trips
12. Why is it unethical
to share copyrighted files with your friends ?
(1) It is not unethical,
because it is legal.
(2) It is unethical
because the files are being given for free.
(3) Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks
copyright laws.
(4) It is not unethical
because the files are being given for free.
(5) It is not unethical -
anyone can access a computer.
Ans : (3) Sharing copyrighted files without permission breaks copyright laws.
13. Which of the
following can be used to select the entire document ?
(1) CTRL+A
(2) ALT+F5
(3) SHIFT+A
(4) CTRL+K
(5) CTRL+H
Ans : (1) CTRL+A
14. To instruct Word to
fit the width of a column to the contents of a table automatically, click the
button and then point to AutoFit Contents.
(1) Fit to Form
(2) Format
(3) Autosize
(4) Contents
(5) AutoFit
Ans : (1) Fit to Form
15. The simultaneous
processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is
(1) Multiprogramming
(2) Multitasking
(3) Time-sharing
(4) Multiprocessing
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) Multiprocessing
16. A disk's content that
is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by
the user is
(1) Memory-only
(2) Write-only
(3) Once-only
(4) Run-only
(5) Read-only
Ans : (5) Read-only
17. What is the permanent
memory built into your computer called ?
(1) RAM
(2) Floppy
(3) CPU
(4) CD-ROM
(5) ROM
Ans : (5) ROM
18. The default view in
Excel is view.
(1) Work
(2) Auto
(3) Normal
(4) Roman
(5) None of these
Ans : (3) Normal
19. What displays the
contents of the active cell in Excel ?
(1) Namebox
(2) RowHeadings
(3) Formulabar
(4) Taskpane
(5) None of these
Ans : (3) Formulabar
20. In Word, you can
force a page break
(1) By positioning your
cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the Fl key
(2) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and
pressing Ctrl+Enter
(3) By using the
Insert/Section Break
(4) By changing the font
size of your document
(5) None of these
Ans : (2) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl+Enter
21. Grouping and
processing all of a firm's transactions at one time is called
(1) A database management
system
(2) Batch processing
(3) A real-time system
(4) An on-line system
(5) None of these
Ans : (3) A real-time system
22. Help Menu is
available at which button ?
(1) End
(2) Start
(3) Turnoff
(4) Restart
(5) Reboot
Ans : (2) Start
23.You can keep your
personal files/ folders in
(1) My Folder
(2) My Documents
(3) My Files
(4) My Text
(5) None of these
Ans : (2) My Documents
24. A central computer
that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and
other computers is a(n)
(1) Supercomputer
(2) Minicomputer
(3) Laptop
(4) Server
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) Server
25. When you save to
this, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned off.
(1) RAM
(2) Motherboard
(3) Secondary storage
device
(4) Primary storage device
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) Primary storage device
26. The folder retains
copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send.
(1) Drafts
(2) Outbox
(3) Address Book
(4) Sent Items
(5) Inbox
Ans : (1) Drafts
27. You can a search by
providing more information the search engine can use to select a smaller, more
useful set of results.
(1) Refine
(2) Expand
(3) Load
(4) Query
(5) Slowdown
Ans : (1) Refine
28. The contents of are
lost when the computer turns off.
(1) Storage
(2) Input
(3) Output
(4) Memory
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) Memory
29. The enables you to
simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window.
(1) Tab box
(2) Pop-up helper
(3) Tab row
(4) Address bar
(5) Esc key
Ans : (3) Tab row
30. A DVD is an example
of a(n)
(1) Hard disk
(2) Optical disc
(3) Output device
(4) Solid-state storage
device
(5) None of these
Ans : (2) Optical disc
31. The basic unit of a
worksheet into which you enter data in Excel is called
(1) Tab
(2) Cell
(3) Box
(4) Range
(5) None of these
Ans : (2) Cell
32. _________is the
process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors.
(1) Tracking
(2) Formatting
(3) Crashing
(4) Allotting
(5) None of these
Ans : (2) Formatting
33. Which ports connect
special types of music instruments to sound cards ?
(1) BUS
(2) CPU
(3) USB
(4) MIDI
(5) MINI
Ans : (3) USB
34. ________ is the
process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer
is called
(1) Downloading
(2) Uploading
(3) FTP
(4) JPEG
(5) Downsizing
Ans : (1) Downloading
35. In Excel,__________
allows users to bring together copies of workbooks that other users have worked
on independently.
(1) Copying
(2) Merging
(3) Pasting
(4) Compiling
(5) None of these
Ans : (2) Merging
36. If you want to
connect to your own computer through the Internet from another location, you
can use
(1) E-mail
(2) FTP
(3) Instant message
(4) Telnet
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) Telnet
37. To reload a Web page,
press the ________button.
(1) Redo
(2) Reload
(3) Restore
(4) Ctrl
(5) Refresh
Ans : (5) Refresh
38. Mobile Commerce is
best described as
(1) The use of Kiosks in
marketing
(2) Transporting products
(3) Buying and selling goods/services through wireless hand held
devices
(4) Using notebook PC's
in marketing
(5) None of the above
Ans : (3) Buying and selling goods/services through wireless hand held devices
39. Video processors
consist of and, which store and process images.
(1) CPU and VGA
(2) CPU and memory
(3) VGA and memory
(4) VGI and DVI
(5) None of these
Ans : (3) VGA and memory
40. _______are words that
a programming language has set aside for its own use.
(1) Control words
(2) Control structures
(3) Reserved words
(4) Reserved keys
(5) None of these
Ans : (3) Reserved words
41. What is the process
of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk is
called ?
(1) Configuration
(2) Download
(3) Storage
(4) Upload
(5) Installation
Ans : (5) Installation
42. This first step in
the transaction processing cycle captures business data through various modes
such as optical scanning or at an electronic commerce
website______________
(1) Document and report
generation
(2) Database maintenance
(3) Transaction
processing start-up
(4) Data Entry
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) Data Entry
43.When the pointer is
positioned on a ___________,it is shaped like a hand.
(1) Grammar error
(2) Formatting error
(3) Screen Tip
(4) Spelling error
(5) Hyperlink
Ans : (3) Screen Tip
44. The computer
abbreviation KB usually means
(1) Key Block
(2) Kernel Boot
(3) Key Byte
(4) Kit Bit
(5) Kilo Byte
Ans : (5) Kilo Byte
45. Which of the
following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media ?
(1) CD-ROM is an
inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information
(2) CD-ROM disks retrieve
data and information more quickly than
(3) CD-ROMs make less
errors than magnetic media
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) All of the above
46. A(n)____________is a
special visual and audio effect applied in PowerPoint to text or content.
(1) Animation
(2) Flash
(3) Wipe
(4) Dissolve
(5) None of these
Ans : (1) Animation
47. Which of the
following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic
disks to store data/information
(1) Floppy diskette
(2) Hard disk
(3) Permanent disk
(4) Optical disk
(5) None of these
Ans : (2) Hard disk
48. The piece of hardware
that converts your computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can
travel over telephone lines is called a
(1) Red wire
(2) Blue cord
(3) Tower
(4) Modem
(5) None of these
Ans : (4) Modem
49. Personal computers
can be connected together to form a
(1) Server
(2) Supercomputer
(3) Network
(4) Enterprise
(5) None of these
Ans : (3) Network
50. A__________is the
term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search
criteria.
(1) Blog
(2) Hit
(3) Link
(4) View
(5) Success
Ans : (3) Link