Computer Questions for Indian Bank Probationary Officers 2018

1.

What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system? 

   A.) Mainframe
   B.) Supercomputer
   C.) Microcomputer
   D.) PDA

Answer: Option 'C'

In the client-server system, microcomputers are commonly treated as client computers due to their limited hardware configuration to handle and process multiple tasks. 

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2.

Digital computers use a ________ system to encode data and programs.  

   A.) Semiconductor 
   B.) Decimal 
   C.) Binary 
   D.) RAM

Answer: Option 'C'

Digital Computers use Binary System.

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3.

Which of the following is the foray introduced by Microsoft into the gaming console market? 

   A.) X-box
   B.) Set-up
   C.) Multi play
   D.) I-phone

Answer: Option 'A'

In the gaming console market, Microsoft launched its first foray named X-box that is actually a video game console. 

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4.

Which of the following characteristic attributes to the fact that computers can perform different types of tasks at the same time? 

   A.) Diligence 
   B.) Versatility 
   C.) Accuracy 
   D.) Speed 

Answer: Option 'B'

Versatility is the characteristic of a computer that attributes to its multitasking and multiprogramming capabilities.

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5.

Which of the following statements is correct about EPROM? 

   A.) It is a type of ROM from which the stored data cannot be erased
   B.) In this memory, data can be erased by electronic emission
   C.) It is a type of RAM
   D.) Ultraviolet rays are used to erase the data stored in the memory

Answer: Option 'D'

Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) is a type of ROM from which the stored data can be erased using ultraviolet rays. 

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6.

Something which has easily-understood instructions is said to be: 

   A.) Information 
   B.) Word processing 
   C.) Icon
   D.) User friendly 

Answer: Option 'D'

User friendly instructions are easy to understand by the user.

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7.

Computers were based on transistors in the _______ generation. 

   A.) First
   B.) Second
   C.) Third
   D.) Fourth

Answer: Option 'B'

Second generation computers designed in 1960s were based on transistors. These computers were more reliable and faster than first generation computers that were based on vacuum tubes.

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8.

Information that comes from external source and fed into computer software is called _______.

   A.) Output 
   B.) Input 
   C.) Throughout 
   D.) Reports  

Answer: Option 'B'

Input is fed into computers.

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9.

Which of the following statements is true for Solid State Drives (SSDs)? 

   A.) They do not contain spinning platters
   B.) They use vacuum tubes for storing data
   C.) They require latency time at the time of transferring data
   D.) All of the above

Answer: Option 'A'

SSD is a storage device that does not contain any moving parts, such as spinning platters and heads; therefore, it is faster than hard disk drive. An SSD uses transistors to store data. In SSD, the information can be accessed immediately, because there is no latency time when data is transferred.

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10.

The control unit initiates a series of sequential steps of :

   A.) Macro instruction 
   B.) Minicode 
   C.) micro operations 
   D.) Micro circuit 

Answer: Option 'C'

The control unit initiates a series of sequential steps of micro operations.

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11.

Specialised program(s) designed to allow particular input or output device(s) to communicate with the rest of the computer system is called  _______.

   A.) Computer
   B.) Device drivers
   C.) Interpreters
   D.) Operating system

Answer: Option 'B'

A device driver is a program that controls a particular type of device that is attached to your computer. There are device drivers for printers, displays, CD-ROM readers, diskette drives, and so on. When you buy an operating system, many device drivers are built into the product.

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12.

The Internet is a system of ______.

   A.) Bugs
   B.) Interconnected networks
   C.) System software
   D.) Operating systems

Answer: Option 'B'

The Internet is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link billions of devices worldwide.

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13.

Which of the following is a Web browser?

   A.) PowerPoint 
   B.) Paint 
   C.) Firefox
   D.) Word 

Answer: Option 'C'

Paint, PowerPoint and Word are application software.

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14.

Setting fonts for the text in your document is an example of:

   A.) Formatting
   B.) Formulas
   C.) Tracking changes
   D.) Tools

Answer: Option 'A'

Formatting refers to changing font, font-size, indentation, appearance of the text.

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15.

Different components on the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called?

   A.) Conductors 
   B.) Buses
   C.) Connectors 
   D.) Consecutives

Answer: Option 'B'

In computer architecture, a bus is a communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers. Early computer buses were parallel electrical wires with multiple connections, but the term is now used for any physical arrangement that provides the same logical function as a parallel electrical bus. Modern computer buses can use both parallel and bit serial connections.

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16.

What is Window Explorer?

   A.) Personal Computer
   B.) Network
   C.) Drive
   D.) File Manager

Answer: Option 'D'

Windows Explorer displays the hierarchical structure of files, folders, and drives on your computer.

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17.

Which type of system can learn and adjust to new circumstances by themselves?

   A.) Database management system
   B.) Neural networks 
   C.) File based systems
   D.) Expert systems

Answer: Option 'B'

Neural Networks can learn and adjust to new circumstances.

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18.

What does JAR stand for?

   A.) JQuerry Application Rapid-development
   B.) Java Application Resolution
   C.) Java Archive
   D.) JQuerry Application Resolution

Answer: Option 'C'

In software, JAR (Java Archive) is a package file format typically used to aggregate many Java class files and associated metadata and resources (text, images, etc.) into one file to distribute application software or libraries on the Java platform

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19.

In PROM, P stands for?

   A.) Plausible
   B.) Program
   C.) Programmable
   D.) Proper

Answer: Option 'C'

PROM is an acronym for Programmable Read Only Memory.

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20.

Which among the following term is used for: Unauthorized copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of personal backups?

   A.) program thievery
   B.) data snatching
   C.) software piracy
   D.) data looting

Answer: Option 'C'

Software piracy is the illegal copying, distribution, or use of software.

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21.

Which among the following is a text margin treatment in which all lines begin hard against the left-hand margin but are allowed to end short of the right-hand margin?

   A.) Gutter Margin 
   B.) Ragged right 
   C.) Word wrap 
   D.) Right justified  

Answer: Option 'B'

Ragged right is a text margin treatment in which all lines begin hard against the left-hand margin but are allowed to end short of the right-hand margin. On lines that do not fully fill the measure (nearly all of them), any leftover space is deposited along the right-hand margin. This creates an irregular margin along the right side of the text column.

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22.

In first generation of computers, they used which among the following?

   A.) batch processing
   B.) multithreading
   C.) multiprogramming
   D.) networking

Answer: Option 'A'

In First Generation mainly batch processing operating system were used.

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23.

Which command should be used to display all files within the specified subordinate directory of the subdirectory? 

   A.) Dir/pathname 
   B.) Dir/pathname/pathname 
   C.) Dir/ch 
   D.) Dir/pathname/filename 

Answer: Option 'B'

'Dir/pathname/pathname' can be used to display all files within the specified subordinate directory of the subdirectory.

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24.

A/(n) ___________ is an object embedded in a web page or email, which unobtrusively (usually invisibly) allows checking that a user has accessed the content.

   A.) email
   B.) virus
   C.) web beacon
   D.) spam

Answer: Option 'C'

Common uses of web beacon are email tracking and page tagging for web analytics. Its alternative names are web bug, tracking bug, tag, or page tag.

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25.

Which of the following key combination can be used to print a document?  

   A.) Ctrl + P
   B.) Tab + P
   C.) Alt + P
   D.) Windows logo key + P

Answer: Option 'A'

Ctrl + P is used to print document(s).

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26.

Which of the following terms is related to Internet connectivity?

   A.) IP
   B.) TCP
   C.) Gopher
   D.) All of the above 

Answer: Option 'D'

IP, TCP and Gopher all are protocols governing the internet. IP-Internet Protocol, TCP- Transmission Control Protocol

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27.

Which of the following key combination can be used to open task manager?

   A.) Ctrl + Shift + Tab 
   B.) Ctrl + Shift + ESC
   C.) Ctrl + Shift + O 
   D.) Ctrl + Shift + T

Answer: Option 'D'

Ctrl + Shift + ESC can be used to open task manager

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28.

Portrait and Landscape are type of _____.

   A.) Page orientation 
   B.) Paper Size 
   C.) Page Layout 
   D.) All of the above 

Answer: Option 'A'

Portrait and Landscape are types of page orientation.

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29.

SmartArt is the feature of ________.   

   A.) Photoshop 
   B.) Tally  
   C.) MS Word 2007 
   D.) CorelDraw 

Answer: Option 'C'

SmartArt is a feature of MS Word 2007.

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30.

The ‘Slides’ category/group of commands is available under which tab in MS PowerPoint 2016? 

   A.) Home
   B.) Design
   C.) Slide Show
   D.) View

Answer: Option 'A'

The ‘Slides’ category/group of commands is available under Home Tab.

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31.

Choose the Odd one out:

   A.) Home
   B.) Insert
   C.) Layout
   D.) Slide Show

Answer: Option 'C'

Except Layout, all others are tabs in MS PowerPoint 2016 ribbon. Following is the sequence of Tabs in PowerPoint File, Home, Insert, Design, Transition, Animation, Slide Show, Review, View, Add-ins

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32.

Which among the following can control the look of your entire presentation including font, color, background, effects and everything else?

   A.) Handout Master
   B.) Slide Master
   C.) Slide Show
   D.) Thesaurus

Answer: Option 'B'

When you want all your slides to contain the same fonts and images (such as logos), you can make those changes in one place—the Slide Master, and they'll be applied to all your slides.

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33.

Which among the following is graphics ranging from graphical list, and process diagrams to more complex diagrams?

   A.) Charts
   B.) Shapes
   C.) Icon
   D.) Smart Art

Answer: Option 'D'

A SmartArt graphic is a visual representation of your information and ideas. You can create SmartArt graphics by choosing from among many different layouts to quickly, easily, and effectively communicate your message.

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34.

What is a motion path?

   A.) A type of animation entrance effect
   B.) A method of advancing slides
   C.) A method of moving items on a slide
   D.) All of the above

Answer: Option 'C'

A motion path is an animation effect that moves an item, like a picture, on a line that you specify.

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35.

The process of trading goods over the internet is known as _________.

   A.) E-selling-n-buying
   B.) E-trading
   C.) E-commerce
   D.) E-salesmanship

Answer: Option 'C'

E-commerce is the process of trading goods over the internet.

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36.

Which of the following diagrams graphically represents an inter-relationship among entities and logical schema of a database?

   A.) Entity-relationship diagram
   B.) Data flow diagram
   C.) Control flow diagram
   D.) Sequence diagram

Answer: Option 'A'

A relationship is an association among entities. We can use the Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) to represent an inter-relationship between the entities of a database.

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37.

Which of the following keys is a field in one table that is used as a primary key field in another table?

   A.) Primary key
   B.) Foreign key
   C.) Candidate key
   D.) Identity key

Answer: Option 'B'

Foreign key is a field in one table that is used as the primary key in another table. Whenever a relationship is created between two tables, a common field acts as the primary key in the first table and the foreign key in the second table.

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38.

A database table has two fields or columns that can be selected as the primary key. The first field or column will always be considered as the primary key, and the second field or column is called the _____________.

   A.) Primary key
   B.) Composite key
   C.) Candidate key
   D.) Foreign key

Answer: Option 'C'

If a table has more than one field that can be selected as the primary key, the field that is not selected as the primary key is called a candidate key.

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39.

Which of the following is not a normal form  in DBMS?

   A.) First Normal Form (1NF)
   B.) Second Normal Form (2NF)
   C.) Third Normal Form (3NF)
   D.) Ninth Normal For (9NF)

Answer: Option 'D'

In DBMS, the commonly used normal forms are 1NF, 2NF, 3NF and BCNF.

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40.

Android is a mobile operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.  Which among the following was the first Android Operating System?

   A.) Alpha
   B.) Cupcake
   C.) Gingerbread
   D.) Doughnut

Answer: Option 'A'

Alpha was android version 1.0 released on 23rd September 2008. Android is continually developed by Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), and has seen a number of updates to its base operating system since the initial release.

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41.

Which among the following are the specially designed computer chips that reside inside other drives, such as your car or your electronic thermostat? 

   A.) Server
   B.) Workstation computer
   C.) Embedded computer
   D.) Mainframe computer

Answer: Option 'C'

An embedded system is a computer system with a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electrical system, often with real-time computing constraints. It is embedded as part of a complete device often including hardware and mechanical parts. Embedded systems control many devices in common use today.

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42.

What is the short cut key to open Font dialog box in MS Word?

   A.) Ctrl + F
   B.) Alt + Ctrl + F
   C.) Ctrl + D 
   D.) Ctrl + Shift + D

Answer: Option 'C'

Ctrl + D is the shortcut key to open font dialog box.

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43.

Which among the following key combination can be used to search in Windows Explorer?

   A.) Ctrl+F
   B.) Ctrl+S
   C.) Ctrl+G
   D.) Alt+S

Answer: Option 'A'

Ctrl+F is the short cut key combination that can be used to search in Windows Explorer.

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44.

Today’s RAM’s common form is built with:

   A.) Transistors
   B.) Vacuum tubes
   C.) Semiconductor’s ICs
   D.) Superconductor’s ICs

Answer: Option 'C'

Most modern semiconductor memory devices are implemented allowing random access

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45.

The ______ button on the Quick Access Toolbar allows you to cancel your recent commands or activities. 

   A.) Search
   B.) Cut 
   C.) Redo
   D.) Undo

Answer: Option 'D'

To undo an action Click Undo Button on the Quick Access Toolbar. Keyboard shortcut Press CTRL+Z or F2. For the F2 function key to undo your last action, you might need to press the F-Lock key.

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46.

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets and is connected to two or more data lines from different networks. Which among the following was the earliest device which had almost the same functionality as that of a router? 

   A.) Interface Delay Device
   B.) Interface Traffic Manager
   C.) Interface Message Processor
   D.) Interface Routing Processor

Answer: Option 'C'

The very first device that had fundamentally the same functionality as a router does today was the Interface Message Processor (IMP); IMPs were the devices that made up the ARPANET, the first TCP/IP network

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47.

A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:

   A.) Megabyte
   B.) Kilobyte
   C.) Gigabyte
   D.) Byte

Answer: Option 'D'

A byte contains a combination of total eight 0s or 1s

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48.

What is a cursor?  

   A.) It is an indicator
   B.) It shows the position on a computer monitor
   C.) Cursor indicates position of pointing device like mouse.
   D.) All of the above

Answer: Option 'D'

It is a movable indicator on a computer screen identifying the point that will be affected by input from the user.

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49.

Which among the following is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure created by Microsoft?

   A.) Simple Storage Service
   B.) Atmos
   C.) Openstack Swift
   D.) Azure

Answer: Option 'D'

Microsoft is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure created by Microsoft for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers. Azure was announced in October 2008 and released on 1 February 2010 as Windows Azure, before being renamed to Microsoft Azure on 25 March 2014.

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50.

Microsoft Office is a/an __________.

   A.) Shareware
   B.) Public-domain software
   C.) Open source software
   D.) An application suite

Answer: Option 'D'

Microsoft Office is an Application suite.

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