Computer Awareness for IBPS PO / SBI PO 2017

Q1. Which is the part of the computer system that one can physically touch? 
(a) data 
(b) operating system
(c) hardware 
(d) software
(e) None of these

Q2. Which of the following is a programming language for creating special programs like applets? 
(a) Java 
(b) cable
(c) domain name 
(d) Net
(e) COBOL

Q3. What is the term to denote the smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process? 
(a) digit 
(b) byte 
(c) megabyte 
(d) bit
(e) MB 

Q4. Which among the following is not an operation of an operating system?   
(a) Communication manager 
(b) Processor manager 
(c) Device manager 
(d) Memory manager 
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which key should you use to indent the first paragraph of your report?
(a) tab key
(b) return key
(c) space bar
(d) shift key
(e) None of these 

Q6. Which of the following is true about Assembly language? 
(a) It is an Object Oriented Programming Language
(b) It is a High-level programming language
(c) It is a low-level programming language
(d) It is a language for assembling computers
(e) It is latest flash memory language

Q7. Changing desktop wallpaper is a simple task which can be accessed through ________ section of all control panel items. 
(a) Personalize
(b) Image
(c) Graphics
(d) Windows
(e) Picture

Q8. Different icons of application software can be found in which bar in latest version of Microsoft Windows?
(a) Start Menu
(b) Browser
(c) Status
(d) Control Panel
(e) None of these

Q9. WORM stands for?
(a) Write Once Read Many 
(b) Wanted Once Read Memory
(c) Wanted Original Read Memory
(d) Write Original Read Memory
(e) None of the above

Q10. Which of the following is the full-form of ENIAC? 
(a) Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer 
(b) Electrical Numerical Integer and Calculator 
(c) Electrical Numerical Integer and Computation 
(d) Efficient Numerical Integrator and Computer 
(e) Electronic numbers Integer and Calculator  

Q11. A ___________ search engine is a search tool that uses another search engine's data to produce their own results from the Internet.
(a) Meta 
(b) Individual
(c) Directory 
(d) Subject directory
(e) Dependent

Q12. Which of the following is file extension for Word documents?
(a) WRD 
(b) TXT
(c) DOC 
(d) FIL
(e) None of these

Q13. __________ ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards.
(a) MIDI
(b) CPU
(c) USB 
(d) BUS
(e) OCR

Q14. Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information?
(a) Compact Disk
(b) Hard disk 
(c) Permanent disk
(d) Optical disk
(e) None of the above

Q15. What is the new default font used in MS Word document?
a) Times New Roman 
b) Arial
c) Algerian
d) Preeti
e) Calibri


Solutions :

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. hardware is tangible component in a computer system.

S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Java can be used to create applets. Applet is a very small application, especially a utility program performing one or a few simple functions.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. A bit is the smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. OS is not a Communication manager.

S5. Ans (a)
Sol.  Tab Key can be used for indentation.

S6. Ans (c)
Sol.  An assembly (or assembler) language, is a low-level programming language for a computer, or other programmable device 

S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. Wallpapers can be changed by the personalize section of all control panel items.

S8. Ans. (a)
Sol. Microsoft re-introduced Start Menu bar and you can access various application software through it like paint or Word.

S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. In computer storage media, WORM (write once, read many) is a data storage technology that allows information to be written to a disc a single time and prevents the drive from erasing the data. The discs are intentionally not rewritable, because they are especially intended to store data that the user does not want to erase accidentally.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer

S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. A metasearch engine (or aggregator) is a search tool that uses another search engine's data to produce their own results from the Internet. Metasearch engines take input from a user and simultaneously send out queries to third party search engines for results.

S12. Ans. (c)
Sol. '.doc' is a file extension for Word file.

S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a technical standard that describes a protocol, digital interface and connectors and allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers and other related devices to connect and communicate with one another.

S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive or fixed disk is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks (platters) coated with magnetic material. 

S15. Ans. (e)
Sol. In Microsoft Office 2007, Calibri replaced Times New Roman as the default typeface in Word and replaced Arial as the default in PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and WordPad.

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