COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1.         A Passive threat to computer security is-
       (1) Malicious Intent              

(2) Sabotage

(3) Accidental Errors             

(4) Espionage Agents

(5) None of these

2.          ____ allows wireless mobile devices to access the Internet and its services such as the Web and e-mail.

(1) TCP/IP                                  

(2) Ethernet

(3) WAP                                     

(4) Token ring

(5) None of these

3.          ‘DOS’ floppy disk does not have____.

(1) A Boot Record                  

(2) A File Allocation Table

(3) A Root Directory              

(4) Virtual Memory

(5) BIOS

4.          ‘MICR’ technology used for clearance of cheques by banks refers to ____.

(1) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition

(2) Magnetic Intelligence Character Recognition

(3) Magnetic Information Cable Recognition

(4) Magnetic Insurance Cases Recognition

(5) None of these

5.          All the information collected during database development is stored in a ____.

(1) repository                          

(2) data warehouse

(3) RAD                                      

 (4) CASE

(5) None of these

6.          The ____ component is used by the data analyst to create the queries that access the database.

(1) data extraction                 

(2) end-user query tool

(3) end-user presentation tool

(4) data store                           

(5) None of these

7.          The altering of data so that it is not usable unless the changes are undone is ____.

(1) Biometrics                         

 (2) Compression

(3) Encryption                          

(4) Ergonomics

(5) None of these

8.          The word FTP stands for-

(1) File Transfer Protocol   

 (2) File Transit Protocol

(3) File Typing Protocol        

(4) File Transfer Protocol

(5) None of these

9.          This ____ tier processes HTTP protocol, scripting tasks, performs calculations, and provides access to data.

(1) Client                   

(2) Applications/Web server

(3) Enterprise server            

(4) DBA

(5) None of these

10.      A DVD-RAM is similar to a ____, except it has storage capacities up to 5.2 GB.

(1) CD-R                                     

(2) Floppy disk

(3) CD-RW                                 

(4) Hard disk

(5) None of these

11.      All of the following are basic principles of networks, except-

(1) each computer must have a network card

(2) there must be communications media connecting the network hardware devices

(3) there must be at least one connecting device

(4) each computer must have software that supports the movement of information

(5) None of these

12.      ____ are used to identify a user who returns to a Website.

(1) Cookies                               

(2) Plug-ins

(3) Scripts                                  

(4) ASPs

(5) None of these

13.      If you wanted to locate the hardware address of a local device, which protocol would you use?

(1) ARP                                       

(2) RARP

(3) ICMP                                    

(4) PING

(5) PONG

14.      The term, ‘hypertext’ means-

(1) Non-sequential writing 

(2) Hypermedia

(3) Blinking text     

(4) Text with heavy formatting

(5) None of these

15.      Which kind of lock includes a keypad that can be used to control access into areas?

(1) Cipher                                  

(2) Warded

(3) Device                                  

(4) Tumbler

(5) Type lock

16.      What is the name of protocol used in eliminate loops?

(1) Switching                            

(2) ISL

(3) Frame tagging                  

 (4) Spanning Tree Protocol

(5) None of these

17.      In networking terminology UTP means –

(1) Unshielded Twisted Pair

(2) Ubiquitous Teflon Port

(3) Uniformly Terminating Port

(4) Unshielded T-Connector

(5) None of these

18.      In OSI network architecture, the dialogue control and token management are responsibility of-

(1) Session layer                     

(2) Network layer

(3) Transport layer                 

(4) Data link layer

(5) None of the above

19.      A ‘C’ data structure called a structure is a group of items in which each item is identified by its own identifier, each of which is known as a member of a structure. Member is also known as-

(1) Information                       

(2) Field

(3) Record                                 

(4) Data type

(5) None of these

20.      Multithread means-

(1) Program do more than one thing at a time

(2) More than one program do one thing at a time

(3) Both are correct               

(4) Both are incorrect

(5) None of these

21.      A page fault occurs?

(1) when the page is not in the memory

(2) when the page is in  the memory

(3) when the process enters the blocked state

(4) when the process is in the ready state

(5) None of these

22.      “Each packet contains the full source and destination address.” This statement indicates which of the following?

(1) Virtual Circuit                    

(2) Datagram

(3) Data link                              

(4) FDDI

(5) None of these 

23.      Data bus is-

(1) Unidirectional                   

(2) Bidirectional

(3) Both (1) & (2)                   

 (4) Multidirectional

(5) None of these

24.      Which of the following is a type of ISDN (Integrated Service Digital Network)?

(1) Narrow bank                     

(2) Broad band

(3) Both (1) & (2)                    

(4) Virtual Circuit

(5) None of these 

25.      Which of the following is a browser to view a web page?

(1) Mosaic                                 

(2) Netscape

(3) Internet Explorer           

(4) All of the above

(5) None of these

26.      A graph is a collection of-

(1) Row and columns            

(2) Vertices and edges

(3) Equations                           

(4) Identity

(5) None of these

27.      CDMA is used in-

(1) Wireless and local loop

(2) Allocating a wireless channel

(3) Both (1) & (2)                    

(4) Local loop

(5) None of these

28.      Number of arcs incident to a node is called its-

(1) Level                                     

(2) Predecessor

(3) Degree                                                

(4) Successor

(5) None of these

29.      OSPF means-

(1) Open shortest path finite protocol

(2) Open shortest path finite protocol

(3) Open slotted path finite protocol

(4) Open slotted path first protocol

(5) None of these

30.      Binding the same name to multiple operations whose signatures differ in number or types of arguments?

(1) Overloading                       

(2) Origin class

(3) Object model                    

(4) Package

(5) None of these

31.      What is the name of the chip which has more than one processor on it?

(1) Parallel chip                       

(2) Multi-processor chip

(3) Transputer                         

(4) Parallel processor

(5) None of these

32.      In windows-

(1) Docking views may be docked

(2) Docking views may be float

(3) Docking views may be docked or float

(4) All of the above                               

(5) None of these

33.      ____ performs relocations function?

(1) Absolute loader               

(2) Direct linking loader

(3) Relocating loader            

(4) Linkage editor

(5) None of these

34.      A central computer surrounded by one or more satellite computers is called a-

(1) Bus network                      

(2) Ring network

(3) Star network                     

(4) All of the above

(5) None of these

35.      Segmentation –

(1) is a memory management scheme that supports user view of memory

(2) logical address space is collection of segments

(3) logical address consists of two tuple < segment-number, offset>.

(4) All of the above                               

(5) None of these 

36.      Which of the following is a major component of the telephone system?

(1) Local loop                           

(2) Trunks

(3) Switching office                               

(4) All of these

(5) None of these 

37.      Function is invoked by-

(1) Function                             

(2) Declaration

(3) Definition                           

(4) Prototype

(5) None of these

38.      The ACCEPT command in SQL?

(1) Creates a customized prompt when accepting user input

(2) Explicitly defines a NUMBER or DATE data type variable

(3) Hides user input for security reasons

(4) All of the above

(5) None of these

39.      How many fields are required to represent a header node of a graph?

(1) 3                                             

(2) 2

(3) 4                                             

(4) 5

(5) None of these

40.      Which of the following is not used as a data structure?

(1) Array                                    

(2) Linked list

(3) Graph                                   

(4) Directory

(5) None of these 

41.      Which of the following is an operating system call?

(1) CREATE                                                

(2) LINK

(3) SYSTEM                               

(4) All of these

(5) None of these

42.      In C++, by default, the members of a class are-

(1) Public                                   

(2) Private

(3) Both public and private 

(4) Only Public

(5) None of these

43.      In core banking systems:

(1) Store and forward of transaction is done

(2) Branch server is not required

(3) Local database is not required

(4) Transaction cannot happen from a non-home branch

(5) None of these 

44.      MV command in Unix changes-

(1) Only the directory

(2) Only the directory entry and i-node

(3) Only the i-node number

(4) All of the above                               

(5) None of these

45.      E-Commerce refers to-

(1) Electrical commerce       

(2) Electronic commerce

(3) Evolutionary commerce              

(4) Effective commerce       

(5) None of these

46.      Graphs can be implemented using-

(i) Arrays    (ii) Linked list      (iii) Stack              (iv) Queue

(1) (i), (ii) and (iv)                   

(2) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(3) (ii) and (iii)                          

(4) (i) and (iv)

(5) None of these

47.      Thrashing-

(1) Always occur on large computers

(2) is a natural consequence of virtual memory systems

(3) Can always be avoided by swapping

(4) Can be caused by poor paging algorithm

(5) None of these

48.      The process of converting analog signals into digital signals so they can be processed by a receiving computer is referred as-

(1) modulation                        

(2) demodulation

(3) synchronizing                    

(4) digitizing

(5) None of these

49.      The relational database environment has all of the following components except-

(1) Users                                    

(2) Separate files

(3) Database                            

(4) Database administrator

(5) None of these

50.      Primary key-

(1) Denote a candidate key that is chosen by the database designer as the principal means of identifying entities with in an entity set

(2) Attributes names of all primary key are unique

(3) Primary key specification is optional and good idea to specify primary key for each relation

(4) All of the above                              

 (5) None of these

Answers:

1	1	11	4	21	1	31	3	41	4
2	3	12	1	22	2	32	2	42	2
3	5	13	1	23	2	33	3	43	1
4	1	14	2	24	3	34	3	44	1
5	1	15	1	25	4	35	4	45	2
6	2	16	4	26	2	36	4	46	4
7	3	17	3	27	3	37	1	47	4
8	4	18	1	28	3	38	4	48	4
9	2	19	2	29	1	39	1	49	2
10	3	20	1	30	1	40	4	50	4

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Selection of command- 

(A) Opens the copy of the document in preview 

(B) Prints the copy of displayed document
(C) Brings change in expansion of displayed document
(D) Saves the copy of displayed document
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

2. You organize files by storing them in- 
(A) archives
(B) folders
(C) indexes    
(D) lists
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)


3. How many different documents can you have open at anyone time ? 
(A) No more than three
(B) Only one
(C) As many as your computer memory will hold
(D) No more than you taskbar can display
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

4. What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer network ? 
(A) Printers
(B) Speakers
(C) Floppy disk drives
(D) Keyboards
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

5. Directory in directory is called- 
(A) Mini directory
(B) Junior directory
(C) Part directory
(D) Sub-directory
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)

6. Such a pre-made document, which has coordinating font, layout and background, is- 
(A) Guide    
(B) Model
(C) Ruler    
(D) Template
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)

7. In order to create columnar data in Word you need to- 
(A) Tab consecutively until your cursor reaches the desired place
(B) Set tabs or use the Table menu
(C) You need to use Excel
(D) Press the space bar until your cursor reaches the desired place
(E) None of these
Ans: (E)

8. Saving is a process- 
(A) To copy the document from memory to stroage medium
(B) To bring change in present status of the document
(C) To change the face or entire form
(D) To develop the document by recording the text with the use of keyboard
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

9. To insert a word into the middle of a sentence- 
(A) move the cursor to the desired location in the sentence and type the new word
(B) move the cursor to the desired location in the sentence, press Enter key, and type the new word
(C) move the cursor to the beginning of the sentence and start typing
(D) retype the whole sentence
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

10. A(n) .............. is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices. 
(A) network
 (B) peripheral
 (C) expansion board
 (D) digital device
 (E) None of these
 Ans: (A)

 11. In word you can force a page break-  (A) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing the F1 key
 (B) By using the Insert/Section Break
 (C) By positioning your cursor at the appropriate place and pressing Ctrl + Enter
 (D) By changing the font size of your document
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

12. Junk e-mail is also called- (A) spam
(B) spoof
(C) sniffer script
(D) spool
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

13. Hackers- (A) all have the same motive
(B) break into other people's computers
(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
(D) are people who are allergic to computers
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

14. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system ? (A) Mainframe
(B) Mini-computer
(C) Microcomputer
(D) PDA
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

15. A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the- (A) Compiler
(B) Loader
(C) Operating System
(D) Assembler
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

16. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called- (A) double-space
(B) line spacing
(C) single space
(D) vertical spacing
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

17. Example of non-numeric data is- (A) Employee address
(B) Examination score
(C) Bank balance
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

18. What is embedded system ? (A) The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box.
(B) The programme which is the permanent part of the computer
(C) The computer which is the part of a big computer
(D) The computer and software system that control the machine
(E) None of these
Ans: (D)

19. First page of Website is termed as- (A) Homepage
(B) Index
(C) JAVA script
(D) Bookmark
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

20. ..................... is the appearance of typed characters. (A) Size    
(B) Format
(C) Point    
(D) Colour
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

21. When a file is saved for the first time- (A) a copy is automatically printed (B) it must be given a name to identify it
(C) it does not need a name
(D) it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed
(E) None of these
Ans: (B)

22. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use of corporate- (A) CAN
(B) LAN
(C) DAN
(D) WAN
(E) TAN
Ans: (D)

23. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them ? (A) Main memory
(B) Secondary memory
(C) Disk memory
(D) Programme memory
(E) None of these
Ans: (A)

24. ............... represents raw facts, where- as ................. is data made meaningful. (A) Information, reporting
(B) Data, information
(C) Information, bits
(D) Records, bytes
(E) Bits, bytes
Ans: (B)

25. Which keystroke will take you at the beginning or the end of a long document ? (A) Ctrl + PageUp and Ctrl + PageOown
(B) Shift + Home and Shift + End
(C) Ctrl + Home and Ctrl + End
(D) The only way is by using the right scroll bar
(E) None of these
Ans: (C)

26. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful ?  (A) ROM information can be easily updated.
 (B) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power.
 (C) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage.
 (D) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers.
 (E) None of these
 Ans: (B)

27. In page preview mode- 
 (A) You can see all pages of your document
 (B) You can only see the page you are currently working
 (C) You can only see pages that do not contain graphics
 (D) You can only see the title page of your document
 (E) None of these
 Ans: (A)

28. If the file saved earlier is edited, then- 
(A) It is essential to save the file again to store the change
(B) The change will automatically be saved in the file
(C) If the length is more than a page, the file will be needed to be saved 

(D) The name will be needed to be changed
(E) None of these
 Ans: (A)

29. When creating a word-processed document, this step involves the user changing how words on the page appear, both on the screen and in printed form- 
(A) Editing text
(B) Inserting tables and indexes
(C) Formatting text
(D) Proofing documents
(E) None of these
 Ans: (C)

30. Aligning of text in column is- 
(A) Justified
(B) Right
(C) Centre    
(D) Left
(E) None of these
 Ans: (A)

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE PAPER

1. A keyboard is this kind of device—
(A) black
(B) input
(C) output
(D) word Processing
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

2. IT stands for—
(A) information Technology
(B) integrated Technology
(C) intelligent Technology
(D) interesting Technology
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

3. Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers ?
(A) Personal Computers
(B) Supercomputers
(C) Laptops
(D) Notebooks
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

4. A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is a—
(A) disk
(B) data
(C) file
(D) floppy
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

5. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as—
(A) pulling
(B) pushing
(C) downloading
(D) transferring
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

6. Which part of the computer helps to store information ?
(A) Disk drive
(B) Keyboard
(C) Monitor
(D) Printer
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. ………………is the process of carrying out commands.
(A) Fetching
(B) Storing
(C) Executing
(D) Decoding
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

8. The role of a………generally is to determine a buyer’s needs and match it to the correct hardware and software.
(A) computer Scientist
(B) computer sales representative
(C) computer consultant
(D) corporate trainer
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

9. Which of the following groups consist of only output devices ?
(A) Scanner, Printer, Monitor
(B) Keyboard, Printer, Monitor
(C) Mouse, Printer, Monitor
(D) Plotter, Printer, Monitor
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

10. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a—
(A) title bar
(B) button
(C) dialog box
(D) window
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

11. A(n)………contains commands that can be selected.
(A) pointer
(B) menu
(C) icon
(D) button
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

12. An error is also known as—
(A) bug
(B) debug
(C) cursor
(D) icon
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

13. Arithmetic Operations—
(A) involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item
(B) sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order
(C) use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT
(D) include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

14. Sending an e-mail is similar to—
(A) picturing an event
(B) narrating a story
(C) writing a letter
(D) creating a drawing
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

15. Promotion in Marketing means—
(A) passing an examination
(B) elevation from one grade to another
(C) selling the products through various means
(D) selling the product in specific areas
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

16. Microsoft Word is an example of—
(A) an operating system
(B) a processing device
(C) application software
(D) an input device
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

17. Sources of Sales Leads are—
(A) Data Mining
(B) Market Research
(C) Media Outlets
(D) Promotional Programs
(E) All of these
Ans : (E)

18. Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as—
(A) storage
(B) output
(C) input
(D) information
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

19. Which part of the computer displays the work done ?
(A) RAM
(B) printer
(C) monitor
(D) ROM
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

20. One of the methods for Market Monitoring is—
(A) to watch TV serials
(B) to discuss with other sales persons
(C) to monitor media outlets
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

21. Market Expansion means—
(A) hiring more staff
(B) firing more staff
(C) buying more products
(D) buying more companies
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

22. A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a—
(A) program
(B) command
(C) user response
(D) processor
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

23. Effective marketing helps in—
(A) developing new products
(B) creating a competitive environment
(C) building demand for products
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

24. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel ?
(A) Hardware
(B) Software
(C) Programs
(D) Output
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

25. A Call in Marketing means—
(A) to phone the customers
(B) to visit the customers
(C) to visit the marketing site
(D) to call on prospective customers
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

26. Delivery Channel means—
(A) maternity wards
(B) handing over the products to the buyers
(C) places where products are made available to the buyers
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

27. Processing involves—
(A) inputting data into a computer system
(B) transforming input into output
(C) displaying output in a useful manner
(D) providing relevant answers
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

28. One of the following is a target group for the marketing of Internet Banking.
(A) All the customers
(B) All the educated customers
(C) All the computer educated customers
(D) Only creditors
(E) All of these
Ans : (C)

29. Innovation mean—
(A) Product Designing
(B) New ideas
(C) Impulse
(D) Both (A) and (B)
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

30. One of the following is a target group for the marketing of educational loan.
(A) All the customers
(B) Students
(C) Only poor students
(D) Students having promising educational track record
(E) All of these
Ans : (B)

31. Service after sale is not the function of—
(A) Marketing staff
(B) Seller
(C) Director of the company
(D) Employees of the company
(E) All of the above are wrong
Ans : (A)

32. If done through………the rural marketing would be more effective.
(A) fairs
(B) village fairs
(C) door to door campaign
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

33. Market Survey means—
(A) Market Research
(B) Market Planning
(C) Marketing Strategies
(D) Market Monitering
(E) All of these
Ans : (A)

34. ………can be done through digital Banking ?
(A) Mobile phone
(B) Internet
(C) Telephone
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

35. A good seller should have the following quality/qualities ?
(A) Devotion to the work
(B) Submissive
(C) Sympathy
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

36. The rural marketing is not required because—
(A) rural people do not understand marketing
(B) its not practical from the cost point of view
(C) it is sheer wastage of time
(D) All are wrong
(E) All are correct
Ans : (D)

37. Planned-cost service means—
(A) Costly products
(B) Extra profit on the same cost
(C) Extra work by seller
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

38. Internet marketing means—
(A) Self-marketing
(B) Core Groups monitering
(C) Employees marketing
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

39. The aim of successful marketing is—
(A) to increase the sale
(B) to increase the profit
(C) to increase the output of sellers
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

40. The networking becomes……through networking.
(A) very difficult
(B) dull
(C) easy
(D) has no role in marketing
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)