Computer Awareness : Quiz 1 : For Bank PO Exams

1.Which Microsoft-based technology was built to link desktop applications to the World
Wide Web?
(A)Active Channel
(B)Active Desktop
(C)ActiveX

2.What is the name of the digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations in
computers?
(A)Arithmetic Logic Unit
(B)Digital comparator
(C)Multiplexer

3.What is the full form of ADSL ?

(A)Automatic Digital Subscriber Line
(B)Asymmetric Direct Subscriber Line
(C)Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

4.What is the difference between ADSL & DSL?

Ans:- Symmetrical DSL (SDSL) uploads and downloads data at the same speed,
ADSL has different maximum data transfer rates for uploading and downloading
data.

5.What is the full form of ANSI ?

Ans:- American National Standards Institute

6.Which among the following key is used for checking grammar and spelling?
(A)F3
(B)F5
(C)F7

7.An Autoresponder is a_______on mail server that automatically replies to e-mails.

(A)command
(B)software
(C)program

8.DDL is used to define the structure of a database, including the tables, columns, and
data types that it contains. Its full form is ?
(A)Data Definition Language.
(B)Data Definition Link
(C)Data Determination Language.

9.A DSLAM is a device used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to route incoming DSL
connections to the Internet. What is its correct full form ?
(A)Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
(B)Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplier
(C)Digital Service Line Access Multiplexer

10.RUP Stands for "Rational Unified Process." RUP is a software development process
from Rational, a division of _______?
(A)Microsoft
(B)IBM
(C)Compaq
11.Which among the following defines web2.0 most precisely ?
(A)A New version of Internet
(B)A Series of technological improvements in World Wide Web
(C)A New labeling of old Softwares improved

12.Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in which year?

(A)1977
(B)1985
(C)1988

13.32 bit operations were introduced for the first time by Microsoft in ________?
(A)windows 95
(B)Windows 3.0
(C)Windows 3.11

14.A GUID is a 128-bit (16 byte) number used by software programs to uniquely identify
the location of a data object. What is correct full form?
(A)Graphical User Identifier
(B)Globally Unique Identifier
(C)Globally Unique Internet

15.Which among the following is responsible for allocating IP addresses and managing
the domain name system.?
(A)Domain name warehousing
(B)Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
(C)Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

Computer Awareness Quiz 2

1.The performance of a hard drive or other storage device , meaning how long it takes to
locate a file is called ?
(A)Response Time
(B)Access Time
(C)Quick Time

2.Alerts are mostly appear in ______?

(A)Check Box
(B)Combo Box
(C)Dialog Box

3.Which of the following was used in first generation computers?

(A)Machine Language
(B)High Language
(C)Assembly Language

4.A unit of data storage that equals 2 to the 70th power is called?
(A)Zebibyte
(B)Yottabite
(C)Yobibite
5.What is used in most programs that is a part of a program and guides the user through
certain steps?
(A)Software
(B)Wizard
(C)Wiki

6.A generic name for Intel processors released after the original 8086 processor is ______
?
(A)Pentium
(B)x86
(C)Pentium 286

7.A network that is connected to the Internet, but uses encryption to scramble all the data
sent through the Internet is called ?
(A)My network
(B)Virtual private Network
(C)Social Network

8.V-RAM is used for access of the following ?

(A)Video & Graphics
(B)Text & Images
(C)programs

9.Panther (10.3), Jaguar (10.2), Puma (10.1), and Cheetah (10.0) are examples of
_______?
(A)Windows OS
(B)Mac OS
(C)Open Operating Systems

10.Structured Query Language (SQL) is used in the following ?

(A)Create Databases
(B)Create & Modify Databases
(C)Create, Modify & Query Databases

11.A file which has not been altered, compressed, or manipulated in any way by the
computer is called?
(A)temp file
(B)raw file
(C)permanent file

12.The word bandwidth is also used to mean ________?

(A)width of the data cable
(B)amount of data transferred
(C)number of the computers on a particular network

13.NetBIOS was introduced in 1983 by which company as an improvement to the

standard BIOS used by Windows-based computers?
(A)Dell
(B)IBM
(C)Compaq

14.Which among the following is not a payment card technology?

(A)Magnetic Stripe Card
(B)Smart Card
(C)Fleet Card

15.Which among the following can be called an electronic check ?

(A)Debit Card
(B)Smart Card
(C)Credit Card

Computer Awareness Quiz 3 for Bank Examinations

1.Which of the following was used in programming the first computers?

(A)Object code
(B)Source Code
(C)Machine Language
(D)Assembly Language
(E)None of the above

2.Any piece of data can be returned in a constant time, regardless of its physical location
and whether or not it is related to the previous piece of data using which of the
following ?
(A)CPU
(B)RAM
(C)ROM
(D)Network Interface Card
(E)None of the above

3.Which among the following are not Objects in Access Database?

(A)Table
(B)Form
(C)Query
(D)Report
(E)Pivot Table

4.Which of the following Key is not found in normal computers / laptops?

(A)turn key
(B)alt key
(C)del key
(D)shift key
(E)pause/ break key

5.A hybrid computer exhibits the features of ______?

(A)analog computer
(B)digital computer
(C)both analog and digital computer
(D)mainframe computer
(E)none of the above

6.Structured programming languages such as C, COBOL and FORTRAN were used in

which of the following computers?
(A)First Generation Computers
(B)Second Generation Computers
(C)Third Generation Computers
(D)Fourth Generation Computers
(E)Fifth Generation Computers
7.Which among the following statement is correct ? (More than one options are correct )
(A)Machine Language was developed prior to Assembly Language
(B)Assembly Language Was developed prior to Machine Language
(C)Both Assembly and machine languages were developed together
(D)First generation computers used machine language and second generation
computers used assembly language
(E)First generation computers used assembly language and second generation computers
used machine language
Ans:- A & D are correct

8.Which of the following are called Knowledge Information processing System?

(A)Fourth Generation Computers
(B)Fifth Generation Computers
(C)Laptops
(D)Servers
(E)Super computers

9.What is the correct full form of VLSI?

(A)Very Large Scale Integration
(B)Very large Software Integration
(C)Very large Scale Implementation
(D)Very Large Software Implementation
(E)Very Large System Integration

10.Which of the following generation of computers is associated with artificial

intelligence?
(A)First
(B)Second
(C)Third
(D)Fourth
(E)Fifth

11.The sixth-generation era (sometimes referred to as the 128-bit era) refers to which of
the following?
(A)Sixth generation Computers
(B)Laptops
(C)Super computers
(D)Video game Consoles
(E)None of the above

12.BSNL, Reliance, Shaw cable, AOL, Tata Indicom all can be kept in which one of the
following groups?
(A)ISDN
(B)IRC
(C)ISP
(D)Icons
(E)Host
Ans:- ISP all are internet service providers

13.One kilobyte has _____?

(A)1000 bytes
(B)128 bytes
(C)1024 bytes
(D)1036 bytes
(E)1528 bytes

14.Which among the following is correct about 4GL?

(A)A computer brand
(B)A software brand
(C)A software program
(D)A programming language
(E)A type of graphic card
Ans:- A programming language, 4GL means fourth-generation programming
language

15.First microprocessors were used in which of the following?

(A)Computers
(B)Calculators
(C)Telephones
(D)Printers
(E)None of above

16.Which of the following transforms input data into output data?

(A)Peripherals
(B)RAM
(C)ROM
(D)CPU
(E)printer

17.In a computer file systems which among the following is top or first in hierarchy?
(A)root directory
(B)parent directory
(C)home directory
(D)working directory
(E)none of the above

18.What is HTTP 404?

(A)An error message indicating server not found
(B)An error message indicating moved permanently
(C)An error message indicating forbidden
(D)An error message indicating server found
(E)An error message indicating server busy

19.Core Banking Solutions are developed to perform__?

(A)recording of transactions
(B) passbook maintenance
(C)interest calculations
(D)customer records
(E)All of the above

Computer Awareness For Bank Clerical Examinations , Quiz 4

1.Which among the following is not a security / privacy risk?
(A)Spam
(B)Hacking
(C)Virus
(D)Phishing
(E)Vishing
2.Now a days Vishing has become a criminal practice of using social engineering
over which of the following?
(A)Social networking sites
(B)Mobile phones
(C)E-mails
(D)Cyber cafés
(E)All of the above

3.When some unidentified / unknown person / firm sends you mail in a

trustworthy /lucrative way asking for sensitive banks and online payment
information, this is a case of __?
(A)spam
(B)hacking
(C)Phishing
(D)Vishing
(E)Simulation

4.Which among the following is a correct definition of "Digital Divide"?

(A) gap between people having access to mobile and internet access
(B) gap between people having access to internet /IT and no internet/IT
(C) gap between people having access to broadband and narrowband internet
(D) gap between people having access to internet banking and normal banking
(E)Gap between the people having an email account and no email account

5.Which among the following is the most common source of Viruses to the hard
disk of your computer?
(A)Incoming Email
(B)Outgoing Email
(C)CD Roms
(D)Websites
(E)Mobile

6.What is the fullform of W3C?

(A)World Wide Web Consortium
(B)World Wide Web Company
(C)World Wide Web Center
(D)World Wide Web Command
(E)None of them

7.Which among the following is used for removing a software bug / defect which
is available for free of cost from the software provider?
(A)Version
(B)Update
(C)Help
(D)Patch
(E)Syntax

8.What is the name of the proposed software application that would allow users of
automated teller machines (ATMs) to alert the police of a forced cash withdrawal
by entering their personal identification number (PIN) in reverse order?
(A)ATM SafetyPIN
(B)ATM SafetyPro
(C)ATM SafetyCode
 (D)ATM SafetySign
(E)ATM SafetyDigit

9.In the MICR Code Line Structure what do represent the first three digits of Sort
field number consisting of nine digits?
(A)City
(B)Bank
(C)Branch
(D)Account Type
(E)None of the above

Ans:- first three digits represent the city, the next three indicate the bank and the
last three digits signify the branch

10.Most of the internet banking sites provide which of the following feature to reduce the
risk of keystroke logging for the password entry?
(A)Virtual keyboard
(B)Finger Touching
(C)Touchscreen
(D)ShapeWriter
(E)Dasher

11.ADSL data communications technology uses which of the following for faster
data transmission ?
(A)Voiceband modem
(B)Wireless Modem
(C)Copper telephone Lines
(D)Sockets
(E)None of the above

12.While working on Microsoft World , which among the following is the

command for "Undo"?
(A)Cntrl +A
(B)Cntrl +Z
(C)Cntrl +Y
(D)Cntrl +C
(E)Cntrl +V

13.While browsing the internet , which of the following key is used for full screen
view?
(A)F3
(B)F5
(C)F11
(D)F9
(E)F10

14.Which of the following is a suitable term for any programmable content of a

hardware device configurations and data for application-specific integrated
circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices, etc.?
(A)Hardware
(B)Software
(C)Firmware
(D)Malware
(E)Liveware
 15.Most of the internet sites now a days use CSS primarily to enable the
separation of document content (written in HTML or a similar markup language)
from document presentation, including elements such as the layout, colors, and
fonts. What is full form?
(A)Cascading Style Software
(B)Clear Style Sheet
(C)Cascading Style Sheet
(D)Common Style Sheet
(E)Conditional Style Sheet

16.What is the purpose of keeping electronic devices such as computers,

televisions, and remote controlled devices on Sleep mode?
(A)Reduce Power consumption
(B)Back Up
(C)To write contents of RAM to hard disc
(D)To improve download speed
(E)None of the above

17.Which of the following device is a volatile storage?

(A)RAM
(B)Hard Disc
(C)Magnetic Tape
(D)Floppy Disc
(E)ROM

18.Which of the following company owns/ uses the Virtual Hard Disk (.vhd)
format for Virtual PC?
(A)IBM
(B)Microsoft
(C)Intel
(D)Google
(E)Apple

19.What is Office Open XML?

(A)A file format
(B)A software
(C)A electronic device
(D)An international standard
(E)None of the above

20.What is the ultimate purpose of Defragmentation?

(A)Make the PC faster
(B)Create More Free Space
(C)Delete temporary files
(D)Reduce Power consumption
(E)All of the above

Ans:- Create More Free Space is the main purpose however performance is also
improved in most cases
Computer Awareness : Quiz 5 for Banking Examinations

1.In context with the Core Banking System, what does CORE stands for ________?
(A)Centralized Online Records Exchange
(B)Centralized Office Real-time Exchange
(C)Centralized Online Real-time Exchange
(D)Central Online Real-time Exchange

2.Firewall technology is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting

authorized communications. Which among the following is the most advanced in firewall
technology?
(A)packet filters
(B)application layer
(C)stateful filters
(D)None of Them

3.Which of the following term is used for the process of transforming information using
an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge?
(A)deciphering
(B)encryption
(C)decryption
(D)coding

4.Which among the following is the correct definition of "Computer Audit" used many
times in Banking Industry?
(A)Practice of using computers to automate or simplify the audit process
(B)Practice of testing the computer security procedures and identification lapses
before the banking operation is put to risk
(C)software designed to read, process and write data with the help of functions
performing specific audit routines
(D)Practice of financial statement audit with the help of Computers

5.In which year was UNCITRAL Model Law on E-Commerce adopted by the United
Nations following which India passed the Information Technology Act 2000 in May
2000?
(A)1995
(B)1996
(C)1997
(D)1998

6.In 1995, the Reserve Bank had set up the Committee for Proposing Legislation on
Electronic Funds Transfer and other Electronic Payments. What this committee was
called?
(A)Rangrajan Committee
(B)Shere Committee
(C)Saraf Committee
(D)Narsimham Committee

7.In context with the use of Information technology in Banks, what is the meaning of
Cheque Truncating?
(A)illegal act of taking advantage of the float to make use of non-existent funds in a
cheque
(B)creating digital version of the original cheque
(C)crossing of cheque
(D)None of Them

8.Which of the following parts of a computer makes use of primary memory?

(A)Storage Unit
(B)CPU
(C)Computer Output devices
(D)Mass Storage Devices

9.While browsing internet , a keyboard shortcut is used to place a www to the beginning
and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar. Which among the following
shortcuts?
(A)ALT + ENTER
(B)CNTRL + ENTER
(C)ALT + SHIFT
(D)CNTRL + SHIFT

10.How many kilohertz are in 1 terahertz ?

(A)1 000 000 000
(B)1 000 000 00
(C)1 000 000
(D)1 000 000 000 00

11.Access control which enables an authority to control access to areas and resources in a
given physical facility or computer-based information system has two important
processes. These processes are ___?
(A)Encryption & Decryption
(B)Locking and Unlocking
(C)Authorization and authentication
(D)Tunneling and Switching

12.Most of the ATM cards, credit cards, debit cards, etc all over the world are of ISO/IEC
7810 ID-1 size, an international standard format that defines the physical characteristics
for identity or identification cards. What are the approx. dimensions of these cards?
(A)93 x 53 mm
(B)90 x 49 mm
(C)86 × 54 mm
(D)74 x 44 mm
Ans:- 86 × 54 mm, This is defined by ISO as 85.60 × 53.98 mm in size

13.The first 6 digits of the credit card number are known as ___?
(A)Issuer Identification Number
(B)Major Industry Identifier
(C)account number
(D)Check sum

14.Which among the following is official registrar of International Bank Account

Number (IBAN)?
(A)SWIFT
(B)Euro Banking Association
(C)Banking, Insurance and Finance Union
(D)None of them
15.What is the full form of SDRAM?
(A)Shift dynamic random access memory
(B)Synchronous dynamic random access memory
(C)System dynamic random access memory
(D)Serial dynamic random access memory