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Computer Questions for Competitive Exams such as Banking
Following are the questions asked in various Examinations of Computer Paper (Clerical and PO)
- Technology that consists of electromagnetic devices and systems for communicating over long distances is known as – Communications Technology
- What is the name given to specialized phones which allow users to make phone calls as well as browse the World Wide Web? – Smartphones
- High-capacity computers with hundreds of thousands of processors that can perform more than one trillion calculations per second are called – Supercomputers
- Embedded computers are known as – Microcontrollers
- A communications system connecting two or more computers is called a – Network
- Which toolbar provides access to file management and editing commands, in addition to special features? – Standard Toolbar
- The cut, copy, and paste buttons are normally located on which toolbar? –Standard Toolbar
- When conducting a Spelling and Grammar check, potential spelling errors are shown in which colour? – Red
- Which is the popular term for connecting to a network? – Log-on
- What consists of hardware and software and allows voice, video, and data to be communicated over traditional copper-wire telephone lines? – ISDN
- An expression for how much data can be sent through a communications channel in a given amount of time is referred to as? – Bandwidth
- The communications rules or protocols that allow browsers to connect with web servers is – HTTP
- The internet connection that uses regular phone lines to transmit data in megabits per second is – DSL
- Bps stands for – Bits per second
- If text was highlighted and ‘Edit’ ‘Copy’ was clicked, what would happen - Text would be copied from the document and placed in the clipboard
- The blinking point which shows your position in the text is called—Cursor
For seeing the output, you use — Monitor
- A directory within in directory is called— Sub Directory
- For opening and closing of the file in Excel, you can use which bar – Title Bar
- In many MS Office applications, You click at B to make the text— Bold
- A disk’s content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is— Read Only Memory
- Data that is copied from an application is stored in the— Clipboard
- Changing an existing document is called – Editing the Document
- Preparing any document for the first time is called – Creating the Document
- In a spreadsheet program the ………… contains related worksheets and documents –Workbook
- A central computer that holds collections of data and programs for many PCs, workstations, and other computers is a – Server
- A Compiler is - A program which translates from one high-level to a machine level
- When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into the corresponding bits – ANSI
- A Pixel is - The smallest resolvable part of a picture
- Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment – Mouse
- Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer – 2
- The memory location address are limited to - 00000 to 9ffff(16)
- The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as –Firmware
- Which technology is used in Compact disks – Laser or Optical
- EPROM can be used for doing what - Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
- The contents of information are stored in which type of register – Memory Data Register
- Algorithm and Flow chart help us to - Specify the problem completely and clearly
- The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as— Downloading
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- The process of a computer sending information to a server on the Internet is known as – Uploading
- ………………is the process of carrying out commands – Executing
- An error is also known as— Bug
- The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a— Window
- A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a—Program
- Collection of many commands is – a Program
- Collection of many programs is – a Software
- Collection of many software is – a Package
- Collection of many software to achieve a common or homogeneous goal is – a Suit (such as MS – Office)
- CAD stands for – Computer Aided Design
- DTP stands for – DeskTop Publishing
- Which type of printer cannot print graphics – Dot matrix
- The father of Modern Computer is – Charles Babbage
- Memory which forgets every thing when you switch off the power is known as –Volatile Memory
- The linking of computers with a communication system is called – Networking
- Information travels between components on the mother board through – Buses
- How are data organized in a spreadsheet – In rows and Columns
- World’s most famous spreadsheet program is – MS Excel
- How many options does a BINARY choice offer – two
- IBM stands for - International Business Machines
- What is also known as brain of computer – CPU (Central Processing Unit)
- A _______ is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states – Flip Flop
- Unwanted repetitious messages, such as unsolicited bulk e-mail is known as –Spam
- DOS stands for – Disk Operating System
- ___________ translates and executes program at run time line by line –Interpreter
- What is meaning of OOP – Object Oriented Programming
- What are the basic principles of OOP – Inheritance and Polymorphism
- COBOL is used in which types of applications – Commercial Applications