IBPS Clerk Mains: Computer Quiz

1. India's largest wide area network is: a) INDONET        b) NICNET       c) INET        d) SWIFT e) Beam  2. A computer system consists of several devices like CPU, monitor, mouse etc. together they are called: a) computer peripherals b) computer components c) computer bits d) computer equipments e) none of the above 3. Number of devices supported by LAN can be maximum of: a) 7     b) 12     c) 100     d) 1000     e) 25 4. An information system that immediately responds to the physical systems is called: a) Live system b) On-line System c) Off-line system d) Real time system e) none 5. Route adopted by large companies for payment of dividends to shareholders is called a) ECS Debit b) RTGS c) ECS Credit d) either (b) or (c) e) either (a) or (c) 6. Which combination of keys needs to be pressed to make a percent sign? a) Shift+2  b) Shift+3 c) Shift+4 d) Shift+5 e) Shift+9 7. Which function calculates the largest value in a set of numbers? a) Average b) Count c) Minimum d) Maximum e) None of these 8. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards? a) Daughter board b) Motherboard c) Father board d) Breadboard e) CPU 9. Storage that retains its data after the power is turned off is referred to as a)volatile storage b) non-volatile storage c) sequential storage d) direct storage e) indirect storage 10. What is meant by a dedicated computer? a) Which is used by one person only b) Which is assigned one and only one task c) Which uses one kind of software d) Which is meant for application software e) All the above 11. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands? a) 1978     b) 1984     c) 1990     d) 1989     e) 1991 12. The information stored in storage devices can be accessed in ______ a) RAM access & ROM access b) Memory access & Disk access c) Random access & shift access d) Sequential access & Direct access e) All the above 13. Which of the following is the most commonly used encoding standard of Unicode? a) UTF-6      b) UTF-7      c) UTF-5      d) UTF-9      e) UTF-8 14. UML is stands for a) Universal Modelling Language b) Unified Modelling Language c) United Modelling Language d) Unit Modelling Language e) Uni Modelling Language 15. Which of the following translator program converts assembly language program to object program? a) assembler  b) compiler c) microprocessor d) linker e) sender 16. Which protocol is used to transfer web pages? a) TCP/IP b) SMTP c) POP3 d) HTTP e) HPTP 17. A self-sufficient computer that acts as both a server and a client is known as a) Host b) Client c) Server d) Terminal e) Peer 18. The interactive transmission of data within a time sharing system may be best suited to a) simplex lines b) half-duplex lines c) full duplex lines d) bi flex-lines e) tri flex lines 19. A system program that sets up an executable program in main memory ready for execution is a) assembler b) linker c) compiler d) Coding e) loader 20. A table can be logically connected to another table by defining a a) Super key b) Candidate key c) Primary key d) Unique key e) Common attribute.

  Answers:

1) b	2) a	3) b	4) d	5) c
6) d	7) d	8) b	9) b	10) b
11) e	12) d	13) e	14) b	15) b
16) d	17) e	18) c	19) e	20) c