Practice Computer Questions – Set 5
Sample Bank Computer Awareness Questions
1. A relatively new technology that allows wireless connectivity:
a) Bluetooth
b) Black tooth
c) Blue band
d) Broadband
e) Wi- fi
2. In MS-DOS 5.0, which is the number that acts as a code to uniquely identify the software product?
a) MS
b) DOS
c) MS DOS
d) 5.0
e) 4.2.0
3. Encryption and decryption are functions of
1) Transport layer
2) Session layer
3) Presentation layer
4) All of the above
5) None of these
4. Which of the following computer language is a mathematically oriented languages used for scientific problems?
1) FORTRAN
2) COBOL
3) LISP
4) PROLOG
5) APPLE
5. ________ is when the more power-hungry components, such as the monitor and the hard drive, are put in idle.
1) Hibernation
2) Power down
3) Standby mode
4) The shutdown procedure
5) None of these
6. Aspecial high-speed line used by large corporations to support digital communications is known as:
a) satellite/air connection service lines
b) cable modems
c) digital subscriber lines
d) T1, T2, T3 and T4 lines
e) None of the above
7. An affordable technology that uses existing telephone lines to provide high-speed connections
is called ________.
a) ISDN
b) microwave
c) cable modem
d) DSL
e) ALU
8. The most common input devices are the ________ and the ________.
1) microphone, printer
2) scanner, monitor
3) digital camera, speakers
4) keyboard, mouse
5) None of these
9. To save an existing file with a new name or to a new location, you should use the ________ command.
1) Save
2) Save and Replace
3) Save As
4) New File
5) None of these
10 Hard disk drives are considered ________ storage.
1) flash
2) non-volatile
3) temporary
4) nonpermanent
5) None of these
11. The ________ key and the ________ key can be used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks.
1) Control, Alt
2) Function, toggle
3) Delete, Insert
4) Caps Lock, Num Lock
5) None of these
12. A(n) ________ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.
1) network
2) peripheral
3) expansion board
4) digital device
5) None of these
13. The term bit is short for ________
1) megabyte
2) binary language
3) binary digit
4) binary number
5) None of these
14. Instructions and memory address are represented by ___
a) Character code
b) Binary code
c) Binary word
d) Parity bit
e) Bite code
15. The terminal device that functions as a cash register, computer terminal and OCR reader is:
a) Data collection terminal
b) OCR register terminal
c) Video Display terminal
d) POS terminal
e) None of the above
16. A set of flip flops integrated together is called ____
a) Counter
b) Adder
c) Register
d) Flip flop
e) All of the above
17. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ________ data.
1) present
2) input
3) output
4) store
5) None of these
18. Which of the following terms is just the connection of networks that can be joined together ?
1) virtual private network
2) internet
3) intranet
4) extranet
5) None of these
19. Abacus was the first ___
a) Electronic computer
b) Mechanical computer
c) Electronic calculator
d) Mechanical calculator
e) Electronic chip
20. If in a computer, 16 bits are used to specify address in a RAM, the number of addresses will be ___
a) 216
b) 65,536
c) 64K
d) 128K
e) 135K
21. People often call ______ as the brain of computer system.
a) Control Unit
b) Arithmetic Logic Unit
c) Central Processing Unit
d) Storage Unit
e) Store data
22. Which of the following is used for manufacturing chips?
a) Bus
b) Control unit
c) Semiconductors
d) a and b only
e) None of the above
23. The value of each bead in heaven is ___
a) 1
b) 3
c) 5
d) 7
e) 8
24. The first computer introduced in Nepal was ___
a) IBM 1400
b) IBM 1401
c) IBM 1402
d) IBM 1406
e) IBM 1405
25. Bluetooth is a type of radio wave information transmission system that is good for about:
a) 30 feet
b) 30 yards
c) 30 miles
d) 300 miles
e) 3000 miles
26. ________ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off.
1) The Network Interface Card (NIC)
2) The CPU
3) RAM
4) ROM
5) None of these
27. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a ________
1) network
2) mainframe
3) supercomputer
4) client
5) None of these
28. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
a) Producing result
b) Comparing numbers
c) Controlling flow of information
d) Performing mathematical operations
e) Controlling flow of data
29. The telephone is an example of a(n)____ signal.
a) analog
b) digital
c) modulated
d) demodulated
e) compiler
30. Acredit card-sized expansion board that is inserted into portable computers that connects the modem
to the telephone wall jack is:
a) Internal modem
b) External modem
c) PC Card modem
d) Wireless modem
e) Wired modem
31. A modem that is contained within the system unit is called:
a) External
b) Internal
c) Wireless
d) Wi-Fi
e) Bluetooth
32. A modem that doesn’t need to be connected to a telephone line is the ___ modem.
a) external
b) internal
c) wireless
d) DSL
e) NSL
33. The capacity of a communication channel is measured in ___
a) Bandwidth
b) Bit capacity
c) Baud rate
d) Data flow
e) Store data
34. A device operating at the physical layer is called a
1) Bridge
2) Router
3) Repeater
4) All of the above
5) None of these
35. For separating channels in FDM, it is necessary to use
1) Time slots
2) Bandpass filters
3) Differentiation
4) All of the above
5) None of these
Question Number and Answer Option
1 correct option 1;
2 correct option 4;
3. correct option 3
4. correct option 1
5. correct option 3
6 correct option 4;
7 correct option 4;
8. correct option 4
9. correct option 3
10. correct option 2
11. correct option 1
12. correct option 1
13. correct option 3
14 correct option 2;
15 correct option 4;
16 correct option 3;
17. correct option 2
18. correct option 2
19 correct option 4;
20 correct option 2;
21 correct option 3;
22 correct option 3;
23 correct option 3;
24 correct option 2
25 correct option 1;
26. correct option 4
27. correct option 1
28 correct option 2
29 correct option 1;
30 correct option 3;
31 correct option 2;
32 correct option 3;
33 correct option 1;
34. correct option 3
35. correct option 2
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