Computer Awareness Practice Questions and Answers for SBI Clerk & PO Exams
1. A blinking symbol on the screen that shows
where the next character will appear is a/
an....
1) delete key
2) arrow key
3) cursor
4) return key
5) None of these
2. The ability of an OS to run more than one
application at a time is called ................
1) multitasking
2) object-oriented programming
3) multi-user computing
4) time-sharing
5) None of these
3. Which of the following could do to remove a
paragraph from a report you had written?
1) Delete and edit
2) Highlight and delete
3) Cut and paste
4) Undo typing
5) None of these
4. An example of a telecommunications
device is a ....................
1) keyboard
2) mouse
3) printer
4) modem
5) None of these
5. Date and Time are available on the desktop
at ..................
1) Taskbar
2) My Computer
3) Recycle Bin
4) Only (2) and (3)
5) None of these
6. You click at B to make the text ...................
1) Italics
2) Underlined
3) Italics and underlined
4) Bold
5) None of these
7. ................... is the process of finding errors
in software code.
1) Debugging
2) Compiling
3) Interpreting
4) Testing
5) None of these
8. A directory within a directory is called ..........
1) Mint Directory
2) Junior Directory
3) Part Directory
4) Sub Directory
5) None of these
9. In Excel, Charts are created using which
option?
1) Chart Wizard
2) Pivot Table
3) Pie Chart
4) Bar Chart
5) None of these
10. A ................. contains buttons and menus
that provide quick access to commonly
used commands.
1) Tool bar
2) menu bar
3) window
4) find
5) None of these
11. What is the equipment used to capture
information and commands?
1) Output device
2) Input device
3) Storage device
4) Telecommunication device
5) None of these
12. Which of the following is not a common feature
of software applications?
1) Menus
2) Windows
3) Help
4) Search
5) None of these
13. A .................. contains specific rules and
words that express the logical steps of an
algorithm.
1) programming language
2) programming structure
3) syntax
4) logic chart
5) None of these
14. Microcomputer hardware consists of three
basic categories of physical equipment .......
1) keyboard, monitor, hard drive
2) system unit, input/output, memory
3) system unit, input/ output, secondary
storage
4) system unit, primary storage, secondary
storage
5) None of these
15. For creating a document, you use ............
command at File Menu.
1) Open
2) Close
3) New
4) Save
5) None of these
16. Which type of software is similar to an
accountant's worksheet?
1) Word Processing
2) Database
3) Spreadsheets
4) Graphics
5) File Manager
17. The network connecting several computers
all over the world is .....................
1) Intranet
2) Internet
3) ARP net
4) Network
5) LAN
18. In Windows, by default the files when deleted
are sent to ....................
1) Dust Bin
2) Recycle Bin
3) Waste Bin
4) Recycle Waste Bin
5) None of these
19. Which of the following is an Operating
System?
1) MS Windows
2) Mac
3) MS DOS
4) Windows NT
5) All of the above
20. A terminal that cannot process any information
is called .....................
1) Direct access terminal
2) Intelligent terminal
3) Smart terminal
4) Blind terminal
5) Dumb terminal
21. A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have
the ....................
1) Compiler
2) Loader
3) Operating System
4) Assembler
5) None of these
22. Which key should be pressed to start a new
page in MS-Word?
1) Down Cursor Key
2) Enter Key
3) Shift + Enter
4) Ctrl + Enter
5) Shift+ Ctrl + Enter
23. The keys labelled 0-9 on the keyboard are
called ......................
1) Function Keys
2) Numeric keys
3) Typewriter keys
4) Special keys
5) Alpha keys
24. The most popular Internet activity is ..........
1) downloading music
2) watching movie trailers
3) shopping for books
4) e-mailing
5) None of these
25. In a spreadsheet, a cell is defined as the...
1) Intersection of a table and a tuplet
2) Intersection of a file and a database
3) Intersection of a row and column
4) Intersection of a field and a record
5) None of these
ANSWERS :
1-3, 2-1, 3-2, 4-4, 5-1
6-4, 7-4, 8-4, 9-1, 10-1, 11-2, 12-2, 13-1, 14-2, 15-3
16-3, 17-2, 18-2, 19-5, 20-5, 21-3, 22-4, 23-2, 24-4, 25-3
