SBI PO MAIN
COMPUTER AWARENESS QUESTIONS
1. The software tools that enable a user to interact with a computer for specific purposes are known as—
(A) Hardware (B) Networked Software (C) Shareware (D) Applications (E) None of these Ans : (D)
2. A………shares hardware, software, and data among authorized users.
Ans : (A)
3. Computer programs are written in a high-level programming language; however, the humanreadable version of a program is called—
(A) cache (B) instruction set (C) source code (D) word size (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
4. In word processing, an efficient way to move the 3rd paragraph to place it after the 5th paragraph is—
(A) copy and paste (B) copy, cut and paste (C) cut, copy and paste (D) cut and paste (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
5. Which of the following is not a function of the control unit ?
(A) Read instructions (B) Execute instructions (C) Interpret instructions (D) Direct operations (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
6. Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information is a(n)—
(A) operating system (B) database (C) database program (D) data warehouse (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
7. A set of step-by-step procedures for accomplishing a task is known as a(n)—
(A) algorithm (B) hardware program (C) software bug (D) firmware program (E) None of these Ans : (A)
8. Which of the following is not true about RAM ?
(A) RAM is a temporary storage area (B) RAM is the same as hard disk storage (C) RAM is volatile (D) Information stored in RAM is gone when you turn the computer off (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
9. The main directory of a disk is called the………directory.
(A) root (B) sub (C) folder (D) network (E) None of these
Ans : (A)
10. The physical arrangement of elements on a page is referred to as a document’s……
(A) features (B) format (C) pagination (D) grid (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
11. =SUM (B1 : B8) is an example of a—
(A) function (B) formula (C) cell address (D) value (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
12. Which of the following storage media provides sequential access only ?
(A) Floppy disk (B) Magnetic disk (C) Magnetic tape (D) Optical disk (E) None of these
Ans : (B)
13. Compilers and translators are one form of—
(A) ROM (B) RAM (C) Hard disk (D) Software (E) None of these
Ans : (D)
14. Data representation is based on the………number system, which uses two numbers to represent all data.
(A) binary (B) biometric (C) bicentennial (D) byte (E) None of these
Ans : (A)
15. The most common input devices include—
(A) Monitor and keyboard (B) Monitor and mouse (C) Mouse and keyboard (D) Printer and mouse (E) None of these
Ans : (C)
