Computer Awareness MCQs for Banking : Set 11 | GK Infopedia

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[1] Computer language COBOL is appropriate for -
A. Commercial purpose
B. Graphic purpose
C. Scientific purpose
D. All
Ans: Commercial purpose
Explanation : COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) is a programming language that reads like regular English and is often used for business and administrative purposes.

[2] The blank white area near the edges of every page in a word document is known as a _.
A. cut mark
B. margin
C. new area
D. gutter
Ans: margin
Explanation : Margins refer to the blank white areas near the edges of a page. Every page has top, bottom, left and right margins. The area surrounded by these four margins where you write, edit, and format the text is known as the text area.

[3] Which of the following is a type of chart available in Excel?
A. Area
B. Doughnut
C. Line
D. All of the above
Ans: All of the above
Explanation : A chart is used to represent a data graphically through symbols. The commonly used charts in Excel are line bar, area doughnut and pie.

[4] Which of the following Office programs offers the animation feature?
A. Word
B. Excel
C. PowerPoint
D. Access
Ans: PowerPoint
Explanation : Animation refers to a process of creating an illusion of motion of static images. This feature is available in the PowerPoint application of Office Suite.

[5] In MS PowerPoint, what are visual movements referred to as when one slide changes to another?
A. Slide movement
B. Slide transition
C. Slide change
D. Slide transformation
Ans: Slide transformation
Explanation : A slide transition is the visual effect that occurs when you move from one slide to the next during a presentation. You can control the speed, add sound, and customize the look of transition effects.

[6] Which among the following represents a Root Tag?
A.

B.
C.
D.
Ans:
Explanation : The Root Element. In any markup language, the first element to appear is called the "root element", which defines what kind of document the file will be. The element represents the root of a Hyper Text Markup Language document.

[7] Which among the following is the appropriate term to find specific information on a website?
A. Analytical research
B. Drill down
C. MDX querying
D. Checking its Homepage
Ans: Drill down
Explanation : In information technology to drill down means to move from one place to another, information to detailed data by focusing in on something.

[8] Verizon Communications on July 2016, announced plans to acquire Yahoo for $4.8 billion in cash. Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) is a _.
A. Website for Consumers
B. Web Portal
C. Organization that allocates web addresses
D. E-mail service
Ans: Web Portal
Explanation : A Web portal is a specially designed website that often serves as the single point of access for information.

[9] A _’s main purpose is to prohibit unauthorized access to your computer via the Internet.
A. Popup blocker
B. Firewall
C. Spyware blocker
D. Spam assassin
Ans: Firewall
Explanation : A firewall acts as a barrier between a trusted network and an untrusted network. A firewall controls access to the resources of a network through a positive control model.

[10] =Sum (S3 : S10) is an example of a -
A. function
B. formula
C. cell address
D. value
Ans: formula
Explanation : It is a formula to get sum of the data from cell number S3 to S10.

[11] Which among the following is the short cut key for slideshow?
A. F4
B. F5
C. F6
D. F7
Ans: F5
Explanation : F5 is the shortcut key for slideshow.

[12] To switch the slide orientation between portrait and landscape – Click and select Portrait or Landscape as your requirement.
A. Slide page
B. Slide Orientation
C. Slide theme
D. Slide number
Ans: Slide Orientation
Explanation : You have to select slide orientation to change orientation.

[13] An error in a computer program is called a .
A. crash
B. power failure
C. bug
D. virus
Ans: bug
Explanation : A software bug is an error, flaw, failure or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways.

[14] Which among the following was the first graphical web browser?
A. Mosaic
B. WAIS
C. CERN
D. Gopher
Ans: Mosaic
Explanation : The explosion in popularity of the Web was triggered by NCSA Mosaic, a graphical browser which eventually ran on several popular office and home computers.

[15] Which of the following general purpose software allows you to do mathematical or financial calculation?
A. Word processing program
B. Spreadsheet program
C. Presentation program
D. Media Player
Ans: Spreadsheet program
Explanation : A spreadsheet program is general-purpose software that allows you to do mathematical or financial calculation. An example of a spreadsheet program is MS excel.

[16] Which of the following is used to insert a CD/DVD in a computer?
A. NIC Card
B. Modem
C. Hard Drive
D. Disk Drive
Ans: Disk Drive
Explanation : A pen drive has to be inserted into the space called USB port of your computer whereas a CD/DVD is inserted into the CD/DVD drive as shown in the pictures below.

[17] Which of the following displays the work done by a computer?
A. RAM
B. Printer
C. Monitor
D. ROM
Ans: Monitor
Explanation : A monitor is an output device that displays the output after processing the instructions provided by the user.

[18]What is Windows Vista?
A. Processor
B. Operating System
C. Input device
D. Memory
Ans: Operating System
Explanation : Windows Vista is an operating system that was produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs.

[19] Which among the following is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure created by Microsoft?
A. Simple Storage Service
B. Atmos
C. OpenStack Swift
D. Azure
Ans: Azure
Explanation : Microsoft is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure created by Microsoft for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centres.

[20] To ‘maximize’ a window means to :
A. Fill it to capacity
B. Expand it to fit the desktop
C. Put only like files inside
D. Drag it to the Recycle Bin
Ans: Expand it to fit the desktop
Explanation : Maximize allows the user to enlarge a window, usually making it fill the entire screen or the program window in which it is contained. When a window is maximized, it cannot be moved until it is reduced in size using the Restore button.

[21] Which of the following types of menu shows the further sub-choices?
A. Reverse
B. Template
C. Scrolled
D. Pull-down
Ans: Pull-down
Explanation : Pull down menu shows further sub-choices.

[22] Trackball is an example of a/an:
A. Programming device
B. Pointing device
C. Output device
D. Software device
Ans: Pointing device
Explanation : Trackball. An input device that looks like an upside down mouse. The picture of the Logitech cordless trackball mouse is an example of a trackball mouse that uses the thumb for movement.

[23] micro-computer is a small, relatively inexpensive computer with a microprocessor. Which is the first micro-computer?
A. Z2
B. Titan-1
C. MARK-B
D. Altair
Ans: Altair
Explanation : The Altair is widely recognized as the spark that ignited the microcomputer revolution as the first commercially successful personal computer.

[24] Which of the following is the short cut key combination that can be used to type in bold in MS Excel?
A. Ctrl + Down Arrow Key
B. Ctrl + 2
C. Ctrl + 3
D. Ctrl + 4
Ans: Ctrl + 2
Explanation : Ctrl + 2 is the shortcut key that can be used to type text in bold in Excel.

[25] Which of the following supports 32-bit processor?
A. Windows 2000
B. Windows 7
C. Windows 8.1
D. All of the above
Ans: All of the above
Explanation : The 32-bit processor was the primary processor used in all computers until the early 1990s. Intel Pentium processors and early AMD processors were 32-bit, which means the operating system and software work with data units that are 32 bits wide. Windows 95, 98, and XP are all 32-bit operating systems.



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