Computer
Awareness Questions for IBPS Mains Exams – Day 11
1. Windows operating system was developed by:
(a) Apple Inc.
(b) Microsoft
(c) Wipro
(d) IBM
Answer: B)
Explanation: Microsoft Windows (or simply Windows)
is a metafamily of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by
Microsoft. It consists of several families of operating systems
2. Windows 98 (codename : Memphis) was developed
in-
(a) 1989
(b) 1998
(c) 2005
(d) 2006
(e) 2007
Answer: B)
Explanation: Windows 98 (June 1998) offers support
for a number of new technologies, including FAT32, AGP, MMX, USB, DVD, and
ACPI. Its most visible feature, though, is the Active Desktop, which integrates
the Web browser (Internet Explorer) with the operating system
3. __________ is when the more power-hungry
components, such as the monitor and hard drive, are put on idle.
(a) Hibernation
(b) Powerdown
(c) Standby mode
(d) The shutdown procedure
(e) None of the above
Answer: C)
Explanation: Stand By. Alternatively referred to
as sleep mode, Standby or Stand by is a mode the computer monitor, or other device,
enters when idle for too long.
4. The general term peripheral equipment is used
for ------------
(a) Any device that attached to a
computer system
(b) Large scale computer system
(c) A program collection
(d) Other office equipment
(e) None of these
Answer: A)
Explanation: Peripheral equipment (also called:
input and output devices) connects a computer to other things.
5. Which device can understand the difference
between data and programs?
(a) Input device
(b) Output device
(c) Memory
(d) Processor
(e) None of these
Answer: D)
Explanation: Processor can only understand the
difference between data and programs.
6. The simultaneous execution of two or more
instructions is called ……………
(a) Sequential access
(b) Reduced instruction set
(c) Multiprocessing
(d) disk mirroring
(e) None
Answer: C)
Explanation: Multiprocessing operating systems
enable several programs to run concurrently. UNIX is one of the most widely
used multiprocessing systems
7. The standard protocol of the Internet is
(a) TCP/IP
(b) Java
(c) HTML
(d) Flash
(e) None of these
Answer: A)
Explanation: TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the basic communication language or protocol of
the Internet
8. Which of the following term is associated with
Internet/E-mail
(a) Plotter
(b) Slide presentation
(c) Bookmark
(d) Pei chart
(e) Microsoft Excel
Answer: C)
Explanation: A bookmark is a Uniform Resource
Identifier (URI) that is stored for later retrieval in any of various storage
formats.
9. The IP address 135.0.10.27 belongs to address
class
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these
Answer: B)
Explanation: Class A range starts from 0.0.0.0 to
127.255.255.255
Class B range starts from
128.0.0.0 to 191.255.255.255
Class C range starts from
192.0.0.0 to 223.255.255.255
Class D range starts from
224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255
Class E range starts from
240.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255
10. Which of the following describes programs that
can run independently, travel from system to system and disrupt computer
communication?
(a) Trojans
(b) Viruses
(c) Worm
(d) Droppers
(e) All of these
Answer: C)
Explanation: A computer worm is a standalone
malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other
computers. Often, it uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on
security failures on the target computer to access it.
11. The first Computer Virus is __________.
(a) Creeper
(b) Sasser
(c) Blaster
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
Answer: A)
Explanation: Creeper virus is a computer virus
that is most commonly recognized as the first computer virus.
12. McAfee is an example of __________.
(a) Virus
(b) Antivirus
(c) Word Processing Software
(d) Photo Editing Software
(e) None of these
Answer: B)
Explanation: McAfee is an Antivirus.
13. LISP is suitable for _______ operations.
(a) Numeric
(b) Arithmetic
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Character
(e) None of these
Answer: C)
Explanation: LISP is used in Artificial Intelligence programs and it is suitable for
both numeric and Arithmetic operations.
14. _______ is a mathematically oriented high
level language frequently used in time sharing.
(a) ASCII
(b) ANSI
(c) ADA
(d) APL
(e) None of these
Answer: D)
Explanation: APL is a set of powerful built-in
functions, which can be combined by indefinitely "nesting" functions
and it is frequently used in time sharing.
15. What is the full form of APL?
(a) A Programming Language
(b) Procedure Language
(c) Array Programming Language
(d) Array Programming Level
(e) None of the above
Answer: A)
Explanation: APL stands for A Programming
Language.
