IBPS CLERKS EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS

IBPS CLERKS EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1.       Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file names?
(a) Files may share the same name or same extension but not both
(b) Every file in the same folder must have a unique name
(c) File extension is another name for file type
(d) The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (d)

2. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus ?
(a) Existing program files and icons disappear
(b) The CD-ROM stops functioning
(c) The Web browser opens to an unusual home page
(d) Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (b)

3. Main memory is
(a) Random Access Memory
(b) Read only Memory
(c) Serial Access Memory
(d) Storage Memory
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)

4. A compact disc (CD) is a data storage of the type
(a) Magnetic
(b) Optical
(c) Electrical
(d) Electromechanical
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)

5. What are the two basic types of memory that your computer uses ?
(a) RAM
(b) RW/ RAM
(C) ROM
(d) ERAM
(e) POST
ANSWER: (a)

6. A computer with CPU speed around 100 million Instructions per second with the word length of
Around 64 bits is known as
(a) Super computer
(b) Mini computer
(c) Micro computer
(d) Macro computer
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)

7. To locate a data items for storage is
(a) Field
(b) Feed
(c) Database
(d) Fetch
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)

8. A type of line printer that uses embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper is
(a) Golf ball printer
(b) Dot-matrix printer
(c) Laser printer
(d) Band printer
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)

9. The chip, used in computers, is made of
(a) Chromium
(b) Iron oxide
(c) Silica
(d) Silicon
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)

10. The size of commonly used Floppy disk is
(a) 4.5"
(b) 3.5"
(c) 3.25"
(d) 5.5"
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)

11. Operating system of a computer
(a) Enables the programmer to draw a flow chart
(b) Links a program with subroutine with references
(c) Provides a layer, user friendly interface
(d) Hardware of computer
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)

12. Wild card operators specifies
(a) Can be used when writing into multiple files
(b) Allows several files to be read simultaneously
(c) Provide an easy way of groups of related files
(d) Are only used when printing the contents of a file
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)

13. Most Websites have a main page, the ...... which acts as a doorway to the rest of the Web side
pages.
(a) Search engine
(b) Home page
(C) Browser
(d) URL
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)

14. Which of the following is not true about Computer files?
(a) They are collections of data saved to a storage medium
(b) Every file has a file name
(c) A file extension is established by the user to indicate the file's contents
(d) Files usually contain data
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)

15. What type of computer could be found in a digital watch?
(a) Mainframe computer
(b) Super computer
(c) Embedded computer
(d) Note book computer
(e) Micro computer
ANSWER: (e)

16. This process is used by large retailers to study trends.
(a) Data mining
(b) Data selection
(C) POS
(d) Data conversion
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)

17. This system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an items tag and pulls up the
current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
(a) PSS
(b) POS
(C) Inventory
(d) Data mining
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)

18. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer ?
(a) Gathering data
(b) Processing data into information
(c) Analyzing the data or information
(d) Storing the data or information
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)

19. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead
of manually. This technology is known as
(a) Robotics
(b) Computer forensics
(C) Simulation
(d) Forecasting
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)

20. It is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 Nano metres
(a) Nano science
(b) Microelectrodes
(C) Computer forensics
(d) Artificial intelligence
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)

 

IBPS CLERKS EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. _____Is a program which reproduces itself?
a) Virus
b) Software
c) a and b
d) None

2. ____Viruses that aim at the boot sector of a hard drive are infect-ing a very crucial component of the boot process?
a) File infection virus
b) Boot virus
c) Network virus
d) E-mail virus

3. _____Is the virus that they will attach themselves to EXE files, compressed files like ZIP files and driver files?
a) File infector virus
b) Boot virus
c) Network virus
d) E-mail virus

4. _____Is the virus, which is uniquely created to quickly spread throughout the local area network?
a) File infector virus
b)Boot virus
c) Network virus
d) E-mail virus

5. Which of the following are the main purposes of an operating system?
a) To provide an environment for a computer user to execute programs on a computer hardware in a convenient and efficient manner
b) To allocate separate resources of the computer as needed to solve the problem given
c) Supervision of the executions of user programs to prevent errors and improper use of computer d) All of the above

6. Define acronym 'spooling'?
a) Simultaneous Peripheral Operation On-line
b) Simultaneous Peripheral Operation Off-line
c) Simultaneous Peripheral Organization On-line
d) System Peripheral Operation On-line

7. Several programs are in a memory concurrently; the syste-m switches among the programs for efficient processing and minimal idle time is called____?
a) Multi tasking
b) Multi programming
c) Multi functioning
d) None of the above

8. ____ Is the using scheduling and multiprogramming to provide an economical interactive system of two or more users?
a) Time sharing
b)Time changing
c) Processing
d) None

9. ____Is a system with two or more central processing units?
a) No definition
b) Multi processor
c) Double processor
d) None

10. ____ Is the system where fast response is desirable, but not required?
a) Real time systems
b) Time sharing systems
c) a and b
d) None

11. ____Is the system where processing must be completed with in certain time constraints appropriate for the system?
a) Real time systems
b) Time sharing systems
c) a and b
d) None

12. ____Is the smallest block that can be read or written on a disk?
a) Sector
b) Track
c) Disk
d) None of the above

13. ____Is the collection of sectors all as same circumference on a single surface?
a) Track
b) Sector
c) Disk
d) None of the above

14. ____Is the time interval when a process uses Central Processing Unit only?
a) CPU burst
b) I/O burst
c) (a)And(b)
d) Either (a)or(b)

15. ____Is the time interval when a process uses I/O devices only?
a) CPU burst
b) I/O burst
c) (a)And(b)
d) Either (a)or(b)

16. ____Is simply consists of one or more attributes that determine other attributes?
a) Lock
b) Database
c) Key
d) None of the above

17. Be unique is the characteristic of the ____key?
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Foreign
d) Candidate

18. A unique key can uniquely identify each ____ in a table?
a) Field
b) Row
c) File
d) Database

19. ____Is a database that treats all of its data as a collection of relations?
a) Relational database
b) Rational database
c) a and b
d) None

20. ____Is the precise set of instructions that describes how to perform a specific tasks?
a) Algorithm
b) Graph
c) Pie chart
d) None of the above

21. Which of the following is a programming language?
a) MS-Word
b) C++
c) Access
d) Power point

22. ____Is the process of writing the programs is commonly called?
a) Software
b) Coding
c) Debugging
d) None

23. ____Is the special program that converts programming language instructions into machine level instructions?
a) Modem
b) Central Processing Unit
c) Compiler
d)None of the above

24. After the program has been complied, the resulting set of instructions is called?
a) Final result
b) Information
c) Executable code
d) Source code

25. Which of the following is presen-tation application software?
a) MS-Power point
b) MS-Word
c) MS-Excel
d) MS-Access

26. ____Is a specific combination of a microprocessor family and an operating system?
a) Platform
b) Operating system
c) Central Processing Unit
d) None of the above

27. ____Platform comprises a windows operating system and an intel or intel compatible microprocessor?
a) Wintel
b) Macintosh
c) Normal platform
d) Java platform

28. Application software is?
a) System specific
b) User specific
c) Platform specific
d) None

29. An operating system runs multiple applications simultan-eously known as?
a) Multi tasking
b) Multi programming
c) Programming
d) None of the above

30. Which of the following language use interpreter?
a) C++
b) COBOL
c) BASIC
d) All of the above

31. ____Is a database program that stores information that can be manipulated, stored and filtered to meet your specific needs?
a) Access
b) Power point
c) Excel
d) None of the above

32. ____Creates multimedia presen-tations to display information in a graphical format?
a) Access
b) Power point
c) Excel
d) None of the above

33. ____Allows you develop spreadsheets that display data in various tabular and visual formats?
a) Access b) Power point
c) Excel
d) None of the above


34. FORTRAN is?
a) Formula translation
b) Formula generation
c) Format generation
d) Format translation

35. EEPROM stands for?
a) Electrically Erasable Program-mable Read Only Memory
b) Electrically Erasable Program-mable Run Only Memory
c) Electrically Efficiently Progr-ammed Read Only Memory
d) Efficiently Erasable Program-mable Read Only Memory

36. ____Generation computers are very big in size with less memory
a) Third Generation?
b) Fourth Generation
c) First Generation
d) Fifth Generation

37. EBCDIC stands for?
a) Extended Binary Cut Decimal Interchange Code
b) Extended Binary Coded Dedicated Interchange Code
c) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Inner Code
d) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code

38. Computer can do every thing except?
a) Processing
b) Storing
c) Analyzing
d) Own decisions

39. ____Is a data model in which the data is organized into a tree like structure?
a) Hierarchical database model
b) Sequential model
c) Dimensional model
d) None

40. SQL stands for?
a) Structured Quest Language
b) System Query Language
c) Structured Query Language
d) Standard Query Language

Answers:
1) a 2) b 3) a 4) c 5) d 6) a 7) b 8) a 9) b 10) b 11) a 12) a 13) a 14) a 15) b
16) c 17) a 18) b 19) a 20) a 21) b 22) b 23) c 24) c 25) a 26) a 27) a 28) c 29) a 30) c
31) a 32) b 33) c 34) a 35) a 36) c 37) d 38) d 39) a 40) c