Computer Awareness for Upcoming Exams Set 63

Computer Awareness Questions IBPS PO, NICL, BoB PGCBF, NIACL Assistant, Bank of India, Dena Bank PO PGDBF, BOI, and other competitive exams

1. Right click of mouse is used to get _______
   A) Open the icon
   B) Shortcut menu options
   C) Close the icon
   D) Close the folder
   E) None of the above
   
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    Option B
   Explanation:
   The right click is used to get shortcut options like rename, delete, cut, paste etc.
2. Back space key on the keyboard is used for____
   A) Deleting text towards right side of cursor
   B) Deleting text towards left side of cursor
   C) Inserting text towards right side of cursor
   D) Inserting text towards left side of cursor
   E) None of these
   
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    Option B
   Explanation:
   Backspace Key deletes the character or text towards the left side of the cursor.
3. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks EXCEPT:
   A) hackers
   B) spam
   C) viruses
   D) identity theft
   E) None of these
   
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    Option B
   Explanation:
   Spam are example of unwanted data/emails.
4. A(n) ____________ system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an item’s 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
   
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    Option A                        
   Explanation:
   The PSS are gaining popularity day by day as they are the Personal Shopping System for the customers.
5. Which of the following items is not used in Local Area Network (LAN) system?
   A) modem
   B) computer
   C) printer
   D) data cable
   E) None of these
   
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    Option A
   Explanation:
   A modem is used to convert the signals and is connected to lines which is not required to be done in LAN
6. The LANs are located in small geographical boundaries ranging from
   A) Within a room
   B) 50 m to 100 m
   C) 100 m to 2 km
   D) 2 km to 10 km
   E) None of these
   
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    Option C
   Explanation:
   Local Area Network form network of the computers which are in the range of 100 m to 2 kilometre radius 
7. Which type of network would use phone lines?
   A) MAN
   B) LAN
   C) WAN
   D) WWAN
   E) Wireless
   
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    Option C
   Explanation:
   The wide area network i.e. the WAN covers a larger geographical area of systems and uses telephonic lines for the purpose.
8. The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from:
   A) The hard disk
   B) Cache memory
   C) RAM
   D) Registers
   E) None of these
   
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    Option B
   Explanation:
   The cache is a small memory which holds less data but is used for fetching it swiftly.
9. The mouse pointer moves erratically, what is the possible cause? The mouse
   A) ball is dirty
   B) is not connected
   C) driver is not installed properly
   D) has an incorrect IRQ setting
   E) None of these
   
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    Option A
   Explanation:
   The mouse pointer traces the movement by the using the position of the coordinates of the ball. If the ball is dirty, the movements will be irregular and erratic.
10. Which of the following is contained on chips connected to the system board and is a holding area for data instructions and information ? ( Processed data waiting to be output to secondary storage)
    A) program
    B) mouse
    C) internet
    D) memory
    E) modem
    
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     Option D
    Explanation:
    The data transfer rate of memory is very fast.

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