Computer Awareness for Upcoming Exams Set 92

Computer Awareness Questions for IBPS PO/Clerk, IBPS RRB, NIACL, NICL, RBI Grade B, BOI, OBC SO, BoB and other competitive exams.

1. Which one of the following would be consider as a way that a computer virus can enter a compute system?
   A) opening an application previously installed on the computer
   B) borrowed copies of software
   C) viewing a website without causing any additional transaction
   D) running anti virus program
   E) None of these
   
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     Option B
   
2. By using ____you can quickly and easily give your documents a consistent look.
   A) font
   B) style
   C) feature
   D) finish
   E) none of these
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra:
   Styles allow you to apply complex formatting changes to text with a single click.
3. Small programs that act on data received by the user’s computer as part of a Web page are called ____.
   A) search engines
   B) servlets
   C) browsers
   D) applets
   E) None of these
   
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     Option B
   Some Extra:
   Servelets are the small programs that run on a server. The term usually refers to a Java applet that runs within a Web server environment. This is analogous to a Java applet that runs within a Web browser environment.
4. A data warehouse _____.
   A) Contains numerous naming conventions and formats
   B) Can be updated by end users
   C) Contains only current data
   D) Is organized around important subject areas
   E) Explains some observed event or condition
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra:
   A data warehouse is organized around important subject areas. A data warehouse (DW or DWH), also known as an enterprise data warehouse (EDW), is a system used for reporting and data analysis. DWs are central repositories of integrated data from one or more disparate sources. A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant and non-volatile collection of data in support of management’s decision making process.
5. To change the name of an Excel worksheet _____.
   A) Click on the worksheet tab by holding CTRL key and type a new name
   B) Choose Save AS option from file menu
   C) Add a (?) at the end of filename while saving the workbook
   D) Press CTRL + SHIFT keys and new name
   E) Double click at the worksheet tab and type a new name
   
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     Option E
   Some Extra:
   Double-click on one of the existing worksheet names. Right-click on an existing worksheet name, then choose Rename from the resulting Context menu. Select the worksheet you want to rename (click on the worksheet tab) and then select the Sheet option from the Format menu.
6. A register that keeps track of the next instruction to be executed is called a/an____.
   A) Data Register
   B) Instruction Register
   C) Action Register
   D) Program Counter
   E) Accumulator
   
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     Option D
   Some Extra:
   The Program counter is an incrementing counter that keeps track of the memory address of the instruction that is to be executed next.
7. The operating system that is self-contained in a device and resident in the ROM is ____.
   A) Batch Operating System
   B) Real-time Operating System
   C) Embedded Operating System
   D) Mutli-Processor Operating System
   E) None of these
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra:
   The operating system that is self-contained in a device and resident in the ROM is Embedded Operating System. An embedded operating system is a specialised OS for use in the computers built into larger systems.
8. A programming language having a ______ is slow in execution.
   A) interpreter
   B) compiler
   C) assembler
   D) linker
   E) None of these
   
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     Option A
   Some Extra:
   An interpreted language is a programming language for which most of its implementations execute instructions directly, without previously compiling a program into machine-language instructions. The interpreter executes the program directly, translating each statement into a sequence of one or more subroutines already compiled into machine code
9. ERP is an acronym for _____.
   A) Enterprise Retirement Planning
   B) Enterprise Relationship Planning
   C) Enterprise Resource Planning
   D) Enterprise Reorder Planning
   E) Enterprise Retention Planning
   
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     Option C
   Some Extra:
   ERP is an acronym for ‘Enterprise Resource Planning’.
10. In Excel, a ______ is identified by the cell in the upper-left corner and the cell in the lower-right corner, separated by a colon.
    A) worksheet
    B) value
    C) cell reference
    D) range
    E) none of these
    
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      Option D
    Some Extra:
    In Excel, a range is identified by the cell in the upper-left corner and the cell in the lower-right corner, separated by a colon.

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