Test your Computer Skills for banking / insurance exams with this basic computer knowledge multiple choice question test.

The central processing unit contains which of the following as a component?

  1. Memory Regulation Unit
  2. Flow Control Unit
  3. Arithmetic Logic Unit
  4. Instruction Manipulation Unit
  5. None of these

Option C
Which protocol is used to transfer file from one system to another system –

  1. FTP
  2. HTTP
  3. SMTP
  4. POP
  5. None of these

Option A
A saved document is referred to as?

  1. File
  2. Word
  3. Folder
  4. Project

Option A
In a ring topology, the computer in possession of the………can transmit data.

  1. Packet
  2. Data
  3. Access method
  4. Token
  5. None of these.

Option D
Which one of the following is the first second-generation computer?

  1. IBM 7090
  2. IBM 801
  3. IBM 7070
  4. IBM 650
  5. None of the above

Option A
.Zip is a _______ file.

  1. Executable file
  2. Compressed file
  3. System file
  4. Combo file

Option B
Instructions and Memory address are represented by ?

  1. Character code
  2. Binary codes
  3. Binary word
  4. Parity bit
  5. None of these

Option B
When you install new programs on your computer, it is typically added to the ___?

  1. All programs
  2. Select programs
  3. Start programs
  4. Desktop programs
  5. None of these

Option A
Which of the following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards

  1. Mother board
  2. Cache memory
  3. Hard disk
  4. All of the above
  5. None of these

Option A
A computer` ROM is

  1. ALU
  2. Computer software
  3. O/S
  4. Computer hardware

Option D
Presentation is also called ______

  1. preview
  2. gallery
  3. Slide sorter
  4. Slide show

Option D
Which of the following programming language is used to craete programs like applets?

  1. COBOL
  2. C Language
  3. Java
  4. BASIC
  5. None of these

Option C
We use the “Ctrl + C” shortcut key for?

  1. Cut selected item
  2. Clear selected item
  3. Copy selected item
  4. Close selected item
  5. None of these.

Option C
_______ Servers store and manage files for network users.

  1. Authentication
  2. Main
  3. Web
  4. File

Option C
The_____stored on a ROM chip, is responsible for loading the operating system from its permanent location on the hard drive into RAM.

  1. BIOS
  2. API
  3. device driver
  4. supervisor program
  5. display

Option A
What kind of scheme is the HTTP protocol?

  1. Get/put
  2. Store/forward
  3. Queuing
  4. Request/response

Option D
A ________ is approximately a million bytes.

  1. Gigabyte
  2. Kilobyte
  3. Megabyte
  4. Terabyte

Option C
Which of the following is not a Word processor?

  1. Microsoft Word
  2. Word Perfect
  3. Microsoft Excel
  4. Word Star

Option C
Which of the following sequence is correct?

  1. Source code – compiler – object code – linker – executable code
  2. Source code -linker – object code compiler – executable code
  3. Object code – compiler – source code – linker – executable code
  4. Object code -linker – source code – compiler – executable code

Option A
The primary output device for computers is a

  1. Video monitor
  2. Printer
  3. keyboard
  4. mouse

Option A