Computer Knowledge Quiz for IBPS RRB OS-I Mains – 4

1. Which of the following statements is true concerning ?

(a) Virtual memory is the space on the hard drive where the operating system begins to store data when it becomes memory-bound

(b) Accessing data from RAM is a slower than accessing data from virtual memory

(c) When it is using virtual memory, the operating system builds a file called the RAM file

(d) If a computer is memory-bound, adding more RAM will not solve the problem

(e) None of these

2. The term bit is short for ________.

(a) megabyte

(b) binary language

(c) binary digit

(d) binary number

(e) None of these

3. All of the following terms are associated with spreadsheet software except ________.

(a) worksheet

(b) cell

(c) formula

(d) virus detection

(e) None of these

4. ________ are devices used to transmit data over telecommunications lines.

(a) Drives

(b) Drive bays

(c) Modems

(d) Platforms

(e) None of these

5. A ________ is approximately one billion bytes.

(a) kilobyte

(b) bit

(c) gigabyte

(d) megabyte

(e) None of these

6. Companies use which of the following vendors to provide access to software and services rather than purchasing the applications and maintaining the applications themselves?

(a) Open source vendors

(b) Alliances

(c) Application service providers

(d) All of the above

(e) None of these

7. Which one of the following would be considered as a way that a computer virus can enter a computer system?

(a) Opening an application previously installed on the computer

(b) Borrowed copies of software

(c) Viewing a website without causing any additional transactions

(d) Running High Graphic Media

(e) None of these

8. Collecting personal information and effectively posing as another individual is known as the crime of _______.

(a) spooling

(b) identity theft

(c) spoofing

(d) hacking

(e) None of these

9. The first step in the transaction processing cycle is _______.

(a) database operations

(b) audit

(c) data entry

(d) user inquiry

(e) None of these

10. In the information systems concept, the output function involves

(a) Capturing and assembling elements that enter the system to be processed

(b) Transformation processes that convert input into output

(c) Transferring elements that have been produced by a transformation process to their ultimate destination

(d) Monitoring and evaluating feedback to determine whether a system is moving toward the achievement of its goal

(e) None of these