Computer skill test – Basic for Banking and Insurance exams. Take the quiz on basic computer knowledge and view the solution.

A spooler is a(n):

  1. location in memory that maintains the contents of a document until it prints out
  2. Print job
  3. Program that coordinates the print jobs that are waiting to print
  4. Message sent from the printer to the operating system when a print job is completed
  5. None of these

Option C
A series of specially designed documents, which are all linked to be viewed on Internet, is called?

  1. WWW
  2. Web server
  3. Search Engine
  4. Both b) and c)
  5. None of the above

Option A
A web site address is a unique name that identifies a specific __________ on the web.

  1. web browser
  2. web site
  3. PDA
  4. link
  5. None of these

Option B
Dedicated line is same as ________

  1. Narrow bank line
  2. Broad bank line
  3. Leased line
  4. Both 1 and 3

Option C
Which part is the “brain” of the computer?

  1. CPU
  2. Monitor
  3. RAM
  4. ROM

Option A
The operation of combing two cells into a single cell in Excel is referred to as _________

  1. Join cells
  2. Merge cells
  3. Merge table
  4. Join table

Option B
The metal disks, which are permanently housed in, sealed and user magnetic disks.

  1. Hard disk
  2. Floppy disk
  3. Winchester disk
  4. Flexible disk

Option C
A (n) _________ is text that you want printed at the bottom of the page.

  1. Header
  2. Endnote
  3. Footnote
  4. Footer

Option D
An error in a computer program?

  1. Crash
  2. Power Failure
  3. Bug
  4. Virus
  5. None of these

Option C
Which of the following is not a web browser

  1. Mozilla
  2. Mosaic
  3. FoxPro
  4. Amaya
  5. Firefox

Option C
Firewall in computer is used for?

  1. Security
  2. Data Transmission
  3. Authentication
  4. Monitoring
  5. None of these

Option A
A ______ is approximately a million bytes.

  1. Giga byte
  2. Kilo byte
  3. Mega byte
  4. Tera byte
  5. None of these

Option C
The computer’s capability of distinguishing spoken words is called ________

  1. Voice analysis
  2. Speech acknowledgement
  3. Voice recognition
  4. Speech interpretation

Option C
What is the default extension for all word documents

  1. .wrd
  2. .txt
  3. .doc
  4. .fil

Option C
Which of the following printing devices an output composed of a series of data?

  1. Wire matrix printer
  2. Band printer
  3. Wang image printer
  4. Both A & C

Option D
Linus Torvalds develop which operating system?

  1. Windows
  2. Mac OS
  3. UNIX
  4. Linux
  5. None of these

Option D
Condensing output data to exhibit specific information is

  1. Calculating
  2. Recording
  3. Merging
  4. Summarising
  5. None of the above

Option D
A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a(n) ________

  1. version
  2. patch
  3. tutorial
  4. FAQ
  5. None of these

Option B
A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a

  1. Version
  2. Patch
  3. Tutorial
  4. FAQ

Option B
To insert a new slide in a presentation, press–

  1. CTRL + N
  2. CTRL + M
  3. CTRL + O
  4. CTRL + S
  5. CTRL + F

Option B