Computer Knowledge for IPBS Exams

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE / MARKETING APTITUDE PRACTICE MCQs

1. CPU stands for

1) Computer Processing Unit

2) Central Processing Unit

3) Computer Protection Unit

4) Central Processing Upload

5) none of these

2. The primary purpose of software is to turn data into

1) web sites

2) information

3) programs

4) objects

5) None of these

3. A compiler translates a program written in a high-level language into

1) Machine language

2) an algorithm

3) a debugged program

4) Java

5) None of these

4. What is correcting errors in a program called?

1) Compiling

2) Debugging

3) Grinding

4) Interpreting

5) None of these

5. The ______ of a system includes the programs or instructions.

1) hardware

2) icon

3) information

4) software

5) None of these

6. Back up of the data files will help to prevent

1) loss of confidentiality

2) duplication of data

3) virus infection

4) loss of data

5) None of these

7. Text in a column is generally aligned

1) justified

2) right

3) centre

4) left

5) None of these

8. The background of any Word document

1) is always white colour

2) is the colour you pre-set under the Option menu

3) is always the same for the entire document

4) can have any colour you choose

5) None of these

9. In order to save an existing document with a different name you need to

1) Retype the document and give it a different name

2) Use the Save as... command

3) Copy and paste the original document to a new document and then save

4) Use Windows Explorer to copy the document to a different location and then rename it

5) None of these

10. Which one of the following software applications would be the most appropriate for performing

numerical and statistical calculations?

1) Database

2) Document processor

3) Graphics package

4) Spreadsheet

5) None of these

11. What would you do to highlight a word? You position the cursor next to the word, and then

1) Drag mouse while holding button down

2) Click mouse once

3) Roll mouse around

4) Roll and then click mouse

5) None of these

12. A __ contains specific rules and words that express the logical steps of an algorithm.

1) Programming language

2) syntax

3) programming structure

4) logic chart

5) None of these

13. What is the default file extension for all Word documents?

1) TXT

2) WRD

3) FIL

4) DOC

14. Which is the part of the computer system that one can physically touch?

1) data

2) operating systems

3) hardware

4) software

5) None of these

15. In page preview mode

1) You can see all pages of your document

2) You can only see the page you are currently working

3) You can only see pages that do not contain graphics

4) You can only see the title page of your document

5) None of these

16. Cross selling is very effective in the sale of one of the following

1) Debit cards

2) Credit cards

3) Internet banking

4) Auto loans

5) All of these

17. Cross selling means

1) one salesman selling to another salesman

2) selling across territories

3) selling across countries

4) selling additional products to existing customers

5) All of these

18. Target market for Debit Cards is

1) all existing account holders

2) all sales persons

3) all NRI’s

4) all HNI’s

5) All of these

19. Market Penetration can be possible through

1) more calls to the same buyers

2) more calls to many buyers

3) surrogate marketing

4) alternate marketing

5) All of these

20. Cross selling can be resorted to, by

1) all sales persons

2) all employees

3) all employers

4) outsourced agencies

5) all service providers

21. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym

1) CD

2) DVD

3) ROM

4) RW

5) None of these

22. ______ is processed by the computer into information.

1) Data

2) Numbers

3) Alphabets

4) Pictures

5) None of these

23. A _____is an electronic device that process data, converting it into information

1) computer

2) processor

3) case

4) stylus

5) None of these

24. Market innovations means

1) design new products

2) new styles of marketing

3) new ideas in sales steps

4) Only (1) and (2)

5) All (1), (2) and (3)

25. File extensions are used in order to

1) name the file

2) ensure the filename is not lost

3) identify the file

4) identify the file type

5) None of these

26. Market penetration connotes

1) Covering a wide area of the Market for sales

2) Entering the buyers’ houses

3) Entering the sellers’ houses

4) Entering all shops and business houses

5) All of these

27. The most common type of storage devices are

1) persistent

2) optical

3) magnetic

4) flash

5) None of these

28. SME means

1) Small And Medium Enterprises

2) Small Marketing Enterprises

3) Small Scale Marketing Entities

4) Small And Medium Establishments

5) All of these

29. For successful marketing

1) Only the sales person sells

2) Only finance Department-sells

3) Only front office persons sell

4) Only back office persons sell

5) The whole organisation sells

30. Savings Accounts with zero balance can be opened for

1) persons below BPL

2) under Financial Inclusion scheme

3) students

4) as per Bank’s Policies

5) None of these

31. means service rendered by

1) outside agencies

2) other departments of the company

3) employees, other than the sales persons

4) marketing department

5) All of these

32. In modern day marketing, the benefits of selling extend to

1) Only products and services

2) Only after sales services

3) Lifelong relationship with the buyer

4) All of these

5) None of these

33. One of the following is not a target group of SME loans

1) all professionals

2) large industries

3) truck operators

4) beauty parlours

5) hotels and restaurants

34. The performance of a salesperson can be enhanced by

1) increasing the sales incentives

2) increasing the number of products to be sold

3) appropriate training

4) All of these

35. Team building is required

1) only for lead generation

2) only for after sales service

3) for cross selling

4) All of these

36. For sustained relationship with the buyer, one of the following is necessary

1) Continuity

2) Consistency

3) Understanding

4) Empathy

5) All of these

37. Sales Promotion involves-Find the Incorrect option

1) Building Product Awareness

2) Creating Interest

3)Providing Information

4) Designing new products

5) None of these

38. Target market for Home Loans is

1) all builders

2) all housing societies

3) agriculturists

4) All of these

5) None of these

39. Lead generation is

1) a pre-sales function

2) a function of the customer

3) a function of the manufacturing department

4) a post sales function

5) All of these

40. Financial Inclusion means

1) Opening Accounts of Finance Companies

2) Financial Analysis of Balance sheet figures

3) Opening Accounts of HNI’s

4) Opening Accounts of NRI’s

5) Opening Accounts of underprivileged persons

41. Which is not an advantage of using computerized spreadsheets?

1) flexibility of moving entries 2) speed of calculation 3) ability of generate tables 4) cost of initial setup

42. All formula in Excel start with

1) % 2) + 3) = 4) –

43. what is the AutoSummarize feature used for in Word 2000

1) It creates a 250 word, 500 word or 1000 word summary of the document 2) It adds Automatic headwers, bold and italic characters as well as automatic formatting of the

document to give the look of a well summarized document 3) It summarizes the statistics of the document into a report such as total words, total

characters, total pages, total paragraphs, file size ecs 4) It identifies the key points in a document for your to share with others or quickly scan

44. To select several cells or ranges that are not touching each other, you would … while selecting

1) hold down the Ctrl key 2) hold down the Shift key 3) hold down the Alt key 4) hold down Ctrl + Shift key

45. A certain spreadsheet shows in Page Break Preview that cells in Rows 1-25 have white

background. The cells in row 26 that contain data have a dark grey background, when you click

the Print button…..

1) nothing will print because some cells with data have been omitted 2) only the cells with gray background will print 3) the whole sheet will print 4) only the cells with white background will print

46. The view that puts a blue a blue line around each page that would be printed is the …

1) Print Preview 2) Normal View 3) Page Break Preview 4) Split View

47. AutoCalculate will quickly add selected cells if you…..

1) right click on the status bar and select Sum 2) click the AutoCalculate button on the toolbar 3) use the key combination Ctrl+$ 4) Double click the selection

48. A constant is another name for this type of data:

1) number 2) equation 3) formula 4) description

49. The cell labeled 23. 54 the cell labeled F5 refers to

1) row F column 5 2) column F row 5 3) function available in cells 4) function key F4

50. When you are typing an equation into a cell the first thing that must be entered is

1) the first cell referenced 2) parenthesis 3) quotation marks 4) an equal sign

51. Using the AutoSum button will replace in the selected cell….

1) the sum of values in the cell’s column 2) nothing until you select a range of cells 3) the sum of the cell’s row unless you change the range 4) a formula which will add values in the range Excel guesses you want to add

52. Book1 is an example of how … are numbered and named during each work session 1) Active cell 2) Formula bar 3) Menu bar 4) Name box

53. Which of the following displays the contents of the active cell?

1) Active cell 2) Formula bar 3) Menu bar 4) Name box

54. Graphics objects on a chart are used to 1) Add emphasis to chart data 2) Add interest to a chart 3) Help explain the chart data 4) a, b, and c

55. What does SUMIF function do? 1) Adds up cell values based on a condition 2) Adds all the numbers in a range of cells 3) Returns a subtotal in a list or database 4) All of above 5) None of the above

56. You can insert labels for 1) All the data markers on a chart 2) A data series 3) A selected data marker 4) All

57. Tab scrolling buttons 1) Allow you to view a different worksheet 2) Allow you to view additional worksheet row down 3) Allow you to view additional worksheet columns to the right 4) Allow you to view additional sheet tabs

58. You can add a hyperlink to your worksheet by pressing 1) Alt + K 2) Ctrl + H 3) Ctrl + K 4) Ctrl + Shift + K

59. All macro keyboard shortcuts include the ….. key 1) Alt 2) Ctrl 3) F11 4) Shift

60. To open the Format Cells dialog box, press

1) Alt + 1 2) Ctrl + 1 3) Ctrl + Shift + 1 4) F1 5) None of the above

61. To open an existing workbook, you can click the Open button on the …… toolbar. 1) Drawing 2) Formatting 3) Forms 4) Standard 5) None of the above

62. What is the keyboard shortcut (button or buttons to be pressed) for creating a chart from the selected cells? 1) F3 2) F5 3) F7 4) F11 5) None of the above

63. “Qtr 1, Qtr 2, Qtr 3” is an example of a 1) Formula 2) Function 3) Series 4) Syntax 5) None of the above

64. You can open the Highlight Changes dialog box by choosing Track Changes from the …. Menu. 1) Edit 2) Insert 3) Format 4) Tools 5) None of the above

65. Which of the following is not a worksheet design criterion? 1) Efficiency 2) Auditability 3) Description 4) Clarity 5) None of the above

66. To copy cell contents using drag and drop, press the 1) End key 2) Shift key 3) Esc key 4) None of above 5) None of the above

67. If you press …., the cell accepts your typing as its contents. 1) Enter 2) Ctrl + Enter 3) TAB 4) Insert 5) None of the above

68. The auto fill feature 1) Automatically repeat values that already are found in the column 2) Use the fill handle to fill data 3) Fill data into adjacent cells by using the Fill command 4) All the above 5) None of the above

69. You can create only a horizontal page break by first selecting 1) A row below the row where you want the page break to occure 2) A cell in row 1 3) A cell in column A 4) a and c 5) None of the above

70. You can create hyperlinks from the Excel workbook to 1) A webpage on company internet 2) A web page on the internet 3) Other Office 97 application documents 4) All 5) None of the above

71. If you press ……, the cell accepts your typing as its contents. a) Enter b) Ctrl+Enter c) Tab d) Insert e) None of the above

72. Which of the following special function keys allow the content in cell 1) esc 2) shift 3) return 4) Tab 5) None of the above

73. The cell reference fro a range of cells that starts in cell B1 and goes over to column G and down to row 10 is…… 1) B1-G10 2) B1.G10 3) B1;G10 4) B1:G10 5) None of the above

74. Which of the following is not an option in the spelling dialog box? 1) Edit 2) Ignore 3) Ignore all 4) Change 5) None of the above

75. You can quickly change the appearance of your work by choosing Auto Format from the …. Menu 1) Edit 2) View 3) Format 4) Tools 5) None of the above

76. To protect a worksheet, you can choose Protection and the Protect Sheet from the ….. menu 1) Edit 2) Format 3) Tools 4) Data 5) None of the above

77. The advantage of using a spreadsheet is: 1) Calculations can be done automatically. 2) changing data automatically updates calculations 3) more flexibility 4) all of the above 5) None of the above

78. The intersection of a row and column is called : 1) data 2) a field. 3) a cell 4) an equation. 5) None of the above

79. There are three types of data found in a spreadsheet. 1) data, words, numbers 2) equations, data, numbers 3) words, numbers, labels 4) numbers formulas, labels 5) None of the above

80. To select a column the easiest method is to…… 1) Double click any cell in the column 2) Drag from the top cell in the column to the last cell in the column 3) click the column heading 4) click the column label 5) None of the above

81. You can copy cell formats from one cell to another by using the _____________ 1) Backspace key 2) Default font 3) Format painter 4) Formatting toolbar 5) None of the Above

82. The accounting style shows negative numbers in_____________ 1) Bold 2) Brackets 3) Parentheses 4) Quotes 5) None of the Above

83. You can use drag and drop to embed excel worksheet data in a word document 1) By dragging a range of excel data to the word button on the taskbar while pressing the Ctrl

key 2) b. By dragging a range of excel data to the Word button on the taskbar while pressing

Shift key 3) By displaying both applications side-by-side and dragging a selected range of Excel data into

the word application window while pressing the Ctrl key 4) a and c 5) None of the Above

84. A _____________ is a group of cells that form a rectangle on the screen. 1) Calculation 2) Formula 3) Range 4) Range address 5) None of the Above

85. What term describes explanatory text attached to a cell

1) Callout 2) Comment 3) Dialog 4) Extension 5) None of the Above

86. The drag and drop method of copying or moving 1) Can be used between worksheets but not workbooks 2) Can be used between workbooks but not worksheets 3) Can be used between workbooks but not worksheets 4) None 5) None of the Above

87. 3-D reference in a formula 1) Cannot be modified 2) Only appears on summary worksheets 3) Limits the formatting options 4) Spans worksheets 5) None of the Above

88. What excel feature can you use if you want to work with one record at a time? 1) Auto Complete 2) Auto Filter 3) Data Form 4) Sub Totals 5) None of the Above

89. Excel uses the_____________ Function when creating a data table 1) Average 2) Count 3) Sum 4) Table 5) None of the Above

90. The auto calculate feature 1) Can only add values in a range of cells 2) Provides a quick way to view the results of an arithmetic operation on a range of cells 3) Automatically creates formulas and adds them to a worksheet 4) a and c 5) None of the Above

91. The chart wizard 1) Can place a chart on a new chart sheet or on any sheet in the workbook 2) Can only place a chart on new chart sheet 3) Can only place a chart on a new blank worksheet 4) Can only be used to create embedded charts 5) None of the Above

92. The default style for new data keyed in a new workbook is 1) Comma 2) Currency 3) Normal 4) Percent 5) None of the Above

93. The LEN function does what? 1) Compares the content in two cells 2) Counts the numbers of characters in a cell 3) Deletes extra space in text 4) All the above 5) None of the Above

94. Which function converts miles to kilometres, kilograms to pounds, and so on? 1) Convert 2) Product 3) Change 4) All of above 5) None of the Above

95. You can use the drag and drop method to 1) Copy cell contents 2) Delete cells contents 3) Add cell contents 4) All of above 5) None of the Above

96. To balance your checkbook in Excel, your best method is 1) Copy your check amounts into Excel so that you’ll have a neat printout to work on 2) Use Excel to check your arithmetic 3) Download the Checkbook register templates from Templates on Microsoft Office Online 4) All of above 5) None of the Above

97. Which formula can add the all the numeric values in a range of cells, ignoring those which are not numeric, and place the resulting a difference cell 1) Count 2) Average 3) Sum 4) None of above 5) All the Above

98. To name a constant, you use the _____________dialog box 1) Create names 2) Define name 3) Paste name 4) Format cells 5) None of the Above

99. To cancel the marquee, press 1) Ctrl + End 2) End 3) Esc 4) Shift + Esc 5) None of the Above

100. To access the Go To Special feature, you can press 1) Ctrl + G 2) Ctrl + O 3) Ctrl + Shift + G 4) Ctrl + 1 5) None of the Above

101. Which do you press to enter the current date in a cell? 1) Ctrl + Shift + : 2) Ctrl + ; 3) Ctrl + F10 4) All of above 5) None of the Above

102. It is acceptable to let long text flow into adjacent cells on a worksheet when 1) Data will be entered in the adjacent cells 2) No data will be ente4red in the adjacent cells 3) There is no suitable abbreviation for the text 4) There is not time to format the text 5) None of the Above

103. To select a column the easiest method is to … 1) Double click any cell in the column

2) Drag from the top cell in the column to the last cell in the column

3) Click the column heading

4) Click the column label

5) None of the above

104. Documentations should include

1) Destination and users of the output data

2) Source of input data

3) Information on the purpose of the workbook

4) All of above


105. What function displays row data in a column or column data in a row?

1) Hyperlink

2) Index

3) Transpose

4) Rows


106. When you insert an Excel file into a Word document, the data are

1) Hyperlinked

2) Placed in a word table

3) Linked

4) Embedded


107. Except for the …… function, a formula with a logical function shows the word “TRUE” or

“FALSE” as a result 1) IF

2) AND

3) OR

4) NOT


108. Macros are “run” or executed from the ….. Menu.

1) Insert 2) Format 3) Tools 4) Data 5) None of the above

109. What does the VLOOKUP function do?

1) Looks up text that contain ‘v’ 2) Checks whether text is the same in one cell as in the next 3) Finds related records 4) All of above 5) None of the above

110. Which of the following is not an underline option in the format cells dialog box? 1) Double 2) Single Engineering 3) Single Accounting 4) Double Accounting 5) None of the above

111. Which function calculates depreciation at the same amount each year over an asset’s useful

life? 1) DB (fixed-declining balance) 2) SLN (straight line) 3) DDB (double-declining) 4) All of above 5) None of the above

112. To select an individual data marker or data label, you must

1) Double click the data series 2) Right click selected marker 3) Click once to select the series markers or labels and click the desired marker or label again 4) Double click the marker or label 5) None of the above

113. To delete and embedded object, first

1) Double click the object 2) Select the object by clicking it 3) Press the Shift + Delete keys 4) Select it and then press Delete key 5) None of the above

114. This type of software contains rows and columns.

1) Drawing 2) Spreadsheet 3) Database 4) Word processing 5) None of the above

115. You can print only an embedded chart by

1) Moving the chart to a chart sheet before you print. 2) Formatting the chart before you print 3) Selecting the chart before you print 4) a and c 5) None of the above

116. A function inside another function is called a ….. Function.

1) Nested 2) Round 3) Sum 4) Text 5) None of the above

117. Which function calculates your monthly mortage payment? 1) PMT (payments) 2) NPER (number of periods) 3) PV (present value) 4) All of above 5) None of the above

118. If you are working in English (US), Chinese or Japanese, Excel 2002 can speak data as you

enter it, to help you verify accuracy. How do you activate this feature? 1) Point to speech on the tools menu, and then click show text to speech toolbar. 2) Click validation on the data menu 3) Point to speech on the tools menu, and then click speech recognition 4) All of above 5) None of the above

119. How should you print a selected area of a worksheet, if you’ll want to print a different area

next time? 1) On the file menu, point to print area, and then click set print area. 2) On the file menu, click print, and then click selection under print what 3) On the view menu, click custom views, then click add 4) All of above 5) None of the above

120. Your German supplier still invoices for parts in deutsche marks. How can you have Excel

convert those sums to Euros? 1) On the Insert menu, click Symbol and from the currency symbols subset, select the Euro

sign. 2) On the tools menu, click Add-Ins, and select the Euro Currency Tools check box 3) Apply a selected background colour 4) All of above 5) None of the above

121. Which of the following methods cannot be used to enter data in a cell?

1) Pressing an arrow key 2) Pressing the tab key 3) Pressing the Esc key 4) Clicking the enter button to the formula bar 5) None of the above

122. You can activate a cell by

1) Pressing the Tab key 2) Clicking the cell 3) Pressing an arrow key 4) All of above 5) None of the above

123. Excel is a_________________ 1) Graphic program

2) None of these

3) Word processor

4) A spreadsheet


124. To view a cell comment, you should

1) click the edit comment commands on the Insert menu

2) click the Display comment command on the window menu

3) position the mouse pointer over the cell

4) click the comment command on the view menu


125. What is an expression that tells how the numbers in a determined set of cells are to be

calculated? 1) Formula

2) Field

3) Data

4) Query


126. When you want to insert a blank embedded excel object in w word document you can

1) Click the object command on the insert menu

2) Click the office links button on the standard toolbar

3) Click the create worksheet button on the formatting toolbar

4) Click the import excel command on the file menu


127. A value used in a formula that does not change is called a 1) Cell address 2) Constant 3) Function 4) Range 5) None of the above

128. How can you quickly apply professional formatting to your sales forecast worksheet?

1) Apply special attributes using Format Painter 2) Apply an Auto Format Style 3) Apply a selected background color 4) All of above 5) None of the above

129. What chart object is horizontal or vertical line that extends across the plot area to

make it easier to read and follow the values? 1) Category axis 2) Data marker 3) Data point 4) Gridline 5) None of the above

130. Suppose you have columns of data that span more than one printed page. How can

you automatically print the column headings on each page? 1) Click page setup on the file menu, click the sheet tab, and enter the row that contains

these column headings under print titles. 2) Click page setup on the file menu, click the page tab, click the options button, then enter

your choices. 3) Click page setup on the file menu, click the sheet tab, and make a selection under the print

heading. 4) All of above 5) None of the above

131. A fast way to add up this column of number is to click in the cell below the numbers

and then: 1) click subtotals on the data menu 2) view the sum in the formula bar 3) click the autosum button on the standard toolbar, then press enter 4) all of above 5) None of the above

132. You can select a single range of cells by

1) Clicking the upper-left cell in a group of cells and then pressing the Shift key while clicking the lower right cell in a group of cells

2) Pressing the Ctrl key while dragging over the desired cells 3) Pressing the Shift key and an arrow key 4) Dragging over the desired cells 5) None of the above

133. You can use the formula palette to

1) format cells containing numbers 2) create and edit formulas containing functions 3) entered assumptions data 4) copy a range of cells 5) None of the above

134. What Pivot Table toolbar button updates the data in a Pivot Table or Pivot Chart

report if the source data has changed 1) Format Report 2) Pivot Table 3) Refresh Data 4) Show Detail 5) None of the above

135. You can convert existing Excel worksheet data and charts to HTML document by

using the 1) FTP Wizard 2) Internet Assistant Wizard 3) Intranet Wizard 4) Import Wizard 5) None of the above

136. The cell reference for a range of cells that starts in cell B1 and goes over to column G

and down to row 10 is …. 1) G1-G10 2) B1.G10 3) B1;G10 4) B1:G10 5) None of the above

137. To create an interactive Pivot Table for the web, you use a Microsoft Office Web

component called 1) HTML 2) Pivot Table Field List 3) Pivot Table List 4) Pivot Table Report 5) None of the above

138. You can select a single range of cells by

1) Clicking the upper-left cell in a group of cells and then pressing the Shift key while clicking the lower right cell in a group of cells

2) Pressing the Ctrl key while dragging over the desired cells 3) Pressing the Shift key and an arrow key 4) Dragging over the desired cells 5) None of the above

139. A user wishes to remove a spreadsheet from a workbook. Which is the correct

sequence of events that will do this? 1) Go to File-Save As – Save As Type – Excel worksheet 2) Right click on the spreadsheet tab and select DELETE 3) Right click on the spreadsheet and select Insert – Entire Column 4) None of above 5) None of the above

140. What feature enables you to adjust or back solve the value in a cell to reach a

desired outcome in a formula? 1) Goal Seek 2) Scenario Summary report 3) Forecasting 4) Trend line 5) None of the above

141. What term describes a background that appears as a grainy, non smooth surface

1) gradient 2) pattern 3) solid 4) texture 5) None of the above

142. Which of these will not select all the cells in a document? 1) Clicking three times with the right mouse button in the spreadsheet 2) Using the Edit – Select All menu 3) Pressing Ctrl + A on the keyboard 4) Pressing Ctrl + A on the keyboard 5) None of the above

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