Computer Awareness for Bank Exams Flashcards
Computer basics, abbreviations and keyboard shortcuts for bank exams.
- CPU
- Central Processing Unit – 'brain' of the computer.
- ALU
- Arithmetic Logic Unit – does calculations and comparisons.
- RAM vs ROM
- RAM: volatile, read-write memory.
ROM: non-volatile, read-only memory. - BIOS
- Basic Input Output System – starts the computer (booting).
- URL
- Uniform Resource Locator – address of a web page.
- HTTP / HTTPS
- HyperText Transfer Protocol; HTTPS is the secure (encrypted) version.
- DNS
- Domain Name System – converts domain names into IP addresses.
- 1 Byte
- 8 bits.
- 1 Kilobyte (KB)
- 1024 bytes.
- Father of the computer
- Charles Babbage.
- ENIAC
- First general-purpose electronic digital computer (1946).
- Phishing
- Fraud that tricks users into revealing passwords or bank details through fake messages or sites.
- Firewall
- Security system that filters network traffic between a trusted and an untrusted network.
- Ctrl + Z
- Undo.
- Ctrl + Y
- Redo.
- Ctrl + A
- Select all.
- Ctrl + F
- Find.
- Ctrl + H
- Find and Replace (MS Word).
- Ctrl + P
- Print.
- Alt + F4
- Close the active window.
- Windows + D
- Show desktop.
- Windows + L
- Lock the computer.
- Ctrl + Shift + Esc
- Open Task Manager.
- F2
- Rename selected file.
- F5
- Refresh; in PowerPoint starts the slide show.
- F7
- Spelling and grammar check (MS Word).