Basic knowledge of computers has become an important part of almost all the Bank exams, like IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS RRB PO, IBPS RRB Assistant, RBI Assistant, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, etc. It comes under two heads, Computer Knowledge and Computer Aptitude. This is where most of the students get confused in differentiating between the two. In some exams, Computer Awareness is asked, while in others, candidates are judged on their Computer Aptitude. In this article, we highlight the differences between Computer Aptitude and Computer Awareness and clear all the doubts that occur in the minds of candidates preparing for such exams.
Both these sections are considered both scoring and easy, as they serve questions on set patterns, unlike the QA or Reasoning, or the English section.
Let us now compare them on the basis of the syllabus and the nature of the sections!
| Syllabus of Computer Awareness/Knowledge | Syllabus of Computer Aptitude |
| Computer Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of computers Windows operating system Basics, Internet Terms and services, Basic functionalities of MS-Office (MS-word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint), Networking and communication, Database basics of hacking, Security tools and viruses, Memory, Keyboard Shortcuts, Computer Related Terms Abbreviations. | Questions come from Mathematical operation, flow-chart, or special character-based in Input-output, Coding-decoding, Direction sense, or puzzles. |
Computer Awareness or Knowledge is often asked in exams like IBPS Clerk/IBPS RRB PO/ IBPS RRB Assistant, and RBI Assistant.
This section covers the basic knowledge of computers. In addition, the latest events related to computers are also asked in this section. Some of the most important topics include:
Computer Aptitude is the section that is asked in exams, like SBI PO and IBPS PO. This section is clubbed with Reasoning ability in these exams. The computer Aptitude section tests your aptitude in solving logical problems. Practice previous years’ questions to know the types of questions that come under them.
You are recommended to solve the previous year’s paper of all these exams to know what kind of questions are asked related to Computer Aptitude and Computer Awareness. To make this process easy, you can take PracticeMock’s amazing Mock Tests.
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