If a computer's BIOS allows it, you can boot from a CD-ROM.
True
False
Q.2.
All Operating Systems get their total memory initialized from?
CPU
BIOS
ROM
RAM
None of the above
Q.3.
What problem can occur if a printer cable is to close to a power cable?
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
EMI Electromagnetic Interference
parity error
no affect
None of the above
Q.4.
Which of the following is a storage device?
Monitor
Scanner
Speaker
Flash Drive
Q.5.
All of the following are examples of input devices EXCEPT a:
scanner
mouse
keyboard
printer
None of these
Q.6.
Which loses its contents when the power is turned off?
ROM
RAM
Hard Disk
Power Supply
Q.7.
What forgets everything when power is turned off?
CPU
RAM
Motherboard
Hard drive
Q.8.
A connector used to allow a computer to network with other types of hardware such as printers, keyboards, and speakers is called a...
USB Port
Printer
USB Cable
Hardware
Q.9.
A small portable hard drive designed to hold digital files and data; also called a thumb or flash drive is also called a...
USB Cable
CD/DVD Drive
USB Port
Portable Storage
Q.10.
When a computer prints a report, this output is called
Program
Soft copy
Hard copy
Printing
None of these
Q.11.
What is the acronym used for reusable storage devices?
CD
RW
DVD
ROM
None of these
Q.12.
How many pins are there in SIMMs currently in market?
9 or 32
30 or 70
28 or 72
30 or 72
None of these
Q.13.
Which of the following becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing?
Active tab
Active Window
Insertion Point
Mouse Pointer
None of the above
Q.14.
In which year was the barcode invented?
1945
1946
1947
1952
1949
Q.15.
A circuit with abouttransistors fabricated on a single chip is called
MCR
MSI
MIS
RJE
None of these
Q.16.
ALU is called as ________ of a processor.
Heart
Master dispatcher
Primary memory
All of the above
None of these
Q.17.
What kind of printers are Inkjet printers and laser printers?
Nonimpact
Impact
Dot-matrix
Thermal
None of these
Q.18.
What is the technical term used for the data which is going in the computer?
Output
Algorithm
Input
Calculators
Flowchart
Q.19.
Peripheral devices such as printers and plotters are considered to be what among the following?
Hardware
Software
Data
Information
None of these
Q.20.
Which of the following device can be used to store large amounts of data?
CDROM
CDRAM
FLOPPY DISK
ZIP DISK
HARD DISK
Q.21.
What is the other name used for plastic material floppy disk?
Hard disks
High-density disks
Diskettes
Templates
None of these
Q.22.
A byte can be represented in the range of 0 to _____
2
255
256
1024
1025
Q.23.
If the system shows a series “POST error”, the problem is related to which component?
Hard drive
Ram or Rom
System board
Video adapter
None of these
Q.24.
Which type of access can be related to magnetic medium for data storage?
Direct access
Sequential access
Indirect access
1 & 2
All of the above
Q.25.
The higher the resolution of a monitor, the ______________?
Larger the pixels
Less clear the screen is
Further apart the pixels
Closer the pixels
None of these
Q.26.
Which two keys are used in combination with other keys in order to command the computer to perform special instructions?
Control, Alt
Function, toggle
Delete, insert
Caps Lock, Num Lock
None of these
Q.27.
What is the term used to describe those vertical black lines which are inscribed on products and items and is readable by a computer only?
An ASCII code
A magnetic tape
An OCR scanner
A bar code
None of these
Q.28.
Which unit transforms the input into the output?
Peripherals
Memory
Storage
The Input-Output unit
The CPU
Q.29.
What is the meaning of a hard copy?
Saved on a floppy disk
Printed on a paper
Backed up on a tape drive
Sent as an e-mail
None of these
Q.30.
Microprocessors are used to make several types of electronic devices these days. Which of the following uses microprocessors?
Computers
Digital system
Smartphones
All of above
None of these
Q.31.
In addition to repeatability, what is the other unit/parameter used for measuring plotter quality?
Buffer size
Resolution
Vertical dimension
Intelligence
None of these
Q.32.
If the user needs to print anything on multi carbon form, which of the following cannot be used?
Daisy wheel
Dot matrix
Laser
Thimble
None of these
Q.33.
Out of the given input devices in the following list, which option gives those devices which are direct entry input devices?
Optical scanner
Mouse and digitizer
Light pen
All of the above
None of these
Q.34.
Which of the following is the latest device which uses optical storage techniques for data storage?
Digital paper
Magneto-optical disk
WORM disk
CD-ROM disk
None of these
Q.35.
Which of the following is not used as a storage device?
Hard disk drives
Printers
Floppy disk drives
CD drives
None of these
Q.36.
What are the components “which can not be touched by the users” known as?
Hardware
A device
A peripheral
An application
None of these
Q.37.
Arithmetic Logic Unit and control sections have special purpose locations called----
Register
RAM
BIOS
I/O
ROM
Q.38.
The computer-related storage device(s) are non-volatile storage devices?
Memory Card
Solid State Drive
Hard Disk
Usb Drive
All of the above
Q.39.
Which computer has been designed to be as compact as possible?
Minicomputer
Supercomputer
Microcomputer
Mainframe
None of the above
Q.40.
After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered:
data
output
input
the process
None of these
Q.41.
The central processing unit contains which of the following as a component?
Memory Regulation Unit
Flow Control Unit
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Instruction Manipulation Unit
None of the above
Q.42.
The fastest and quietest type of printer is a(n):
dot-matrix printer
inkjet printer.
laser printer.
plotter
None of these
Q.43.
Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ____________ printers.
non-impact
impact
dot-matrix
thermal
None of the above
Q.44.
A ____________ is an output device that creates tangible hard copies.
monitor
printer
scanner
CRT
None of the above
Q.45.
A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into-
Cluster
Sectors
Vectors
Heads
None of these
Q.46.
The ____________, also called the brain of the computer is responsible for processing data.
motherboard
memory
RAM
central processing unit (CPU)
None of the above
Q.47.
The main circuit – board of the system unit is the –
Computer program
Control unit
Motherboard
RAM
None of these
Q.48.
Which of the following is contained on chips connected to the system board and is a holding area for data instructions and information ? ( Processed data waiting to be output to secondary storage)
Program
Mouse
Internet
Memory
Modem
Q.49.
____________ tags, when placed on an animal, can be used to record and track in a database all of the animal's movements.
POS
AN/FLR-9
PPS
GPS
RFID
Q.50.
Video, sound, and network cards are all examples of _____.
adapter cards
hard disks
peripherals
external drives
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