Computer Hardware (Basic Computer Hardware Awareness /Govt Exams) MCQ's




Question 31 :
What input device can be used for marking

  1. Optical mark reader
  2. Bar code reader
  3. Mouse a multiple choice test?
  4. All of the above
  

Question 32 :
As compared to the secondary memory, the primary memory of a computer is

  1. Large
  2. Cheap
  3. Slow
  4. Fast
  

Question 33 :
What are the individual dots which make up a picture on the monitor screen called?

  1. Coloured spots
  2. All of the above
  3. Pixies
  4. Pixels
  

Question 34 :
An X-OR gate produces an output only when it's two inputs are

  1. high
  2. low
  3. None of these
  4. different
  

Question 35 :
The two kinds of main memory are:

  1. ROM and RAM
  2. Random and sequential
  3. Primary and secondary
  4. All of above
  

Question 36 :
What does BASIC stand for?

  1. Basically, it's just your basic computer language, so they named it BASIC.
  2. Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
  3. Binary Analysis System Interpretation Commandset
  4. Byte Arranging Software for Improved Coding
  

Question 37 :
Which of the Following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards

  1. Hard disk
  2. Floppy disk
  3. All of the above
  4. Mother board
  

Question 38 :
One thousand byte; opresenta

  1. Megabyte
  2. Gigabyte
  3. None of these
  4. Kilobyte
  

Question 39 :
Which of the following refers to the memory in your computer?

  1. USB
  2. DSL
  3. RAM
  4. LAN
  

Question 40 :
A set.of information that defines the status of resources allocated to a process is

  1. Process control
  2. ALU
  3. Register Unit
  4. Process description
  

Question 41 :
Which of the following is a pointing device

  1. Hard disk .
  2. CD-ROM drive
  3. Touch screen used for computer input.
  4. RAM
  

Question 42 :
Which Platform(s) can a Pentium III Processor beused in?

  1. Socket 370 / Socket mPGA 370 / Slot 1
  2. Socket 462 / Slot A /Socket 8
  3. Socket 5 / Socket 7 /Socket 3
  4. Slotl/Slot A/Socket A
  

Question 43 :
A computer can be defined as an electronic device that can be(choose the most precise definition):

  1. carry out arithmetical operation
  2. accept and process data using a set of stored instructions
  3. carry out logical function
  4. present information on.a VDU
  

Question 44 :
Which computers use single chip processors?

  1. All of the above
  2. Parallel computers
  3. Cray computers
  4. Personal computers
  

Question 45 :
In negative logic, the logic state 1 corresponds to

  1. lower voltage level
  2. negative logic
  3. zero voltage
  4. more negative voltage
  

Question 46 :
An example of an embedded system is ...?

  1. A CD-ROM
  2. A machine tool
  3. A calculator
  4. All of the above
  

Question 47 :
What are you most likely to use when playing a computer game

  1. Touch screen
  2. Light pen
  3. notepad
  4. Joystick
  

Question 48 :
Which generation of computer was developed from microchips?

  1. Third generation
  2. Second generation
  3. Fourth generation
  4. All of the above
  

Question 49 :
How many Bytes in a Megabyte (MB)?

  1. 1,000,000
  2. 1,024,000
  3. 1,048,576
  4. 1,000,024
  

Question 50 :
Seek time is

  1. time to position the head over proper cylinder
  2. time to position the head over proper sector
  3. time to position the head over proper track
  4. none of above
  

Question 51 :
A method of implementing a memory management system is

  1. All of the above
  2. Bridgeware
  3. Broadband coaxial system
  4. Buddy system
  

Question 52 :
What maintains the status of the last operation carried out by the ALU?

  1. Instruction pointer .
  2. Status register
  3. Accumulator
  4. All of the above
  

Question 53 :
A step by step procedure used to solve a problem is called

  1. Operating system
  2. None of these
  3. Application Program
  4. Algorithm
  

Question 54 :
The binary system use powers of..........for positional values.

  1. 16
  2. 10
  3. 8
  4. 2
  

Question 55 :
What platform does the AMD K6 3+ Processor Belong to?

  1. Sockets
  2. Socket7
  3. Slot A
  4. Slotl
  

Question 56 :
Where would you find a magnetic strip?

  1. Speakers
  2. Credit card
  3. Smart card
  4. All of the above
  

Question 57 :
In 1st Complement a number which is Subtracted from other number is known as..........

  1. Carry
  2. subtrahend
  3. All of this
  4. minuend
  

Question 58 :
Laptop PCs are also known as ___Computers

  1. Mainframe
  2. Super
  3. Notebook
  4. personal
  

Question 59 :
Magnetic storage devices can represent binary 0 by the absence of...?

  1. A magnetic field
  2. Magnetic tape
  3. Static electricity
  4. All of the above
  

Question 60 :
Which of the following devices can be used to directly input printed text

  1. MICR
  2. OMR
  3. OCR
  4. All of the above
  
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