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




Question 91 :
Terminal is a:

  1. point at which data enters or leaves the computer
  2. device to give power supply to computer
  3. the last instruction in a program
  4. any input /output device.
  

Question 92 :
Which term is used to describe RAM?

  1. Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
  2. Static RAM (SRAM)
  3. Videc RAM (VRAM)
  4. All of the above
  

Question 93 :
Imagine that a user has a WORD document open at a workstation and that workstation is unexpectedly disconnected from the school network and from the Internet. Where should the user BEST save her work?

  1. USB key
  2. P drive
  3. None of these
  4. H drive
  

Question 94 :
12+12=...........

  1. 1
  2. 0
  3. 2
  4. 3
  

Question 95 :
A directly accessible appointment calendar is feature of a ... resident package

  1. CPU
  2. ALU
  3. Buffer
  4. Memory
  

Question 96 :
Operating system

  1. Provides a layered, user-friendly interface .
  2. Link a program with the subroutines it references
  3. Enables a programmer to draw a flowchart
  4. All of the above
  

Question 97 :
WAN hardware includes

  1. EOF
  2. Bridger and modems
  3. Multiplexors and routers
  4. All of above
  

Question 98 :
A memory that is capable of determining whether a given da-tum is contained in one of its address is

  1. ROM
  2. CAM
  3. PROM
  4. RAM
  

Question 99 :
What does ASCII stand for? '

  1. Array of Simple Character Iteration Indices
  2. Another Stupid Character Identification Idea
  3. Alternate Source Code Image Improvement
  4. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
  

Question 100 :
Which computer memory is used for storing programs and data currently being processed by the CPU?

  1. Mass memory
  2. None of these
  3. Non-volatile memory
  4. Internal memory
  

Question 101 :
Pick out the wrong definition :

  1. EDP- acronym for Electronic Data Processing
  2. COBOL-a language used for business data processing
  3. Control unit - heart of a computer.
  4. Access time-time needed to access the output
  

Question 102 :
The Second Generation of computers used ___

  1. Transistors
  2. IC-Chip
  3. Vaccum tubes
  4. Microprocessor chip
  

Question 103 :
Magnetic tapes are good storage media for

  1. backup and low volume data
  2. None of these
  3. storing original but low volume data
  4. backup and high volume data
  

Question 104 :
Indicate which , of the following is not true about 4GL.

  1. Many database management system packages support 4GLs
  2. 4GL does not support a high -level of screen interaction
  3. A 4GL is a software tool which is written, possibly, in some third generation language
  4. All of the above
  

Question 105 :
Which of the following topologies is not of broadcast type?

  1. Star
  2. None of these
  3. Ring
  4. All of the above
  

Question 106 :
Which storage device cannot be erased?

  1. A CD-ROM
  2. None of these
  3. Magnetic tape storage
  4. A floppy disk
  

Question 107 :
The memory which is pro-grammed at the time it is manufactured

  1. PROM
  2. RAM
  3. POM
  4. EPROM
  

Question 108 :
You can protect a floppy disk.

  1. Read
  2. Read and Write
  3. Write
  4. All of the above
  

Question 109 :
Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O de-vices to a computer's CPU or

  1. ALU
  2. Register
  3. Buffer
  4. Memory
  

Question 110 :
Which of the following is a computercode

  1. EPROM
  2. JAVA
  3. All of the above
  4. EBCDIC
  

Question 111 :
Which generation of computer developed using integrated circuits?

  1. Second generation
  2. Fifth generation
  3. Thirtl generation
  4. All of the above
  

Question 112 :
Travel agents use this computer system when reserving flights.

  1. Supercomputer
  2. Mainframe computer
  3. Personal computer
  4. All of the above
  

Question 113 :
Which of the following is a sec-ondary memory device?

  1. Disk
  2. Keyboard
  3. ALU
  4. All of the above
  

Question 114 :
What are small high speed memory units used for storing temporary results?

  1. All of the above
  2. Registers
  3. Control unit
  4. CPUs
  

Question 115 :
In a database ___ fields store numbers used to perform calculation.

  1. Next
  2. Key
  3. Alphanumeric
  4. Numeric
  

Question 116 :
A Register is a group of ? ?

  1. Flip-flops
  2. OR - AND gate
  3. OR gates
  4. All of these
  

Question 117 :
The person contributing the idea of the stored program was

  1. Daniel Thomas
  2. Charles Babbage
  3. Howard Aiken
  4. John Neumann
  

Question 118 :
Which parts of the computer perform arithmetic calculations?

  1. Registers
  2. ALU
  3. Logic bus
  4. All of the above
  

Question 119 :
Which of these is actually a very basic computer?

  1. a toaster
  2. a stove
  3. a light bulb
  4. a calculator
  

Question 120 :
What would be the best way to move around a 3D environment?

  1. Use a tracker ball
  2. Use a keyboard.
  3. Use a space mouse
  4. Use Joystick
  
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