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




Question 181 :
Any method for controlling access to or use of memory is known

  1. Memory map
  2. None of these
  3. Memory management
  4. Memory protection
  

Question 182 :
Windows 98 is ____________

  1. Graphics System
  2. None of these
  3. Drawing system
  4. Operating System
  

Question 183 :
Wide area networks (WANs) always require

  1. None of these
  2. High speed processors
  3. Same type
  4. High bandwidth communication source link
  

Question 184 :
In logic algebra, variables can assume only two values:either..........or 1.

  1. 2
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 0
  

Question 185 :
A name or number used to identify a storage location devices?

  1. A byte
  2. A record
  3. All of above
  4. An address
  

Question 186 :
Which generation of computer uses more than one microprocessor?

  1. Second generation
  2. Third generation
  3. None of these
  4. Fifth generation
  

Question 187 :
The language that the computer . can understand and execute is called

  1. Application software
  2. Machine language
  3. System program
  4. All of the above
  

Question 188 :
Execution of two or more programs by a single CPU is known as:

  1. Multiprocessing
  2. Time sharing
  3. Multiprogramming
  4. None of these
  

Question 189 :
Multiplexer means.................

  1. One in to many
  2. All of these
  3. many in to many
  4. many in to one
  

Question 190 :
The First electronic computer was completed in ___ .

  1. 1941
  2. 1938
  3. 1946
  4. 1950
  

Question 191 :
The only function of a NOT gate is to

  1. stop a signal
  2. recomplement a signal
  3. act as a universal set
  4. invert an input signal
  

Question 192 :
Factory production lines can be automated using...?

  1. Machine tools
  2. VDUs
  3. Plotters
  4. All of the above
  

Question 193 :
A laser printer does NOT use?

  1. A photoconductive drum
  2. A print head
  3. A laser beam
  4. All of the above
  

Question 194 :
A (n)_ is a program that makes the computer easier to use.

  1. Operating system
  2. Application
  3. Network
  4. Utility
  

Question 195 :
What input device could tell you the price of

  1. Mouse a bar of chocolate?
  2. All of the above
  3. Optical mark reader
  4. Bar code reader
  

Question 196 :
Which of the following regis-ters is loaded with the contents of the memory location pointed by the PC?

  1. Memory address registers
  2. Instruction register
  3. Memory data registers
  4. Program counter
  

Question 197 :
Internet Safety relates to__________.

  1. only those who buy products online
  2. only those who sign up for chat rooms
  3. only those who do their banking online
  4. everyone who uses a computer that can conned to the Internet
  

Question 198 :
Multiple choice examination answer sheets can be evaluated automically by

  1. Optical Character Reader
  2. Optical Mark Reader
  3. Magnetic tape reader
  4. Magnetic ink character reader.
  

Question 199 :
A Winchester disk is a

  1. None of these
  2. Removable disk
  3. Flexible disk
  4. Disk stack
  

Question 200 :
Which of the following would cause quickest acess

  1. direct access from a magnetic tape
  2. direct access from a cassette tape
  3. direct access from a floppy disk
  4. direct access from a hard disk
  

Question 201 :
Which is a 8 bit Microprocessor ______

  1. Intel 4040
  2. Motorala MC-6801
  3. Pentium-I
  4. 8088
  

Question 202 :
Half adder is logic CKT that adds. .........Digit at a time

  1. three
  2. one
  3. Two
  4. zero
  

Question 203 :
A graph preapared by a computer

  1. is its output
  2. None of these
  3. is a hard copy
  4. is the piece of information to use
  

Question 204 :
The two basic types of record access methods are:

  1. Online and real time
  2. Sequential and indexed
  3. Direct and immediate
  4. Sequential and random
  

Question 205 :
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ......and storage is...

  1. Permanent, temporary ..
  2. Temporary, permanent
  3. Slow, fast
  4. All of above
  

Question 206 :
If a computer is constantly rebooting itself, what is most commonly the problem?

  1. Insufficient Power-Supply Unit
  2. Bad Sectors on Hard Drive
  3. Processor Overheating
  4. Defective/Bad Memory
  

Question 207 :
The digital system usually operated on.........system.

  1. decimal
  2. binary
  3. octal
  4. hexadecimal
  

Question 208 :
What does SSE stand for in Intel's SSE Technology?

  1. Sophisticated Software Enhancer
  2. Streaming Simmd Extensions
  3. Some Stupid Enhancer
  4. Simplistic Software Extensions
  

Question 209 :
How did the computer mouse get its name?

  1. It's cable looks like a tail
  2. Because it squeaks when moved
  3. It has ears
  4. Teeth outside mouth
  

Question 210 :
A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed at which the different units can handle data is

  1. Buffer
  2. Memory
  3. Accumulator
  4. Address
  
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