Chapter-1 Hardware Concepts
1. When the electrical power is disrupted or cut off, data and programs are lost in ______________.
(a) ROM
(b) hard disk
(c) RAM
(d) Secondary Storage
(c) RAM
2. In a keyboard the Alt, Ctrl, Esc are known as ______________.
(a) Typing
(b) Control Key
(c) Navigation Key
(d) Symbolic Key
(b) Control Key
3. CD-ROM stands for
(a) Compactable Read Only Memory
(b) Compact Data Read Only Memory
(c) Compatible Disk Read Only Memory
(d) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
(d) Compact Disk Read Only Memory
4. The most commonly used input device is ____________.
(a) Scanner
(b) Keyboard
(c) Light pen
(d) Joystick
(b) Keyboard
5. MICR stands for
(a) Magnetic Ink Character Reader
(b) Magnetic Ink Code Reader
(c) Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
(d) None of the above
(a) Magnetic Ink Character Reader
6. A kind of memory chip that stores data and instruction permanently is _________.
(a) ROM
(b) DRAM
(c) Registers
(d) None of these
(a) ROM
7. ____________is used to convert sound into electrical signal.
(a) Speaker
(b) Microphone
(c) Scanner
(d) Camera
(b) Microphone
8. Pick the one that is used for logical operations or comparisons such as less than equal to or greater than.
(a) Arithmetic and Logic Unit
(b) Control Unit
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of these
(a) Arithmetic and Logic Unit
9. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?
(a) Keyboard
(b) Disk
(c) ALU
(d) All of these
(b) Disk
10. The difference between RAM and Secondary Storage is that RAM is … and Secondary Storage is …
(a) Temporary, permanent
(b) Permanent, temporary
(c) Slow, fast
(d) All of these
(a) Temporary, permanent
11. Which of the following registers holds the memory operands?
(a) Accumulator Register
(b) Data Register
(c) Instruction Register
(d) Input Register
(b) Data Register
12. Which of the following is input device?
(a) Monitor
(b) Mouse
(c) Printer
(d) Speaker
(b) Mouse
13. Example of output devices are _____________.
(a) Screen
(b) Printer
(c) Speaker
(d) All of these
(d) All of these
14. VDU is also called ________.
(a) Screen
(b) Monitor
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) Printer
(c) Both (a) & (b)
15. Memory which forgets everything when you switch off the power is known as _____
(a) Corrupted
(b) Volatile
(c) Non Volatile
(d) Non corrupted
(b) Volatile
16. The term bit is short for _________
(a) Megabyte
(b) binary language
(c) binary digit
(d) binary number
(c) binary digit
17. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a ___________.
(a) Megabyte
(b) byte
(c) kilobyte
(d) gigabyte
(b) byte
18. The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from ________
(a) Hard Disk
(b) Cache memory
(c) RAM
(d) Register
(b) Cache memory
19. Which of the following document handling system is not used for storage of documents?
(a) CD-ROM
(b) Microfiche
(c) Microfilm
(d) All of these
(a) CD-ROM
20. Full form of CD is ________.
(a) Compact Disc
(b) Compiled Disc
(c) Compact Data
(d) None of these
(c) Compact Disc
21. Full form of DVD is__________.
(a) Double Value Disc
(b) Double Versatile Disc
(c) Digital Versatile Disc
(d) None of these
(c) Digital Versatile Disc
22. Which register holds the address of the current instruction being executed?
(a) Instruction register
(b) Memory data register
(c) Stack register
(d) Program counter
(d) Program counter
23. Which of the following is not a type of mouse?
(a) Wireless mouse
(b) Optical mouse
(c) Electromechanical mouse
(d) Mechanical mouse
(c) Electromechanical mouse
24. The name of light pen is so because ________.
(a) it emits light
(b) it used light sensitive mechanism
(c) it is light weight pen
(d) it works only in light
(b) it used light sensitive mechanism
25. Which of the following is a reliable and fast storing medium for storing data?
(a) Floppy Disk
(b) Magnetic Disk
(c) RAM
(d) Compact Disc
(b) Magnetic Disk
26. A CD can store ______________of data.
(a) 500MB
(b) 700MB
(c) 1.44 X 1024MB
(d) None of these
(b) 700MB
27. A computer system is made up of __________.
(a) Hardware only
(b) Software only
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of these
(c) Both (a) & (b)
28. ALU is
(a) Arithmetic Logic Unit
(b) Array Logic Unit
(c) Application Logic Unit
(d) None of the above
(a) Arithmetic Logic Unit
29. The keys on the keyboard which do special tasks are___________.
(a) Arrow keys
(b) Numeric keys
(c) Function keys
(d) Navigation keys
(c) Function keys
30. Which of the following is not an integral part of the computer system?
(a) Monitor
(b) CPU
(c) Mouse
(d) UPS
(d) UPS
31. A laser printers is an examples of ____________.
(a) Dot matrix printer
(b) Daisy wheel printer
(c) Chain printer
(d) Non-impact Printer
(d) Non-impact Printer
32. An individual dot on a computer screen is called ____________.
(a) Character
(b) Screen point
(c) Font
(d) Pixel
(d) Pixel
33. __________is used by the CPU to direct and monitor the action of the other functional areas of the computer.
(a) Address Bus
(b) Control Bus
(c) Data Bus
(d) None of these
(b) Control Bus
34. The example of Sequential Access Memory is _____________.
(a) Pen Drive
(b) Hard disk
(c) Magnetic Tape
(d) CD-ROM
(c) Magnetic Tape
35. Liquid Crystal Display(LCD) is used in___________.
(a) Monitors
(b) Portable devices
(c) Printers
(d) Plotters
(a) Monitors
36. Which of the following can as an input device?
(a) Keyboard
(b) Trackball
(c) Light pen
(d) All of these
(d) All of these
37. A printer uses small bottle of ink. It is a ________________.
(a) Laser Printer
(b) Line Printer
(c) Dot matrix Printer
(d) None of these
(a) Laser Printer
38. Which of the following printer is the fastest?
(a) Laser Printer
(b) Line Printer
(c) Dot matrix Printer
(d) None of these
(a) Laser Printer
39. The information is recorded on the CD with the help of ___________.
(a) Electronic
(b) Laser beam
(c) Optical Marks
(d) Magnetic recording
(b) Laser beam
40. ____________ represents the physical and tangible components of the computer.
(a) Hardware
(b) Software
(c) Firmware
(d) All of these
(a) Hardware
41. ____________ is considered as the brain of the computer.
(a) Input device
(b) Output device
(c) CPU
(d) Storage unit
(c) CPU
42. ____________ is used for logical operation or comparison such as less than equal to or greater than.
(a) ALU
(b) CU
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) None of these
(a) ALU
43. Which of the following is not a peripheral hardware device in a computer system?
(a) Keyboard
(b) Optical Disc
(c) HDD
(d) Printer
(c) HDD
44. Which operation is not performed by computer?
(a) Inputting
(b) Processing
(c) Controlling
(d) Understanding
(d) Understanding
45. Which of the following is not a magnetic storage medium?
(a) Floppy Disk
(b) hard disk
(c) DVD
(d) Cassette
(c) DVD
46. The temporary output of a computer system is __________form.
(a) Hard Copy
(b) Soft Copy
(c) Computer Printout
(d) File
(b) Soft Copy
47. Which of the following is capable of recognizing a pre-specified type of mark by pencil or pen?
(a) OMR
(b) BCR
(c) MICR
(d) OCR
(a) OMR
48. In the EEPROM, the stored program can be erased by using ____________.
(a) Electric Pulses
(b) UV rays
(c) Laser Light
(d) Blue light
(a) Electric Pulses
49. __________ registers hold the address of the memory location.
(a) MAR
(b) MBR
(c) PCR
(d) 1/0-R
(a) MAR
50. Which type of port is used in Pendrives?
(a) PS/2
(b) USB
(c) RJ45
(d) Parallel
(b) USB
