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This section includes 55 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The amount of memory (RAM or ROM) is measured in[SBI PO 2014] |
| A. | bytes |
| B. | bits |
| C. | megabytes |
| D. | megabits |
| E. | hertz |
| Answer» D. megabits | |
| 2. |
......... is having more memory addresses than are physically available. [SBI PO 2014] |
| A. | Virtual memory |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Application software |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | Vertical memory |
| Answer» B. System software | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is the magnetic storage device? |
| A. | Hard disk |
| B. | Compact disk |
| C. | Audio tapes |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Compact disk | |
| 4. |
What does the computer abbreviation 'MB' used for? [IBPS Clerk 2014] |
| A. | Megabit |
| B. | Millionbytes |
| C. | Megabytes |
| D. | Millionbit |
| E. | Microbytes |
| Answer» D. Millionbit | |
| 5. |
Magnetic tape is not practical for applications where data must be quickly recalled because tape is |
| A. | a random access medium |
| B. | a sequential access medium |
| C. | a read only medium |
| D. | fragile and easily damaged |
| E. | an expensive storage medium |
| Answer» C. a read only medium | |
| 6. |
Dynamic RAM consumes ...... power and ...... than static RAM. |
| A. | more, faster |
| B. | more, slower |
| C. | less, slower |
| D. | less, faster |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. less, faster | |
| 7. |
Which is not a storage device? [SBI PO 2013, 14, IBPS Clerk 2014] |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | DVD |
| D. | Hard Disk |
| E. | CD |
| Answer» C. DVD | |
| 8. |
The most common storage device for the personal computer is the [SBI Clerk 2014] |
| A. | floppy disk |
| B. | USE personal computer |
| C. | mainframe |
| D. | a laptop |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. USE personal computer | |
| 9. |
The thick, rigid metal plotters that are capable of retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as [SBI Clerk 2014] |
| A. | hard disks |
| B. | SAN |
| C. | soft disks |
| D. | flash memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. SAN | |
| 10. |
A directory within a directory is called..........[IBPS Clerk 2013] |
| A. | mini directory |
| B. | junior directory |
| C. | sub directory |
| D. | part directory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. part directory | |
| 11. |
The ...... indicates how much data a particular storage medium can hold. [IBPS Clerk 2013] |
| A. | storage |
| B. | access |
| C. | capacity |
| D. | memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. access | |
| 12. |
A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is [IBPS Clerk 2013] |
| A. | memory-only |
| B. | write-only |
| C. | once-only |
| D. | run-only |
| E. | read-only |
| Answer» F. | |
| 13. |
A byte is a collection of[IBPS Clerk 2012] |
| A. | four bits |
| B. | six bits |
| C. | eight bits |
| D. | ten bits |
| E. | twelve bits |
| Answer» D. ten bits | |
| 14. |
Which of the following is the smallest measure of storage? [SBI Clerk 2012] |
| A. | Terra byte |
| B. | Gigabyte |
| C. | Kilobyte |
| D. | Megabyte |
| E. | Byte |
| Answer» F. | |
| 15. |
How many bytes are there in one gigabyte? [SSC FCI 2012] |
| A. | 103 bytes |
| B. | 106 bytes |
| C. | 109 bytes |
| D. | 1012 bytes |
| Answer» D. 1012 bytes | |
| 16. |
......... acts as temporary high speed holding area between the memory and the CPU thereby improving processing capabilities. [IBPS Clerk 2012] |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Temporary memory |
| D. | Cache memory |
| E. | Flash memory |
| Answer» E. Flash memory | |
| 17. |
The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is [SBI Clerk 2012] |
| A. | 1.40 MB |
| B. | 1.44 GB |
| C. | 1.40 GB |
| D. | 1.45 MB |
| E. | 1.44 MB |
| Answer» F. | |
| 18. |
Where are programs and data to be used by the computer available? [SSC FCI 2012] |
| A. | Processing unit |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Storage |
| D. | Input |
| Answer» D. Input | |
| 19. |
......... is the ability of a device to 'jump' directly to the requested data. [IBPS Clerk 2012] |
| A. | Sequential access |
| B. | Random access |
| C. | Quick access |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Quick access | |
| 20. |
Floppy disks are organised as [IBPS PO 2012] |
| A. | files |
| B. | heads and folders |
| C. | tracks and sectors |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 21. |
Memory is made up of [SBI Clerk 2012] |
| A. | set of wires |
| B. | set of circuits |
| C. | large number of cells |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 22. |
Full form of MB is [SBI Clerk 2012] |
| A. | microbytes |
| B. | megabytes |
| C. | minibytes |
| D. | millibytes |
| E. | kilobit |
| Answer» C. minibytes | |
| 23. |
Which of the following memory chip is faster? [SBI Clerk 2012] |
| A. | There is no certainty |
| B. | DRAM |
| C. | SRAM |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. RAM | |
| 24. |
Cache and main memory will not be able to hold their contents when the power is OFF. They are [Allahabad Bank PO 2012] |
| A. | dynamic |
| B. | static |
| C. | volatile |
| D. | non-volatile |
| E. | faulty |
| Answer» D. non-volatile | |
| 25. |
Information stored in RAM need to be [IBPS Clerk 2011] |
| A. | check |
| B. | refresh periodically |
| C. | modify |
| D. | detecting errors |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. modify | |
| 26. |
The CD-ROM drive is used to [Allahabad Bank PO 2011] |
| A. | play compact disks |
| B. | play music |
| C. | install software |
| D. | control digital information |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. play music | |
| 27. |
Which of the following is an example of optical disk? [Allahabad Bank PO 2011] |
| A. | Digital versatile disks |
| B. | Magnetic disks |
| C. | Memory disks |
| D. | Data bus disks |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Magnetic disks | |
| 28. |
A flat metallic disk that contains a large amount of permanently stored information read optically, is called a |
| A. | monitor |
| B. | ALU |
| C. | CD-ROM |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. RAM | |
| 29. |
When you turn ON the computer, the boot routine will perform |
| A. | RAM test |
| B. | disk drive test |
| C. | memory test |
| D. | power-on self-test |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 30. |
Which of the following has the largest storage capacity for removable media? |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | CD-ROM |
| C. | DVD |
| D. | Partitioned space |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Partitioned space | |
| 31. |
Which of the following is a correct definition of volatile memory? |
| A. | It does retain its contents at high temperatures |
| B. | It is to be kept in air-tight boxes |
| C. | It loses its contents on failure of power supply |
| D. | It does not lose its contents on failure of power supply |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. It does not lose its contents on failure of power supply | |
| 32. |
Where do you save the data that, your data will remain intact even when the computer is turned OFF? |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | Motherboard |
| C. | Secondary storage device |
| D. | Primary storage device. |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Primary storage device. | |
| 33. |
The advantage of DRAM is |
| A. | it is cheaper than SRAM |
| B. | it can store more than that of SRAM |
| C. | it is faster than SRAM |
| D. | data can be erased easily in it as compared to SRAM |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. it can store more than that of SRAM | |
| 34. |
Today the common form of RAM is built with |
| A. | transistors |
| B. | vacuum tubes |
| C. | semi conductors ICs |
| D. | super conductors ICs |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. super conductors ICs | |
| 35. |
Which of the following is not an example of storage device? |
| A. | CD |
| B. | Floppy |
| C. | Hard disk |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | DVD |
| Answer» E. DVD | |
| 36. |
Tape drive provides ...... access to data |
| A. | timely |
| B. | sporadic |
| C. | random |
| D. | sequential |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 37. |
Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called |
| A. | sectors |
| B. | ringers |
| C. | rounders |
| D. | tracks |
| E. | segments |
| Answer» E. segments | |
| 38. |
Which of the following statements is valid? |
| A. | 1 KB= 1024 bits |
| B. | 1 MB = 2048 bits |
| C. | 1 MB= 1000 kilobits |
| D. | 1 KB= 1000 bytes |
| E. | 1 MB = 1024 kilobits |
| Answer» F. | |
| 39. |
An area of computer that temporarily holds data waiting to be processed is |
| A. | CPU |
| B. | memory |
| C. | storage |
| D. | file |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. storage | |
| 40. |
The size of any word/number in a computer is measured in |
| A. | bits |
| B. | bytes |
| C. | meter |
| D. | litre |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. bytes | |
| 41. |
The highest unit of information, computer can understand and process, is known as a |
| A. | exa byte |
| B. | zetta byte |
| C. | yotta byte |
| D. | bronto byte |
| E. | geop byte |
| Answer» F. | |
| 42. |
How many bits are equal to one byte? [SSC CGL 2016] |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 43. |
Which among the following is another name for a gorup of 4 dits? [IBPS PO 2016] |
| A. | Nibble |
| B. | Byte |
| C. | Kilo Byte |
| D. | Mega Byte |
| E. | Peta Byte |
| Answer» B. Byte | |
| 44. |
Expansion cards are inserted into [IBPS Clerk 2015] |
| A. | slots |
| B. | peripheral devices |
| C. | the CPU |
| D. | the back of the computer |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. peripheral devices | |
| 45. |
Which of the following disks can be read only? [IBPS Clerk 2015] |
| A. | DVD-R |
| B. | DVD-ROM |
| C. | DVR-RW |
| D. | CD-R |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. DVR-RW | |
| 46. |
When you first turn ON a computer, the CPU is preset to execute instructions stored in the [IBPS PO 2015] |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | flash memory |
| C. | ROM |
| D. | CD-ROM |
| E. | ALU |
| Answer» D. CD-ROM | |
| 47. |
The main directory of a disk is called the directory.[IBPS PO 2015] |
| A. | Network |
| B. | Folder |
| C. | Root |
| D. | Other than those given as options |
| E. | Program |
| Answer» D. Other than those given as options | |
| 48. |
What is the temporary storage memory chips that form the computers primary work space? The contents are lost if power is disrupted. [SBI Clerk 2015] |
| A. | Outputs |
| B. | Windows |
| C. | ROM |
| D. | Hard drive memory |
| E. | RAM |
| Answer» F. | |
| 49. |
......... are used to measure both computer memory (RAM) and storage capacity of Floppy disks, CD-ROM drives and Hard drives. [SBI Clerk 2015] |
| A. | Bytes |
| B. | Bites |
| C. | Octal numbers |
| D. | Hexadecimal numbers |
| E. | Binary numbers |
| Answer» B. Bites | |
| 50. |
Which of the following can hold maximum data? |
| A. | Optical disk |
| B. | Floppy disk |
| C. | Magnetic disk inside |
| D. | Magnetic tape |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |