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This section includes 125 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
The instructions for starting the computer are housed in |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | CD-ROM |
| C. | ROM chip |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 52. |
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 | |
| 53. |
Which of the following is the storage area within the computer itself which holds data only temporarily as the computer processes instructions ? |
| A. | The hard disk |
| B. | Main memory |
| C. | The control unit |
| D. | Read-only memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. The control unit | |
| 54. |
A permanent memory which holds data and instruction for start-up the computer and does not erase data after the power is off. |
| A. | Network interface card |
| B. | CPU |
| C. | RAM |
| D. | ROM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 55. |
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 | |
| 56. |
Which storage device is mounted on 'reels' ? |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | Hard disk |
| C. | Magnetic tapes |
| D. | CD-ROM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. CD-ROM | |
| 57. |
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. | |
| 58. |
A collection of 8 binary digits 0' s or 1' s in a string format is known as |
| A. | bit |
| B. | byte |
| C. | kilobyte |
| D. | kilobit |
| E. | megabyte |
| Answer» C. kilobyte | |
| 59. |
Which is representative of the size of the memory ? |
| A. | Storage capacity |
| B. | Access modes |
| C. | Access time |
| D. | Permanence storage |
| E. | Physical storage |
| Answer» B. Access modes | |
| 60. |
Which of the following is an example of optical disk ? |
| A. | Digital versatile disks |
| B. | Magnetic disks |
| C. | Memory disks |
| D. | Data bus disks |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Magnetic disks | |
| 61. |
The storage device used to compensate for the difference in rates of flow of data from one device to another is termed as |
| A. | chip |
| B. | channel |
| C. | floppy |
| D. | call |
| E. | buffer |
| Answer» F. | |
| 62. |
The CD-ROM drive is used to |
| A. | play compact disks |
| B. | play music |
| C. | install software |
| D. | control digital information |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. play music | |
| 63. |
Information stored in RAM need to be |
| A. | check |
| B. | refresh periodically |
| C. | modify |
| D. | detecting errors |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. modify | |
| 64. |
The term ...... refers to data storage systems that make it possible for a computer or electronic device to store and retrieve data. |
| A. | retrival technology |
| B. | input technology |
| C. | output technology |
| D. | storage technology |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 65. |
A removable magnetic disk that holds information is |
| A. | floppy disk |
| B. | hard drive |
| C. | monitor |
| D. | portable |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. monitor | |
| 66. |
Tape drive provides .....access to data. |
| A. | timely |
| B. | spordic |
| C. | random |
| D. | sequential |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 67. |
Which of the following is/are example(s) of magnetic storage media ? |
| A. | Zip disk |
| B. | CD-ROM |
| C. | Floppy disk |
| D. | DVD |
| E. | Both '1' and '3' |
| Answer» F. | |
| 68. |
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 | |
| 69. |
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 | |
| 70. |
Where is data saved permanently ? |
| A. | Memory |
| B. | Storage |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | Printer |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. CPU | |
| 71. |
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 | |
| 72. |
How many bits make a half byte ? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 8 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 6 | |
| 73. |
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 | |
| 74. |
Which of the following storage devices can be used for storing large backup data ? |
| A. | Floppy disk |
| B. | Hard disk |
| C. | Magnetic tape |
| D. | All of these |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 75. |
The term 'gigabyte' refers to |
| A. | 1024 bytes |
| B. | 1024 kilobytes |
| C. | 1024 megabytes |
| D. | 1024 gigabytes |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. 1024 gigabytes | |
| 76. |
The main directory of a disk is called the directory |
| A. | Network |
| B. | Folder |
| C. | Root |
| D. | Other than those given as options |
| E. | Program |
| Answer» D. Other than those given as options | |
| 77. |
How many bits are equal to one byte ? |
| A. | 8 |
| B. | 6 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» B. 6 | |
| 78. |
The difference between memory and storage is that memory is ............. and storage is ........ |
| A. | temporary ; permanent |
| B. | permanent ; temporary |
| C. | slow ; fast |
| D. | non-volatile ; volatile |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. permanent ; temporary | |
| 79. |
One nibble is equivalent to |
| A. | 2 bits |
| B. | 4 bits |
| C. | 8 bits |
| D. | 32 bits |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. 8 bits | |
| 80. |
Which of the following memory chip is faster ? |
| A. | There is no certainty |
| B. | DRAM |
| C. | SRAM |
| D. | RAM |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. RAM | |
| 81. |
When you first turn ON a computer, the CPU is preset to execute instructions stored in the |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | flash memory |
| C. | ROM |
| D. | CD-ROM |
| E. | ALU |
| Answer» D. CD-ROM | |
| 82. |
Which of the following disks can be read only ? |
| A. | DVD-R |
| B. | DVD-ROM |
| C. | DVR-RW |
| D. | CD-R |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. DVR-RW | |
| 83. |
A ....... is approximately one billion bytes. |
| A. | kilobyte |
| B. | bit |
| C. | gigabyte |
| D. | megabyte |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. megabyte | |
| 84. |
......... is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. |
| A. | Tracking |
| B. | Formatting |
| C. | Crashing |
| D. | Allotting |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Formatting | |
| 85. |
Compact disk that can store approximately 650-800 MB of data or 74-80 min of music are |
| A. | zip disks |
| B. | CD-ROM |
| C. | video cards |
| D. | pressing machines |
| E. | floppy diskettes |
| Answer» C. video cards | |
| 86. |
Why RAM is so called ? |
| A. | Because it is read and write memory |
| B. | Because it is a volatile memory |
| C. | Because it can be selected directly for storing and retrieving data and instructions of any location of chip |
| D. | Because it is a non-volatile memory |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Because it is a non-volatile memory | |
| 87. |
How many kilobytes make a megabyte ? |
| A. | 128 |
| B. | 1024 |
| C. | 256 |
| D. | 512 |
| E. | 64 |
| Answer» C. 256 | |
| 88. |
What is the difference between a CD-ROM and CD-RW ? |
| A. | They are the same-just two different terms used by different manufactures. |
| B. | A CD-ROM can be written to and a CD-RW cannot |
| C. | Other than those given as options |
| D. | A CD-ROM holds more information that a CD-RW |
| E. | A CD-RW can be written to but a CD-ROM can only be read from |
| Answer» F. | |
| 89. |
..... are used to measure both computer memory (RAM) and storage capacity of Floppy disks, CD-ROM drives and Hard drives. |
| A. | Bytes |
| B. | Bites |
| C. | Octal numbers |
| D. | Hexadecimal numbers |
| E. | Binary numbers |
| Answer» B. Bites | |
| 90. |
What is the temporary storage memory chips that form the computers primary work space ? The contents are lost if power is distrupted. |
| A. | Outputs |
| B. | Windows |
| C. | ROM |
| D. | Hard drive memory |
| E. | RAM |
| Answer» F. | |
| 91. |
Which type of memory gets lost when you switch OFF ? |
| A. | ROM |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | Cache |
| D. | Dynamic |
| E. | Static |
| Answer» C. Cache | |
| 92. |
The amount of memory (RAM or ROM) is measured in |
| A. | bytes |
| B. | bits |
| C. | megabytes |
| D. | megabits |
| E. | bertz |
| Answer» D. megabits | |
| 93. |
Which is not a storage device ? |
| A. | Floppy Disk |
| B. | Printer |
| C. | DVD |
| D. | Hard Disk |
| E. | CD |
| Answer» C. DVD | |
| 94. |
The thick, rigid metal plotters that are capable of retrieving information at a high rate of speed are known as |
| A. | hard disks |
| B. | SAN |
| C. | soft disks |
| D. | flash memory |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. SAN | |
| 95. |
Hard disk devices are considered .......... storage. |
| A. | flash |
| B. | temporary |
| C. | worthless |
| D. | non-volatile |
| E. | non-permanent |
| Answer» E. non-permanent | |
| 96. |
A 'bit' refers to |
| A. | a form of storage |
| B. | a value equal to a kilobyte |
| C. | a value equal to a megabyte |
| D. | the smallest unit of digital information |
| E. | the same things as a pixel |
| Answer» E. the same things as a pixel | |
| 97. |
Storage media such as CD read and wirte information using ........ |
| A. | a laser beam of red light |
| B. | magnetic dots |
| C. | magnetic strips |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. magnetic dots | |
| 98. |
ADVD is an example of a (n) |
| A. | optical device |
| B. | output device |
| C. | hard disk |
| D. | solid state storage device |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. output device | |
| 99. |
CD-ROM is an example of |
| A. | input device |
| B. | output device |
| C. | Both input & output |
| D. | pointing device |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. pointing device | |
| 100. |
The hard drive is normally located |
| A. | next to the printer |
| B. | plugged into the back of the computer |
| C. | underneath the monitor |
| D. | on top of the CD-ROM |
| E. | inside the system base unit |
| Answer» F. | |