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This section includes 27 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Hardware knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
A set of parallel wires connecting the CPU of a computer to all other input and output devices: |
| A. | Bus |
| B. | Mother Board |
| C. | BIOS |
| D. | Chips |
| Answer» B. Mother Board | |
| 2. |
Bus speed is measured in |
| A. | megahertz |
| B. | hertz |
| C. | kilohertz |
| D. | terahertz |
| Answer» B. hertz | |
| 3. |
Newer model computers have a 64-bit data bus called the |
| A. | ISA |
| B. | USB |
| C. | PCI |
| D. | frontside bus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Main virtue for using single bus structure is |
| A. | fast data transfer |
| B. | cost effective connectivity |
| C. | cost effective connectivity and ease of attaching peripheral devices |
| D. | speed |
| Answer» D. speed | |
| 5. |
Bus which is used to connect Macintosh keyboards and mouse is |
| A. | USB |
| B. | FireWire |
| C. | SCSI |
| D. | ISA |
| Answer» B. FireWire | |
| 6. |
The CPU sends an I/O address using the first 16 address bus wires after turning on the ____ wire. |
| A. | HRQ |
| B. | INT |
| C. | IO/MEM |
| D. | IRQ |
| Answer» D. IRQ | |
| 7. |
Bus which used to connect the monitor to the CPU is |
| A. | PCI bus |
| B. | SCSI bus |
| C. | memory bus |
| D. | rambus |
| Answer» C. memory bus | |
| 8. |
To extend the connectivity of the processor bus we use |
| A. | PCI bus |
| B. | SCSI bus |
| C. | controllers |
| D. | multiple bus |
| Answer» B. SCSI bus | |
| 9. |
To over come the difference in data transfer speed of various devices we use |
| A. | speed enhancing circuitry |
| B. | bridge circuits |
| C. | multiple buses |
| D. | buffer registers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
When installing an expansion card, what should you be careful of? |
| A. | Humidity |
| B. | ESD damage |
| C. | Ensuring the power cord is plugged in |
| D. | Removing the video card first |
| Answer» C. Ensuring the power cord is plugged in | |
| 11. |
______ address space gives the PCI its plug and play capability. |
| A. | Configuration |
| B. | I/O |
| C. | Memory |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. I/O | |
| 12. |
Hot swappable bus includes |
| A. | PCI |
| B. | ISA |
| C. | AGP |
| D. | USB |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The AT bus is also known as the ____ bus. |
| A. | 286 |
| B. | 8-bit ISA |
| C. | 16-bit ISA |
| D. | ISA |
| Answer» D. ISA | |
| 14. |
Register which is connected to the processor bus and is a single-way transfer capable is |
| A. | PC |
| B. | IR |
| C. | Temp |
| D. | Z |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
In multiple bus organization, registers are collectively placed and referred as |
| A. | set registers |
| B. | register file |
| C. | register block |
| D. | map register |
| Answer» C. register block | |
| 16. |
Where do expansion cards plug into? |
| A. | bus slots |
| B. | keyboard |
| C. | DIMM |
| D. | mouse |
| Answer» B. keyboard | |
| 17. |
16-bit data bus is |
| A. | ISA |
| B. | PCI |
| C. | AGP |
| D. | USB |
| Answer» B. PCI | |
| 18. |
IBM developed a bus standard for their line of computers "PC AT" called |
| A. | IB bus |
| B. | M bus |
| C. | ISA |
| D. | PCI bus |
| Answer» D. PCI bus | |
| 19. |
_______ is a communication transfer mode in which data is transferred in both directions to send and transfer the small amount of data. |
| A. | Interrupt mode |
| B. | Isochronous mode |
| C. | Control mode |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 20. |
PCI stands for |
| A. | Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| B. | Peripheral Computer Internet |
| C. | Processor Computer Interconnect |
| D. | Processor Cable Interconnect |
| Answer» B. Peripheral Computer Internet | |
| 21. |
Main advantage of multiple bus organization over single bus is |
| A. | reduction in a number of cycles for execution |
| B. | increase in size of registers |
| C. | better connectivity |
| D. | fast speed |
| Answer» B. increase in size of registers | |
| 22. |
Making the address bus accessible to any device enables the device to have access to ____. |
| A. | external data bus |
| B. | expansion slots |
| C. | I/O addressing |
| D. | RAM or memory |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Which slot provides support for graphically intense computer games? |
| A. | AGP |
| B. | ISA |
| C. | MCA |
| D. | PCI |
| Answer» B. ISA | |
| 24. |
When installing a modem into a PCI slot, what should be installed first, the hardware or the driver? |
| A. | The device |
| B. | The hardware |
| C. | It doesn’t matter |
| D. | It depends on whether it’s an internal or external modem |
| Answer» B. The hardware | |
| 25. |
The set of electrical pathways which moves information between the basic components on the motherboard, including between RAM and the CPU: |
| A. | System bus |
| B. | Control unit bus |
| C. | Processor bus |
| D. | Connector bus |
| Answer» B. Control unit bus | |
| 26. |
Which of following is not a valid bus in computer system ? |
| A. | Data Bus |
| B. | Memory Bus |
| C. | Address Bus |
| D. | System Bus |
| Answer» C. Address Bus | |
| 27. |
Devices that use the ____ bus are self-configuring. |
| A. | EISA |
| B. | ISA |
| C. | MCA |
| D. | PCI |
| Answer» E. | |