Computer Basic Qs

7/30/2019 Computer Basic Qs

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1) What type of devices are CDs or DVDs?

b) Storage

2) Who created Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?

a) Paul Zimmerman

3) What kind of computer memory is both static and nonvolatile?

a) ROM

4) What type of device is a digital camera?

b) Input

5) Which of the following is not a network command?

b) Netcfg

6) What is a URL?

a) The address of a page on the World Wide Web

7) MIME stands for?

a) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

8) Which of the following is not an Internet browser?

b) .AOL

9) What is a cookie?

a) Internet information file

10) ".BAT" extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a) System file

11) What was the first ARPANET message?

b) "lo"

12) A Cathode Ray Tube is found in what?a) Monitor


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13) Which of the following is not an image file?

b) TMP

14) Which one is not an output device?

a) Keyboard

15) What type of device is a computer mouse?

b) Input

16) How does virtual memory free up RAM?

a)It looks for data in RAM that hasn

17) Where is the headquarters of Microsoft located?

b) Santa Clara, California

18) ".BAK" extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a) Backup file

19) One MB is equal to

b) 1024 KB

20) Which one works as an output and input device?

b) Modem

21) The windows registry consists of which two files?

b) user.dat and system.dat

22) Why was the first Intel Celeron processor not as popular as expected?

a) No level 2

23) A computer tower is NOT:

b) A peripheral

24) What does BIOS stand for?a) Binary i/p and o/p system


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25) Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutesof music?

a) 74 mins

26) Which one is an email address

a)[email protected]

27) Which hard disk will be able to store more information?

a) 24Gig

28) Which file extensions indicate only graphics files

b) BMP and GIF

29) In the world of computers, what is bus width?

b) The number of bits that can be sent to a CPU simultaneously

30) What does the term IRQ stand for?a) Interrupt Request

31) What type of device is a 3 1/2 inch floppy drive?

a) Storage

32) Unix is short for what?

a) It is not a acronym

33) Which Windows program do you use to manage folders and files?

a) Windows Explorer

34) A Computer Virus cannot be contracted by

a) Computer Scanner

35) A computer port is used to

a) Communicate with other computer peripherals

36) What type of device is a computer keyboard?a) Input
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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37) Which computer is the fastest?

b) PIII 600MHz

38) In order for your computer to play music you need

b) A sound card and speakers

39) What is latency?

a) The number of clock cycles needed to read a particular bit of information

40) Which of the following is a PC video file extension?

b) .AVI

41) Which kind of computer memory is the first to activate when you turn on yourcomputer?

a) BIOS

42) What is a memory cache?

b) A temporary memory storage device that keeps certain data available for quickreference

43) When your computer speed begins to drop, which element of memory is likelyovertaxed?

a) RAM

44) Which of the following is not an operating system?

b) OSD

45) What type of device is a computer monitor?

b) Output

46) In order to access the World Wide Web you need

a) An Internet connection, an Internet Service Provider and browser software

47) The sampling rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is...?

a) 44.1 kHz


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48) Software is

a) Set of instructions

49) What is degauss?

b) Erasing magnetic media

50) The brain of the computer is called

b) CPU

51) Which of the following file extensions is not an audio file format?

a) COM

52) The resolution of a printer is measured in

a) Dots per inch

53) ".TMP" extension refers usually to what kind of file?

a) Temporary file

54) The Intel Pentium bug/flaw was an issue with the:

a) FPU

55) Typically, hard disk drives employ what technology as a storage mechanism?

a) Magnetic

56) Which command lists files in MS-DOS?

b) dir

57) What type of device is a computer printer?

b) Output

58) Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?

a) Sabeer Bhatia

59) What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones?b) Output


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60) "INI" extension refers usually to what kind of file?

b) System file

61) Where does most data go first within a computers memory hierarchy

a) RAM

62) What is the capacity of a standard PC floppy?

b) 1.44MB

63) Which of the following is not a Unix or Linux variant ?

b) DOS

64) What is a clock cycle?

a) CPU Processing Speed

65) Which media holds more information?

a) DVD

66) All computers must have

a) Operating System

67) "MPG" extension refers usually to what kind of file?

b) Animation/movie file

68) A CPU stands for what?

b) Central Processing Unit


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Basic Computer Knowledge Quiz

1) What type of device is a computer monitor?

a) Input

b) Output

c) Software

d) Storage

2) What type of device is a computer keyboard?

a) Input

b) Output

c) Software

d) Storage

3) What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones?

a) Input

b) Output

c) Software

d) Storage

4) A computer tower is NOT:

a) A CPU

b) Hardware

c) the "Heart" of the computer

d) A peripheral

5) Of the 4 words listed below, which one does NOT belong?

a) Applications

b) Peripherals

c) Programs

d) Software


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6) What type of device is a computer printer?

a) Input

b) Output

c) Software

d) Storage

7) What type of device is a 3 1/2 inch floppy drive?

a) Input

b) Output

c) Software

d) Storage

8) What type of device is a computer mouse?

a) Input

b) Output

c) Software

d) Storage

9) What type of devices are CDs or DVDs?

a) Input

b) Output

c) Software

d) Storage

10) What type of device is a digital camera?

a) Input

b) Output

c) Software

d) Storage


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1. Q: What does DRAM stand for?

B: Dynamic Random Access Memory-------------------------------------2. Q: What is Cache RAM?D: Fast memory used for data that is accessed often

-------------------------------------3. Q: What technology of memory is Cache RAM usually?B: SRAM-------------------------------------4. Q: Which is usually faster in a PC system: DRAM or SDRAM?

A: SDRAM-------------------------------------5. Q: Where is your BIOS stored?C: Flash-------------------------------------6. Q: Which one of the following is not an Operating System?C: Word Perfect-------------------------------------7. Q: Where does your PC store your programs when the power is off?C: Hard Disk Drive-------------------------------------8. Q: What is Non-volitile Memory?

A: Memory that stores data when the power is off-------------------------------------9. Q: What is PCI?B: A type of system bus-------------------------------------10. Q: What does a modem do?C: Changes digital signals to signals that work on the telephone lines-------------------------------------

11. Q: Which is usually faster in a PC system: RDRAM or SDRAM?B: RDRAM-------------------------------------12. Q: How many cycles per second is 1GHz?D: 1,000,000,000-------------------------------------13. Q: How many bits is 1K Byte?B: 1024-------------------------------------14. Q: Firewire is the same as:

A: IEEE 1394-------------------------------------15. Q: Firewire is usually used for:

D: Interfacing to a Digital Camcorder-------------------------------------16. Q: What is USB?C: A high-speed serial connection-------------------------------------17. Q: Which company is not a microprocessor manufacturer?B: Microsoft-------------------------------------18. Q: Which company is not a PC manufacturer?


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C: Intel-------------------------------------19. Q: Is it better to have a lower or higher dot pitch (dp) monitor?

A: lower-------------------------------------20. Q: What does DDR stand for?

C: Double Data Rate-------------------------------------21. Q: "How much data can a double sided High Density 3.5"" Floppy Disk Drive store?"B: 1.44 MB-------------------------------------22. Q: How many bits are in a byte?

A: 8-------------------------------------23. Q: What does GUI stand for?B: Graphical User Interface-------------------------------------24. Q: Which of the following is not a typical peripheral port?

A: DVD

-------------------------------------25. Q: Which microprocessor is used in Apple computers?D: Power PC-------------------------------------26. Q: Which is the fastest?C: RDRAM-------------------------------------27. Q: What does a system bus do?D: connects various compents within the computer-------------------------------------28. Q: What does memory do?B: stores data and instructions-------------------------------------29. Q: What does the CPU do?

A: carries out instructions-------------------------------------30. Q: What do input devices do?C: allows the user to communicate with the computer-------------------------------------31. Q: What does CPU stand for?B: Central Processing Unit-------------------------------------32. Q: Which is not an input device?D: monitor-------------------------------------

33. Q: Which is not an output device?C: Mouse-------------------------------------34. Q: Which is not considered software?

A: Hard Disk Drive-------------------------------------35. Q: What does ROM stand for?B: Read Only Memory-------------------------------------


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36. Q: Which of the following is not a programming language?D: Windows-------------------------------------37. Q: What does LAN stand for?D: Local Area Network-------------------------------------

38. Q: The internet would be considered a WAN or a LAN?B: WAN-------------------------------------39. Q: What language does a browser typically interpret to display information from the World WideWeb?B: HTML-------------------------------------40. Q: Additional DRAM may speed up the performance of your PC?

A: TRUE


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1) How many pins does a SIMM have?

c) 30 or 72

2) The various cards in a PC requires _______ voltage to function

b) DC

3) What type of hard disk formatting creates FAT (File Allocation Table) ?a) High Level

4) What is the name of the printed circuit board?

b) Mother Board

5) Which Component of pc maintains data and time

a) CMOS RAM

6) IRQ 1 is commonly assigned to:

d) keyboard

7) LCD monitor is also known as___________

a) TFT

8) How can you tell that a particular ribbon cable should only be used to connect a floppy drive?

d) it has a twist in it

9) Data stored in a ROM cannot be changed by user of a computer?

a) TRUE10) Is the data in a RAM stored on a permanent or temporary basis

a) Temporary

11) Winchester drive is also called:

a) Hard Disk Drive

12) TO write, erase, rewrite data on a CD RAM what type of CD ROM you should use?

a) CD-RW

13) A byte is equivalent to...?

a) 8 bits

14) SMPS stands for:

a) Switch Mode Power Supply

15) Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot?


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d) ATX

16) Which IRQ does LPT1 commonly use?

d) 7

17) How much data will a high density (HD) floppy disk hold?

c) 1.44 MB

18) What is the name of the spec for the holes in a monitor's aperture grill?

a) dot pitch

19) Which is the best hard disk seek time?a) 3msb) 5ms

20) Fragmentation of data on computer hard disk causes it to work faster than before?a) FALSEb) TRUE

21) What is the name of the card that controls read,write head and motor in the hard diska) NetworkCardb) Disc Controller Card

22) Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the power to the system is turnedoff?a) CPUb) ROMc) DRAMd) DIMM

23) Acronym of HDD?a) Hard Disk Driveb) Hard Drive Disk

24)A program written using binary codes is called:a) Software languageb) Machine language

25) How many bytes a sector of hard disk holds?a) 512 Bytesb) 1024 Bytes

26) To be bootable a DOS partition must be:a) activeb) copied

27) What does FDISK do?a) performs low-level formatting of the hard driveb) fixes bad sectors on the

hard drivec) recovers lost clusters on the hard drived) creates partitions on the hard drive

28) hat kind of connectors are used to connect a PC power supply to a hard drive?a) ATb) molexc) mini-molexd) P9

29) Acronym of FDD?a) Floppy Drive Diskb) Floppy Disk Drive

30) Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hard drive?a) IDEb) FDDc) SCSId) EIDE

31) What type of memory is a PEN drive...?a) FLASH Memoryb) Catch Memory

32) What type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem?a) COM1b) RJ-11c) RJ-45d)RJ-10

33) What is BIOS an acronym for?a) bootstrap initial operating systemb) basic input output startupc) bootinitial operating startupd) basic input output system

34) What does the acronym bits stand for?a) Binart Digitb) 1 bits

35) What is the data transfer rate for USB 2.0?a) 480Mbsb) 512Mbs

36) Which IRQ does the system timer commonly use?a) 0b) 1c) 2d) 5


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37) What piece of hardware do EIDE cables connect to?a) hard diskb) cpu

38) How many pins does a DIMM have?a) 72b) 32c) 32 to 72d) 71

39) Which IRQ does COM1 commonly use?a) 3b) 4c) 6d) 7

40) Which frequency is a SDRAM clock speed?a) 122Mhzb) 133Mhz

41) Which component in a pc maintains color depth and screen resolution of a monitor?a) VRAMb)CMOS RAM

42) Today's PC use what type of RAM..?a) DDR SDRAMb) DDR2

43) When plugging the P8 and P9 power connectors into the system board, which of the following istrue?a) the black wires of both connectors should NOT be next to each otherb) P8 and P9 don't plug intothe system boardc) the black wires of both connectors should be next to each otherd) it doesn't matterwhich way you plug them in, the voltages are the same

44) Which IRQ does the hard disk controller commonly use?a) 14b) 1c) 2d) 11

45) IRQ 6 is commonly assigned to:a) sound cardb) Com1c) floppy drive controllerd) LPT1

46) Which of the following is NOT a type of RAM?a) SIMMb) DIMMc) ROMd) SLIPP

47) Which do you use to comment out a line in the autoexec.bat file?a) remb) ram

48) Which device you should use to prevent the effect of power fluctuation in the power supply on yourcomputer and works for a specific period of time even there is no power?a) SMPSb) UPS

49) Portable Pen Drive connects to the________port of computera) USP2,0b) USP

50) What does the term "wave table synthesis" relate to?a) videob) sound

51) What is different between AT and ATX power supplies?a) They are identical except for their shape.b)AT supplies use a single P1 power connector while ATX uses P8 and P9.c) AT supplies use P8 and P9power connectors while ATX uses a single P1 connector.d) AT power supplies run on 120V AC currentwhile ATX uses 220V AC

52) Which has more storage capacity CD or DVDa) DVDb) CD

53) With reference to a CPU, What MIPS means?a) Million Instructions Per Secondb) Million Per SccondInstruction

54) Hard Disk, DVD, CD-ROM are the examples What type of Memory?a) Primaryb) Secondary

55) Which of the following conditions most increases the likelihood that ESD will occur?a) hot, dry

conditionsb) cool, damp conditionsc) cool, dry conditionsd) hot, damp conditions

56) Parity is:a) a byte stored in the FAT to indicated remaining slotsb) the optimal transmission speed ofdata over a CAT 5 cablec) an extra bit stored with data in RAM that is used to check for errors when thedata is read backd) the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable

57) What are the four key functions of a computer system?a) input, processing, output, and storageb)keyboard, display, memory, and disk drivec) word processing, spreadsheets, databased) bits, bytes,words, and OSI


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58) UPS stands for:a) Universal Power Supplyb) Uninterrupted Power Supply

59) Which is a PCI bus speed?a) 22Mhzb) 33Mhz

60) Which is the best choice for a specification for a video card?a) AGPb) SCSI

61) The Concentric circles on the platter of hard disk are known as______a) Tracksb) Circles

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