Basics of Hardware and Software

Qus. 1 : A Pixel is _____________________.

1. a computer program that draws picture
2. a picture stored in secondary memory
3. the smallest resolvable part of a picture
4. None of these

Qus. 2 : Which technology is used in optical disks?

1. Mechanical
2. Electrical
3. Electro Magnetic
4. Laser technology

Qus. 3 : Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?

1. Floppy Disk
2. Hard Disk
3. Compact Disk
4. Magneto Optic Disk

Qus. 4 : EPROM can be used for

1. Erasing the contents of ROM
2. Reconstructing the contents of ROM
3. Erasing and reconstructing the contents of ROM
4. Duplicating ROM

Qus. 5 : Memory unit is part of

1. Input device
2. Control unit
3. Output device
4. Central Processing Unit

Qus. 6 : The performance of cache memory is frequently measured in terms of a quantity called

1. Bit Ratio
2. NOR Ratio
3. No Ratio
4. Hit ratio

Qus. 7 : Which of the following is not an output device?

1. Scanner
2. Printer
3. Flat Screen
4. Projector

Qus. 8 : The programs which are permanently stored in ROM is known as

1. Hardware
2. Software
3. Firmware
4. ROMware

Qus. 9 : Memory is made up of

1. Set of wires
2. Set of circuits
3. Large number of cells
4. All of these

Qus. 10 : Data bus is used in

1. Parallel Data Transfer
2. Serial Data Transfer
3. Computers using analog signals
4. None of These

Qus. 11 : CD is related to?

1. hardware
2. Software
3. Storage
4. All

Qus. 12 : Which is a secondary memory?

1. SRAM
2. EPROM
3. HDD
4. None of these

Qus. 13 : Full form of DVD is

1. Digital vide disc
2. Digitally versatile discussed
3. Digital versatile disc
4. None

Qus. 14 : What is the full form of HDD?

1. Hardware Disk Drive
2. Hard Display Drive
3. Hard Display Damage
4. Hard Disk Drive

Qus. 15 : The term CD related to

1. Hardware
2. Software
3. Storage
4. All of These

Qus. 16 : Which one is secondary memory?

1. SRAM
2. EPROM
3. HDD
4. None of These

Qus. 17 : Which Technology is used in current generation computers?

1. SSIC
2. MSIC
3. VLSI
4. ULSIC

Qus. 18 : Which of the following is not a Pointing Device?

1. Mouse
2. Light pan
3. Joystick
4. Scaneer

Qus. 19 : One nibble is equal to?

1. 2 bits
2. 4 bits
3. 4 bytes
4. 8 bits

Qus. 20 : Another name of CD?

1. Magnetic tape
2. Magnetic disk
3. Optical Disk
4. optical drive

Qus. 21 : Text-to-speech software can be used by which of the following output devices?

1. Monitor
2. Keyboard
3. Printer
4. Speaker

Qus. 22 : Which of the following devices is NOT an example of a dedicated device?

1. Telephone
2. Barcode scanner
3. DVD player
4. Microphone

Qus. 23 : Which step in the information-processing cycle uses the computer’s CPU?

1. Input
2. Output
3. Processing
4. Storage

Qus. 24 : Which of the following devices uses convergence?

1. Smartphone
2. Television
3. Kettle
4. Digital camera

Qus. 25 : Which one of the following is a technology that is commonly used to connect a variety of different devices to a computer?

1. OMR
2. LCD
3. USB
4. SSD

Qus. 26 : The _______ retains the data stored on it even if the power goes off.

1. AM
2. HDD
3. LED
4. CPU

Qus. 27 : Which hardware device can create electronic copies of documents by capturing an image?

1. Printer
2. Scanner
3. Stylus
4. Monitor

Qus. 28 : A(n) _______ is NOT an example of optical storage.

1. CD
2. DVD
3. HDD
4. Blu-ray disk

Qus. 29 : Which one of the following is the abbreviation for the largest unit used to measure storage?

1. Gb
2. Kb
3. Mb
4. Tb

Qus. 30 : Which of the following is an advantage of SSDs?

1. More durable and compact due to absence of mechanical parts
2. Longer life span than standard hard drives or flash drives
3. Less expensive than standard mechanical hard drives
4. Increased storage capacity due to high cost per gigabyte

Qus. 31 : What is the refresh rate of a computer screen measured in?

1. Frames per minute
2. Hertz (Hz)
3. rpm
4. m/s

Qus. 32 : Which of the following is NOT an output device?

1. Speakers
2. Virtual-reality glasses
3. Scanner
4. Touch screen

Qus. 33 : The window for this option displays the available disk space on your computer.

1. System
2. Settings
3. This PC
4. Search

Qus. 34 : Which components of a computer connects the processor to the other hardware

1. System Bus
2. CPU
3. Memory
4. Input Unit

Qus. 35 : What is the name of programs that control the computer system

1. Hardware
2. Keyboard
3. Software
4. Mouse

Qus. 36 : The physical components of a computer are called

1. Software
2. Hardware
3. ALU
4. CPU

Qus. 37 : What is the difference between hardware and software

1. Hardware is intangible; software is tangible
2. Hardware is tangible; software is intangible
3. Both are tangible
4. Both are intangible

Qus. 38 : Which of the following is an example of middleware

1. Operating System
2. MS Word
3. API Gateway
4. Web Browser

Qus. 39 : <p>Match the following types of computer buses with their functions.</p><table class="table table-bordered"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Bus Type</b></span></td><td><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>Function</b></span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">A. Data Bus</span></td><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">1. Transfers control signals</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">B. Address Bus</span></td><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">2. Transfers data between CPU and memory</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">C. Control Bus</span></td><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">3. Combines data, address, and control buses</span></td></tr><tr><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">D. System Bus</span></td><td><span style="font-size: 14px;">4. Carries the address of memory locations</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p>

1. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
2. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
3. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
4. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

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