Q1. What is the main folder on a storage device called?
(a) Platform
(b) Interface
(c) Root directory
(d) Homepage
(e) None of these
Q2. Caps lock, num-lock are known as…
(a) Modifier key
(b) Toggle key
(c) Function key
(d) Numeric key
(e) None of these
Q3. The smallest unit of information a computer can understand and process is known as a___________
(a) digit
(b) kilo byte
(c) Bit
(d) Byte
(e) None of these
Q4. The general term peripheral equipment is used for ————
(a) Any device that attached to a computer system
(b) Large scale computer system
(c) A program collection
(d) Other office equipment
(e) None of these
Q5. Which device can understand the difference between data and programs?
(a) Input device
(b) Output device
(c) Memory
(d) Processor
(e) None of these
Q6. The simultaneous execution of two or more instructions is called ……………
(a) Sequential access
(b) Reduced instruction set
(c) Multiprocessing
(d) disk mirroring
(e) None
Q7. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are common data paths?
(a) 8 bits
(b) 12 bits
(c) 16 bits
(d) 32 bits
(e) None of these
Q8. Which of the type of memory for information that does not change on your computer?
(a) RAM
(b) ROM
(c) ERAM
(d) RW/RAM
(e) None of these
Q9. Before a disk can be used to store data. It must be ……………
(a) Formatted
(b) Reformatted
(c) Addressed
(d) Readdressed
(e) None of the above
Q10. The original ASCII code used …………… bits of each byte, reserving that last bit for error checking
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
(e) None of these
Q11. Which company is the biggest player in the microprocessor industry?
(a) Motorola
(b) IBM
(c) Intel
(d) AMD
(e) None of these
Q12. What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?
(a) Light pen
(b) Mouse
(c) Digitizer
(d) Terminal
(e) None of these
Q13. A high quality CAD system uses which of the following for printing drawing and graphs.
(a) Dot matrix printer
(b) Digital plotter
(c) Line printer
(d) All of the above
(e) None of these
Q14. …………… terminal (cash register) are often connected to complex inventory and sales computer system.
(a) data
(b) Point of sale (pos)
(c) Sales
(d) Query
(e) None of these
Q15. What do we call a storage device where the access time is efficiently independent of the location of the data?
(a) direct access storage device
(b) Secondary storage device
(c) Primary storage device
(d) gateway device
(e) None of these