Quiz: Multiple Choice Questions [ Topic Related To Computer System] Computer Science 1 / 64The term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system is _________ . All of the above Software Monitor Hardware 2 / 64The disks in which both the surfaces are used for recording are called ______. Double Density (DD) disk High Density (HD) disk Double-Sided (DS) disk None of above 3 / 64Three main component of computer are: Tape, I/O, floppy disk CPU, Memory, tape CPU, I/O, memory I/O, Printer, Mouse 4 / 64USB refers to A serial bus standard A storage device A processor A port type 5 / 64Analog computer works on the supply of Magnetic Strength Discrete Signal Continuous electric pulses Physical strength 6 / 64Minicomputer are also called Super Computer Midrange Computers Hybrid Computers Analog Computers 7 / 64The capacity of 3.5-inch floppy disk was _____? 1.40 GB 1.44 GB 1.40 MB 1.44 MB 8 / 64What is the speed of computer measured in? Nanoseconds Kilo-seconds Megahertz Gigahertz 9 / 64Which of the following is an input device? Printer VDU OCR Plotter 10 / 64The main memory of computer is also called as: Auxiliary memory Secondary storage Virtual memory Primary storage 11 / 64What is the main purpose of secondary storage device? To install operating system To store data To networking To increase the speed of computer 12 / 64Integrated Circuits (ICs) are related to which generation of computer. Fourth generation Second Generation Third generation First generation 13 / 64____ are numbers and encoded characters, generally used as operands. Information Stored Values Input Data 14 / 64What is the term for a temporary storage is that compensates for differences in data rate and data flow between devices? Modem Buffer Bus Channel 15 / 64The device primary used to provide hardcopy is _______ . Printer CRT Card read Computer console 16 / 64What are five main components of a computer system? Memory, Video card, Monitor, Software, Hardware Modem, Keyboard, Word Processor, Printer, Screen CPU, CD-ROM, Mouse, keyboard, sound card CPU, Memory, System bus, Input, Output 17 / 64The _____ pen is a small input device used to select and display objects on a screen. Magnetic Ink Light None of above 18 / 64A hybrid computer Resemble both a digital and analogue computer Resembles analogue computer Resembles digital computer None of above 19 / 64Which parts of the computer were used for calculating and comparing? MODEM ALU Memory Unit Control Unit 20 / 64The central processing unit is located in ____ . Monitor Memory unit Hard disk System unit 21 / 64Which of the following is equal to gigabyte? 1024 bytes 1024 MB 1024 bits 512 GB 22 / 64The term GIGO is related to which characteristics of computers? Reliability Automatic Accuracy Speed 23 / 64Which of the following programming language were used in first generation computers? Assembly Language Both of above Machine Language None of above 24 / 64Which type of memory can read data but can't write data? Read only memory Random accesses memory Random only memory None of above 25 / 64Mobile computing allows transmission of data from one wireless-enabled device to another ______. Wireless-enabled device Any device None of above Wired device 26 / 64A hard disk drive can be directly connected to a PC via a ______ . WAN interface USB interface SCSI interface Parallel interface 27 / 64The main virtue for using single Bus structure is ______. Fast data transfer None of above Cost effective connectivity and ease of attaching peripherals devices Cost effective connectivity and speed 28 / 64Which of the following is the smallest visual element on a video monitor? Pixel Character Byte Bit 29 / 64Terminal which performs some processing operations but doesn't have any storage is called _________. Low terminal Dumb terminal Intelligent terminal Super terminal 30 / 64A computer does not suffer from tiredness and lack of concentration. It is also known as ...... Accuracy Diligence Versatility GIGO 31 / 64Programs stored in the ROM are called as: Formware Farmware Firmware Fireware 32 / 64Which type of memory can speed up computer processing? ROM Cache memory Registers Both A and B 33 / 64The device primary used to provide hardcopy is the _______ . Printer CRT Input Card Reader 34 / 64Magnetic type is a type of _______ access device. Direct access Indirect Step Sequential access 35 / 64A light sensitive device that converts drawing, printed text or other images into digital form is _____ . Keyboard Light Pen OMR Scanner 36 / 64RAM is also called: None-volatile Memory Cache Memory Virtual Memory Volatile Memory 37 / 64Terminal that doesn't process or store data and simply is an input/output device, functions as a window into a computer located somewhere else is called _______. Intelligent terminal Dumb terminal Low terminal Super terminal 38 / 64The generation based on VLSI microprocessor. Second First Fourth Third 39 / 64The storage capacity of a dual layer Blu-ray disc is _______. 40 GB 50 GB 20 GB 30 GB 40 / 64What is the smallest unit of the information? A byte A nibble A block A bit 41 / 64Performance of a supercomputer is measured in: Megabits per second Floating-point operations per second Kilobits per second Million instructions per second 42 / 64CD-ROM stands for: Compactable Disc Read Only Memory Compact Data Read Only Memory Compact Disc Read Only Memory Compatible Read Only Memory 43 / 64Which memory is onboard storage? Random Access Memory Cache Memory None of above Virtual Memory 44 / 64Microprocessor was introduced in which generation of computer? Third generation Fourth generation Second generation First generation 45 / 64The use of IC in a computer has _____ . Reduced the size and cost of computers Reduced the performance capacity of the computer Increased the amount of heating Reduced the peripheral devices to be used 46 / 64The OCR recognizes the _____ of the characters with the help of light source. Size Used ink Shape Color 47 / 64_______ has the shortest access times. Secondary Memory All of the above Cache Memory Virtual Memory 48 / 64The number of character/second that can be transmitted to the memory form the tape is denoted by the term Transmission mode Data mode Data transfer rate Transmission rate 49 / 64The average latency depends on _____ of the disk. None of the above Rotation per hour Rotation per minute Rotation per sec 50 / 64Computers that are used in large organizations such as insurance companies and banks, where many people frequently need to use the same data, are Mainframe computers Desktop computers Hybrid computers Super computer 51 / 64Who used punched cards practically for the first time in the history of computers? Joseph Jacquard Charles Babbage Howard Aikin Herman Hollerith 52 / 64The main reason for the discontinuation of semi-conductor-based storage devices for providing large storage space is _______. Lack of speed of operation Lack of sufficient resources High cost per bit value None of the mentioned 53 / 64Computer is free form tiresome and boredom. We call it Versatility Accuracy Diligence Reliability 54 / 64Cache memory acts between All of the above CPU and Hard disk RAM and ROM CPU and RAM 55 / 64A term in computer terminology is a change in technology a computer is/was being used Development Growth Advancement Generation 56 / 64Which of the following is not considered hardware? Hard disk CPU Operating system Keyboard 57 / 64In a traditional mainframe environment, each user accesses the mainframe's resources through a device called a _______. Hub Switch Terminal Node 58 / 64A bar code reader is an example of Storage device Input device Processing device Output device 59 / 64USB-type storage device is ______. Secondary memory ROM RAM Primary memory 60 / 64_________ is generally used to increase the apparent size of physical memory. Secondary Memory Disks Hard disk Virtual Memory 61 / 64The two kinds of main memory are: Primary and secondary Direct and sequential CDs and DVDs RAM and ROM 62 / 64Chief components of first-generation computer was Integrated Circuits None of above Vacuum Tubes and Valves Transistors 63 / 64What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer? Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers Supercomputer is much larger than mainframe computers. 64 / 64Storage which stores of retains data after power off is called _______. Cache memory Volatile storage Nonvolatile storage None of above Your score isThe average score is 31% 0% Restart quiz