Computer Awareness MCQ SET I

Computer Awareness MCQ SET I

 
(1)When someone talks about the “memory” of a computer, he is usally referring to
(a) Read only memory
(b) Random access memory
(c) Virtual memory
(d) Cache memory

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Answer: b
(2) What do you call a program used to eliminate viruses from a disk ?
(a) Vaccine
(b) Disaster recovery plan
(c) Back up
(d) Defragmentation program
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Answer: a
(3) WINDOWS work in the mode –
(a) Enhanced and compressed
(b) Expanded
(c) Extended
(d) None of the above
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Answer: a
(4) Which of the following is not considered a portable computer?
(a) Notebook Computer
(b) Lap top Computer
(c) Palm top Computer
(d) Mini Computer
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Answer: d
(5) Which of the following is the fastest Printer?
(a) Ink jet
(b) Dot matrix
(c) Laser
(d) Plotter
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Answer: c
(6) In Computer, ALU normally contains a number of high speed storage elements called –
(a) Magnetic Disk
(b) Registers
(c) Hard Disk
(d) Semiconductor Memory
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Answer: b
(7) Which of the following storage is volatile?
(a) CD –ROM
(b) Floppy disk
(c) Semiconductor Memory
(d) Core Memory
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Answer: c
(8) A collection of four bits is called –
(a) Word
(b) Byte
(c) Nibble
(d) Double-word
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Answer: c
(9) Which of the following is the fastest?
(a) CPU
(b) Video terminal
(c) Magnetic tapes and disks
(d) Sensors, mechanical controllers
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Answer: a
(10) The user interface
(a) Is relatively unimportant
(b) Is easy to provide with good support
(c) Supports both novice and experienced
(d) Is slanted towards novice users
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Answer: c