Computer Hardware MCQ Questions and Answers [SET - 1] | Computer Hardware MCQ Online Test

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1. Which of the following is not an example of hardware ?

A)  Excel
B) Monitor
C) Printer
D) Mouse

ANSWER= (A) Excel

 

2. What is a device connecting a network without using a cable ?

A) Distributed
B) Centralized
C) Open source
D) Wireless

ANSWER= (D) Wireless

 

3. Where data is recorded in a floppy disk

A) Sectors
B) Runs
C) Tracks
D) Rounders

ANSWER= (C) Tracks

 

4. A microprocessor used in

A) Personal computer
B)  ENIAC
C)  Mini computer
D) Mainframe computer

ANSWER= (A) Personal computer

 

5.You can rename the value in the left pane by pressing the ___________ key

A) F1
B) F2
C) F3
D) F4

ANSWER= (A) F1

 

6.   A ___ is used to read handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory.

A) Touch pad
B) Laser beam
C)  Printer
D)  Scanner

ANSWER= (A)  Scanner

 

7.  The part of the computer that anyone can touch

A) Hardware
B) Data
C) Software
D) Input

ANSWER= (A) Hardware

 

8. What is the process of copying software programs from secondary storage media to the hard disk called?

A) Upload
B) Installation
C) Storage
D) Download

ANSWER= (B) Installation

 

9. To locate a data item for storage is

A)  Fetch
B)  Field
C) Feed
D) Database

ANSWER= (A) Fetch

 

10. The DOS command CD is used  to _______________

A)  Compress the disk
B) Copy the files to the directory
C) Copy the contents of more than one directory at a time and retain the directory structure
D) Change the Directory

ANSWER= (A) Change the Directory

 

11. Which type of cable is most likely in use with rj-45 connectors?

A) 10base5
B)  10base2
C) 10baseT
D)   None of above

ANSWER= (C) 10baseT

 

12. A device for changing the connection on a connector to a different configuration is ___

A) A converter
B) An adapter
C) An attachment
D) A component

ANSWER= (B) An adapter

 

13. Which facilitates data processing capabilities at the location of the end-user

A) FAX
B)  EDT
C) DDP
D) DTP

ANSWER= (C) DDP

 

14. After you install Windows Vista, how long is the grace period before you must activate the product ?

A)  10 Days
B) 15 Days
C) 30 Days
D) 180 Days

ANSWER= (C) 30 Days

 

15. You using Parental Controls to configure web restrictions for 6 year old child. You want to block all web except websites approved for children. What web restriction level should you choose?

A) Custom
B)  None
C)  Medium
D) High

ANSWER= (D) High

 

16. The manager of the Wellizon textile company wants to increase the size of one his volume so that he can accommodate more data in that volume. He also notices that there is some unallocated space in his hard disk. What should he do to increase the size of this volume?

A) Format the volume
B) Extend the volume
C) Shrink the volume
D) Convert the disk into dynamic disk

ANSWER= (B) Extend the volume

 

17. What is the number of read write heads in the drive for a 9 track magnetic tape ?

A) 9
B) 16
C) 18
D) 27

ANSWER= (B) 16

 

18. Which of the following groups consist of only input device

A) Mouse, Keyboard, Loudspeaker
B) Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
C) Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
D) Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor

ANSWER= (C) Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner

 

19. In inkjet technology the droplets of ink are deflected by ..................

A) High pressure jets
B) Multi directional nozzle
C) Electrically Charge Plate
D) None of above

ANSWER= (C) Electrically Charge Plate

 

20. What is the most popular hardware for multimedia creations ?

A)  WANs
B) PCs
C) Mainframe computers
D) Minicomputers

ANSWER= (B) PCs

 

21. A spyware can be stopped using _______.

A) Antivirus program
B) Windows Update
C)  User Account Control
D)  Windows Defender

ANSWER= (D)  Windows Defender

 

22. An administrator is provided _______ tokens.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four

ANSWER= (B) Two

 

23. What provide expansion capability for a computer system ?

A) Bays
B) Bytes
C) Slots
D) Sockets

ANSWER= (D) Sockets

 

24. A CPU chip developed by Intel for wireless laptops is called the

A) Itanium
B) Pentium-M
C) Xen
D)  Celeron

ANSWER= (A) Itanium

 

25. When a computer is switched on, the booting process performs

A)  Reliability Test
B) Correct functioning Test
C) Power-On-Self-Test
D) Integrity Test

ANSWER= (C) Power-On-Self-Test

 

26. A device that is connected to the motherboard is ___

A) must connect using ribbon cable
B)  called a peripheral device
C) called an adjunct device
D) called an external device

ANSWER= (B)  called a peripheral device

 

27. Data division is the third division of a ___ program.

A) FORTH
B) COBOL
C) PASCAL
D)  BASIC

ANSWER= (D)  BASIC

 

28. An electronic device that converts data into information and processes it -

A) Computer
B)  Processor
C) Case
D) Stylus

ANSWER= (A) Computer

 

29. ............. is used as a high speed network backbone media.

A) Fiber Optic Cable
B)  Coaxial Cable
C) Twisted Pair Cable
D) None of the above

ANSWER= (A) Fiber Optic Cable

 

30. When a bank teller uses a computer terminal to know the balance in a customer’s accounts it is an example of ?

A) Online updating
B) Offline processing
C) Online processing
D) Online query

ANSWER= (A) Online query

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