Basic Computer MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers Quiz Questions

1. What does DRAM stand for?

A Double Random Access Memory B Dynamic Random Access Memory C Data Random Access Memory D Data Random Active Memory

2. What is Cache RAM?

A Extra memory used for overflow from your Hard Disk B A place to store secret information like passwords C Its the same as your Hard Disk Drive D Fast memory used for data that is accessed often

3. What technology of memory is Cache RAM usually?

A DRAM B SRAM C Flash D EEROM

4. Which is usually faster in a PC system: DRAM or SDRAM?

A SDRAM B DRAM C NONE D BOTH

5. Where is your BIOS stored?

A DRAM B SDRAM C Flash D Hard Disk

6. Which one of the following is not an Operating System?

A Windows B OS2 C Word Perfect D Linux

7. Where does your PC store your programs when the power is off?

A DRAM B Cache C Hard Disk Drive D Monitor

8. What is Non-volitile Memory?

A Memory that stores data when the power is off B Memory that only stores data when the power is on C Memory that works over extreme temperatures D Memory that is very fast

9. What is PCI?

A A kind of graphics B A type of system bus C A type of monitor D A modem standard

10. What does a modem do?

A Talks to your Monitor B Speeds up the Hard Drive access times C Changes digital signals to signals that work on the telephone lines D Determines where you should call for internet access

11. Which is usually faster in a PC system: RDRAM or SDRAM?

A SDRAM B RDRAM C NONE D BOTH

12. How many cycles per second is 1GHz?

A 1,000 B 100,000 C 1,000,000 D 1,000,000,000

13. How many bits is 1K Byte?

A 1000 B 1024 C 1096 D 512

14. Firewire is the same as:

A IEEE 1394 B 56K Modem C Roadrunner D DVD

15. Firewire is usually used for:

A Connecting to the internet B Downloading Digital Camera pictures C Connecting to the printer D Interfacing to a Digital Camcorder

16. What is USB?

A A new Hard Disk standard B A new CD-ROM specification C A high-speed serial connection D A high-speed video connection

17. Which company is not a microprocessor manufacturer?

A Intel B Microsoft C AMD D IBM

18. Which company is not a PC manufacturer?

A Dell B Compaq C Intel D Gateway

19. Is it better to have a lower or higher dot pitch (dp) monitor?

A lower B higher C NONE D BOTH

20. What does DDR stand for?

A DRAM Double Rate B Data DRAM Rate C Double Data Rate D Double DRAM Rate

21. "How much data can a double sided High Density 3.5"" Floppy Disk Drive store?"

A 768 KB B 1.44 MB C 3 GB D 10 GB

22. How many bits are in a byte?

A 8 B 16 C 32 D 64

23. What does GUI stand for?

A Genuine Unit Invention B Graphical User Interface C Graphical Unit Interface D Graphical Unit Imagination

24. Which of the following is not a typical peripheral port?

A DVD B Parallel C Serial D USB

25. Which microprocessor is used in Apple computers?

A Pentium B Athlon C MIPS D Power PC

26. Which is the fastest?

A Hard Disk Drive B Flash C RDRAM D Floppy Disk Drive

27. What does a system bus do?

A carries out instructions B stores data and instructions C allows the user to communicate with the computer D connects various compents within the computer

28. What does memory do?

A carries out instructions B stores data and instructions C allows the user to communicate with the computer D connects various components within the computer

29. What does the CPU do?

A carries out instructions B stores data and instructions C allows the user to communicate with the computer D connects various components within the computer

30. What do input devices do?

A carrie out instructions B store data and instructions C allows the user to communicate with the computer D connects various components within the computer

31. What does CPU stand for?

A Central Processing Unit B Computer Processing Unit C Computing Part Unit D Core Process Unit

32. Which is not an input device?

A keyboard B mouse C touch screen D monitor

33. Which is not an output device?

A Monitor B Printer C Mouse D Speaker

34. Which is not considered software?

A Hard Disk Drive B Operating System C Application D Program

35. What does ROM stand for?

A Random Off Memory B Read Only Memory C Read On Memory D Randam Only Memory

36. Which of the following is not a programming language?

A Cobol B C++ C Fortran D Windows

37. What does LAN stand for?

A Logical Analogue Network B Laser Assisted Network C Local Area Network

38. The internet would be considered a WAN or a LAN?

A LAN B WAN C NONE D BOTH

39. What language does a browser typically interpret to display information from the World Wide Web?

A C++ B HTML C Machine Code D Assembly Language

40. Additional DRAM may speed up the performance of your PC?

A TRUE B FALSE C Can't say D Maybe