Computer Hardware Bank PO MCQ Questions With Answers Quiz Questions

1. Out of the given input devices in the following list, which option gives those devices which are direct entry input devices?

A Optical scanner B Mouse and digitizer C Light pen D All of the above 5 None of these

2. Arithmetic Logic Unit and control sections have special purpose locations called----

A Register B RAM C BIOS D I/O 5 ROM

3. A circuit with about 100 transistors fabricated on a single chip is called

A MCR B MSI C MIS D RJE 5 None of these

4. The computer-related storage device(s) are non-volatile storage devices?

A Memory Card B Solid State Drive C Hard Disk D Usb Drive 5 All of the above

5. What are the components “which can not be touched by the users” known as?

A Hardware B A device C A peripheral D An application 5 None of these

6. A byte can be represented in the range of 0 to _____

A 2 B 255 C 256 D 1024 5 1025

7. Which of the following is contained on chips connected to the system board and is a holding area for data instructions and information ? ( Processed data waiting to be output to secondary storage)

A Program B Mouse C Internet D Memory 5 Modem

8. In addition to repeatability, what is the other unit/parameter used for measuring plotter quality?

A Buffer size B Resolution C Vertical dimension D Intelligence 5 None of these

9. If the system shows a series “100 POST error”, the problem is related to which component?

A Hard drive B Ram or Rom C System board D Video adapter 5 None of these

10. Which of the following device can be used to store large amounts of data?

A CDROM B CDRAM C FLOPPY DISK D ZIP DISK 5 HARD DISK

11. What is the other name used for plastic material floppy disk?

A Hard disks B High-density disks C Diskettes D Templates 5 None of these

12. After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered:

A data B output C input D the process 5 None of these

13. The ____________, also called the brain of the computer is responsible for processing data.

A motherboard B memory C RAM D central processing unit (CPU) 5 None of the above

14. Which of the following is not used as a storage device?

A Hard disk drives B Printers C Floppy disk drives D CD drives 5 None of these

15. What kind of printers are Inkjet printers and laser printers?

A Nonimpact B Impact C Dot-matrix D Thermal 5 None of these

16. The main circuit – board of the system unit is the –

A Computer program B Control unit C Motherboard D RAM 5 None of these

17. A ____________ is an output device that creates tangible hard copies.

A monitor B printer C scanner D CRT 5 None of the above

18. Which of the following is the latest device which uses optical storage techniques for data storage?

A Digital paper B Magneto-optical disk C WORM disk D CD-ROM disk 5 None of these

19. How many pins are there in SIMMs currently in market?

A 9 or 32 B 30 or 70 C 28 or 72 D 30 or 72 5 None of these

20. When a computer prints a report, this output is called

A Program B Soft copy C Hard copy D Printing 5 None of these

21. Which of the following becomes different shapes depending on the task you are performing?

A Active tab B Active Window C Insertion Point D Mouse Pointer 5 None of the above

22. Which unit transforms the input into the output?

A Peripherals B Memory C Storage D The Input-Output unit 5 The CPU

23. A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into-

A Cluster B Sectors C Vectors D Heads 5 None of these

24. Microprocessors are used to make several types of electronic devices these days. Which of the following uses microprocessors?

A Computers B Digital system C Smartphones D All of above 5 None of these

25. Which two keys are used in combination with other keys in order to command the computer to perform special instructions?

A Control, Alt B Function, toggle C Delete, insert D Caps Lock, Num Lock 5 None of these

26. Inkjet printers and laser printers are examples of ____________ printers.

A non-impact B impact C dot-matrix D thermal 5 None of the above

27. Which type of access can be related to magnetic medium for data storage?

A Direct access B Sequential access C Indirect access D 1 & 2 5 All of the above

28. The higher the resolution of a monitor, the ______________?

A Larger the pixels B Less clear the screen is C Further apart the pixels D Closer the pixels 5 None of these

29. Peripheral devices such as printers and plotters are considered to be what among the following?

A Hardware B Software C Data D Information 5 None of these

30. What is the technical term used for the data which is going in the computer?

A Output B Algorithm C Input D Calculators 5 Flowchart