Computer quiz questions

Computer quiz:

1. Who in 1943 had said, “I think there is a world market for may be five computers”?

2. What is the name of the printed circuit board (PCB) in a computer that holds the CPU?

3. With reference to a CPU, what do MIPS mean?

4. RAM means Random Access Memory: TRUE or FALSE?

5. Data stored in a ROM cannot be changed by the user of a PC: TRUE or FALSE?

6. A hard disk, DVD, and CD-ROM are examples of what type of memory: primary or secondary?

7. Which component in a PC maintains the date and time?

8. The capacity of which component in a PC determines the color depth and screen resolution of a monitor?

9. Is the data in a RAM stored on a temporary or permanent basis?

10. What does the acronym bit stand for?

11. A byte is equivalent to ___ bits

12. A sector of a hard disk can hold ___ bytes of data

13. What type of hard disk formatting creates the FAT (File Allocation Table)?

14. Fragmentation of data on a computer hard disk causes it to work faster: TRUE or FALSE?

15. To write, erase, re-write data on a CD-ROM (CD), what type of CD-ROM you should use?

16. Which has a more storage capacity: a CD or DVD?

17. Which component in the power supply unit of a PC converts AC signals into DC signals?

18. Which device you should use to prevent the effects of fluctuation in the power supply on your PC and to continue to work for a specific time even if there is no power?

19. What type of memory is a pen drive?

20. A portable pen drive connects to the ______ port of a PC

21. Today’s PCs use what type of RAM?

22. The various cards inside a PC require various ______ voltages to function

23. A LCD monitor is also known as a _______ monitor

24. What is the name of the card that controls the read-write head and the motor in a hard disk?

25. The concentric circles on the platter of a hard disk are known as ______

Quiz Answers:

1. Thomas Watson, former IBM chairman

2. Motherboard

3. Million Instructions Per Second

4. TRUE

5. TRUE

6. Secondary

7. CMOS RAM

8. VRAM

9. Temporary

10. Binary digit

11. 8

12. 512

13. High-level

14. False

15. CD-RW

16. DVD

17. Diode

18. UPS

19. FLASH

20. USB

21. DDR-SDRAM

22. DC

23. TFT (Thin-Film Transistor)

24. Disk Controller Card

25. Tracks

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