BECE 2011

The most common means by which data are input into the computer is through the

• A. mouse

• B. keyboard

• C. microphone

• D. joystick

Computer devices such as mouse, trackpad and joystick are referred to as

• A. output devices

• B. pointing devices

• C. standard devices

• D. internal devices

The flat panel screen is also known as

• A. LCD

• B. VCD

• C. CRT

• D. OCR

Which of the following is a storage medium?

• A. Mouse

• B. Printer

• C. Keyboard

• D. Flash memory

The two components of the personal computer main memory are

• A. RAM and CU

• B. RAM and ROM

• C. ROM and CU

• D. ALU and CU

Which of the following devices has the largest storage capacity?

• A. Digital Versatile Disc

• B. Compact Disc

• C. Floppy disk

• D. Hard Disk

The process that starts an operating system when a computer system is turned on is referred to as

• A. loading

• B. start up

• C. booting

• D. shut down

Which of the following statements is not true?

• A. Remove all removable storage media or device from the system unit when switching on a computer.

• B. Shut down a computer system before removing the electric power supply

• C. Random access memory is part of main memory

• D. The application software must be loaded before an operating system can be loaded when a computer system is switched on.

GUI stands for

• A. Grand User Interface

• B. General User Interface

• C. Graphic User Interface

• D. Graphical User Interrupt

The software that manages the communication between the hardware and the application software of a computer system is called

• A. open office

• B. Microsoft office

• C. operating system

• D. internet