Mid-Term Practice MCQs

A Byte consists of

• 1 BIT

• 8 BITS

• 4 BITS

• 32 BITS

Fifth generation computer has which type of integration system?

• LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION

• VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION

• ULTRA LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION

• NONE OF THE ABOVE

Malicious software is known as

• Hardware

• Malware

• Illegalware

• None

One of the functions of an operating system is to _______________

• Organizing files in folders
• Detect and remove viruses
• Allow programs to communicate
  with the hardware of the PC or device
• Organize data in rows and columns

What does the term 'volatile' mean in the context of registers?

• Data is compressed

• Data is encrypted

• Data is stored permanently

• Data is lost when power is off

Which of the following is a characteristic of registers?

• They hold data temporarily

• They are the slowest type of memory

• They are large in size

• They are non-volatile

The _________ controls the I/O devices and transfer of data to and from the primary storage.

• LU

• AU

• ALU

• CU

The main circuit board in a computer is called the ________.

• RAM

• motherboard

• dongle

• power supply unit

___________ coordinates with the peripheral devices to accept the input or display the output.

• Control Unit 

• Arithmetic Logic Unit

• Memory Unit

• None of the above

What is the largest digit in the Binary Number System?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 0