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WorksheetsComputer Basics Quiz
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
Which of the following machines are characterised by electronic tube?
First generation
Second generation
Third generation
Fourth generation
The smallest logical data entity is called a data item or data?
Field
Record
Byte
Word
One million bytes of information is abbreviated as?
MB
KB
GB
TB
Which part of the computer is used for calculating and comparing?
ALU
Control unit
CPU
Memory
The computer program language which is widely used in computer science and engineering and also in business is?
C
PASCAL
Fortran
Java
Can you tell what passes into and out from the computer via its ports?
Data packets
Bytes
Signals
Power
The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as?
Coding
Compiling
Decoding
Debugging
What is the name of the temporary data storage area between a peripheral device and the CPU which compensates for the difference between their speeds?
Cache
Buffer
Register
RAM
Which of the following printers can be classified as a page-at-a-time printer?
Dot-matrix printer
Inkjet printer
Laser printer
Line printer
The storage locations in the internal storage of a CPU are called?
Addresses
Registers
Buses
Locations
Database management system based on the concept of ownership is?
Relational database
Hierarchical database
Network database system
Object-oriented database
The primary memory of a personal computer consists of:
RAM
ROM
Both ROM and RAM
Cache
A software package to implement a database is?
Spreadsheet
DBMS
Word processor
Compiler
Methods used to organise and physically store disk data are?
Tracks and Sectors
Cylinder and Sector
Blocks and Pages
Disks and Files
A dot-matrix printer is an?
Input device
Output device
Storage device
Processing device
The term “memory” applies to which one of the following?
CPU
Storage
Buses
Registers
The working principles of today's computers were provided by?
Alan Turing
John von Neumann
Charles Babbage
Konrad Zuse
In digital computer, all the expressions are coded into?
Decimal
Binary digits
Hexadecimal
Octal
Which functional component of a computer is responsible for the computing?
ALU
Memory
CPU
Control unit
The two main components of the CPU are?
Control unit and ALU
Control unit and Memory
ALU and Cache
ALU and Processor
No computer can do anything without a program.
True
False
The area of computer science which is concerned with the display of pictures is?
Animation
Graphics
Data visualization
Image processing
What was the computer conceived by Babbage?
Analytical Engine
Difference Engine
Turing Machine
ENIAC
A microprocessor chip used in a PC system?
Performs input/output functions
Performs the arithmetic-logic and control functions
Stores data
Controls peripheral devices
Which of the following is a communication network that is devoted to carrying computer information?
Telephone network
Data network
Internet
Satellite network
Communication that involves computers, establishing a link through the telephone system is called?
Telecommunications
Radio communication
Computer networking
Telecommunication data
A processing unit that coordinates networks and data communication is known as?
Processor
Communications processor
Control unit
Network interface card
A byte is comprised of:
Seven bits
Eight bits
Sixteen bits
Four bits
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
Motherboard
Circuit board
Processor board
Chipset
The term megabytes refers to:
1024 kilobytes
1000 kilobytes
1048 kilobytes
None of the above
A Winchester disk is a:
Magnetic tape
Disk stack
Optical disk
External storage
The silicon chips used for data processing are called?
Microprocessor
RAM
Flash memory
Hard disk
Dot-matrix is a type of?
Scanner
Printer
Monitor
Plotter
As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are?
Cheaper
More expensive
Less durable
Slower
A computer program consists of?
Input and output
Algorithms written in the computer's language
Data and instructions
Source code
Which of the following functional components of a computer is responsible for the transient or temporary storage used by the CPU?
Cache
Memory
Hard disk
Register
Which of the following registers hold the information before it goes to the decoder?
Data register
Address register
Instruction register
Control register
The term kilobytes refers to?
1024 bytes
None of these
1000 bytes
2048 bytes
