Q.1. The term hardware refers to the equipment or electronics that do which of the following?
(1) Processing
(2) Storing
(3) Communicating
(4) All of the above
(5) None of these
Q.2. When speaking of computer input and output, input refers to:
(1) any data processing that occurs from new data input into the computer
(2) retrieval of data or information that has been input into the computer
(3) data or information that has been entered into the computer
(4) the transmission of data that has been input into the computer
(5) Both 3 and 4
Q.3. All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer happen in/on the:
(1) system board
(2) central control unit
(3) central processing unit
(4) mother board
(5) memory
Q.4. As the computer executes instructions, data is temporarily held for processing in ________________.
(1) storage
(2) cache memory
(3) main memory
(4) the central processing unit
(5) Both 2 and 3
Q.5. When speaking of computer input and output, output refers to data or information that is:
(1) printed out
(2) displayed on the computer screen
(3) played through a computer speaker
(4) converts the electronically generated information into human-readable form
(5) all of the above
Q.6. When a device connected to a computer is not ready to communicate with the computer, it is said to be:
(1) not ready
(2) at ease
(3) unconnected
(4) offline
(5) unavailable
Q.7. The collection of instructions that a computer follows to perform a given task is called a:
(1) directive
(2) pseudo code
(3) program
(4) procedure
(5) process
Q.8. Microsoft’s operating system Windows ____.
(1) is designed for multiple concurrent users
(2) has a graphical user interface
(3) can perform multitasking
(4) all of the above
(5) both 2 and 3
Q.9. An operating system that can do multitasking means that:
(1) the operating system can divide up work between several CPUs
(2) multiple people can use the computer concurrently
(3) several programs can be operated concurrently
(4) All of the above
(5) G
Q.10. The operating system called UNIX is typically used for ______.
(1) desktop computers
(2) laptop computers
(3) supercomputers
(4) Web servers
(5) all of the above
Answers
Q.1. (4) All of above
Q.2. (5) Both 3 and 4
Q.3. (3) All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer happen in CPU
Q.4. (5) As the computer executes instructions, data is temporarily held for processing in cache and main memory.
Q.5. (5) All of above
Q.6. (4) When a device connected to a computer is not ready to communicate with the computer, it is said to be offline
Q.7. (3) The collection of instructions that a computer follows to perform a given task is called a program.
Q.8. (5) both 2 and 3
Q.9. (3) An operating system that can do multitasking means that several programs can be operated concurrently.
Q.10. (4) Web server
