Computer Knowledge Questions | NIACL Assistant 2017 | 21.04.2017

1. Hard disk drives are considered ________ storage.

1) flash

2) non-volatile

3) temporary

4) nonpermanent

5) None of these

2. The ________ key and the ________ key can be used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks.

1) Control, Alt

2) Function, toggle

3) Delete, Insert

4) Caps Lock, Num Lock

5) None of these

3. The most common input devices are the ________ and the ________.

1) microphone, printer

2) scanner, monitor

3) digital camera, speakers

4) keyboard, mouse

5) None of these

4. To save an existing file with a new name or to a new location, you should use the ________ command.

1) Save

2) Save and Replace

3) Save As 

4) New File

5) None of these

5. A(n) ________ is a combination of hardware and software that facilitates the sharing of information between computing devices.

1) network 

2) peripheral

3) expansion board 

4) digital device

5) None of these

6. The term bit is short for ________

1) megabyte 

2) binary language

3) binary digit 

4) binary number

5) None of these

7. Computers gather data, which means that they allow users to ________ data.

1) present 

2) input

3) output 

4) store

5) None of these

8. Which of the following terms is just the connection of networks that can be joined together ?

1) virtual private network

2) internet

3) intranet

4) extranet

5) None of these

9. ________ is a form of permanent memory that holds all the instructions the computer needs to start up and does not get erased when the power is turned off.

1) The Network Interface Card (NIC)

2) The CPU

3) RAM

4) ROM

5) None of these

10. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a ________

1) network 

2) mainframe

3) supercomputer 

4) client

5) None of these

Answer

1. 2

2. 1

3. 4

4. 3

5. 1

6. 3

7. 2

8. 2

9. 4

10. 1