Question 1

This kind of software is functional in the domain of management and finance

Accepted Answer

A)  Engineering Software
B)  Business Software
C)  Artificial Intelligence Software
D)  None of the above B

Question 2

The speed at which the CPU performs basic operations, measured in

Accepted Answer

A)  Hz
B)  MHz
C)  GHz
D)  All of the above D

Question 3

Software that resides on a single computer and does not interact with any other software installed in a different computer.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stand- Alone Software
B)  Embedded Software
C)  Real- Time Software
D)  Network Software A

Question 4

_____________ was one of the most widely used systems software for IBM compatible microcomputers.

Accepted Answer

A)  API
B)  OS
C)  MS DOS
D)  None of the above

Question 5

It is an electronic medium for storing contact information inside the mobile phone.

Accepted Answer

A)  SMS
B)  Address Book
C)  Send and Receive Mails
D)  None of the above

Question 6

The ________________is responsible for controlling various computer operations

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory
B)  Accumulator (A
C)  
C)  Control Unit
D)  Memory Address Register (MAR)

Question 7

The process of recording data and information so that it can be retrieved for use whenever required.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inputting
B)  Processing
C)  Storing
D)  None of the above

Question 8

These types of computers are primarily involved in data processing and problem solving for specific programs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Compact Computers
B)  Digital computers
C)  Hybrid Computers
D)  Analog Computers

Question 9

It is also known as the 'blue screen' process_______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Analog Compositing
B)  Digital Compositing
C)  Time Slicing
D)  CGI

Question 10

A ____________is the main control program for handling all other programs in a computer.

Accepted Answer

A)  MS DOS
B)  API
C)  OS
D)  DDR4

Question 11

Storage and retrieval of instructions and data in a computer system is the responsibility of the __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Memory
B)  Secondary Memory
C)  Primary Memory
D)  Both (
B)   and (
C)

Question 12

It mediates communication between CPU and other components of system.

Accepted Answer

A)  CPU
B)  RAM
C)  Chipset
D)  Buses

Question 13

Popular microprocessors include

Accepted Answer

A)  Intel
B)  Cache memory
C)  AMD
D)  None of the above

Question 14

This language was developed by Dennis Ritchie of Bell Laboratories in order to implement the operating system UNIX.

Accepted Answer

A)  C
B)  C++
C)  Java
D)  LISP

Question 15

The main PCB (Printed Circuit Board) is sometimes alternatively known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Main Board
B)  Logical Board
C)  Both (
A)   and (
B)  
D)  None of the above

Question 16

The ___________is responsible for transferring data and instructions from the external environment into the computer system

Accepted Answer

A)  Output unit
B)  Program control register
C)  Input unit
D)  Memory address register

Question 17

The _____________ processes the set of instructions along with any calculations and comparisons to complete the task.

Accepted Answer

A)  Keyboard
B)  Motherboard
C)  CPU
D)  Either (
A)   or (
C)

Question 18

It helps in the proper functioning of computer hardware.

Accepted Answer

A)  Application Software
B)  Users
C)  Hardware System
D)  System Software

Question 19

_________________ are a series of black and white parallel and adjacent bars with spaces which represent a string of characters.

Accepted Answer

A)  Instruction register
B)  Program control register
C)  Barcode Readers
D)  Memory Address register

Question 20

A computer primarily constitutes of _____________integral components

Accepted Answer

A)  Two
B)  Four
C)  Three
D)  Eight

Exam 1: Computer Components, Storage Devices, and Software