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Computer Hardware (Level : Moderate)

Moderate-level quiz covering computer hardware components, memory architecture, storage devices, and peripheral systems.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following devices uses a DMA channel?

  1. Modem
  2. Sound card
  3. Network card
  4. Router
  5. _
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are the divisions of tracks in a hard disk called?

  1. Clusters
  2. Tracks
  3. Sectors
  4. Packs
  5. _
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What do you need to check serial and parallel port?

  1. Port adapter
  2. Logic probe
  3. Loopback plug
  4. Logic analyser
  5. _
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are the lowest in memory hierarchy?

  1. Secondary memory
  2. Registers
  3. RAM
  4. ROM
  5. _
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used between CPU and RAM to speed up the processing power of a CPU?

  1. Virtual memory
  2. DRAM
  3. Flash memory
  4. Cache memory
  5. _
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is/are the basic building block(s) for a digital circuit?

  1. Logic gate
  2. Processor
  3. Bus
  4. Decoders
  5. _
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is required when more than one person uses a central computer at the same time?

  1. Light pen
  2. Mouse
  3. Terminal
  4. CPU
  5. _
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following devices is/are used to prepare a hard copy?

  1. Line printer
  2. Dot matrix printer
  3. Typewriter terminal
  4. All of the above
  5. _
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following devices provides no data processing capability?

  1. Personal computer
  2. Workstation
  3. Dumb terminal
  4. Mainframe
  5. _
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following types of computers use the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?

  1. Minicomputers
  2. Microcomputers
  3. Mainframe computers
  4. Supercomputers
  5. _
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer?

  1. Path
  2. Address bus
  3. Route
  4. Line
  5. _
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who has a lower access time than the devices used for working store in the same processor?

  1. Core memory
  2. Buffer
  3. Address register
  4. RAM
  5. _
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a disk storage medium in the form of an assembly containing a single rigid magnetic disk permanently?

  1. Fixed disk
  2. Disk cartridge
  3. Card reader
  4. Punch card
  5. _
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which application technology is used by computers to facilitate manufacturing processes?

  1. RAM
  2. PROM
  3. CAM
  4. ROM
  5. _
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a form of semiconductor memory in which it is possible to change the contents of selected memory locations by applying suitable electrical signals?

  1. Abacus
  2. ROM
  3. EPROM
  4. RAM
  5. _
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