Computer Knowledge

Computer Fundamentals and System Concepts

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Computer fundamentals and system concepts questions cover core hardware components, operating systems, and historical computer milestones. Topics include the kernel, central processing unit, and basic computing terminology. These foundational questions are strictly essential for scoring well in computer knowledge sections.

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Computer Fundamentals and System Concepts Questions

Multiple choice
  1. Hard disk

  2. Floppy disk

  3. CPU chip

  4. Memory chip

  5. _

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is an integrated circuit that contains a major processing unit of a computer on a single chip such as the central processor or the graphics processor. It is the place where we can add or compare data.

Multiple choice
  1. phone divert

  2. phone dialing

  3. phone dialer

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A phone dialer is an application that uses a modem to make telephone calls from a computer. It allows users to dial phone numbers through software rather than a physical telephone, converting digital signals to analog tones that travel over telephone lines.

Multiple choice
  1. a spreadsheet

  2. an operating system

  3. an application software

  4. none of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

MS-Windows (Microsoft Windows) is an operating system that manages computer hardware and software resources. It provides the graphical user interface and services that allow application software to run. A spreadsheet (like Excel) is application software, not the OS itself.

Multiple choice
  1. enter text

  2. draw pictures

  3. text in ASCII code

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Paint is a graphics application that allows users to create and edit images using various drawing tools like brushes, shapes, erasers, and fill tools. While it can add text to images, its primary purpose is drawing and image manipulation, not text entry. ASCII code storage is what Notepad does, not Paint.

Multiple choice
  1. specified number of minutes

  2. specified number of characters

  3. specified number of hours

  4. specified number of seconds

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Screen savers activate automatically after the computer remains idle for a specified number of minutes. Users can configure this timeout period in the display/screen saver settings to balance security and convenience.