Computer Knowledge

Computer Hardware Devices

1,004 Questions

Computer Hardware Devices focuses on the physical components of a computer system, including input, output, and memory devices. It tests practical understanding of ports, displays, and peripheral technologies. This topic is common in the computer knowledge section of banking and SSC exams.

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Computer Hardware Devices Questions

Multiple choice technology operating systems
  1. more <filename>

  2. pico <filename>

  3. cat <filename>

  4. touch <filename>

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

touch creates a new empty file if it doesn't exist, or updates the timestamp if it does. more is for viewing file contents, pico is a text editor, cat displays file contents. Only touch creates files.

Multiple choice technology embedded technologies
  1. Resistance is generated

  2. Inductance is generated

  3. Capacitance is generated

  4. Current is generated

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

Capacitive touch sensors like the CY8C20434 work by detecting changes in capacitance when a finger touches the PCB. The human body acts as a capacitor, and when placed near the sensor electrodes, it changes the capacitance of the circuit, which the microcontroller detects as a touch event. Option C is correct.

Multiple choice technology mainframe
  1. Using Index to access

  2. Using subscript to access

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of the above

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

The correct answer is A (Using Index to access). In COBOL and similar languages, accessing array elements using an index is more efficient than using subscripts. Indexes use binary addressing and direct memory access, while subscripts may require additional calculations or conversions. For performance-critical code involving repeated array access, index-based access is the preferred method.

Multiple choice technology operating systems
  1. control display

  2. display.cpl

  3. vga

  4. desk.cpl

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

desk.cpl is the Control Panel applet file for Display Properties in Windows. The display settings were traditionally managed through this CPL file, while display.cpl is not a valid applet name.

Multiple choice technology storage
  1. serial port

  2. parallel port

  3. USB port

  4. Ethernet port

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

Serial, parallel, USB, and Ethernet ports are all fundamental communication interfaces on a computer. Serial and parallel ports are older legacy standards, while USB and Ethernet are modern interfaces used for connecting peripherals and networking respectively. Thus, all four options are correct examples of basic computer ports.

Multiple choice technology
  1. Red

  2. Yellow

  3. White

  4. Green

  5. Blue

  6. All the above

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

LED technology has advanced to produce light across the entire visible spectrum and beyond. LEDs are commonly available in primary colors (red, green, blue), secondary colors (yellow, orange), and white light through various methods including phosphor conversion or RGB mixing.

Multiple choice technology
  1. peripheral

  2. clip art

  3. highlight

  4. execute

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

Peripherals are hardware devices that are not part of the core computer system but are connected to it to add functionality. Examples include printers, scanners, keyboards, mice, external drives, and cameras. They are called peripheral because they are on the periphery - outside the main computer case and connected via ports or wireless connections.

Multiple choice technology
  1. High Definition Video

  2. High Definition Audio

  3. High Definition Video & High Definition Audio

  4. all above

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

HDMI technology can transfer both high-definition video and high-definition audio signals simultaneously through a single cable. It supports video-only, audio-only, or combined audio/video transmission. Therefore 'all above' is correct as it covers all these capabilities.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products
  1. True

  2. False

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

A telephony card is a hardware component that provides the interface between telephone lines and a computer system. It processes telephone line inputs and facilitates communication with the Voice Operating System for call handling and voice processing tasks.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products
  1. IVR

  2. Citrix

  3. Mainframe

  4. MQ Series

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

IVR (Interactive Voice Response) is the technology that allows automated interaction between a telephone caller and a computer system through voice or keypad inputs. It uses pre-recorded messages and text-to-speech technology to guide callers through menu options without human intervention. Citrix is virtualization software, Mainframe is a large computer system, and MQ Series is messaging middleware - none of these handle direct caller-computer telephone interaction.

Multiple choice technology platforms and products
  1. True

  2. False

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

The statement is correct. A Telephony Card (also called a voice card or telephony board) is a hardware interface that connects telephone lines to a computer system. It converts analog telephone signals into digital data that the Voice Operating System can process, and vice versa. These cards are essential components in computer telephony systems, enabling the computer to receive and transmit voice data over telephone lines.