Computer Knowledge

Computer Hardware Devices

893 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
  1. CPU

  2. Printer

  3. Monitor

  4. Scanner

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

CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) is a display technology used in traditional monitors and TVs. It uses vacuum tubes to display images by firing electrons at a phosphorescent screen. CPUs are processors. Printers produce paper output. Scanners digitize documents.

Multiple choice
  1. Mechanical

  2. Optical

  3. Motorized

  4. Optical-Mechanical

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

Common mouse tracking technologies include mechanical (ball mouse), optical (LED or laser tracking), and optical-mechanical (combination). Motorized is not a recognized mouse technology - mice are not motorized devices.

Multiple choice
  1. <font lang="en-US"><font style="font-size:"><font style="font-family:" urw="bookman="><font style="color:">Group User Interface </font></font></font></font>

  2. <font lang="en-US"><font style="font-size:"><font style="font-family:" urw="bookman="><font style="color:">Graphical User Interface </font></font></font></font>

  3. <font lang="en-US"><font style="font-size:"><font style="font-family:" urw="bookman="><font style="color:">Graphical User Integration</font></font></font></font>

  4. <font lang="en-US"><font style="font-size:"><font style="font-family:" urw="bookman="><font style="color:">Group User Input</font></font></font></font>

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

A graphical user interface(GUI) is a human computer interface that uses windows, icons and menus and which can be manipulated by a mouse.

Multiple choice
  1. The type of drivers that come with the mouse

  2. The length of the mouse cord

  3. The type of connector the mouse is equipped with

  4. The number of buttons the mouse has

  5. None of these

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

The connector type (USB, PS/2, wireless) determines if the mouse is physically compatible with your computer. Drivers (A) can be installed, cord length (B) can be extended, and buttons (D) vary by preference, but the wrong connector won't work at all.

Multiple choice
  1. Through a power cable

  2. From an external power supply

  3. Directly from the computer's power supply

  4. Through the USB cable

  5. None of these

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

USB devices receive power through the USB cable itself from the computer's power supply. Low-power devices don't need separate power cables or external adapters.

Multiple choice
  1. UPS

  2. Mouse

  3. Keyboard

  4. CPU

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

The keyboard remains the most fundamental and widely used input device for computers, used for text entry, commands, and navigation. While mice are common, the keyboard is essential for most computing tasks and is present on virtually every computer setup. UPS is battery backup, CPU is processing, not input.

Multiple choice
  1. CRT Monitor

  2. Monochrome Monitor

  3. RGB Monitor

  4. Video display

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

This question is poorly worded. Options A (CRT), B (Monochrome), and C (RGB) are all specific types or technologies of monitors, while D (Video display) is the general functional category. 'Video display' is the broader term that encompasses what a monitor does. The question asks for a term 'related to' monitors, making the general category the best answer.

Multiple choice
  1. COM (Computer Output Microfilm)

  2. CRT (Cathode Ray Tube)

  3. Optical Scanners

  4. Voice-recognition

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

COM (Computer Output Microfilm) is an output technology that stores computer-generated data on microfilm, making it an output device. CRT monitors, optical scanners, and voice recognition systems are all input devices. The question asks which is NOT an input device, and COM is the only output technology listed.

Multiple choice
  1. IBM

  2. Dell

  3. Xerox

  4. Warner Bros

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

The computer mouse was originally developed at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in the 1970s, though the original concept was invented by Douglas Engelbart at Stanford Research Institute. Xerox PARC refined and popularized the mouse technology as part of their groundbreaking work on graphical user interfaces.

Multiple choice
  1. A keyboard is an input device.

  2. A keyboard is an output device.

  3. A keyboard is used for typing in the text.

  4. A keyboard comes with & without USB connectivity.

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

A keyboard is definitively an INPUT device, not an output device (like monitors or printers). The question asks for the FALSE statement, and Option B falsely claims keyboard is an output device. Option A is true (keyboard IS input). Option C is true (keyboards type text). Option D is true (keyboards come in wired/USB and wireless variants).

Multiple choice
  1. Optical mouse is a wireless mouse.

  2. Optical mouse has no wheel.

  3. Optical mouse has wire & wheel.

  4. Optical mouse has optic fiber wire.

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

The question asks for the FALSE statement. Option B 'Optical mouse has no wheel' is FALSE - optical mice commonly DO have scroll wheels for navigation. Option A is true (optical mice can be wireless). Option C is true (optical mice can have wires AND wheels). Option D is false but less clearly wrong than B. The clearest false statement is B.

Multiple choice
  1. You can connect a mobile phone to computer if your mobile has a Bluetooth even if your computer does not require a Bluetooth.

  2. You can connect a mobile phone either by data cable or Bluetooth only if your computer has USB port or Bluetooth dongle.

  3. You can connect a mobile phone to computer using data cable or Bluetooth without any software required to install in your computer.

  4. You can connect a mobile to computer only if your mobile phone has incoming calls & outgoing calls active.

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

To connect a mobile phone to computer, both hardware interface and software are needed. Option B is TRUE - you need physical connection (data cable/USB port) or wireless (Bluetooth/dongle), AND the computer must support that interface. Option A is false (if using Bluetooth, computer needs Bluetooth hardware too). Option C is false (drivers/software usually needed). Option D is irrelevant (calls not needed for file transfer).

Multiple choice
  1. USB is faster than serial connectivity.

  2. Serial connection is faster than USB.

  3. Infrared is faster than USB.

  4. Infrared is slower than Bluetooth.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer