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
  1. Universal Speed Booster

  2. Universal Serial Bus

  3. Union of Stock Business

  4. Universal System Bus

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

USB or Universal Serial Bus is a connectivity port in the computer that connects various devices with USB interface. This is a plug and play port that does not require additional software for a device to work. It is often used to connect mouse, keyboard and pen drives.

Multiple choice
  1. Touch pad

  2. Punched card

  3. Soft keyboard

  4. Mouse

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

A touch pad (touchscreen) uses switch contacts placed under a plastic pad that can be inscribed with symbols. When pressure is applied to specific areas, the underlying contacts make connection, registering input. This is characteristic of resistive touch technology where two conductive layers with contacts are separated by a spacer. Punched cards use holes, soft keyboards are virtual interfaces, and mice use optical/trackball sensors.

Multiple choice
  1. Floppy diskette

  2. E-mail

  3. Scanner

  4. Internet Downloads

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

A scanner is an input device that converts physical documents to digital format. It cannot execute code or transmit viruses. Viruses can spread through floppy diskettes (boot sector viruses), email attachments, and internet downloads. Scanners are input-only devices with no data writing capability.

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.