Hardware & Operating System
Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions. Candidates have to solve each questions. All questions are objective and each question carries 2 mark. There are two types of questions single choice and multiple choice.
- 1.Which part is the "brain" of the computer?
- A.
CPU
- B.
RAM
- C.
ROM
- D.
MONITOR
- 2.What is the permanent memory built into your computer called?
- A.
ROM
- B.
RAM
- C.
CD-ROM
- D.
CPU
- 3.The capacity of your hard drive is measured in
- A.
Gigabytes
- B.
MHz
- C.
Mbps
- D.
52X
- 4.Which of the following is not an input device?
- A.
Monitor
- B.
Microphone
- C.
Joystick
- D.
Keyboard
- 5.Which device allows your computer to talk to other computers over a telephone line as well as access the internet?
- A.
Modem
- B.
Hard Drive
- C.
CD-ROM drive
- D.
RAM
- 6.Physical components that make up your computer are known as:
- A.
Web Browsers
- B.
Hardware
- C.
Operating Systems
- D.
Software
- 7.Which of the following will you require to hear music on your computer?
- A.
Sound Card
- B.
Joy Stick
- C.
Mouse
- D.
Video Card
- 8.DOS stands for:
- A.
Disk Operating System
- B.
Disk Organized System
- C.
Dual Organized System
- D.
Dual Operating System
- 9.What is BIOS' most important role?
- A.
The BIOS provides instructions to the microprocessor for how to access the operating system.
- B.
Initiating the microprocessor
- C.
Running applications
- 10.Incorrect settings in the CMOS setup may prevent you from doing what?
- A.
Booting up your computer
- B.
Accessing your e-mail
- C.
Logging on to the Internet
- 11.Which of the following is not one of the common options included in the CMOS setup?
- A.
Internet provider
- B.
System time and date
- C.
Security
- 12.Process is
- A.
A program in execution
- B.
Program in High level language kept on disk
- C.
A job in secondary memory
- D.
None of the above
- 13.When a user deletes a file, empties the recycle bin, what happens to the file?
- A.
Associated entries in the FAT are removed
- B.
Sectors of hard drive are blanked/erased
- C.
Clusters are flushed
- D.
The file is moved to C:\Windows\temp
- 14.An operating system allows a user to properly use the computer hardware.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The M in WIMP stands for Monitor.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.A GUI is a type of interface.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Folders can be used to organise files on a computer.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.LAN is short for Local Area Network.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Which of the following devices is responsible for the linking up to 2 or more computer networks?
- A.
Router
- B.
Hub
- C.
Switch
- D.
Repeater
- 20.Which of the following best describes the function of a router?
- A.
A device which links 2 or more networks and sends data to the correct destination by referring to its address and deciding on the pathway the data should take.
- B.
A device which boosts or amplifies signals in a computer networking environment
- C.
It forwards signals to all nodes on a network, regardless of which node the signal was intended to be received by.
- D.
It divides a network into separate segments and sends the data to the specific node on a network, avoiding any signal collisions
- 21.Which of the following devices broadcasts data to all nodes on a network, even if the data is meant for only a specific one?
- A.
Hub
- B.
Switch
- C.
Repeater
- D.
Router
- 22.Which of the following is sometimes referred to as a 'multi-port repeater'?
- A.
Hub
- B.
Router
- C.
Switch
- D.
Server
- 23.Which of the following devices is responsible for the amplification of signals on a network and has one input port and one output port?
- A.
Switch
- B.
Repeater
- C.
Router
- 24.What type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem?
- A.
RJ-45
- B.
RJ-11
- C.
COM1
- D.
RS-232
- 25.Wi-Fi is a -
- A.
Type of network cable
- B.
Set of computer programs that help people make money on the Internet
- C.
set of popular technologies and standards for wireless computer networking
- D.
type of computer
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