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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Practice Questions Basic Computer And Answers

1. Q: What does DRAM stand for?
A: Double Random Access MemoryB: Dynamic Random Access MemoryC: Data Random Access MemoryD: Data Random Active Memory-------------------------------------
2. Q: What is Cache RAM?A: Extra memory used for overflow from your Hard DiskB: A place to store secret information like passwordsC: Its the same as your Hard Disk DriveD: Fast memory used for data that is accessed often-------------------------------------
3. Q: What technology of memory is Cache RAM usually?A: DRAMB: SRAMC: FlashD: EEROM-------------------------------------
4. Q: Which is usually faster in a PC system: DRAM or SDRAM?A: SDRAMB: DRAM-------------------------------------
5. Q: Where is your BIOS stored?A: DRAMB: SDRAMC: FlashD: Hard Disk-------------------------------------
6. Q: Which one of the following is not an Operating System?A: WindowsB: OS2C: Word PerfectD: Linux-------------------------------------
7. Q: Where does your PC store your programs when the power is off?A: DRAMB: CacheC: Hard Disk DriveD: Monitor-------------------------------------
8. Q: What is Non-volitile Memory?A: Memory that stores data when the power is offB: Memory that only stores data when the power is onC: Memory that works over extreme temperaturesD: Memory that is very fast-------------------------------------
9. Q: What is PCI?A: A kind of graphicsB: A type of system busC: A type of monitorD: A modem standard-------------------------------------
10. Q: What does a modem do?A: Talks to your MonitorB: Speeds up the Hard Drive access timesC: Changes digital signals to signals that work on the telephone linesD: Determines where you should call for internet access-------------------------------------
11. Q: Which is usually faster in a PC system: RDRAM or SDRAM?A: SDRAMB: RDRAM-------------------------------------
12. Q: How many cycles per second is 1GHz?A: 1,000B: 100,000C: 1,000,000D: 1,000,000,000-------------------------------------
13. Q: How many bits is 1K Byte?A: 1000B: 1024C: 1096D: 512-------------------------------------
14. Q: Firewire is the same as:A: IEEE 1394B: 56K ModemC: RoadrunnerD: DVD-------------------------------------
15. Q: Firewire is usually used for:A: Connecting to the internetB: Downloading Digital Camera picturesC: Connecting to the printerD: Interfacing to a Digital Camcorder-------------------------------------
16. Q: What is USB?A: A new Hard Disk standardB: A new CD-ROM specificationC: A high-speed serial connectionD: A high-speed video connection-------------------------------------
17. Q: Which company is not a microprocessor manufacturer?A: IntelB: MicrosoftC: AMDD: IBM-------------------------------------
18. Q: Which company is not a PC manufacturer?A: DellB: CompaqC: IntelD: Gateway-------------------------------------
19. Q: Is it better to have a lower or higher dot pitch (dp) monitor?A: lowerB: higher-------------------------------------
20. Q: What does DDR stand for?A: DRAM Double RateB: Data DRAM RateC: Double Data RateD: Double DRAM Rate-------------------------------------
21. Q: "How much data can a double sided High Density 3.5"" Floppy Disk Drive store?"A: 768 KBB: 1.44 MBC: 3 GBD: 10 GB-------------------------------------
22. Q: How many bits are in a byte?A: 8B: 16C: 32D: 64-------------------------------------
23. Q: What does GUI stand for?A: Genuine Unit InventionB: Graphical User InterfaceC: Graphical Unit InterfaceD: Graphical Unit Imagination-------------------------------------
24. Q: Which of the following is not a typical peripheral port?A: DVDB: ParallelC: SerialD: USB-------------------------------------
25. Q: Which microprocessor is used in Apple computers?A: PentiumB: AthlonC: MIPSD: Power PC-------------------------------------
26. Q: Which is the fastest?A: Hard Disk DriveB: FlashC: RDRAMD: Floppy Disk Drive-------------------------------------
27. Q: What does a system bus do?A: carries out instructionsB: stores data and instructionsC: allows the user to communicate with the computerD: connects various compents within the computer-------------------------------------
28. Q: What does memory do?A: carries out instructionsB: stores data and instructionsC: allows the user to communicate with the computerD: connects various components within the computer-------------------------------------
29. Q: What does the CPU do?A: carries out instructionsB: stores data and instructionsC: allows the user to communicate with the computerD: connects various components within the computer-------------------------------------
30. Q: What do input devices do?A: carrie out instructionsB: store data and instructionsC: allows the user to communicate with the computerD: connects various components within the computer-------------------------------------
31. Q: What does CPU stand for?A: Core Processing UnitB: Central Processing UnitC: Central Presentation UnitD: Computer Processor Unit-------------------------------------
32. Q: Which is not an input device?A: keyboardB: mouseC: touch screenD: monitor-------------------------------------
33. Q: Which is not an output device?A: MonitorB: PrinterC: MouseD: Speaker-------------------------------------
34. Q: Which is not considered software?A: Hard Disk DriveB: Operating SystemC: ApplicationD: Program-------------------------------------
35. Q: What does ROM stand for?A: Random Off MemoryB: Read Only MemoryC: Read On MemoryD: Randam Only Memory-------------------------------------
36. Q: Which of the following is not a programming language?A: CobolB: C++C: FortranD: Windows-------------------------------------
37. Q: What does LAN stand for?A: Latency Around NetwokB: Leased Area NetworkC: Last Affordable NetworkD: Local Area Network-------------------------------------
38. Q: The internet would be considered a WAN or a LAN?A: LANB: WAN-------------------------------------
39. Q: What language does a browser typically interpret to display information from the World Wide Web?A: C++B: HTMLC: Machine CodeD: Assembly Language-------------------------------------
40. Q: Additional DRAM may speed up the performance of your PC?A: TRUEB: FALSE


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1. Q: What does DRAM stand for?
B: Dynamic Random Access Memory-------------------------------------
2. Q: What is Cache RAM?
D: Fast memory used for data that is accessed often-------------------------------------
3. Q: What technology of memory is Cache RAM usually?
B: SRAM-------------------------------------
4. Q: Which is usually faster in a PC system: DRAM or SDRAM?A: SDRAM-------------------------------------
5. Q: Where is your BIOS stored?
C: Flash-------------------------------------
6. Q: Which one of the following is not an Operating System?
C: Word Perfect-------------------------------------
7. Q: Where does your PC store your programs when the power is off?
C: Hard Disk Drive-------------------------------------
8. Q: What is Non-volitile Memory?
A: Memory that stores data when the power is off-------------------------------------
9. Q: What is PCI?
B: A type of system bus-------------------------------------
10. Q: What does a modem do?
C: Changes digital signals to signals that work on the telephone lines-------------------------------------
11. Q: Which is usually faster in a PC system: RDRAM or SDRAM?
B: RDRAM-------------------------------------
12. Q: How many cycles per second is 1GHz?
D: 1,000,000,000-------------------------------------
13. Q: How many bits is 1K Byte?
B: 1024-------------------------------------
14. Q: Firewire is the same as:
A: IEEE 1394-------------------------------------
15. Q: Firewire is usually used for:
D: Interfacing to a Digital Camcorder-------------------------------------
16. Q: What is USB?
C: A high-speed serial connection-------------------------------------
17. Q: Which company is not a microprocessor manufacturer?
B: Microsoft-------------------------------------
18. Q: Which company is not a PC manufacturer?
C: Intel-------------------------------------
19. Q: Is it better to have a lower or higher dot pitch (dp) monitor?
A: lower-------------------------------------
20. Q: What does DDR stand for?
C: Double Data Rate-------------------------------------
21. Q: "How much data can a double sided High Density 3.5"" Floppy Disk Drive store?"
B: 1.44 MB-------------------------------------
22. Q: How many bits are in a byte?
A: 8-------------------------------------
23. Q: What does GUI stand for?
B: Graphical User Interface-------------------------------------
24. Q: Which of the following is not a typical peripheral port?
A: DVD-------------------------------------
25. Q: Which microprocessor is used in Apple computers?
D: Power PC-------------------------------------
26. Q: Which is the fastest?
C: RDRAM-------------------------------------
27. Q: What does a system bus do?
D: connects various compents within the computer-------------------------------------
28. Q: What does memory do?
B: stores data and instructions-------------------------------------
29. Q: What does the CPU do?
A: carries out instructions-------------------------------------
30. Q: What do input devices do?
C: allows the user to communicate with the computer-------------------------------------
31. Q: What does CPU stand for?
B: Central Processing Unit-------------------------------------
32. Q: Which is not an input device?
D: monitor-------------------------------------
33. Q: Which is not an output device?
C: Mouse-------------------------------------
34. Q: Which is not considered software?
A: Hard Disk Drive-------------------------------------
35. Q: What does ROM stand for?
B: Read Only Memory-------------------------------------
36. Q: Which of the following is not a programming language?
D: Windows-------------------------------------
37. Q: What does LAN stand for?
D: Local Area Network-------------------------------------
38. Q: The internet would be considered a WAN or a LAN?B
: WAN-------------------------------------
39. Q: What language does a browser typically interpret to display information from the World Wide Web?
B: HTML-------------------------------------
40. Q: Additional DRAM may speed up the performance of your PC?
A: TRUE