Quiz  /  Basic Computer MCQ Quiz Questions with Answers

  • 1. 
    What does DRAM stand for?

  • Double Random Access Memory
  • Dynamic Random Access Memory
  • Data Random Access Memory
  • Data Random Active Memory

  • 2. 
    What is Cache RAM?

  • Extra memory used for overflow from your Hard Disk
  • A place to store secret information like passwords
  • Its the same as your Hard Disk Drive
  • Fast memory used for data that is accessed often

  • 3. 
    What technology of memory is Cache RAM usually?

  • DRAM
  • SRAM
  • Flash
  • EEROM

  • 4. 
    Which is usually faster in a PC system: DRAM or SDRAM?

  • SDRAM
  • DRAM
  • NONE
  • BOTH

  • 5. 
    Where is your BIOS stored?

  • DRAM
  • SDRAM
  • Flash
  • Hard Disk

  • 6. 
    Which one of the following is not an Operating System?

  • Windows
  • OS2
  • Word Perfect
  • Linux

  • 7. 
    Where does your PC store your programs when the power is off?

  • DRAM
  • Cache
  • Hard Disk Drive
  • Monitor

  • 8. 
    What is Non-volitile Memory?

  • Memory that stores data when the power is off
  • Memory that only stores data when the power is on
  • Memory that works over extreme temperatures
  • Memory that is very fast

  • 9. 
    What is PCI?

  • A kind of graphics
  • A type of system bus
  • A type of monitor
  • A modem standard

  • 10. 
    What does a modem do?

  • Talks to your Monitor
  • Speeds up the Hard Drive access times
  • Changes digital signals to signals that work on the telephone lines
  • Determines where you should call for internet access

  • 11. 
    Which is usually faster in a PC system: RDRAM or SDRAM?

  • SDRAM
  • RDRAM
  • NONE
  • BOTH

  • 12. 
    How many cycles per second is 1GHz?

  • 1,000
  • 100,000
  • 1,000,000
  • 1,000,000,000

  • 13. 
    How many bits is 1K Byte?

  • 1000
  • 1024
  • 1096
  • 512

  • 14. 
    Firewire is the same as:

  • IEEE 1394
  • 56K Modem
  • Roadrunner
  • DVD

  • 15. 
    Firewire is usually used for:

  • Connecting to the internet
  • Downloading Digital Camera pictures
  • Connecting to the printer
  • Interfacing to a Digital Camcorder

  • 16. 
    What is USB?

  • A new Hard Disk standard
  • A new CD-ROM specification
  • A high-speed serial connection
  • A high-speed video connection

  • 17. 
    Which company is not a microprocessor manufacturer?

  • Intel
  • Microsoft
  • AMD
  • IBM

  • 18. 
    Which company is not a PC manufacturer?

  • Dell
  • Compaq
  • Intel
  • Gateway

  • 19. 
    Is it better to have a lower or higher dot pitch (dp) monitor?

  • lower
  • higher
  • NONE
  • BOTH

  • 20. 
    What does DDR stand for?

  • DRAM Double Rate
  • Data DRAM Rate
  • Double Data Rate
  • Double DRAM Rate

  • 21. 
    "How much data can a double sided High Density 3.5"" Floppy Disk Drive store?"

  • 768 KB
  • 1.44 MB
  • 3 GB
  • 10 GB

  • 22. 
    How many bits are in a byte?

  • 8
  • 16
  • 32
  • 64

  • 23. 
    What does GUI stand for?

  • Genuine Unit Invention
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Graphical Unit Interface
  • Graphical Unit Imagination

  • 24. 
    Which of the following is not a typical peripheral port?

  • DVD
  • Parallel
  • Serial
  • USB

  • 25. 
    Which microprocessor is used in Apple computers?

  • Pentium
  • Athlon
  • MIPS
  • Power PC

  • 26. 
    Which is the fastest?

  • Hard Disk Drive
  • Flash
  • RDRAM
  • Floppy Disk Drive

  • 27. 
    What does a system bus do?

  • carries out instructions
  • stores data and instructions
  • allows the user to communicate with the computer
  • connects various compents within the computer

  • 28. 
    What does memory do?

  • carries out instructions
  • stores data and instructions
  • allows the user to communicate with the computer
  • connects various components within the computer

  • 29. 
    What does the CPU do?

  • carries out instructions
  • stores data and instructions
  • allows the user to communicate with the computer
  • connects various components within the computer

  • 30. 
    What do input devices do?

  • carrie out instructions
  • store data and instructions
  • allows the user to communicate with the computer
  • connects various components within the computer

  • 31. 
    What does CPU stand for?

  • Central Processing Unit
  • Computer Processing Unit
  • Computing Part Unit
  • Core Process Unit

  • 32. 
    Which is not an input device?

  • keyboard
  • mouse
  • touch screen
  • monitor

  • 33. 
    Which is not an output device?

  • Monitor
  • Printer
  • Mouse
  • Speaker

  • 34. 
    Which is not considered software?

  • Hard Disk Drive
  • Operating System
  • Application
  • Program

  • 35. 
    What does ROM stand for?

  • Random Off Memory
  • Read Only Memory
  • Read On Memory
  • Randam Only Memory

  • 36. 
    Which of the following is not a programming language?

  • Cobol
  • C++
  • Fortran
  • Windows

  • 37. 
    What does LAN stand for?

  • Logical Analogue Network
  • Laser Assisted Network
  • Local Area Network

  • 38. 
    The internet would be considered a WAN or a LAN?

  • LAN
  • WAN
  • NONE
  • BOTH

  • 39. 
    What language does a browser typically interpret to display information from the World Wide Web?

  • C++
  • HTML
  • Machine Code
  • Assembly Language

  • 40. 
    Additional DRAM may speed up the performance of your PC?

  • TRUE
  • FALSE
  • Can't say
  • Maybe
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