Computer Quiz

1. Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

a. Printer

b. Key board

c. Mouse

d. Arithmetic & Logic unit

e. None

2. Which of the following printer cannot print graphics?

a. Ink-jet

b. Daisy Wheel

c. Laser

d. Dot-matrix

e. None 

3. Memory which forgets everything when you switch off the power is known as

a. Corrupted

b. Volatile

c. Non-Volatile

d. Non-Corrupted

e. None

4. The linking of computers with a communication system is called

a. Networking

b. Pairing

c. Interlocking

d. Assembling

e. Sharing

5. Which of the following refers to a small, single-site network?

a. LAN

b. DSL

c. RAM

d. USB

e. CPU

6. Microsoft Office is

a. Shareware

b.Public domain software

c. Open-source software

d. A vertical market application

e. An application suite

7. Computer connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) can ______.

a. run faster

b. go on line

c. share information and /or share peripheral equipment

d. E-mail

e. None

8. A fault in a computer program which prevents it from working correctly is known as __________.

a. Boot

b. Bug

c. Biff

d. Strap

e. None

9. A self replicating program, similar to a virus which was taken from a 1970s science fiction novel by John Bruner entitled the Shockwave Rider is

a. Bug 

b. Vice

c. Lice

d. Worm

e. None

10. A _______ is a bi-stable electronic circuit that has two stable states.

a. Multivibrator

b. Flip-flop

c. Logic gates

d. laten

e. None

11. DOS stands for ___________.

a. Disk Operating System 

b. Disk operating session

c. Digital Operating System

d. Digital Open system

e. None

12. Who is the chief of Microsoft?

a. Charles Babbage

b. Bill Gates

c. Bill Clinton

d. Bush

e. None

13. IBM stands for _________.

a. Internal Business Management

b. International Business Management

c. International Business Machines

d. Internal Business Machines

e. None

14. COBOL is widely used in ____________ applications.

a. Commercial

b. Scientific

c. Space

d. Mathematical

e. None

15. SMPS stands for __________.

a. Switched mode power supply

b. Start mode power supply

c. Store mode power supply

d. Single mode power supply

e. None

Answers:

1. d

2. b

3. b

4. a

5. a

6. e

7. c

8. b

9. d

10. b

11. a

12. b

13. c

14. a

15. a