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Computer Quiz

1.This consists of a central node, to which all other nodes are connected.
1) Client
2) Server
3) Hub
4) Gateway
5) None of these

2.____________ is used by the bluetooth to transmit data over short distances.
1) Optical fibre
2) Satellite communication
3) Infrared
4) Microwave
5) None of these

3.Which of the following communication media is also called line of sight communication medium?
1) Radio broadcast
2) Satellite communication
3) Bluetooth
4) Infrared
5) None of these

4.Bar code readers use _____ embedded in them to read bar codes.
1) processors
2) magnetic cells
3) photoelectric cells
4) colour decoders
5) None of these

5.A stylus is used by this type of devices:
1) Tablet PC
2) Smartphones
3) PDAs
4) All the above
5) None of these

6.It is the term used for a wide range of programs used to secretly record an individual's activities on the Internet:
1) Cookies
2) Sniffers
3) Trackers
4) Spyware
5) None of these

7.Which of the following is the sixth phase of the systems life cycle?
1) Systems maintenance
2) Systems development
3) Systems design
4) Systems analysis
5) None of these

8.How many phases are there in every Software development life cycle model?
1) Four
2) Five
3) Six
4) Seven
5) Nine

9.The container that houses most of the electronic components that make up a computer system is known as the:
1) arithmetic logic unit
2) primary storage unit
3) central processing unit
4) system cabinet
5) None of these

10.This coding system is designed to support international languages like Chinese and Japanese.
1) ASCII
2) ANSI
3) EBCDIC
4) Unicode
5) None of these

11.Tiny circuit-boards etched onto squares of sandlike material called silicon are called
1) ports
2) slots
3) bays
4) chips
5) None of these

12.Most personal computers uses a CISC architecture. Expand the term CISC.
1) Common Instruction Set Computer
2) Coded Instruction Set Computer
3) Custom Instruction Set Computer
4) Complex Instruction Set Computer
5) None of these

13.This is a type of video adapter that contains its own processor to boost performance levels and so they achieve better results than the general-purpose CPU used by the computer.
1) Graphics enhancer
2) Graphics equiliser
3) Repeater
4) Graphics accelerator
5) None of these

14.Which of the following is NOT an example of a microcomputer?
1) Desktop computer
2) Laptop
3) Tablet
4) PDA
5) None of these

15.An easily expandable computer system is said to have a(n)
1) ultra architecture
2) open architecture
3) locked architecture
4) round architecture
5) None of these


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