Computer Quiz

1. Hard disks can have a storage capacity in the region of?

a) 1Gb 

b) 1.44Mb 

c) 720K

d) All of the above 

e) None of these

2. Formatting a disk results in all the data being?

a) Saved to the disk

b) Copied from the disk

c) Deleted from the disk

d) All of the above

e) None of these

3. Which bus carries information between processors and peripherals?

a) Autobus 

b) Data bus

c) Address bus 

d) All of the above

e) None of these

4. The contents of these chips are lost when the computer is switched off?

a) RAM 

b) DRAM

c) Both the above

d) ROM 

e) None of these

5. What are responsible for storing permanent data and instructions?

a) RAM chips

b) ROM chips

c) DRAM chips

d) All of the above

e) None of these

6. How many bits of information can each memory cell in a computer chip hold?

a) 8 bits 

b) 1 bit

c) Obits

d) All of the above

e) None of these

7. An example of an embedded system is ...?

a) A CD-ROM 

b) A machine tool

c) A calculator 

d) All of the above

e) None of these

8. Which computers are used in the weather forecasting industry?

a) Super computers

b) Notebook computers

c) PC

d) All of the above

e) None of these

9. Which generation of computer was developed from microchips?

a) Third generation

b) Second generation

c) Fourth generation

d) All of the above

e) None of these

10. Which of these is actually a very basic computer?

a) a toaster 

b) a stove

c) a light bulb 

d) a calculator

e) None of these

ANSWERS:

1. a

2. c

3. b

4. c

5. b

6. a

7. c

8. a

9. a

10. d