General Awareness: Computer Fundamentals quiz

1. One millisecond is

a. 1 second
b. 10th of a seconds
c. 1000th of a seconds
d. 10000th of a seconds

The correct Answer is c. 1000th of a second

2. An online backing storage system capable of storing larger quantities of data is

a. CPU
b. Memory
c. Mass storage
d. Secondary storage

The correct Answer is c. Mass storage

3.A group of magnetic tapes, videos or terminals usually under the control of one master is

a. Cylinder
b. Surface
c. Track
d. Cluster

The Correct Answer is d. Cluster

4. Which is an item of storage medium in the form of circular plate?

a. Disk
b. CPU
c. Printer
d. ALU

The correct Answer is a. Disk

5. Properly arranged data is called

a. Field
b. Words
c. Information
d. File

The Correct Answer is c. Information

6. Another word for a daisy wheel printer

a. Petal printer
b. Golf ball printer
c. Laser printer
d. Line printer

The Correct Answer is b. Golf ball printer

7. A term used to describe interconnected computer configuration is

a. Multiprogramming
b. Modulation
c. Multiprocessing
d. Micro program sequence

The Correct Answer is a. Multiprogramming

8. An input /output device at which data enters or leaves a computer system is

a. Keyboard
b. Terminal
c. Printer
d. Plotter

The Correct Answer b. Terminal

9. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts of the microcomputer is known as

a. Path
b. Address bus
c. Route
d. All of the above

The correct Answer is b. Address bus