On this page we will share MCQs about Basic Components of Computer.
First Prepare the MCQs given below. Then try our MCQs Exam module to test your understandings.
1. Which unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into a computer understandable format?
a) Memory Unit
b) Arithmetic & Logic Unit
c) Input Unit
d) Output Unit
ANSWER: C
2. The only language which the computer can directly understands is ______________
a) Assembly Language
b) Binary Language
c) BASIC
d) C Language
ANSWER: B
3. One nibble is equivalent to how many bits?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 8
d) 4
ANSWER: D
4. The smallest unit of data in computer is ________________
a) Byte
b) Nibble
c) Bit
d) KB
ANSWER: C
5. Which of the following describes the correct format of an input instruction?
a) IN 82
b) INPUT 82
c) INP 82
d) 82 INP
ANSWER: A
6. The input machine which originated in the United States around 1880s is a ___________
a) Mouse
b) Joystick
c) Bar Code Reader
d) Keyboard
ANSWER: D
7. What does the COMPUTER stand for?
a) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
b) Commonly Occupied Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
c) Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Environmental Research
d) Commonly Oriented Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research
ANSWER: A
8. 1 kilobyte = ______________
a) 1024 TB
b) 1024 Bytes
c) 1024 EB
d) 1024 PB
ANSWER: B
9. 1 megabyte = ______________
a) 1024 TB
b) 1024 GB
c) 1024 EB
d) 1024 KB
ANSWER: D
10. 1 gegabyte = ______________
a) 1024 MB
b) 1024 GB
c) 1024 EB
d) 1024 KB
ANSWER: A
11. 1 terabyte = ______________
a) 1024 ZB
b) 1024 EB
c) 1024 GB
d) 1024 PB
ANSWER: C
12. 1 petabyte = ______________
a) 1024 TB
b) 1024 EB
c) 1024 ZB
d) 1024 PB
ANSWER: A
13. 1 yottabyte =______________
a) 1024 TB
b) 1024 EB
c) 1024 ZB
d) 1024 PB
ANSWER: C
14. 1 zettabyte = ______________
a) 1024 TB
b) 1024 EB
c) 1024 ZB
d) 1024 PB
ANSWER: B
15. Which of the following is not a function of the Input Unit?
a) It reads instructions and data from the outside world
b) It converts the data into computer acceptable format
c) It makes the data into user understandable format
d) It supplies the data and instructions to the computer for further processing
ANSWER: C
16. Basic Components of Computers are?
a) Input Unit
b) Processing Unit
c) Output Unit
d) All of these mentioned
ANSWER: D
17. The process of producing useful information for the user is called ________
a) Controlling
b) Output
c) Input
d) Processing
ANSWER: B
18. The output unit converts the data entered by the user into computer understandable form.
a) True
b) False
ANSWER: B
19. VDU stands for __________
a) Virtual Display Unit
b) Virtual Detection Unit
c) Visual Display Unit
d) Visual Detection Unit
ANSWER: C
20. What does SVGA stand for?
a) Standard Visual Graphics Array
b) Super Visual Graphics Array
c) Standard Video Graphics Array
d) Super Video Graphics Array
ANSWER: D
21. The devices that used to give single or multiple colored images and drawings are ____________
a) Monitors
b) Printers
c) Plotters
d) VDUs
ANSWER: C
22. A special request originated from some device to the CPU to acquire some of its time is called ___________
a) Disturbance
b) Attenuation
c) Interrupt
d) Noise
ANSWER: C
23. Line Printers that print one line at a time are _________
a) Laser Printers
b) Inkjet Printers
c) Chain Printers
d) Drum Printers
ANSWER: D
24. A ___________________ monitor looks like a television and are normally used with non-portable computer systems.
a) CRT
b) LCD
c) LED
d) Flat Panel Monitors
ANSWER: A
25. Which of the following is not a function of the Output Unit?
a) It produces results that can be easily understood by the user
b) It accepts the results produced by the computer
c) It supplies the data and instructions to the outside world
d) It supplies the data and instructions to the computer for further processing
ANSWER: D
26. PCI stands for _________
a) Peripheral Component Interconnect
b) Partial Component Interconnect
c) Peripheral Component Interaction
d) Partial Component Interaction
ANSWER: A
27. Components that provide internal storage to the CPU are ______
a) Registers
b) Program Counters
c) Controllers
d) Internal chips
ANSWER: A
28. Saving data and instructions to make them readily available is the job of __________
a) Output Unit
b) Cache Unit
c) Input Unit
d) Storage Unit
ANSWER: D
29. The two basic types of memory in a computer are ________
a) Primary and major
b) Primary and Secondary
c) Minor and Major
d) Main and virtual
ANSWER: B
