SSC GK Computer : Computer Hardware

1. Restarting a computer that is already on is referred to as 

(a) shut down

(b) cold booting

(c) warm booting

(d) logging off

(e) None of these

2. Hardware includes 

(a) all devices used to input data into a computer

(b) sets of instructions that a computer runs or executes

(c) the computer and all the devices connected to it that are used to input and output data

(d) all devices involved processing information including the central processing unit, memory, and storage

(e) None of these

3. Which part of the computer helps to store information ? 

(a) Disk drive

(b) keyboard

(c) Monitor

(d) Printer

(e) None of these

4. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel? 

(a) Hardware

(b) Software

(c) Programs

(d) Output

(e) None of these

5. A complete electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a 

(a) workstation

(b) CPU

(c) magnetic disk

(d) integrated circuit

(e) None of these

6. _______ is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors. 

(a) Tracking

(b) Formatting

(c) Crashing

(d) Allotting

(e) None of these

7. Which ports connect special types of music instruments to sound cards? 

(a) BUS

(b) CPU

(c) USB

(d) MIDI

(e) MINI

8. Which of the following is contained on chips connected to the system board and is a holding area for data instructions and information? (processed data waiting to be output to secondary storage) 

(a) program

(b) mouse

(c) Internet

(d) memory

(e) modem

9. Which of the following is hardware and not software ? 

(a) Excel

(b) Printer driver

(c) Operating System

(d) Power Point

(e) CPU

10. Where is the disk put in a computer?

(a) in the modem

(b) in the hard drive

(c) into the CPU

(d) in the disk drive

(e) None of these

11. Different components on the motherboard of a PC unit are linked together by sets of parallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called ? 

(a) Conductors

(b) Buses

(c) Connectors

(d) Consecutives

(e) None of these

12. A USB communication device that supports data encryption for secure wireless communication for notebook users is called a __________.

(a) USB wireless network adapter

(b) wireless switch

(c) wireless hub

(d) router

(e) None of these

13. A device for changing the connection on a connector to a different configuration is-

(a) a converter

(b) a component

(c) an attachment

(d) an adapter

(e) Voltmeter

14. The disks stores information in

(a) Tables

(b) Rows and columns

(c) Blocks

(d) Tracks and sectors

(e) All of these

15. Tangible, physical computer equipment that can be seen and touched is called _______.

(a) hardware

(b) software

(c) storage

(d) input/output

(e) None of these

16. What resides on the motherboard and connects the CPU to other components on the motherboard ? 

(a) Input Unit

(b) System Bus

(c) ALU

(d) Primary Memory

(e) None of these

17. The cost of a given amount of computing power has _______ dramatically with the progress of computer technology. 

(a) stayed the same

(b) changed proportionally with the economy

(c) increased

(d) fluctuated

(e) decreased

18. The indentations on CDs and DVDs are called:

(a) pits

(b) clusters

(c) tracks

(d) lands

19. Which of the following refers to too much electricity and may cause a voltage surge?

(a) Anomaly

(b) Shock

(c) Spike

(d) Virus

(e) Splash 

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