Set 2
Set 2
MCQ
Time limit:20min No negative marking 1. The Intel Pentium bug/flaw was an issue with the: a) Cache b) FPU c) Socket d) There was no bug/flaw 2. Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot? a) ISA b) PCI c) AGP d) ATX 3. Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hard drive? a) IDE b) FDD c) SCSI d) EIDE 4. Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the power to the system is turned off? a) CPU b) ROM c) RAM d) DRAM e) DIMM 5. What is BIOS an acronym for? a) bootstrap initial operating system b) basic input output startup c) boot initial operating startup d) basic input output system 6. Parity is: a) a byte stored in the FAT to indicated remaining slots b) the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable c) a system for balancing the voltage coming out of the power supply d) an extra bit stored with data in RAM that is used to check for errors when the data is read back e) the optimal transmission speed of data over a CAT 5 cable 7. What are the four key functions of a computer system? a) input, processing, output, and storage b) keyboard, display, memory, and disk drive c) word processing, spreadsheets, database, and contact management d) read, write, calculate, and display e) bits, bytes, words, and OSI
8. What does the term IRQ stand for? a) Input Request Que b) Interrupt Request Que c) Interrupt Request (irq line allows the hardware device a direct line to the microprocessor and interrupts it until further notice) d) Input Request 9. What is degauss? a) Attachment for CPU b) Creating magnetic media c) Erasing magnetic media d) Medical software 10. What is a cookie? a) Cooking software b) Web site c) Internet information file d) Hacker file 11. What is the capacity of a standard formatted PC floppy? a) 2MB b) 1.44K c) 1.44MB d) 120MB 12. Which command lists files in MS-DOS? a) cd b) ls c) dir d) list 13. Which of the following is not an image file? a) JPEG b) GIF c) TMP d) BMP 14. UNIX is short for what? a) UNIt eXchange b) UNIform eXchange c) UNIt X d) It is not an acronym 15. Typically, hard disk drives employ what technology as a storage mechanism? a) Laser b) Magnetic c) Light d) Chemical
16. Which computer component uses a dvi port a) video card b) power supply c) harddrive d) cd/dvd drive 17. How many bytes are there in one megabyte a) one million forty eight thousand seven hundred and fifty six b) one thousand c) one thousand and twenty four d) one million forty eight thousand five hundred and seventy six * 18. Which of the following is a broadband Internet connection? a) 28.8k b) 56k c) Cable d) Modem 19. SMPS stands for a) switch mode power supply b) simple mode power supply c) short mode power supply d) shock mode power supply 20. Fragmentation of data on computer hard disk causes it to work faster than before? a) false b) true c) fragmentation does not occur on hard disk d) fragmentation is not even a computer related term 21. Which of the following is not an Operating System? a) System 7 b) UNIX c) OSD d) MS-DOS 22. Which of the following is not a PC video file extension? a) .MVE b) .MKV c) .AVI d) .FLV 23. Which of the following is not a UNIX or Linux variant a) SunOS b) RedHat c) Longhorn d) Debian 24. Which of the following is not a programming language? a) Lisp b) See (not to be confused with C) c) Java d) Perl
25. Which of the following is not a mouse technology? a) Mechanical b) Optical c) Motorized d) Optical-Mechanical 26. Which of the following will not help your computers security? a) Firewall b) VLAN c) Good Password d) Updated software 27. Which of the following is an example of Binary? a) 112 b) 101 c) 7B d) All of the above 28. Which video resolution is not correct? a) 640x480 b) 800x680 c) 1024x768 d) 1152x864 29. Which command is used to get temporary administrative rights on ubuntu? a) sudo b) adtemp c) runas /user:ADMINISTRATOR d) none of the above 30. IP is an abbreviation for which of the following? a) Internet Printer b) Internet Ping c) Internet Person d) Internet Protocol