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Computer Hardware MCQs and Quiz Test Solved Questions
1. Which of these is a not a computer Hardware manufacturer?
Microsoft (Answer)
Sun
Apple
IBM
2. Physical components that make up your computer are known as:
Software
Hardware (Answer)
None of these
Operating System
3. What could cause a fixed disk error?
Slow Processor
No-CD Installed
Bad Ram
In (Answer) CMOS Settings (Answer)
4. A small plastic disc used for the storage of digital data, originally developed for audio systems. What is it called?
Optical disc
Zip disk
Floppy disk
Compact disc (Answer)
5. Which of the following is a feature of RAM?
Its is a permanent memory
It gets corrupted easily
It cannot be upgraded
Its contents are lost when the computer is switched off (Answer)
6. Which of the following units is the speed of a processor measured?
Kilometer per hour
Bits or Bytes
Megabytes pr Gigabytes
Megahertz or Gigahertz (Answer)
7. With respect to a network interface card, the term 10/100 refers to:
Megabits per second (Answer)
A fiber speed
Minimum and maximum server speed
Protocol speed
8. What can also be called the brain of the computer?
CPU (Answer)
RAM
Hard disk
CD-ROM
9. A device used for converting text and images into a digital format and storing it in a computer.
Printer
Plotter
Scanner (Answer)
CD Writer
10. Most PCs give a single beep on bootup to indicate they are ok hardware wise. You boot your PC and don't get a beep. What should you check first?
System Board
RAM
Speaker (Answer)
Microprocessor
11. RAM stand for:
Reserved Access Memory
Reserved Allowed Memory
Read Always Memory
Random Access Memory (Answer)
12. Which of the following is a Computer Hardware?
Windows
Mouse Pad
MS Office
Processor (Answer)
13. The capacity of your hard drive is measured in:
Miles
MHz
Gigabytes (Answer)
Mbps
14. What voltage does a Pentium system use?
+ 5 volts
+3.3 volts (Answer)
+12 volts
+ 8 volts
15. A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into:
Clusters
Heads
Sectors (Answer)
Vectors
