Computer Fundamentals: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers

FIT Computer Fundamentals

MCQs

ARPANET stands for _____

A.      Apple Research Project Agency Network

B.       Advanced Research Project Agency Network

C.      Apple Research Planning Agency Network

D.      Advanced Research Planning Agency Network

ANSWER:     B 

ICT stands for _______

A.      Internet Control Transfer

B.       Internet Communication Technology

C.      Information and Communication Technology

D.      Information and Computer Technology

ANSWER:     C

PDA stands for _______

A.      Personal Digital Assistant

B.       Portable Digital Assistant

C.      Personal Diary Assistant

D.      None of these

ANSWER: A

Which of the following belong(s) to First Generation Computer?

A.      IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC)

B.       Atanasoff-Berry Computer(ABC)

C.      Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC)

D.      All of these

ANSWER: D

Which is the following is not an advantage of Computers?

A.      Speed

B.       Consistency

C.      Communication

D.      Public Safety

ANSWER: D

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A.      Processor, also called the central processing unit (CPU), interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.

B.       Control unit is the component of the processor that directs and coordinates most of the operations in the computer

C.      Arithmetic logic unit (ALU), another component of the processor, performs arithmetic, comparison, and other operations

D.      All of the above

ANSWER: D

Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

A.      ROM and RAM are primary volatile memories

B.       USB Flash Drive has faster read/write speed than Hard Disk Drive

C.      Optical Storage CD-ROM has more storage capacity than the USB Flash Drive

D.      All of these statements

ANSWER: D

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct in with respect to memory?

A.      Memory stores the operating system and other system software that control or maintain the computer and its devices

B.       Memory stores application programs that carry out a specific task such as word processing

C.      Memory stores the data being processed by the application programs and resulting information

D.      All of these

ANSWER: D

Random Access Memory (RAM) is a:

A.      Primary Memory

B.       Volatile Memory

C.      Both (A) & (B)

D.      None of there

ANSWER: C

Which of the following storage media have faster read & write speed?

A.      CD ROM

B.       DVD ROM

C.      Flash Drive

D.      Hard Disk Drive

ANSWER:     D

Two types of _______ are desktop computers and notebook computers.

A.      Servers

B.       Supercomputers

C.      Mainframe computers

D.      Personal computers

ANSWER: D

Five popular types of _______ are smart phones, PDAs, handheld computers, portable media players, and digital cameras 

A.      Mobile devices

B.       Notebook computers

C.      Desktop computers

D.      Tower computers

ANSWER: A

ROM chips, called _____ , contain permanently written data, instructions, or information.

A.      Memory cache

B.       Registers

C.      Transistors

D.      Firmware

ANSWER: D

 _______ storage requires sequential access.

A.      Hard disk

B.       Tape

C.      Memory card

D.      DVD

ANSWER: B

A _______ is a memory storage device that plugs in a USB port on a computer or mobile device. 

A.      Smart card

B.       USB flash drive

C.      UMD

D.      Memory Stick

ANSWER: B