Computer Hardware MCQ Questions and Answers [SET - 2] | Basic Computer Hardware Test Questions

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1. _________is software that allows your computer to communicate with the hardware or any other device you want to install.

A) Device
B) USB
C)  Driver
D) Plug and Play

ANSWER= (C)  Driver

 

2. Press _________________to open a special page of thumbnails for all open tabs.

A)  Ctrl + W
B)  Ctrl + T
C) Ctrl + Tab
D)   Ctrl + Q

ANSWER= (D)   Ctrl + Q

 

3.   Press the __________ key to view the menu bar in IE7.

A) Shift
B) Ctrl
C) Alt
D) tab

ANSWER= (C)  Alt

 

4. The __________ command is used to reduce the size of a volume by a specified amount.

A) Shrink
B) Reduce
C) Remove
D) Delete

ANSWER= (A) Shrink

 

5. Which of the following is NOT hardware of a computer?

A) Central processing unit
B) Windows
C) Keyboard
D) Monitor

ANSWER= (B) Windows

 

6. Which of the following is an example of connectivity ?

A) CD
B) Internet
C)  Power cord
D) Floppy disk

ANSWER= (B) Internet

 

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

A) Router
B) Wireless hub
C) Wireless switch
D) USB wireless network adapter

ANSWER= (D) USB wireless network adapter

 

8. ________enables you to use previous version of driver when the driver you are using causes system instability.

A)  Plug and Play
B) Device Manager
C)   Driver
D) Driver Rollback

ANSWER= (D) Driver Rollback

 

9. Which of the following is an example of an input device?

A)  Key board
B)  Monitor
C) Mouse
D)  Both 1 & 3

ANSWER=  Both 1 & 3

 

10. Which of the following cable uses RJ45 connectors?

A) Thick Coaxial Cable
B) Thin Coaxial Cable
C)  Shielded Twisted Pair Cable
D) Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable

ANSWER= (C) Shielded Twisted Pair Cable

 

11. The hardware device commonly referred to as the “brain” of the computer 

A)  Secondary storage
B)  CPU
C) Data input
D) RAM chip

ANSWER= (B) CPU

 

13. Peripheral devices such as printers and monitors are considered to be

A) Information
B) Data
C)  Software
D)  Hardware

ANSWER= (D) Hardware

 

14. ______ is a virus.

A)  Melissa
B) Word Concept
C)  Bonzi Buddy
D) Kazaa

ANSWER= (C) Bonzi Buddy

 

15. The ______ prompt is the common UAC prompt displayed for a standard user.

A) Warning
B)  Consent
C)  Credential
D)  Notification

ANSWER= (A) Credential

 

16. A drive path can be assigned to a volume using an empty folder in a volume formatted in the __________ file system.

A) FAT
B) FAT32
C) NTFS
D) UDF

ANSWER= (C)  NTFS

 

17. Permanent instructions that the computer uses when it is turned on and that cannot be changed by other instructions are contained in ___

A) ALU
B)  REM
C)  ROM
D) RAM

ANSWER= (C) ROM

 

18. The disks stores information in

A)  Blocks
B)  Tables
C) Tracks and sectors
D) Rows and columns

ANSWER= (C)Tracks and sectors

 

19. The CPU comprises of Control unit, Memory and ____ unit.

A) Output
B) Input
C) Microprocessor
D)  Arithmetic/Logic

ANSWER= (D)  Arithmetic/Logic

 

20. The indentations on CDs and DVDs are called

A) Lands
B)  Tracks
C) Clusters
D) Pits

ANSWER= (B) Tracks

 

21. Computers that control processes and accept data in a continuous

A) Infinite loop
B) Feedback loop
C) Data highway
D) Data traffic pattern

ANSWER= (B) Feedback loop

 

22. The ________driver is signed by organizations other then Microsoft.

A) Untrusted publisher
B) Windows Signing Authority
C) Unsigned
D) Trusted publisher

ANSWER= (D) Trusted publisher

 

23. Remote Installation Service uses _________ file to automate the Installation

A)  REMBOOT.TXT
B) REMBOOT.BAT
C) REMBOOT.SIF
D) REMBOOT.UDB

ANSWER= (C) REMBOOT.SIF

 

24. The file used to automate Windows XP Professional Installation through Bootable CD – ROM is

A)  WINNT.TXT
B)   WINNT.BAT
C)  WINNT.SIF
D)  WINNT.UDB

ANSWER= (C) INNT.SIF

 

25. Which of the following printer is typically used in large computer system?

A) Inkjet printers
B) Daisy wheel printers
C) Line printers
D) Dot matrix printers

ANSWER= (C) Line printers

 

26. To improve the efficiency and performance of a driver you need to ___________ the driver.

A)  Uninstall
B) Update
C) Hide
D) Use

ANSWER= (A) Update

 

27. Which of the following printer is typically used in large computer system?

A) Inkjet printers
B) Daisy wheel printers
C) Line printers
D) Dot matrix printers

ANSWER= (C) Line printers

 

28. The Wellizon Textile Company is facing problems while using computers as there are certain devices which are removed from the computer but the device drivers are still present. The engineer wants to fix the problem so that the computer works properly. What should be done to fix the problem?

A) Install new Drivers
B)  Replace Drivers
C)  Uninstall Drivers
D)  Delete Drivers

ANSWER= (C)  Uninstall Drivers

 

29. The other name of a motherboard is

A) Central Board
B) System Board
C) Computer Board
D) Mouse

ANSWER= (B) System Board

 

30. The Wellizon Textile Company has bought a new printer and wants to install the appropriate driver, as Windows does not have the required driver. The engineer needs to install the driver manually. Which option can be used to install the driver manually?

A) Search automatically for updated driver software
B) Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
C)  Browse my computer for driver software
D)  Installation CD

ANSWER= (C) Browse my computer for driver software

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