Computer Hardware MCQ Questions and Answers [SET - 5] | Computer Hardware and Networking MCQ pdf

Table of Content (toc)

 

1._____ is the term used to refer to the process of two modems establishing communications with each other.

A) interacting
B) handshaking
C) connecting
D) linking

ANSWER= (B) handshaking

 

2. Who is known as the father of supercomputing?

A) David J. Brown
B) Gene Amdahl
C) Adam Dunkels
D) Seymour Cray

ANSWER= (D) Seymour Cray

 

3. Computer can run without

A)  application software
B)  system software
C) operating system
D)  windows

ANSWER= (A) application software

 

4. In computers, application software executes

A) all the time
B) when required
C) any time
D) for few hours

ANSWER= (B)  when required

 

5. Devices that accepts data from outside computer and transfer into CPU are called

A) input devices
B) digital devices
C) analogue devices
D) truth table peripherals

ANSWER= (A) input devices

 

6. External devices such as printers, keyboards and modems are known as

A) Add on devices 
B)  PC expansion
C) peripherals                      
D) special buys

ANSWER= (C) peripherals          

 

7.  External devices/ peripherals like keyboard and mouse can be connected to a computer using ______ ports.

A) PS/2
B) USB
C) both a & b
D) neither a nor b

ANSWER= (C) both a & b

 

8. Windows Defender definitions contain the ______ of signatures of spywares.

A) Database
B)  Folder
C) Updates
D) Code

ANSWER= (A) Folder

 

9. You work on the technical support desk at the local computer superstore. A customer has called complaining that he is getting a headache from the flickering of monitor. What advice should you give him?

A)   Adjust the number of colours displayed
B)  Adjust the monitor’s resolution
C) Adjust the refresh rate
D) Adjust the color management settings

ANSWER= (C) Adjust the refresh rate

 

10. A hard disk is divided into tracks, which are further subdivided into

A) clusters
B) sectors 
C) vectors
D) heads

ANSWER= (B) sectors 

 

11. Which of the following is not an example of hardware?

A) Scanner
B) Printer
C) Monitor
D) Interpreter

ANSWER= (D) Interpreter

 

12. The term used to define all input and output devices in a computer system is ___

A)  Monitor
B) Software
C) Shared resources
D) Hardware

ANSWER= (D) Hardware

 

13. On a dot matrix printer, you should never lubricate which part?

A) carriage rails
B) printhead pins
C)  paper advance bearings 
D) carriage bearings

ANSWER= (A) carriage rails

 

14.  The _____________ operation is used to copy a value or key from one location to another in the registry.

A) Add
B) Compare
C) Copy
D) Delete

ANSWER= (A) Delete

 

15. What is the first thing you could do to check for damage to a printer after receiving it?

A) Run MSD diagnostics               
B) Attach it to a PC and print something
C) Check the cables                        
D) Unbox it and examine it for physical damage

ANSWER= (D) Unbox it and examine it for physical damage

 

16. The device that produces hard copies on paper is called ______.

A) monitor 
B) scanner
C)  tablet
D) printer

ANSWER= (D) printer

 

17.Through what hardware does one person speak to the other person on a video conference?

A) Speaker
B)  Monitor
C)  Microphone
D) Camera

ANSWER= (A)  Microphone

 

18. The Remote Assistance Invitation is saved ____________ default name.

A) Invitation.doc
B) Invitation.msrcincident
C) Invitation.exe
D) Invitation.mdf

ANSWER= (B) Invitation.msrcincident

 

19.  Your customer tells you the print quality of their dot matrix printer is light then dark. Which of the following could cause the problem.

A) Paper slippage
B) Improper ribbon advancement
C) Head position
D) All of these

ANSWER= (B) Improper ribbon advancement

 

20. Teletypewriter terminal is an example of

A)  input devices
B) output devices
C)  input/output devices
D) storage devices

ANSWER= (C) input/output devices

 

21. Computer operation in which new word replaced the old one in a particular memory location is termed as

A) save operation
B) fetch operation
C) control operation
D) write operation

ANSWER= (D) write operation

 

22. Main difference between different types of computer printer depends upon

A) quality output
B) ability to print graphics
C) printing speed
D)  all of these

ANSWER= (D)  all of these

 

23. A Dual layer Blue-ray Disk can store data upto

A) 20 GB
B) 35 GB
C) 12 GB
D) 50 GB

ANSWER= (D) 50 GB

 

24.  Which American computer company is called Big Blue ?

A) IBM
B) Compaq Corp
C) Microsoft
D) Tandy Svenson

ANSWER= (A) IBM

 

25.Computer Hard Disk was introduced in 1956 by

A)  Dell 
B)  Apple
C) Microsoft 
D) IBM

ANSWER= (D) IBM

 

26. Device that takes data from user and convert it into the form that can be easily understandable by computer is

A) Storage device
B) Output device
C) input device
D) pointing device

ANSWER= (C) input device

 

27. Computer system has a unit, which displays the results from it.

A) Central Processing unit
B) memory unit
C)  input unit
D) output unit

ANSWER= (D) output unit

 

28.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

 

29. What is a device connecting a network without using a cable?

A) Distributed
B) Centralized
C)  Open source
D) Wireless

ANSWER= (A) Wireless

 

30. When the computer shuts down, the ............ contents are lost.

A)  Input
B)  Output
C)  Storage
D) Memory

ANSWER= (D) Memory

Previous(demo)       Next(demo)

Computer Hardware MCQ SET -1(link)

Computer Hardware MCQ SET -2(link)

Computer Hardware MCQ SET -3(link)

Computer Hardware MCQ SET -4(link)

Computer Hardware MCQ SET -5(link)

Related Quaries:

• computer hardware and networking mcq pdf
• computer hardware mcq questions and answers pdf
• computer hardware and software mcqs sanfoundry
• computer hardware questions and answers doc
• multiple choice questions on computer hardware and software pdf
• computer hardware mcq online test
• basic computer hardware test questions
• mcq on computer hardware for class 7

Friends if you like this post,kindly comment bellow and do share your responce.Thank You for Visiting.