1. What is the name of the printed circuit board (PCB) in a
computer that holds the CPU?
ANS(Motherboard)
2. With reference to a CPU, what do MIPS mean?
ANS(Million Instructions Per Second)
3. RAM means Random Access Memory: TRUE or FALSE?
4. Data stored in a ROM cannot be changed by the user of a
PC: TRUE or FALSE?
ANS(TRUE)
5. A hard disk, DVD, and CD-ROM are examples of what type of
memory: primary or secondary?
ANS(SECONDARY)
6. Which component in a PC maintains the date and time?
ANS(CMOS RAM)
7. The capacity of which component in a PC determines the
color depth and screen resolution of a monitor?
ANS(VRAM)
8. Is the data in a RAM stored on a temporary or permanent
basis?
ANS(TEMPORARY)
9. What does the acronym bit stand for?
ANS( Binary Digit)
10. A byte is equivalent to ___ bits
ANS(8)
11. A sector of a hard disk can hold ___ bytes of data
ANS(512)
12. What type of hard disk formatting creates the FAT (File
Allocation Table)?
ANS(HIGH LEVEL)
13. Fragmentation of data on a computer hard disk causes it
to work faster: TRUE or FALSE?
ANS(FALSE)
14. To write, erase, re-write data on a CD-ROM (CD), what
type of CD-ROM you should use?
ANS(CD-RW)
15. Which has a more storage capacity: a CD or DVD?
ANS(DVD)
16. Which component in the power supply unit of a PC
converts AC signals into DC signals?
ANS(DIODE)
17. Which device you should use to prevent the effects of
fluctuation in the power supply on your PC and to continue to work for specific
time even if there is no power?
ANS(UPS)
18. What type of memory is a pen drive?
ANS( FLASH)
19. A portable pen drive connects to the ______ port of a PC
ANS(USB)
20. Today’s PCs use what type of RAM?
ANS(DDR-SDRAM)
