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Computer Aptitude

BASICS OF HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MCQs

Total Questions : 319 | Page 2 of 32 pages
Question 11. Laptop PCs are also known as ___Computers
  1.    Mainframe
  2.    Super
  3.    Notebook
  4.    personal
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Notebook
Question 12. Which of the following is used as a primary storage device
  1.    Magnetic tape
  2.    PROM
  3.    Floppy disk
  4.    None of these
  5.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> PROM
Question 13. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
  1.    All of the above
  2.    Semantic errors
  3.    Logical errors
  4.    Syntax errors
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Syntax errors
Question 14. If a new device is attached to a computer, such as a printer or scanner, its __________ must be installed before the device can be used.
  1.    buffer
  2.    driver
  3.    pager
  4.    server
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> driver
Question 15. The Octal Number system has base ______
  1.    2
  2.    10
  3.    10
  4.    8
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 8
Question 16. Which of the following is a secondary memory device?
  1.    Disk
  2.    Keyboard
  3.    ALU
  4.    All of the above
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Disk
Question 17. Travel agents use this computer system when reserving flights.
  1.    Supercomputer
  2.    Mainframe computer
  3.    Personal computer
  4.    All of the above
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Personal computer
Question 18. The language that the computer. can understand and execute is called
  1.    Application software
  2.    Machine language
  3.    System program
  4.    All of the above
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Machine language
Question 19. Which of the following is the largest unit of storage?
  1.    KB
  2.    GB
  3.    MB
  4.    TB
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> TB
Question 20. Registers, which are partially visible to users and used to hold conditional, are known as
  1.    PC
  2.    General purpose register
  3.    Memory address registers
  4.    Flags
  5.    None of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> General purpose register

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