Hardware MCQs (Chapterwise Multiple Choice Questions)

The difference between a virus and a self-replicating program which is like a virus is that rather than creating copies of itself on only one system it propagate through computer network. What is the self replicating program called?

Worm

Cracker

Keylogger

All

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Worm

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The size of commonly used floppy disk is

None of these

3.25

5.5

3.5

4.5

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: 3.5

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Large retail stores use _____ terminals to track purchases and inventory.

POS (point of sale)

Viral communicable diseases

Noncommunicable diseases

Communicable diseases

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: POS (point of sale)

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Cpu clock speed is the _______________ at a predetermined rate.

Number of instructions processed

Number of electronic pulses created

Number of files created

Number of memory pages loaded

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Number of electronic pulses created

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For what type of data the magnetic tapes can be used as good storage media?

Back up and high volume data

Original but high volume data

Back up and low volume data

Original but low volume data

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Back up and high volume data

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What is the main directory of a disk called?

Sub

Root

Network

Folder

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Root

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The terms "red book", "yellow book", and "orange book" refer to:

Floppy drive technology

SCSI

CD-ROM standards

IDE

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: CD-ROM standards

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As storage media the advantages of CD-ROM is:

Data and information are retrieved more quickly than magnetic disks

All

It makes less error than magnetic media

It is inexpensive

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: It makes less error than magnetic media

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____ refers to the number of bits that a microprocessor can manipulate at one time.

Processor speed

Word size

Register space

ALU

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: Word size

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Which of the following operating systems is produced by IBM?

DOS

OS-2

Unix

Windows

Answer & Explanation

Correct Answer: OS-2

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