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TYPICAL CONFIGURATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEM

MCQ

1. ____________is directly accessed and manipulated by the CPU during program

execution
a. RAM b. Cache c. Primary memory d. Registers

2. __________is known as CPU’s working memory

a. Cache b. Primary Memory c. Register d. secondary memory

3.__________is referenced by the CPU without address.

a. RAM b. Primary Memory c. hard disk d. Registers

4. Which component of computer co-ordinates overall functioning of the computer.

a. ALU b. CU c. Registers c. North Bridge

5. The primary memory of a computer consists of

a. Only RAM b. Only ROM c. Both a and b d. Flash drives

6. Which of the following is not a secondary memory

a. Magnetic Tape b. Hard disk c. Optical Disk d. Cache memory

7. ____________is a large printed circuit board having many chips, ports, controllers and other
electronic components mounted on it
a. Integrated Circuit b. Motherboard c. Chip set d. Firewire

8. Which among the following are characteristics of motherboard?

a. only form factor b. only Chip set c. Only Processor Socket d. All of these

9. form factor refers to________

a. Geometry b. Electrical requirements c. Dimensions d. All of these

10. ____________ characteristic of motherboard should be considered to maximize the

computers upgradability
a. Form Factor b. Chip set c. Processor socket d. All from (a) to (c)

11. Which of the following motherboard is old model mother board

a. AT b. ATX c. XT d. Baby AT

12. Which of the following motherboard has no ports

a. AT b. ATX c. XT d. Baby AT

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13. Pentium -I, Pentium-II and Pentium – MMX processors used in ________ type of motherboards
a. AT b. ATX c. XT d. Baby AT

14. Pentium -III Processors are used in type of motherboards

a. ET b. ATX c. XT d. Baby AT

15. Both Pentium III and Pentium IV processors are supported by ________ motherboards
a. XT b. AT c. Baby AT d. ATX

16. Processors supported by ATX mother board are

a. Only Pentium-IV, Dual Core b. Only Dual Core and Core 2 Duo
c. Quad Core, i3, i5 and i7 d. All of the above

17. Which among the following motherboards have slot type and PGA type processor sockets
a. ATX motherboard b. Baby AT motherboard
c. XT motherboard d. AT motherboard

18. Choose the component not present in Baby AT motherboard

a. Slot type processor sockets and PGA processor sockets
b. SDRAM slots and DDRRAM slots
c. PCI slots and ISA slots
d. AGP slots

19. Which one of the following has 24-pin Power connector

a. AT motherboard b. Baby AT motherboard
c. XT motherboard d. ATX motherboard

20. XT motherboard has power pin connectors

a. 24 b. 12 c. 20 d. 20 and 24

21. MPGA processor sockets are found in type of motherboards

a. Baby AT b. ATX c. AT d. XT

22. Choose the very old motherboard model from the following
a. ATX b. XT c. Baby AT d. AT

23. Which of the following motherboard type consists of SATA connectors

a. AT motherboard b. Baby AT motherboard
c. ATX motherboard d. XT motherboard

24. One of the following is the main component of the motherboard

a. BUS b. BIOS c. CMOS d. Processor

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25. ----------------is the frequency with which a processor executes instructions.

a. Bus speed b. Clock speed c. MHz d. GHz

26.The computer’s operating speed is linked to the speed of -------------

a. BUS b. Memory access c. System Clock d. North Bridge

27. CPU’s performance is measured by the ________per second

a. Number of instructions decoded b. Number of instructions loaded
c. Number of instructions executed d. Number of programs executed

28. CPU is fabricated on a single IC chip is known as--------------

a. Multiprocessor c. graphic processor
b. Microprocessor d. microcomputer

29. ____ establishes a communication path for movement of data between

processor and memory
a. Cache b. Bus c. motherboard d. North Bridge

30.Which one of the following is the alternative name for North Bridge
a. Host Bridge b. south chipset
c. North Chipset d. Both (a) and (c) are correct

31._______ is responsible for control of high-speed components like CPU, RAM and video card
a. South chipset b. south bridge c. North Chipset d. Both (a) and (b)

32._______ is responsible for control of slower components.

a. South chipset b. north bridge c. North Chipset d. Both (a) and (c)

33. The most common motherboard standard for desktop computers

a. AT b. ATX c. XT d. Baby ATX

34. Identify the devices which are not managed by North Bridge
a. RAM b. CPU c. Video cards d. CD ROM drive

35. _________ chipset manages data communication between low speed components
a. North Bridge b. South Bridge c. IDE d. SATA

36. Which of the following performs POST

a. CMOS b. BIOS c. Control unit d. ALU

37. Identify operation which are not part of BIOS

a. Holds instructions to load hardware settings b. Performing POST
c. Invoking bootstrap loader d. Storing date and time

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38. Invoking boot strap loader is done by

a. BIOS b. CMOS c. SMPS d. South Bridge

39. BIOS stand for

a. Basic input output system b. boot input output system
c. basic internal output system d. boot internal output system

40. ____ is a type of memory chip to store the date, time and system setup parameters.
a. BIOS b. CMOS c. RAM d. ROM

41. BIOS and CMOS are powered by battery kept on the motherboard
a. Lithium-Ion b. Sodium Ion b. Magnesium ion d Silicon Ion

42. PC cards are used in computers

a. Desktop b. Mini c. Smart Phones d. Laptop

43. ______ is used to connect modem and input devices

a. ISA b. PCI c. AGP d. PCI Express

44. ______ is used to connect graphic accelerator cards , sound cards, internal modems or SCSI cards
a. ISA b. PCI c. AGP d. PCI Express

45 Which among the following bus is the fastest

a. ISA b. PCI c. AGP d. PCI Express

46. Which one of the following is correct with respect to original Pentium motherboard to install memory
a. It has two 72-pin SIMM slots or one 168-pin DIMM slots
b. It has only four 72-pin SIMM slots
c. It has only two 168-pin DIMM slots
d. It has four 72-pin SIMM slots or two 168-pin DIMM slots

47. Disk controller is a circuit that enables communication between CPU and
a. Hard Disk b. Floppy Disk c. Any External disk drive d. All of the above

48. ___________ is a plug and play interface

a. Serial port b. parallel port c. USB d. AGP port

49. Number of devices supported in USB is -------------------

a. 64 b. 127 c. 128 d. 63

50. What is the basic speed of USB ------------

a. 12 Mbps b. 8 Mbps c.16 Mbps d. 32 Mbps

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51._______ is the interface that directs and controls reading and writing to a computer’s
floppy disk drive(FDD)
a. Hard Disk c. Floppy Disk controller
b. Any External disk drive d. All of the above

52.__________ are used to connect external device like printers keyboard or scanners to
computer
a. ISA b. Ports and interfaces c. AGP d. PCI Express

53._______ are used to connect communication devices.

a. Serial port b. parallel port c. USB d. AGP port

54.______ needs a single wire to transmit 1 bit of data

a. Serial port b. parallel port c. USB d. AGP port

55._______ are used to connect external input/output devices like printers or scanners
a. Serial port b. parallel port c. USB d. AGP port

56.CD-ROM drives or hard disk drives are connected to the motherboard through ______
a. Serial port b. parallel port c. USB d. IDE port

57.______ ports are also called as mouse ports

a. Serial port b. parallel port c. PS-2 port d. AGP port

58.________port uses synchronous serial signals to communicate between the keyboard and a
mouse to the computer
a. Serial port b. parallel port c. PS-2 port d. AGP port

59._______ is used to connect to graphic card.

a. Serial port b. parallel port c. PS-2 port d. AGP port

60.______ port is used for adding external devices such as high speed hard disks, high end
scanners CD-ROM drives
a. Serial port b. SCSI c. PS-2 port d. AGP port

61._______ connects monitor to computers video card

a. VGA b. parallel port c. PS-2 port d. AGP port

62._______ transfer large amount of data at very fast speed and connects camcorders and vide
equipment.
a. Serial port b. parallel port c. firewire port d. AGP port

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63.____ connects PC’s modem to telephone network

a. Serial port b. parallel port c. modem d. AGP port

64.______ connects to a network and high speed internet and network cable to computer
a. Serial port b. ethernet port c. PS-2 port d. AGP port

65._______ are used to connect microphone, speakers to sound card.

a. Serial port b. parallel port c. sockets d. AGP port

66. _______ is designed to transmit information between electronic musical instruments

a. Serial port b. MIDI c. PS-2 port d. AGP port

67.The different components of computer are connected to each other through

a. BUS b. CMOS c. BIOS d. South Bridge

68._____ connects major computer components like processor, memory and I/O
a. Internal bus b. external bus c. both a and b d. expansion bus

69._____ connects the different external devices , peripherals, slots ports to rest of computer
a. Internal bus b. external bus c. both a and b d. system bus

70.System bus and expansion bus consists of

a. data bus b. address bus c. control bus d. all of these

71.____ provides a path to transfer data between CPU and Memory

a. data bus b. address bus c. control bus d. all of these

72.______connects CPU and RAM

a. data bus b. address bus c. control bus d. all of these

73.________ is used to control the access to and he use of the data and address line
a. data bus b. address bus c. control bus d. all of these

74._________ is referred to the electronic storing space for instructions and data
a. BIOS b. BUS c. CMOS d. memory

75._______ includes registers, cache memory and primary memory

a. Internal memory b. secondary memory
c. permanent memory d. main memory

76.______ works under the direction of CU to accepts, store and transfer instructions or data
and performs arithmetic and logical comparisons at high speed.
a. BIOS b. BUS c. Cache d. register

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77._______ is the high speed memory placed in between RAM and CPU
a. Secondary memory b. primary memory c. Cache d. register

78.______ stores the data that is used more often, temporarily and makes it available to CPU
at fast rate.
a. Secondary memory b. primary memory c. Cache d. register

79._______ is also known as main memory

a. Secondary memory b. primary memory c. Cache d. register

80.______ has to be refreshed continuously to store information

a. SRAM b. primary memory c. DRAM d. register

81._____ RAM is synchronized to system clock

a. DDR-DRAM b. SRAM c. DRAM d. SDRAM

82.Access speed of SRAM ranges upto _____

a. 2 to 10ns b. 100 to 1000ns c. 10 to 100ns d. 10 to 50 ns

83.Access speed of DRAM ranges upto _____

a. 2 to 10ns b. 50 to 150ns c. 100 to 1000ns d. 10 to 50 ns

84.________ is essential for computer to prevent them from failures, breakdowns or

shutdown
a. Power supply b. software c. hardware d. user

85._______ converts Ac power to Dc power needed by system

a. UPS b. SRAM c. DRAM d. SMPS

86._______ converts 230v of AC to 5 to 12 v of DC

a. UPS b. SRAM c. DRAM d. SMPS

87._____ is a power supply that includes a battery to maintain power in the event of power
failure.
a. UPS b. SRAM c. DRAM d. SMPS

88.______ avoids momentary power lapses by continuously providing power from its own
inverter, even when the power line is functioning properly.
a. Off line UPS b. stand by UPS c. Online UPS d. SMPS

89. ______ monitors the power line and switches to battery power as soon as it detects a
problem.

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a. Power supply b. stand by UPS c. Online UPS d. SMPS

90.______ is a process of setting up your hardware devices and assigning resources to them
so that they work together without problems
a. Computer configuration b. software
c. hardware d. power supply

ANSWERS
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