CBSE Class 9 Computer Science Computer Hardware MCQs

Question. Which does NOT belong to a Intel Pentium 4 Platform?
a) DDRSDRAM
b) EDO/Fast-Page Ram
c) SDRAM
d) Rambuss
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. How many pins does Ethernet use in the RJ-45 Connection?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 6
d) 4
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. The operating system is also called the ______ between the user and the computer.
a) interrelate
b) interface
c) interference
d) intermediate
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. The language that the computer can understand and execute is called ____
a) System program
b) Application software
c) Machine language
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Typical data transfer rate in LAN are of the order of
a) Kilo bits per sec
b) Bits per sec
c) Mega bits per sec
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Computers use which of the following number systems to store information?
a) base 4
b) base 2
c) base8
d) base 10
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. A single binary digit is known as
a) MB
b) byte
c) KB
d) bit
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. Internet Safety relates to__________.
a) only those who buy products online
b) only those who sign up for chat rooms
c) only those who do their banking online
d) everyone who uses a computer that can conned to the Internet
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. A file name extension for Word 2007 files is ___.
a) .gif
b) .txt
c) .docx
d) .exe
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which QBasic statement is W'-'rnost evil?
a) PRINT
b) LOCATE
c) GOTO
d) RANDOMIZE
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. What does ASCII stand for? '
a) Array of Simple Character Iteration Indices
b) Another Stupid Character Identification Idea
c) Alternate Source Code Image Improvement
d) None of these
e) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

Answer : E

Question. What does ALU stand for?
a) Arithmetic Logic Unit
b) Asymmetrical Localizing Unit
c) Because his legs are in the way
d) Awfully Long-winded Unionist
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. When installing a peripheral you also usually need to install a _____ .
a) port
b) server
c) driver
d) password
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which Platform(s) can a Pentium III Processor beused in?
a) Socket 370 / Socket mPGA 370 / Slot 1
b) Socket 462 / Slot A /Socket 8
c) Socket 5 / Socket 7 /Socket 3
d) Slotl/Slot A/Socket A
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following topologies is not of broadcast type?
a) Star
b) None of these
c) Ring
d) All of the above
e) Bus

Answer : B

Question. Wide area networks (WANs) always require
a) None of these
b) High speed processors
c) Same type
d) All of the above
e) High bandwidth communication source link

Answer : E

Question. What does the company name 'AMD' stand for?
a) Always Making Dough
b) Advanced Micro Devices
c) Alternating Micron Deficiencies
d) A Mad Device
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. By .Processing we understand ____
a) String manipulation only
b) None of the above
c) Processing string of only words
d) Processing string of numbers and special symbols
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. What does SSE stand for in Intel's SSE Technology?
a) Sophisticated Software Enhancer
b) Streaming Simmd Extensions
c) Some Stupid Enhancer
d) Simplistic Software Extensions
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. What motherboard manufacturer is the most popular out of the following?
a) Abit
b) AOpen
c) IWill
d) Asus
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. What is the BEST ram solution for the Intel Pentium 4 Processor?
a) SDRAM
b) DDR SDRAM
c) EDO/Fast Page Ram
d) Rambuss
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Information retrieval is faster from
a) Floppy disk
b) Hard disk
c) Magnetic tape
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. The brain of the computer is called the _____.
a) IBM
b) ROM
c) RAM
d) CPU
e) None of these

Answer : D 

Question. Typical bandwidth of optical fibers is
a) Order of GHz
b) Order of KHz
c) Order of Hz
d) None of these
e) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Bug means
a) A difficult syntax error in a program
b) Documenting programs using an efficient Documentation too
c) A logical error in a program
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Computer memory that temporarily stores information is called the ____.
a) RAM
b) CPU
c) ROM
d) IBM
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Modem stands for
a) A type of secondary memory
b) Mainframe operating device memory
c) Modulator demodulator
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards
a) Mother board
b) Cache memory
c) Hard disk
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The part of machine level instruction, which tells the central processor what was to be Done is
a) Operation code
b) Address
c) All of the above
d) Operand
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. An operating system
a) is not required on large computers
b) is always supplied with the copmuter
c) consists of programs that help in the operation of computer.
d) is always supplied with the BASIC
e) None of these

Answer : C  

Question. Indicate which of the following is not true about an interpreter
a) Interpreter analyses each source statement every time it is to be executed
b) Interpreter is a kind of translator
c) Interpreter generates an object program from the source program
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
a) All of the above
b) Semantic errors
c) Logical errors
d) Syntax errors
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. C is
a) An assembly language
b) A machine language
c) A third generation high level language
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. A graph preapared by a computer
a) is its output
b) None of these
c) is a hard copy
d) all of the above
e) is the piece of information to use

Answer : E

Question. Which of the following does not represent on I/O device
a) speaker which beeps
b) ALU
c) plotter
d) joystick
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. The communication line between the CPU, memory and peripherals is called a
a) all of these
b) line
c) media
d) Bus
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. In a 2nd Complement a number which is subtracted from other number is known as...........
a) Carry
b) Minuend
c) Subtrahend
d) All of this
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question. Example of non-numerical data is
a) All of the above
b) Examination score
c) Bank balance
d) Employee address
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. Indicate which of the following, best describes the term "software"
a) Systems programs only
b) Application programs only
c) All of the above
d) Both (a) and (b)
e) None of these

Answer : D

Question. One thousand byte; opresenta
a) Megabyte
b) Gigabyte
c) None of these
d) All of the above
e) Kilobyte

Answer : E

Question. The language that the computer . can understand and execute is called
a) Application software
b) Machine language
c) System program
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. A step by step procedure used to solve a problem is called
a) Operating system
b) None of these
c) Application Program
d) All of the above
e) Algorithm

Answer : E 

Question. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
a) Logical errors
b) Semantic errors
c) Syntax errors
d) All of the above
e) None of these

Answer : C

Question.The decimal number is converted in to excess 3 codes by adding, to each decimal digit.
a) 4
b) 8
c) 3
d) 2
e) 7

Answer : C

Question. A computer cannot "boot" if it does not have the
a) Compiler
b) Loader
c) None of these
d) Assembler
e) Operating system

Answer : E

Question. WAN hardware includes
a) EOF
b) Bridger and modems
c) Multiplexors and routers
d) All of above
e) None of these

Answer : C 

Question. A file is corrected immediately after the input of a transaction.
This is an example of
a) on-line updating
b) batching
c) sorting
d) off-line updating
e) None of these

Answer : A

Question. The digital system usually operated on.........system.
a) decimal
b) binary
c) octal
d) hexadecimal
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. Third generation computers
a) Were the first to use built-in error detecting device
b) Used transistors instead of vaccum tubes
c) Were the first to use neural network
d) None of these
e) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. A Winchester disk is a
a) None of these
b) Removable disk
c) Flexible disk
d) All of the above
e) Disk stack

Answer : E

Question. A computer can be defined as an electronic device that can be(choose the most precise definition):
a) carry out arithmetical operation
b) accept and process data using a set of stored instructions
c) carry out logical function
d) present information on.a VDU
e) None of these

Answer : B

Question. The Central Processing Unit:
a) is operated from the control panel.
b) is controlled by the input data entering the system
c) controls all input, output and processing.
d) controls the auxiliary storage unit
e) None of these

Answer : C