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COMPUTER HARDWARE MCQ Questions and Answers
COMPUTER HARDWARE MCQ Questions and Answers
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#1.
Any component of the computer you can see and touch is
software
software
peripheral
peripheral
storage
storage
CPU
CPU
hardware
hardware
#2.
Which of the following is not a hardware?
Processor chip
Processor chip
Printer
Printer
Mouse
Mouse
Java
Java
#3.
A (n) ...... device is any hardware component that allows you to enter data and instructions into a computer?
interaction
interaction
input
input
communication
communication
output
output
terminal
terminal
#4.
Computer gets ...... with the help of mouse, joystick or keyboard.
insert
insert
delete
delete
input
input
output
output
#5.
Computer keyboard is an example of
memory device
memory device
input device
input device
output device
output device
Both ‘2’ and ‘3’
Both ‘2’ and ‘3’
#6.
The most common method of entering text and numerical data into a computer system is through the use of a
plotter
plotter
scanner
scanner
printer
printer
keyboard
keyboard
None of these
None of these
#7.
Which key is also known as toggle keys?
Caps lock
Caps lock
Num lock
Num lock
‘1’ and ‘2’ both
‘1’ and ‘2’ both
None of these
None of these
#8.
You can use the Tab key to
move a cursor across the screen
move a cursor across the screen
indent a paragraph
indent a paragraph
move the cursor down the screen
move the cursor down the screen
Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
None of the above
None of the above
#9.
To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the ...... key.
Page up
Page up
Shift
Shift
Home
Home
Enter
Enter
#10.
The ...... key will launch the Start button.
Esc
Esc
Shift
Shift
Window
Window
Shortcut
Shortcut
#11.
Spacebar is used for
giving space
giving space
deleting space
deleting space
moving next line
moving next line
All of these
All of these
#12.
In a keyboard, left-right-up-down set of keys facilitates which among the following functions?
Deleting Data or Modification
Deleting Data or Modification
Page Scrolling to view a Document
Page Scrolling to view a Document
Launching Start Menu
Launching Start Menu
Initiating Search and Help
Initiating Search and Help
Controlling RAM or process execution
Controlling RAM or process execution
#13.
Shift, Ctrl, Alt are examples of which among the following category?
Modifier Keys
Modifier Keys
Primary Keys
Primary Keys
Function Keys
Function Keys
Alternate Keys
Alternate Keys
Candidate Keys
Candidate Keys
#14.
Pointing device includes the following except
mouse
mouse
joystick
joystick
trackball
trackball
keyboard
keyboard
#15.
What type of device is a computer mouse?
Storage
Storage
Output
Output
Input
Input
Input/output
Input/output
Software
Software
#16.
Which of these is a pointing and draw device?
Mouse
Mouse
Scanner
Scanner
Printer
Printer
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
Keyboard
Keyboard
#17.
First computer mouse was built by
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart
William English
William English
Oaniel Coogher
Oaniel Coogher
Robert Zawacki
Robert Zawacki
#18.
Keyboard and ...... are the examples of input device.
monitor
monitor
modem
modem
printer
printer
mouse
mouse
CPU
CPU
#19.
Which is the best position for operating the mouse?
Tail away from the user
Tail away from the user
Tail towards the user
Tail towards the user
Tail facing the right
Tail facing the right
Tail facing the left
Tail facing the left
None of the above
None of the above
#20.
Which button is called as middle button used as third mouse button by pressing on it?
right button
right button
scroll wheel
scroll wheel
touch bar
touch bar
light bar
light bar
left button
left button
#21.
Trackball is an example of a/an
programming device
programming device
pointing device
pointing device
output device
output device
software device
software device
printing device
printing device
#22.
A joystick is primarily used to/for ...... .
control sound on the screen
control sound on the screen
computer gaming
computer gaming
enter text
enter text
draw pictures
draw pictures
print text
print text
#23.
A joystick allows movements in which angle?
30°
30°
60°
60°
90°
90°
360°
360°
#24.
A device, which is used for making drawings, graphics and for menu selection.
Keyboard
Keyboard
Mouse
Mouse
Touch screen
Touch screen
Light Pen
Light Pen
#25.
.......... is generally used in applications like ATM, hospitals, airline reservation etc.
Light pen
Light pen
Touch screen
Touch screen
Joystick
Joystick
Trackball
Trackball
#26.
The pattern of printed lines on most products are called
prices
prices
OCR
OCR
scanners
scanners
barcodes
barcodes
None of these
None of these
#27.
A barcode reader is an example of
processing device
processing device
storage device
storage device
input device
input device
output device
output device
#28.
An optical input device that interprets pencil marks on paper media is .........
OMR
OMR
punch card reader
punch card reader
optical scanners
optical scanners
magnetic tapes
magnetic tapes
stylus
stylus
#29.
The OCR is used for the preparation of
electricity bills
electricity bills
insurance premium
insurance premium
telephone bills
telephone bills
All of these
All of these
None of these
None of these
#30.
The OCR recognises the ...... of the characters with the help of light source.
size
size
shape
shape
colour
colour
used ink
used ink
None of these
None of these
#31.
What does MICR stand for?
Magnetic Ink Character Register
Magnetic Ink Character Register
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Magnetic Ink Code Reader
Magnetic Ink Code Register
Magnetic Ink Code Register
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
#32.
Large amounts of cheques are processed by using
OCR
OCR
MICR
MICR
OMR
OMR
All of these
All of these
#33.
Which of the following is/are the kind of smart card?
Memory card
Memory card
Micro processor card
Micro processor card
‘1’ and ‘2’ both
‘1’ and ‘2’ both
None of these
None of these
#34.
Which of the following device which recognises physical traits of an individual?
Smart card
Smart card
Biometric sensor
Biometric sensor
Bard code
Bard code
MICR
MICR
#35.
A device that makes copies and reproduces text and images is called
CPU
CPU
memory
memory
printer
printer
scanner
scanner
#36.
A........ is used to read handwritten or printed text to make a digital image that is stored in memory.
printer
printer
laser beam
laser beam
scanner
scanner
touchpad
touchpad
None of these
None of these
#37.
The input device to be used to get a printed diagram into a computer is the
printer
printer
mouse
mouse
keyboard
keyboard
touchpad
touchpad
scanner
scanner
#38.
A scanner scans
pictures
pictures
text
text
both pictures and text
both pictures and text
Neither pictures nor text
Neither pictures nor text
None of the above
None of the above
#39.
It is a video capturing device
webcam
webcam
microphone
microphone
monitor
monitor
mouse
mouse
scanner
scanner
#40.
What type of device is a digital camera?
Input
Input
Output
Output
Software
Software
Storage
Storage
#41.
Which of the following could be digital input devices for computers?
Digital camcorder
Digital camcorder
Microphone
Microphone
Scanner
Scanner
All of these
All of these
None of these
None of these
#42.
Which of the following groups consists of only input devices?
Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter
Mouse, Keyboard, Plotter
Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
None of the above
None of the above
#43.
Results are obtained from computer through its
input unit
input unit
ALU unit
ALU unit
ALU unit
ALU unit
output unit
output unit
#44.
After a picture has been taken with a digital camera and processed appropriately, the actual print of the picture is considered as
data
data
output
output
input
input
the process
the process
#45.
Using output device one can .........
View or Print Data
View or Print Data
Modify Data
Modify Data
Store Data
Store Data
Replicate Data
Replicate Data
Enter Data
Enter Data
#46.
Which among the following is the smallest unit in an image in a computer screen?
Unit
Unit
Pixel
Pixel
Array
Array
Resolution
Resolution
Clip
Clip
#47.
What type of device is a computer monitor?
Software
Software
Processing
Processing
Storage
Storage
Input
Input
Output
Output
#48.
Soft copy refers to ...... .
printed output
printed output
digitizing
digitizing
music sounds
music sounds
screen output
screen output
None of these
None of these
#49.
The higher the resolution of a monitor, the
larger the pixels
larger the pixels
less clear the screen is
less clear the screen is
further apart the pixels
further apart the pixels
closer together the pixels
closer together the pixels
None of the above
None of the above
#50.
The most familiar output device for the micro computers is
screen
screen
TV
TV
printer
printer
monitor
monitor
#51.
The CRT is ......... in shape.
circular
circular
rectangular
rectangular
eclipse
eclipse
conical
conical
None of these
None of these
#52.
CRT has a
hollow tube
hollow tube
vacuum tube
vacuum tube
long tube
long tube
round tube
round tube
None of these
None of these
#53.
The rate at which scanning is repeated in a CRT is called
refresh rate
refresh rate
resolution
resolution
pitch
pitch
bandwidth
bandwidth
None of these
None of these
#54.
...... provides hard copy output on paper.
Mouse
Mouse
Keyboard
Keyboard
LCD monitor
LCD monitor
Scanner
Scanner
Printer
Printer
#55.
Printer is an example of
output device
output device
input device
input device
processing device
processing device
storage device
storage device
None of these
None of these
#56.
What are the units used to count the speed of a printer?
CPM
CPM
DPI
DPI
PPM
PPM
BIT
BIT
None of these
None of these
#57.
...... printer cannot print more than one characters at a time.
Line
Line
Daisy wheel
Daisy wheel
Laser
Laser
Dot matrix
Dot matrix
#58.
Speed of line printer is limited by the speed of
paper movements
paper movements
cartridge used
cartridge used
length of paper
length of paper
All of these
All of these
None of these
None of these
#59.
An example of peripheral equipment is
printer
printer
CPU
CPU
spreadsheet
spreadsheet
microcomputer
microcomputer
#60.
Dot matrix is a type of
tape
tape
printer
printer
disk
disk
bus
bus
None of these
None of these
#61.
Dot matrix printer is
unidirectional
unidirectional
bi-directional
bi-directional
sequential
sequential
random
random
#62.
The impact printers are
dot matrix
dot matrix
drum
drum
inkjet
inkjet
Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
#63.
Drum printer is an example of
input
input
output
output
processing
processing
storage
storage
#64.
The example of non-impact printers are
Laser-Dot matrix
Laser-Dot matrix
Inkjet-Laser
Inkjet-Laser
Inkjet-Dot matrix
Inkjet-Dot matrix
Dot matrix
Dot matrix
None of these
None of these
#65.
65. Line printer speed is specified in terms of
LPM (Lines Per Minute)
LPM (Lines Per Minute)
CPM (Characters Per Minute)
CPM (Characters Per Minute)
DPM
DPM
Any of the above
Any of the above
None of the above
None of the above
#66.
In laser printers, printing is achieved by deflecting laser beam on to ...... surface of a drum.
magnetised
magnetised
photosensitive
photosensitive
magnetic
magnetic
Either ‘1’ or ‘2
Either ‘1’ or ‘2
None of these
None of these
#67.
Which of the following printers, are you sure, will not to use if your objective is to print on multi carbon forms?
Daisy wheel
Daisy wheel
Dot matrix
Dot matrix
Laser
Laser
Thermal
Thermal
#68.
Laser printers belong to
line printer
line printer
page printer
page printer
band printer
band printer
dot matrix printer
dot matrix printer
#69.
Which of the following produces high quality output?
Impact printer
Impact printer
Non-impact printer
Non-impact printer
Plotter
Plotter
Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
Both ‘1’ and ‘2’
#70.
Resolution of laser printer is specified in terms of
DPI
DPI
LPM
LPM
CPM
CPM
PPM
PPM
#71.
A hard copy would prepared on a
line printer
line printer
dot matrix printer
dot matrix printer
plotter
plotter
type writer terminal
type writer terminal
All of these
All of these
#72.
All of the following are examples of input device except
scanner
scanner
mouse
mouse
keyboard
keyboard
printer
printer
#73.
It is used to produce large drawings or images such as construction plans, blueprints for mechnanical object etc.
Printer
Printer
Plotter
Plotter
MICR
MICR
OCR
OCR
#74.
What type of devices are computer speakers or headphones?
Input
Input
Input/Output
Input/Output
Software
Software
Storage
Storage
Output
Output
#75.
Which of the following devices is used to give input as well as to display output?
Tourch screen
Tourch screen
Headsets
Headsets
Facsimile
Facsimile
Audio cards
Audio cards
All of these
All of these
#76.
The transfer of data from a CPU to peripheral devices of computer is achieved through
interfaces
interfaces
buffer memory
buffer memory
modems
modems
I/O ports
I/O ports
#77.
A parallel port is most often used by a
printer
printer
monitor
monitor
mouse
mouse
external storage device
external storage device
#78.
...... ports provide slow speed data transmission.
Serial
Serial
Parallel
Parallel
Firewire
Firewire
USB
USB
#79.
Which is not an item of hardware?
An MP3 file
An MP3 file
A keyboard
A keyboard
A mouse
A mouse
Printer
Printer
None of these
None of these
#80.
USB in data cables stands for
Unicode Smart Bus
Unicode Smart Bus
Universal Structural Bus
Universal Structural Bus
Unicode Serial Bus
Unicode Serial Bus
Universal Smart Bus
Universal Smart Bus
Universal Serial Bus
Universal Serial Bus
#81.
USB refers to
a storage device
a storage device
a processor
a processor
a port type
a port type
a serial bus standard
a serial bus standard
#82.
Which of the following are properties of USB?
Platform independent
Platform independent
Platform dependent
Platform dependent
Source dependent
Source dependent
Software dependent
Software dependent
Software Independent
Software Independent
#83.
..... is used to connect audio and video multimedia devices like video camera.
Firewire
Firewire
Serial port
Serial port
Parallel port
Parallel port
USB
USB
#84.
The ...... format reduces an audio file to about one-tenth of its original size, while preserving much of the original quality of the sound.
DOC
DOC
PNG
PNG
GIF
GIF
MP3
MP3
VMEG
VMEG
#85.
Peripheral devices such as printers and monitors are considered to be ...... .
hardware
hardware
software
software
data
data
information
information
source code
source code
#86.
External devices such as printers, keyboards and modems are known as
add-on devices
add-on devices
peripherals
peripherals
extra software devices
extra software devices
PC expansion slot add-ons
PC expansion slot add-ons
special buys
special buys
#87.
...... can interpret voice data into words that can be understood by the computer.
Speech input hardware
Speech input hardware
Speech recognition software
Speech recognition software
Word recognition software
Word recognition software
Talking software
Talking software
Other than those given as options
Other than those given as options
#88.
Dumb terminals have terminals and
mouse
mouse
speakers
speakers
keyboard
keyboard
mouse or speakers
mouse or speakers
None of these
None of these
#89.
Which one of the following input device is user-programmable?
Dumb terminal
Dumb terminal
Smart terminal
Smart terminal
VDT
VDT
Intelligent terminal
Intelligent terminal
All of these
All of these
#90.
Input devices are used to provide the steps and tasks the computer needs to process data and these steps and tasks are called
program
program
design
design
information
information
instructions
instructions
flow chart
flow chart
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