basics of hardware & software set 1 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

If an 8-bit integer has a maximum of 256 possible values, what is the highest possible value of a 16 bit integer?

a) 512

b) 257

c) 65536

d) 65535

e) None of these

Question : 2

Operating system

a) Provides a layered, user-friendly interface .

b) Link a program with the subroutines it references

c) Enables a programmer to draw a flowchart

d) All of the above

e) None of these

Question : 3

Laptop PCs are also known as ___Computers

a) Mainframe

b) Super

c) Notebook

d) personal

e) None of these

Question : 4

Where is the disk put to enable the computer to read it?

a) Disk drive

b) Memory

c) CPU

d) ALU

e) None of these

Question : 5

Which of the Following holds the ROM, CPU, RAM and expansion cards "

a) Hard disk

b) Floppy disk

c) All of the above

d) Mother board

e) None of these

Question : 6

What are small high speed memory units used for storing temporary results?

a) All of the above

b) Registers

c) Control unit

d) CPUs

e) None of these