basics of hardware & software set 3 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

A device that is connected to the motherboard is ________.

a) called an external device

b) called an adjunct device

c) called a peripheral device

d) must connect using ribbon cable

e) None of these

Question : 2

A bootstrap is:

a) a memory device

b) a device to support the computer

c) an error correction technique

d) a small initialisation program to start up a computer

e) None of these

Question : 3

The term 'baud' is a measure of the:

a) memory capacity

b) speed at which data travels over the communication line

c) instruction execution time

d) all of the above

e) None of these

Question : 4

The indentations on CDs and DVDs are called:

a) pits

b) clusters

c) tracks

d) lands

Question : 5

What are the individual dots which make up a picture on the monitor screen called?

a) Coloured spots

b) All of the above

c) Pixies

d) Pixels

e) None of these

Question : 6

Access time is

a) seek time

b) seek time + latency time

c) seek time - latency time

d) latency time

e) None of these