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

Question : 1

The brain of the computer is called the _____.

a) IBM

b) ROM

c) RAM

d) CPU

e) None of these

Question : 2

When installing a peripheral you also usually need to install a _____ .

a) port

b) server

c) driver

d) password

e) None of these

Question : 3

Interface electronic circuit is used to interconnect I/O de-vices to a computer's CPU or

a) ALU

b) Register

c) Buffer

d) Memory

e) None of these

Question : 4

Execution of two or more programs by a single CPU is known as:

a) Multiprocessing

b) Time sharing

c) Multiprogramming

d) None of these

e) All of these

Question : 5

Which of the following would cause quickest access

a) direct access from a magnetic tape

b) direct access from a cassette tape

c) direct access from a floppy disk

d) direct access from a hard disk

e) None of these

Question : 6

The contents of these chips are lost when the computer is switched off?

a) RAM chips

b) ROM chips

c) DRAM chips

d) All of the above

e) None of these