basics of hardware & software Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 6

A (n)_ is a program that makes the computer easier to use.

a) Operating system

b) Application

c) Network

d) Utility

e) None of these

Question : 7

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 : 8

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 : 9

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 : 10

What does a light pen contain?

a) Refillable ink

b) Light sensitive elements

c) Pencil lead

d) Blue Ink

e) None of these