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Computer Basics Quiz

Test your knowledge of computer fundamentals with our engaging quiz! This quiz covers various aspects of computer hardware and software, ensuring you deepen your understanding of how computers work.

Whether you're a student or a tech enthusiast, this quiz is designed for you to:

Challenge your knowledge
Learn new concepts
Check your understanding of key terms

21 Questions5 MinutesCreated by LearningTech501

A computer is an electronic device capable of interpreting and executing programmed command.

True

False

Not sure

__________devices are used to get data into and out of the computer.

__________Is the primary input and control device, used to enter data and issue command

__________an electronic device that converts data on a document into electronic signals and send them to the processor.

---------which is the device controller for the monitor, it basically provides electronic link between the processor and the monitor.

All hardware and software are under the control of the__________?

they are mainly used for jobs that require or take massive amounts of calculations e.g., weather forecast, engineering design, testing etc. They are measured in Flops.

Mainframe computer

Super computers

Workstations

Server compute

The __________ unit is the command centre of the processor.

An image scanner uses __________ technology to scan and digitize an image

The process of periodically reorganizing the disk such that files are stored in contiguous clusters

The storage circuits in a machine’s main memory are arranged in manageable units called..

minimum of VRAM of --- Mb is recommended.

-----time is the interval between the instant a computer makes a request for the transfer of data from a disk storage device to RAM and the instant this operation is completed.

minimum of VRAM of ____Mb is recommended.

I port – provides interface to the SCSI bus that enables faster data transmission than serial and parallel ports.

SCSI

Parallel

Series

USB

Data are stored in concentric tracks, since a track can contain more information that we would normally want to manipulate at any time, each track is divided into arcs called ?

Is a calculator a computer ?

Tue

Fase

True

False

A storage area used to hold data temporarily is called -------, usually during the process of being transferred from one device to another.

Buffer

Ram

Information is stored on mass storage systems in large units called ?

Fles

Store

Files

Ram

10 The processor contains high-speed working storage areas, called ----- that handle instructions and data at a very high speed and are used for a variety of processing functions.

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