Basic Computer Organisation

This quiz contains multiple-choice problems on the subtopics of computer fundamentals, like input and output units, storage units, control units, arithmetic, and logic units.

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The only language that a computer understands is

Assembly language

Binary language

BASIC

C language

The smallest unit of data in a computer is

Byte

Nibble

Bit

KB

How many bits is equivalent to one nibble?

2

4

8

1

Which of the following describes the correct format of an input instruction?

IN 82

INPUT 82

INP 82

82 INP

The input machine, which originated in the United States around the 1880s, is a

Mouse

Joystick

Keyboard

Bar code reader

What does COMPUTER stand for?

Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research

Commonly Occupied Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research

Commonly Operated Machines Used in Technical and Environmental Research

Commonly Oriented Machines Used in Technical and Educational Research

One yottabyte =?

1024 TB

1024 EB

1024 ZB

1024 PB

Which of the following is not a function of the input unit?

It reads instructions and data from the outside world

It converts the data into computer acceptable format

It makes the data into user-understandable format

It supplies the data and instructions to the computer for further processing

Which unit is responsible for converting the data received from the user into a format understandable by the computer?

Memory unit

Arithmetic and Logic units

Input unit

Output unit

The process of producing useful information for the user is called

Controlling

Outputting

Inputting

Processing

The output unit converts the data entered by the user into computer-understandable form. True or false?

True

False

What does VDU stand for?

Virtual display unit

Visual display unit

Virtual detection unit

Visual detection unit

What does SVGA stand for?

Standard visual graphics array

Super visual graphics array

Standard video graphics array

Super video graphics array

The devices that gave single- or multiple-coloured images and drawings are called

Monitors

Printers

Plotters

VDUs

A special request originated from some device to the CPU to acquire some of its time is called

Disturbance

Attenuation

Interrupt

Noise

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Basic Computer Organisation
Questions: 15
Contributed by:
Ivan