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.
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