SYSTEM UNIT

SYSTEM UNIT

_____ ports send data one bit at a time and are very good for sending information over a long distance
Serial
Parallel
USB
Cable
_______ cards are about the size of a credit card and contain a tiny built-in microprocessor
Smart
Intelligent
PC
Dumb
_______ ports are used to connect external devices that need to receive a lot of data over a
short distance. This port is mostly used to connect printers to the system unit
Parallel
Serial
PCI
AGP
__________ memory is used to store the most frequently accessed information stored in RAM cache
Upper
Extended
virtual
A "plug and play" card requires little or no configuration after installation
True
False
A __________,sometimes called a socket, connects the system unit to devices like keyboards
that are outside the system case
Bus
Port
Peripheral
EISA standard
A billionth of a second
Pico second
Micro second
Nanosecond
Millisecond
A CISC chip is faster than a RISC chip
True
False
A computer that is easy for the user to add devices to is said to have a(n) __________
architecture
Open
Closed
User friendly
Proprietary

A computer with an open architecture makes it easy to add new functions by adding expansion
cards
True
False
A parallel port is faster than a USB port
True
False
A single character can be represented by 8 bits. Another name for 8 bits is a
Meg.
String
Binary
Byte
A smart card has a built-in Specialized processor and memory
True
False
A smart card has a built-in processor and monitor
True
False
A USB port is faster than a serial port
True
False
A _______ contains a TV tuner and a video converter that changes the TV signal into one that
displayed on your monitor
Television board
TV card
Video card
SCSI card
All data, instructions, and information inside a computer are stored in binary
True
False
All the information used by the processor is loaded first into
REM
ROM
RAM
A disk
Another name for the system board is the
Chipboard
Motherboard
Daughterboard
Integrated circuit
ASCII is most commonly used on mainframes and other large computers
True
False
ASCII is most commonly used on microcomputers
True
False



ASCII, EBCDIC, and Unicode are all examples of different ways to represent characters in
binary
True
False
Bus size has little relationship to the speed with which data moves in the system unit
True
False
Cache memory is located within RAM
True
False
Data and instructions are not stored in RAM before they are processed
True
False
Each digit in the binary numbering system is called a bit
True
False
EBCDIC is most commonly used on mainframes and other large computers
True
False
Eight bits make up a byte
True
False
Expansion cards allow the user to add new devices to a computer
True
False
Flash memory uses a secondary device to hold parts of large programs that wont fit into memory
True
False
Inside a computer, numbers are stored in binary and letters are stored in decimal
True
False
New computers may be able to recognize an expansion card without a special setup. This
ability is called
User friendly
Plug and play
PCMCIA
Auto update
PCMCIA cards provide the same expansion capabilities for laptop computers that plug-in
cards do for desktop computers
True
False
Temporary storage holds or runs the actual program
True
False

Temporary storage is also known as RAM
True
False
The acronym of ALU is
Applied logical unity
Arithmetic logic unit
Array of logistical units
Absolute lower utility
The acronym of CPU is
Common processor unit
Command procedures unity
Central procedures Univac
Central processing unit
The bigger the bus, the faster data can move inside the system unit
True
False
The binary code that was developed to support international languages like Chinese and
Japanese
ASCII
Unicode
EBCDIC
Monolith
The circuit that connects the parts of a computer together and allows data exchange is called a PCMCIA channel
Information superhighway
SCSI device
Bus
The CISC chip design is more widely used than the RISC chip design
True
False
The control unit performs the mathematical operations needed on the data
True
False
The most widely used binary code for microcomputers
ASSCII
Unicode
EBCDIC
Monolith
The socket that connects the system unit to a device outside the case is a bay
True
False
The system board is also called the motherboard
True
False
The system clock speed determines how fast the computer processes data
True
False
The various parts of the PC are connected by a bus that acts as a data pathway
True
False


The various parts of the PC are connected by the information superhighway, which moves
data from place to place
True
False
To connect a new PC to the existing office network, it must contain a
PCMCIA card
Network adapter card
PC/TV card
Small computer system interface card
Two bits make up a byte
True
False
Unicode is a new code that combines ASCII and EBCDIC
True
False
______ Memory uses a hard disk, to store parts of programs that currently running and cannot fit in RAM.
Cache
Virtual
Extended
Firmware
Which is the smallest unit of memory listed below?
Bit
Byte
Megabyte
Terabyte
A TV Tuner card is used to view, capture and use television video clip, by converting ______
signals from television or VCR into _______ signals.
Digital, analog
Analog, digital
TV, analog
Analog, TV
Data is processed by
Keyboard
Monitor
CPU
Printer
Decimal number system has _________ digits
5
6
8
10
In computer terminology GB means Gigabyte
True
False
In computer terminology MB means Megabyte
True
False


Integrated circuits have moving parts.
True
False
The chips are also called as ________
Small circuit
Integrated circuit
Circuit box
None of the above
The contents of ROM can be easily changed.
True
False
The essential information required every time to turn on the computer is stored in the memory _________
RAM
ROM
CMOS
Cache memory


The external devices such as keyboard, mouse, monitor could not communicate with the system unit without ____
Hard disk
Floppy disk
Mother board
Key board
The________ of computer is depended on microprocessor chip.
Velocity
Speed
Viscosity
Version
The instructions to computer written in programs is called as __________
Hardware
Memory
Software
None of these
The power failure erases the program or data stored in________
RAM
ROM
Processor
Flash memory
The types of microprocessor chips are
CISC, RISC
LSIC, VLSIC
RSIC, CSIC
None of the above



In computer, PCMCIA card is used__________
To connect television
To connect network
To increase memory and connecting to other computers
To connect printer, hard disk, CD-RAM drives
_________ allows users to expand their system.
Pin
Adapter
Expansion slot
None of the above
Which is the faster microprocessor chip?
16 bit
32 bit
64 bit
96 bit
Which of the following is not a type of memory?
RAM
ROM
CPU
EPROM
Which of the following is not permanent memory ?
ROM
RAM
PROM
EEPROM

Which of the following is the highest unit of memory?
Gigabytes
Bytes
Megabytes
Kilobytes
Which of the following is the not a unit of memory?
Nibble
Bit
Byte
decimal
Which of the following is the number system ?
Octal
Hexadecimal
Binary
All of the above
Which of the following is the primary memory ?
RAM
CD
Floppy
Hard disk



Which of the following is the unit of Computer memory?
Kilo gram
Kilo bytes
Meter
Celsius
Which part of the computer is known as "Heart of the computer"?
Monitor
Keyboard
CPU
Hard disk
Supercomputers operates speeds one thousand to one million times faster than
microcomputers.
True
False

CISC and RISC are microprocessors carry out processes in different manner.
True
False
Intel Pentium 4 is a CISC type microprocessor.
True
False
AMD Anthon is a CISC type microprocessor.
True
False
AMD Anthon is a RISC microprocessor.
True
False
A 64 bit microprocessor accesses 8 Byte sat a time.
True
False
The correct short form of byte is B and not b.
True
False
The correct short form of bit is b and not B.
True
False
Capacity of a storage device is usually measured in terms of bytes.
True
False
Flash RAM is of volatile type.
True
False
Flash RAM is very expensive compared to RAM.
True
False
Flash RAM is primarily used in digital cell phone, video cameras and high end protable
computer.
True
False
Contents of virtual memory are actually stored on a hard disk.
True
False
Virtual memory is of RAM type.
True
False
Contents of CMOS can be changed.
True
False
Computers operational speed depends only upon system clock speed.
True
False
Motherboard is usually provided with multiple slots for adding devices such as modem cards,
TV tuner cards etc.
True
False
Network adapter cards enable networking of computers
True
False
Before attaching any new input or output device to a computer it is advisable to first properly
switch off the computer and start it again after attaching the device.
True
False
While indicating the data transfer speeds the term Gbps means Gigabits per second.
True
False
Every general purpose computer must have RAM.
True
False
It is possible to open a file of size 64 MB in a computer having 32 MB RAM.
True
False
For cleaning computer components water must not be used.
True
False
A program made for 32 bit operating system can always be run on 16 bit operating system.
True
False
Data is sent to monitor through parallel port.
True
False
If computer is used in air conditioned atmosphere the life of the components of the computer is
usually increased than the computer is used in open atmospheric temperatures.
True
False
A computer can have either serial port or parallel port.
True
False

In serial port data is transmitted one bit after another.
True
False
In parallel port data is transmitted one byte after another.
True
False
Data transfer through a serial port is faster than that of a parallel port.
True
False
Most of the desktop computers have only one parallel port.
True
False
Monitor is connected to a serial port at the back of a desktop computer.
True
False
Display port is also called video port.
True
False
HPSB buses are also known as FireWire buses.
True
False
Which of the following is the smallest computer in size?
Mainframes
Super computer
Micro computers
Mini computers
Which of the following is not a type of computer?
Mainframes
Super computer
Micro computers
Laser
Which of the following is a data processing unit?
CPU
RAM
Hard disk
Floppy
How many main types of computer are there according to size ?
1 2 3 4

Today, in India, super computers are manufactured.
True
False
In a desktop computer, memory and secondary storage devices are placed outside the system
unit.
True
False
A personal computer is usually faster than a minicomputer
True
False
Pentium family computers fall under ___________ computers
Mini
Main frame
Super
Micro
The microprocessor and memory are the two parts of the system unit
True
False
_________ is used to store data.
Input device
Memory
Output device
Central processing unit
Digital diary means digital notebook.
True
False
The ROM, CPU & RAM are installed on
Serial port
Mother board
Hard disk
Expansion slot
Data and instruction are represented electrically with a ____ number system.
Binary
Octal
Decimal
Hexadecimal
Binary number system is called as ______ state numbering system.
8 2 16 10
Characters are represented as 0s and 1s in the computer using-
Hexadecimal coding system
Decimal coding system
Octal coding system
Binary coding system

Two of the most popular binary coding scheme use eight bits to form each byte are –
BCD OCTAL
ASCII EBCDIC
EBCDIC HEX
ASCII BCD



all instructions and data have to be converted into ___ before thay can be executed.
Binary
Octal
Hexadecimal
Decimal


_____ provide connection points on the system board for holding electronic parts
A chip
A integrated circuit
Sockets
Packages
A chip consists of a tiny circuit board fabricated on a postal stamp size square of sand like
material is called –
Silicon
Germanium
Ferrile
Barioum
____ directs computer system how to carry out a program instructions.
Control unit
ALU
add on cards
Operating system
CISC stand for ___
Computer instruction set computer
Complex instruction set computer
Command instruction set computer
Core instruction set computer
RISC stands for ____
Recursive instruction set computer
Random instruction set computer
Reduced instruction set computer
Relational instruction set computer
Random access memory is called as ______ memory
Non volatile
Volatile
Secondary memory
Flash memory
____ can retain data even if power is switched off.
Ram
Rom
Flash ram
Floppy disks
ROM chip are also called as ___
Hardware
Software
Netware
Firmware
The _____ cards converts the internal electronic signal of CPU to video signals, so that they can be displayed on the monitor.
Sound
Graphics
Modem
Network interface


The clock speed of computer is measured in ____
Second
Minutes
Hertz
Hour
A ____ card is used widely for graphics and 3D animation.
graphics
network interface
AGP
Sound
ASCII, EBCDIC and Unicode are example of ___ state number system.
16 2 8 16
_____ allows distant computer to communicate with one another by converting electronics signals from within the system unit into electronic signal that can travel over telephone lines.
Modem cards
PCMCIA card
Sound card
Video card
Serial ports send data one ___ at a time and very good for sending over long distance.
Byte
Nibble
Bit
K byte
A _____ also called a data bus, connects the parts of CPU together.
Parallel part
Serial part
ISA
Bus line
A mouse, modem, and many other devices are connected to _____ port.
Serial
Parallel
Game
AGP
_____ performs arithmatic and logical operations.
Control unit
ALU
Smart card
System clock
The most common type of microprocessors are ______
RISC
CISC
ISA
PCI
Logical operations consists of _____
Addition
Multiplication
Comparison
Diversion