This section contains Mcqs/Quiz of Computer Hardware and Software which will be helpfull for all those candidates who are preparing for competatives examinations like Jkssb, SSC, Railways, or other examinations on the state or Central Level. Mcqs/Quiz of Computer Hardware and Software contains most of the questions from PYQS. This is helpful to give mock test to check your performance in your preparation.
HARDWARE: All those devices that can be physically touch and see or we can also called it all the tangible parts of the computer is called hardware. It includes IPOS i.e Input, Processing, Output and Storage devices of the computer.
E.g Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Scanner, Printer, Monitor, LCD, Magnetic tape, Hard Disk, Floppy Disk, Optical Memory, CPU, GPU, RAM, Motherboard etc.
SOFTWARE: It is set of instructions that are used to perform a specific type of tasks. It is collection of programs and programs is collection of instructions. Software and Hardware are just like two sides of the same coin. Without hardware software is meaningless and and without software hardware software is meaningless.
Types of Software: Software is of two types.
- System software
- Application software.
- System Software: It is used to operate the hardware resources and controls all the resources of the hardware.
- It is written in Low Level Language.
- Operating system: Operating system is also called OS. OS is a system software that is used to manage all the resources such as memory management, disk management, device management etc. It is an interface between the user and hardware.
- Components of the Os. There are mainly two parts of the operating system
- Kernal and Shell
- Kernal : Kernal is the central part of the OS. It is the main part of the OS that loads the programs from main memory.
- Shell: Shall is based on the CLI. That is Command Line Interface. It is the point of interaction between user and service of OS.
- Example of OS: Window, IOS, Mac, Android.
Application Software: Application software is used to perform a specific type of job. E.g. Ms word, Ms. Powerpoint, Excel, Access, Canva, ect. All these are application software.
Mcqs/Quiz of Computer Hardware and Software
#1. Which one compresses the size of the large files into the small ones?
#2. All the tangible parts of the computer are called?
#3. Which of the following is not a hardware component?
#4. What is the full form of BIOS?
#5. Which of the following belongs to the application software?
#6. First program was written by which programmer?
#7. Which peripheral deive is used to display data in soft copy form?
#8. When you turn on the computer, the boot routine will perform which test?
#9. Which of the givenn options provide expansion capability for a computer system?
#10. Which software is designed to operate computer hardware?
#11. What is the full form of CUI?
#12. Which of the following options reboots the computer?
#13. Which part of the computer which cannot be physically touch and see is called?
#14. Which of the following shares hardware, software, and data among authorized users?
#15. Which part of the computer which can be physically touch and see?
#16. Which of the following is hardware?
#17. Plug and play feature is introduced in which version windows?
#18. All the intangible parts of the computer is called ?
#19. In which year the IOS mobile operating system was invented?
#20. CPU is called the brain of the computer. What is another name of the CPU?
#21. Assembly language is a?
#22. The system board of computer is also called?
#23. Which of the following from the given is not an example of open source software operating system?
#24. Client operating system is also known as ?
#25. The person who writes and tests computer programs is called a?
#26. Which process is used to carry out commands?
#27. Which mode put all open programs on Hard disk drive and save the power mode?
#28. Which softrware is used to view web pages?
#29. The first computer program were written in which language?
#30. Which of the following is a single user single task operating system?
#31. What is the full form of RTGS?
#32. Which processing is used when a large mail order company accumulates orders and processes them together in one large set?
#33. When operating system is loading into main memory and peripheral device are checked is called which booting?
#34. System software is written in which language?
#35. Which of the following is hardware not the software?
#36. A high speed device used in CPU for temporary storage during processing is called?
#37. Which of the following is an operating sytsem?
#38. Which port connect special type of music instrument to sound cards?
#39. Microsoft office is an example of which one?
#40. Which of the following is not an example of Utility Software?
#41. GUI performs by which of the follwing?
#42. The operating system controls access to the processor by assigning a ....... to each task requiring the processor's atttention.
#43. Which one is used to test and debug the target program?
#44. Which of the following registers holds the contents of data or instruction read from or written in memory?
#45. Which part of operating system is resonponsible for all hardware resources ?
#46. Fax machine and Inkjet printer is an example of which one
#47. Linux operating system is written in which language?
#48. Which of the following is an example of Mobile operating system?
#49. A sound card typically uses which IRQ?
#50. Which program links source code to object code?
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