Computer Awareness Gk Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

The output that is obtained, on the screen is called as

(A) VDU

(B) Hard copy

(C) Soft copy

(D) None of the above

Question: 2

On a PC, how much memory is available to application software?

(A) 560 KB

(B) 640 KB

(C) 760 KB

(D) 1024 KB

Question: 3

What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes is useful?

(A) ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers

(B) ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage

(C) Data in ROM is nonvolatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power

(D) ROM information can be easily updated

Question: 4

Which media has the ability to have data/information stored (Written) on them by users more than once?

(A) Opti-Disks

(B) Zip disks

(C) CD-RW disks

(D) Both CD-RW disks and zip disks

Question: 5

In computer terminology, the term wetware stands for

(A) Any organic intelligence

(B) Speech recognition

(C) Molecular scale computer

(D) Artificial intelligence