XI – BRIDGE COURSE
COMPUTER SCIENCE (083)
TEST – I
DATE: 12.04.2025 MARKS:50
ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS. (Each question carries 1 mark)
1. Which of the following is not a computer component?
a) CPU b) Hard Disk c) Monitor d) Data Bus
2. What is the main purpose of an ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)?
a) Perform basic arithmetic and logic operations b) Control the memory
c) Handle input/output operations d) Fetch instructions from memory
3. What is the primary function of the control unit (CU)?
a) Perform arithmetic and logic operations b) Manage data flow in the system
c) Control the execution of instructions d) Manage memory storage
4. What is the smallest data unit that can be stored in a computer?
a) Byte b) Bit c) Nibble d) Word
5. Which of the following represents the binary equivalent of the decimal number 15?
a) 101 b) 1111 c) 111 d) 1001
6. Which of the following components is responsible for storing data temporarily during processing?
a) Hard drive b) RAM (Random Access Memory)
c) CPU d) ROM (Read-Only Memory)
7. What is the primary purpose of a cache memory?
a) Store large amounts of data b) Store frequently accessed data to speed up processing
c) Store programs d) Store permanent data
8. Which of the following is a type of secondary memory?
a) RAM b) Cache c) Hard disk d) Register
9. The two main types of memory used in computers are:
a) RAM and ROM b) Cache and RAM
c) ROM and Flash d) Disk and RAM
10. What type of memory is ROM (Read-Only Memory)?
a) Volatile and temporary b) Non-volatile and permanent
c) Volatile and permanent d) Non-volatile and temporary
11. Which type of memory has the fastest access time?
a) Hard Disk b) Cache Memory c) RAM d) ROM
12. Which of the following is an example of a volatile memory?
a) ROM b) Flash memory c) RAM d) Hard disk
13. Which of the following is a feature of cache memory?
a) It is slower than RAM b) It stores large amounts of data
c) It is faster than main memory d) It is non-volatile
14. A device that allows users to feed data into a computer for analysis and storage and to give commands
to the computer is called
a) Output device b) Input device c) Memory d) Both a and b
15. User communicates with a computer with the help of which devices?
a) Input device b) Output device c) Software device d) Both a and b
16. A device that communicates the results of data processed by the computer and converts the digital
information into a form that humans can easily read and understood is called
a) Input b) Monitor c) Output d) Keyboard
17. Which of the following groups are only input devices?
a) Mouse, keyboard, monitor, Joystick
b) Mouse, keyboard, printer, Light pen
c) Mouse, keyboard, Scanner, Joystick, Light pen
d) Mouse, keyboard, Trackball, Touch Screen, Microphone
e) Both c and d
18. Which input device is used for input text, numbers, and commands to the computer?
a) Mouse b) Keyboard c) Scanner d) All of the above
19. Which input device is/are used to move the cursor position on a monitor screen?
a) Mouse b) Stylus c) Light pen d) Both a and b
20. Mouse is a
a) pointing and drop device b) cursor-control device
c) monitoring device d) Both a and b
21. A projector is an _ _ _ _ _ _ device that can take images generated by a computer and reproduce
them on a large, flat surface.
(a) input (b) output (c) input and output (d) monitor input
22. Which kind of device is a digital camera?
(a) Output (b) Input (c) Input and Output (d) Software
23. Which of the following groups consists of only output devices?
(a) Scanner, monitor, printer (b) Mouse, monitor, printer
(c) Keyboard, monitor, printer (d) Monitor, printer, plotter
24. The number of pixels displayed on the computer screen is called
(a) color depth (b) resolution (c) refresh rate (d) viewing size
25. The full form of USB port is
(a) United Serial Bus (b) Universal Serial By-pass
(c) Universal System Bus (d) Universal Serial Bus
26. The fourth generation was based on integrated circuits.
a) True b) False
27. ______ generation of computer started with using vacuum tubes as the basic components.
a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th
28. Which of the following is not a type of software?
(a) System software (b) Application software
(c) Utility software (d) Driver software
29. Which software is used to manage and control the hardware components and allows interaction
between the hardware and the other different types of software?
(a) Application software (b) System software (c) Utility software (d) Operating system
30. A computer program that functions as an intermediary between a computer user and the computer
hardware is called
(a) software (b) hardware (c) operating system (d) driver
31. Software programs developed for performing particular tasks related to managing computer resources
is called
(a) System software (b) Utility software (c) Application software (d) Helper software
32. Which of the following is not a kind of system software?
(a) BIOS software (b) Unix, Linux (c) Microsoft Windows, and Mac OS (d) Microsoft Word
33. Choose the odd one out.
(a) Interpreter (b) Compiler (c) Interpreter
(d) Operating system (e) Programmer
34. Application software is developed to accomplish
(a) real-world tasks (b) operating system tasks
(c) computer-centric tasks (d) All of the above
35. Which of the following are known as office-oriented application software?
(a) Interpreters, Compilers, editors (b) Network software, backup system
(c) Word processors, spreadsheets, database (d) Both a and c
36. Which among the following application software can be used to create, edit, and print documents?
(a) Spreadsheet (b) Word processing (c) Database software (d) Desktop publishing (DTP)
37. Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Google Docs are the examples of
(a) an operating software (b) system software
(c) utility software (d) application software
38. Which of the following is also known as presentation software that is used to give presentation of
information and pictures through slideshows?
(a) Multimedia authoring (b) Desktop publishing
(c) Presentation graphics (d) Both b and c
39. Which utility software helps to protect the computer system from viruses and prevent the computer
system files from being corrupt?
(a) Disk cleanup (b) Disk defragmenter (c) Antivirus (d) All
40. Which of the following Windows utilities scans the entire hard drive and erase (or delete) any
unnecessary files such as temporary files from the Internet, and cookies downloaded while visiting
webpages?
(a) Disk defragmenter (b) Disk cleanup
(c) Backup and Restore wizard (d) All of the above
41. Which utility software or program is used to reduce the size of files to increase the amount of disk space
in the computer system?
(a) Disk cleanup (b) File compression
(c) Disk fragmentation (d) Troubleshooting program
42. Which Windows utility program locates and eliminates unnecessary fragments of data and rearranges
files and unused disk space to optimize operations?
(a) Backup (b) Disk restore (c) Disk defragmenter (d) Disk cleanup
43. Which of the following application software is accounting software?
(a) Powerpoint (b) Wordperfect (c) Tally (d) All of the above
44. Which of the following are examples of web browser software?
(a) Netscape Communicator (b) Microsoft Internet Explorer
(c) Google Chrome (d) All
45. What is an operating system?
a) interface between the hardware and application programs
b) collection of programs that manages hardware resources
c) system service provider to the application programs
d) all of the mentioned
46. What is the most used computer operating system?
a) Linux b) Windows c) Chrome os d) Android
47. A source program usually in which language?
a) Machine-level b) Assembly c) Natural d) High-level
48. To calculate perform calculation and store data computer user .......... number system.
(a) Decimal (b) Hexadecimal (c) Octal (d) Binary
49. The largest unit of storage is................
(a) GB (b) KB (c) MB (d) TB
(e) None of these
50. Which of the following is true?
(a) Byte is a single digit in binary number. (b) Bit represents a group of digital numbers.
(c) Byte is an eight digit binary number. (d) Bit is an eight digit binary number.
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