ESSAY QUESTIONS

1) What is a computer?
2) Briefly talk about the components of a hardware.
3) Differentiate between the following types of computers

a) Super computer b) Minicomputer and c) Personal computer

4) Give the significance of the following acronyms

a) RAM b) ROM c) PDA

5) How did computers impact today’s society?

6) Do you think computers impact on the world today is positive or negative? Justify.

7) Explain clearly with illustration If necessary the operation of a computer.

8) Give the full form of the following acronym

a) ALU b) CU c)CPU

9) State those two elements that a computer memory stores

10) What contrasts exist between the RAM and the ROM?

11) What do you understand by:

a) Volatile memory

b) Non-volatile memory.

12) What are the limitations encountered by PROM and ROM ?

 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS-MCQs

1- How many types of computer memory exist?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 5 d) 7

2-An example of secondary storage device is

a) ROM b) PROM c) Disquette d) Flash

3-What is the value of 3KB?

a) 1024bytes b) 2024bytes c) 3072bytes d) 3076bytes

4- The computer takes inputs in the form of

a) Data b) Integrated circuits c) 0 and 1 d) Instructions

5- The memories, which do not loose their content on failure of power supply, are called

a) Constant memory b) Unchangeable memory c) Non-volatile memory

d) Static memory.

6-The primary memory in the computer is in the form of IC’s

a) Virtual world b) Integrated circuits c)circuitry )bits and bytes

7-To how many bits does one byte corresponds?

a) 2 b) 5 c) 8 d) 1024

8-Where in the computer are the is the set of instructions and programs kept?

a) RAM b) EPROM c) Hard disk drive d)none

9-The process of producing results from the data for getting useful information is called.

a) Output b) Input c) Processing d) storage

10- Eliminate the intruder

a) Output b)Treatment c) Input d) Processing