R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | Computer Hardware and Networking Computer Hardware Multiple Choice Questions

How many pins does a SIMM have?

1. 50
2. 40
3. 30 or 72
4. 168

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The various cards in a PC requires _______ voltage to function.

1. AC
2. DC
3. Both A & B
4. None of These

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What type of hard disk formatting creates FAT (File Allocation Table)?

1. High Level
2. Low Level
3. Both A & B
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the name of the printed circuit board?

1. Ram
2. Mother Board
3. Both A & B
4. None of These

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which Component of pc maintains data and time

1. CMOS RAM
2. vRAM
3. Both A & B
4. None of these

✅ Correct Answer: 1

IRQ 1 is commonly assigned to:

1. it’s usually open
2. system timer
3. real time clock
4. keyboard

✅ Correct Answer: 4

LCD monitor is also known as___________

1. TFT
2. CRT
3. Both A & B
4. None of These

✅ Correct Answer: 1

How can you tell that a particular ribbon cable should only be used to connect a floppy drive?

1. it
2. it has a red line along one edge
3. it
4. it has a twist in it

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot?

1. ISA
2. PCI
3. AGP
4. ATX

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which IRQ does LPT1 commonly use?

1. 1
2. 4
3. 5
4. 7

✅ Correct Answer: 4

How much data will a high density (HD) floppy disk hold?

1. 124 KB
2. 640 KB
3. 1.44 MB
4. 2.88MB

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following retains the information it’s storing when the power to the system is turned off?

1. CPU
2. ROM
3. DRAM
4. DIMM

✅ Correct Answer: 2

What does FDISK do?

1. performs low-level formatting of the hard drive
2. fixes bad sectors on the hard drive
3. recovers lost clusters on the hard drive
4. creates partitions on the hard drive

✅ Correct Answer: 4

hat kind of connectors are used to connect a PC power supply to a hard drive?

1. AT
2. molex
3. mini-molex
4. P9

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is NOT a type of computer hard drive? . .

1. IDE
2. FDD
3. SCSI
4. EIDE

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The network layer concerns with:

1. bits
2. frames
3. packets
4. none of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which one of the following is not a function of network layer?

1. routing
2. inter-networking
3. congestion control
4. none of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The 4 byte IP address consists of:

1. network address
2. host address
3. both (a) and (b)
4. none of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which one of the following routing algorithm can be used for network layer design?

1. shortest path algorithm
2. distance vector routing
3. link state routing
4. all of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Multidestination routing:

1. is same as broadcast routing
2. contains the list of all destinations
3. data is not sent by packets
4. None of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 3

A subset of a network that includes all the routers but contains no loops is called:

1. spanning tree
2. spider structure
3. spider tree
4. . none of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which one of the following algorithm is not used for congestion control?

1. traffic aware routing
2. admission control
3. load shedding
4. none of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The network layer protocol of internet is:

1. ethernet
2. internet protocol
3. hypertext transfer protocol
4. None of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 2

ICMP is primarily used for:

1. error and diagnostic functions
2. addressing
3. forwarding
4. None of the mentioned

✅ Correct Answer: 1