System Maintenance MCQ Questions with Answers
1. BIOS password protects the-
Answer : B
Explanation : BIOS password can help prevent unauthorized use of a computer. A BIOS password can also be a liability, however, because if the computer owner forgets his password or a corporate user hands in his machine without disclosing the BIOS password, the computer will not boot up.
2. Which among these is a non-impact printer?
Answer : A
Explanation : DOT-Matrix, Daisy wheel, Drum printers are Imapct printer and Ink-jet, Laser Printers are Non-impact printers.
3. USB stand for-
Answer : B
4. Which of the following is hard disk interface?
Answer : D
Explanation : SCSI, IDE, SATA, PATA, ESDI are Hard disk interface.
5. Which of the following is not a secondary storage-
Answer : D
Explanation : PROM is a type of ROM which is primary memory.
System Maintenance MCQ
6. What is number of pins in print head in highest quality DOT-Matrix printer?
Answer : C
Explanation : Dot-matrix printers use an array of pins (commonly 9 or 24 pins). The higher the number of pins, the more dots per inch and the higher the print quality.
7. A software which is used to perform the hardware is known as
Answer : B
Explanation : An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources.
8. The quality of motherboard depends upon-
Answer : C
9. Diskettes are-
(C) Rarely used with micro computer
Answer : A
Explanation : Diskettes are ideal as a portable storage solution used for files that need to be physically moved around. For example, if two PCs are not on the same network, diskettes are a great solution to transfer files from one computer to the other.
10. What is the processing speed of Intel pentium 4 ?
Answer : C
System Maintenance MCQ
11. Which of the following is not a type of monitor?
Answer : C
Explanation : USB is a specification to establish communication between devices and a host controller. USB can connect computer peripherals such as mouse, keyboard, printer etc.
12. DOT-Matrix printer is-
Answer : A
Explanation : DOT-Matrix, Daisy wheel, Drum printers are Imapct printer and Ink-jet, Laser Printers are Non-impact printers.
13. Resolution of printer is measured in-
Answer : A
Explanation : Resolution of printer is measured in Dot per inch(DPI)
14. Which of the following is not an OS?
Answer : B
Explanation : MS word is a word processing package.
15. Identify the odd one-
Answer : C
Explanation : Tracker ball, Microphone and Sensor are input device and Speaker is output device.
System Maintenance MCQ
16. Graphics tablet is an-
Answer : A
Explanation : Graphics tablet is an input device that enables a user to hand-draw images, animations and graphics, with a special pen-like stylus.
17. In a computer keyboard the Alt, Ctrl, Shift keys are known as-
Answer : D
Explanation : computer keyboard the Alt, Ctrl, Shift keys are known as modifier keys.
18. A unit of a computer system that brings data and instruction into the computer-
Answer : A
Explanation : An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer, allowing you to interact with and control it.
19. Which of the following is not a hardware?
Answer : D
Explanation : Virtual Router is a free, open source software based router for PCs running Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2.
20. Identify the network hardware of a home network-
Answer : A
Explanation : An access point is a wireless network device that acts as a portal for devices to connect to a local area network.
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