Basic Computer Fundamentals Questions and Answers

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Understanding Basic Computer Fundamentals questions with answers is crucial for building a strong IT foundation. Whether preparing for SSC, TCS, Infosys, or campus placements, these programming questions and answers cover hardware, software, memory, operating systems, and networking basics. This topic enhances your technical literacy and prepares you for computer-awareness and IT aptitude sections in various exams. Each question comes with detailed explanations to strengthen conceptual understanding and practical application. Mastering these fundamentals ensures better performance in both academic and job-oriented assessments.

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281. A thin disk of semiconductor material in which many devices are fabricated at the same time is _______

  • Wafer
  • Cylinder
  • Suface
  • Track
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282. _________ is an element for temporary storage of data

  • RAM
  • Register
  • ALU
  • ROM
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283. Device used with a computer to display or store data is called _______

  • instruction
  • operand
  • peripheral
  • none of these
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284. A VDU generally does not receive input data from a _________

  • input tablet
  • keyboard
  • light pen
  • felt-taping
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285. A group of bits or character is ________

  • word
  • byte
  • field
  • data
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286. The number of bits recorded in a storage unit to code 8-bit bytes and provide for a parity check is ______

  • 16 bit
  • 9 bit
  • 8 bit
  • 32 bit
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287. An _______ is a built-in number that identifies a location in storage.

  • location
  • register
  • address
  • accumulator
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288. The ____ time is the time required to position a head over the proper track on a magnetic disk.

  • Access time
  • Seek time
  • Down time
  • Real time
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289. Several users share the same computed facility is called ______

  • interactive
  • time sharing
  • real time processing
  • none of these
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290. A device which enables computer signals to be transmitted along telephone lines is _______

  • network
  • modem
  • light pen
  • plotter
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