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MCQ on Motherboard
1. Bus word take from Latin word __________means for all.
a) Mini
b) Omnibus
c) Vehicle
d) None of these
Ans. b
2. CMOS is a type of RAM, which is constantly powered by _____.
(a) UPS battery
(b) CMOS battery
(c) AC main
(d) AA battery
Ans. b
3. In motherboard, BIOS is expanded as _____.
(a) Beginner Input Output System
(b) Bit Input Output System
(c) Basic Input Output System
(d) Basic Input Output Syntax
Ans. c
4. In motherboard, CNR stands for ______.
(a) Communication & Network Riser
(b) Contact & Network Riser
(c) Communication & Network Ripper
(d) Complementary & Networking Riser
Ans. a
5. In motherboard, AGP stands for ______.
(a) Automated Graphics Port
(b) Accelerated Graphics Point
(c) Audio Graphics Port
(d) Accelerated Graphics Port
Ans. d
6. In motherboard, SATA stands for ______.
(a) Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
(b) Synchronous Advanced Technology Attachment
(c) Synaptic Advanced Technology Attachment
(d) Systematic Advanced Technology Attachment
Ans. a
7. In motherboard, ___ chipset takes care of data transfer to and from the processor.
(a) Southbridge
(b) Eastbridge
(c) Northbridge
(d) Westbridge
Ans. c
8. In motherboard, _______ chipset takes care of data transfer to and from the secondary storage devices (like hard disk, CD/DVD drive, etc.).
(a) Southbridge
(b) Eastbridge
(c) Northbridge
(d) Westbridge
Ans. a
9. Missing slot covers on a computer can cause?
a) over heat
b) power surges
c) incomplete path for ESD
d) None of these
Ans. a
10. Which motherboard form factor use 120 pin connector?
a) ATX
b) AT
c) BABY AT
d) All of these
Ans. a
11. Which type of system board is the MOST likely candidate for processor upgrading if you want maximum performance and future compatibility?
a) ML
b) PCI
c) ISA
d) EISA
Ans. b
12. Which would you have to upgrade to install an EIDE drive?
a) RAM BIOS
b) A 286 CPU
c) Controller board
d) ISA motherboard
Ans. c
13. The DC voltage on most circuit board is:
a) -12 volts
b) 0 volts
c) + 5 volts
d) +12 volts
Ans. c
14. Which of the following handles the interconnection between most of the devices and the CPU?
a) Northbridge
b) RAM
c) ROM
d) Southbridge
Ans. d
15. Where does the motherboard store the keyboard controller support program?
a) DRAM
b) hard drive
c) RAM
d) ROM chip
Ans. d
16. Which chip acts as a clock to keep the current date and the time?
a) CMOS
b) DVRAM
c) RAM
d) ROM
Ans. a
17. Which chip is used to store information that describes specific device parameters?
a) BIOS
b) CMOS
c) ROM
d) System BIOS
Ans. b
18. How can you easily clear the CMOS, including clearing the password?
a) Unplug the PC
b) Unplug the PC and remove the CMOS battery
c) Issue a ClearCMOS command from the command line
d) This can’t be done
Ans. b
19. When does the CMOS password appear?
a) after the windows desktop appears
b) at power on
c) right before the windows login screen
d) when windows appears
Ans. b
20. Several lines at the end of POST are used to find the operating system. What is this called?
a) CMOS
b) Flash ROM
c) bootstrap loader
d) boot.ini
Ans. c
21. On PC power supplies, the wire attached to pin one is usually:
a) blue or red
b) blue or white
c) red or black
d) white or orange
Ans. d
22. When seeking to upgrade for a particular motherboard what do you need to know?
a) memory
b) hard drive
c) make& model
d) dimm
Ans. c
23. WRAM is used on a
a) modem
b) video card
c) motherboard
d) ata connector
Ans. b
24. The communication device that allows the computer to access a network is called a ____card.
a) modem
b) video
c) sound
d) network
Ans. d
25. A computer electronic circuit with transistors and other electronic components on a small silicon chip is called a(n)…..
a) workstation
b) CPU
c) magnetic disk
d) integrated circuit
Ans. d
26. _____ connects the computer to the network media.
a) cable
b) hub
c) NIC
d) terminator
Ans. c
27. A personal computer uses a number of chips mounted on a circuit board called
a) Microprocessor
b) System Board
c) Daughter Board
d) Mother Board
Ans. d
28. In computer, standard which governs parallel communication is
a) RS-232
b) RS-232a
c) CAT 5
d) IEEE 1284
Ans. d
29. The 34-pin connection on an I/O card is for
a) floppy drive
b) SCSI drive
c) IDE drive
d) zip drive
Ans. a
30. Computer expansion slots connects the interface cards to the
a) ports
b) peripheral devices
c) mother board
d) system bus
Ans. c
31. A port of computer may be connected to
a) expansion card
b) CPU
c) mother board
d) Both A and C
Ans. d
32. In a computer, expansion cards are inserted into
a) slots of CPU
b) peripheral devices
c) hard disk of CPU
d) back of monitor
Ans. a
33. PCB stands for_______
a) print current board
b) printed circuit board
c) power circuit board
d) None of these
Ans. b
34. In a desktop computer, the board containing micro-processor, RAM and other components is called _____board.
(a) graphics
(b) mother
(c) white
(d) None of these
Ans. b
35. CMOS in motherboard is expanded as ______.
(a) Customary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
(b) Complementary Mineral Oxide Semiconductor
(c) Complete Metal Oxide Semiconductor
(d) Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
Ans. d
36. In motherboard, PATA stands for ______.
(a) Peripheral Advanced Technology Attachment
(b) Port Advanced Technology Attachment
(c) Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
(d) Part Advanced Technology Attachment
Ans. c
37. The Backbone of computer is called ____
a) Mouse
b) Motherboard
c) SMPS
d) Monitor
Ans. b
38. What is motherboard?
a) Scanner and other things are part of motherboard
b) Keyboard otherwise known as motherboard
c) A circuit board which connects all the elements
d) It is a type of file server
Ans. c
39. The main circuit board in the system unit is also called the:
a) Busboard
b) Daughterboard
c) Chipboard
d) Motherboard
Ans. d
40. Boards that are used to connect additional devices to the motherboard are called
a) Bay cards
b) Port cards
c) Expansion cards
d) Bus cards
Ans. c