Class 11th CS (083) MCQ final
Unit 1: Computer Systems and Organisation
Q1. A computer system consists of:
A. Hardware only
B. Software only
C. Hardware and software
D. Internet and user
Q2. Which of the following is a hardware component?
A. Operating System
B. Compiler
C. Keyboard
D. Spreadsheet
Q3. Which device is used to enter data into a computer?
A. Monitor
B. Printer
C. Keyboard
D. Speaker
Q4. Which of the following is an output device?
A. Mouse
B. Scanner
C. Monitor
D. Keyboard
Q5. CPU consists of:
A. RAM and ROM
B. ALU and Control Unit
C. Input and output units
D. Cache and registers
Q6. Which memory is the fastest?
A. Secondary memory
B. Primary memory
C. Cache memory
D. Hard disk
Q7. Which memory is volatile in nature?
A. ROM
B. Hard disk
C. RAM
D. DVD
Q8. Which unit of memory is the largest?
A. GB
B. TB
C. MB
D. PB
Q9. Software required to run computer hardware is called:
A. Application software
B. System software
C. Utility software
D. Programming software
Q10. Which of the following is system software?
A. MS Word
B. Web browser
C. Operating System
D. Spreadsheet
Q11. Device drivers are used to:
A. Write programs
B. Control hardware devices
C. Edit documents
D. Browse internet
Q12. Which software translates high-level language into machine code?
A. Assembler
B. Compiler
C. Interpreter
D. Loader
Q13. An interpreter:
A. Translates entire program at once
B. Executes program line by line
C. Produces object code
D. Works only with assembly language
Q14. Which of the following is application software?
A. Linux
B. Printer driver
C. MS Excel
D. Compiler
Q15. The primary function of an operating system is to:
A. Write programs
B. Manage computer resources
C. Edit files
D. Design hardware
Q16. Which of the following is NOT a function of OS?
A. Memory management
B. Process management
C. Virus detection
D. File management
Q17. GUI stands for:
A. General User Interface
B. Graphical User Interface
C. Global User Interface
D. Graphic Utility Interface
Q18. Command Line Interface (CLI) uses:
A. Icons and menus
B. Touch gestures
C. Text-based commands
D. Voice commands
Q19. The output of NOT gate is opposite of the input. This statement is:
A. False
B. True
C. Undefined
D. Conditional
Q20. AND gate produces output 1 when:
A. Any input is 1
B. All inputs are 1
C. All inputs are 0
D. Inputs are different
Q21. OR gate produces output 0 when:
A. Any input is 1
B. All inputs are 1
C. All inputs are 0
D. Inputs are same
Q22. Which gate is called universal gate?
A. AND
B. OR
C. NAND
D. XOR
Q23. De Morgan’s laws are used to:
A. Simplify logic expressions
B. Convert numbers
C. Design memory
D. Control CPU
Q24. Binary number system is based on:
A. Base 2
B. Base 8
C. Base 10
D. Base 16
Q25. Decimal number system uses digits from:
A. 0–7
B. 0–9
C. 0–15
D. 1–10
Q26. Which number system uses digits 0–9 and A–F?
A. Binary
B. Octal
C. Decimal
D. Hexadecimal
Q27. Octal number system has base:
A. 2
B. 8
C. 10
D. 16
Q28. ASCII uses how many bits to represent a character?
A. 4 bits
B. 7 bits
C. 8 bits
D. 16 bits
Q29. Unicode is mainly used to:
A. Reduce file size
B. Support multiple languages
C. Encrypt data
D. Compress files
Q30. Which encoding scheme supports Indian languages?
A. ASCII
B. Unicode
C. ISCII
D. UTF-8 only
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