Selected MCQ

Current Question
A hard disk is divided into tracks which are further subdivided into ____.
  • A. Sectors
  • B. Clusters
  • C. Vectors
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Tracks are divided into sectors.
Related Question 1
Information on a hard disk is usually backed up using a?
  • A. CD-ROM
  • B. Magnetic tape
  • C. Floppy disk
  • D. All of these
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
CD-ROM (and other optical media) is a common backup medium.
Related Question 2
A hard disk becomes totally inaccessible when a computer virus corrupts its ____.
  • A. Boot Sector
  • B. Partition table
  • C. File Allocation Table
  • D. None of these
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Corruption of the File Allocation Table makes the hard disk inaccessible.
Related Question 3
The first hard disk was invented by which company?
  • A. Apple
  • B. Microsoft
  • C. Seagate
  • D. IBM
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
IBM invented the first hard disk drive in 1956.
Related Question 4
An intentionally disruptive program that spreads from program to program or from disk to disk is known as ____.
  • A. Trojan horse.
  • B. Virus.
  • C. Time bomb.
  • D. Time-related bomb sequence.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
A computer virus is a self-replicating, malicious program.
Related Question 5
An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
  • A. Leech
  • B. Squid
  • C. Slug
  • D. Glitch
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
A minor error or bug is sometimes called a glitch.