Chapter No 5 (Part B) Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies

MCQs Solution

1. This lets you fit more data onto a magnetic disk.

a. extraction

b. defragmentation

c. compression ✔

d. scanning

2. Which of the following connects a disk drive to the computer's bus?

a. hard disk

b. a drive interface✔

c. a sensor

d. a standard

3. To remove a program from your computer, you can it.

a. uninstall ✔

b. delete

c. store

d. transfer

4. If a file is , its pieces are scattered across the surface of a disk.

a. compressed

b. archived

c. defragmented

d. fragmented✔

5. Which of the following is a common drive interface standard used in PCs?

d. fragmented

a. AEIOU

b. ETC

c. EIDE ✔

d. EIEIO

6. Which must you do to return compressed files to their uncompressed state?

a. delete them

b. extract them✔

c. archive them

d. Zip them

7. If a disk has a bad spot on its surface, the spot can be called a

a. disk crash

b. disk error ✔

c. disk scanner

d. disk sector

8. Which drive-interface standard supports data transfer rates of 66 MBps?

a. EIDE ✔

b. SCSII

c. USB

d. FireWire

9. What does the term SCSI stand for?

a. small computer software interface

b. small computer storage interface

c. small computer system interface✔

d. small computer standard interface

10. Although it is not a drive interface per se, this type of connection does support storage devices.

a. EIDE

b. USB ✔

c. SCSI

d. MBps