Computer Fundamental Miscellaneous - Study Mode

[#231] Integrated Circuits (IC) chips used in computers are made with
Correct Answer

(C) Silicon

Explanation

Solution: Most ICs are made of silicon, which is abundant in ordinary beach sand. Pure crystalline silicon, as with other semiconducting materials, has a very high resistance to electrical current at normal room temperature.

[#232] Which of the following is different from other
Correct Answer

(A) Internet

Explanation

Solution: The Internet has become something a bit more generic in people's understanding, which started the trend of normalizing it as “internet”. The Internet is a vast network that connects computers all over the world.

[#233] The computer code for interchange of information between
terminals is
Correct Answer

(C) ASCII

Explanation

Solution: Unlike later encodings such as ASCII, BCD codes were not standardized. Therefore, the computer code for the interchange of information between terminals is ASCII.

[#234] The term that we use to describe physical components of the system
Correct Answer

(A) Hardware

Explanation

Solution: Hardware refers to the physical components of a system, such as the memory, hard disk drive, graphic card, sound card, central processing unit, motherboard, monitor, adapter card and ethernet cable.

[#235] VIRUS stands for
Correct Answer

(A) Vital Information Recourse Under Siege

Explanation

Solution: A VIRUS stand for Vital Information Resource Under Seize in the computer system. A computer virus is a type of malicious software program ("malware") that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code.