ALL DEPARTMENTS – LEVEL100
Course Title: General Computing
Duration: 1H 30minutes
CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT
Instruction: Answer all the questions on the space provided at the lats page.
Section1: MCQ (40 marks)
1. What is the primary function of a c. To receive data and instructions from
computer? the user
d. To process and manipulate data
a. Storing and managing data
6. What is the purpose of a motherboard in a
b. Playing video games
computer?
c. Making phone calls
d. Printing documents a. To provide power to the computer
2. What is the basic unit of information in a b. To store and retrieve data
computer? c. To connect and communicate between
different computer components
a. Byte
d. To display visual output on the screen
b. Bit
7. Which type of computer memory is non-
c. Megabyte
volatile and retains data even when the
d. Kilobyte
power is turned off?
3. What is the purpose of an operating
system? a. Random Access Memory (RAM)
b. Read-Only Memory (ROM)
a. To perform calculations and data
c. Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
processing
d. Solid-State Drive (SSD)
b. To manage computer hardware and
8. What does the term "CPU clock speed"
software resources
refer to?
c. To create and edit documents
d. To browse the internet a. The size of the computer's memory
4. Which component of a computer is b. The number of cores in the CPU
responsible for executing instructions? c. The processing capacity of the CPU
d. The physical size of the CPU
a. Central Processing Unit (CPU)
9. What is the purpose of a compiler in
b. Random Access Memory (RAM)
programming?
c. Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
d. Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) a. To execute program instructions
5. What is the function of an input device? b. To debug and test programs
c. To convert high-level programming
a. To display output on the screen
code into machine language
b. To store data and information
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d. To provide a graphical user interface 16. What does the term "open-source
for program development software" refer to?
10. Which of the following is an example of
a. Software that is free to use without any
computer hardware?
restrictions
a. Operating system b. Software that is only available for a
b. Word processor software limited time
c. Central Processing Unit (CPU) c. Software that can be modified and
d. Spreadsheet application distributed by users
11. What is the purpose of a hard disk drive d. Software that is licensed for personal
(HDD) in a computer? use only
17. What is the purpose of a graphics
a. To display visual output on the screen
processing unit (GPU) in a computer?
b. To provide power to the computer
c. To store and retrieve data a. To connect peripheral devices to the
d. To connect and communicate between computer
different computer components b. To manage and control network
12. Which component of a computer is connections
responsible for temporarily storing data that c. To display visual output on the screen
the CPU is currently working on? d. To perform arithmetic and logical
operations
a. Random Access Memory (RAM)
18. What is the function of a device driver?
b. Read-Only Memory (ROM)
c. Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) a. To convert high-level programming
d. Power Supply Unit (PSU) code into machine language
13. Which software is responsible for b. To provide a graphical user interface
controlling and managing computer for program development
hardware resources? c. To control and communicate with
specific hardware devices
a. Application software
d. To execute program instructions
b. System software
19. What is a potential negative impact of
c. Utility software
the Internet on society?
d. Firmware
14. What is the purpose of an operating A) Increased access to information
system (OS)?
B) Cyberbullying and online harassment
a. To create and edit documents
C) Improved communication
b. To browse the internet
c. To manage computer hardware and D) Enhanced global awareness
software resources
20. What technology allows for secure
d. To perform calculations and data
online transactions?
processing
A) HTTP B) FTP
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C) HTTPS D) SMTP D) The amount of storage used on a
device
21. Which of the following best describes
"e-commerce"? 25. Which of the following is a major
concern regarding privacy on the Internet?
A) Electronic communication between
businesses A) Increased user engagement
B) Buying and selling products or B) Data breaches and identity theft
services over the Internet
C) Improved access to information
C) Social networking online
D) Enhanced communication
D) Online gaming
26. Which of the following is a primary
22. Which of the following best describes function of a motherboard?
"e-commerce"?
A) To store data permanently
A) Electronic communication between
B) To connect and communicate between
businesses
various hardware components
B) Buying and selling products or
C) To power the computer
services over the Internet
D) To display images
C) Social networking online
27. What is the purpose of a power supply
D) Online gaming
unit (PSU) in a computer?
[Link] is the role of search engines in the
A) To process data
Internet?
B) To convert AC power to DC power for
A) To host websites
the computer
B) To index and retrieve information from
C) To manage network connections
the web
D) To store data
C) To provide email services
28. Which storage device uses magnetic
D) To manage internet traffic
disks to read and write data?
24. What is a digital footprint?
A) Solid State Drive (SSD)
A) The physical space occupied by a
B) Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
computer
C) Flash Drive
B) The trail of data that users leave
behind while using the Internet D) Optical Disc
C) The speed of internet connectivity 29. What is the main purpose of a Graphics
Processing Unit (GPU)?
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A) To handle input from devices
35. Convert the octal number 37 to
B) To process and render images and
decimal.
video
A) 25 B) 31
C) To manage system memory C) 27 D) 23
36. What is the sum of the hexadecimal
D) To control peripheral devices
numbers A and 5?
30. Which type of memory is used for A) F B) B
temporary storage while a computer is C) C D) 10
running? 37. Convert the decimal number 45 to
A) ROM B) SSD binary.
C) RAM D) HDD A) 101101 B) 10101
31. What is the decimal equivalent of the C) 110011 D) 11101
binary number 1010? 38. What is the result of subtracting the
A) 8 B) 10 C) 12 D) 14 octal number 12 from 25?
32. What is the result of adding the binary A) 11 B) 13 C) 21 D) 27
numbers 1101 and 1011? Which of the following is NOT a valid
A) 11000 B) 10110 hexadecimal digit?
C) 10100 D) 11100 A) 0 B) 9 C) A D) G
33. What is the binary representation of the 39. What is the binary equivalent of the
decimal number 15? decimal number 7?
A) 1111 B) 1010 A) 111 B) 101 C) 110 D) 100
C) 1100 D) 1000 40. What is the result of adding the binary
34. Subtract the binary number 110 from numbers 1110 and 101?
1010. What is the result? A) 10111 B) 11001
A) 0110 B) 0010 C) 10101 D) 11011
C) 0001 D) 0100
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