03.

Input/Output
4. Select the odd option.
1. Input (a) Joystick (b) Printer
(c) Keyboard (d) Mouse
[Link]. Input Device UPPCL TG-2, 17.11.2023, Shift-I
1 Keyboard UPPCL Assistant Accountant 31.07.2023, Shift-I
2 Mouse
Ans. (b) : Input devices are hardware components or
3 Track ball
peripherals used to provide data and commands to a
4 Joystick computer or electronic device. They allow users to input
5 Scanner information, interact with software, and control the
6 Microphone device's functions. Mouse, Keyboard and Joystick are
7 Webcam input devices, while Printer, sound card are output
8 Barcode Reader device.
9 OCR (Optical Character Reader)
5. All of the following are examples of various
10 MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Reader) input devices, EXCEPT:
11 OMR (Optical Mark Reader) (a) Speakers (b) Keyboard
12 Kimball Tag Reader
(c) Mouse (d) Optical Scanner
13 Speech Recognition System
UPPCL Assistant Accountant 22.06.2023, Shift-II
14 Light Pen
15 Touch Screen ARO [Link], 20.12.2021,Shift-II
RRB NTPC 15.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
1. Which of the following input devices is used as
a personal computer peripheral or general R.R.B. Chandigarh (Stenographer) Exam, 2008
control device consisting of a hand - held stick (UPSSSC JE 2015)
that rotates around a loose and moves the Ans. (a) : Input devices are hardware components that
screen cursor around rotates? allow users to enter data or commands into a computer.
(a) Microphone (b) MICR Some common input devices-:
(c) Biometric (d) Joystick • Keyboard
Bihar PGT TRE 2.0, 15.12.2023 • Mouse
UPPCL TG-2, 09.11.2023, Shift-II • Touch Screen
UPPCL Executive Assistant 28.11.2022, Shift-II • Scanner
Ans. (d) : Joystick is an input device which works like a • Joystick
trackball. The ball has a stick attached to it that rotates • Barcode Reader
on a base and reports its angle or direction to the CPU. An output device is a hardware component that displays
It is used in video games, simulator training etc. or provides information from a computer common
2. Which of the following types of mouse uses examples include monitor, printer, speaker and
laser rays for cursor movement on the headphone.
computer screen? 6. Which of the following statements regarding
(a) Optical (b) Electrical input devices of a computer is incorrect?
(c) Gyroscopic (d) Mechanical (a) They convert input data into digital form.
UPPCL Executive Assistant 28.11.2022, Shift-II (b) Data entered through the keyboard are directly
Ans. (a) : Optical mouse uses a laser to detect the transferred to the Memory Data Register
movement of the mouse. An optical mouse uses LEDs, (MDR).
optical sensor, and digital signal processing in place of (c) Mouse is an input device.
traditional mouse ball and electromechanical (d) They are used to send data to the computer.
transducers.
UPPCL Executive Assistant 22.11.2022, Shift-II
3. Which of the following mouse actions is Ans. (b) : Data entered through the keyboard typically
commonly used to start a program or open a first goes through the CPU, where it may be
file? temporarily stored in registers, buffers, or caches,
(a) Right click (b) Double Click before being transferred to the Memory Data Register
(c) Left click (d) Drag and drop (MDR) if it needs to be written to memory. The MDR is
UPPCL Executive Assistant 28.11.2022, Shift-II specifically used for holding data temporarily while it's
Ans. (b) : Double click on mouse action is usually used being transferred to from memory. So, the statement of
to start a program or open a file. option (b) is incorrect.
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7. Which of the following is NOT a portable 12. What are the commonly used input devices on
device? laptops for daily operations?
(a) iPods (b) Laptops (a) Mouse and Pen drive
(c) Thumb drives (d) Desktop computers (b) Keyboard and Screen
SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Shift-III) (c) Keyboard and Mouse
Ans. (d) : Desktop computer is a personal computer that (d) Keyboard and CD-ROM
fits on or under the desk. Laptop, iPad, thumb drive etc. KVS PRT 02.12.2020 (Shift-II)
are portable devices whereas desktop computers are Ans. (c) : The commonly used input devices on laptops
designed to stay in one place i.e., not a portable device. for daily operations are keyboard and mouse. With the
8. Which of the following I/O device is a block help of which instructions are given to the laptop.
device? 13. I/O Mapped I/O indicates that:
(a) Tape drive (b) USB port (a) DMA is allowed
(c) Keyboard (d) Mouse (b) I/O is mapped to the memory space
UPSSSC JE Non-Tech. 2016 (Exam Date 19.12.2021) (c) Memory is mapped into I/O space.
Ans. (a) : A tape drive is a data storage device that reads (d) CPU supports separate address space for
and writes data on a magnetic tape. Tape data storage memory and I/O
typically used for offline archival data storage. A tape APS Alld. HC, 23.12.2021, Shift-I
drive provides sequential access storage, while hard disk UPPCL ARO-15.09.2018
provide direct access storage.
Ans : (d) Input and output is a process in which I/O and
9. Data entry cannot be captured by which of the other operations are performed between CPU and
following options? peripheral devices. In this process, CPU supports
(a) OCR (b) OMR separate address for memory and input/output.
(c) COM (d) MICR 14. Which of the following is an input device?
ARO Alld. HC, 15.12.2021,Shift-I (a) Optical character reader
AHC ARO 2019 (Exam date 24.02.2019) (b) Projector
Ans. (c) : Optical Character Recognition (OCR), (c) Headphones
Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) and Magnetic Ink (d) Inkjet printer
Character Recognition (MICR) are used for data entry
whereas C.O.M. is not related to data entry. RRB NTPC 16.01.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
RRB NTPC 24.07.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
10. Who invented the first computer mouse? RRB NTPC 03.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
(a) Charles Babbage (b) Douglas Engelbart (UPPCL TG-2 26.06.2016)
(c) Ted Nelson (d) Alan Kay Ans. (a) : The main input and output devices of the
ARO Alld. HC, 18.12.2021, Shift-II computer are as follow:
SSC JE Electrical (Exam date 26.09.2019) Shift-II Input Devices– Keyboard, Mouse, Trackball, Barcode
(UPPCL RO/ARO-2014) reader, Optical Character Reader, Joystick, Scanner,
Ans : (b) A mouse is an input device that lets you move Webcam, Touchpad etc.
the mouse on a flat surface to control the coordinates Output Devices– Monitor, Printer, Projector, Plotter,
and movement of the on-screen cursor. The left mouse LCD, Projection Panel, Headphone, Speaker etc.
button can be used to select or move items, while the 15. Which device sends information to a computer
right mouse button when clicked displays extra menus. system for processing?
The computer mouse was invented by Douglas (a) Monitor (b) Printing
Engelbart. Mouse is an input device with the help of (c) Input (d) Output
which various programs of the computer are operated
UPPCL-JE 31-01-2019 (Batch -01)
on the screen.
Ans. (c): Input device sends data to computer system
11. When a key is pressed on keyboard, which
which is processed by processor and after processing,
standard is used for converting the keystroke
result is obtained with the help of output device.
into the corresponding bits?
(a) ANSI (b) ASCII 16. The device that converts a physical image into
a digital one is called:
(c) EBCDIC
(a) Scanner (b) Image Converter
(d) More than one of the above
(c) Printer (d) Recorder
(e) None of the above
APS Alld. HC, 22.12.2021, Shift-I
Bihar TGT TRE, 09.12.2023 UPPCL Stenographer Exam-18.02.2018
Ans.(a): An American National Standards Institute Ans. (a) : Scanner is an input device through which we
(ANSI) is a standard that converts keystrokes into the scan the hard copy data and convert that into the digital
corresponding bits. form.
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17. Which of the following is not an output device? (c) Storage device
(a) Printer (b) Plotter (d) Telecommunication device
(c) Scanner (d) Speaker (e) None of these
UPPCL TG-2, 17.11.2023, Shift-II ARO Alld. HC, 15.12.2021,Shift-I
(UPPCL RO/ARO-2014) (Ald. Bank (Clerk)2011)
Ans : (c) Devices that produce or display results after Ans : (b) Input device is used to capture information
processing, are called output devices such as printers, and commands. A mouse is used to input instructions or
plotters and speakers while scanner is an input device data by sending a signal to the computer, based on
that is used to convert text or images into digital form. hovering the cursor and selecting with the left mouse
18. Which of the following is an input device of a button. Some other examples of input devices are
computer? keyboard, Scanner, Bar Code Reader etc.
(a) Monitor (b) Speaker 24. Which of the following is not a part of input
(c) Scanner (d) Printer stage?
SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Shift-III) (a) Data Capture
Ans. (c) : See the above question explanation. (b) Performance of Instructions
19. Which of the following is NOT an output device (c) Data Collection
for a computer? (d) Encoding
(a) Printer (b) Projector UPPCL Office Assistant Account 28-8-2018
(c) Scanner (d) Monitor Ans. (b) : The process of input takes place in several
RRB NTPC 04.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist stages like data capture, data encoding, data collection
Ans. (c) : Scanner is an input device, which converts the but display of instructions is not a part of input stage.
hard copy data into digital form whereas printer, projector 25. The Insert key on the keyboard of a computer
and monitor are output devices. system is used to toggle between the ________
20. In computer, whatever is typed, submitted or and _________ modes during data entry.
transmitted is called? (a) insert, overwrite
(a) Input (b) Output
(b) backspace, overwrite
(c) Data (d) Circuitry
(e) None of these (c) delete, insert
(IBPS(RRB) 2013) (d) delete, overwrite
Ans. (a) : Whatever is typed, submitted or transmitted UPPCL Executive Assistant 24.11.2022, Shift-I
in the computer is called input. Ans. (a) : The Insert key is mainly used to switch
21. Instructions to computer are given through… between the two modes of entering text and to toggle
(a) Input unit (b) ALU between the Insert and Overwrite modes during data
(c) Printer (d) Pen drive entry.
SSC JE Civil - 22/01/2018 (Shift-II) 26. The default layout of most keyboards is called -
Ans : (a) Instructions are given to the computer through (a) ALPHBET (b) QWERTY
input devices. On the basis of given instructions, the
(c) ASCII (d) IEEE
computer works on according to the program. Examples
of input devices are keyboard, mouse, joystick, UPPCL Accountant 10-02-2018
trackball, light pen, barcode reader, scanner etc. UPPCL Asst. Accountant Exam-09.02.2018
22. A given computer system consists of Ans. (b) : The default layout of most keyboards is
(a) Only one input device QWERTY. It was first designed by shells and Glidden
(b) Only two input device typewriter in 1868.
(c) None of these 27. In which of the following types of keyboard,
(d) Many input devices both the M and L keys are present on the same
R.R.B. Jammu (A.S.M.) Exam, 2005 row and the L key is present to the left of the M
(UPSSSC JE-2016) key?
Ans : (d) There are many input devices in a given (i) AZERTY
computer system. An input device is a type of (ii) QWERTY
electromechanical device in a computer that accepts (a) Only (i) (b) (i) and (ii) both
data and instructions and convert them to binary form
and makes it usable by computer. (c) Only (ii) (d) Neither (i) nor (ii)
For example– Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Scanner, NVS Ju. Sect. Asst. 09.03.2022 (Shift-II)
Mic, Touch screen, Bar Code Reader, Optical Pen etc. Ans. (a) : AZERTY is a keyboard layout. It is very
23. Which equipment is used to capture similar to the QWERTY keyboard layout. It is mainly
information and commands? used in France and Belgium. In AZERTY, both the M
(a) Output device and L keys are present in the same row and the L key is
(b) Input device present to the left of the M key.
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28. A device that allows you to take to a computer Ans. (c) : Touch screen technology are 4 types–
(such as a mouse or keyboard) is a/an ______ • Resistive
device.
(a) Storage (b) Process • Capacitive
(c) Input (d) Output • Surface Acoustical Wave (SAW)
ARO Alld. HC, 18.12.2021, Shift-I • Infrared (IR)
UPPCL Office Assistant Account 28-8-2018 • Strain Gauge
Ans. (c) : Input devices like keyboard, Mouse, 35. In the context of computer, trackball is a/an _____
Touchpad etc. are used to give instructions to the device.
computer. (a) Output (b) Storage
29. Which of the following is an Input device? (c) Input (d) Processing
(a) Joystick (b) Plotter RRB NTPC 30.12.2020 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
(c) Coder (d) Printer
Ans. (c) : Devices through which we give instructions
UPPCL APS Exam-18.02.2018
to the computer are called as input devices.
Ans. (a) : Joystick is an input device which works like
Example- Keyboard, Mouse, Touch pad, Joystick,
a trackball. A stick is attached to the ball through, which
it is rotated. It is used in video games, simulator training Trackball etc.
etc. 36. A mouse, trackball and joystick are examples of
30. Which of the following comprise(s) the input (a) pointing devices
devices? (b) pen input devices
(a) keyboard (c) data collection devices
(b) mouse (d) multimedia devices
(c) both keyboard and mouse UPPCL Technician Electrical, 03.11.2023, Shift-II
(d) None of these (UPPCL TG-2 26.06.2016)
MPPCS (J) 2019 Shift-I UPPCL-JE 31-01-2019 (Batch -01)
Ans. (c) : Both keyboard and mouse are input devices, (P & S Bank 2010)
which are used to give instructions to the computer.
Ans: (a) Mouse is a small hand held pointing device
31. Which among the following input devices
consists of a stick which pivots on a base and that basically control the two-dimensional movement of
reports its angle or direction of the CPU? the cursor of the display screen pointing devices are the
(a) Microphone (b) Light pen input devices that are generally used for moving the
(c) Keyboard (d) Joystick cursor to a particular location to point an object on the
UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-02) screen. Some of the commonly used pointing devices
are: Mouse, trackball, Light pen, Joystick, Touch
Ans. (d): Joystick is an input device consists of a stick
which pivots on a base and reports its angles or screen. A pointing device is a human interface device
direction of the CPU. that allows a user to input spatial data to a computer.
32. Light pen and Joystick are _______. 37. Example of Input device is
(a) storage devices (b) input devices (a) Headphones (b) Projector
(c) algorithms (d) output devices (c) Soundcard (d) Webcam
UPPCL Office Assistant III 24-10-2018 (Mor.) EMRS H.W, 17.12.2023, Shift-I
RRB JE 27.08.2015 (Shift-III) SSC CHSL (Tier-I) –11/07/2019 (Shift-III)
Ans. (b): Devices through which we give instructions to Ans. (d) : Input devices are electromechanical devices
the computer are called as input devices. that are used to enter data to a computer or other
For example- Light pen, Joystick, Mouse, Keyboard etc. devices for storing and further processing. Example of
input devices are Mouse, Keyboard, Webcam, Scanner
33. Which of the given options is odd?
etc.
(a) Trackball (b) Keyboard
38. Track ball falls into which of the following
(c) Antivirus (d) Mouse
categories.
ARO [Link], 15.12.2021,Shift-I
(a) Processing device (b) Output device
UPPCL TG-II 25-01-2019 (Morning)
(c) Input device (d) Storage device
Ans : (c) Trackball, Keyboard and Mouse all these are
RRB NTPC 01.04.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
hardware devices whereas antivirus is software.
Ans. (c) : See the above question explanation.
34. Which of the following is not a type of touch
screen technology? 39. Which one of the following is an output device?
(a) Printer (b) Mouse
(a) Capacitive (b) Resistive
(c) MICR (d) OCR
(c) RAW (d) Strain Gauge Com. Asst. Alld. HC, 21.12.2021, Shift-I
MPPCS (J) 2013 Shift-I RRB NTPC 06.04.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
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Ans. (a): Printer is an electronic output device, which is Ans : (b) Touchpad is a pointing device, which senses
used to give printout of any document files present in pressure by sensor and translates the movement and
the computer system, whereas Mouse, MICR and OCR position of the user's fingers in a relative position on the
are input devices. operating system, which can be viewed on the screen.
40. Which of the following looks like an upside- 45. Which of the following does not connect to the
down mouse that requires the ball to be rotated input unit?
(a) It accepts data from outside world.
manually with a finger for moving the cursor
(b) It converts the data into binary code, which
on the computer screen? the computer can understand.
(a) Digitizer (b) Light pen (c) It converts the binary data into a human
(c) Joystick (d) Trackball readable from which can be understood by
NVS Junior Secretariat Assistant 09.03.2022 (Shift- the users.
I) SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Shift-II) (d) It sends the data in binary form to the
Ans. (d) : Track ball is a pointing device that use as a computer for further processing.
mouse. It basically consists of a socket containing the (e) None of these
ball, which can be rolled manually to move the cursor (Utt. PCS (Pre) 2009)
on the screen the socket also contains sensors which Ans : (c) Input unit is used to perform following
detect the movement of the ball. A trackball is an option operations-
(i) It accepts data from outside world.
for mouse. It resembles like an "upside down" mouse
(ii) It converts the data into binary code, which the
that requires the ball to be rotated manually with a
computer can understand.
finger for moving the cursor on the computer screen. (iii) It sends the data in binary form to the computer for
41. Which of the following is an output device further processing.
(a) Monitor (b) Scanner Input unit does not converts the binary data into a
(c) Joystick (d) Keyboard human readable form which can be understood by the
RRB NTPC 01.04.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist users.
Ans. (a) : Devices which are used to get output from the 46. Which of the following is used to correct the
computer system are called as output devices. Some objective answer sheet?
examples of output devices are Printer, Monitor, (a) CD-ROM (b) MICR
Speaker etc. Scanner, Joystick and Keyboard are Input (c) Bar code (d) OCR
Devices. (AHC RO/ARO-2014)
RRB NTPC, (Shift -1) Online, 12.04.2016
42. Touchpad is a good alternative to the mouse, it
Ans : (d) OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is used
is an example of .............
to check the objective answer sheet. The document
(a) Software device (b) Printing device
scanned by the scanner is in the form of a bitmap image,
(c) Pointing device (d) Temporary device
which can be edited in the picture, but not in the text.
(UPPCL TG2 11-11-2016) OCR recognizes the text document and converts it into
Ans : (c) Touchpad is an input device, with the help of word processing text so that corrective process can be
which we give instructions to our system just by conducted in it. In another words, OCR optically scans
touching the screen. text, character by character, turns it into a machine-
43. Which of the following statements is wrong? readable code and saves it to the system memory.
(i) The cordless mouse is not physically connected 47. Which of the following input devices optically
to the computer. scans text, character by character, turns it into
(ii) The cordless mouse relies on infrared or a machine-readable code and saves it to the
radio waves to communicate with the system memory?
computer. (a) Light pen (b) Web camera
(a) Only (ii) (b) Both (i) and (ii) (c) Scanner
(d) OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
(c) Neither (i) nor (ii) (d) Only (i)
UPPCL (TG-II) 24-01-2019 (EVENING) UPPCL Technician Electrical, 03.11.2023, Shift-II
Ans : (c) Cordless mouse is an input device used in Ans. (d) : See the above question explanation.
computer. It is very modern mouse which does not 48. Optical input devices allow computers to use
require cable to connect. In this, infrared or radio waves light as a source of input. Which of the
are needed for transmission. following is/are example(s) of optical input
devices?
44. Touchpad responds to _____.
(a) Light (b) Pressure (i) Scanner
(c) Clicking (ii) MICR
(d) Feeling of heat from the tips of the fingers (a) Only (i) (b) Neither (i) nor (ii)
(e) None of these (c) Only (ii) (d) Both (i) and (ii)
(IBPS 2011) NVS Junior Secretariat Assistant 09.03.2022 (Shift-I)
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Ans. (d) : Optical input devices allow the computer to (a) Magnetic Ink Card Reader
use light as a source of input. Scanners and Magnetic (b) Optical Character Reader
Ink Character Recognition (MICR) are examples of (c) Optical Mark Reader
optical input devices. (d) Bar Code Reader
49. Device which is used to read a mark sense UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-01)
answer sheet of particular test is Ans: (c) Optical Mark Reader is an input device, which
(a) image scanner is used to read a candidate's choice in multiple choice
(b) Bar-code reader questions.
(c) facsimile machine 54. In recognition technology OMR is used, what
(d) character or mark recognition device does M stand for?
MPPCS (J) 2020 (a) Manipulator (b) Mirroring
(c) Magnetic (d) Mark
Ans. (d) : Character or Mark Recognition devices are
RRB NTPC 02.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
input devices which are used to read a mark sense
answer sheet of particular test. They are used to scan Ans. (d) : OMR stands for Optical Mark Recognition. It
information printed on paper. These devices read the is a technology that allows for the automatic data
information and convert into digital signal these signals capture of human-marked information from documents,
are input to the computer for further processing. The questionnaires, answer sheets or any other forms that
commonly used mark and character recognition devices contain multiple- choice questions.
are- MICR (Magnetic-ink character recognition), OMR 55. Which of the following input devices is widely
(Optical Mark Recognition), OCR (Optical Character used in tests, such as aptitude tests?
Recognition), Magnetic Strip Card, Smart Card etc. (a) Barcode Reader
50. The technology of scanning that recognized (b) Optical Mark Recognition
handwritten text and printed text is (c) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
(a) MICR (b) OMR (d) Touchpad
(c) OCR (d) BCR VDO- 23-12-2018 (shift- II)
ARO Alld. HC, 15.12.2021,Shift-I Ans : (b) OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) is a
UPPCL-JE 31-01-2019 (Batch -01) technology used to automatically detect and read marks
Ans: (c) OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a made on paper forms, tests or other documents.
technology of scanning that recognizes handwritten text 56. Which of the following is not an input device?
and printed text. (a) Floppy Drive (b) Mouse
51. Which of the following is an example for input (c) Keyboard (d) Microprocessor
device? R.R.B. Mujaffarpur (A.S.M.) Exam, 2003
(a) RAM (b) Bar code reader
Ans: (d) Floppy drive, Keyboard, mouse scanner, are
(c) Projector (d) Monitor
input devices. While a microprocessor is a central
UPASI 04.12.2021 (Shift-I)
processing unit (CPU) that serves as the ‘brain’ of a
Ans. (b) : Barcode Reader is an input device which is computer or electronic device. The microprocessor is
used to read bar coded data. Bar code data is used to responsible for executing instructions, processing data,
gather information about the commodities some and managing the overall operation of a computer
example of input devices are as follows– Mouse, system.
Joystick, Light pen, Track ball, Scanner, Graphic tablet,
Microphone, Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 57. Which of the following is not an input device?
(MICR), Optical Character Recognition (OCR), Bar (a) Plotter (b) Touch screen
Code Reader, Optical Mark Recognition (OMR). (c) Light pen (d) Track ball
52. The technology of scanning that reads the RRB NTPC 05.01.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
check boxes contained inside a predefined Ans. (a) : A plotter is a computer output device that is
space is used to produce high-quality, precise and detailed
(a) BCR (b) OCR graphical output, typically in the form of line drawings.
(c) OMR (d) MICR 58. Which of the following options of mouse
UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-02) properties is used to swap the functions of the
Ans: (c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) is a method right and left mouse buttons?
of entering data into a computer system, which reads the (a) Pointer Options
check box in the predefined position. (b) ClickLock
53. For reading a candidate's choice in multiple (c) Double-click speed
choice questions which of the following input (d) Button configuration
devices is generally used? UPPCL Executive Assistant 22.11.2022, Shift-I
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Ans. (d): Button configuration option of mouse 63. Microphone is a/an______ device, which
properties is used to swap the functions of the right and receives sound as input.
left mouse buttons, whereas pointer options change the (a) Signal Digitizing
pointer shape, ClickLock enables you to highlight or (b) Audio signal collection
drag items without holding down the mouse button. (c) Audio signal processing
59. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true (d) Input
about changing mouse properties in Windows UPPCL Office Assistant Account 28-8-2018
10? Ans : (d) A microphone is an input device. It converts
(i) The function of the left button of the mouse sound waves into electrical signals that can be
cannot be changed. processed and recorded by a computer or other
(ii) The size of the mouse pointer can be electronic devices.
changed. 64. What is Light pen?
(a) Only (ii) (b) Neither (i) nor (ii) (a) Micro tip pen
(c) Both (i) and (ii) (d) Only (i) (b) Input device
UPPCL Executive Assistant 22.11.2022, Shift-II (c) Pen to write in the dark
Ans. (a) : To change the mouse properties in Windows (d) Weightless pen
10, the function of the left mouse button can be changed RRB NTPC, (Shift -3) Online, 28.03.2016
and the size of the mouse pointer can also be changed, Ans : (b) A Light pen is an input device used with older
hence the given statement (ii) is true. computer systems to interact with the screen by pointing
60. Which of the following statement is/are correct directly at specific areas. It utilizes a light sensitive
about changing mouse properties in windows detector to select an object on a display screen.
10. 65. Which of the following input devices utilizes a
(i) The cursor speed of the mouse cannot be light sensitive detector to select an object on a
changed. display screen?
(ii) It is possible to change the function of the (a) OMR (b) Light pen
left mouse button to open the context menu. (c) Scanner (d) Printer
(a) Both (i) and (ii) (b) Only (i) UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-01)
(c) Only (ii) (d) Neither (i) Nor (ii) Ans: (b) See the Explanation of above Question.
UPPCL Executive Assistant 25.11.2022, Shift-II 66. Which input device converts analog
Ans. (c) : Statement (i) is incorrect with respect to information into digital form and can be used
mouse properties in windows 10 because in this we can for doing fine works of drawing and image
change the speed of the mouse cursor as per our manipulation?
requirement. Statement (ii) is true, can change the (a) Microphone (b) Bar Code Reader
function of the left mouse button to open the context (c) Digitizer (d) Graphic Plotter
menu. UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-02)
61. The ClickLock property of the mouse - Ans: (c) A digitizer is an input device or technology
(a) None of these used to convert analog information, such as drawings,
(b) Allows to prevent items from getting clicked hand written notes, images into digital format that a
(c) Allows to set password for items computer can understand and manipulate. It is
(d) Allows to drag without holding mouse button commonly used in graphic design, art and industries
UPPCL Asst. Accot. Exam 09.02.2018 where precise input or capturing of analog data is
UPPCL Accountant 10-02-2018 needed.
Ans : (d) The ‘ClickLock’ property of the mouse, 67. Which of the following is not an input device?
enables a user to lock down the primary mouse button (a) Track Ball (b) Plotter
after a single click. This allows you to highlight or drag (c) Light Pen (d) Magnetic Scanner
without holding down the primary mouse button. UPPCL Office Assistant Account 28-8-2018
62. Which of the following is not an input device? Ans : (b) Track ball, Light pen and magnetic scanner, all
(a) Mouse (b) Light Pen are input devices, while plotter is output device.
(c) Keyboard (d) VDU 68. In which of the following groups is the only
Uttarakhand RO/ARO, 2016 input device?
Ans : (d) VDU stands for Visual Display Unit which is a (a) Mouse, Keyboard, Monitor
term used to refer to computer monitors or screens used to (b) Mouse, Keyboard, Printer
display visual information from a computer or other (c) Mouse, Printer, Monitor
electronic devices. It is the main output device of a (d) Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner
computer. (SBI/ Clerk -2009)
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Ans: (d) Mouse, Keyboard, Scanner, Joystick, trackball Ans. (d) : Keyboard are used to send data or gives
respectively come under input devices while monitor, commands in computer.
printer come under output devices. It is a device of input device hardware in the computer
69. Select a different option from the following: which is used to provide rules, data and control signals
External Hard Drive, Keyboard, digital of the information device to the computer.
camera, Compact disc.
(a) External hard drive (b) Keyboard 74. Parallel ports usually are not used to connect
(c) Digital Camera (d) Compact disc _______.
ARO Alld. HC, 15.12.2021,Shift-I (a) Modem (b) Scanner
RRB NTPC, (Shift -1) Online, 28.03.2016 (c) Printer (d) CD Writer
Ans : (b) Keyboard is an input device while given all UPPCL APS Exam-18.02.2018
others are storage devices. Ans. (a) : Printers, Scanners, CD writers, etc. are
70. A keyboard is used usually connected to parallel ports while modems are
(a) to enter text and numbers and send connected to serial ports.
commands to the computer 75. Which one works as an output and input
(b) to create new keys to use with your computer device?
(c) to open the computer (a) Modem (b) Scanner
(d) for all of these
(c) Mouse (d) Monitor
Com. Asst. Alld. HC, 21.12.2021, Shift-I
(UPPCL TG2 Re-exam 16-10-2016) MPPCS (J) 2018 Shift-II
Ans : (a) Keyboard is an input device. Keyboard is used Ans. (a) : Modem is an abbreviation for Modulator,
to enter data in the computer. Shortcut Keys are used to Demodulator. It is a hardware device that performs the
give commands to the computer. The main button of the function of sending or receiving signals on a telephone
Keyboard are as follows- line. Hence if work on the principle of both input and
(1) Numeric buttons (A-Z, 0-9) output.
(2) Function button 76. A combination of the keyboard and the visual
(3) Cursor button
display unit is called a ____.
(4) Special button
(a) mouse (b) port
71. Which of the following is a toggle key on a
(c) terminal (d) cable
keyboard?
(a) Alt (b) Shift UPPCL Office Assistant III 24-10-2018 (Evening)
(c) Scroll lock (d) Ctrl Ans : (c) A computer terminal is an electronic or
UPPCL Assistant Accountant 24-02-2022 (Shift-II) electromechanical hardware device used to display or
Ans. (c) : Toggle ‘Key’ is used to turn a function off or print data in a computer, a computer terminal including a
on or to switch between two functions. There are three keyboard and VDU are attached to each other.
toggle keys in the keyboard. 77. Most commonly used input nowadays.
1. Num Lock (a) Motherboard
2. Caps Lock (b) Central processing unit
3. Scroll Lock (c) Keyboard
Toggle key can also be turned on/off as per (d) Semiconductor
requirement. UPPCL (ste.) 28.08.2018 (Morning)
(Utt. PCS, 2012)
72. Type of keyboard is
(a) Serial keyboard (b) Parallel keyboard Ans : (c) Keyboard is the most common input device
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) none of these used in modern computers, which is used to enter
(UPSSSC JE-2016) alphanumeric data in the computer and to give
instructions to the computer. Mouse is another
Ans : (c) There are two types of keyboards:
important input device.
(1) Serial Keyboard→ This keyboard is a commonly
used keyboard. 78. How many keys are there on keyboard for
(2) Parallel Keyboard→ In this the keys are in different alphabet?
groups in many parts. (a) 24 (b) 25
73. A typewriter-like tool, which is used to send (c) 26 (d) 27
data or commands to the computer is called: UPSSSC JE-2015
(a) Mouse Ans : (c) There are the total of 26 alphabetic ‘keys’ in
(b) Optical Character Reader (OCR) the computer keyboard and there are generally 104
(c) Joystick ‘keys’ in the keyboard. The types of ‘key’ found in the
(d) Keyboard keyboard are alphanumeric keys, function keys and
RRB NTPC 08.04.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist Special keys.
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79. ______Keys are present on the top row of the 85. Which keys on the keyboard can be used to
keyboard. type numbers quickly?
(a) Function (b) Navigation (a) Control, Shift and Alt
(c) Arrow (d) Numerical (b) Function keys
RRB-JE 30.08.2019, Ist Shift (c) Numeric key pad
(d) Touch pad
Ans. (a) : Function key are present on the top row of
(e) Control
the keyboard, which is F1 to F12.
(IBPS (Clerk), 2011)
80. QWERTY keyboard design was originally Ans : (c) The numeric key pad is on the right side of the
intended to keyboard. It contains numbers and mathematical
(a) Make typing harder and inefficient symbols, whose number arrangement in three rows and
(b) Improve the typing accuracy three columns makes number typing easy.
(c) Make typing more efficient 86. Shift key and Print Screen key in a computer
(d) Improve the typing speed keyboard are known as
UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-01) (a) Special purpose keys (b) Standard keys
Ans: (a) QWERTY was originally created to make (c) Navigation keys (d) Function keys
typing difficult and inefficient. It was designed in 1868 UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-01)
by type writer inventor Christopher Shields.
Ans: (a) In computer keyboard, shift and print screen
81. QWERTY refers to: keys are called special purpose keys.
(a) Arrangement of hardware parts of a standard 87. Dumb terminals have monitors and _____
computer or mobile devices (a) Mouse
(b) Arrangement of keys on a standard English (b) Speaker
computer keyboard or typewriter (c) Keyboard
(c) Arrangement of only function keys on a (d) Mouse and speaker
standard English computer keyboard (PNB (Clerk) 2010)
(d) Arrangement of only numeric keys on a Ans : (c) A dumb terminal does not have an internal
standard English computer keyboard microprocessor. This includes the monitor and
UPPCL JE 31-01-2019 (Batch-02) keyboard. They are used to provide and receive
Ans: (b) QWERTY refers to the arrangement of keys information from remote, servers, minicomputers or
on a standard English Computer Keyboard or mainframes.
typewriter. 88. Dumb Terminal is -
82. Normally, A QWERTY keyboard has ______ (a) Micro computer
keys. (b) Terminal with negligible
(a) 120 (b) 98 (c) Central Computer
(c) 104 (d) 100 (d) Terminal with CPU
RRB NTPC 08.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist (e) None of these
Ans. (c) : Typically a QWERTY keyboard has a total of (UBI/Clerk-2011)
104 keys. Ans : (b) Dump Terminal is a simple type of monitor
83. The wildcard character for matching any number which does not have the ability to work automatically.
of characters is In this keyboard and mouse have to be used to input
(a) Hyphen Sign (b) Ampersand Sign commands and data. Dump terminal is a terminal with
(c) Asterisk Sign (d) Dollar Sign negligible intelligence.
UPPCL Accountant 10-02-2018 89. Which of the given option best describes the
Ans : (c) Asterisk is a little star symbol which matches truthfulness of the following statements?
letters. It is located on numeric key 8 of keyboard which (i) The Alternate (Alt) and Escape (Esc) keys
matches any number of characters. belong to the “control keys” category.
84. To use the number pad as directional, the key (ii) The character generated by the spacebar
is pressed. key is also called white-space character.
(a) Num Lock (b) Caps Lock (a) (i) True (ii) False (b) (i) True (ii) True
(c) Era Lock (d) Shift (c) (i) False (ii) False (d) (i) False (ii) True
APS Alld. HC, 22.12.2021, Shift-I
(BOB (Clerk) 2010) UPPCL TG-2, 17.11.2023, Shift-II
Ans : (a) Num Lock or Numeric Lock is a key on the Ans. (b) : The control keys on a keyboard are used to
numeric key pad of most computer keyboard which perform various functions and shortcut.
locks the number keys and after the Num Locks is ON The most frequently used control keys are Ctrl, Alt, the
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The spacebar on a keyboard is used to enter the space Ans : (c)
character when pressed, it generates a single space Function key : F1..................F12
character which is a type of white space character. Alphanumeric key : A......Z, 0.......9
90. Which key deletes the character to the left of Modifier key : Ctrl, Alt, Shift
the cursor? Adjustment key : Function key, Arrow key and
(a) End (b) Backspace as such keys by which brightness etc, are adjusted.
(c) Home (d) Delete 95. Which of the following keys work in a toggle
ARO Alld. HC, 19.12.2021, Shift-II mode in a computer keyboard?
(UPPCL TG2 Re-exam 16-10-2016) (a) Shift (b) Caps lock
(UPPCL TG-2 26.06.2016) (c) Enter (d) Ctrl
(SBI (Clerk), 2011) UPPCL TG-II 27-03-2021 (Shift-II)
Ans. (b) : The most commonly used toggle key is the
Ans : (b) caps lock key which alternates letters between upper
Backspace - Deletes the character to the left of the case and lower case.
cursor. 96. A computer keyboard generally has _____
Delete - Deletes the character to the right of the function keys.
cursor. (a) 11 (b) 10
Home - The home key brings cursor to the (c) 16 (d) 12
beginning of the line. SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Shift-II)
End - The end key brings cursor to the end of UPPCL (TG-II) 24-01-2019 (Morning)
the line Ans : (d) The function keys or F keys are line up at the
91. If a mistake is made during typing, which of top of the keyboard and label F1 to F12. These keys act
the following keys can be pressed to erase the as shortcuts performing certain functions such as saving
mistake? a file, printing data or refreshing a page. The number of
function 'keys' is 12.
(a) Enter (b) Backspace
(c) Control (d) Shift 97. What does an information becomes after input
RRB NTPC, (Shift -3) Online, 22.04.2016 into a computer?
(a) Program (b) Software
Ans : (b) See the explanation of the above question.
(c) Hardware (d) Data
92. The arrow keys, Home Key, End Key, Page Up SSC MTS 11-10-2017 (Shift-II)
and Page Down keys in a computer keyboard Ans. (d) : Computer data is information processed or
are classified as stored by a computer. This information may be in the
(a) Function keys form of text, images, audio elipse, video clips, software
(b) Special purpose keys programs or other types of data. The computer data is
(c) Standard keys processed by the CPU of the computer.
(d) Navigation keys 98. What is a Visual Display Unit (VDU)?
UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-02) (a) System Memory (b) Storage unit
Ans: (d) In computer keyboard, the arrow keys, home (c) Server (d) Monitor
key, end key, page up and page down keys are kept in RRB NTPC 05.04.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
the category of navigation keys. Ans. (d) : VDU is stands for "Visual Display Unit" it
93. Which of the following is not a modifier key in displays images generated by a computer or other
an IBM analog computer? electronic device. The term VDU is often used
(a) Ctrl (b) Shift synonymously with "Monitor", but is can also refer to
(c) Tab (d) Windows key another type of display, such as a digital projector.
RRB NTPC Stage Ist 19.01.2017 (Shift-I) VDU may be peripheral devices.
RRB NTPC 19.03.2016 (Shift-I) 99. Which key is used in combination with another
Ans : (c) Ctrl, Shift, Alt and Windows key are present key to perform a specific task?
on the modifier keys of the IBM analog computer, (a) Function (b) Ctrl
whereas tab is not a modifier key. (c) Spacebar (d) Arrow
94. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called (SBI/ Clerk- 2009)
(a) Adjustment keys (b) Function keys Ans : (b) Ctrl key is a combination key, which is used to
(c) Modifier keys perform specific task. As for select any text Ctrl + A, for
(d) Alphanumeric keys copy Ctrl + C and for paste Ctrl + V is used. The work
ARO Alld. HC, 19.12.2021, Shift-II performed by a key combination depends on the program
(UPPCL TG-2 26.06.2016) being run.

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100. Computer "Monitor" is also known as (a) Monitor (b) Shift key
(a) UVD (b) VDU (c) Icon (d) Mouse
(c) DUV (d) CCTV (e) None of these
MPPCS (J) 2017 (Syndicate Bank (Clerk) 2010)
Ans : (b) The shift key is a combination key on the
Ans. (b) : Computer monitor is also known as video keyboard. Any button on the keyboard on which two
display terminal and video display unit (VDU). characters are marked, then the shift button is used to
101. To go to the beginning of a line text, press the type the above character, for example, the part above
____ key. the 2 number key on the board is the @ character,
(a) Home (b) End which is to be typed together with the shift button, and
(c) Page up (d) Enter the button with 2 numbers.
(e) None of these 107. Mouse is a/an ______ in a computer room.
(SBI 2009) (a) element that destroys hands
Ans : (a) The Home key is used to move to the beginning (b) Advice that brings back lost data
of a line of text, and by pressing the home and control keys (c) pointing device
together, the cursor moves to the beginning of the current (d) curtain protection
page or document. UPSSSC JE 2015
102. _______ moves the cursor one space to the Uttarakhand UDA/LDA (Pre) 2006
right or inserts a space between words. R.R.B. Sycanderabad (G.G.) Exam, 2001
(a) ctrl key (b) space bar Ans : (c) Mouse is a pointing device. It was invented by
(c) printer (d) mouse Dr. Douglas Engelbart in 1964, with the help of mouse,
(e) None of these we can move the cursor or any object on the computer
(Punjab & Sind (Bank) 2010) screen from one place to another. The mouse is also
Ans : (b) The space bar is a long horizontal key at the used to select a command, dialog box or icon or to
bottom edge of the keyboard that is always the largest perform a task related to it.
and longest key on the keyboard. It is used to move the 108. Who invented the computer mouse?
cursor one space to the right or to insert a space (a) Douglas Engelbart (b) Vanevar Buch
between words. (c) Robert Smith (d) Bartram Rafacl
103. Which key is used to capitalize all the letters Lower-II (Re-exam) (28-07-2019)
without using the shift key for each letter? RRB NTPC, (Shift -1) Online, 16.04.2016
(a) Shift (b) Upper case S.S.C. Combined Higher Secondary (10+2) Level
(c) Caps lock (d) Icon Exam, 2013
(e) None of these Ans. (a) : The computer mouse was invented by
(Punjab & Sind (Bank) 2010) Douglas C. Engelbert did it in 1964. The mouse was
Ans : (c) The caps lock key is used to capitalize all first used in 1973 with the Xerox Alto computer system.
letters without using the shift key for each letter. 109. Which of the following devices is NOT used to
104. Tab key can be used _____ enter data into a computer?
(a) for move cursor in screen (a) Mouse (b) Keyboard
(b) to indent a paragraph (c) Monitor (d) Scanner
(c) to bring the cursor down on the screen SSC CHSL 19/10/2020 (Shift-I)
(d) Only (a) and (b) Ans. (c) : Monitor is an output device which is used to
(BOB (Clerk) 2010) display text and graphics. It is not used to enter data into
Ans : (d) The tab key is a key on the keyboard that is a computer. Mouse, Keyboard and scanner are input
used to move the cursor on the screen and indent devices that is use to enter the data into computer.
paragraphs. 110. In which of the following instruments a
105. Which is used the most in playing computer gyroscope is used?
games? (a) Computer keyboard
(a) Keyboard (b) Mouse (b) Computer mouse
(c) Touch screen (d) Modem (c) Telephone
R.R.B. Malda (T.A./C.A.) Exam, 2007 (d) Television
RRB NTPC, (Shift -2) Online, 18.04.2016
Ans : (a) Keyboard is a main input device, through
Ans : (b) Gyroscope is used in computer mouse it is a
which computer applications and files are controlled.
The key board is used the most in playing computer device that detects orientation by being suspended in a
games. fixed position, but able to rotate freely on one or more
axis. Common electronic devices that utilize gyroscope
106. What is the name of the button that makes the technology include mouse, smart phones, racing car and
letters upper or lower, the numbers turn into
others devices and not use in printer.
symbols?
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111. The principle of Gyroscope is not used in_____. i. Right
(a) Computer mouse (b) Smart phone ii. Left
(c) Inkjet Printer (d) Racing car iii. Scroll
RRB NTPC 18.01.2017 (Shift-I) Stage IInd RRB (a) Both i and ii (b) Only ii
NTPC, (Shift -1) Online, 18.03.2016 (c) Only iii (d) Only i
Ans : (c) See above question.
UPPCL TG-2, 09.11.2023, Shift-II
112. The body of the mouse used in the computer
Ans. (d) : By right clicking the mouse on the selected
was made about 40 years ago, at that time it
was made item, additional information related to the item and
(a) of aluminium (b) of plastic properties of the item will be available.
(c) of steel (d) of wood 117. What is the term used to describe the use of the
UP UDA/LDA (M) 2010 mouse to move an item on the screen to a new
Ans : (d) The body of the mouse used in the computer location?
was made about 40 years ago in 1964 at that time it was (a) Click (b) double click
made of wood. With its help various programs of the (c) Drag and drop (d) Point
computer are operated through arrows on the screen. (e) Right click
113. A stylus is a Pointing and drawing instrument (Ald. Bank (Clerk) 2009)
with a pen like shape. It is used on touch screen. Ans : (c) To move any item, file, folder, icon etc. to a
(a) Stylus (b) Flag new place on the computer screen by clicking on that
(c) Cursor (d) Index item by the mouse, holding down the left mouse button,
RRB ALP (Stage-II) 21/01/2021 you will take it to the place where it is to replace, after
Ans. (a) : Stylus is an instrument shaped like a pen, that the mouse button will release. This process is called
designed to be used with graphic tablets or devices that drag and drop.
use touch screen input it is used to write or draw on a 118. Holding the mouse button down while moving
screen. an object or text is called______
114. Which of the following is not an option in the (a) Moving (b) Dragging
buttons tab at the bottom of the mouse (c) Dropping (d) Highlighting
properties window of the control panel in (e) None of these
windows 10 OS? (UBI (Bank) 2011)
(a) Clicklock Ans : (b) Dragging is a process by which an object is
(b) Button configuration moved from one place to another using the mouse.
(c) Single Click speed 119. The wheel located between the two standard
(d) Double-click speed buttons of the mouse is used _____
UPPCL Executive Assistant 29.11.2022, Shift-II (a) to click on the web page
Ans. (c) : In windows 10 OS clicklock, buttons (b) to shutdown
configuration and double click speed are found in the (c) click to select item
buttons tab under the mouse properties window of the (d) to jump to different page
control panel whereas single click speed is not an option (e) to scroll the page
available. (IBPS/Clerk-2011)
115. Which of the following categories of mouse Ans : (e) The mouse generally has three buttons the left,
uses a laser for detecting the movement of the right and scroll buttons. The scroll wheel is used to
mouse? move the page displayed on the computer screen up and
(a) Mechanical mouse down.
(b) Optomechanical mouse
(c) Both Mechanical and Optomechanical mouse 120. By clicking on the right mouse button ____
(d) Optical mouse appear.
(AHC RO-2016) (a) The same as clicking the left button
Ans : (d) An optical mouse is a pointing input device in (b) a special menu
which the reflected light determines the movement of (c) nothing happens
the cursor on the displayed the movement of the cursor (d) cannot click right
on the displayed screen. The bottom part of the optical (e) Computer goes in to sleep mode.
mouse is containing light-emitting diodes, an optical (IBPS/Clerk-2011)
sensor, and a digital signal processor. Ans : (b) The right button of the mouse provides
116. Which of the following buttons on a mouse additional convenience for performing tasks. On
is/are typically used to provide additional clicking the right button on the computer screen file
information and/or properties of an item program anything the options related to it are displayed
selected? in front of you and you can do the work related to it.
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121. The mouse is clicked on___ to select the word. 127. Which of the following is used to read hand
(a) One time (b) Two times written or printed text to make a digital image
(c) Three times (d) Four times that is stored in memory?
(e) None of these (a) Printer (b) Laser beam
(IBPS 2011) (c) Scanner (d) Touchpad
(UPPCL TG-2 26.06.2016)
Ans : (b) To select a word, double click on that word
(IBPS 2011)
with the mouse. With the mouse you can select list, line,
Ans : (c) A scanner is a device that alternatively scans
a sentence, a paragraph, a document etc. by holding the
an image, printed text, handwriting or an object and
'Ctrl key' and simultaneously clicking with the mouse. converts them into a digital image and stores it in
122. Often _____ is used to select or highlight. memory.
(a) Icon (b) Keyboard 128. Which among the following units is used to count
(c) Mouse (d) Floppy disk the speed of modern printers?
(e) None of these (a) CPM (b) PPM
(PNB (Clerk) 2009) (c) LPM (d) BIT
Ans : (c) We usually use the mouse to select any text or
line. The mouse pointer will click on the text which we ARO Alld. HC, 20.12.2021, Shift-II
have to select and while holding the left button, we will RRB NTPC 02.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
drag the mouse, as far as we want to select the text, then Ans. (b) : The speed of modern printers are measured in
leave it. After that the text is selected. Pages Per Minute (PPM). Early printers was measured
in units of characters per minutes (CPM) for character
123. On clicking the mouse twice, the information printer and for line printer character measured in Line
goes to _____. Per Minutes (LPM).
(a) the document (b) the video card
(c) CPU (d) the hard drive 129. Which one of the following is NOT an output
device?
UP Lower (M) G.S. 2013 (a) Plotter (b) Speaker
Ans : (c) On clicking the mouse twice, the information (c) Printer (d) Scanner
goes to CPU to perform instructions. RRB NTPC, (Shift -2) Online, 29.04.2016
124. The cursor on a computer monitor is moved (PNB (Clerk) 2009)
with the help of ______ (SBI 2012)
(a) Mouse (b) Spacebar Ans : (d) Scanner is an input device that scans an
(c) Keyboard (d) Joystick image, hand writing, printed text or an object and
RRB NTPC, (Shift -3) Online, 22.04.2016 converts them into a digital form, whereas plotter,
Ans : (a) The cursor on the computer monitor is moved speaker and printer are output devices.
with the help of mouse. 130. Which of the following is NOT a type of
125. The blinking symbol on the computer screen is scanner?
(a) Flat bed (b) Sheet feed
called
(a) Mouse (b) hand (c) Handheld (d) Drum
(c) cursor (d) logo UPPCL Asst. Accountant Exam-09.02.2018
(UPPCL TG2 Re-exam 16-10-2016) Ans. (*) : All of the above are scanner.
(Ald. Bank (Clerk)2011) 131. Which of the following is a direct input device
(PNB 2009) wherein data is inputted into the computer
(SBI/Clerk/2008) directly by a machine or device?
Ans : (c) The blinking symbol on the computer screen (a) Touch screen (b) Barcode scanner
is called the cursor, it shows the current position, where (c) Microphone (d) Webcam
word will typed. UPPCL Executive Assistant 24.11.2022, Shift-II
126. Mouse _____ usually appears in the shape of an Ans. (b) : A barcode reader or barcode scanner is an
arrow. optical scanner that can read printed barcodes, decode
(a) Indicator (b) Marker the data contained in the barcode to a computer.
(c) Meter (d) Pointer 132. Which of the following is a hardware input
(e) None of these device in a computer?
(BOB (Clerk) 2011) (a) Plotters (b) VDU
Ans : (d) The mouse pointer usually appears in the (c) Speech synthesizer (d) Scanner
shape of an arrow and it keeps changing the pointer RRB NTPC 12.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
according to its function and location, for example, if Ans. (d) : Scanner is an input device, whereas plotter,
you move pointer in the text it will appear like as VDU and speech synthesizer are output devices that are
alphabet capital I, if move any hyperlink it will appear used to convert the machine readable information into
like hand (), if move any pointer over any dialog box it human readable from which may be in the format of
will appear as arrow () etc. text, graphics, audio or video.
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133. Which of the following devices is used to print 138. Which of the following is input device?
very large drawings or complex line art by (a) Monitor (b) Printer
mechanical movement of a pen or other (c) Floppy disk (d) Joy stick
instrument across the surface of a piece of RRB NTPC, (Shift -2) Online, 16.04.2016
paper? Ans : (d) See the explanation of above question.
(a) Line Printer (b) Inkjet Printer
139. Which of the following devices is essential for
(c) Scanner (d) Plotter
video conferencing?
UPSSSC JE 2018 ( Exam date 16.04.2022)
(a) Printer (b) Scanner
Ans. (d) : Plotter is used to print very large drawings or
(c) Webcam (d) Mouse
complex line art by mechanical movement of a pen or
other instrument across the surface of a piece of paper MPPSC (Pre) G.S. Ist Paper, 2016
this plotters pen work on X axis and paper wrapped on Ans : (c) Video conferencing is a technique with the
the drum is moved horizontally along the X axis. help of which two or more people located at distant
134. What type of device is a computer printer? places establish video and audio communication among
themselves. Network and computer (Mike, Speaker,
(a) Input (b) Output
Camera) are used in this is called a web cam, whereas
(c) Storage (d) None of these
mouse and scanner is an input device and printer is an
MPPCS (J) 2019 Shift-I
output device.
Ans. (b) : Computer printer is an hardware output 140. A type of a camera that is attached to a
device that takes the electronic data stored on a computer, which is used for video conferencing
computer or other device and generates an hard copy.
video chatting and live web broadcast, is called.
135. Which of the following scanners looks similar to a (a) Webcam (b) Web Pix
photocopier machine and it consists of a box (c) Browser cam (d) Browser Pix
containing a glass plate on its top and a lid that (e) None of these
covers the glass plate? (SBI (PO), 2008)
(a) Laser (b) Flatbed Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question.
(c) Inkjet (d) Dot matrix
141. Line, Daisy Wheel, Laser and Drum are types
UPPCL JE 31-01-2019 (Batch-02) of:
Ans: (b) Flatbed scanner looks like to a photocopier (a) Photocopiers (b) Printers
machine and it consists of a box containing a glass plate
(c) Scanners (d) Plotters
on its top and a lid that covers the glass plate the lid of
flatbed scanners is adjustable that makes the scanning of RRB NTPC 07.04.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
different object such as documents and leaflets possible. Ans. (b) Line, Daisy Wheel, Laser and Drum are types
136. Which of the following type of scanner reads of printers. A printer is an electromechanical device
which converts the text and graphical documents from
characters with the help of a light?
electronic form to the physical form. On the basis of
(a) Optical Barcode Recognition
their working principles printers can be classified in to
(b) Optical Mark Recognition two major categories, nearly impact and non-impact
(c) Optical Character Recognition printers.
(d) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
142. Which of the following software can help a
UPP Computer Operator 21-12-2018 (Batch-02)
person who is unable to use his hands for
Ans : (c) Optical character Recognition device scans a computer input?
particular document by recognizing its individual (a) Video conferencing (b) Speech recognition
characters and converts it into the editable form. These (c) Audio digitizer (d) Synthesizer
devices distinguish the dark area on the document from (e) None of these
the light areas for recognizing the character. (IBPS PO 2012)
137. _____ makes it easy to play games on the Ans : (b) Speech recognition is a software that can help
computer. a person who is unable to use his hands for computer
(a) Mouse (b) Joystick input. This systems use computer algorithms to process
(c) Keyboard (d) Pen Drive and interpret spoken words and convert them into text.
(SBI/ Clerk- 2009)
143. MICR Scanner ––––– is an example of.
Ans : (b) A joystick is a popular input device for playing (a) Control Unit
games on a computer. It is used like a mouse to move the
(b) Input Unit
cursor on the screen. The joystick is a stick with a
circular ball on both the top and bottom, it can be rotated (c) Output Unit
right, left, forward, backward. The electronic circuit (d) Secondary Memory
inside it detects the displacement from its central position ARO Alld. HC, 06.01.2022, Shift-I
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Ans. (b): Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) 149. Which of the following devices is used to
is an input device. It is commonly used in banks as a recognize a pre-specified type of mark by pencil
large number of cheques are processed every day. The or pen?
bank's code number are cheque and number printed on (a) Bar-Code Reader (b) OCR
the cheque with a special type of ink which particles are (c) Scanner (d) OMR
(UPSSSC JE-2016)
magnetic material which are machine readable.
Ans : (d) OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) is a device
144. Which of the following industries is the which is used to identify the type of mark made by
primary user of Magnetic Ink Character pencil or pen.
Recognition?
150. The most frequently used piece of hardware for
(a) Bank (b) Footwear
inputting data is
(c) Book Printing (d) None of these
(a) Keyboard (b) floppy disk
(Utt. PCS, 2012)
(c) cursor (d) hardware
Ans : (a) See the explanation of the above questions. MPPCS (J) 2019 Shift-II
145. Which of the following is used by banking Ans. (a) : Keyboard is the most frequently used piece of
industry for faster processing of large volume hardware for inputting data. Keyboard generally have
of cheques? 104 keys. The groups of keys are Alphanumeric keys,
(a) Bar-Code Reader (b) OCR Function keys, Modifier keys, Numeric keys and
(c) MICR (d) OMR Special purpose keys.
(RRB JE (Shift-III), 30.08.2015) 151. Which of the following functions is done by a
Ans : (c) See the explanation of the above question. Microphone device?
146. Which of the following is not an output device ? (a) Converts sound waves into electrical signals
(a) Plotter (b) Draws lines or figures on a computer screen
(b) Speech synthesizer (c) Detects alpha numeric characters printed or
(c) MICR written on a paper
(d) Smart and intelligent terminal (d) Reads bar codes and converts them into
electric pulses
UPPCL Assist. Acct. 2016 (Exam date 20.11.2016 )
UPSSSC JE 2018 ( Exam date 16.04.2022)
Ans. (c) : Plotter, Speech synthesizer and Smart
Ans. (a) : Microphone is also called mike. It is an input
intelligent terminal are output devices, whereas device that was developed by Emile Berliner in 1877. It is
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition is an input device. used to convert sound waves into electric waves.
147. Which of the following input device is user- 152. Microphone is a (an)______.
programmable? (a) Input device (b) Output device
(a) Dumb terminal (b) Smart terminal (c) Storage device
(c) VDT (d) Intelligent terminal (d) Both input and output device
ARO Alld. HC, 16.12.2021, Shift-I (RRB JE Bhopal Paper-I (Shift-II), 28.08.2015)
Ans. (d) : Intelligent Terminal is an input device that Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question.
allows the user to customize its functionality as per his 153. Which of the following function/operation is done
requirement. These can be programmed by the user so by Microphone device?
that their features can be extended and adjusted (a) Draw lines or figure on a computer screen
according to their needs. (b) Reads bar codes and coverts them into
148. Which of the following types of scanner reads electric pulses
characters, marks and codes with the help of a (c) Detects alpha numeric characters printed or
light source and they are used for objective written on a paper
type answer papers in competitive (d) Convert human speech into electric signals
examinations? UPP Computer Operator 21-12-2018 (Batch-02)
(a) Optical Character Recognition Ans : (d) See the explanation of above question.
(b) Optical Mark Recognition 154. ______is a technology used by banking or other
(c) Optical Barcode Recognition finance industries for faster processing of
(d) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition cheques.
UPSSSC JE 2018 ( Exam date 16.04.2022) (a) OCR (b) OMR
(UPPCL TG-2 26.06.2016) (c) MICR (d) ISBN
Ans. (b) : Optical Mark Recognition Scanner reads UPASI 04.12.2021 (Shift-I)
alphabets, numbers and codes with the help of light [UPSSSC Computer Operator 10/01/2020]
source and is used for objective type answer sheets in UPPCL Office Assistant III 17-10-2018 (Morning)
competitive examination. (UPPCL TG-2 26.06.2016)

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 Ans: (c) MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) Ans : (c) Touch panels is a pointing device that
is a technology used by banking or other finance enables user to enter data such as text, picture, image,
industries for faster processing of cheques. directly touching the screen and interact with computer
system. It is used in a variety of applications such as
155. The input device which is widely used in the
cell phones, PDA's ATMs and games.
supermarket.
(a) Keyboard (b) Mouse 161. Which of the following is not an input
(c) Trackball (d) Bar Code Reader device?
(a) Web Camera (b) BCR
(e) None of these
(c) Digitizer (d) Processor
(RBI (Office Assi-2012) RRB NTPC, (Shift -3) Online, 11.04.2016
Ans : (d) A Bar Code Reader is a special device used to Ans : (d) Webcam, BCR, Digitizer are all three
read bar coded data. Bar code is a special type of code, computer input devices in the given options, while the
it consists of a series of short lines, which contains all processor is the logic circuitry that responds to and
the information related to the product. It is used in Post processes the basic instructions that drive the computer.
Offices, Super Markets etc.
162. Match the following:
156. The device to read the data on the product
1. Software A. Light pen
label is ____
2. Input device B. Speaker
(a) Biometric Reader (b) Bar Code Reader
(c) MICR (d) OCR 3. Output device C. Secondary memory
(AHC RO/ARO-2014) 4. SSD D. Set of program
Ans : (b) See the explanation of above question. (a) 1- D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C (b) 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A
(c) 1-A, 2-D, 3-B, 4-C (d) 1-D, 2-A, 3-C, 4-B
157. ICR stands for:
(a) Intelligent Character Recognition UPPCL Office Assistant III 24-10-2018 (Mor.)
(b) Information and Communication Reader Ans. : (a) Matched options are as follows:
(c) Integrated Computer Research 1. Software D Set of program
(d) Institute for Cyber Research 2. Input device A Light pen
RRB NTPC, (Shift -2) Online, 19.03.2016 3. Output device B Speaker
Ans : (a) Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) is a 4. SSD C Secondary memory
computer based interpretation of hand written or printed
characters. So that they can be transcribed into a 2. Output
standardized format that can be recognized and under
stood by a computer. S.N. Main Output Device
158. Which of the following devices can be used to
1. Monitor
enter handwritten signatures?
(a) Graphics Tablet (b) Plotter 2. Printer
(c) Joystick (d) Mouse 3. Speaker
(AHC RO-2016)
4. Plotter
Ans : (a) Graphics tablet is a computer input device that
enables a user to hand-draw image, signature or other 5. Screen Image Projector
drawing etc, with a special pen like stylus and an 163. Which of the following statements is incorrect
electronic writing area to work. with reference to the visual display unit (VDU)
159. Which of the following consists an electronic of a computer system?
writing area and a special 'pen' that works with (a) VDU creates images by arranging tiny dots
it? known as pixels, in a rectangular pattern
(a) Graphics Tablet (b) Abacus (b) VDU is the primary output device of a
(c) Trackball (d) Plotters computer
SSC CHSL 15/10/2020 (Shift-II) (c) VDU has differences between cathode-ray
Ans. (a) : See the explanation of above question. tube and flat-panel display
160. The panels used in ATM machines, safe (d) The size of the pixel determines the clarity of
Checking Kiosks at Airports etc are examples the image displayed on the VDU
of _____ UPPCL Executive Assistant 21.11.2022, Shift-II
(a) Laser pens Ans. (d) : The size of a pixel does not directly
(b) Analog display units determine the clarity of an image displayed on a VDU
(c) Touch panels (Visual Display Unit), but it does affect it indirectly.
(d) Projectors Pixel size, in combination with resolution, determines
UPPCL Office Assistant III 17-10-2018 (Morning) how sharp and detailed an image appears.
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164. Which of the following statements is correct Ans. (b) : In the given options, Computer screen,
about the output devices of a computer? Headphone and Printer are output devices while Mouse
(a) It is used to send data to the computer is an input device.
(b) Mouse is an output device
169. Which of the following, in general, cannot
(c) It converts digital data into a form
compute?
understandable by humans
(a) Calculator (b) Computer
(d) It converts data into digital form
(c) Printer (d) Mobile phone
UPPCL Executive Assistant 25.11.2022, Shift-II
RRB NTPC, (Shift -1) Online, 19.03.2016
Ans. (c) : Output devices are hardware components of a
computer system that displays or presents information Ans : (c) In the given options, calculator, computer and
to the user or another machine. They convert digital mobile phone can calculate while printer cannot do the
data generated by computer in to human - readable or calculation.
machine readable form. Ex- Monitors, Printers, 170. A stand-alone system which produces one page
Speakers, Projectors, Headphones etc. Mouse is an of printout at a time is?
input device. So, option (c) is correct. (a) Page Printer (b) Line Printer
165. Which of the following statements is incorrect (c) Laser Printer (d) Dot Matrix Printer
regarding computer output devices? MPPCS (J) 2013 Shift-I
(a) It converts digital data into a form that is
human understanding Ans. (a) : Page printer is a stand-alone system that
(b) It converts data into digital form prints one full page at a time, ejects that page, and then
(c) It receives data from the computer system for feeds in the next page to be printed.
display 171. Which of the following is NOT output device?
(d) Printer is an output device (a) Drum pen, Plotter (b) CRT Monitor
UPPCL Executive Assistant 28.11.2022, Shift-I (c) Earphones (d) Digital Camera
Ans. (b) : Output device is a component of computer ARO Alld. HC, 15.12.2021,Shift-I
system which displays data or instructions as result after MPPSC (Pre) G.S. 2008
processing. Example - Monitor, Printer, Speaker, Plotter
video card. It converts digital data into a form that is Ans : (d) Digital camera is not an output device. Output
human understandable. devices are necessary parts of a computer system, they
166. Which of the following is NOT a type of printer? receive the processed data from the CPU and present it
(a) Drum (b) Daisy wheel to the user in the form of hard copy or soft copy. Output
(c) Laser (d) Switch devices are used to show the data or print the data. The
UPPCL ARO-18.02.2018 main task of an output device is to convert to the
machine readable data into human readable form which
Ans. (d) : Drum, daisywheel and laser printers are
may be in the form of text, graphics, audio or video.
types of printers by which the result is obtained from
computer in the form of hardcopy whereas switch is a Output devices are Drum pen, Plotter, CRT Monitor,
network device that is used to segment the networks in Earphones, Projectors, Printers, Voice output system
to different subnet works called subnets or LAN etc. Input device is an electromechanical device, which
segments. is used to provide data to a computer system for staring
and further processing. Input devices are Keyboard,
167. Which of the following printers prints
characters by striking a pin on an ink-ribbon? Pointing devices, scanning devices, optical recognition
(a) Dot matrix (b) LED devices, digital camera, light pen, voice recognition
devices etc.
(c) Laser (d) Inkjet
UPPCL Executive Assistant 21.11.2022, Shift-I 172. Which of the following is NOT a human data
ARO Alld. HC, 15.12.2021,Shift-I entry device?
Ans. (a) : A Dot matrix printer is a type of impact (a) Joystick (b) Light pen
printer that creates characters and images by striking (c) Keyboard (d) Digital camera
pins against an ink ribbon to form dots on the paper. It UPPCL TG-2, 09.11.2023, Shift-I
works by moving a print head horizontally across the Ans. (d) : An input device is any hardware device that
paper and vertically down the page, forming characters sends data to the computer that allows us to interact
with matrices of dots. with and control it, such as keyboard, mouse, joystick,
168. Which of the following computer devices is NOT lightpen, trackball, keyboard, graphics tablet,
an output device? microphone, etc., with the help of which the user The
(a) Computer screen (b) Mouse computer that stores data can be called a human data
(c) Headphones (d) Printer entry device. Digital camera is also an input device that
RRB NTPC 24.07.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist captures images (sometimes) digitally.
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173. What is an output device used for? Ans: (d) Drum plotter is a graphic output device that
(a) To data store draws lines or image with a continuously moving pen
(b) To data scan on a sheet of paper rolled around a rotating drum that
(c) To input data moves the paper in a direction perpendicular to the
(d) To view or print data motion of the pen. The plotters are divided into the
RRB JE (Electrical) 30–08–2019 (Shift-III) following four categories on the basis of their working
Ans. (d) : See the explanation of above question. Drum plotter, Flatbed, Inkjet and Electrostatic etc.
174. Which of the following is an example of an 179. Which output device is used to transfer
output device? information from a computer to a picture on
paper?
(a) Mouse (b) Projector (a) Mouse (b) Plotter
(c) Barcode Reader (d) Scanner (c) Touch panel (d) Punch card
UPPCL Technician Electrical, 10.11.2023, Shift-II (Utt. PCS, 2012)
Ans. (b) : See the explanation of above question. (RRB JE (Shift-3), 28.08.2015)
175. A/An ______ is an output device that produces Ans: (b) Plotter is an output device presenting hard
high quality graphics using an ink pen. copy like a printer. It is used to create high quality
(a) Dot Matrix Printer (b) Plotter linegraph and picture. It is also used to transfer
(c) VDU (d) Inkjet Printer information from a computer to picture on paper.
UPPCL (TG-II) 24-01-2019 (EVENING) 180. There are two types of plotters, whose name
Ans : (b) Plotter is an output device that is used to are–
print high quality graphics and image. It uses one or (a) spiral and flatbed (b) flatbed and cone
more pens to produce a high quality drawing. (c) drum and flatbed (d) drum and spiral
176. Which of the following devices is used to print UPPCL Office Assistant III 17-10-2018 (Morning)
very large drawings or complex line art by Ans: (c) Plotter is a computer printer which is used to
mechanical movement of a pen on a paper? vector graphics. Mainly three types of plotters are:-
(a) Inkjet Printer (b) Scanner (i) Drum (ii) Flatbed (iii) Inkjet.
(c) Line Printer (d) Plotter 181. Which among the following is an output device
UPPCL JE 31-01-2019 (Batch-02) in the context of computer system?
Ans: (d) See the explanation of above question. (a) Magnetic scanner
177. Which of the following is NOT a softcopy device? (b) Track ball
(a) Monitor (b) Plotter (c) Light pen
(c) Projector (d) Speaker (d) Plotter
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Shift-I) RRB NTPC 01.03.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
UPP Computer Operator 21-12-2018 (Batch-02) Ans: (d) Plotter is an output device. It is such a device
Ans. (b) : Monitor, Projector and Speaker are softcopy as prints charts, graph, Image, linegraph etc on the hard
output device, whereas plotter is a hardcopy output copy. Drum pen plotter and Flatbed plotters, both are
types of plotter. Along with the 3-D printing, it includes
device.
banner, poster printings etc. Monitor, printer, earphone,
Softcopy– Softcopy is a virtual copy. It refers to the disk etc are examples of output device.
digital document file or electronic version of a
document that is not printed on paper. In softcopy the 182. Which of the following is NOT an output
device?
output presents in the computer or other output device
(a) Plotter (b) Printer
like Speaker, Monitor etc.
(c) Monitor (d) Touch screen
Example– E-books, Pdf notes, Audio/Video etc.
(e) None of these
Hard copy– Hard copy refers to the electronic or digital
(Punjab & Sind 2010)
documents which is printed on paper or other material.
Ans : (d) Plotter, Printer and Monitor are output devices
We can say it is a physical copy because we can touch
whereas Touch screen is an input device.
it.
Example– News paper, Book, Printed documents. 183. What type of device are computer speakers or
headphones?
178. Which output device draws pictures on a paper (a) Software (b) Storage
based on the commands given from a computer (c) Input (d) Output
using a pen?
RRB JE CBT-II 29–08–2019 (evening)
(a) Scanner (b) Monitor
Ans. (d) Computer speaker or headphone is an output
(c) Inkjet printer (d) Drum plotter device, which is used to convert electrical energy into
UPPCL-JE 31-01-2019 (Batch -01) sound energy.
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184. Speech synthesizer is a part of __________. Ans. (c) : CRT is short form of Cathode Ray Tube. It is
(a) Arithmetic Logic Unit a traditional monitor made of thick glass vacuum tube.
(b) Output Unit There is a coding of phosphorus on the inner surface of
(c) Control Unit every CRT, which makes the monitor screen smooth.
(d) Memory Device 190. Traditional computers used to have CRT
UPPCL ARO-18.02.2018 monitors, what is the meaning of CRT?
Ans. (b) : A speech synthesizer is a computerized (a) Cathode Ray Tube
output device that accepts input, interprets data and (b) Computer Ray Tube
produces audible language. (c) Commercial Ray Tube
185. Two popular output devices are _______ (d) Copper Ray Tube
(a) Monitor and Printer [UPSSSC JE 2016 (Exam date 19/12/2021)]
(b) Keyboard and Mouse Ans. (a) : CRT stands for Cathode Ray Tube. It is a
(c) CD and Floppy technology used in traditional computer monitor. CRT
(d) Scanner and Printer Monitor contains an empty glass vacuum tube
(SBI/Clerk-2003) containing coated phosphorescent screen and a source
Ans : (a) Monitor and printer are two popular output of electrons know as electron gun. This glass tube
devices. Through the output device, we get the result in containing screen and electron gun is known as a CRT.
the form of hard copy and soft copy. The final output 191. Computer Display is also called
available to a user on a monitor is known as soft copy (a) Multimedia Monitor Terminals (MMT)
while Keyboard, Mouse is the input device and CD and (b) Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)
Floppy are the storage device.
(c) Video Display Terminal (VDT)
186. The final output available to a user on a (d) Video Distribution Units (VDU)
monitor is known as ______.
UPPCL JE 31-01-2019 (Batch-02)
(a) soft copy (b) bytes
Ans: (c) A computer display or monitor is an electronic
(c) hard copy (d) software
output device that is also known as Video Display
UPPCL Technician Electrical, 03.11.2023, Shift-II Terminal (VDT) or a Video Display Unit (VDU). It is
Ans. (a) : See the above question explanation. used to display image, text, Video and graphics
187. Which of the following is NOT a type of information.
monitor? 192. TFT stands for?
(a) TFT Monitor (a) Thin Film Transistor (b) Tele-Fail-Thin
(b) High-Definition Multimedia Interface (c) Tube Full Thin (d) Tax Full Total
(HDMI) MPPCS (J) 2018 Shift-I
(c) LCD Monitor Ans. (a) : TFT stands for Thin Film Transistor. It is a
(d) CRT Monitor monitor similar to an LCD monitor except for one
EMRS JSA, 17.12.2023, Shift-II difference that it uses thin film transistor technology
UPPCL (Office Assistant III) 23-09-2018 along with LCD technology to improve the quality.
Ans : (b) TFT, LCD and CRT are types of monitor 193. How is the display size of a monitor measured?
whereas High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is (a) Zig-Zag
the most frequently used HD signal for transferring both (b) Horizontally
high definition audio and video over signal cable. (c) Vertically
188. The rate at which scanning is repeated in a (d) From the center to the farthest come
CRT is called : (e) Diagonally
(a) refresh rate (b) resolution UPPCL TG-2, 10.11.2023, Shift-I
(c) pitch (d) bandwidth (IBPS 2011)
ARO [Link], 18.12.2021, Shift-I Ans : (e) A VDU or CRT monitor looks like a
Ans. (a) :That speed is called refresh rate, which is television, its size is measured in the diagonal length of
repeated for scanning in CRT. The refresh rate is the the screen. Monitors are available in sizes 12'', 14'',
number of times a display device updates its buffer per 15'', 17'', 19'' and 21''. It is available in color, black and
second. white.
194. You turn on the computer, you hear the CPU
189. Which of the following monitors is made of
startup but the monitor screen is completely
thick glass vacuum tube, a result of which is a
black, What could be the problem?
smoothed screen with a coating of phosphorus
(a) Monitor not connected to PC
on the inner surface? (b) Monitor is not connected to power source
(a) Plasma (b) LED (c) Either (a) or (b)
(c) CRT (d) LCD (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
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 Ans: (c) The CPU startup sound is heard when the (a) I- False, II- True, III- True
computer is turned on but the monitor screen is (b) I- True, II-True, III- False
completely black. This may be because the monitor is (c) I- True, II - True, III- False
not connected to a power source. (d) I- True, II- False, III- True
195. Which of the following determines the clarity 25.11.2022, Shift-I
and sharpness of a computer screen image? Ans. (d) : CRT monitor uses electron guns for visual
(a) View option (b) Resolution representation of data. VDU is the short form of Visual
(c) Low fidelity (d) High fidelity Display Unit. It works as a monitor. It is just an
UPPCL TG-2, 09.11.2023, Shift-II example of an output device.
ARO Alld. HC, 18.12.2021, Shift-I There are more than one input devices in a computer,
Ans. (b) : Computer screen resolution refers to the keyboard, mouse, OCR scanner etc. are examples of
number of pixels displayed on the screen. It is usually input devices. Hence statements (i) and (iii) are true and
expressed as width × height, such as 1920×1080 higher statement (ii) is false.
resolution means sharper and more detailed images, 200. Which of the following peripheral devices
while lower resolution means less clarity therefore, displays information to the users?
resolution determines the clarity and sharpness of a (a) Monitor
computer screen. (b) Keyboard
196. The higher the resolution of the monitor (c) Secondary Storage Device
______ (d) Secondary Storage Media
(a) Pixels will be more than that (e) None of these
(b) Screen will be less clear (Ald. Bank (Clerk) 2009)
(c) Pixels become more and more distinct. Ans : (a) Monitor is a peripheral output device that
(d) Pixels would pass by
gives information to the user in the form of a display.
(e) None of these
The devices that are externally connected to the CPU
(IBPS 2011)
are called peripheral devices such as monitor, keyboard,
Ans : (d) Resolution is the image quality displayed on a
mouse, printer, scanner, BCR etc.
monitor resolution is measured by number of pixels
horizontal by pixels vertically. When resolution 201. Among the following options, the peripheral
increases, image become crisper due to a higher pixel device is
density because pixels would pass by. (a) CPU (b) Printer
197. Computer monitor is also called VDU. What (c) ALU (d) Spreadsheet
does VDU mean? UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-02)
(a) Vertical Dialysis Unit Ans: (b) See the explanation of the above question.
(b) Video Dialysis Unit 202. Peripheral devices connect to computer
(c) Vertical Display Unit systems to add functionality. Which of the
(d) Video Display Unit following is not a peripheral device?
UPPCL (TG-II) 24-01-2019 (EVENING) (a) Mouse (b) Scanner
Ans : (d) VDU means Video Display Unit, it is a (c) Printer (d) Motherboard
computer display or monitor that is used to display Yoga Instructor - 16-09-2018 (Shift-I)
image, text, video and graphics information. Ans : (d) Motherboard is not a peripheral device, it is
198. Computer monitor is also known as- the main part of the computer itself, whereas mouse,
(a) Video Display Unit printer and scanner are peripheral devices that are
(b) Vertical Dialysis Unit connected to the computer system.
(c) Vertical Display Unit 203. An image is composed of
(d) Video Dialysis Unit (a) Pels (b) Pexels
UPPCL Executive Assistant 22.11.2022, Shift-I (c) Dots (d) All of these
Ans. (a) : VDU stands for "Visual Display Unit" or APS Alld. HC, 22.12.2021, Shift-I
"Video Display Unit", it is also called monitor or UPPCL ARO-18.02.2018
screen. VDU displays images generated by a computer Ans. (d) : An image is composed of pels, pixel and
or other device.
dots.
199. Identify whether the given statements are true • Pixel is the smallest element of an image. It is also
or false. known as PELs.
I. CRT uses electron guns for visual
representation of data. • Dots are light receptor called photodiode.
II. VDU is also called input device. 1 Dot = 1 Pixel
III. A computer can have more than one input A color pixel is made of three colors RGB (Red Green
device. Blue).
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204. Which of the given options best describes the Ans. (b) : See the explanation of above question.
truthfulness of the following statements? 209. The resolution of a printer is measured in
(i) In 1-bit images, each pixel is stored as a (a) Megabits
single byte. (b) Hz
(ii) A 1-bit image with resolution 640×480 (c) Dots per inch (DPI)
needs a storage space of 640 + 480 bits. (d) Inches (diagonal)
(a) (i) - False, (ii) - True
(UPPCL TG-2 26.06.2016)
(b) (i) - True, (ii) - False RRB NTPC, (Shift -3) Online, 12.04.2016
(c) (i) - True, (ii) - True
Ans : (c) See the explanation of above question.
(d) (i) - False, (ii) - False
210. A/an ___ is the smallest illuminated area on a
UPPCL AC 2020 (Exam Date 13.09.2021)
computer screen.
Ans. (d) : In 1-bit images, each pixel is stored as a (a) Layer (b) Angle
single bit i.e 0 or 1. (c) Pixel (d) Canvas
For 1 bit images with 640×480 resolution SSC JE Mechanical – 22/03/2021 (Shift-II)
640 × 480 Ans : (c) A pixel is a small dot that makes up a display
= 37.5 KB of space will be required.
8 × 1024 or screen. It is also controllable part of a picture that is
Hence the given both statements are false. depicted on the screen. The word pixel is made up of
205. The default screen on the monitor when no picture (Pix) and element (Ex). Any screen is made like
other application is running is called this by adding millions or millions of pixels per inch.
(a) Login Screen (b) Interface 211. A pixel is .........
(c) Desktop (d) Screensaver (a) a computer program
UPPCL Asst. Accountant Exam-09.02.2018 (b) the smaller resolvable part of a picture
Ans. (c) : When no other application is running on the (c) a picture stored in secondary memory
monitor, it is called the home screen of the computer i.e.
desktop. (d) a programming language
The login screen is the screen of the web pages accessed RRB NTPC 31.07.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
by the user on which the user is signed in. In RRB JE 2014
computing, an interface is the extent to which two parts Ans. (b) : See the explanation of above question.
of a computer system are in contact. User interface
212. Which of the following units is used to measure
works between the computers and the human.
A screen saver is an animated picture that is the speed of modern printers?
automatically activated on a personal computer when no (a) Character per minutes (CPM)
user activity is felt for a specific amount of time. (b) Line per minutes (LPM)
(c) Page per minutes (PPM)
206. Computer output microfilm technology is used
(d) Words per minute (WPM)
to record computer ______ film images. RRB NTPC (Shift - 1) Online, 02.04.2016
(a) Macroscopic (b) Bioscope
(c) Microscopic (d) Laparoscopic Ans : (c) The Page Per Minutes (PPM) unit is used to
measure the speeds of modern printers.
UPPCL Office Assistant III 24-10-2018 (Evening)
Ans : (c) Computer output microfilm technology is 213. Unit(s) used for measuring speed of printer
used to record computer microscopic film images. is/are?
A. CPM B. RPM C. PPM
207. Printing-device resolutions are measured in
(a) Only A (b) Only B
(a) Dots per inch (b) Bits per inch (c) Only C (d) Both A & C
(c) Pictures per inch (d) Images per inch (UPPCL TG2 11-11-2016)
ARO Alld. HC, 19.12.2021, Shift-II Ans : (d) The unit for measuring the speed of a printer
UPP Computer Operator 21-12-2018 (Batch-02) is CPM and PPM, whereas RPM is the unit to measure
Ans : (a) Printing devices resolutions are measured in the speed of a machine.
Dots Per Inch (DPI), resolution is the image quality CPM - Copies Per Minute
produced by a printer. PPM - Pages Per Minute
Digital image or video display resolution is measured in
Pixels Per Inch (PPI). 214. Printing speed of laser printers is measured in
(a) Lines per page
208. What is the full form of DPI with regard to
(b) Characters per hour
digital images?
(c) Characters per line
(a) Decimal per inch (b) Dots per inch
(d) Pages per minute
(c) Digits per inch (d) Data per inch
UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-02)
RRB NTPC 23.02.2021 (Shift-I) Stage Ist
UPPCL JE 2019 (Batch-01) Ans: (d) The unit of measurement for the printing
(UGC/Net/JRF/2007) speed of a laser printer is Pages Per Minutes (PPM).

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215. Which printer is used to print more copies by 219. Which printer cannot print more than one
applying carbon? character simultaneously?
(a) Laser Jet (b) Ink Jet (a) Daisy wheel (b) Laser
(c) Dot Matrix (d) Bubble Jet (c) Dot matrix (d) Line
ARO Alld. HC, 14.12.2021, Shift-II S.S.C. Combined Higher Secondary (10±2) Level
R.R.B. Malda (T.A./C.A.) Exam, 2007 Exam, 2013
Ans : (c) Dot Matrix Printers are used to print more Ans : (c) Dot matrix printer is a slow impact printer
copies by applying carbon. It consists of a print head, that prints one character at a time.
which rotates from left to right and from right to left its 220. Dot Matrix is a type of…………
print head has some small hammers which strike the
(a) Tape (b) Disk
inked ribbon to bring out the character. For this reason,
(c) Printer (d) Bus
multiple copies can be made at a time with the help of
SSC JE Civil - 22/01/2018 (Shift-I)
carbon. SSC JE Electrical (Exam date 22.01.2018) Shift-I
216. Non-impact printers do not touch the paper Ans. (c) : A printer is an output device that receives
during print. They use chemical, heat or information from a computer and prints it on paper.
electrical signal to print symbols on paper This copy of the output on paper is called hard copy.
which of the following is not a non-impact Dot matrix is a type of printer. It is an impact printer so
printer?
it makes a lot of noise while printing.
(a) Dot Matrix (b) Thermal
221. What is a parallel gateway mostly used for?
(c) Desk jet (d) Laser
(a) Printer
VDO - 23-12-2018 (shift- II)
(b) Monitor
Ans : (a) Dot Matrix is an impact printer. So it makes a (c) Mouse
lot of noise while printing. The print head of this printer (d) External Storage Unit
consists of a matrix of several pins and each pin prints a S.S.C. CPO Exam, 2011
dot by touch on the ribbon and on the paper multiple
Ans : (a) A parallel gateway is used in most printer,
dots make up a single character daisy wheel printer, line
whereas they are used less in monitor mouse and
printer, chain printer drums etc. are examples of impact
external storage device.
printers, while thermal laser and desk jet are non-impact
printers. 222. Which of the following devices is capable of
producing large-format drawings like graphs
217. Which of the following printers is generally and construction drawings?
very noisy? (a) Laser printer (b) Flat-bed printer
(a) Dot-matrix printer (b) Laser printer (c) Inkjet printer (d) Dot matrix printer
(c) Inkjet printer (d) Non-impact printer (UPPCL RO/ARO-2014)
(AHC RO-2016)
Ans : (b) A flat-bed printer is a device capable of
Ans : (a) See the explanation of above question.
producing large-format drawings such as graphs and
218. Which of the following options best describes construction drawings. It usually prints digital images
the truth of the given statements? on plastic or paperboard.
(i) Inkjet printers print by spraying droplets 223. Which of the following is NOT a valid category
of ink on the paper. of impact printers?
(ii) Laser printer fuses ink onto paper with the (a) Dot-matrix printers (b) Line printers
help of heat. (c) Drum printers (d) Ink-jet printers
(a) (i) true (ii) true (RRB JE (Shift-I), 27.08.2015)
(b) (i) true (ii) false Ans : (d) Inkjet printer is not valid category of impact
(c) (i) false (ii) false printers. It is non-impact printers that produce an image
(d) (i) false (ii) true by spraying small droplets of ink on the paper with the
UPPCL Assistant Accountant 24.02.2022 (Shift-I) help of nozzle, whereas Dot-matrix, line chain, band
Ans. (a) : Both of the given statements are correct. Ink and drum printer are category of impact printer.
jet printers spray liquid ink onto paper with small, 224. Which of the following is a type of non-impact
precise droplets. Ink housed in replaceable or refillable printer?
cartridges most of which include a print head consisting (a) Dot Matrix Printer
of thousands of tiny nozzles through which ink is (b) Line Printer
sprayed and which are arranged together. (c) Inkjet Printer
Laser printer is an electrostatic digital printing process. (d) Daisy Wheel Printer
It produces high quality text and graphics by repeatedly UPSSSC JE 2018 ( Exam date 16.04.2022)
passing a laser beam over a negative charged cylinder RRB JE CBT-II 28–08–2019 (morning)
called a "drum" to define the differently charged image. Ans. (c) : See the explanation of above question.
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225. How does a laser printers print? (c) Thermal printer (d) Inkjet printer
(a) Line by Line UPPCL TG-II 25-01-2019 (Evening)
(b) Pixel by Pixel Ans : (b) Printer is an output device, which prints the
(c) Page by Page information received from the computer on paper.
(d) Character by Character Printers are divided into two parts on the basis of
ARO Alld. HC, 15.12.2021,Shift-I printing, impact printers and non-impact printers. Here,
UPPCL-JE 31-01-2019 (Batch -01) dot matrix printer is an impact printer while the rest are
non-impact printer.
Ans: (c) Laser printer is a non-impact printer which
prints page by page. It produces images with the help of 232. How do you cancel the print jobs which are in
a laser beam. queue in windows?
226. Which among the following is not an example (a) Double click the printer icon and highlight
of Impact Printer? the print job you want to cancel > right click
and select cancel
(a) Dot matrix (b) Daisy-wheel
(b) Once in the print queue, you cannot cancel
(c) Line (d) Laser
the print jobs
AHC RO 2019 (Exam date 10.01.2020)
(c) The printer must be restarted
Ans. (d) : Dot matrix, Daisy-wheel and line printers are (d) Disconnect the printer cable
impact printer which uses hammer and ribbon between
UPP Computer Operator 21-12-2018 (Batch-01)
papers to print, whereas Laser printer is non-impact
printer which uses laser beam. Ans : (a) To cancel a print job lying in the queue of
windows, first double click on the print icon and
227. A _____ printer creates an image directly on
highlight jobs you want to cancel, then right click and
paper by spraying ink through up to 64 small select cancel.
nozzles.
233. Which of the following is NOT output device?
(a) Daisy Wheels (b) Laser
(a) Drum Pen Plotter (b) CRT Monitor
(c) Inkjet (d) Dot Matrix
(c) Ear Phones (d) Digital Camera
UPPCL Office Assistant Account 28-8-2018
MPPSC (Pre) G.S. 2008
Ans : (c) An inkjet printer creates an image directly on
Ans : (d) Devices that display computer generated
paper by spraying ink through up to 64 small nozzles.
information are called output devices. CRT monitors,
Inkjet printer offers a resolution of 300 dots per inch
earphones and drum pen plotter etc. are the output
and produces high quality printouts such as graphics
devices of the computer. Drum pen plotter is a device
and image.
used to draw computer general figures on paper whereas
228. Select an incompatible device from the digital camera is an input device.
following options.
234. Which of the following printers can use
(a) Scanner (b) Keyboard continuous paper instead of single sheet?
(c) Webcam (d) Printer (a) Inkjet printer
UPPCL (Ste.) 28-08-2018 (Morning) (b) Dot matrix printer
Ans : (d) Among the given options scanner, keyboard (c) Both Inkjet and Laser printer
and webcam are input devices whereas printer is an (d) Laser printer
output device.
UPPCL TG-II 25-01-2019 (Evening)
229. Daisy wheel printer is a types of _____ Ans : (b) The print head of a dot matrix printer consists
(a) Laser (b) Dot matrix
of a matrix of many pins and each pin prints a dot by
(c) Manual (d) Impact
touching the ribbon and paper, in this printer a
UP Lower (M) G.S. 2013
continuous roll of paper takes place without applying a
Ans : (d) Daisy wheel printer is a type of impact single sheet and this type of continuous printers are
printer. It was invented by David S. Lee in 1969 but its installed in bank or ticket machine or ATM etc.
commercial production started in 1972. All printers
235. Which of the following is not output device?
produce output in the form of hard copy. (a) Monitor (b) Touch screen
230. Hard copies can be obtained from _____ (c) Printer (d) Plotter
(a) Scanner (b) Speaker Jharkhand PCS (Pre) G.S. Ist 2016
(c) Printer (d) Recorder Ans : (b) Monitor, Printer and Plotter are output
S.S.C. Combined Higher Secondary (10±2) Level devices whereas touch screen is a input device.
Exam, 2014 236. Which device in a computer system works
Ans : (c) See the explanation of above question. opposite to the keyboard?
231. Which one of the given options is different (a) Joystick (b) Trackball
from the rest? (c) Mouse (d) Printer
(e) None of above
(a) Laser Printer (b) Dot matrix printer
(SSC, CPO 2015)
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Ans: (d) Keyboard, joystick, trackball and mouse are Ans: (c) Laser printers uses light to produce the dots
input devices, while printer is an output device. needed to form the characters to be printed on a paper.
Therefore, among the given options, the printer works
opposite the keyboard. 243. Which of the following is NOT a type of touch
237. How do dot matrix printers compare to laser screen monitor?
printers? (a) Resistive
(a) Slow (b) Fast (b) Gas Plasma
(c) Less expensive (d) More expensive (c) Surface Acoustic Wave
S.S.C. MTS Exam, 2014 (d) Capacitive
Ans : (a) Laser printer is a high speed non-impact UPPCL TG-2, 09.11.2023, Shift-II
printer. It is faster than dot matrix printer therefore, a Ans. (b) : A touch screen monitor is a display in which
dot matrix printer is slower than a laser printer. you can directly touch the screen using your fingers or a
238. Which of the following is a page printer that stylus pen. So, that we can navigate and perform tasks
produces high quality output by making letters through touch. It has an interactive interface that lets
and shapes with very fine ink particles? you select by touching buttons or clicking anywhere on
(a) Inkjet printer (b) Laser printer the screen. Gas Plasma is not a type of touch screen
(c) Dot matrix printer (d) None of the above
monitor.
Uttarakhand Lower (Pre) G.S. 2016
Ans : (b) Laser printer is a high speed non impact page 244. Which one of the following laser types is used
printer that uses a semi conductor laser beam optical in laser printers?
drum and charged ink toner. The required electrical (a) Dye laser (b) Gas laser
pattern is created on the optical drum with the laser (c) Semiconductor laser (d) Excitable laser
beam then the toner affixes the ink to the paper and the (I.A.S. (Pre) G.S. 2008)
desired shape is achieved the quality of laser printer is Ans : (c) In laser printers, semiconductor diode laser is
good. It costs less per copy. currently used as the light source. It emits NIR light at
239. _______ printers create text and graphics on around 800 nm wavelengths.
paper without actually striking the paper. 245. Which of the following printers is non-impact
(a) Dot matrix (b) Daisy wheel type?
(c) Impact (d) Non-impact (a) Daisy Wheel Printer (b) Laser Printer
UPPCL (TG-II) 24-01-2019 (EVENING) (c) Dot Matrix Printer (d) Line Printer
Ans : (d) Non-impact printer is a type of printer it UPPCL Office Assistant Account 28-8-2018
create text and graphics on paper without actually
striking the paper. Ans : (b) Laser Printer is an electrostatic digital printing
process. It prints high quality text and graphics. This
240. Laser printers use ______
type of printer is non-impact type printer.
(a) No toner, as they use heat sensitive paper
(b) Powdered toner in a cartridge 246. Which of the following is behind the computer
(c) Ribbon toner case?
(d) Liquid toner (a) DVD Drive
UPPCL ARO 13-09-2018 (b) Floppy Drive
Ans : (b) The laser printer was invented in 1969 by (c) Zip Drive
Gary Starkweather. Laser printers use powdered toner (d) Parallel or printer port
in the Cartridge. The laser printer uses a laser light
ARO Alld. HC, 18.12.2021, Shift-I
beam to engrave an image on the photo conductor drum.
UPPCL Office Assistant Account 28-8-2018
241. The _____ printer uses a laser light beam to
engrave an image on the photo conductor Ans : (d) The printer port is also called the parallel port
drum. which is used by the printer. The printer port is always
present behind the computer casing.
(a) Laser (b) Inkjet
(c) Plotter (d) Dot matrix 247. Which of the following is both an output and
UPPCL TG-II 25-01-2019 (Morning) an input device?
(a) Printer (b) Speaker
Ans : (a) See the explanation of the above question.
(c) Modem (d) Monitor
242. Which type of printers uses light to produce (e) Scanner
the dots needed to form the characters to be
(SBI/ Clerk -2012)
printed on a page?
(a) Line Printers (b) Chain Printers Ans : (c) Modem work as both input and output device.
(c) Laser Printers Modem is abbreviation for modulator-demodulator, it
(d) Dot Matrix Printers converts data from analog to digital and digital to
UPPCL-JE 31-01-2019 (Batch -01) analog.

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248. Which type of resource is most likely to be a 254. Which of the following can digitize an image,
shared common resource in a computer send or receive pictures and text over a
network? telephone line?
(a) Printers (b) Speakers (a) Plotter (b) Fax machine
(c) Floppy Disk Drive (d) Keyboard (c) Sound card (d) Monitor
(e) None of these VDO 23-12-2018 (Shift-II)
(Ald. Bank (Clerk) 2009) Ans : (b) A fax machine is a device used to send
Ans : (a) Through computer network hardware etc. documents in digital form. In this, pictures and text are
resources can be shared, such as printer scanners, hard sent through the telephone line. Its commercial use
disk plotters etc. Example- If there are 15 computers in began in 1865.
an office and there is only one printer then by 255. A computer monitor is also known by the
connecting the printer to the computer network through name:
cable or signal, the printer can print from any computer, (a) LED (b) VDU
this is an example of shared common resource. (c) CPU (d) CCTV
249. The first pair of audio headphones were made RRB NTPC 03.02.2021 (Shift-II) Stage Ist
in 1910 by the _____ Ans. (b) : Computer monitors are also called VDU
(a) Humphry Davy (b) Nathaniel Baldwin (Video Display Unit) or VDT (Video Display Terminal)
(c) Michael Faraday (d) John Koss it is an output device that displays images and text.
RRB NTPC, (Shift -2) Online, 30.03.2016 Types of Monitor–
Ans : (b) The first pair of audio headphones were made (i) CRT Monitor (Cathode Ray Tube Monitor)
by Nathaniel Baldwin in 1910. (ii) LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Monitor
250. What does VGA stand for? (iii) LED (Light Emitting Diode) Monitor
(a) Vector Graphics Association (iv) QLED (Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diode)
Monitor
(b) Video Graphics Association
(c) Vector Graphics Array
(d) Video Graphics Array Exam Vision
UPP Computer Operator 21-12-2018 (Batch-02)
Dot matrix is a type of – Printer
Ans : (d) VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. It was
Keyboard and mouse are – Input device
introduced by IBM in 1987 for its PS/2 line of PCs. It
uses analog signals, delivers 640×480 resolution screen It is used to view all the information or output of
with 16 colours at a time. the computer – Monitor Device
The number of 'function key' in the keyboard is –
251. How many audio and video streams can be
12
handled by HDMI?
There is contact between the printing head and
(a) 2 Video, 2 audio (b) 1 audio, 1 video
the paper _____ –In impact printer
(c) 2 audio, 1 video (d) 1 video, 2 audio
Point and draw device is – Mouse
UPP Computer Operator 21-12-2018 (Batch-02)
Can help those who cannot use their hands for
Ans : (b) HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia computer input – Speech Recognition
Interface. It is audio-video digital interface which Used to create digital images stored in memory
transmits signals in uncompressed format. HDMI can and to read hand written or printed text
handle 1 audio and 1 video streams at a time. An HDMI
– Scanner
type A connecter has 19 pins.
The first computer mouse was made by
252. How many pins does an HDMI type A
– Douglas Engelbart
connector have?
The most commonly used pointing input device is
(a) 18 (b) 19 ______ – Mouse
(c) 25 (d) 20 The primary output device for computers is
UPP Computer Operator 21-12-2018 (Batch-02) – Monitor
Ans : (b) See the explanation of above question. Devices that enter information and allow them to
253. Which of the following is output device? communicate with computers – Input devices
(a) Scanner (b) LCD projector Has both an output and an input device – Modem
(c) Mouse (d) Light pen Identified by dot pitch, resolution and refresh rate
UPPCL Office Assistant Account 28-8-2018 is – Monitor quality
Ans : (b) LCD projector is an output device whereas All the peripherals connected to the main
scanner, mouse and light pen are input devices. computer (CPU) are called – Peripherals

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