Chapter 3 : Basic Information and Communication Technology
Practice Questions
I. Multiple Choice Questions.
(1) The full form of ICT is :
a) Information commuting technique
b) Information and communication technology
c) Information and communication technique
d) Information commuting technology
(2) ICT refers to the following technology :
a) Internet
b) Cell phones
c) Videoconference
d) All of the above
(3) ________________ is capable of holding thousands of books in digital form.
a) Email
b) E-reader
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(4) Which of the following software?
a) Mouse
b) Keyboard
c) MS word
d) Monitor
(5) Operating system is the ________________ program that gets loaded in the computer’s
memory when the computer is switched on .
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Last
(6) Which of the following is a function of CPU?
a) It controls sequence of operations within the computer.
b) It gives commands to other parts of the computer.
c) It controls the use of main memory for story instruction and data.
d) All of the above
(7) RAM is :
a) Volatile memory
b) Non-volatile memory
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(8) 1 KB is equal to :
a) 2024x1024 bytes
b) 1024x1024x1024 bytes
c) 1024 bytes
d) 1024x1024x1024x1024 bytes
(9) Which of the following is an input device?
a) Scanner and mouse
b) Keyboard
c) Microphone
d) All of the above
(10) A group of _______________ bits is called a nibble.
a) 2
b) 4
c) 6
d) 8
(11) ________________ printer paints one character at a time.
a) Laser printer
b) Inkjet printer
c) Dot matrix printer
d) None of the above
(12) A _________________ printer uses a focused beam or light to transfer text and images onto
a paper.
a) Laser printer
b) Inkjet printer
c) Dot matrix printer
d) Braille printer
(13) Small picture on the desktop are called :
a) Photographs
b) Wallpaper
c) Icons
d) None of the above
II. True or false.
a) ICT tools can’t be used to supplement the traditional chalk and boards methods in
classrooms._____
b) With ICT, learning can take place at any time from any place._________
c) Email is one of the most sparsely used services of the internet._________
d) The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is often called the brains of the computer.________
e) The registers are permanent storage areas in CPUs.________
f) One bit is minimum space that is required to store one character.________
g) ROM can be read from but not written to.________
h) Information in RAM is stored in random order. That’s called random access memory.______
i) Speaker converts digit signals into audible sound waves._______
j) A 32 GB pen drive has greater storage capacity than a 1TB external hard disk drive._____
k) Motherboard is the main circuit board inside the computer.________
l) The first screen that appears after window is successfully loaded is called desktop._______
m) An ISP (Internet service provider) is the telephone company that provides internet
connectivity._____