Digital Literacy Quiz for Students – Test Your Awareness Skills

Q 1. Where does a computer add and compare data?

A) Hard disk
B) Memory chip
C) CPU chip
D) Monitor

Answer: C) CPU chip

Q 2. A Winchester disk is a:

A) Flexible disk
B) Removable disk
C) Disk stack
D) Optical disk

Answer: C) Disk stack

Q 3. A single bus structure is primarily found in:

A) Super computers
B) Mainframes
C) Mini and micro computers
D) High performance machines

Answer: C) Mini and micro computers

Q 4. Microfilm Reader is a:

A) OCR device
B) COM device
C) MICR device
D) Input device

Answer: B) COM device

Q 5. If a computer is on but does not respond to a system reset, it is said to be:

A) Idle
B) Hang
C) Down
D) Off

Answer: B) Hang

Q 6. The unit of speed used for supercomputers is:

A) MIPS
B) FLOPS
C) BPS
D) Hertz

Answer: B) FLOPS

Q 7. The minimum number of MOS transistors required to make a dynamic RAM cell is:

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Answer: A) 1

Q 8. The unit of speed used for supercomputer is:

A) MIPS
B) FLOPS
C) BPS
D) Hertz

Answer: B) FLOPS

Q 9. Punched Card was first introduced by:

A) Charles Babbage
B) Herman Hollerith
C) John von Neumann
D) Alan Turing

Answer: B) Herman Hollerith

Q 10. The operation of a digital computer is based on __________ principle.

A) Measuring
B) Counting
C) Mechanical
D) Analog

Answer: B) Counting