Chapter – 1

I. Choose the correct option:

1. Which of the following is not a hardware?

(a) Mouse (b) Random Access Memory
(c) Keyboard (d) Operating Suystem

2. Which of the following devices is used to transfer data from source to destination over
internet?
(a) Thumb drive (b) RAM (c) ROM (d) MODEM

3. Which of the following is not an operating system?

(a) MAC (b) UNIX (c) LINUX (d) Microsoft

4. What is the full form of SMPS?

(a) Simple Machine Power Supply (b) Simple Motor Power Supply
(c) Switched-Mode Power Supply (d) System Mode Power Supply

5. Which of the following is not an application software?

(a) MS Word (b) Android (c) MS Excel (d) Notepad

II. Fill in the blanks:

1. A computer system coordinates between hardware and .......................... .

2. A computer is an ............................ data processing machine.
3. The CPU is considered to be the .................................... computer system.
4. Hardware and Software are ........................... to each other.
5. A .................................. is the smallest unit of memory which represents a character in a
computer.
6. A set of computer programs with the help of which the system works is known as
...................................... .
7. ...................................... does not allow new information to be written on it.
8. ...................................... port is used to supply data serially.
9. ...................................... memory is known as an auxiliary memory of the computer system.
10. ...................................... are the connecting nodes to interface the peripheral devices with the
processor.
III. Write down the full forms of the following:

1. ALU : ............................................................................................................................. ............................................

2. ROM : .........................................................................................................................................................................
3. BIOS : ............................................................................................................................. ............................................
4. POST : ............................................................................................................................. ............................................
5. DVD : .........................................................................................................................................................................
6. SMPS : ............................................................................................................................. ............................................
7. USB : ............................................................................................................................. ............................................
8. CMOS : ............................................................................................................................. ............................................

IV. Label the given block diagram to depict the basic organisation of a computer system:

V. Name the following:

1. Two application software:

(a) ........................................................... (b) ...................................................

2. Two system software:

(a)........................................................... (b) ...................................................

3. Four major parts of a computer system:

(a)........................................................... (b) ...................................................
(c) ........................................................... (d) ...................................................

4. Two types of primary memory:

(a)........................................................... (b) ...................................................
 5. Two input hardware:
(a)........................................................... (b) ...................................................

6. Two communication ports:

(a) ........................................................... (b) ...................................................

7. Two secondary memory units:

(a)........................................................... (b) ...................................................

8. Three components of CPU:

(a)........................................................... (b) ...................................................
(c)...........................................................

Subjective

I. Short Answer Questions:

1. Define system software.

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2. Define the term hardware with an example.

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3. Define software. How is it classified?

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4. What is meant by the term memory? What are its types?

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II. Differentiate between the following:

1. Hardware and software

2. System Software and Application Software
3. Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM)
4. Primary Memory and Secondary Memory

III. Long Answer Questions:

1. Hardware and software are complementary to each other. Explain.

2. What is a modem? What are its tyoes? Explain.
3. What is meant by the term ports? Explain the different types of ports.
4. How the data is recorded on the disk and then retrieved from the hard disk? Explain.
5. What are the main functions of the CPU? Explain.