Hard disk MCQ Hard disk MCQ questions and answers pdf for computer related competitive exams Removable drive objective multiple choice MCQs ...
Hard disk MCQ
Hard disk MCQ questions and answers pdf for computer related competitive exams Removable drive objective multiple choice MCQs quiz for all exams: GATE, SSC, CHSL, MP Police, HSSC, CCC etc. (secondary storage/Memory device of computer)
1. What is Cluster?
Ans.
Group of two or more contiguous sectors is called a cluster.
2.
How many types of hard drive
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Ans.
b
3.
Which hard drive is fast?
a)
HDD
b)
SSD
Ans.
a
4.
Computer memory can be referred to as either permanent or temporary. Of the
followings, which one is NOT a temporary storage area?
a)
Virtual memory
b)
Cache
c)
Hard drive
d)
RAM
Ans.
c
5.
Hard disk are organized as
a)
cylinders
b)
tracks
c)
cylinders and tracks
d)
Master boot record
Ans.
c
6.
Data for the hard disk type is stored in
a)
Main memory
b)
Partition table
c)
CMOS RAM Set up
d)
Boot Record
Ans.
c
7.
Hard disk can have ______ heads.
a)
one
b)
two
c)
more then two
d)
only one
Ans.
c
8.
Hard disk drives are considered ______ storage.
a)
Flash
b)
Nonvolatile
c)
Floppy Disk
d)
None of these
Ans.
b
9.
Which of the following can hold data of at least one GB?
a) Hard disk
b) CD-ROM
c) Floppy Disk
d) none of these’
Ans.
a
10.
The full form of HDD is
a) High Disk Drive
b) Hard disk
drive
c) Hard digital Disk
d) High
digital drive
Ans.
b
11. The hard disk record information by
a) centrifugation
b) propagation
c) gravitation
d) magnetization
Ans. c
12.This
is a permanent storage device_____
a)
Cache
b)
Monitor
c)
RAM
d)
Hard disk
Ans.
d
13.
Which of the following storage device can store maximum amount of data?
a)
Floppy disk
b)
Magneto Optic Disk
c)
Hard disk
d)
Compact disk
Ans.
c
14.The
Programs which are as permanent as hardware and storage in ROM is known as
a) Firmware
b) ROM ware
c) Hard ware
d) Software
Ans.
a
15.
Which of the following is a Synonym of hard disk?
a) Hard disk drive
b) Hard drive
c) Fixed disk
d) All of these
Ans.
d
16.
The platters of a hard disk is coated with
Ans.
magnetic material
17. HDDs are a type of _______ storage,
retaining stored data even when powered off.
Ans. Non-volatile
18. Who is known as the father of hard disk
drive?
a) Reynold B. Johnson
b) H. D.
Thomson
Ans. a
19. When was the hard disk drive invented?
Ans. 1956
20.
What is the process of deleting all the data on the hard drive?
a) Delete
b) Erase
c) Formatting
d) Uninstall
Ans.
c
21.
Part of Hard Disk used as RAM is called ______.
a) Extended RAM
b) Disk RAM
22.
Which is a type of Hard disk?
a) SSD ( Solid state Drive)
b)
HDD ( Hard Disk Drive)
c) Both A and B
d)
Storage device
Ans. c
23.
Which of the following is a secondary storage device?
a) Hard disk
b) RAM
c) USB
d) None of these
Ans. a
24.
Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Drives?
a) Seagate
b) 3M
c) IBM
d) Microsoft
Ans. a
25.
What is the name of the smaller divisions made in Hard disk?
a) Head
b) Sectors
c) Partitions
d) Tracks
Ans. b
26. Which of the following is a storage
device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store
data/information
a) Floppy diskette
b) Hard disk
c) Permanent disk
d) optical disk
Ans. b
Buy Computer MCQ E-Book in Just Rs.39/- (7000 MCQs)