COPA Module 3: Booting Process – all 10 MCQ questions with answers

  1. Which system is used by Bluetooth for Broadcasting?

    Answer: Radio waves – Bluetooth sends data wirelessly using short-range radio waves (2.4 GHz).

  2. What is the process of deleting all the data on the hard drive?

    Answer: Formatting – Formatting erases all data on a drive and prepares it with a new file system.

  3. What should be done after installing a new application in a computer?

    Answer: Restart – Restarting after installation lets the new program's settings and files take effect.

  4. What is the capacity of a typical DVD?

    Answer: 4.7 GB – A standard single-layer DVD stores 4.7 GB of data.

  5. System Software acts as a bridge between Hardware and Which type of software?

    Answer: Application – System software (like the OS) connects the hardware with application software.

  6. Which port is use to connect monitor to CPU?

    Answer: VGA – The VGA port carries the video signal from the CPU to the monitor.

  7. Which virus infects important files of the application software?

    Answer: Macro Virus – A macro virus hides in macros of application files like Word and Excel documents.

  8. What is BIOS?

    Answer: Firmware – BIOS is firmware – software permanently stored on a ROM chip on the motherboard.

  9. Which software interfaces the major hardware components of the computer with the OS?

    Answer: BIOS – BIOS tests the hardware (POST) and connects it with the operating system at boot time.

  10. What do statistical analysis packages have much in common with?

    Answer: Spreadsheet packages – Statistical packages work with rows and columns of numbers, just like spreadsheets.