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31. Which of the following peripheral devices displays information to a user?
A. Monitor
B. Keyboard
C. Secondary storage devices
D. Secondary storage media
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Peripheral devices are the external hardware components which are connected with a modern computer.
32. Any component of the computer you can see and touch is______.
A. Software
B. Peripheral
C. Storage
D. Hardware
ANSWER: D
SOLUTION:The physical components of a computer that you can see and touch are called hardware.
33. Which of the following is not hardware?
A. Processor chip
B. Printer
C. Mouse
D. Java
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:Java is not hardware. Java is a programming language that runs on top of hardware-based platforms.
34. Which key is also known as toggle key?
A. Caps lock
B. Num lock
C. Both a and b
D. None of these
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION:The Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock keys are the most well-known toggle keys.
35. To move to the beginning of a line of text, press the ___ key.
A. Page up
B. Shift
C. Home
D. Enter
ANSWER: C
SOLUTION: The Home key moves the cursor to the beginning of a line of typed characters.
36. The __ key will launch the start button.
A. Esc
B. Shift
C. Window
D. Shortcut
ANSWER: C
SOLUTION: The Windows key launches the start menu on Windows computers. The Windows key is also known as the Windows, win, start, logo, flag, OS, or super key.
37. Spacebar is used for ________.
A. Giving space
B. Deleting space
C. Moving next line
D. All of these
ANSWER: A
SOLUTION:The spacebar is used to create a space between characters or words. It’s the longest key on a keyboard, and is located in the lowermost row.
38. Shift, ctrl, Alt are examples of which among the following category?
A. Modifier keys
B. Primary keys
C. Function keys
D. Alternate keys
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION:Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890) invented the QWERTY keyboard and introduced the keyboard layout that’s used today.
39. Keyboard and ___ are examples of input devices.
A. Monitor
B. Modem
C. Printer
D. Mouse
ANSWER: D
SOLUTION:Keyboard and Mouse are input devices. In the realm of computing, input devices play a crucial role.