Technology MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Before IBM created its personal computer, two types of computer systems, Apple II and CP-M, dominated the microcomputer world. Neither of these systems were PC compatible, or Mac-compatible (the two primary standards in place today). The original IBM PC became a new standard in the microcomputer industry. Since then, hundreds of millions of PC-compatible systems have been sold, as the original PC grew into a large family of computers and peripherals. More software has been written for this computer family than for any other system on the market.

✅ The correct answer is option C.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Used in manufacturing, engineering, and process operations.

✅ The correct answer is option A.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
PROM stands for Programmable Read Only Memory and is not a type of expansion slot or bus design. Today, PCI has become the most used expansion slot design in PCs. Older PCs incorporated both PCI and ISA slots for computability with older expansion devices.

✅ The correct answer is option B.

✅ The correct answer is option A.

✅ The correct answer is option A.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
PAL and SECAM are standards used in other countries. RGB stands for red, green, and blue – the colors of light used to create an image in a color tv set and is often used as a format name for computer monitors.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
According to many stories surrounding the origin of the compact disc, 74 minutes was settled on because it would comfortably contain all of Beethoven’s 9th symphony on one disc. Although some stories reference a specific Sony higher-up who claimed this as his favorite piece of music, stories differ. All that’s known for sure is that Sony insisted on this and won out over Phillips’ original 60 minute proposal.