Q 1
In Excel, a Data Series is defined as what?
A. A type of chart
B. A cell reference
C. A collection of related data
D. A division of results
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MS Excel
Q 2
In MS Excel 2016, mainly _______ types of 'Page Orientation' are available.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. None of these
Q 3
In Microsoft Excel, the file you create and edit is called:
A. A form
B. A ledger
C. A table
D. A workbook
Q 4
In Excel, from which tab can you format a date of birth as YYYY/MM/DD?
A. Input
B. Format menu
C. Insert
D. None of these
Q 5
In MS Excel 2016, =Now() is used:
A. To show day name
B. To show time only
C. To show date only
D. To show current date and time
Q 6
Which area in an excel window allows entering values and formulas?
A. Title bar
B. Menu bar
C. Formula bar
D. Standard toolbar
Q 7
In MS Excel 2016, 'Conditional Formatting' option is available in ____ menu.
A. Insert
B. Page Layout
C. Formulas
D. Home
Q 8
The ____ function in Excel returns the highest value in a set of data that you specify
A. AVG
B. MAX
C. LRG
D. None of these
2
MS Word
Q 1
The header and footer commands are located on which tab in MS Word?
A. Home
B. Insert
C. View
D. Header
Q 2
In MS Word 2016, Shortcut key to open "Font Display Box" is:
A. Ctrl + F
B. Alt + F
C. Alt + D
D. Ctrl + D
Q 3
In MS Word 2016, which of the following shortcut key is used to use paste special?
A. CTRL + ALT + V
B. CTRL + V
C. CTRL + TAB + V
D. ALT + V
Q 4
In MS Word 2016, 'Cover Page' option is available in:
A. Home
B. Insert
C. Design
D. Layout
Q 5
A Word template stores common document:
A. Content
B. Structure
C. Style
D. Theme
Q 6
Word has web authoring tools allow you to incorporate ____ on Web pages.
A. Bullets
B. Hyperlinks
C. Sounds
D. All of these
Q 7
The default alignment for paragraph is
A. Left
B. Right
C. Center
D. None of these
Q 8
Times New Roman is the example of
A. Text
B. Alignment
C. Font
D. Ruler
3
Hardware
Q 1
The brain of any computer system is the:
A. Control Unit
B. CPU
C. ALU
D. Memory
Q 2
What is the primary function of the control unit in the CPU?
A. To perform logic functions
B. To transfer data
C. To store data
D. None of these
Q 3
Which devices are used to back up data?
A. Floppy disk
B. Hard disk
C. CD
D. All of these
Q 4
Which one of the following is input device?
A. Monitor
B. Scanner
C. Printer
D. Speaker
Q 5
All computer peripherals are connected to the:
A. CPU
B. Motherboard
C. Keyboard
D. None of these
Q 6
Seek time is:
A. Time to position the head over proper sector
B. Time to position the head over proper track
C. Time to position the head over proper cylinder
D. None of these
Q 7
Latency time is:
A. Time to spin data under sector
B. Time to spin the needed data under head
C. Time to spin the needed data under track
D. All of these
Q 8
Which of the following file extensions is most commonly associated with graphic card drivers?
A. INF
B. XLXS
C. PNGS
D. None of these
4
MS Powerpoint
Q 1
What is defined by handout master?
A. Layout of Handout
B. Layout of slide
C. Layout of Design
D. Layout of template
Q 2
To stop a slideshow in MS Power point which of the following option a correct?
A. Press F2
B. Press CTRL
C. Press Escape
D. Press F5
Q 3
In MS Power Point, on mouse click option can be used by:
A. Insert > on mouse click
B. Format > on mouse click
C. Transition > on mouse click
D. Review > on mouse click
Q 4
In PowerPoint 2016, 'Rehearse Timings' option is available in:
A. Home Tab
B. Slide Show Tab
C. Review Tab
D. Design Tab
Q 5
Which command will you use in PowerPoint if you need to change the color of different objects without changing content?
A. Design template
B. Color Scheme
C. Object Color
D. Font Color
Q 6
Which toolbar has a slide design option in MS PowerPoint?
A. Drawing toolbar
B. Standard toolbar
C. Formatting toolbar
D. None of these
Q 7
Which one is the action tab in MS PowerPoint?
A. Home
B. Insert
C. Help
D. All of these
Q 8
The best way to insert a new slide in a presentation is to use the:
A. Normal view
B. Special view
C. Slide sorter view
D. None of these
5
Networking
Q 1
The process of transferring files from the internet to your computer is called:
A. Downloading
B. Uploading
C. Forwarding
D. FTP
Q 2
The term DNS stands for:
A. Domain Name System
B. Defence Nuclear System
C. Downloadable New Software
D. Dependent Name Server
Q 3
The first Network was called:
A. CNNET
B. ASAPNET
C. ARPANET
D. NSFNET
Q 4
Two or more computers connected to each other for sharing information form a:
A. Network
B. Library
C. Server
D. None of these
Q 5
Wi-Fi stands for:
A. Wireless Fidelity
B. Wide Frequency
C. Wireless Functionality
D. Worldwide Fidelity
Q 6
Two or more computers connected to each other for sharing information form a:
A. Network
B. Library
C. Server
D. None of these
Q 7
Wi-Fi stands for:
A. Wireless Fidelity
B. Wide Frequency
C. Wireless Functionality
D. Worldwide Fidelity
Q 8
The term DNS stands for:
A. Domain Name System
B. Dependent Name Server
C. Domain Name Service
D. None of these
6
Internet
Q 1
URL stands for:
A. Universal Research List
B. Universal Resource List
C. Uniform Resource Locator
D. Uniform Research Locator
Q 2
An email cannot be sent without:
A. Subject
B. Attachment
C. Receiver's email address
D. Message
Q 3
Audio, Video, and PDF files can be sent through:
A. Gmail
B. Yahoo
C. WhatsApp
D. All of these
Q 4
Which of the following is a correct email address format:
A. username@.com
B. username@website.info
C. username@.pk
D. None of these
Q 5
In a website, we move from one place to another by:
A. Web links
B. Pointer
C. URL
D. None of these
Q 6
Hotmail, Gmail and Yahoo are:
A. Email client
B. Email server
C. User server
D. None of these
Q 7
A webpage has a unique address known as?
A. URL
B. HTTP
C. HTML
D. IP
Q 8
Which of the following is not a search engine?
A. Yahoo
B. Bing
C. lol
D. Google
7
MS Office
Q 1
Which one of the following is presentation software:
A. MS Word
B. MS Excel
C. MS PowerPoint
D. None of these
Q 2
Which tab is not available on the left panel when you open a presentation in PowerPoint?
A. Slides
B. Notes
C. Outline
D. None of these
Q 3
Which of the following is not one of PowerPoint's views?
A. Outline view
B. Slide Sorter
C. Slide Show view
D. Document view
Q 4
What is the largest font size available in the default drop-down menu of MS Word?
A. 68
B. 70
C. 72
D. 78
Q 5
Which menu option can be used to split windows into two?
A. Review > Window
B. View > Window > Split
C. Window > Split
D. View > Split
Q 6
Times New Roman, Arial are examples of:
A. Font format
B. Font style
C. Font design
D. None of these
Q 7
In Power Point, the header and footer button can be found on the insert tab in what group?
A. Illustrations
B. Object
C. Tables
D. None of these
Q 8
In Excel we added _____ before fraction for not to enter date.
A. &
B. Space
C. $
D. None of these
8
Shortcuts
Q 1
Which key shortcut is used to move a word to the right of the cursor?
A. Ctrl + Right arrow
B. Ctrl + Left arrow
C. Alt + Right arrow
D. Alt + Left arrow
Q 2
Which shortcut key is used to moves the cursor one Page Down?
A. Ctrl + PageDown
B. PageDown
C. Shift + PageDown
D. Alt + PageDown
Q 3
Which key is used for help in Word?
A. F1
B. F2
C. F3
D. F4
Q 4
Which key is used to minimize an Excel Worksheet?
A. Ctrl+F5
B. Ctrl+F7
C. Ctrl+F9
D. Ctrl+F11
Q 5
Which key is used to Undo a program action?
A. CTRL+Y
B. CTRL+Z
C. CTRL+T
D. None of these
Q 6
Which key is used for one page down in Word?
A. Pg Dn
B. Up Arrow
C. Down Arrow
D. None of these
Q 7
To move to the previous cell in a table inserted in a document, press:
A. Alt + Tab
B. Ctrl + Tab
C. Shift + Tab
D. Alt + Shift + Tab
Q 8
Which keyboard shortcut is used to select the whole document?
A. Ctrl+A
B. Ctrl+B
C. Ctrl+T
D. Ctrl+D
9
Operating Systems
Q 1
In Microsoft Window 7, which of the following is not a gadget?
A. Recycle Bin
B. Weather
C. Date and time
D. News
Q 2
Mac is a/an:
A. Utility program
B. Device driver
C. Image viewer
D. Operating system
Q 3
Deleted items in files directly go to the
A. Desktop
B. Recycle bin
C. Taskbar
D. None of these
Q 4
DOS cannot retrieve any data from disk if computer virus corrupts its:
A. Directory Area
B. Data Area
C. BAT Files
D. File Allocation Table (FAT)
Q 5
Mac operating system is developed by which company?
A. Google
B. Apple
C. Microsoft
D. None of these
Q 6
Unix operating system was developed by:
A. Dennis Ritchie
B. Ken Thompson
C. Both A & B
D. None of these
Q 7
Initially deleted files are sent to the:
A. Desktop
B. Recycle Bin
C. Control Panel
D. None of these
Q 8
If one _____ a program it is hidden on the taskbar.
A. Minimize
B. Close
C. Maximize
D. None of these
10
Software
Q 1
Which of the following is a spreadsheet program where one can record data in the form of tables?
A. MS Office
B. MS Excel
C. MS PowerPoint
D. None of these
Q 2
What is the default file extension of Notepad?
A. .docx
B. .html
C. .txt
D. .xlsx
Q 3
Outlook Express is an:
A. Protocol
B. Browser
C. Email client
D. Network
Q 4
Microsoft Outlook is used for:
A. Editing images
B. Managing emails
C. Creating spreadsheets
D. Writing code
Q 5
Microsoft Windows was developed by:
A. Apple
B. Dell
C. Amazon
D. None of these
Q 6
Another practical name for software that has no copyright restrictions is:
A. Free software
B. Customized software
C. Public Domain Software
D. None of these
Q 7
By default, the orientation of a document is what when printing?
A. Portrait
B. Landscape
C. Page Setup
D. Print Preview
Q 8
The most commonly used type of software in industry, offices and WAN is:
A. Closed source software
B. Vertical market software
C. Horizontal market software
D. Custom built software
11
Keyboard Shortcuts
Q 1
The F7 key is commonly used for:
A. Renaming files and folders
B. Checking spelling and grammar
C. Opening help
D. Searching content in various apps
Q 2
Which key combination toggles the display of the Ribbon in MS Office?
A. Ctrl+F1
B. Ctrl+F2
C. Ctrl+F6
D. Ctrl+F11
Q 3
Which key is used to move the cursor one word right
A. Ctrl+Right Arrow
B. Ctrl+Left Arrow
C. Ctrl+Shift+Right Arrow
D. None of these
Q 4
What is the shortcut key to "Center Align" the selected text?
A. Ctrl+E
B. Ctrl+U
C. Ctrl+I
D. Ctrl+T
Q 5
Which key is used to move the cursor to the end of the line?
A. End
B. Home
C. Shift+Tab
D. None of these
Q 6
Ctrl + N is used to:
A. Save Document
B. Open Document
C. Close Document
D. New Document
Q 7
Which key is used for Help?
A. F1
B. F2
C. F5
D. F12
Q 8
Which shortcut key is used to insert a hyperlink?
A. Ctrl + H
B. Ctrl + K
C. Ctrl + L
D. Ctrl + Y
12
Computer History
Q 1
Which technology is used in fifth-generation computers?
A. Vacuum Tubes
B. Transistors
C. Integrated Circuits
D. Artificial Intelligence
Q 2
Which of the following is the first computer to use "Stored Program Concept"?
A. UNIVAC
B. ENIAC
C. EDSAC
D. None of the above
Q 3
The first generation of computers used:
A. Transistors
B. Microprocessors
C. Vacuum Tubes
D. Integrated Circuits
Q 4
Who is pioneered in developing modern computer?
A. Douglas Engle Bert
B. Steve Jobs
C. Bill Gates
D. None of these
Q 5
What does UNIVAC stand for?
A. Universal Array Computer
B. Unique Automatic Computer
C. Universal Automatic Computer
D. None of these
Q 6
Who is the founder of the supercomputer?
A. Babbage
B. Seymour Cray
C. Blaise Pascal
D. None of these
Q 7
The first mechanical calculator was invented by:
A. Gottfried Leibnitz
B. Blaise Pascal
C. William Oughtred
D. None of these
Q 8
ABC computer is used for:
A. Specific purpose computer
B. General purpose computer
C. Both A & B
D. None of these