HIMALAYA COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

MARDAN
COMPUTER SKLILLS
MCQS WITH ANSWER KEYS
INSTRUCTOR
MR. SHAH NAWAZ

1. The term ‘Computer’ is derived from..........

a. Latin
b. German
c. French
d. Arabic

2. Which of the following are input devices?

a. Keyboard
b. Mouse
c. Scanner
d. Any of these

3. Control + X

a. Copy
b. paste
c. Cut
d. Undone

4. 1 Byte =?

a. 8 bits √
b. 4 bits
c. 2 bits
d. 9 bits

5. Examples of output devices are

a. Screen
b. Printer √
c. Speaker
d. All of these

6. WAN stands for

a. Wap Area Network

b. Wide Area Network√
c. Wide Array Net

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 d. Wireless Area Network

7. Microsoft office is type of ?

a.System software
b.Application software √
c.Utility Software
d .Firmware

8. Www Stand For

a. World Wide Web√
b. b.World Wide with
c. c.Work with wep
d. d.Walk word with

9. What is the extension of files created in Ms-Word is….

a.dot
b.doc √
c.dom
d.Txt

10. Which device is required for the Internet connection?

a. Joystick
b. Modem √
c. CD Drive
d. NIC Card

11. MS OFFICE is Software

a. Application√
b. b.system
c. c.operating
d. d.java

12. A CPU contains

a. A card reader & printing device
b. An analytical engine and a control unit √
c. Control unit(CU) & Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
d. ALU & Hard disk

13. What is the function of Ctrl + B in Ms-Word

a. It converts selected text into the next larger size of the same font
b. It adds a line break to the document
c. It makes the selected text Bold √
d. It applies Italic formatting the selected text

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14. All computers must have:
a. ward processing software √
b. An operating system
c. A printer attached
d. A virus checking program
15. Which statement is valid?

a. 1 KB = 8 bytes b. 1 MB = 8 KB
c. 1 KB = 1024 bytes d. 1 MB = 1024 bytes √

16. Borders can be applied to

a. Cells √
b. Paragraphic
c. Text
d. All of above

17. Bold, Italic, Regular are known as

a. font styles √
b. font effects
c. word art
d. text effects
18. In MS-Word, for what does ruler help?
a. to set tabs
b. to set indents √
c. to change page margins
d. All of the above

19. Which of the following is not on Home ribbon?

a. Columns √
b. Font colour
c. Change Style
d. Font

20. The header and footer command are located on the ____ tab

a. Home
b. Insert √
c. View
d. Header

21. Ctrl + W use for ?

a. Save and Print the Document
b. Save and Close Word Application
c. Save and Close document
d. Without Save, Close Document √

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 22. Identify the Input devices:
a. Key board and mouse √
b. Scanner and Video Camera
c. Printer and Monitor
d. Both A and B

23. To start slide show of a presentation

a. Hit F5 key √
b. From Slide Show menu choose View Show option
c. From Slide Show menu choose Rehearse timing
d. both a & b

24. Formulas in Excel start with

a. %
b. = √
c. -
d. +

25. If you select Insert >> Picture >> From File

a. You can insert pictures and clipart

b. You can insert clipart only
c. you can insert pictures only √
d. None of above

26. From which menu you can access Picture, Test Box, and Chart etc.?
a. File
b.Edit
c. Insert √
d.View

27. The Software which contains rows and columns is called ______
a. Database
b. Drawing
c. Spreadsheet √
d. Word processing

28. PowerPoint presentations are widely used as

a. note outlines for teachers
b. project presentations by students √
c. communication of planning
d. All of above
29. How many ways you can save a document?
a. 3 √
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

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 30. Ctrl + I
a. Italic √
b. Left Indent
c. Save Document
d. Close Document

31. Ctrl + J
a. Align Justify √
b. Insert Hyperlink
c. Search
d. Print
32. Ctrl + Z
a. Undo the last Action √
b. Redo the last Action
c. Add the new page
d. Paste the contents from clipboard
33. Which tab is not available on left panel when you open a presentation?
a. Outline √
b. Slides
c. Notes
d. All of above are available
34. Which menu provides you options like Animation Scheme, custom Animation, Slide
Transition?
a. Insert Menu
b. Format Menu
c. Tools Menu
d. Slide Show Menu√
35. The cell reference for cell range of G2 to M12 is _______
a. G2.M12
b. G2;M12
c. G2:M12 √
d. G2-M12
36. Ctrl + Y
a. Undo the last Action √
b. Repeat the last Action
c. Delete the last page
d. Delete the first page

37. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
A. Floppy Disk√
B. Hard Disk
C. RAM
D. CDROM

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38. Which device is used to backup the data?
A. Floppy Disk √
B. Tape
C. Network Drive.
D. All of the above

39. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?
A. Semiconductor memories
B. Magnetic Disks
C. Compact Disks
D. Magnetic Tapes √

40. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
A. Bits B. Bytes
C. Hertz D. Clock cycles

41. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?

A. Floppy Disk B. CDROM
C. Hard Disk D. None of these

42. Which of the following is not an output device?

A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Flat Screen√
D. Touch Screen

43. Which technology is used in Compact disks?

A. Mechanical
B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic

D. Laser

44. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A. Floppy Disk
B. Hard Disk√
C. Compact Disk

D. Magneto Optic Disk

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45. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
A. Hardware √
B. Software
C. Firmware
D. ROM ware

46. The brain of the computer is called:

a. Random Access Memory or RAM
b. Central Processing Unit or CPU
c. Read Only Memory or ROM
d. BIOS

47. Which of the following operations moves text from clipboard?

a. Copy
b. Paste
c. Drag and Drop
d. Cut√

48. Animator, 3D Studio, Corel Draw and Flash are………….

A. Word processors
B. Spreadsheet packages
C. Multimedia S/W
D. None of the above√

49. Which device is used to process data?

a. CPU√
b. RAM
c. DCU
d. VDU
50. Mega Byte is equal to

a. 1024 Bytes
b. 1024 Kilo Bytes
c. 1024 Giga Bits√
d. 1024 Bits

51. Intersection of columns and rows is called a ?

a. Data√
b. Table
c. Cell
d. Schema

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52. Which among following is an image name extension?

a. jpg√
b. docx
c. ppt
d. lib

53. The key F12 opens a

a. Save As√
b. Open
c. Save
d. Close

54. Where can you find the horizontal split bar on MS Word screen?

a. On the left of horizontal scroll bar√

b. On the right of horizontal scroll bar
c. On the top of vertical scroll bar
d. On the bottom of vertical scroll bar

55. Which of the following is not available on the Ruler of MS Word screen?

a. Tab stop box√

b. Left Indent
c. Right Indent
d. Center Indent

56. What is place to the left of horizontal scroll bar?

a. Tab stop buttons

b. View buttons√
c. Split buttons
d. Indicators

57. Which file starts MS Word?

a. Winword.exe
b. New Microsoft Word Document.exe√
c. Msword.exe
d. Word2003.exe

58. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?
A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Joystick

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 D. Track ball

59. Which of the following is not an output device?

A. Scanner
B. Printer
C. Flat Screen √
D. Touch Screen

60. Which of the following is not an option of the spelling dialog box?
a. Ignore
b. Ignore all
c. Edit √
d. Change
61. Memory unit is one part of
A. Input device
B. Control unit√
C. Output device
D. Central Processing Unit

62. Formatting a cell in Currency, you can specify

a. Decimal Places
b. Currency Symbol√
c. Both of above
d. None of above

63. The Delete key of keyboard is assigned to which command in Excel?

a. Edit >> Clear >> Contents
b. Edit >> Clear >> All
c. Edit >> Delete √
d. All of above

64. special effects used to introduce slides in a presentation are called

a. effects√
b. custom animations
c. transitions
d. present animations

65. What is the term used when you press and hold the left mouse key and more the mouse
around the slide?

a. Highlighting
b. Dragging
c. Selecting √
d. Moving

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 66. ALU is
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit √
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above

67. Which of the following is available in the form of a PC now?

a. Mainframe
b. Microcomputer
c. Minicomputer
d. Both (B) & (C) √

68. In world today, most of the computers are :

a. Digital √
b. Hybrid
c. Analog
d. Complex
69. LAN stands for...............
a. Limited Area Network
b. Logical Area Network
c. Local Area Network √
d. Large Area Network

70. DOS stands for

a. Disk Operating System √
b. Disk operating session
c. Digital Operating System
d. Digital Open system

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