Multiple Choice Question Paper

      Some Important Multiple Choice Question in Computer

1. Some Keyboards have a small joystick built into them, between the g and h keys. This type of device is called (an):
a. TrackStick      b. Alternative pointing  c. Tracking device       d. Integrated pointing device

2. The keystrokes Ctrl + I is used to
a. Increase font size                    b. Insert a line break
c. Indicate the text show be bold   d. Applies italic format selected text

3. When a range is selected, how can you activate the previous cell?
a. Press the Alt key     b. Press tab                c. Press Enter     d. None of the above

4. Which file format can be added to a PowerPoint slide?
a. .jpg       b. .mid      c. .wav      d. All of the above

5. CU is a part of
a. CPU       b. RAM      c. ROM      d. None of the above

6. Each excel file is called a workbook because
a. It can contain text and data.     b. It can be modified.
c. It can contain many sheets including worksheets chart sheets.
d. None of the above

7. Excel probably considers the cell entry January 1, 2010 be a
a. Label     b. Value     c. Formula          d. Text String

8. Which of the following is not a valid data type in excel
a. Number  b. Character       c. Label     d. Date/time

9. You can show the shortcut menu during the slide show
a. Clicking the shortcut button on the formatting toolbar
b. Right clicking the current slide.
c. Clicking an icon on the current slide.
d. None of the above

10. Which of the following allows you to select more than one slide in a presentation?
a. Alt + click each slide                b. Shift + drag each slide

c. Shift + click each slide      d. Ctrl + click each slide

11. The view that displays the slides on a presentation as miniature representation of the slides is called
a. Slide show      b. Slide sorter view      c. notes page view      d. outline view

12. The PowerPoint view that displays only text (title and be bullet) is
a. Slide show      b. Slide sorter view      c. notes page view      d. outline view

13. Which of the following is not an Impact Printer?
a. Daisy-wheel    b. Dot-Matrix Printer    c. Chain Printer   d. Laser

14. Removing a video property requires ___________ it
a. deleting  b. uninstalling     c. removing                d. None of the above

15. A tape drive offers ________ access to data
a. timely    b. sequential       c. random          d. None of the above

16. CAD stands for
a. Computer aided design             b. Computer application in design
c. Computer algorithm design                d. All of the above

17. Hard disk is coated in both side above
a. Magnetic metallic oxide    b. Optical metallic oxide
c. Carbon layer                   d. All of the above

18. Which statement is valid about computer program?
a. It is understood by a computer  b. It is understood by programmer
c. It is understood user                d. Both (b) and (c)

19. CD-ROM stands for
a. Compactable read only memory        b. Compact Data Read only memory
c. Compactable disk Read only memory  d. Compact disk Read only memory

20. Software in computer
a. Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
b. Increases the speed of central processing unit
c. Both (a) and (b)                              d. None of the above

21. Which of the following will determine your choice of systems software for your computer?
a. Is the applications software you want to use compatible with it?
b. It it expensive?       c. Is it compatible with your hardware?   d. Both (a) and (b)

22. What is a shell?
a. It is a hardware component       b. It is a command interpreter
c. It is a part of computer             d. It is a tool in CPU scheduling

23. What is the memory from 1K-640K called?
a. Extended memory           b. Normal memory
c. Low memory                   d. Conventional memory

24. The number of processes completed per unit time is known as
a. Output   b. Throughput     c. Efficiency                d. Capacity

25. Every host computer on the Internet has a (n)?
a. Similar IP address    b. Unique 15-digit number
c. Unique IP address    d. Common name and number

26. TCP/IP stands for?
a. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
b. Transmission Control Procedures/Internet Procedures
c. Translation Computing Procedures/International Protocols
d. Transaction Computing Printing/Internet Protocols

27. In what decade was ARPANET developed?
a. 1950s            b. 1960s            c. 197s0             d. 1980s

28. Which of the following is an example of SPOOLED device?
a. The terminal used to enter the input data for a program being executed.
b. The secondary memory device in a virtual memory system
c. A line printer used to print the output of job’s
d. None of above

29. Virtual memory is?
a. Extremely large main memory   b. Extremely large secondary memory
c. An illusion of an extremely large main memory    d. A type of memory used in super computers

30. Which of the following file name extension suggests that the file is Backup copy of another file?
a. .txt        b. .com      c. .bas       d. .bak

31. A tree structured file directory system
a. allow easy storage and retrieval of file names
b. is a much debated unnecessary feature
c. is not essential when we have millions of files
d. None of the above

32. Which technique was introduced because a single job could not keep both the CPU and the I/O devices busy?
a. Time-sharing   b. Spooling c. Preemptive scheduling      d. Multiprogramming

33. Which directory implementation is used in most Operating System?
a. Single level directory structure   b. Two level directory structure
c. Tree directory structure            d. Acyclic directory structure

34. What was the department of the U.S. government that developed the initial stages of the Internet?
a. Department Commerce    b. Department of Defense
c. Department of the Military d. Judicial Department

35. What is a backup?
a. Restoring the information backup
b. An exact copy of a system’s information
c. The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure
d. None of these

36. Which of the following options changes the fill color of an object back to default color?
a. Template                b. Automatic       c. Patterns         d. Fill colors

37. A cell is defined as
a. The intersection of a column and a row       b. An input box
c. A rectangular marker                                       d. All of the above

38. What do you mean by a Workspace?
a. Group of Columns    b. Group of Worksheets          c. Group of Rows  d. Group of Workbooks

39. Which function is not available in the Consolidate dialog box?
a. Print      b. Average c. Sum      d. Max

40. To return the remainder after a number is divided by a divisor in Excel, we use the …. function?
a. ROUND()                b. MOD()    c. DIV()     d. None of these

41. Which power point view displays each slide of the presentation as a thumbnail and is useful for rearranging slide
a. Slide sorter     b. Slide master   c. Slide design    d. Slide show

42. How are the data organized in a spreadsheet?
a. Lines and spaces     b. Height and width      c. Layers and planes    d. Rows and columns

43. Which elements of word document can be displayed in color?
a. Only graphics  b. All elements    c. Only text                d. None of above

44. “What would you use for immediate, real-time communication with a friend?”
a. Instant Messaging    b. E-mail    c. Usenet   d. Blog

45. Which of the following a search engine continuously sends out that start on a homepage of a server and pursue all links stepwise?
a. spiders   b. packets  c. cookies  d. None of the above

46. If text was highlighted and ‘Edit’ ‘Copy’ was clicked, what would happen?
a. Text would be copied from the document and placed in the clipboard
b. Text would be removed from the document and placed in the clipboard
c. Text from the clipboard would be placed in the document at the place where the cursor is blinking
d. None of the above

47. Which groupings do you work with when formatting text in word?
a. Tables, Paragraphs and indexes         b. Paragraphs, indexes and sections
c. Characters, sections and paragraphs   d. Indexes, characters and tables

48. What is full form of OMR?
a. Optical Mark Reader b. Optical Marked Reading    c. Optical Moon Right d. Optical Me Right

49. What is the full form of CD-R?
a. Collect Data-Readable      b. Compact Disk-Recordable
c. Cover Drink                    d. Carbon Data

50. In Excel chart are created using which option?
a. Chart wizard   b. Pie chart        c. Bar chart                d. None of these

51. The outline and slides tabs appear in which …………… view in M.S. powerpoint 2003.
a. Normal   b. Slide Sorter    c. Notes Pages    d. Slide Show

52. A power point presentation ……….
a. Can be save as webpage  b. Can not save as webpage
c. Can save only a slide                d. Can save only media fire

53. The shortcut key for the font dialog box is?
a. Ctrl + C  b. Ctrl + D  c. Ctrl + E  d. Ctrl + F

54. “In Excel, if you click on the Gridlines and Draft Quality check box on the sheet tab property sheet of page setup dialog box then”
a. gridlines will be print         b. gridlines will be printed     c. sometimes print
d. None of the above

55. Which type of network is a specifically designed configuration of computer and other devices located within a confined area.
a. Local Area Network  b. Peer to Peer Network       c. Wide Area Network
d. Client Server Network

56. The area on a slide that holds text that will appear in the presentation outline is a ………….
a. Textbox b. Placeholder     c. bullet print      d. Title box

57. The purpose of AutoFormat command in Excel is to
a. Create a professional and consistent look for your data
b. “choose between standard table formats that include borders, shading, font colours and other formatting options”
c. easily apply a consistent format throughout a workbook.
d. All of the above

58. A …………. is an additional set of commands that the computer displays after you make a selection from the main menu.
a. Dialog box      b. Sub menu       c. Menu selection        d. All of these

59. What is full form of ASCII
a. Australian Standard Code of Information Interchange
b. American Standard Code for information interchange
c. American Standard Code for Information Industry
d. Australian Standard Code for Information Industry

60. The shortcut key for the central alignment is?
a. Ctrl + C  b. Ctrl + E  c. Ctrl + L  d. Ctrl + R

61. Which menu contains the commands to save the current presentation or to open a previously saved presentation?
a. The Tools menu       b. The File menu c. The View menu                d. The Edit menu

62. Cell D5 contains the value 22,582. Cell D6 contains the function = ROUND (D5, -3) what value be displayed in cell D6?
a. 22,582   b. 22,582.000     c. 23,000   d. # ERROR?

63. Ctrl + E command is used in MS-Word
a. Open the Search bar                b. Start the Find Utility
c. Open the History bar                d. None of these

64. In MS-Excel, files have a default extension of
a. .xls        b. .xlw       c. .Wk1      d. None of these

65. In PowerPoint the following is not a feature of PowerPoint
a. Printing transparencies     b. Printing the speaker’s notes along with the slide images
c. Linking a slide transition with a laser pointer d. Drawing with a pen

66. An error is also known as
a. Debug    b. Bug               c. Cursor            d. None of these

67. Operating System of a computer
a. Enables the programmer to draw a flow chart      b. Links a program with subroutine with reference
c. Provides a layer, user friendly interface               d. None of the above

68. The predefined slide formats in PowerPoint are known as:
a. View      b. Slide layouts   c. Audience handouts   d. Speaker notes

69. What is display if the formula = Left (Maruti) is entered in to a cell?
a. M          b. I           c. Maruti            d. Ma

70. In Word, the use of Ctrl key while dragging
a. Deletes the selected text   b. Copy the selected text      c. Formats the text
d. None of these

71. The Power Point view that displays only text (title and bullet) is-
a. Slide show      b. Notes Pages view     c. Slide sorter view      d. Outline view

72. A device, which is not connected to CPU, is called as ………
a. land-line device       b. On-line device c. Off-line device d. None of the above

73. What is e-commerce?
a. Buying and selling of international goods
b. Buying and selling of products and service over the internet
c. Buying and selling of products having to do with the computers
d. Buying and selling of electronic goods.

74. The term user interface refers to
a. What the user sees on the screen and how they can interact with it.
b. How the operating system responds to the user commands
c. The means by which the user interacts with the peripheral devices of the computer
d. None of the above

75. Which of the following can be printed in support of a PowerPoint presentation?
a. Audience handouts   b. Notes     c. An outline       d. All of the above

76. Which of the following is an example of operating system

a. DOS      b. OS/2      c. Unix       d. All of the above

77. In Windows shortcut Shift + Delete is used to
a. Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle bin
b. Copy the selected item
c. Rename the selected item
d. Create a shortcut to the selected item

78. In MS-Excel, you can add an image to a template by clicking the Insert Picture from File button on the …….. toolbar.
a. Standard                b. Formatting      c. Picture   d. None of these

79. From where do you install font?
a. Font icon of control panel                  b. Font option of format menu
c. Options submenus of Tools menu       d. None of these

80. The minimum number of rows and columns a word table can have is
a. Zero      b. 2 rows and 1 column          c. 2 rows and 2 column  d. 1 row and 1 column

81. Data can be arranged in ascending on descending order by using
a. Sort command from Table menu        b. Sort command from Data menu
c. Sort command from Tools menu        d. None of these

82. Which option enables automatic updates in destination documents?
a. embedding     b. objects   c. links       d. relationships

83. The type of website that engages consumers in interactions that will move them closer to a direct purchase is known as a ………. website.
a. customer service     b. interactive      c. marketing       d. corporate

84. When preparing a website, designers should ensure that the site enables user-to-user communication. This design feature is known as ……….
a. connection      b. community     c. context  d. commerce

85. ……….. have a single communication channel that is shared by all the users on the network?
a. Point-to-Point  b. Broadcast Network   c. Protocol          d. PAN

86. The collection of communication lines and routers is called
a. LAN       b. MAN      c. WAN      d. Communication Subnet

87. What symbol is used to enter number as text?
a. ‘    b. “   c. =  d. +

88. What do you do to start the slide show?
a. Click and Go   b. Turn on transition    c. Click on the Slide Show icon
d. All of the above

89. What is a slide transition?
a. Overheads      b. Letters   c. A special effect used to introduce a slide in a slide show                 d. The way one slide looks

90. To print the PowerPoint presentation, press
a. Ctrl + T  b. Ctrl + E  c. Ctrl + S  d. Ctrl + P

91. Two types of sound files that can be added to PowerPoint presentation are ……….
a. .jpg files and .gif files       b. .wav files and .gif files
c. .wav files and .jpg files     d. .wav files and .mid files

92. Which is odd option
a. .jpg       b. .gif                c. .png       d. .wav

93. What is the term used when a clip art image changes the direction it faces?
a. Group    b. Flip        c. Both (a) and (b)      d. None of the above

94. The basic operations performed by a computer are
a. Arithmetic operation b. Logical operation     c. Storage and retrieval
d. All of the above

95. The two major types of computer chips are
a. Primary memory chip       b. Microprocessor chip c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above

96. The number of rows in a worksheet is
a. 36500    b. 65536    c. 256        d. 64536

97. A protocol is a set of rules governing a time sequence of events that must take place?
a. between peers b. between an interface          c. between modem    d. across an interface

98. LAN has the same authority as other host?
a. Local Area Network  b. Wide Area Network  c. Peer to Peer Network
d. Client Server Network

99. To select multiple non-adjacent cells in a worksheet you will click them holding
a. Ctrl key  b. Alt key   c. Shift key d. Ctrl + Shift key

100. Which can be used for quick access to commonly used commands and tools?
a. Status bar      b. Toolbar  c. Menu bar                d. Title bar