Sample Questions

 Q 1. Which of these is not an example of First Generation computer?

1.  ENIAC 
2. Universal Automatic Computer
3. PDP-8
4. EDSAC 
5. EDVAC

Answer: (3) PDP-8

Q 2. Who invented the INTEL 4004 chip?

Answer:  Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stan Mazor

Q 3. Which of these is not an example of Microcomputer?

1. Personal Computer
2. Palm Top
3. Laptop
4. Tablet
5. LAN

Answer: (5) LAN

Q 4. Which of these was introduced in the second generation of computers?

1. Microprocessors
2. Artificial Intelligence
3. Integrated Circuits
4. Vacuum Tubes
5. Transistors

Answer: (5) Transistors

Q 5. Name the storage device out of the given options

1. Monitor
2. CPU
3. Magnetic Disk
4. RAM
5. SMPS

Answer: (3) Magnetic Disk

Q 1. In which year was Windows 8 released?

1. 2009
2. 2008
3. 2012
4. 2013
5. 2010

Answer: (3) 2012

Q 2. What is the full form of ‘U’ in ‘GUI’?

1. Unified
2. Unfiltered
3. User
4. Utility
5. Utilisation

Answer: (3) User

Q 3. What is the maximum size of a word document created in Windows?

1. 1 MB
2. 16 MB
3. 62 MB
4. 1 GB
5. 32 MB

Answer: (5) 32 MB

Q 4. What are the total number of function keys on a keyboard?

1. 15
2. 13
3. 11
4. 12
5. 10

Answer: (4) 12

Q 5. Which of the following does not have a start button?

1. Windows 7
2. Windows XP
3. Windows Vista
4. Windows 8
5. Windows 8.1

Answer: (4) Windows 8

Q 1. To create a new paragraph in MS Word document, which of the following keyboard keys can be used?

1. Tab
2. Enter
3. Alt
4. alt+@
5. Shift

Answer: (2) Enter

Q 2. Which of the following is not a version of MS Office?

1. Microsoft Office 3.0
2. Microsoft Office XP
3. Microsoft Office 2007
4. Microsoft Office 1995
5. Microsoft Office 2009

Answer: (5) Microsoft Office 2009

Solution: No version named Microsoft Office 2009 was ever released by Microsoft for the Office suite

Q 3. What is the name of the file created on MS Excel to manage data in tabular form by managing them into various cells?

1. Document
2. Docsheet
3. Workspace
4. Worksheet
5. Spreadsheet

Answer: (5) Spreadsheet

Solution: The data in MS Excel is managed on sheets called spreadsheets which comprise rows and columns called cells

Q 4. Which of these is the file extension for Microsoft PowerPoint presentation?

1. .ppp
2. .ppt
3. .mpp
4. .mp3
5. .mpt

Answer: (2) .ppt

Q 5.  Which of the given type of software is similar to that of an Accountant’s worksheet?

1. Spreadsheet
2. Database
3. Graphics
4. Document
5. PowerPoint Presentation

Answer: (1) Spreadsheet

Q 6. Which keyboard keys can be used to align the text to the left side of the document in MS Word?

1. Alt+L
2. Alt+Spacebar
3. Ctrl+L
4. Ctrl+Spacebar
5. Tab+L

Answer: (3) Ctrl+L

Q 7. The block in an MS Excel spreadsheet where a column and row intersects each other is called _______. What shall come in place of the blank?

1. Key block
2. Cell
3. Square
4. Box
5. None of the above

Answer: (2) Cell

Q 8. Which of the given combinations of keyboard keys can be used as a shortcut to paste the text without removing its formatting?

1. Ctrl+C
2. Ctrl+Alt+V
3. Alt+Shift+V
4. Shift+Enter+V
5. Shift+Ctrl+V

Answer: (5) Shift+Ctrl+V

Q 9. Which of the given combinations of File type and its extension is incorrect?

1. MS Word – .doc
2. MS Excel – .xls
3. MS PowerPoint – .ppt
4. MS Outlook – .out
5. All of the above are correct

Answer: (4) MS Outlook – .out

Solution: The correct extension for MS Outlook file is .pst

Q 10. The cell reference for a range of cells that starts in cell D2 and goes over to column F and down to row 12 is?

1. D2:F12
2. D-2:F-12
3. F12:D2
4. F-12:D-2
5. None of the above

Answer: (1) D2:F12

Q 12. MS Access is considered to be DBMS. What does S stand for in DBMS?

1. System
2. Solution
3. Software
4. Settings
5. None of the above

Answer: (3) Software

Q 13. Which keyboard shortcut key can be used to save a document directly?

1. Ctrl+S
2. Ctrl+D
3. Ctrl+F
4. Alt+S
5. Shift+S

Answer: (1) Ctrl+S

Q 14. Which of the following MS Office applications be used to show the development data of a company with pictorial and audio/visual format, where each page gives different information?

1. MS Word
2. MS Excel
3. MS Outlook
4. MS PowerPoint
5. MS Access

Answer: (4) MS PowerPoint

Q 15. What is the command “Ctrl + PageUp” used for? 

1. Moves the cursor one Page Up 
2. Moves the cursor one Paragraph Up
3. Moves the cursor one Screen Up
4. Moves the cursor one Line Up 
5. None of these 

Answer: (1) Moves the cursor one Page Up

Q 1. To create a new paragraph in MS Word document, which of the following keyboard keys can be used?

1. Tab
2. Enter
3. Alt
4. alt+@
5. Shift

Answer: (2) Enter

Q 2. Which of the following is not a version of MS Office?

1. Microsoft Office 3.0
2. Microsoft Office XP
3. Microsoft Office 2007
4. Microsoft Office 1995
5. Microsoft Office 2009

Answer: (5) Microsoft Office 2009

Solution: No version named Microsoft Office 2009 was ever released by Microsoft for the Office suite

Q 3. What is the name of the file created on MS Excel to manage data in tabular form by managing them into various cells?

1. Document
2. Docsheet
3. Workspace
4. Worksheet
5. Spreadsheet

Answer: (5) Spreadsheet

Solution: The data in MS Excel is managed on sheets called spreadsheets which comprise rows and columns called cells

Q 4. Which of these is the file extension for Microsoft PowerPoint presentation?

1. .ppp
2. .ppt
3. .mpp
4. .mp3
5. .mpt

Answer: (2) .ppt

Q 5.  Which of the given type of software is similar to that of an Accountant’s worksheet?

1. Spreadsheet
2. Database
3. Graphics
4. Document
5. PowerPoint Presentation

Answer: (1) Spreadsheet

Q 6. Which keyboard keys can be used to align the text to the left side of the document in MS Word?

1. Alt+L
2. Alt+Spacebar
3. Ctrl+L
4. Ctrl+Spacebar
5. Tab+L

Answer: (3) Ctrl+L

Q 7. The block in an MS Excel spreadsheet where a column and row intersects each other is called _______. What shall come in place of the blank?

1. Key block
2. Cell
3. Square
4. Box
5. None of the above

Answer: (2) Cell

Q 8. Which of the given combinations of keyboard keys can be used as a shortcut to paste the text without removing its formatting?

1. Ctrl+C
2. Ctrl+Alt+V
3. Alt+Shift+V
4. Shift+Enter+V
5. Shift+Ctrl+V

Answer: (5) Shift+Ctrl+V

1. How can you open the column dialogue box?

1. Alt+O+C
2. Alt+A+C
3. Alt+R+C
4. Alt+C
5. Alt+ctrl+C

Answer: (1) Alt+O+C

Q 2. Which is the default alignment in MS Word?

1. Right
2. Centre
3. Left
4. Justify
5. None of the Above

Answer: (3) Left

Q 3. “Ctrl + =” is used for _________

1. Change Alignment
2. Subscript
3. Superscript
4. Change font to Bold
5. None of the above

Answer: (2) Subscript

Q 4. A combination of which shortcut keys to use to split a table?

1. Ctrl+shift+enter
2. Ctrl+enter
3. Shift+enter
4. ctrl+alt+S
5. alt+S

Answer: (1) Ctrl+shift+enter

Q 1. The address that is obtained by the combination of the Row number and the Column alphabet is called ________.

1. Worksheet
2. Cell
3. Workbox
4. Cell Address
5. Column Address

Answer: (4) Cell Address

Q 2. Where is the option for page border given in the MS Excel spreadsheet?

1. Home
2. Insert
3. Format
4. View
5. Page Border cannot be added in excel worksheet

Answer: (5) Page Border cannot be added in excel worksheet

Q 3. Excel workbook is a collection of _______ and _______.

1. Worksheet and charts
2. Graphs and images
3. Sheets and images
4. Video and audio
5. None of the above

Answer: (1) Worksheet and charts

Q 4. What type of chart is useful for comparing values over categories?

1. Bar Graph
2. Column Chart
3. Pie Chart
4. Line Graph
5. Such charts cannot be created in Excel

Answer: (2) Column Chart

Q 5. There is an option to add comments in an Excel worksheet, what are the cells called in which comments can be added?

1. Cell Tip
2. Comment Tip
3. Smart Tip
4. Point Tip
5. Query Tip

Answer: (1) Cell Tip

Q 6. Which of the following symbols needs to be added in the formula bar, before adding a formula?

1. *
2. $
3. %
4. +
5. =

Answer: (5) =

Q 7. Which keyboard key is used for Help in MS Excel?

1. ctrl+H
2. F2
3. F1
4. shift+H
5. Alt+ctrl+home

Answer: (3) F1

Q 8. How can you activate a cell in MS Excel?

1. By clicking on it
2. By pressing the arrow keys
3. By pressing Tab key
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

Answer: (4) All of the above

Q 1. What along with the “ctrl” key needs to be pressed in order to cut a part of the text written in MS Word?

1. X
2. C
3. alt
4. alt+C
5. Z

Answer: (1) X; “ctrl+X” needs to pressed to cut a part of text or image from an MS Word document

Q 2. Which of the given pairs of keys need to be pressed in order to move at the beginning of a document?

1. F1+A
2. ctrl+alt+home
3. alt+A
4. ctrl+home
5. alt+home+A

Answer: (4) ctrl+home

Q 3. _________ shortcut keys must be used to select an entire row.

1. ctrl+space
2. ctrl+alt+shift
3. shift+space
4. ctrl+L
5. alt+shift+L

Answer: (3) shift+space

Q 4. To move between two more MS Excel files, which shortcut keys can be used?

1. ctrl+Tab
2. Ctrl+V
3. Alt+space
4. Ctrl+T
5. alt+Tab

Answer: (1) ctrl+Tab

Q 5. Shift+ctrl+___  keys are used to decrease the size of the font by one number. What should come in place of the blank?

1. +
2. –
3. >
4. <
5. D

Answer: (4) <

Q 6. What is the function of the F2 key?

1. To increase the brightness of the system
2. To save a file
3. To rename a file
4. To add an extra sheet in MS Excel
5. To copy the file to another drive

Answer: (3) To rename a file

Q 7. To bookmark the current page, which shortcut keys can be used?

1. ctrl+D
2. ctrl+X
3. shift+D
4. alt+D
5. alt+X

Answer: (1) ctrl+D

Q 8. What is the function of the shortcut key “ctrl+shift+T”?

1. To copy the text from one folder to another
2. To enter the time
3. To have a text break in the file
4. To skip any text break in the document
5. To open a new tab in Internet Explorer

Answer: (2) To enter the time

Q 9. Which shortcut keys from the given options can be used to add a hyperlink to the selected text?

1. ctrl+H
2. ctrl+U
3. ctrl+P
4. ctrl+L
5. ctrl+K

Answer: (5) ctrl+K

Q 10. In MS-Excel, which shortcut keys can be used to create a formula to sum all of the cells?

1. Alt+sum
2. alt+=
3. alt+F
4. alt+F4
5. alt+ctrl+F4

Answer: (2) alt+=

Q 1. MU, ALU and CU are all part of the ________.

1. Storage Memory
2. Central Processing Unit
3. Input Devices
4. Output Unit
5. None of the Above

Answer: (2) Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Q 2. ________ is the main memory of the computer

1. Random Access Memory
2. Read Only Memory
3. Internal Hard Drive
4. DVD
5. Computer has no main memory, it keeps erasing the storage memory automatically

Answer: (3) Internal Hard Drive

Q 3. What is the full form of GUI?

1. Graphic User Interface
2. Games User Interface
3. Graphic Unified Interface
4. Graphic Unit Interface
5. None of the above

Answer: (1) Graphic User Interface

Q 4. A computer comprises how many types of memory?

1. One
2. Four
3. Three
4. Two
5. Eight

Answer: (4) Two

Solution: A computer comprises two types of memory. One is Random Access Memory (RAM) and the other is Read Only Memory (ROM)

Q 5. Which of the following are the physical parts of a computer?

1. Software
2. Operating System
3. Software Applications
4. Hardware
5. None of the above

Answer: (4) Hardware