NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Don Mariano Marcos Ave., Laoag City, Ilocos Norte

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
COMPUTER EDUCATION 7
School Year 2022-2023

Name: ____________________________ Date: ______________________________

Section: ___________________________ Score: ______________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Read the given items carefully. Choose among the choices the best that corresponds to each item.

1. It is a command that allows you to keep your documents folder in your computer where you can retrieve
or and modify it in the future.
a. Delete Text b. Insert Text Box c. Print Documents d. Save Document

2. It is a software application that has multiple cells, letters, number, formula and graphics which is very useful in
organizing data.
a. Microsoft Word b. Microsoft Excel c. Microsoft PowerPoint d. Microsoft Publisher

3. Which of the following PDF usage wherein you can get to a “paperless office”?

a. exchanging data c. archiving data

b.
c. creating electronic documents
d. interactive documents

4. This is where you can put your data that looks like a grid with columns and rows.

a. View Buttons
b. Scroll Bar
c. Spread Sheet Area
d. Status Bar

5. Which of the following best describes the function of the Window Control Buttons?
a. This allows you to auto hide or show tabs and commands
b. This allows you to customize your toolbar
c. These buttons help you to maximize, minimize, restore and close the window
d. It shows your document in the WYSIWYG mode
6. It is a single page of a presentation created with software such as PowerPoint.

a. animation
b. presentation
c. slide
d. theme

7. Who developed the concept of Portable Document Format?

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 a. Jean Valjean
b. John Warnock
c. Albert Quile
d. Hens Walter

8. Eric wanted to move his worksheet vertically. Which of the following parts of Microsoft Excel will he
used?

a. Title Bar
b. Scroll Bar
c. View Button
d. Zoom Button

9. These are visual effects for the objects in your PowerPoint presentation which bring objects like text,
images, or charts on or off your slide.
a. animations
b. presentation
c. slide
d. themes

10. Which of the following is not a used of PDF?

a. Exchanging data
b. Creating electronic documents
c. Archiving data
d. Removes information
11. If you want to italicize the selected text for emphasis, highlight the word or text press ____.

a. Ctrl+ U
b. Ctrl+ V
c. Ctrl+ I
d. Ctrl+ V

12. Which of the following is a PDF Advantage?

a. PDF files are compact
b. PDF supports security
c. PDF files can be device independent
d. All of the above
13. Files in this format retain the formatting for text, fonts and graphics with which it was originally done.
a. Microsoft Word
b. Microsoft Excel
c. Microsoft PowerPoint
d. Portable Data Format
14. This part of Microsoft PowerPoint application shows the name of the presentation you are working on.
a. Menu Tabs
b. Quick Access Tool Bar
c. Title Bar
d. Window Control Buttons
15. Which of the following is the function of the Formula Bar in your Microsoft Excel?

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 a. It is where you can put your data
b. It displays the content data in the active cell
c. It displays the name of the active cell
d. It will show the set of ribbons that will help you as you do your worksheets
16. These are vertical and horizontal guides that help you to position the elements in your slide in reference
to your slide window.
a. Note panes
b. Placeholders
c. Rulers
d. Slides

17. This PDF usage allows you to index PDF files so you can create and search an electronic library of PDF
files.
a. exchanging data
b. creating electronic documents
c. archiving data
d. interactive documents

18. This option will allow you to modify the font size of the selected text by choosing from the dropdown
list or directly typing it.
a. Font
b. Font Color
c. Font Size
d. Font Effects
19. What does PDF stand for?
a. Portable Data Filter
b. Portable Document Film
c. Portable Document Format
d. Portable Data Film

20. This view shows your presentation as if it will show the current slide just like when you are already
doing presentations.
a. Slide Sorter View
b. Reading View
c. Slide Show View
d. Draft View

21. This type of animation will define how the element is supposed to move out or get off the slide.
a. Entrance
b. Emphasis
c. Exit
d. Motion Part
22. It is a grid of cells consisting of 65,536 row by 256 columns.

a. Cell
b. Workbook
c. Worksheet

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 d. Rows

23. The Microsoft PowerPoint application software is best described as .

a. Database software
b. Drawing software
c. Presentation software
d. Word processing software

24. Arrange the following steps with their correct sequence of turning off the autocorrect option in your
Microsoft PowerPoint (I as the first and V as the last).
I. At the dialog box that appears, uncheck the option which you may want to turn off.
II. Click on AutoCorrect Options.
III. Click on Options.
IV. Click Proofing at the left pane.
V. Click the File Tab.
a. I-II-III-IV-V
b. II-III-IV-V-I
c. V-III-IV-II-I
d. III-IV-V-II-I

25. This will allow you to put different types of lists, diagrams, organization charts, and timelines.
a. Chart
b. Pictures
c. Shapes
d. SmartArt graphics

26. Which of the following is the shortcut key to exit slide show mode in your presentation?

a. Page Down Key

b. Enter Key
c. ESC Key
d. Backspace Key

27. The following statements are the ways on how to communicate your information clearly. Which of the
following does not belong?
a. Do not use paragraph in your PowerPoint presentation
b. One topic at a time should be strictly follow while doing the slide
c. Plan what you will put on your slide
d. Use a lot of images and video clips during your presentations
28. Which of the following function key is used to start the slideshow?
a. Using F5 key
b. Using F6 key
c. Using F7 key
d. Using F8 key
29. Arrange the following steps with their correct sequence of saving your worksheets (I as the first and III
as the last).
I- Change the name of the file into something that you can easily remember. In this example, it is
Sample1. Click Save once you finished typing the filename to complete the saving of your file.

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 II- Click the documents icon or use the This PC Dropdown list to go to a particular folder where you
want to save your file. By default, the workbook is named Book1.
III- At the file tab, click on Save or Save As. You will be given the Save As dialog.
a. I-II-III c. III-II-I
b. II-III-I d. III-I-II
30. This option will simultaneously align the selected text to the both left and right margins.

a. Align Text Left

b. Align Text Right
c. Center
d. Justify

31. The Microsoft Word is a software.

a. Antivirus
b. Photo Editor
c. Web Browser
d. Word Processing
32. Each worksheet of Microsoft Excel contains a grid of _____________.

a. 12, 986
b. 16,384
c. 65,536
d. 1,048,576

33. Alan wanted to find a data in his worksheet. What shortcut should he used in order for him to easily
locate the data that he needed?
a. Ctrl+ F
b. Ctrl+ V
c. Ctrl+ I
d. Ctrl+ V

34. In creating a PDF File with Microsoft PowerPoint, the first thing you need to do is to open the file you
have created, what’s comes next?
a. Open the file you have created with Microsoft PowerPoint
b. Click the file tab, click on Save As
c. Type the filename or just click to accept the set filename of the original PowerPoint Document
d. A new file will be saved as PDF. Go to directory where you save a file, double click on it to show the
newly created PDF
35. This commands will help you to organize the elements in your documents.

a. Tables
b. Word Art
c. Online Pictures
d. Drop Cap

36. The Microsoft Excel is a software.

a. Photo Editor
b. Spreadsheet

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 c. Web Browser
d. Word Processing
37. Files in this format retain the formatting for text, fonts and graphics with which it was originally done.

a. Word
b. Excel
c. PowerPoint
d. PDF
38. If you want to delete the selected text or word, press ________
a. Alt
b. Ctrl
c. Home
d. Delete
39. This function is used to add all values in the specified range.
a. Sum
b. Average
c. Min
d. Max
40. This command lets you change the appearance of your image by providing options such as line style,
transparency, contrast, changing color, cropping and many more.
a. Adding Images
b. Picture Tools Command Tab Options
c. Positioning Images
d. Working with Characters and Graphics
41. To print a document you need to press .

a. Ctrl+ P
b. Ctrl + S
c. Ctrl+ V
d. Ctrl+ I

42. This stands for what you see is what you get ______________.

a. WYSIWYG
b. Mail Merge
c. File Management
d. Macros

43. This allows you to create a single document that you can distribute to a list of recipients.

a. Layout
b. Mail Merge
c. File Management
d. Graphics

44. These parts of Microsoft Word indicates the page status, number of words, proofing errors, view options,
zoom level and options.
a. Ribbon
b. Status Bar
c. Title Bar

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 d. Vertical and Horizontal Scroll Bars

45. It is the equation that will perform computation on data which is in worksheet.

a. Data
b. Formula
c. Operators
d. Row
46. It is where you can see the very useful location of commands to use in Microsoft office 2016.

a. Ribbon
b. Status Bar
c. Title Bar
d. Vertical and Horizontal Scroll Bars

47. This will allow you to temporarily hide the data that do not meet your filtering criteria.

a. Copying Data
b. Finding Data
c. Filtering Data
d. Sorting Data

48. This commands will allow you to create numbered list in your documents.

a. Bullets
b. Numbering
c. Boarder
d. Font

49. Which of the following should be done first in creating a PDF file with Microsoft Word?
a. Open the file you have created with Microsoft Word
b. Click the file tab, click on Save As
c. In the file format, click on the drop-down arrow to get a PDF format
d. Look at the directory where you saved the PDF file, you can now double click on the file to open it
50. This type operator is used to perform basic mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction and
multiplication.

a. Arithmetic
b. Comparison
c. Text
d. Reference
51. The following are tips in creating an effective PowerPoint presentation; EXCEPT:
a. Always be in control of your presentation
b. Overload your presentation with inconsistent animations
c. Communicate your information clearly
d. Grab the viewer’s attention
52. In what year did Portable Document Format develop?

a. 1991

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 b. 1993
c. 1996
d. 1999

53. This refers to a cell in a specific location ______________.

a. Absolute Cell Reference

b. Cell Reference
c. Mixed Cell Reference
d. Relative Cell Reference

54. It is a graphical representation of data which is represented by symbols, such as bar chart, line chart and
pie chart.
a. Chart
b. Data
c. Workbook
d. Worksheet

55. Which of the following is the shortcut key to run the spelling check in your PowerPoint presentation?

a. F3
b. F5
c. F6
d. F7

56. This PDF advantage allows to lock the file, so it can only be opened with password.

a. PDF Files can be compact

b. PDF Files can be device for independent
c. PDF Files can contain multimedia elements
d. PDF supports security

57. This will allow you to put different types of lists, diagrams, organization charts, and timelines.

a. Chart
b. Pictures
c. Shapes
d. SmartArt graphics

58. PDF can be used for electronics forms in which the filled-in can be stored in a data base. What do you
call this practice?

a. exchanging data
b. creating electronic documents
c. archiving data
d. interactive documents

59. PDF can be used for electronics forms in which the filled-in can be stored in a data base. What do you
call this practice?

a. PDF/X Version

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 b. PDF/Y Version
c. PDF/XR Version
d. PDF/XY Version
60. This PDF advantage supports compression algorithms as well as a clever file structure to keep the file
size of PDF files down to an absolute minimum.
a. PDF Files can be compact
b. PDF Files can be device for independent
c. PDF Files can contain multimedia elements
d. PDF supports security

Prepared by:

DAPHNEE MAE A. AGUDONG

Teacher

Checked by:

MILDRED M. CHAN
Head, Junior High School

Approved by:

ROSEMARIE T. TEODORO
Acting Principal, BED

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