AUTOCAD MULTTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER

1. In CAD, the LIMITS command allows you to determine the:

1. Size of the drawing space.

2. Amount of time that is needed to draw the
3. Size of the text.
4. None of the above

Answer: Size of the drawing space.

2. A uniform pattern of dots/lines on the CAD screen is called a/an_______

1. Snap pattern.
2. Reference dot pattern.
3. Grid
4. All of above

Answer: Grid

3. What do you mean by AutoCAD?

1. Automatic Candidate Address Detection

2. Automatic Card Address Direction
3. Automatic Computer Active Décor
4. Automatic Computer-Aided Design/Drafting

Answer: Automatic Computer-Aided Design/Drafting

4. What does CAD in AutoCAD stand for?

1. Computer Aided Design

2. Computer Advance Detail
3. Computer Assignment Description
4. All of above

Answer: Computer Aided Design

5. Which key can be used to quickly cancel a command?

1. backspace
2. esc
3. tab
4. enter

Answer: esc

6. What does UCS means? (In the context of CAD)

 1. User Coordinate System
2. United CAD Software
3. United Coordinate System
4. User CAD Software

Answer: User Coordinate System

7. What are the characteristics of a Triangle?

1. 2 sides, 4 angles
2. 4 sides, 4 angles
3. 4 sides, 3 angles
4. 3 sides, 3 angles

Answer: 3 sides, 3 angles

8. A command used to move the view planar to the screen.

1. offset
2. fillet
3. pan
4. dist

Answer: pan

9. A command used to check a distance_____________

1. fillet
2. offset
3. pan
4. dist

Answer: dist

10. What does the Offset command do?

1. Moves to specified distance

2. Moves above specified distance
3. Moves away from specified distance
4. none of the above

Answer: Moves to specified distance

11. Where would AutoCAD ask you for something?

1. Tool Icons
2. Command Line
3. Properties Palette
4. Toolbar
Answer: Command Line

12. This type of triangle has TWO equal sides? __________

1. isosceles
2. Scalene
3. equilateral
4. Right

Answer: Scalene

13. In Cartesian coordinate system, the ___ axis is vertical.

1. X
2. Y
3. Z
4. W

Answer: Y

14. Minor axis and major axis must be specified in order to draw a(n) _______

1. ellipse
2. line
3. chamfer
4. circle

Answer: ellipse

15. When saving your drawings in Autocad the default file type is...?

1. pdf
2. dwg
3. bak
4. doc

Answer: dwg

16. What does the command Fillet do?

1. Straightens an angle
2. Curves an angle
3. Deletes an angle
4. All of above

Answer: Curves an angle

17. The shortcut command key for UNDO.

1. CTRL+C
 2. CTRL+Z
3. CTRL+CU
4. CTRL+CHA

Answer: CTRL+Z

18. The shortcut command key for TABLE.

1. TL
2. TE
3. TN
4. TB

Answer: TB

19. This type of triangle has TWO equal sides? ___________

1. Move
2. Trim
3. Extend
4. Scale

Answer: Extend

20. The _________command is used to lengthen a line to meet an edge.

1. Array
2. Chamfer
3. Extend
4. Rotate

Answer: Extend

21. A command used to insert multiline text_____________

1. units
2. trim
3. join
4. mtext

Answer: mtext

22. What a phantom line used for?

1. To show an alternate position

2. To represent a line of symmetry
3. To represent an edge not visible
4. To eliminate a section of drawing not needed because of size

Answer: To show an alternate position

23. When you type a second point by first moving the cursor to indicate direction and
then entering a distance, you are using the ________

1. Direct Distance entry technique

2. Relative Polar Coordinates
3. Interactive
4. Absolute Coordinates

Answer: Direct Distance entry technique

24. Which CAD command enlarges or reduces selected objects proportionally in the X,
Y, and Z directions from a base point?

1. Stretch
2. Divide
3. Array
4. Scale

Answer: Scale

25. Which CAD command creates multiple copies of objects in a circular or rectangular
pattern?

1. Array
2. Extend
3. Chamfer
4. Rotate

Answer: Array

26. The ___ command provides the length of an object but does not place a dimension
line on the drawing?

1. Annotate
2. Leader
3. Baseline
4. Distance

Answer: Distance

27. CAD commands such as LINE, CIRCLE, and ARC and other basic CAD figures are
examples of____________

1. Modify commands
2. Edit commands
3. Draw commands.
4. None of the above

Answer: Draw commands.

28. How many AutoCAD OBJECTS are in a rectangle?

1. One
2. Two
3. Four
4. None of above

Answer: One

29. Which CAD command creates multiple copies of objects in a pattern?

1. Rotate
2. Array
3. none of the above
4. Extend

Answer: Array

30. When a layer is turned off____________

1. It makes no real difference. Details can still be added to the layer

2. Details on the layer cannot be seen
3. File space is saved when saving the file
4. Details cannot be erased from the layer

Answer: Details on the layer cannot be seen

31. CAD stands for____________

1. computer aided driving

2. computers and drawing
3. computer aided design
4. cats and dogs

Answer: computer aided design

32. The ________ tool is used to fill in an object with color/pattern design.

1. Arc
2. Hatch
3. Line
4. Pattern

Answer: Hatch

33. What a break line used for?

1. To show an alternate position

2. To represent an edge not visible
3. To represent a line of symmetry
 4. To eliminate a section of drawing not needed because of size

Answer: To eliminate a section of drawing not needed because of size

34. The origin of a drawing is ALWAYS at______________

1. 0,0
2. The first point you select
3. A random point in space
4. UCS ICON

Answer: 0,0

35. Polar coordinates are used mostly for drawing ________

1. Arcs
2. Circles
3. Angled lines
4. Vertical and Horizontal Straight Lines

Answer: Vertical and Horizontal Straight Lines

36. The ________ command will adjust the display so that all objects in the drawing are
displayed to be be as large as possible.

1. Pan
2. Circle
3. Zoom All
4. Orbit

Answer: Zoom All

37.What is the difference between command Plot and Print?

1. print command can print up to A3 size paper

2. plot command prints only big plans
3. The plot command for CNC (CAM
4. No difference

Answer: No difference

38. From which direction does AutoCAD start measuring angles?

1. 6 o'clock
2. 9 o'clock
3. 3 o'clock
4. 12 o'clock

Answer: 3 o'clock
39. With the Multiline Text editor, you can do all of the following, except.

1. Create fields such as date, time and author

2. Insert numbered and bulleted lists
3. Insert pictures
4. Insert specific drafting and engineering symbols

Answer: Insert pictures

40. How many points do you need to define for the rectangle command?

1. Two
2. Four
3. One
4. None

Answer: Two