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What type of resource is most likely to be a shared common resource in a computer Network?

A. Printers
B. Speakers
C. Floppy disk drives
D. Keyboards

MICR stands for_________?

A. Magnetic Ink Character Reader

B. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
C. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
D. None

Which of the following is a part of the Central Processing Unit?

A. Printer
B. Key board
C. Mouse
D. Arithmetic & Logic unit

What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client -server system?

A. Mainframe
B. Mini-computer
C. Microcomputer
D. PDA

When did John Napier develop logarithm?

A. 1416
B. 1614
C. 1641
D. 1804

The output quality of a printer is measured by____________?

A. Dot per inch

B. Dot per sq. inch
C. Dots printed per unit time
D. All of above

Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to__________?
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A. Console-operator
B. Programmer
C. Peopleware
D. System Analyst

Who is the Current CEO of Microsoft?

A. Babbage
B. Bill Gates
C. Bill Clinton
D. Satya Nadella

Which of the following are input devices?

A. Keyboard
B. Mouse
C. Card reader
D. Any of these

BIOS stands for__________?

A. Basic Input Output system

B. Binary Input output system
C. Basic Input Off system
D. all the above

Father of “C‘ programming language?

A. Dennis Ritchie
B. Prof John Keenly
C. Thomas Kurtz
D. Bill Gates

What is the other name for programmed chip?

A. A. RAM
B. ROM
C. LSIC
D. PROM

Updated by: Zulqurnain Zeeshan

On-line real time systems become popular in______________generation?

A. First Generation
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B. Second Generation
C. Third Generation
D. Fourth Generation

___________Store data or information temporarily and pass it on as directed by the control unit?

A. Address
B. Register
C. Number
D. Memory

COBOL is an acronym for________________?

A. Common Business Oriented Language

B. Computer Business Oriented Language
C. Common Business Operated Language
D. Common Business Organized Language

When creating a computer program, the____________designs the structure of the program?

A. End user
B. System Analyst
C. Programmer
D. All of the above

The_____________data mining technique derives rules from real-world case examples?

A. Rule discover
B. Signal processing
C. Neural nets
D. Case-based reasoning

ASCII is a coding system that provides_____________?

A. 256 different characters

B. 512 different characters
C. 1024 different characters
D. 128 different characters

Which part of the computer is directly involved in executing the instructions of the computer
program?

A. The scanner
B. The main storage
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C. The secondary storage

D. The processor

__________is defined as any crime completed through the use of computer technology?

A. Computer forensics
B. Computer crime
C. Hacking
D. Cracking

_____________computers operates essentially by counting?

A. Portable computer
B. Hybrid computer
C. Analog computer
D. Digital computer

Touch Screen is___________?

A. Input device
B. Output device
C. Both A & B above
D. None of these

Which of the following uses a handheld operating system?

A. supercomputer
B. personal computer
C. Laptop
D. PDA
_______________is the most important/powerful computer in a typical network?

A. Desktop
B. Network client
C. Network server
D. Network station

By programmable machine we mean_____________?

A. computers
B. modern television
C. washing machines
D. anything that can be set to perform different tasks with suitable programs
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What do you call the translator which takes assembly language program as input & produce machine
language code as output?

A. Compiler
B. Interpreter
C. Debugger
D. Assembler

Who invented Slide Rules?

A. John Napier
B. William Oughtred
C. Gottfried Leibnitz
D. Blaise Pascal

The proper definition of a modern digital computer is____________?

A. An electronic automated machine that can solve problems involving words and numbers
B. A more sophistic and modified electronic pocket calculator
C. Any machine that can perform mathematical operations
D. A machine that works on binary code

Which device is used to process data?

A. CPU
B. RAM
C. DCU
D. VDU

Android was founded in_________?

A. 2005
B. 2003
C. 2004
D. 2006

Handheld computer is also called__________?

A. Palmtop computer
B. Laptop computer
C. Notebook computer D. None of these

DBMS stands for____________?

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A. Database management system

B. Database maintaince system
C. Database maintaince and storage
D. Database management Sound

Which of the following is non-available memory?

A. RAM
B. Register
C. DRAM
D. PROM

A device through which we enter data in a computer known as ___________?

A. Storage Device B.
Internal Device
C. Prcessing Device D.
Input Device

The birthplace of the World Wide Web was__________?

A. NASA
B. Pentagon
C. CERN D. Microsoft

Submitted by: Anand

” Sure Victory ” is a Sri Lankan counter-insurgency operations against the Tamil Tigers
in____________?

A. 1995
B. 1996
C. 1997
D. 1998

Submitted by: WIQAR AHMAD

Components of computer system are?

A. Hardware
B. Software
C. Applications
D. Both A and B
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Shortcut key to open Font dialog box is ____________.

A. Ctrl+Shift+D
B. Ctrl+Alt+ D
C. Ctrl+D D. Alt+D

Which technology provides a solution for PC virtualization?

A. Hyper-Visor
B. Server Clustering
C. Terminal Services
D. RAID

____________ is the shortcut key to display active cell in Excel.

A. Shift + Backspace B.
Ctrl + Backspace
C. Alt + Backspace
D. None

SATA stands for

A. Student Athletic Training Association

B. Specialized Assault Tactical Androids
C. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
D. Student Air Travel Association

Programs designed to perform specific task is known as ________________.

A. System software
B. Application software
C. Utility programs
D. Operating system

Which of the following is machine independence program?

A. High level language

B. Low level language
C. Assembly language
D. Machine language

_____ computers are also called personal computers.

A. Super Computers
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B. Mini Computers
C. Micro Computers
D. Mainframe Computers

When was the first electro-mechanic Computer developed?

A. 1880
B. 1944
C. 1960
D. 1980

Shortcut to quit Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Access, Excel etc is ______________.

A. Alt + F4
B. Ctrl + W
C. Shift + F4 D. Alt + W

Submitted by: Muhammad Danish

Abacus was the first __________________.

A. Electronic computer
B. mechanical computer
C. electronic calculator
D. mechanical calculator

Who is the father of personal computer?

A. Edward Robert
B. Allen Turing
C. Charles Babbage D. None of these

The first web browser is _______?

A. Mosaic
B. Netscape
C. Internet explorer D. Collabra

How 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
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How to remove all character formats in MS Word?

A. Shift + Spacebar
B. Shift + Enter
C. Ctrl + Spacebar D. Ctrl + Enter

How many columns can you insert in a word document in maximum?

A. 35
B. 45
C. 55
Shortcut key to split a table is __________________?

A. Ctrl + Alt + Enter

B. Ctrl + Shift + Enter
C. Alt + Shift + Enter
D. Alt + space + Enter

What is the maximum number of columns that can be inserted in MS Word Table?

A...................................................................................................................................................35
B....................................................................................................................................................45
C....................................................................................................................................................55
D...................................................................................................................................................63
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Submitted by: Muhammad Danish

AGP stands for ________?

A. Accelerated Group Part

B. Advanced Graphics Port
C. Accelerated Graphics Port
D. Advanced Group Part

How many menus has a calculator in the windows?

A. Three
B. Five
C. Four D. Two

Which key is used to edit the selected cell in excel?

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A. F4
B. F10
C. F2
D. Edit

In Excel which key is used to Open the Format Cells window?

A. Ctrl+F10
B. Ctrl+6
C. Ctrl+F1 D. Ctrl+1

PSTN stands for ________?

A. Process Switched Telephone Network

B. Public Switched True Network
C. Public Serial Telephone Network
D. Public Switched Telephone Network

Which of the following color graphics display has the highest resolution?

A. HCA
B. EGA
C. CGA
D. VGA

Which of the following contains the control panel program in the start menu?

A. Program
B. Help
C. Run
D. Settings

Which key is used to insert new worksheet in excel?

A. Alt+F2
B. Alt+F1
C. Alt+Shift+F1 D. Alt+Shift+F2

Which shortcut key is used to Fill Down?

A. CTRL+D
B. CTRL+T
C. ALT+D
D. ALT+D
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In Excel which key is used to open the excel formula window?

A. Shift+F6
B. Shift+F3
C. Alt+Shift+F3
D. Alt+Shift+F6

FAT stands for ________?

A. Frequent Allocation Table

B. File Allocated Table
C. File Allocation Table
D. File Allocation Theory

In Excel which key is used for create a formula to sum all of the above cells?

A. Ctrl+=
B. Alt+- C. Alt+= D. Ctrl+-

ARP stands for ________?

A. Address resolution protocol

B. Allied resolution protocol
C. Address resolution process
D. Address rectification protocol

WMA stands for _________?

A. Windows Medium Audio

B. Windows Media Video
C. Windows Media Audio
D. Windows Medium Video

ACL stands for ___________?

A. Access Control List

B. Access Central List
C. Access Check List
D. Adoptic Control List

PNG stands for ________?

A. Portable Network Graphic

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B. Portable Network Group

C. Project Network Graphics
D. Plain Network Graphics

in the context of animations, what is a trigger in Microsoft PowerPoint?

A. An action button that advances to the next slide

B. An item on the slide that performs an action when clicked
C. The name of a motion path
D. All of above

Shimmer, Sparkle text, Blinking Background etc. are known as_________?

A. Word art
B. Font styles
C. Text effects D. Font effects

Which key should be pressed to start a new paragraph in MS-Word?

A. Down Cursor Key

B. Enter Key
C. Shift + Enter
D. Ctrl + Enter

Which of the following is not of the merge process in Microsoft Word?

A. Sort the data source records

B. Merge the two files to print or create a new document
C. Edit a data source
D. Format a main document

in Ms Word A character that is raised and smaller above the baseline is known as_________?

A. Superscript
B. Raised
C. Outlined
D. Subscript

Which of the following command is not available in Tools menu in Ms Word?

A. Auto summarize
B. Macro
C. Auto correct
D. Auto text
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Columns dialog box can be opened from___________?

A. Press Alt + O + C
B. Format menu Columns submenu
C. Double click on column space in ruler
D. All of above

What should you do if you require pasting the same format in many places?

A. Double click the format painter then go on pasting in many places

B. Click the format painter then go on pasting to many places holding Ctrl Key
C. Click the Format painter and go on pasting in many places holding Alt Key
D. All of above

Which feature helps you to inserts the contents of the Clipboard as text without any formatting in Ms
Word?

A. Paste Special
B. Format Painter
C. Page Setup
D. Styles

What is a portion of a document in which you set certain page formatting options?

A. Page Setup
B. Section
C. Page
D. Document

Which of the following is the Second Step in Creating a Macro?

A. Using your mouse or keyboard, perform the task you want to automate
B. Give the macro a name
C. Assign a keyboard shortcut to the macro
D. Start recording

To insert a drop cap in one of the paragraph you should access_____________?

A. Format
B. Tools
C. Insert Menu
D. None of above
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Page Up Keyboard Key is used in Microsoft Word to_________?

A. Moves the cursor one line up

B. Moves the cursor one screen up
C. Moves the cursor one page up
D. Moves the cursor one paragraph up

Page Down Keyboard Key is used in Microsoft Word to_________?

A. Moves the cursor one line down

B. Moves the cursor one page down
C. Moves the cursor one screen down
D. Moves the cursor one paragraph down

Home Keyboard Key is used in Microsoft Word to_________?

A. Moves the cursor beginning of the document

B. Moves the cursor beginning of the paragraph
C. Moves the cursor beginning of the screen
D. Moves the cursor beginning of the line

End Keyboard Key is used in Microsoft Word to_________?

A. Moves the cursor end of the line

B. Moves the cursor end of the document
C. Moves the cursor end of the paragraph
D. Moves the cursor end of the screen

Ctrl + Backspace” is used in Microsoft Word to_________?

A. Delete the single letter just before the cursor

B. Delete the single letter just after the cursor
C. Delete the word just before the cursor
D. Delete the word just after the cursor

“Ctrl + Delete” Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

A. Delete the word just after the cursor

B. Delete the word just before the cursor
C. Delete the single letter just after the cursor
D. Delete the single letter just before the cursor

“Ctrl + Home” Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

A. Moves the cursor to the beginning of Document

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B. Moves the cursor to the beginning of Line

C. Moves the cursor to the beginning of Paragraph
D. All of the above

“Ctrl + PageDown” Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

A. Moves the cursor one Paragraph Down

B. Moves the cursor one Page Down
C. Moves the cursor one Line Down
D. Moves the cursor one Screen Down

“Ctrl + Right Arrow” Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

A. Moves the cursor one word right

B. Moves the cursor end of the line
C. Moves the cursor end of the document
D. Moves the cursor one Paragraph down

“Ctrl + Down Arrow” Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

A. Moves the cursor one paragraph down

B. Moves the cursor one line down
C. Moves the cursor one page down
D. Moves the cursor one screen down

“Ctrl + Left Arrow” Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

A. Moves the cursor beginning of the Line

B. Moves the cursor one word left
C. Moves the cursor one paragraph up
D. Moves the cursor one paragraph down

“Ctrl + PageUp” Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

A. Moves the cursor one Page Up

B. Moves the cursor one Paragraph Up
C. Moves the cursor one Screen Up
D. Moves the cursor one Line Up

“Ctrl + End” Shortcut key is used in Ms Word to____________?

A. Moves the cursor to the end of Line

B. Moves the cursor to the end of Document
C. Moves the cursor to the end of Paragraph
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D. None of the Above

“Ctrl + Up Arrow” Shortcut key is used in Microsoft Word to____________?

A. Moves the cursor one page up

B. Moves the cursor one line up
C. Moves the cursor one screen up
D. Moves the cursor one paragraph up

The main elements of the __________ are the insertion point, end mark, mouse pointer, rulers, scroll
bars, and status bar.

A. Word toolbar
B. Formatting toolbar
C. Word document window
D. Graphics toolbar

When a hyperlink is created, Word formats the Web address as__________?

A. italicized and colored red

B. italicized and colored blue
C. underlined and colored red
D. underlined and colored blue

Which is an Office feature that makes it easy to edit embedded objects?

A. pasting
B. visual editing
C. tools, update, links
D. edit, links

Which would you choose to display the statistics about a document?

A. tools, word count

B. insert, statistics
C. tools, spelling and grammar
D. tools, statistics

Which would you choose to list Synonyms & Antonyms of a Selected word?

A. Tools, Spelling & Grammar

B. Tools, Language
C. Tools, Options
D. Insert, Cross-reference To get to the ‘Symbol’ dialog box, click on the ______ menu and
choose ‘Symbol’.
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A. Insert
B. Format
C. Tools
D. Table

Which Shortcut keys are used to strikethrough highlighted selection in Excel?

A. Ctrl+4
B. Ctrl+5
C. Ctrl+6
D. None of the above.

Press the enter key in all of the following circumstances except

A. to insert a blank line into a document

B. when the insertion point reaches the right margin
C. to begin a new paragraph
D. in response to certain Word commands

Small squares, called _________, on the selection rectangle that surrounds a graphic can be used to
change the dimensions of the graphics in Ms Word.

A. scroll boxes
B. sizing handles
C. status indicators
D. move handles

Word has Web authoring tools allow you to incorporate __________ on Web pages.

A. Bullets
B. Hyperlinks
C. Sounds
D. all of the above

A Word field may consist of an optional field instruction called a(n) __________?

A. sub document
B. symbol
C. signal
D. switch

To use your keyboard instead of the mouse to select tools on the ribbon, you display the Key Tips by
pressing the _____________key?

A. Alt
B. Ctrl
C. Shift+Enter D. Alt+Enter

to view headers and footers in Ms Word, you must switch to____________?

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A. Normal view
B. Print layout view
C. Print preview mode
D. Both B and C

__________ formatting is the process of changing the way letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and
symbols appear on the screen and in print.

A. Document
B. Character
C. Paragraph
D. Object

which of the following is not avilable on the ruler of ms word screen?

A. Left indent
B. Right indent
C. Center indent
D. Tab stop box

What is the short cut key to open the Open dialog box?

A. F12
B. Shift F12
C. Alt + F12
D. Ctrl + F12

A. Pressing Ctrl+Enter
B. Pressing Alt+Shift+Enter
C. Break command from Insert menu
D. Both b and c

When three hyphens, underscores, equal signs, asterisks, or number signs are typed and then the
enter key is pressed, the Auto Format feature _________.

A. places a border above a paragraph

B. creates a numbered list
C. changes the characters to an em dash
D. creates a bulleted list

When a custom tab stop is set, Word _______.

A. clears all default tab stops

B. clears all default tab stops to the right of the custom tab stop
C. clears all default tab stops to the left of the custom tab stop
D. does not clear any default tab stops

By default, Word automatically formats each heading in a table of contents as __________ __?

A. bookmarks
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B. cross-references
C. hyperlinks
D. word-fields

The ribbon in Word 2007 consists of a series of___________?

A. Gates
B. Smaller ribbons
C. Tabs
D. Icons

When you point to a text entry in the Office Clipboard gallery in the Clipboard task pane,
___________.

A. the first several characters of text in the item display as a ScreenTip

B. the text entry is deleted from the Office Clipboard gallery
C. the text entry is pasted into the document at the location of the insertion point
D. all of the above

To instruct Word to stop bulleting paragraphs, do any of the following except ___________.

A. press the enter key twice

B. click the Undo button on the Standard toolbar
C. press the backspace key to remove the bullet
D. click the Bullets button on the Formatting toolbar

How can you break the current column and start a new column immediately in Ms Word?

A. Press Ctrl + Shift + Enter

B. Press Alt + Enter
C. Press Ctrl + Enter
D. Press Alt + Shift + Enter

How can you remove tab stop markers from ruler?

A. Double click the tab marker and choose Clear All

B. Drag the tab stop marker out of the ruler
C. Right click the tab stop marker and choose remove
D. All of above

What is the shortcut key to display field codes?

A. Alt + F9
B. Ctrl + F9
C. Shift + F9
D. Space + F9

Which of the following is not essential component to perform a mail merge operation?
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A. Main document
B. Data source
C. Merge fields
D. Word fields
Where is the quick Access Toolbar and when should you use it?

A. upper-left corner and use it for your favorite commands

B. floats over your text and use it when you need to make formatting changes
C. Home tab and use it when you need to quickly launch or start new document
D. None of above

Which keystroke is used for updating a field in Ms Word?

A. F6
B. F9
C. F11
D. F12

If you need to hide some paragraphs, how can you do it in Ms Word?

A. From Paragraph dialog box

B. From Font dialog box
C. From Options Dialog box
D. None of above

What do you call ‘a collection of character and paragraph formatting commands’?

A. the defaults
B. a template
C. a style
D. a boilerplate

How much space in minimum must be provided between columns?

A. 0″
B. 0.5″
C. 1″
D. 1.5″

Changing the appearance of a document is called___________?

A. Proofing
B. Editing
C. Formatting
D. All of above

Select a ________ to apply a predefined format to a Word 2016 table?

A. Table style
B. Table format
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C. Format Style
D. None of above

If you need to change the typeface of a document, which menu will you choose?

A. Edit
B. View
C. Format D. Tools

To select multiple cells, rows, or columns in a table that are not adjacent to one another, select the
first cell and then hold down the ________ key while selecting the next cell, row, or column.

A. alt
B. shift
C. enter D. ctrl

Which command is used to establish a link between a source document and a destination document?

A. Tools, Link, Documents

B. Tools, Link
C. Edit, Link
D. Edit, Paste Special

What would you do when you want to update the data in an embedded worksheet range?

A. double click the worksheet range object

B. right click worksheet range object & choose format object C. edit the data in the
destination document
D. edit the data in the source document.

In MS-Word to highlight text, line or any particular informative paragraph, we use:___________?

A. Different Font Color

B. Background
C. Shade
D. Font Effects