1) Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion

slot?
(A) PCI

(B) APG

(C) AGP

(D) ATX
2) ______ can be used for making a multiple choice test.
(A) Optical mart reader
(B) Bar code reader

(C) Mouse

D) AU of these

3) PCI is expansion slot, its stands for:

(A) Personal Computer Interconnect

(B) Peripheral Component Interconnect

(C) Principle Component Interconnect

(D) Component interconnect

4) In MS Words 2007, while viewing Print Preview of a document,

how can you go to first page of document?
(A) RAM

(B) Modern

(C) Processor
(D) Hard Disk

5) Inventor of Computer Mouse was a/an engineer?

(A) American
(B) British

(C) Russian

(D) German

6) __________ is a silicon chip which carries out set of instructions and

processes the data efficiently and accurately.
(A) RAM
(B) Modern

(C) Processor
(D) Hard disk

7) _______ is also known mechanical agent.

(A) Finger print reader

(B) Barcode reader

(C) Robot
(D) Computer

8) In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key is used to switch to Print

Layout view?
(A) ALT + SHIFT + P

(B) ALT + CTRL + O

(C) SHIFT + CTRL + O

(D) ALT + CTRL + P

9) Individual dots, which make up a picture on the monitor screen,

are called:
(A) Pixels
(8) Pixies

(C) Coloured Spots

(D) Colourless Spots

10) _________ is a collection of programme that supervise and control

overall function of a computer.

(A) Operating system

(B) Device drivers

(C) Utility programs

(D) MS Office
11) “Fax Viewer” is a (an):
(A) Productivity software

(B) Utility program

(C) Business software

(D) Educational software

12) __________ controls, co-ordinates and directs all the operations

performed by the computer.
(A) ALU (Arithmetic and Logic Unit)

(B) CU (Control Unit)

(C) AU (Arithmetic Unit)

(D) LU (Logic Unit)

13) ____________ is a grid of individual pixels that collectively compose

an image.
(A) Vector graphic

(B) Raster graphic or bitmap

(C) Color graphic

(D) Negative films

14) In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key is used to replace text or

specific formatting?
(A) CTRL + H
(B) CTRL + T

(C) CTRL + I

(D) CTRL + SHIFT + I

15) _________ used to create visual presentations with the help of

audio and videos clips.
(A) Productivity software
(B) Entertainment software

(C) Multimedia software

(D) Graphic software

16) In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key used to insert a comment?

(A) ALT+CTRL+M
(B) ALT+CTRL+C

(C) SHIFT +CTRL+C

(D) ALT+CTRL+M

17) __________ is computer software whose user interface and API

resembles that of a printer driver.
(A) Virtual Printer
(B) Plotter

(C) Dye-Sublimation Printer

(D) Impact Printer

18) _________ contains a magnetic strip.

(A) Speakers

(B) Hardware
(C) Both A and B

(D) Computer program

19) Physical parts of the computer that we can see and touch of the
known as:
(A) Software

(B) Hardware
(C) Both A and B

(D) Computer program

20) LED printer uses _________ to cause toner adhesion to the printer
drum:
(A) Laser beam

(B) An array of LEDs

(C) Ink

(D) Impact Printing Method

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21) In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key is used to move a selected

paragraph up?
(A) ALT +SHIFT+UP ARROW
(B) ALT +CTRL+UP ARROW

(C) CTRL+SHIFT+UP ARROW

(D) ALT+TAB

22) ___________ is used for criminal investigations and security

system. Some computers use it for login and use authentication.
(A) Barcode reader

(B) Computer code reader

(C) Finger print reader

(D) secret code reader

23) Computer is an electric machine which process ________ into

meaningful information.
(A) Input
(B) Output
(C) Both A and B

(D) Graphics

24) “Window Explorer” is a/an:

(A) Educational Software

(8) Utility program

(C) Entertainment software

(D) Reference software

25) ____________devices hold data and instructions.

(A) Storage
(B) Input

(C) Expansion Bus

(D) Memory Module

26) Main circuit board of a computer is known as:

(A) Modem

(C) RAM

(B) Processor

(D) Motherboard
27) UNIVAC stands for:
(A) Universal Automatic Computer
(B) Used Auto Computer

(C) Universal Array Computer

(D) Unuses Automatic Computer

28) “Adobe flash” is an-example of:

(A) Spread Sheet
(B) Multimedia Software
(C) Utility software

(D) File manager

29) Mac is a/an:

(A) Utility program

(B) Device driver

(C) Image viewer

(D) Operating system

30) In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key is used to switch to Draft

view?
(A) SHIFT +CTRl +N

(B) Al T+SHIFT+D

(C) ALT+CTRL+O

(D) ALT+SHIFT+P

31) Encyclopedia is an example of _________ software.

(A) Entertainment

(B) Reference
(C) Productivity

(D) System

32) _________ could tell you the price of a bar of biscuit.

(A) Keyboard

(B) Mouse

(C) Optical mark reader

(D) Bar code reader

33) In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key is used to view A “Print
Preview” of a document?
(A) ALT +CTRL +P

(B) CTRL + F2
(C) ALT+CTRL+O

(D) ALT +SHIFT +P

34) In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key issued to switch to outline

view?
(A) ALT +CTRL +P

(B) ALT + SHIFT + O

(C) ALT +CTRL+O

(D) ALT +SHIFT +P

35) _________ is a program that is used to view and manage images.

(A) System viewer

(8) File viewer

(C) Multimedia software

(D) Image viewer

36) When a computer starts, _____ check all the devices and loads
their drivers so that devices can work properly.
(A) File manager

(B) Application software

(C) Operating system

(D) Utility program

37) ___________ loads the system files in the RAM of the computer and
provides a use interface.
(A) MS office

(B) Reference software

(C) Productivity software

(D) Operating system

38) A light pen contains _______.

(A) Refillable ink

(B) Light sensitive elements

(C) Pencil lead

(D) Blue ink

39) Drivers of computer hardware are:

(A) Application Software

(B) Utility programs

(C) System Software

(D) Productivity Software

40) A device cannot work properly if ________ is not installed.

(A) Application Software

(B) Educational Software

(C) Device driver

(D) Spread sheet

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41) ___________ is used to draw pictures, 3D not installed.

(A) Graphics animation
(B) Multimedia software
(C) Word processing software

(D) Spread sheet software

42) Deceives which are used to enter data into a computer are
known as:
(A) Input devices
(B) Output devices

(C) Communication devices

(D) All of these

43) A long narrow socket on the motherboard into which different

expansion cards can be plugged in is called:
(A) Expansion slot
(B) CD ROM

(C) Power Supply

(D) Processor

44) ________ is a component of a processor that performs

mathematical and division.
(A) CU (Control Unit)

(B) AU (Arithmetic Unit)

(C) LU (Logic Unit)

(D) Both A and C

45) ________ is a component of a processor that compares two

quantities and gives answer in the form of true of false
(A) AU (Arithmetic Unit)

(B) LU (Logic Unit)

(C) Both A arid B

(D) None of these
46) ALU is a component of processor, which is consists of:
(A) AU (Arithmetic Unit)

(B) LU (Logic Unit)

(C) Both A and B

(D) None of these

47) Component(s) of a computer is/are:

(A) Hardware

(B) Software

(C) Both A and B

(D) None of these

48) ______ are used to display data.

(A) Storage-devices

(B) Communication devices

(C) Input devices

(D) Output devices

49) _________ is a set of light and dark bars (lines) with different
width pasted on different products, which contain information about
product.
(A) Barcode
(B) Secret code

(C) Computer code

(D) Finger print

50) VAB stands for:

(A) Voice auto broadcasting

(B) Visual & audio broadcasting

(C) Voice answer back
(D) None of these

51) MS Power Point is a/an example of:

(A) Multimedia software
(B) Graphics Software

(c) Spread sheet

(D) Entertainment software

52) In Windows Operating System __________ is known as a File

Manager
(A) Windows Explorer
(B) MS Word

(C) MS Excel

(D) Device Driver

53) _________ helps user to locate, rename move, copy and delete
files.
(A) File Manager
(B) MS Word

(C) Device Driver

(D) MS Excel

54) Robot is a machine which is controlled by a software contained

in a chip, is used in the field(s) of:
(A) Manufacturing

(B) Military

(C) Medical

(D) All of these

55) “Add or Remove programs” is a (an):
(A) Productivity software

(B) File manager

(C) Utility program

(D) Device driver

56) Which of the following component of a computer works like

human brain?
(A) RAM

(B) Processor
(C) DVD drive

(D) Power supply

57) Windows Media player is a/an.

(A) Utility program

(B) Entertainment software

(C) Operating system

(D) Educational software

58) Which of the following· contains startup instruction of the

computer and information about its hardware devices?
(A) RAM

(B) ROM
(C) Processor

(D) CD

59) 3D printing is also known as:

(A) Virtual Printing
(B) Additive Manufacturing (AM)
(C) Dye-sublimation Printing

(D) Impact Printing

60) In MS ward 2007, which shortcut key is used for “Go to a page,
bookmark, footnote, table comment graphic, or other location”?
(A) CTRL+H

(B) CTRL+G
(C) Alt + H

(D) ALT +SHFT +J

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61) Main type(s) of software is/are:

(A) System Software

(B) Application Software

(C) Request Software

(D) Both A and B

62) Software is also called ________.

(A) A computer program
(B) Physical part of computer

(C) Input device

(D) Output device

63) PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is an example of:

(A) Vector graphics

(B) Raster graphics or bitmaps

(C) Color graphics
(D) Negative films

64) Type, of computer memory are:

(A) Two
(B) Four

(C) Three

(D) Six

65) Daisy Wheel Printing is an example of _______.

(A) Thermal Printing

(B) Impact Printing

(C) Laser Printing

(D) Liquid Inkjet Printing

66) Barcode Reader is a/an _________.

(A) lnput device

(B) Output device

(C) Storage device

(D) Display device

67) _________ is used to transmit digital data over telephone lines.

(A) Network card

(B) Sound card

(C) Graphic card

(D) Modem

68) Which of the following is temporary storage area of data before

and after, it is processed?
(A) RAM
(B) ROM

(C) CD
(D) Floppy

69) In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key is used to move a selected

paragraph down?
(A) AL T+CTRL +DOWN ARROW

(B) ALT +SHIFT +DOWN ARROW

(C) ALT+ TAB+DOWN ARROW

(D) CTRL +SHIFT +DQWN ARROW

70) _________ are programs that control and direct the operations of a
computer hardware.
(A) Application Software

(B) MS office suite

(C) System Software

(D) Game Software

71) Who invented Computer Mouse?

(A) Douglas Carl Engelbert
(B) Bill Gates

(C) John Mcaffe

(D) Evan Williams

72) _________ is used to detect physical and logical problems of a

disk.
(A) Device driver

(B) File manage

(C) Reference software

(D) Disk scanner

73) ________ is used as a disk scanner in Microsoft Window:
(A) Disk cleanup
(B) Disk defragmenter

(C) Disk cleanout

(D) Disk cleaning

74) _________ is a pointing device.

(A) CD-ROM drive

(B) Touch screen used for computer input

(C) RAM

(D) CPU

75) VGA stands for:

(A) Video Graphics Array
(B) Visual Graphics Array

(C) Volatile Graphics Array

(D) Visual Graphics Array

76) CDR (Corel Draw) is an example of:

(A) Vector Graphics
(8) Raster graphics or bitmaps

(C) Color graphics

(D) Negative films

77) MS Excel, Lotus 1-2-3 and Corel’s Quattro Pro are examples of:
(A) Utility program

(B) Reference software

(C) File manager

(D) Productivity Software
78) CD-ROM stands for:
(A) Compactable Data Read Only Memory

(B) Compactable Disk Real Memory

(C) Compactable Data Record Only Memory

(D) Compactable Disk Read Only Memory

79) Daisy wheel printing was invented in _________?

(A) 1969
(B) 1975

(C) 1965

(D) 1980

80) “Disk Cleanup” is a/an:

(A) Utility program
(B) Device driver

(C) Productivity software

(D) File manager

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81) Which country has the largest Muslim population in the world?
(A) Iran

(B) India

(C) lndonesia
(D) Saudi Arabia

82) Deccan Plateau is situated in:

(A) France

(B) India
(C) Australia

(D) South Africa

83) The first Pakistan cricket player to score 1000 runs in T20 is:
(A) Shahid Afridi

(B) Muhammad Hafeez

(C) Umer Akmal

(D) lmran Nazir

84) Find the odd one out: 41, 43, 47, 53, 65, 71, 73, 79. ·
(A) 53

(B) 65
(C) 71

(D) 41

85) Which of the following countries does not have Veto power in
the UN?
(A) USA

(B) Canada
(C) UK

(D) France

86) Fill in the blank. “They do nothing _______ complain all the time”.
(A) except
(B) at

(C) of

(D) on
87) Fill in the blank. “I paid the fees _________ the end of the course”.
(A) in

(B) at
(C) about

(D) of

88) Which city became the temporary capital of Pakistan in 1960?

(A) Lahore

(B) Karachi

(C) Rawalpindi
(D) Quetta

89) The synonym of “Ambiguous” is:

(A) Determined

(B) Obvious

(C) Explicit

(D) Unclear

90) They always back home late.

(A) Come

(B) Will come

(C) Came

(D) Had come

91) She ________ English now.

(A) Speak

(B) speaks
(C) is speaking
D) spoken

92) It ________ to rain an hour ago.

(A) began

(B) began
(C) begun

(D) will begun

93) You ________ since morning:

(A) rest

(B) rested

(C) will rest

(D) have been resting

94) I _________ this exercise in an hour yesterday.

(A) finished
(B) finish

(C) will finish

(D) will have finished

95) She has _____ the letter.

(A) post

(B) posts

(C) posted
(D) will post