FOUNDATION COURSE IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

UNIT-1
Introduction to Computer Systems. Types of computers, Characteristics of computers, History
of computer systems, Evolution and generation.
Basic Anatomy of Computer System. Basic components, Functions of components, Memory,
Software & Hardware components, Input devices and output devices.
Computer Software. System software & Application software. Types of Programming
Languages. Machine level, Assembly level, High level and natural languages.
UNIT-2
Operating Systems. Introduction & functions of OS, Introduction to Windows and Linux.
Introduction to MS-Office, MS-Word. Word basics, Creating & Printing documents,
Formatting features, Mail merge, Templates, Macros.
UNIT-3
MS-Excel. Excel basics, Creating & printing sheets, Formula creation, Formatting, Menu,
Command, and tool bars, data sort, Usage of built-in function.
MS-Power Point. Power Point basics, Navigating, creating and editing power point
presentations, Slides creation with graphics, animation, pictures, auto content wizard. Import
and export of documents, Slides and worksheets.
UNIT-4
Internet Fundamentals. Introduction to Networking and their components, Basic definitions of
LAN, MAN & WAN, Search engine, Browsing techniques, Saving, Copying, Downloading. E-
Mail. Creation of E-mail, sending E-mail, Attaching files-reading mails, forward, compose, save
and reply.
e-Content. e-Content management, Models, Planning content, Collection of information,
Writing for the internet, Developing digital content, Introduction to MOOCS.
Introduction to Smart environments. Mobile Apps, Smart phone applications, Digital access
tools.
Text Book.
Sanjay Sexena, “A First Course in Computers”, Vikas Publishers, 2005.
Reference Books.
1. Avneet Mehra, “Computer Fundamentals MS-OFFICE”, Vitasta Publisher, 2010.
2. Wallace Wang, “Microsoft Office for Dummies”, Paper back, 2003.

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1. A computer is an ________________ device.
a. Electronic
b. Mechanical
c. Both a & b
d. None of these
Ans. A
2. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
a. Floppy / hard disks
b. CD-ROMs
c. Tape devices
d. All of the above
Ans. D
3. The most widely used computer device is.
a. Solid state disks
b. External hard disk
c. Internal hard disk
d. Mouse
Ans. C
4. How many generations of computers we have?
a. 6
b. 7
c. 5
d. 4
Ans. C
5. The first generation computers used ____________ for circuitry.
a. Vacuum tube
b. Transistors
c. Integrated Circuits
d. Large Scale Integration
Ans. A
6. Who is Father of computer?
a. Charles Babbage
b. William oughtred
c. Gottfried von Leibnitz
d. None of these
Ans. A
7. The period of First generation computers is
a. 1940-1956
b. 1940-1958
c. 1950-1960
d. 1960-2000
Ans. A
8. VLSI technology is used in __________ generation computers.
a. First
b. Second
c. Third

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Ans. D
9. ____________ are used in 3rd generation of computer.
a. Vacuum tubes
b. Transistors & diodes
c. Integrated circuits
d. Semiconductors
Ans. C
10. What computers are used for fastest type of computer that can perform complex
operations at very high speed?
a. Micro
b. Mini
c. Mainframe
d. Super
Ans. D
11. One of the Input device in computer is
a. Keyboard
b. Os
c. Pen drive
d. Cable
Ans. A
12. RAM stands for ( )
a. Random access memory
b. Read only memory
c. Read access memory
d. Raid act memory
Ans. A
13. ROM full form( )
a. Read only Memory
b. Read Of Memory
c. Random Of Memory
d. None of these
Ans. A
14. PC, Laptop comes under _________ type of computers.
a. Personal computers
b. Mini computers
c. Main frame Computers
d. None of these
Ans. A
15. A byte consists of how many bits.
a. 10
b. 9
c. 8
d. 16
Ans. C
16. Examples of system software( )

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 a. MS-Office
b. Operating System
c. Photoshop
d. None of these
Ans. B
17. What is the commonly used unit for measuring the sped of data transmission?
a. Mega Hertz
b. Characters per second
c. Nano seconds
d. Bits per second
Ans. D
18. UPS Stands for( )
a. Uninterrupted Power Supply
b. Unplugged Power Supply
c. Unused Power Supply
d. None of these
Ans. A
19. The Operating System Manages
a. Processes
b. Memory
c. Disks and I/O devices
d. All of the above
Ans. D
20. In CPU, Memory divides into ------------- types
a. 2
b. 6
c. 1
d. 4
Ans. A
21. Ram is considered which memory
a. Secondary
b. Territory
c. Primary
d. None of these
Ans. C
22. CPU Stands for( )
a. Central procedure unit
b. Center processing unit
c. Central processing unit
d. None of these
Ans. C
23. Examples of Secondary Storage( )
a. CD
b. DVD
c. External hard disc
d. All the above

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24. Which memory is temporary storage?
a. RAM
b. ROM
c. MU
d. None of these
Ans. A
25. 1024 bytes equals to
a. 1 KB
b. 1 MB
c. 1 GB
d. 1 TB
Ans. A
26. Which type of memory that information does not change on your computer?
a. RAM
b. ROM
c. ERAM
d. RW / RAM
Ans. B
27. Mouse is a ____________________ device.
a. Memory
b. Output
c. Storage
d. Input
Ans. D
28. Computer software includes
a. Packaged programs
b. Operating system programs
c. Application programs
d. All of these
Ans. D
29. The set of instructions that tells the computer what to do is
a. Softcopy
b. Software
c. Hardcopy
d. Hardware
Ans. D
30. A hard copy would be prepared on a
a. Line printer
b. Dot matrix Printer
c. Typewriter terminal
d. All of these
Ans. D
31. Rom can only perform _______ operations.
a. Read
b. Write

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d. Delete
Ans. A
32. Rom is a _______ type of memory.
a. Volatile
b. Non-volatile
c. Static
d. Dynamic
Ans. B
33. Which memory is also called auxiliary memory?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Dynamic
d. None
Ans. B
34. Which Unit of the CPU is used for calculating and comparing Operations?
a. Disk unit
b. Control unit
c. ALU
d. Modem
Ans. C
35. Assembly language is _____ .
a. Machine Language
b. High level programming language
c. A low level programming language
d. Language for assembling computers
Ans. C
36. Which part of the computer helps to store information?
a. Monitor
b. Keyboard
c. Disk drive
d. Printer
Ans. C
37. Which of the following generation computers had expensive operation cost?
a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
Ans. A
38. Mainframe computer is used to store?
a. Normal data
b. Large volumes of data
c. Programs
d. None of these
Ans. B
39. FORTRON is used for _______ type of work.

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 a. Scientific
b. Organization
c. Programmatic
d. Calculations
Ans. B
40. The ALU performs ______ operations.
a. Logic
b. ASCII
c. logarithm-based
d. algorithm-based
Ans. A
41. Fifth generation computer is also known as
a. Intel processing system
b. Very large scale integration
c. Both a & b
d. None of these
Ans. C
42. Integrated Circuits is also known as ___________ ?
a. Chips
b. Floppies
c. Icons
d. All of these
Ans. A
43. Which of the following is input device?
a. Scanner
b. Speaker
c. Monitor
d. Projector
Ans. A
44. C. U. Stands for?
a. Common Unit
b. Control Union
c. Control Unit
d. All of these
Ans. C
45. ________ Program can harmful to computer operation.
a. C-language
b. Fortran
c. Virus
d. None
Ans. C
46. Printers are measured in ____?
a. Dpi
b. Degrees
c. Inches
d. Scaling

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47. Which language is directly understood by the computer without translation program?
a. Machine language
b. Assembly language
c. High level language
d. None of above
Ans. A
48. CD means ( )
a. Compact Disk
b. Common Dick
c. Compact Drive
d. None
Ans. A
49. Which of the following disc is fixed disc?
a. Hard Disc
b. Flash Disc
c. Blue-Ray Disc
d. DVDs
Ans. A
50. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?
a. Semiconductor memories
b. Magnetic Disks
c. Compact Disks
d. Magnetic Tapes
Ans. C
51. Software can be classified into how many types?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 4
d. 2
Ans. D
52. ______ gives battery backup for a limited time.
a. Adapter
b. BIOS
c. UPS
d. None
Ans. C
53. For real time applications which operating system we use?
a. Multi user operating system
b. Single user operating system
c. Multi tasking operating system
d. Real time operating system
Ans. D
54. The fundamental purpose of BIOS?
a. Initialize and test system hardware components
b. Testing the system performance

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d. Saving the operating systems life
Ans. A
55. The second generation computer based on ?
a. Vacuum Tube
b. Silicon chips
c. Transistor
d. none of these
Ans. C
56. The BIOS is the abbreviation of
a. Basic Input Output System
b. Best Input Output System
c. Basic Input Output Semantics
d. Base Input Output System
Ans. A
57. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel?
a. Software
b. Programs
c. Output
d. Hardware
Ans. D
58. Which component of computer is also considered as Heart of the computer?
a. Monitor
b. Keyboard
c. Scanner
d. Microprocessor
Ans. D
59. In banking, railways etc. which computers are used?
a. Mini Computers
b. Micro Computers
c. Main Frames
d. Super Computers
Ans. C
60. In Research field, Nuclear fusion which computers are used?
a. Mini Computers
b. Micro Computers
c. Main Frames
d. Super Computers
Ans. D
61. Microsoft office is type of?
a. System software
b. Application software
c. Utility Software
d. Firmware
Ans. B
62. Which is responsible for communication between Memory and ALU?

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 a. Keyboard
b. RAM
c. Control Unit
d. USB
Ans. C
63. Operating System is example of?
a. System software
b. Application software
c. Utility Software
d. Firmware
Ans. A
64. The processing speed of fifth generation computers was
a. Milliseconds
b. Microseconds
c. Nanoseconds
d. Picoseconds
Ans. D
65. Which technology is used in Compact disks?
a. Mechanical
b. Electrical
c. Electro Magnetic
d. Laser
Ans. C
66. One of the Output device in computer ?
a. Keyboard
b. Monitor
c. Scanner
d. Mouse
Ans. B
67. Which of the following is input device?
a. Scanner
b. Speaker
c. Monitor
d. Projector
Ans. A
68. _________ is a printed circuit card inside the computer?
a. CPU
b. CU
c. ALU
d. Mother Board
Ans. D
69. The mother board contains various ___________ .
a. Integrated Circuits
b. algorithm-based
c. Integrated system
d. Integrated Science

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70. The Width of a processor’s data path is measured in bits. Which of the following are
common data paths?
a. 8 bits
b. 12 bits
c. 16 bits
d. 32 bits
Ans. A
71. Which of the following are the two main components of the CPU?
a. Control Unit and Registers
b. Registers and Main Memory
c. Control unit and ALU
d. ALU and bus
Ans. C
72. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
a. Floppy Disk
b. Tape
c. Network Drive
d. All of the above
Ans. D
73. Which of the following memory medium is not used as main memory system?
a. Magnetic core
b. Semiconductor
c. Magnetic tape
d. Both a & b
Ans. C
74. In latest generations computers, the instructions are executed
a. Parallel only
b. Sequentially only
c. Both sequentially and parallel
d. All the above
Ans. C
75. VGA is
a. Video Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter
Ans. A
76. Which is not application software?
a. Windows NT
b. Page Maker
c. WinWord XP
d. Photoshop
Ans. A
77. Windows operating system is a _________ user Interface?
a. Graphical

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c. Both a & b
d. None
Ans. A
78. ________ act as a resource manager of the computer?
a. Operating System
b. Input device
c. Output device
d. None
Ans. A
79. DOS operating system is a _________ user interface?
a. Graphical
b. Command
c. Both a & b
d. None
Ans. B
80. ___________ act as an interpreter between software and hardware?
a. Operating system
b. Memory
c. Input device
d. None of above
Ans. A
81. _________ manages all your files & folders and allows you to do various files/ disk
management tasks?
a. Operating System
b. Memory
c. CPU
d. None
Ans. A
82. How many types of wild cards are there in DOS?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 1
Ans. A
83. Which of the following does not support more than one program at a time?
a. DOS
b. Linux
c. Windows
d. Unix
Ans. A
84. Which of the following is not an operating system?
a. DOS
b. Linux
c. Windows
d. Oracle

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85. Linux is ____ operating system.
a. Open source
b. Microsoft
c. Windows
d. Mac
Ans. A
86. Which one is not operating system?
a. P11
b. Linux
c. Windows
d. Unix
Ans. A
87. Which of the following is not a multitasking operating system?
a. Windows
b. Linux
c. Win NT
d. DOS
Ans. D
88. Binary language contains ________?
a. 0
b. 1
c. Both 0 & 1
d. None
Ans. C
89. DIR Command displays _______ ?
a. Sub Directories
b. Files
c. Size of the File
d. All the above
Ans. D
90. CLS Command stands for ______?
a. List of file
b. Clear Screen
c. List of commands
d. None
Ans. B
91. _______ Command Display date in DOS Operating system?
a. DATE
b. DT
c. TIME
d. None
Ans. A
92. ________ Command used to make directory in DOS Operating system?
a. MF
b. MDY

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d. None
Ans. C
93. ________ Command allows to move the file from one source to another?
a. MOVE
b. ME
c. MAKE
d. None
Ans. A
94. __________ is called as icons?
a. Text
b. Commands
c. Small Images
d. Files
Ans. C
95. GUI Stands for _________?
a. General User Interface
b. Graphical User Interface
c. Graph User Interface
d. None of these
Ans. B
96. MS- OFFICE is an example of ____________ software?
a. System
b. Application
c. Both a & b
d. None
Ans. B
97. In MS-OFFICE “MS” Stands for ________?
a. Macro Soft
b. Micro Soft
c. Both a & b
d. None
Ans. B
98. MS-OFFICE consists of _____?
a. Word
b. Excel
c. PowerPoint
d. All the above
Ans. D
99. ________ is a word processor?
a. Word
b. Excel
c. Access
d. Power Point
Ans. A
100. ____________ is a Spread sheet?

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b. Excel
c. Power point
d. None
Ans. B
101. ___________ is a graphics presentation program?
a. Word
b. Excel
c. Power point
d. None of these
Ans. C
102. _________ is a relation database?
a. Access
b. Outlook
c. Excel
d. None
Ans. A
103. Outlook is used to send ____________?
a. e-mails
b. images
c. files
d. All the above
Ans. D
104. ________ is used to prepare letter heads, envelops forms?
a. Word
b. Excel
c. Power Point
d. None
Ans. A
105. To create new word document ___________ is selected?
a. New
b. File
c. Insert
d. Format
Ans. A
106. ____________ Bar tells you which application is currently running?
a. Menu
b. Title
c. Standard
d. Formatting
Ans. B
107. _____________ Toolbar contains buttons, drop-down menu?
a. Menu
b. Title
c. Standard
d. Formatting

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108. _____________ make changes to margins & indents?
a. Ruler
b. Formatting
c. Insert
d. None
Ans. A
109. ____________ bar is also called the status area?
a. Menu
b. Title
c. Standard
d. Status
Ans. C
110. Status bar gives _____________ information?
a. Current Page
b. Section number
c. Both a & b
d. None
Ans. C
111. ____________ toolbar contains icons for changing the look of text?
a. Menu
b. Title
c. Standard
d. Formatting
Ans. D
112. How many functional Key are there?
a. 11
b. 12
c. 10
d. 9
Ans. B
113. How many ways you can save a document?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
Ans. A
114. What is the default file extension for all Word documents?
a. txt
b. word
c. jpg
d. docx
Ans. D
115. The file type _____ indicates the file is a Word document.
a. msw
b. wor

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d. doc
Ans. D
116. By default, your document prints with _______.
a. 1 inch top and bottom margins
b. a portrait orientation
c. 1.25 inches left and right margins
d. all of the above
Ans. D
117. What is the smallest and largest font size available in Font Size tool on formatting
toolbar?
a. 8 and 72
b. 8 and 64
c. 12 and 72
d. None of above
Ans. A
118. The minimum number of rows and columns in MS Word document is
a. 1 and 1
b. 2 and 1
c. 2 and 2
d. None of above
Ans. A
119. How will MS Word will respond in repeated word?
a. A Red wavy line under the repeated word
b. A Green wavy line under the repeated word
c. A Blue wavy line under the repeated word
d. None of the above
Ans. A
120. Landscape is?
a. A font style
b. Paper layout
c. Paper size
d. Page orientation
Ans. D
121. What do you call ‘a collection of character and paragraph formatting commands’?
a. the defaults
b. a template
c. a style
d. a boilerplate
Ans. C
122. What is a Document Outline View?
a. A preview in a full screen
b. A preview with margins
c. A view with a margins and gutter
d. A view with a structure of heading at various levels
Ans. D

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123. Ctrl + Z
a. Undo the last Action
b. Redo the last Action
c. Add the new page
d. Paste the contents from clipboard
Ans. A
124. What does Ctrl + = key effect?
a. Superscript
b. Subscript
c. All Caps
d. Shadow
Ans. B
125. How can you make the selected character superscripted
a. Ctrl + =
b. Ctrl + Shift + =
c. Alt + Ctrl + Shift + =
d. None of above
Ans. B
126. How many different documents you can open at one time?
a. No more than three
b. Only one
c. As many as your computer memory will hold
d. As many as your taskbar can display
Ans. C
127. Which of the following is the second step in creating a macro?
a. Start recording
b. Using your mouse or keyboard, perform the task you want to automate
c. Assign a keyboard shortcut to the macro
d. Give the macro a name
Ans. D
128. Which shortcut key will use to make text italic?
a. Ctrl + I
b. Ctrl + U
c. Ctrl + P
d. Ctrl +B
Ans. A
129. How many different positions can you set for drop cap?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
Ans. B
130. Which of the following command is not available in Tools menu?
a. Auto text
b. Auto correct

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d. Macro
Ans. A
131. Word has a list of predefined typing, spelling, capitalization, and grammar errors that
_____ can detect and correct.
a. AutoEntry
b. AutoCorrect
c. AutoAdd
d. AutoSpell
Ans. B
132. Which enables you to move directly to specific location in a document?
a. Subdocuments
b. Bookmarks
c. Cross-references
d. Outlines
Ans. B
133. Ctrl + B
a. Search the selected text
b. Paste the selected text
c. Bold the selected text
d. Open the specified file
Ans. C
134. A master document contains_________, each of which contains a pointer to a file on a
disk?
a. Placeholders
b. subdocuments
c. bookmarks
d. references
Ans. B
135. A feature of MS Word that saves the document automatically after certain interval is
available on
a. Save tab on Options dialog box
b. Save As dialog box
c. Both of above
d. None of above
Ans. A
136. After typing header text, how can you quickly enter footer text?
a. Press PageDown key and type the text for footer
b. Click on Switch between Heeder & Footer then type the text
c. Both of above
d. None of above
Ans. C
137. You can jump to the next column by
a. Clicking with your mouse on the next column
b. Press Alt + Down-arrow

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d. None of Above
Ans. C
138. Which of the following enables you to paste data multiple times?
a. Windows Clipboard
b. Office Clipboard
c. Both Windows & Office Clipboard
d. None of the all
Ans. C
139. How to use Format Painter multiple times
a. By Click on Lock Format Painter Icon
b. By Double Click on the Format Painter Icon
c. By Selecting Edit -> Format Painter -> Multiple Use
d. Format Painter cannot be use multiple times
Ans. B
140. What is the default font used in MS Word 2007 document?
a. Times New Roman
b. Arial
c. Calibri
d. Preeti
Ans. C
141. Word includes a series of predefined graphics called _____ that can be inserted into a
Word document.
a. clip art
b. hyperlinks
c. captions
d. bookmarks
Ans. A
142. _____is a dot or other symbol positioned at the beginning of a paragraph.
a. bullet
b. logo
c. cell
d. target
Ans. A
143. Which of the following is not a type of page margin?
a. Left
b. Right
c. Center
d. Top
Ans. C
144. Ctrl + A
a. Align Right
b. Select All
c. Change font
d. Save document
Ans. B

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145. Which of the following is not on Home ribbon?
a. Columns
b. Font color
c. Change Style
d. Font
Ans. A
146. Ctrl + E
a. Exit Application
b. Select All
c. Clear All
d. Align Center
Ans. D
147. How do you close a word document without closing Word window?
a. Click on the Close button on the title bar
b. Click on minimize button on the title bar
c. Click on the Close command on Office menu
d. Click Exit on the File menu
Ans. C
148. Which would you choose to save a document with a new name?
a. Press Ctrl + S
b. Click File, Save
c. Click Tools, Options, Save
d. Click File, Save As
Ans. D
149. You cannot close MS Word application by
a. Choosing File menu then Exit submenu
b. Press Alt + F4
c. Click X button on title bar
d. From File menu choose Close submenu
Ans. D
150. Which of the following option is not available in Insert >> Picture?
a. Chart
b. Word Art
c. Clip Art
d. Graph
Ans. D
151. Which of the following used for financial calculation & Analysis purpose?
a. Word
b. Excel
c. Power Point
d. None of these
Ans. B
152. Spread sheets are used by ________________ document?
a. Word
b. Excel
c. Power Point

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Ans. B
153. Which of the following will not cut information?
a. Pressing Ctrl + C
b. Selecting Edit>Cut from the menu
c. Clicking the Cut button on the standard
d. Pressing Ctrl+X
Ans. A
154. You can activate a cell by?
a. Pressing the Tab key
b. Clicking the cell
c. Pressing an arrow key
d. All of the above
Ans. D
155. In Excel, rows are represented by ______________?
a. Alphabetical
b. Numerical
c. Both a & b
d. None of these
Ans. B
156. How do you insert a row?
a. Right-click the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Insert
from the shortcut menu
b. Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Edit >Row
from the menu
c. Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and click the Insert Row
button on the standard toolbar
d. All of the above
Ans. A
157. Which of the following is not a basic step in creating a worksheet?
a. Save workbook
b. Modify the worksheet
c. Enter text and data
d. Copy the worksheet
Ans. D
158. How do you select an entire column?
a. Select Edit > Select > Column from the menu
b. Click the column heading letter
c. Hold down the shift key as you click anywhere in the column.
d. Hold down the Ctrl key as you click anywhere in the column
Ans. B
159. How can you print three copies of a workbook?
a. Select File>Properties form the menu and type 3 in the Copies to print text box.
b. Select File >Print from the menu and type 3 in the Number of copies text box.
c. Click the Print button on the standard toolbar to print the document then take it to
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Ans. B
160. To create a formula, you first ___.
a. Select the cell you want to place the formula into
b. Type the equals sign (=) to tell Excel that you’re about to enter a formula
c. Enter the formula using any input values and the appropriate mathematical operators
that make up your formula
d. Choose the new command from the file menu
Ans. A
161. Which of the following is not an option in the spelling dialog box?
a. Edit
b. Ignore
c. Ignore all
d. Change
Ans. A
162. You can quickly change the appearance of your work by choosing Auto Format from the
____ Menu
a. Edit
b. View
c. Format
d. Tools
Ans. C
163. To protect a worksheet, you can choose Protection and the Protect Sheet from the ____
menu
a. Edit
b. Format
c. Tools
d. Data
Ans. C
164. To copy cell contents using drag and drop, press the
a. End key
b. Shift key
c. Esc key
d. None of above
Ans. D
165. If you press ____, the cell accepts your typing as its contents.
a. Enter
b. Ctrl + Enter
c. TAB
d. Insert
Ans. A
166. The autofill feature
a. Extends a sequential series of data
b. Automatically adds a range of cell values
c. Applies a boarder around selected cells
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167. What is the keyboard shortcut (button or buttons to be pressed) for creating a chart from
the selected cells?
a. F3
b. F5
c. F7
d. F11
Ans. D
168. What Pivot Table toolbar button updates the data in a Pivot Table or Pivot Chart report if
the source data as changed
a. Format Report
b. Pivot Table
c. Refresh Data
d. Show Detail
Ans. C
169. You can use the formula palette to
a. format cells containing numbers
b. create and edit formulas containing functions
c. entered assumptions data
d. copy a range of cells
Ans. B
170. What is an expression that tells how the numbers in a determined set of cells are to be
calculated?
a. Formula
b. Field
c. Data
d. Query Correct Answer.
Ans. A
171. You can edit existing Excel data by pressing the
a. F1 key
b. F2 key
c. F3 key
d. F4 key
Ans. B
172. Excel is a
a. Graphic program
b. None of these
c. Word processor
d. A spreadsheet
Ans. D
173. Long text can be broken down into many lines within a cell. You can do this through
a. Wrap Text in Format >> Cells
b. Justify in Edit >> Cells
c. Text Wrapping in Format >> Cells, Layout tab
d. All of above
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174. Which of the following action removes a sheet from workbook?
a. Select the sheet, then choose Edit >> Delete Sheet
b. Select the sheet then choose Format >> Sheet >> Hide
c. Both of above
d. None of above
Ans. A
175. To remove the content of selected cells you must issue ______ command
a. Edit >> Delete
b. Edit >> Clear >> Contents
c. Edit >> Clear >> All
d. Data >> Delete
Ans. B
176. How do you delete a column?
a. Select the column heading you want to delete and select the Delete Row button on the
standard toolbar
b. Select the column heading you want to delete and select Insert Delete from the menu
c. Select the row heading you want to delete and select Edit>Delete from the menu
d. Right click the column heading you want to delete and select delete from the shortcut
menu
Ans. D
177. When integrating word and excel, word is usually the
a. Server
b. Destination
c. Client
d. Both b and c
Ans. D
178. Comments put in cells are called
a. Smart tip
b. Cell tip
c. Web tip
d. Soft tip
Ans. B
179. Edit >> Delete command
a. Deletes the content of a cell
b. Deletes Formats of cell
c. Deletes the comment of cell
d. Deletes selected cells
Ans. D
180. The short cut key Ctrl + R is used in Excel to
a. Right align the content of cell
b. Remove the cell contents of selected cells
c. Fill the selection with active cells to the right
d. None of above
Ans. C
181. You can copy data or formulas
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c. With buttons on the standard toolbars
d. All of the above
Ans. D
182. You cannot link excel worksheet data to a word document
a. With the right drag method
b. With a hyperlink
c. With the copy and paste special commands
d. With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar.
Ans. D
183. Which of the following is a popular DOS based spreadsheet package?
a. Word
b. Smart cell
c. Excel
d. Lotus 1-2-3
Ans. D
184. An excel workbook is a collection of
a. Workbooks
b. Worksheets
c. Charts
d. Worksheets and charts
Ans. D
185. Excel files have a default extension of
a. Xls
b. Xlw
c. Wk1
d. 123
Ans. A
186. How can you delete a record?
a. Delete the column from the worksheet
b. Select Data > Form from the menu to open the Data Form dialog box, find the record
and Click the Delete button
c. Select Data > Delete Record from the menu
d. Click the Delete button on the Standard toolbar
Ans. B
187. Right clicking something in Excel.
a. Deletes the object
b. Nothing the right mouse button is there for left handed people
c. Opens a shortcut menu listing everything you can do to the object
d. Selects the object
Ans. C
188. Documentation should include
a. Destination and users of the output data
b. Source of input data
c. Information on the purpose of the workbook
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189. Comments can be added to cells using
a. Edit > Comments
b. Insert > Comments
c. File > Comments
d. View > Comments
Ans. B
190. To copy cell contents using drag and drop press the _____.
a. End key
b. Shift key
c. Ctrl key
d. Esc key
Ans. A
191. Which tab is not available on left panel when you open a presentation?
a. Outline
b. Slides
c. Notes
d. All of above are available
Ans. C
192. PowerPoint presentations are widely used as ____.
a. note outlines for teachers
b. project presentations by students
c. communication of planning
d. All of above
Ans. D
193. Which of the following pane is not available in Task Pane?
a. Getting Started
b. Clip Art
c. Word Art
d. Search Results
Ans. C
194. A new presentation can be created from ____.
a. Blank Presentation
b. From Existing Presentation
c. From Design Template
d. All of above
Ans. D
195. What lets you to create new presentation by selecting ready-made font color and graphics
effects?
a. Presentation Template
b. Master Slide
c. Design Template
d. Animation Scheme
Ans. C
196. Which command will you use in PowerPoint if you need to change the color of different
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b. Color Scheme
c. Font Color
d. Object Color
Ans. B
197. What PowerPoint feature will you use to apply motion effects to different objects of a
slide?
a. Slide Transition
b. Slide Design
c. Animation Objects
d. Animation Scheme
Ans. D
198. The selected design template can be applied _____.
a. to current slide only
b. to all the slides
c. to all the new presentation you create
d. all of above
Ans. D
199. The difference between Slide Design and Auto Content Wizard is _____.
a. Both are same
b. AutoContent Wizard is just the wizard version of Slide Design
c. Slide Design does not provide sample content but Auto Content Wizard provides
sample content too!
d. Slide Design asks your choice in steps but Auto Content Wizard does not let you make
choices
Ans. C
200. In which menu can you find features like Slide Design, Slide Layout etc.?
a. Insert Menu
b. Format Menu
c. Tools Menu
d. Slide Show Menu
Ans. D
201. What are the Three common types of computer Networks?
a. ROM, MAN, LAN
b. RAM, WAN, LAN
c. LAN, MAN, WAN
d. None of The Above
Ans. C
202. What is the acronym for LAN?
a. Local Area Network
b. Local Access Network
c. Line And Networking
d. Line-less Networking
Ans. A
203. Define what is a LAN?
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b. Normally find within a business and school
c. These are computers that share resources over a large area
d. None of the above
Ans. A
204. What is the acronym MAN stand for?
a. Magnetic Access Network
b. Metropolitan Area Network
c. Multi- Area Network
d. Multi-Access net
Ans. B
205. The network that is usually owned privately and links the devices in the single office is
called
a. MAN
b. LAN
c. WAN
d. VAN
Ans. B
206. Facilities available on the Internet are
a. Distance Learning
b. Shareware Software
c. Direct Communication
d. All the above
Ans. D
207. What is a web browser?
a program that can display a web page
b. A program used to view html documents
c. It enables user to access the resources of internet
d. All of the mentioned
Ans. D
208. URL stands for
a. Unique reference label
b. Uniform reference label
c. Uniform resource locator
d. Unique resource locator
Ans. C
209. The "http" you type at the beginning of any site's address stands for
a. HTML Transfer Technology Process
b. Hyperspace Techniques and Technology Progress
c. Hyperspace Terms and Technology Protocol
d. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
Ans. D
210. Email stands for.
a. Easy mail
b. Electronic mail
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Ans. B
211. Which is not the search engine.
a. Bing.com
b. Google.com
c. Facebook.com
d. Yahoo.com
Ans. C
212. IT stands for -
a. Information Technology
b. Integrated Technology
c. Intelligent Technology
d. Interesting Technology
Ans. A
213. Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers ?
a. Personal Computers
b. Supercomputers
c. Laptops
d. None of these
Ans. B
214. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known
as ____.
a. pulling
b. pushing
c. downloading
d. transferring
Ans. C
215. Sending an e-mail is similar to _______.
a. Picturing an event
b. Narrating a story
c. Writing a letter
d. Creating a drawing
Ans. C
216. What are the uses of the Internet?
a. Communication
b. Information Retrieval
c. Presentation of Information
d. All of the above
Ans. D
217. Benefits of Email are?
a. Speed
b. Cost
c. Record keeping
d. All of the above
Ans. D
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b. Chrome
c. Drupal
d. Opera
Ans. C
219. Which one of the following protocol is used to receive mail messages?
a. SMTP
b. post office protocol
c. Internet message access protocol
d. All of the mentioned
Ans. D
220. What is a Browser?
a. An HTML system
b. A Server
c. A software program that enables you to view www documents
d. None of these
Ans. C
221. Who had the Internet first?
a. The military
b. Financial Institutions
c. Schools & Hospitals
d. Individuals
Ans. A
222. Which of the following is considered as first web browser?
a. Internet Explorer
b. Netscape Navigator
c. Nexus
d. Mosaic
Ans. C
223. Which of the following web browser is developed by Microsoft?
a. Mozilla
b. Internet Explorer
c. Chrome
d. Opera
Ans. B
224. Which of the following is considered as latest browser ?
a. Mozilla Firefox
b. Internet Explorer
c. Google Chrome
d. ViolaWWW
Ans. C
225. Search engine are used to ________.
a. Search Videos
b. Software system that is designed to search for information on the World Wide Web
c. Search Documents
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226. Search Engines are able to search ________ type of information.
a. Videos
b. Documents
c. Images
d. All of these
Ans. D
227. Software which allows user to view the webpage is called as __________.
a. Internet Browser
b. Operating System
c. Website
d. Interpreter
Ans. A
228. Which of the following website is used to search other website by typing a keyword ?
a. Social Networks
b. Routers
c. Search Engines
d. None of these
Ans. C
229. Which of the following is valid Website Address?
a. c4learn@.com
b. www.c4learn.com
c. www.c4learn
d. ww#.c4learn.com
Ans. B
230. To design webpages we need to use _________.
a. Server
b. Browser
c. XML
d.HTML
Ans. D
231. URL works on________.
a. Term used to get online program
b. Term used to describe Website
c. Address of the resource on the web
d. None of these
Ans. C
232. Network Connecting Several networks is called as _________.
a. Internet
b. Social Network
c. ARPA net
d. Intranet
Ans. A
233. WWW stands for ?
a. World Whole Web
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d. World Wide Web
Ans. D
234. In which of the following form, data is stored in computer?
a. Decimal
b. Binary
c. Hexadecimal
d. Octal
Ans. B
235. Documents, Movies, Images and Photographs etc are stored at a ?
a. Application Sever
b. Web Sever
c. Print Server
d. File Server
Ans. D
236. What is full form of GUI in terms of computers ?
a. Graphical user Instrument
b. Graphical unified Interface
c. Graphical unified Instrument
d. Graphical user Interface
Ans. D
237. Who was the father of Internet ?
a. Chares Babbage
b. Vint Cerf
c. Denis Riche
d. Martin Cooper
Ans. B
238. Which among following is commonly used language in Android applications?
a. C
b. Php
c. C++
d. Java
Ans. D
239. PEG is an file extension of which type of files ?
a. Audio
b. Image
c. Video
d. Flash
Ans. C
240. Which device among following is used for sending digital data over a phone line ?
a. Ups
b. Scanner
c. Printer
d. USB Modem
Ans. D
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b. System Software
c. Application Software
d. Firmware Software
Ans. B
242. A wireless technology built in electronic gadgets used for exchanging data over short
distances is?
a. Bluetooth
b. Wifi
c. Modem
d. USB
Ans. A
243. What is full form of HTTP ?
a. Hyper Transfer Text Protocol
b. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
c. Hexagonal Text Transfer Protocol
d. Hexagonal Text Transfer Prototype
Ans. B
244. HTML stands for------------
a. Hypertext Mass up language
b. Hypertext Mark up language
c. Hypertext Move up language
d. Hypertext Mark of language
Ans. B
245. LAN Area Limits
a. 1 mt to 100 mts
b. 100 mts to 1000 mts
c. 1000 mts to 10,000 mts
d. None of these
Ans. A
246. MAN Area limits
a. 1 mt to 100 mts
b. 100 mts to 1000 mts
c. 1000 mts to 10,000 mts
d. none of these
Ans. B
247. CMS stands for---------------
a. content management system
b. control management system
c. collection management system
d. None of these
Ans. A
248. MOOCS stands for-------------
a. massive open online course
b. massage open online course
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Ans. A
249. TCP stands for---------------
a. Transmission control protocol
b. Trans control protocol
c. Transmission concatenation protocol
d. None of these
Ans. A
250. IP stands for---------------
a. Internet protocol
b. Intranet protocol
c. Inter protocol
d. None of these
Ans. A

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