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AX register is also known as:
(a) Accumulator
(b) Collector
(c) Distributor
(d) Counter
(e) None of these
(2) In the Base + Offset addressing, Offset address is also known as:
(a) Physical Address
(b) Logical Address
(c) Actual Address
(d) Instruction Address
(e) None of these
(3) The technique for allowing a unit to check the status of another independently
function unit is known as?
(a) Interrupt
(b) System call
(c) Polling
(d) Trape
(e) None of these
(4) The method for storing data temporarily such that the input-output of the same
job is overlapped with its own processing, is known as:
(a) Spooling
(b) Contention
(c) I/O wait
(d) Buffering
(e) None of these
(5) The DMA that uses Busses when CPU is not using them is termed as:
(a) Shared DMA
(b) Cycle Stealing
(c) Channel
(d) Transparent DMA
(e) None of these
(6) _________ Scheduler deals with the decision as to whether to admit another
new job to the system.
(a) High Level
(b) Medium Level
(c) Low Level
(d) Short term
(e) None of these
7) When the process is in the states of Blocked Suspended or Ready Suspended, its
relevant data is
stored in:
(a) Main Memory
(b) Hard Disk
(c) Magnetic Tape
(d) Buffer
(e) None of these
(8) Priority, P = (Time Waiting + Run Time) / Run Time is used to calculate
priority in __________ scheduling algorithm:
(a) Shortest Job First
(b) Priority Scheduling
(c) Longest Wait First
(d) Highest Response Ratio Next
(e) None of these
(9) HDLC Protocol stands for:
(a) High-Level Data Link Control
(b) High Level Development Protocol
(c) Huge Level Data Link Control
(d) High Development Level Control
(e) None of these
(10) _________ is the generic name for a set of standards issued by the
International CommunicationsStandards Body CCITT, designed to support
Message Handling Systems; i.e. Electronic Mail.
(a) TCP/IP
(b) ISDN
(c) X.400
(d) X.25
(e) None of these
(11) ________ layer is responsible for the transfer of a packet of data along one
link in the network. It organizes data into frames and detects errors in transmission.
(a) Physical Layer
(b) Data Link Layer
(c) Network Layer
(d) Transport Layer
(e) None of these
(12) Encryption is the conversion of data in some intelligible format into an
unintelligible format called _________ to prevent the data from being understood
if read by an unauthorized party.
(a) Clear Text
(b) Encrypted Text
(c) Cipher Text
(d) Coded Text
(e) None of these
(13) Binary search requires about ______ comparisons with an initial list of
1,000,000 elements.
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 35
(d) 100
(e) None of these
(14) A _________ header list is a header list where the last node contains the null
pointer.
(a) Grounded
(b) Circular
(c) One way
(d) Rooted
(e) None of these
(15) ________ are small applications that are accessed on an internet server,
transported over the internet, automatically installed and run as part of a web
document.
(a) Applets
(b) Java Bean
(c) Sockets
(d) Java Component
(e) None of these
(16) AWT stands for:
(a) Abstract Window Technique
(b) Abstract Window Toolkit
(c) Actual Window Technique
(d) Added Window Toolkit
(e) None of these
17) GIF images can have only upto _______ colors.
(a) 128
(b) 256
(c) 512
(d) 1024
(e) None of these
(18) ________ is stored on a client and contains state information of the website
visited.
(a) Cookies
(b) Servelet
(c) History
(d) Resident Page
(e) None of these
(19) In software Engineering KPA denotes.
(a) Key Process Audit
(b) Key Process Area
(c) Key Process Analysis
(d) Key Problem Area
(e) None of these
(20) The ________ Process Model defines a series of events that will trigger
transitions from state to state for each of software engineering activities.
(a) Spiral
(b) Operational
(c) RAD
(d) Concurrent Development
(e) None of these

ANSWER
1. a
2. d
3. b
4. d
5d
6a
7a
8b
9a
10 a
11 b
12 c
13 d
14 d
15 a
16 b
17 b
18 b
19 b
20 a
21. Which of the following best describes “virtual memory?”
(a)A portion of the hard disk considered as RAM
(b)Extended memory on the secondary storage thatis used whenever physical
memory is full
(c)The abstraction of separating logical memory–memory as seen by the process–
from physical
memory–memory as seen by the processor
(d)It is the page file in Windows folder (e)None of these
B
22. The ‘cmp’ instruction modifies the:
(a)Instruction register (b)Flags register (c)Segment register (d)None of these
B
23. Consider the following page reference string: 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 1, 5, 6, 2, 1, 2, 3, 7,
6, 3, 2, 1 Assuming there
are 4 page frames available and that all frames are initially empty, what is the total
number of page
faults that would occur for the page reference string above if the least-recently-
used (LRU) replacement
policy is used?
(a)6 (b)9 (c)10 (d)11 (e)None of these
C
24. The Banker’s algorithm is used to ____________.
(a)Rectify deadlock (b)Detect deadlock (c)Prevent deadlock
(d)Avoid deadlock (e)None of these’
D
25. The necessary conditions needed before deadlock can occur are ______.
(a) No Mutual Exclusion, Hold and wait, Preemption, Circular Wait
(b) Mutual Exclusion, No Hold and wait, Preemption, Circular Wait
(c) Mutual Exclusion, Hold and wait, No Preemption, Circular Wait
(d) Mutual Exclusion, Hold and wait, Preemption, No Circular Wait (e)None of
these
C
26. Difference between data link layer and transport layer error detection is that:
(a)Data link detects transmission errors while transport layer detects segmentation
faults
(b)Data link detects node‐to‐node errors while transport layer detects end‐to‐
end errors
(c)Data link detects end‐to‐end errors while transport layer detects node‐to‐
node errors
(d)Data link detects segmentation errors while transport layer detects bit error (e)
None of these
27. Phase shift keying (PSK.) method is used to modulate digital signals at 9600 b
ps using 16 levels. The
line signals speed (i.e. modulation rate) will be:
(a) 1200 bands (b) 2400 bands (c) 4800 bands (d) 9600 bands (e)None of
these
B
28. Exception handling is a powerful technique that separates error-handling code
from ______ code.
(a)Buggy (b)Faulty (c)Normal (d)Exceptional (e)None of these
D
29. When a subroutine is called, the address of the instruction following the CALL
instructions stored in/on
the:
(a)Stack pointer (b)Accumulator (c)Program counter (d)Stack (e)None of these
D
30. Binary tree “preorder” traversal isdefined recursively as follows:
(a)Traverse left subtree, visit th
e root, traverse right subtree
(b)Traverse right subtree, visit the root, traverse left subtree
(c)Visit the root, traverse leftsubtree, traverse right subtree
(d)Traverse left subtree, traverse right subtree , visit the root (e)None of these
C
31. The advantages of creating a prototype are:
(a) It allows developers to experiment with number of different design options
(b) It can serve as means of communication between developers and customers
(c) It is better than water fall model (d) Both (a) and (b) (e)None of these
32. Choose the correct statement.
(a) Testing can show the presence of bugs but never their absence
(b) Testing can always find all the bugs
(c) Testing can always be exhaustive
(d) If we test enough then we can find all of the bugs (e)None of these
A
33. Which of the following operations need the participating relations to be union
compatible?
(a) UNION (b)INTERSECTION (c)DIFFERENCE (d)All of these (e)None of
these
D
34. The language used in application programs to requestdata from the DBMS
isreferred to as the:
(a)DML (b)DDL (c)VDL (d)SDL (e)None of these
A
35. What is the correct XHTML for a paragraph?
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)
(e)None of these
What does XHTML stand for?

A. EXtreme HyperText Markup Language

B. EXtra Hyperlinks and Text Markup Language

C. EXtensible HyperText Markup Language

D. EXtensible HyperText Marking Language

C
36. Which of the following HTML form method is suitable when you need to send
larger form
submissions?
(a) Get (b) Post (c) Both Get and Post (d) Ajax (e)None of these
B
: Which of the following method sends input to a script via a URL?
(A) Get
(B) Post
(C) Both
(D) None
Answer : Get
37. (2,4) is a point on a circle that has center at the origin. Which of the following
points are also on circle?
(a) (2,-4) (b) (-2,4) (c) (4,-2) (d) All of above (e)None of these
38. In Bresenham’s algorithm, while generating a circle , it is easy to generate?
(a) One octant first and other by successive reflection
(b) One octant first and other by successive rotation
(c) One octant first and other by successive translation
(d) All octants (e)None of these
A
(39) Object (also called ____) is a common data type that includes photograph,
audio, video, or a
document created in other applications.
(a) Number (b) BLOB (c) Integer (d) Binary (e) None of these
B
(40) In a database, a(n) ____ is a group of related fields.
(a) Table (b) Key (c) Record (d) Primary Field (e) None of these
A
(41) In a database, a(n) ____ field is a field that uniquely identifies each record in a
file.
(a) Main (b) Identifying (c) Master (d) Key (e) None of these
D
(42) If the lowest annual fee at a discount warehouse is Rs.2025 and the highest is
Rs. 5550, a(n) ____
on the Annual Fee field ensures it is a value between Rs. 2025 and Rs. 5550.
(a) Range Check (b) Completeness Check (c) consistency check
(d) alphabetic/numeric check (e) None of these
C
(43) A DBMS uses the ____ to perform validation checks.
(a) Data Server (b) data mart (c) data warehouse (d) data dictionary
(e) None of these
D
(44) _______ is a network technology that defines how messages are routed from
one end of a
network to the other, ensuring the data arrives correctly by dividing it into packets.
(a) HTML (b) XML (c) HTTP (d) TCP/IP (e) None of these
D
(45) When a computer sends data over the Internet, the data is divided into small
pieces, or ____.
(a) Bundles (b) Packets (c) Slices (d) Baskets (e) None of these
B
47) The amount of data, instructions, and information that can travel over a
communications channel
sometimes is called the ____.
(a) Broadband (b) Baseband (c) Latency (d) Bandwidth (e) None of these
D
(48) Fiber-optic cables have all of the following advantages over cables that use
wire except____.
(a) lower costs and easier installation and modification
(b) faster data transmission and smaller size
(c) less susceptible to noise from other devices
(d) better security for signals during transmission
(e) None of these
A
(49) A _________ is a network that connects computers and devices in a limited
geographical area,
such as a home, school computer laboratory, or office building.
(a) local area network (LAN) (b) metropolitan area network (MAN)
(c) wide area network (WAN) (d) variable area network (VAN) (e) None of these
A
(50) With ____ memory, the operating system allocates a portion of a storage
medium, usually the
hard disk, to function as additional RAM.
(a) Virtual (b) Performance (c) Device (d) Managed (e) None of these
A

General knowledge for posts……………………..

The first persons to reach Mount Everest –
– Sherpa Tenzing, Edmund Hillary
The first person to reach North Pole
– Robert Peary
The first person to reach South Pole
– Amundsen
The first religion of the world – Hinduism
The first country to print book – China
The first country to issue paper currency –
China
The first country to commence competitive
examination in civil services – China
The first President of the U.S.A
– George Washington
The first Prime Minister of Britain – Robert
Walpole
The first Governor General of the United Nations
– Trigveli (Norway)
The first country to prepare a constitution –
U.S.A
The first Governor General of Pakistan
– Mohd. Ali Jinnah
The first country to host NAM summit
– Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
The first European to attack India
– Alexander, The Great
The first European to reach China
– Marco Polo
The first person to fly aeroplane
– Wright Brothers
The first person to sail round the world
– Magellan
The first country to send man to the moon
– U.S.A
The first country to launch Artificial satellite in
the space – Russia
The first country to host the modern Olympics
– Greece
First human in space – Yuri Gagarin (Russia)
The first city on which the atom bomb was
dropped – Hiroshima (Japan)
The first person to land on the moon Neil
Armstrong followed by
– Edwin E. Aldrin
The first shuttle to go in space – Columbia
The first spacecraft to reach on Mars – Viking-I
The first woman Prime Minister of England
– Margaret Thatcher
The first Muslim Prime Minister of a country
– Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan)
The first woman to climb Mount Everest
– Mrs. Junko Tabei (Japan)
The first woman cosmonaut of the world
– Valentina Tereshkova (Russia)
The first woman President of the U.N. General
Assembly
– Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
The first batsman to score three test century in
three successive tests on debut
– Mohd. Azharuddin
The first man to have climbed Mount Everest
twice
– Nawang Gombu
The first U.S. President to resign Presidency
– Richard Nixon
Chinese Traveller to India – Fahein
Foreign Invader to India – Alexander the Great
Person in Space – Yuri Gagarin
Person on Moon – Neil Armstrong
The first woman to climb Mount Everest – Junko
Taibei
The first European to visit China – Marco Polo
Man to walk in Space – Alexei Leonov
The first woman Prime Minister of a country
– Mrs. Srimavo Bhandarnaike
The first woman President of a country
– Maria Estela Peron
The first woman to Command a Space Mission
Colonel
– Eileen Collins (U.S.A.)
First talkie movie in the world – “The jazz
Singer” (1927).
The first residents of International Space station
– Bill Shepherd (USA), Yuri Gidzanko and Sergei
Krikalev (Russia)
The first blind man to scale Mt. Everest
– Erik Weihenmayer (USA, May 25, 2001)
The first Muslim woman to become the Secretary
General of Amnesty International
– lrine Zubeida Khan
The first space astronaut to go into space seven
times till date
– Jerry Ross (U.S.A.)
The first South African to become the second
space tourist
– Mark Shuttleworth
The first woman Prime Minister of South Korea
– Ms. Chang Sang
The first youngest grandmaster of the world in
chess
– Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)
The first adventurer flying successfully across
the English Channel without aircraft
– Felix Baumgartner (July 2003)
China’s first man in space
– Yang Liwei
The first Muslim woman to receive Nobel Prize
– Shirin Ebadi (Nobel Peace Prize 2003)
The woman with the highest individual Test
score making a new world record
– Kiran Baloch (Pakistani cricketer, scoring 242
runs playing women’s cricket test against West
Indies in Karachi in March, 2004)
The first woman of the world to climb Mt.
Everest four times
– Lakpa Sherpa (Nepali)
The first woman to cross seven important seas
of the world by swimming
– Bula Chaudhury (India)
First Asian city to host Olympics
– Tokyo, Japan (1964)
First woman black tennis player to win a singles
title at Wimbledon
– A Gibson (1957)
First woman to win a Grand Slam
– Maureen Catherine (195 3)
First woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal
– Charlotte Cooper, UK, Tennis singles (1900)
First professional woman bullfighter
– Patricia Mccormick (1952)
First man to fly solo non stop across the Atlantic
– Charles Lindbergh (1927)
First person to cross Antarctic Circle
– James Cook (1773)
First people to reach the North Pole
– Lt Col. Joseph O. Fletcher and
Lt. William P. Benedict (1952)
First person to conquer the Everest twice
– Nawang Gombu Sherpa(1965)
First person with only one arm to climb the
Everest
– American Gary Guller(2003)
First woman to fly solo around the world
– jerrie Fredritz Mock.(1964)
First woman to fly solo across the English
Channel
– Hariiet Quimby
First ascent of Everest without bottled oxygen
– Peter Habeler (Austria) and Reinhold
Messner, (Italy) (1978)
First woman to set foot on North Pole
– Ann Bancroft, USA (1986)
– Jointly developed by Sony and Philips (1978)
First Atom Bomb
– “Little Boy” dropped over Hiroshima by the
US during the second world war (1945)
First manned space vehicle
– Vostok 1,USSR (1961)
First human to walk on the Moon
– Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11(1969)
First human to walk in space
– Alexei Arkhovich Leonov (1965)
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101. You can zoom a worksheet
a. With the mouse pointer in Print Preview
b. With the zoom button on the Print Preview toolbar
c. With the Zoom command on the view menu
d. All of the above
102. You can not 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
103. This type of software is similar to an accountant’s worksheet
a. Word processing
b. Database
c. Spreadsheets
d. Graphics
104. which function will calculate the number of workdays between 6/9/2004
and 8/12/2004?
a. Workday
b. Date
c. Networkdays
d. All of the above
105. Data marker on a chart are linked to data points in a worksheet,
therefore,
a. You can automatically apply formatting to a data series
b. You can change the position of a data marker and automatically change the data
point value in the worksheet
c. You can change a data print value and automatically are draw the chart
d. a and b
106. When you group worksheets
a. You can enter variable data on multiple worksheets at one time
b. You can print more than one worksheet at a time
c. You can enter common data, formats, and formulas on multiple worksheets at
one time
d. b, and c
107. You can use the format painter multiple times before you turn it off by
a. You can use the format painter button only one time when you click it
b. Double clicking the format painter button
c. Pressing the Ctrl key and clicking the format painter button
d. Pressing Alt key and clicking the format painter button
108. The default header for a worksheet is
a. Your name
b. The date and time
c. None
d. The sheet tab name
109. To drag a selected range of data to another worksheet in the same
workbook, use the
a. Tab key
b. Alt key
c. Shift key
d. Ctrl key
110. When creating a vertical page break
a. The active cell must be A1
b. The active cell can be anywhere in the worksheet
c. The active cell must be in row 1
d. The active cell must be in column A
111. to activate the previous cell in a pre-selected range, press
a. the Alt key
b. the Tab key
c. the Enter key
d. none of above
112. When the formula bar is activated, you can see
a. The Edit Formula button
b. The Cancel button
c. The Enter button
d. All of above
113. In a worksheet you can select
a. The entire worksheet
b. Rows
c. Columns
d. a, b, and c
114. when you print preview a worksheet
a. the entire worksheet is displayed
b. the selected range is displayed
c. the active portion of the worksheet is displayed
d. a, b and c
115. You can group noncontiguous worksheets with
a. The group button on the standard toolbar
b. The shift key and the mouse
c. The ctrl key and mouse
d. The alt+enter key
116. Weight refers to
a. The print density of characters
b. The height of the printed character
c. Upright or slanted shape
d. The design and appearance of characters
117. When you link data maintained in Excel workbook to a Word document
a. The Word document cannot be edited
b. The Word document contains a reference to the original source application
c. The word document must contain a hyperlink
d. The word document contains a copy of the actual data
118. When you see a cell with a red triangle in the top right corner, what does
this signify?
a. There is an error in the cell
b. There is a comment associated with the cell
c. The font color for text in the cell is red
d. A formula cannot be entered into the cell
119. To hold row and column titles in places so that they do not scroll when
you scroll a worksheet, click
the
a. Unfreeze panes command on the window menu
b. Freeze panes command on the window menu
c. Hold titles command on the edit menu
d. Split command on the window menu
120. Which of these is a quick way to copy formatting from a selected cell to
two other cells on the same worksheet?
a. Use Ctrl to select all three cells, then click the paste button on the standard
toolbar
b. Copy the selected cell, then select the other two cells, click style on
the Format menu, then click Modify
c. Click format painter on the Formatting toolbar twice then click in each cell you
want to copy the formatting to
d. All of above
121. To edit data in an embedded Excel worksheet object in a Word document
a. Use the Excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
b. Edit the hyperlink
c. Edit the data in a Excel source application
d. Use the Word menu bar and toolbars
122. Status indicators are located on the
a. Vertical scroll bar
b. Horizontal scroll bar
c. Formula bar
d. Formatting toolbar
123. You can open the scenario Manager dialog box by choosing scenarios
from the ….. menu.
a. View
b. Insert
c. Format
d. Tools
124. You can open the Sort dialog box by choosing Sort from the ….. menu
a. View
b. Format
c. Tools
d. Data
125. when working in the page break preview, you can
a. view exactly where each page break occurs
b. add or remove page breaks
c. change the print area
d. all of above
126. A data map is helpful
a. When you have too much data to chart
b. To show a geographic distribution of data
c. To compare data points
d. To show changes in data over time
127. Rounding errors can occur
a. When you use multiplication, division or exponentiation in a formula
b. When you use addition and subtraction in a formula
c. Because Excel uses hidden decimal places in computation
d. When you show the results of formulas with different decimal places than the
calculated results
128. You can copy data or formulas
a. With the copy, paste and cut commands on the edit menu
b. With commands on a shortcut menu
c. With buttons on the standard toolbar
d. All of the above
129. You can activate a cell by
a. Pressing the Tab key
b. Clicking the cell
c. Pressing an arrow key
d. All of above
130. Which of the following setup options can not be set in the
page setup dialog box?
a. Printer selection
b. Vertical or horizontal placement
c. Orientation
d. Row and column titles
131. What term refers to a specific set of values saved with the workbook?
a. Range
b. Scenario
c. Trend line
d. What-if analysis
132. Got functions? No? You need the insert function dialog box. How do you
get it?
a. Right click a cell and then click insert
b. Click the insert menu and then click function
c. Type = in a cell
d. All of the above
133. Which of the following describes how to select all the cells in a single
column?
a. Right click on column and select Pick from list
b. Use data – text to columns menu item
c. Left click on the gray column title button
d. Pressing Ctrl + A on the keyboard
134. when you use the fill effects in the format data series dialog box, you can
not
a. rotate text on the chart
b. select a fore ground color
c. select a pattern
d. select a background color
135. Paper spreadsheets can have all the same advantages as an electronic
spreadsheet except which of the following?
a. Rows and columns
b. Headings
c. Speed
d. None
136. Which of the following is not a basic step in creating a worksheet?
a. Save the workbook
b. Modify the worksheet
c. Enter text and data
d. Copy the worksheet
137. What’s a quick way to extend these numbers to a longer sequence, for
instance 1 through 20?
a. Select both cells, and then drag the fill handle over the range you want, for
instance 18 more rows
b. Select the range you want, include both cells, point to fill on the Edit menu, and
then click down.
c. Copy the second cell, click in the cell below it, on the standard toolbar click the
down arrow on the Paste button, and then click Paste Special
d. All of above
138. To insert three columns between columns D and E you would
a. Select column D
b. Select column E
c. Select columns E, F and G
d. Select columns D, E, and F.
 139. To center worksheet titles across a range of cell, you must
a. Select the cells containing the title text and use the fill handle to center the text
across a range of cells
b. Select the cells containing the title text and click on Center button
c. Select the cells in range containing the title text and use the Merge and Center
tool
d. Widen the column
140. When integrating Ms-Word and Excel, Word is usually the
a. Server
b. Source
 Exams
 Background Color
 Activate
 Affiliate program commission
 Appearance
 Blinds Vertical
 Budget Spreadsheet
 Button
 Calculated
 Cells
 Exams
c. Client
d. None
141. Charts tips can
a. Show the formatting of a data label
b. Show the name of a data series
c. Show the value of data point
d. b and c
142. The Name box
a. Shows the location of the previously active cell
b. Appears t the left of the formula bar
c. Appears below the status bar
d. Appears below the menu bar
143. How do you change column width to fit the contents?
a. Single-click the boundary to the left to the column heading
b. Double click the boundary to the right of the column heading
c. Press Alt and single click anywhere in the column
d. All of above
144. when you work with large worksheets, you may need to
a. size the worksheet to fit on the specific number of pages
b. add and remove page breaks
c. specify only certain print areas
d. all of above
145. Hyperlinks cannot be
a. Special shapes like stars and banners
b. Drawing objects like rectangles ovals
c. Pictures
d. All can be hyperlinks
146. You can use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to
a. Split a worksheet into two panes
b. View different rows and columns
c. Edit the contents of a cell
d. View different worksheets
147. What do we call a computer program that organizes data in rows and
columns of cells? You might use this type of program to keep a record of the
money you earned moving lawns over the summer.
a. Spreadsheet program
b. Database program
c. Word processor program
d. Desktop publisher program
148. You can add an image to a template by clicking the Insert Picture From
File button on the …. Toolbar.
a. Standard
b. Formatting
c. Drawing
d. Picture
149. What function displays row data in a column or column data in a row?
a. Hyperlink
b. Index
c. Transpose
d. Rows
150. When you insert an Excel file into a Word document, the data are
a. Hyperlinked
b. Placed in a word table
c. Linked
d. Embedded
151. Except for the …… function, a formula with a logical function shows the
word “TRUE” or “FALSE” as a result
a. IF
b. AND
c. OR
d. NOT
152. Macros are “run” or executed from the ….. menu.
a. Insert
b. Format
c. Tools
d. Data
153. You can open the consolidate dialog box byt choosing Consolidate from
the ….. menu.
a. Insert
b. Format
c. Tools
d. Data
154. Each excel file is called a workbook because
a. It can contain text and data
b. It can be modified
c. It can contain many sheets including worksheets and chart sheets
d. You have to work hard to create it
155. Which types of charts can excel produce?
a. Line graphs and pie charts only
b. Only line graphs
c. Bar charts, line graphs and pie charts
d. Bar charts and line graphs only
156. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
a. Lines and spaces
b. Layers and planes
c. Rows and columns
d. Height and width
157. What does the VLOOKUP function do?
a. Looks up text that contain ‘v’
b. Checks whether text is the same in one cell as in the next
c. Finds related records
d. All of above
158. Gridlines
a. May be turned off for display but turned on for printing
b. May be turned on or off for printing
c. The be turned off for display and printing
d. a, b and c
159. You can print only an embedded chart by
a. Moving the chart to a chart sheet before you print.
b. Formatting the chart before you print
c. Selecting the chart before you print
d. a and c
160. Which of the following is a correct order of precedence in a formula
calculation?
a. Multiplication and division, exponential positive and negative value
b. Multiplication and division, positive and negative values, addition and
subtraction
c. Addition and subtraction, positive and negative values, exponentiation
d. None of above
161. A function inside another function is called a ….. function.
a. Nested
b. Round
c. Sum
d. Text
162. How should you print a selected area of a worksheet, if you’ll want to
print a different area next time?
a. On the file menu, point to print area, and then click set print area.
b. On the file menu, click print, and then click selection under print what
c. On the view menu, click custom views, then click add
d. All of above
163. Your German supplier still invoices for parts in Deutsche marks. How
can you have Excel convert those sums to Euros?
a. On the Insert menu, click Symbol and from the currency symbols subset, select
the Euro sign.
b. On the tools menu, click Add-Ins, and select the Euro Currency Tools check box
c. Apply a selected background color
d. All of above
164. Which function calculates your monthly mortage payment?
a. PMT (payments)
b. NPER (number of periods)
c. PV (present value)
d. All of above
165. If you are working in English (US), Chinese or Japanese, Excel 2002 can
speak data as you enter it, to help you verify accuracy. How do you activate
this feature?
a. Point to speech on the tools menu, and then click show text to speech toolbar.
b. Click validation on the data menu
c. Point to speech on the tools menu, and then click speech recognition
d. All of above
166. Which of the following methods can not be used to enter data in a cell?
a. Pressing an arrow key
b. Pressing the tab key
c. Pressing the Esc key
d. Clicking the enter button to the formula bar
167. Which of the following will not set text in selected cells to italics?
a. Pressing Ctrl + I on the keyboard
b. Using the Tools – Wizard – Web Form menu item
c. Using the Format – Cells – Font menu item
d. None of the above
168. Which of the following methods cannot be used to edit the content of cell?
a. Pressing the Alt key
b. Clicking the formula bar
c. Pressing F2
d. Double clicking the cell
169. Which of the following is not an option in the spelling dialog box?
a. Edit
b. Ignore
c. Ignore all
d. Change
170. You can quickly change the appearance of your work by choosing Auto
Format from the …. Menu
a. Edit
b. View
c. Format
d. Tools
171. To protect a worksheet, you can choose Protection and the Protect Sheet
from the ….. menu
a. Edit
b. Format
c. Tools
d. Data
172. You can open the Highlight Changes dialog box by choosing Track
Changes from the …. Menu.
a. Edit
b. Insert
c. Format
d. Tools
173. Which of the following is not a worksheet design criterion?
a. Efficiency
b. Auditability
c. Description
d. Clarity
174. To copy cell contents using drag and drop, press the
a. End key
b. Shift key
c. Esc key
d. None of above
175. If you press …., the cell accepts your typing as its contents.
a. Enter
b. Ctrl + Enter
c. TAB
d. Insert
176. 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
d. None of above
177. 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
178. 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
179. What Pivot Table toolbar button updates the data in a Pivot Table or
Pivot Chart report if the source data chas changed
a. Format Report
b. Pivot Table
c. Refresh Data
d. Show Detail
180. 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:
181. “Qtr 1, Qtr 2, Qtr 3” is an example of a
a. Formula
b. Function
c. Series
d. Syntax
182. You can edit existing Excel data by pressing the
a. F1 key
b. F2 key
c. F3 key
d. F4 key
183. The cell reference for a range of cells that starts in cell B1 and goes over
to column G and down to row 10 is ….
a. G1-G10
b. B1.G10
c. B1;G10
d. B1:G10
184. A user wishes to remove a spreadsheet from a workbook. Which is the
correct sequence of events that will do this?
a. Go to File-Save As – Save As Type – Excel worksheet
b. Right click on the spreadsheet tab and select DELETE
c. Right click on the spreadsheet and select Insert – Entire Column
d. None of above
185. What feature enables you to adjust or back solve the value in a cell to
reach a desired outcome in a formula?
a. Goal Seek
b. Scenario Summary report
c. Forecasting
d. Trend line
186. what term describes a background that appears as a grainy, non smooth
surface
a. gradient
b. pattern
c. solid
d. texture
187. Excel is a
a. Graphic program
b. None of these
c. Word processor
d. A spreadsheet
188. To create an interactive Pivot Table for the web, you use a Microsoft
Office Web component called
a. HTML
b. Pivot Table Field List
c. Pivot Table List
d. Pivot Table Report
189. Which of the following is not a valid Zoom percentage in Excel?
a. 10
b. 100
c. 300
d. 500
190. The spelling tool is placed on ______ toolbar
a. Standard
b. Formatting
c. Drawing
d. Reviewing
191. If you need a text to show vertically in a cell. How will you achieve this?
a. Choose Vertical on Text alignment in Format Cells dialog box
b. Choose 90 Degrees in Orientation of Format Cells dialog box
c. Choose Distributed from the Vertical drop down list of Format Cells dialog box
d. Choose Center Across Selection from Horizontal combo box in Format Cells
dialog box
192. Can you set 0.5 inch left indentation for a cell in Excel?
a. Excel does not have indentation feature
b. You can specify indentation only if you turn the rulers on
c. Indentation can be set from Format Cells dialog box
d. The indentation can be specified only when printing
193. You can automatically adjust the size of text in a cell if they do not fit in
width by
a. Double clicking on the right border of column header
b. From Format choose Columns and then Autofit Selection
c. From Format Cells dialog box mark Shrink to fit check box
d. All of above
194. Formatting a cell in Currency, you can specify
a. Decimal Places
b. Currency Symbol
c. Both of above
d. None of above
195. Formatting a cell in Number format you can’t set
a. Decimal Places
b. Use 1000 separator
c. Negative numbers
d. Currency Symbol
196. What is entered by the function =today()
a. The date value for the day according to system clock
b. The time value according to system clock
c. Today’s date as Text format
d. All of above
197. Which function will you use to enter current time in a woksheet cell?
a. =today()
b. =now()
c. =time()
d. =currentTime()
198. Special category of Number tab in Format Cells dialog box can be used to
apply formats like
a. Zip Code
b. Phone Number
c. Both of above
d. None of above
199. Merge cells option can be applied from
a. Format Cells dialog box Alignment Tab
b. Formatting toolbar
c. Both of above
d. None of above
200. Pre-made sheet formats like Simple, Classic, Accounting, Colorful et can
be applied from
a. from Fromat >> Cells
b. from Format >> Autoformat
c. from Table >> Autoformat
d. All of above

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Which of the following methods cannot be used to enter data in a cell
1. Pressing an arrow key
2. Pressing the Tab key
3. Pressing the Esc key
4. Clicking on the formula bar
2. Which of the following will not cut information?
1. Pressing Ctrl + C
2. Selecting Edit>Cut from the menu
3. Clicking the Cut button on the standard
4. Pressing Ctrl+X
3. Which of the following is not a way to complete a cell entry?
1. Pressing enter
2. Pressing any arrow key on the keyboard
3. Clicking the Enter button on the Formula bar
4. Pressing spacebar
4. You can activate a cell by
1. Pressing the Tab key
2. Clicking the cell
3. Pressing an arrow key
4. All of the above
5. Text formulas:
1. Replace cell references
2. Return ASCII values of characters
3. Concatenate and manipulate text
4. Show formula error value
6. How do you insert a row?
1. Right-click the row heading where you want to insert the new row
and select Insert from the shortcut menu
2. Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and select Edit
>Row from the menu
3. Select the row heading where you want to insert the new row and click the Insert
Row button on the standard toolbar
4. All of the above
7. Which of the following is not a basic step in creating a worksheet?
1. Save workbook
2. Modifiy the worksheet
3. Enter text and data
4. Copy the worksheet
8. How do you select an entire column?
1. Select Edit > Select > Column from the menu
2. Click the column heading letter
3. Hold down the shift key as you click anywhere in the column.
4. Hold down the Ctrl key as you click anywhere in the column
9. How can you print three copies of a workbook?
1. Select File>Properties form the menu and type 3 in the Copies to print text box.
2. Select File >Print from the menu and type 3 in the Number of copies text box.
3. Click the Print button on the standard toolbar to print the document then take it
to Kinko’s and have 2 more copies made
4. Press Ctrl+P+3
10.To create a formula, you first:
1. Select the cell you want to place the formula into
2. Type the equals sign (=) to tell Excel that you’re about to enter a formula
3. Enter the formula using any input values and the appropriate mathematical
operators that make up your formula
4. Choose the new command from the file menu
11.To center worksheet titles across a range of cells, you must
1. Select the cells containing the title text plus the range over which the title text is
to be centered
2. Widen the columns
3. Select the cells containing the title text plus the range over which the title text is
to be enfettered
4. Format the cells with the comma style
12.How do you delete a column?
1. Select the column heading you want to delete and select the Delete Row button
on the standard toolbar
2. Select the column heading you want to delete and select Insert Delete from the
menu
3. Select the row heading you want to delete and select Edit>Delete from the menu
4. Right click the column heading you want to delete and select delete from the
shortcut menu
13.How can you find specific information in alist?
1. Select Tools > Finder from the menu
2. Click the Find button on the standard toolbar
3. Select Insert > Find from the menu
4. Select Data > Form from the menu to open the Data Form dialog box and click
the Criteria button
14.When integrating word and excel, word is usually the
15.Server
1. Destination
2. Client
3. Both b and c
15.When a label is too long to fit within a worksheet cell, you typically must
1. Shorten the label
2. Increase the column width
3. Decrease the column width
4. Adjust the row height
16.The name box
1. Shows the location of the previously active cell
2. Appears to the left of the formula bar
3. Appears below the status bar
4. Appears below the menu bar
17.Comments put in cells are called
1. Smart tip
2. Cell tip
3. Web tip
4. Soft tip
18.Which is used to perform what if analysis?
1. Solver
2. Goal seek
3. Scenario Manager
4. All of above
19.You can use the horizontal and vertical scroll bars to
1. Split a worksheet into two panes
2. View different rows and columns edit the contents of a cell
3. Edit the contents of a cell
4. view different worksheets
20.Multiple calculations can be made in a single formula using
1. standard formulas
2. array formula
3. complex formulas
4. smart formula
21.Hyperlinks can be
1. Text
2. Drawing objects
3. Pictures
4. All of above
22.To activate the previous cell in a pre-selected range, press
1. The Alt key
2. The Tab key
3. The Enter key
4. None of the above
23.Which button do you click to add up a series of numbers?
1. The autosum button
2. The Formula button
3. The quicktotal button
4. The total button
24.When the formula bar is active, you can see
1. The edit formula button
2. The cancel button
3. The enter button
4. All of the above
25.To copy formatting from one area in a worksheet and apply it to another
area you would use:
1. The Edit>Copy Format and Edit>Paste Format commands form the menu.
2. The Copy and Apply Formatting dialog box, located under the Format>Copy and
Apply menu.
3. There is no way to copy and apply formatting in Excel – You have to do it
manually
4. The Format Painter button on the standard toolbar
26.In a worksheet you can select
1. The entire worksheet
2. Rows
3. Columns
4. All of the above
27.When you link data maintained in an excel workbook to a word document
1. The word document cannot be edit
2. The word document contains a reference to the original source application
3. The word document must contain a hyperlink
4. The word document contains a copy of the actual data
28.Which area in an excel window allows entering values and formulas
1. Title bar
2. Menu bar
3. Formula bar
4. Standard toolbar
29.To hold row and column titles in place so that they do not scroll when you
scroll a worksheet click the
1. Unfreeze panes command on the window menu
2. Freeze panes command on the window menu
3. Hold titles command on the edit menu
4. Split command on the window menu
30.To edit in an embedded excel worksheet object in a word document
1. Use the excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
2. Edit the hyperlink
3. Edit the data in a excel source application
4. Use the word menu bar and toolbars
31.To create a formula, you can use:
1. Values but not cell references
2. C ell references but not values
3. Values or cell references although not both at the same time
4. Value and cell references
32.Status indicators are located on the
1. Vertical scroll bar
2. Horizontal scroll bar
3. Formula bar
4. Standard toolbar
33.Which of the following is the oldest spreadsheet package?
1. VisiCalc
2. Lotus 1-2-3
3. Excel
4. StarCalc
34.Rounding errors can occur
1. When you use multiplication, division, or exponentiation in a formula
2. When you use addition and subtraction in a formula
3. Because excel uses hidden decimal places in computation
4. When you show the results of formulas with different decimal places that the
calculated results
35.You can copy data or formulas
1. With the copy, paste and cut commands on the edit menu
2. With commands on the shortcut menu
3. With buttons on the standard toolbars
4. All of the above
36.You cannot link excel worksheet data to a word document
1. With the right drag method
2. With a hyperlink
3. With the copy and paste special commands
4. With the copy and paste buttons on the standard toolbar.
37.Which of the following is a popular DOS based spreadsheet package?
1. Word
2. Smart cell
3. Excel
4. Lotus 1-2-3
38.An excel workbook is a collection of
1. Workbooks
2. Worksheets
3. Charts
4. Worksheets and charts
39.Excel files have a default extension of
1. Xls
2. Xlw
3. Wk1
4. 123
40.You can use the format painter multiple times before you turn it off by
1. You can use the format painter button on ly one time when you click it
2. Double clicking the format painter button
3. Pressing the Ctrl key and clicking the format painter button
4. Pressing the Alt key and clicking the format painter button
41.You can use the formula palette to
1. Format cells containing numbers
2. Create and edit formulas containing functions
3. Enter assumptions data
4. Copy a range of cells
42.You can convert existing excel worksheet data an charts to an HTML
document by using
1. FTP wizard
2. Internet assistant wizard
3. Intranet wizard
4. Import wizard
43.A circular reference is
1. Geometric modeling tool
2. A cell that points to a drawing object
3. A formula that either directly or indirectly depends on itself
4. Always erroneous
44.Which of following is Not one of Excel’s what-if function?
1. Goal seek
2. Solver
3. Scenario manager
4. Auto Outline
45.When you insert an excel file into a word document. The data are
1. Hyperlinked placed in a word table
2. Linked
3. Embedded
4. Use the word menu bar and toolbars
46.Which of the following is not information you can specify using the solver?
1. Input cells
2. Constraints
3. Target cell
4. Changing cells
47.Each excel file is called a workbook because
1. It can contain text and data
2. It can be modified
3. It can contain many sheets including worksheets and chart sheets
4. You have to work hard to create it
48.Excel probably considers the cell entry January 1, 2000 to be a
1. Label
2. Value
3. Formula
4. Text string
49.You can enter which types of data into worksheet cells?
1. Labels, values, and formulas
2. Labe3ls and values but not formulas
3. Values and formulas but not labels
4. Formulas only
50.All worksheet formula
1. Manipulate values
2. Manipulate labels
3. Return a formula result
4. Use the addition operator
ANSWERS
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2–a
3–d
4–d
5–c
6–a
7–d
8–b
9–b
10 – a
11 – a
12 – d
13 – d
14 – d
15 – b
16 – b
17 – b
18 – d
19 – b
20 – b
21 – d
22 – d
23 – a
24 – d
25 – d
26 – b
27 – b
28 – c
29 – b
30 – a
31 – d
32 – c
33 – a
34 – a
35 – d
36 – d
37 – d
38 – d
39 – a
40 – b
41 – b
42 – b
43 – c
44 – d
45 – b
46 – a
47 – c
48 – b
49 – a
UNIVAC is
A) Universal Automatic Computer
B) Universal Array Computer
C) Unique Automatic Computer
D) Unvalued Automatic Computer
2. The basic operations performed by a computer are
A) Arithmetic operation
B) Logical operation
C) Storage and relative
D) All the above
3. The two major types of computer chips are
A) External memory chip
B) Primary memory chip
C) Microprocessor chip
D) Both b and c
4. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
A) First Generation
B) Second Generation
C) Third Generation
D) Fourth Generation
5. What is the main difference between a mainframe and a super computer?
A) Super computer is much larger than mainframe computers
B) Super computers are much smaller than mainframe computers
C) Supercomputers are focused to execute few programs as fast as possible while
mainframe uses its power to execute as many programs concurrently
D) Supercomputers are focused to execute as many programs as possible while
mainframe uses its power to execute few programs as fast as possible.
6. ASCII and EBCDIC are the popular character coding systems. What does
EBCDIC stand for?
A) Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
B) Extended Bit Code Decimal Interchange Code
C) Extended Bit Case Decimal Interchange Code
D) Extended Binary Case Decimal Interchange Code
7. The brain of any computer system is
A) ALU
B) Memory
C) CPU
D) Control unit
8. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on
A) tracks per inch of surface
B) bits per inch of tracks
C) disk pack in disk surface
D) All of above
9. The two kinds of main memory are:
A) Primary and secondary
B) Random and sequential
C) ROM and RAM
D) All of above
10. A storage area used to store data to a compensate for the difference in speed
at which the different units can handle data is
A) Memory
B) Buffer
C) Accumulator
D) Address
11. Computer is free from tiresome and boardoom. We call it
A) Accuracy
B) Reliability
C) Diligence
D) Versatility
12. Integrated Circuits (Ics) are related to which generation of computers?
A) First generation
B) Second generation
C) Third generation
D) Fourth generation
13. CD-ROM is a
A) Semiconductor memory
B) Memory register
C) Magnetic memory
D) None of above
14. A hybrid computer
A) Resembles digital computer
B) Resembles analogue computer
C) Resembles both a digital and analogue computer
D) None of the above
15. Which type of computers uses the 8-bit code called EBCDIC?
A) Minicomputers
B) Microcomputers
C) Mainframe computers
D) Super computer
16. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
A) Primary memory
B) Control section
C) External memory
D) Cache memory
17. Chief component of first generation computer was
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above
18. To produce high quality graphics (hardcopy) in color, you would want to use
a/n
A) RGB monitor
B) Plotter
C) Ink-jet printer
D) Laser printer
19. What are the stages in the compilation process?
A) Feasibility study, system design and testing
B) Implementation and documentation
C) Lexical Analysis, syntax analysis, and code generation
D) None of the above
20. Which of the following IC was used in third generation of computers?
A) SSI
B) MSI
C) LSI
D) Both a and b
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21. The main electronic component used in first generation computers was
A) Transistors
B) Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C) Integrated Circuits
D) None of above
22. A dumb terminal has
A) an embedded microprocessor
B) extensive memory
C) independent processing capability
D) a keyboard and screen
23. One millisecond is
A) 1 second
B) 10th of a seconds
C) 1000th of a seconds
D) 10000th of a seconds
24. The output quality of a printer is measured by
A) Dot per sq. inch
B) Dot per inch
C) Dots printed per unit time
D) All of the above
25. Which of the following was a special purpose computer?
A) ABC
B) ENIAC
C) EDVAC
D) All of the above
26. What was the computer invented by Attanasoff and Clifford?
A) Mark I
B) ABC
C) Z3
D) None of above
27. Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data?
A) Floppy Disk
B) Hard Disk
C) Compact Disk
D) Magneto Optic Disk
28. Which computer was considered the first electronic computer until 1973
when court invalidated the patent?
A) ENIAC
B) MARK I
C) Z3
D) ABC
29. A physical connection between the microprocessor memory and other parts
of the microcomputer is known as
A) Path
B) Address bus
C) Route
D) All of the above
30. High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data
A) 1.40 MB
B) 1.44 GB
C) 1.40 GB
D) 1.44 MB
31. A high quality CAD system uses the following for printing drawing and
graphs
A) Dot matrix printer
B) Digital plotter
C) Line printer
D) All of the above
32. Which of the following is not an input device?
A) OCR
B) Optical scanners
C) Voice recognition device
D) COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
33. The accuracy of the floating-point numbers representable in two 16-bit words
of a computer is approximately
A) 16 digits
B) 6 digits
C) 9 digits
D) All of above
34. In most of the IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drivers, memory, expansion
slots and active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of
the board?
A) Motherboard
B) Daughterboard
C) Bredboard
D) Fatherboard
35. In most IBM PCs, the CPU, the device drives, memory expansion slots and
active components are mounted on a single board. What is the name of this
board?
A) Motherboard
B) Breadboard
C) Daughter board
D) Grandmother board
36. Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for
A) Direct access
B) Sequential access
C) Both of above
D) None of above
37. A technique used by codes to convert an analog signal into a digital bit
stream is known as
A) Pulse code modulation
B) Pulse stretcher
C) Query processing
D) Queue management
38. Regarding a VDU, Which statement is more correct?
A) It is an output device
B) It is an input device
C) It is a peripheral device
D) It is hardware item
39. A modern electronic computer is a machine that is meant for
A) Doing quick mathematical calculations
B) Input, storage, manipulation and outputting of data
C) Electronic data processing
D) Performing repetitive tasks accurately
40. When was vacuum tube invented?
A) 1900
B) 1906
C) 1910
D) 1880
41. Which of the following produces the best quality graphics reproduction?
A) Laser printer
B) Ink jet printer
C) Plotter
D) Dot matrix printer
42. Computers with 80286 microprocessor is
A) XT computer
B) AT comptuers
C) PS/2 computer
D) None of above
43. An application suitable for sequential processing is
A) Processing of grades
B) Payroll processing
C) Both a and b
D) All of above
44. Which of the following is not processing?
A) arranging
B) manipulating
C) calculating
D) gathering
45. The digital computer was developed primarily in
A) USSR
B) Japan
C) USA
D) UK
46. Software in computer
A) Enhances the capabilities of the hardware machine
B) Increase the speed of central processing unit
C) Both of above
D) None of above
47. Today’s computer giant IBM was earlier known by different name which was
changes in 1924. What was that name?
A) Tabulator Machine Co.
B) Computing Tabulating Recording Co.
C) The Tabulator Ltd.
D) International Computer Ltd.
48. Before a disk drive can access any sector record, a computer program has to
provide the record’s disk address. What information does this address specify?
A) Track number
B) Sector number
C) Surface number
D) All of above
49. The arranging of data in a logical sequence is called
A) Sorting
B) Classifying
C) Reproducing
D) Summarizing
50. What is the responsibility of the logical unit in the CPU of a computer?
A) To produce result
B) To compare numbers
C) To control flow of information
D) To do math’s works
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)First Vice president of USA who visited Pakistan? Lyndon B. Johnson
2)Barack Obama is the president of USA?44th
3)China joined WTO in? Dec 2001
4) Pakistan joins 3G Generation on? 23 April 2014
5) Lahore Islamabad Motorway length? 375 km . confirm it
6 ) In how many years metro bus project was completed? 2 years I think
7) Current Interior Minister of Pakistan? Ch.Nisar Ali Khan
8) A recent conference that took place in Srilanka? Commonwealth Conference
2013
9) Latest union that Pakistan joined? SCO
Options UNO, SAARC, SCO, None of these
10) Who won FIFA cup final in 2014? GERMANY
11) The last series that Pakistan cricket team played with? SRILANKA
12) 2015 ICC cricket world cup was hosted by? Aus & New Zealand
13) When Musharaf imposed Martial Law? 12 October 1999
14) When local government bill was passed? 2002
……………………………………….
15) Ijmaa means? Consensus
16) Which kalimah is read after wadhu? Kalimah Shahadath
17 Who is the principle scrip of Quran? Options a) Zaid bin Harris b) Abdullah bin
Masood C) Hazrat Omar D) None of these
18) What are the Quran words called that can’t be understood by common men?
19) Ramadan is which month of Islamic Calender? 9th
20) Nemaz e Istasqa is prayed for? Rain
……………………………………………..
21) Lunar Eclipse is? Earth passes between sun and moon
22) Who invented vaccine?
23) Which metal catches fire when thrown in water? Sodium
24) Why a pen appears bent , dept in water? Due to Refraction
25) Largest Gland? Liver
26) Photosynthesis involves? Cholorophyll
27) Water is universal solvent due to? Chemical characteristics or Physical
properties
28) Bone weakening is due to deficiency which vitamin? Vitamin D
29)Dialysis is done due to? Failure of Kidney
30) Blood is produced in?a) Bone Marrow b) Heart c) Liver d)None of these
31) In which form calcium is present in Animals bone? Calcium phosphate
32) Concave lens is used for? Short Sightedness
33) When a moving bus stops. The people standing in bus move forward due to?
Inertia
34)Hygrometer used for?Measuremnet of Humidity of air
35) population percentage of Punjab? 55%
36) Land locked country? Mongolia
37) Pass that connects Malakand and Mardan?
38) Viceroy of Subcontinent at time of Simmons Commission 1945?
39) South China Sea dispute between? Options A) China &India B) USA
and China C) China & Japan D) Japan& USA
40) Hazrat Younus remained in abdomen of fish? 40 days
41) Total number of Ghazwath? 27
42)Pak Afghan border? Durand Line
43) Largest University of Punjab? Punjab University
44) Largest shipping Corporation? Karachi Shipping Corporation
45) Fire Extinguishing Gas?
46) Surah with two Bismi’Allah?Surah tooba
47) Converting Metal into gold? Alchemy
48) First book of Hadith? Imam Bukhari
MATHEMATICS
1) Ratio of girls to boys is 5:7.If girls are 575. What is the number of Boys?
2) if a pizza is divided in 12 pieces, and 8 pieces are eaten. What is the ratio of
 remaining ?
3) if A is mother of B & C.And D is husband of B . What is the relation between A
& D? Mother in Law.
4) Zain, Hamid and Harris share 2560 Rs.If Hamid’s share is four times of Zain
while Harris share is 1/3 of Hamid. What is Zain’s share thn?
5) Ali purchased a house for 4500 Rs.He sold it with 10% profit to Zahid. With
20% loss Zahid sold it to Arif.What is the price of house that Arif bought.
6) 106 X 106+96 X 96 is equal to?
7)Divide 15x^4y^3 by 3x^2y
8) HCF of 92 and 95 is?
9) The sum of three even consecutive number is 222. What are the numbers?
Options A) 73,72,75 B) 71,76,78 C) 73,75,78, D) None
10) Sum of 3x+4x? Options A)-7x B) 7x^2 C) 7x D) None
11)If 4x is subtracted from 7x ?
Options: A)3x B)-3x C) 3x^2 D ) None
12) 64,32,16,8,—? ANS is 4
13) 3,6,12,24,—-
14) Another series question
15) y=2x+5.if y=4 thn what is value of x?
ENGLISH
10 Analogies
1) FOOT:SKATEBOOT
2) WATER MELON:FRUIT
3) SCALE:WEIGHT
4) DERMATOLOGIST:ACNE
5) BUTTER:BREAD
6) FISH:SCHOOL
7) RUBBER:EXTEND
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How many different positions can you set for drop cap?
1. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 6
2. How many ways you can save a document?
3. 3
b. 4
 c. 5
d. 6
3. What is the maximum number of lines you can set for lines to drop box?
4. 3
b. 5
c. 10
d. 15
4. Single spacing in MS-WORD document causes ____ point line spacing?
5. 10
b. 12
c. 14
d. 16
5. What is the default number of lines to drop for drop cap
6. 3
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
6. What is the maximum number of lines you can set for a drop cap?
7. 3
b. 10
c. 15
d. 20
7. How many columns can you insert in a word document in maximum?
8. 35
b. 45
c. 55
d. 65
8. In a document what is the maximum number of columns that can be
inserted in MS Word Table?
9. 35
b. 15
c. 63
d. 65
9. What is the maximum scale percentage available in Scale drop down box?
10.500
b. 200
 c. 100
d. 90
10.What is the maximum font size you can apply for any character
11.163
b. 1638
c. 16038
d. None of above
11.Word, by default, places a tab stop at every _____ mark on the ruler.
12..25″
b. .5″
c. .75″
d. 1″
12.What is the default file extension for all Word documents?
13..txts
b. .word
c. .docs
d. .docx
13.The file type _____ indicates the file is a Word document.
14..msw
b. .wor
c. .wrd
d. .doc
14.With Word’s AutoCorrect entries, to display an indifferent face ( ) type
_____.
15. : )
b. : (
c. : |
d. : /
15.Which of the following button will allow you to add, delete, or change
records in your Data Source?
16.‘Data Source’ button
b. ‘Edit’ button
c. ‘Edit Data Source’ button
d. ‘Data Editing’ button
16.How much space in minimum must be provided between columns?
17.0″
b. 0.5″
 c. 1″
d. 1.5″
17.What is the smallest width of a column?
18.0″
b. 0.5″
c. 1″
d. 1.5″
18.By default, your document prints with:
19.1 inch top and bottom margins
b. a portrait orientation
c. 1.25 inches left and right margins
d. all of the above
19.Word is preset to use standard 8.5-by-11-inch paper with _____ margins.
20.1-inch left, right, top, and bottom
b. 1.25-inch left, right, top, and bottom
c. 1.25-inch left and right margins and 1-inch top and bottom
d. 1-inch left and right margins and 1.25-inch top and bottom
20.What is the default left margin in Word 2003 document?
a. 1″
b. 1.25″
c. 1.5″
d. 2″
21.What is the smallest and largest font size available in Font Size tool on
formatting toolbar?
22.8 and 72
b. 8 and 64
c. 12 and 72
d. None of above
22.The Footnote Text style defines characters as _____.
23.12-point Times New Roman and paragraphs as single-spaced and right-aligned
b. 10-point Times New Roman and paragraphs as double-spaced and left-aligned
c. 12-point Times New Roman and paragraphs as double-spaced and right-
aligned
d. 10-point Times New Roman and paragraphs as single-spaced and left-aligned
23.What is the default font size of a new Word document based on
Normal template in Word 2003?
24.10 pt
b. 12 pt
c. 14 pt
d. None of above
24.The minimum number of rows and columns in MS Word document is
25.1 and 1
b. 2 and 1
c. 2 and 2
d. None of above
25.How will MS Word will respond in repeated word.
26.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
26.In mail merge operation which of the following might represent the
main document?
27.A sales brochure
b. A form letter
c. A database of Names and Addresses
d. All of above
27.Pressing F8 key for three times selects
28.a word
b. a sentence
c. a paragraph
d. entire document
28.What do you call ‘a collection of character and paragraph formatting
commands’?
29.the defaults
b. a template
c. a style
d. a boilerplate
29.What is a Document Outline View?
30.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
30.Ctrl + Z
31.Undo the last Action
b. Redo the last Action
c. Add the new page
d. Paste the contents from clipboard
31.The _____ in the Resume Wizard dialog box indicates the wizard is ready to
create the document.
32.Start panel
b. Address panel
c. Add/Sort Heading panel
d. Finish panel
32.What does Ctrl + = key effect?
33.Superscript
b. Subscript
c. All Caps
d. Shadow
33.The spike
34.Allows you to combine text from several documents and tehn insert all the text
into one document at onwe time
b. Allows you to edit auto text entries
c. Allows you to format uto text entries
d. All of above
34.The word wrap reature
35.Automatically move text to the next line when necessary
b. Appears at the bottom of the document
c. Allows you to type over text
d. is the short horizontal line
35.How can you make the selected character superscripted
36.Ctrl + =
b. Ctrl + Shift + =
c. Alt + Ctrl + Shift + =
d. None of above
36.When typing in a word field manually, what must you press to insert the
code’s braces?
37.Ctrl + F6
b. Ctrl + F9
c. Alt + F11
d. Shift + F12
37.What is the short cut key to open the Open dialog box?
38.F12
b. Shift F12
c. Alt + F12
d. Ctrl + F12
38.What is the shortcut key to split a table?
39.Ctrl + Alt + Enter
b. Ctrl + Shift + Enter
c. Alt + Shift + Enter
d. Alt + Space + Enter
39.Which key is used to increase left indent?
40.Ctrl+I
b. Ctrl+M
c. Alt+I
d. F10
40.When the same word is used in multiple locations or a word is used that was
not quite appropriate, a thesaurus can be used to look up a (n) _____ or a
word similar in meaning.
41.synonym
b. homonym
c. antonym
d. metronym
41.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
42.Which of the following is the second step in creating a macro?
43.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
43.When assigning a shortcut key to a symbol, you should always try to select a
key or key combination that is:
44.unassigned
b. located on the ten-key pad section of your keyboard.
c. assigned to another task.
d. from the same font family as the symbol.
44.Which feature is used to replace straight quotes with smart quotes as you
type?
45.Auto Correct as you type
b. Auto Change as you type
c. Auto Format as you type
d. Smart Tags as you type
45.Which of the following command is not available in Tools menu?
46.Auto text
b. Autocorrect
c. Auto summarize
d. Macro
46.Word has a list of predefined typing, spelling, capitalization,
and grammar errors that _____ can detect and correct.
47.AutoEntry
b. AutoCorrect
c. AutoAdd
d. AutoSpell
47.If you want to convert a symbol or several lines of text into an AutoCorrect
entry, you should:
48.Insert the symbol or type the text in a Word document first. Then, select the text
or symbol and go to the AutoCorrect dialog box.
b. Click the Tools menu and choose AutoCorrect Options. Then, click the Insert
menu and choose Symbol (or click the Format menu and choose Paragraph) to
add the symbol or paragraph to AutoCorrect.
c. AutoCorrect can only accommodate one line of text. It is not possible to
convert a symbol or multiple lines of text into an AutoCorrect entry.
d. Insert the symbol or type the text in a Word document first. Then, select the
text or symbol and click the Edit menu followed by Paste Special. Select New
AutoCorrect Entry and then click OK.
48.Which option is not available in Insert Table Autofit behavior?
49.Fixed Column Width
b. AutoFit to Contents
c. Autofit to Window
d. Autofit to Column
49.When you click on File menu in Word 2010, it opens
a. File menu
b. File Commands
 c. Backstage View
d. File Ribbon
50.Tabs stop position cannot be the following alignment
51.Decimal Alignment
b. Center Alignment
c. Bar Alignment
d. Justify Alignment

1–B 2–A 3–C 4– B 5–A 6–B 7–B 8–C 9–B 10 – B

18
11 – B 12 – D 13 – D 14 – C 15 – C 16 – A 17 – B 19 – C 20 – B
– D

25 28 29 30
21 – A 22 – D 23 – B 24 – A 26 – A 27 – B
– A – C – D – A

36 38 39
31 – D 32 – B 33 – A 34 – A 35 – B 37 – D 40 – A
– B – B – B

44
41 – C 42 – D 43 – A 45 – A 46 – B 47 – A 48 – D 49 – C
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Physical part of a computer are known as___________.
a)Software b)Hardware c)Operating System d)Systemunit
2. ___________is a place where processing takes place.
a)Box b)CPU c)Monitor d)Systemunit
3. Processor is fixed on the________________.
a)Fan b)Chipboard c)Motherboard d)Expansion slot
4. There are___________types of memory.
a)Two b)Three c)One d)Four
5. A Processor acts like a/an__________________.
a)Heart b)Arm c)Brain d)Kidney
6. A Processor is also known as_____________.
a)CPU b)UPS c)UPC d)PUS
7. Arithmetic operations are performed by______________.
a).LU b).AU c).ALU d).CU
8. Which of the following part of the CPU controls the sequence of the
instructions?
a)AU b).CU c).Lu d).ALU
9. RAM stands for__________.
a).randomAccess Memory b).RandomAnalysis c).Read Able Memory
d).RandomAvailable Memory
10. ROM stores data___________.
a).Permanently b)Temporarily c)Partially d)Fully
11. Which of the following is the highest speed slot?
a)ISA b)AGP c)PCI d)AGP
12. A video gameis played by using________________card.
a)Sound b)Modem c)Graphics d)Network information
13. Barcode Reader is a/an__________________device.
a)Output b)Input c)Display d)Storage
14. ____________is used in security system and criminal investigations.
a)Fingerprint Reader b)Robots c)Sound card d)Barcode Reader

15. ______________is also known as mechanical agent.

a).Computer b)barcode Reader c)Processor d)Robots
16.____________is the set of instruction given to the computer to perform a
specific
a). Monitor b).Hardware c). Software d).Printer
17.________________ creates a link between a user and the computer.
a).Device Driver b)Utilities c) Operating Systemd).Image Viewer
18._______________ is the most famous type of Operating Systemfor personal
a). Linux b). Unix c). Microsoft Windows d).Mac OS
19.A system software that helps Operating System to communicate with a device is
a). Operating systemb). Device Driver c). Utility d).Graphics Software
20.___________is a programthat allows a user to analyze and maintain a
computer.
a). Utility b). Device Driver c). Widows XP d).MS office
21.Windowsexplorer serves as a____________________________.
a). SystemManager b). File Manager c). Web Browser d).Device Manager
22.________is a utility programthat provides a facility to view and manage
images.
a).Image Viewer b).Text Viewer c). systemViewer d).File Viewer
23. Disk scanner in windows is known as ______________________.
a). Disk cleanout b). Disk Cleanup c).Disk cleaning d).Disk Defragmenter
24.A computer software that helps users todo a specific task on a computer is
known
a).systemsoftware b).Ms office software
c).Anti-virus software d).Application software
25.________________ software are used to learn a particular skill.
a).Graphics b).Multimedia c).Educational d).Reference
26. Computer games is an example of _____________________software.
a).Entertainment b).ExamPreparation c). Reference d).System
27.Encyclopedia is an example of ___________________software.
a).Entertainment b).Educational c).productivity d)Reference
28. ___________is a renowned composing software.
a).MS PowerPoint b).MS Word c).Typing tutor d). Adobe Photoshop
29. ________software are used to create visual presentations.
a)Graphics. b).Multimedia c).MS Paint d).MS Excel
30. Whena computer starts, operating systemchecks all the ___________and loads
their drivers so a user can work properly.
a).Programb).Devices c).Drivers d).Network
31. Word is a type of _________________software.
a).Systemb).Application c).Utility d).Device Driver
32. ________view is the best way to see the work in Word.
a).outline b).Draft c).Print Layout d).Full Screen Reading
33. A user can view different areas of along document by_______a document.
a).Clipping b).breaking c).Splitting d).cutting
34. Delete key deletes letters from the ________________________ side.
a).Right b).Up c). Down d).Left
35.Undo feature is used to ___________________last change made in the
document.
a). Discard b). Store c). Update d).Save
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Computer Science Information About all function keys , Information About all
function keys
F1
• Almost always used as the help key, almost every program will open the help
screen when this key is pressed.
• Enter CMOS Setup.
• Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft Windows help and support center.
• Open the Task Pane.
F2
• In Windows renames a highlighted icon, file, or folder in all versions of
Windows.
• Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens document window in Microsoft Word.
• Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.
• Quickly rename a selected file or folder.
• Enter CMOS Setup.
F3
• Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows
when at the Windows Desktop..
• In MS-DOS or Windows command line F3 will repeat the last command.
• Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a
capital letter at the beginning of every word.
• Windows Key + F3 opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook.
• Open Mission Control on an Apple computer running Mac OS X.
F4
• Open find window in Windows 95 to XP.
• Open the address bar in Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer.
• Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
• Alt + F4 will close the program window currently active in Microsoft Windows.
• Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the current active window in
Microsoft Windows.
F5
• In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or
document window.
• Open the find, replace, and go to window in Microsoft Word.
• Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
F6
• Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and
most other Internet browsers.
• Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7
• Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft
programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
• Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
• Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.
F8
• Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly used to access
Windows Safe Mode.
F9
• Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.
• With Mac OS 10.3 or later shows all open Windows.
• Using the Fn key and F9 at the same time will open Mission Control on an Apple
computer running Mac OS X.
F10
• In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of an open application.
• Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet
link.
• Access the hidden recovery partition on HP and Sony computers.
• Enter CMOS Setup.
• With Mac OS 10.3 or later shows all open Windows for active program.
F11
• Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.
• Ctrl + F11 as computer is starting to access the hidden recovery partition on
many Dell computers.
• Access the hidden recovery partition on eMachines, Gateway, and Lenovo
computers.
• With Mac OS 10.4 or later hides all open windows and shows the Desktop.
F12
• Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
• Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
• Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.
• Preview a page in Microsoft Expression Web
• Open Firebug.
• With an Apple running Mac OS 10.4 or later F12 will show or hides the
Dashboard.
In Microsoft windows key F1 is mostly used for
Help
Save
New
Exit
The device which converts analog signals to digtital signals and vice versa is called
mother board
TAP
Modem
I/O device
NTFS stand for
Network File Saving
New Technology File System
Newt Trend File Saving
Non Technology File System
The part of CPU where arithmetic and logical functions are performed is called
control unit
ALU
Memory Unit
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In cyber crimes,
(A) The computer is a tool (B) The computer is a target
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Ans: C
2. Which of the following is not an operating system?
(A) Linux (B) Mozilla
(C) Macintosh (D) Windows
Ans: B
3. Statistical calculations and preparation of tables and graphs can be done using
(A) Adobe Photoshop (B) Excel
(C) Notepad (D) Power Point
Ans: B
4. Nod 32, Norton and Panda are
(A) Search engines (B) Operating Systems
(C) Antivirus software (D) Internet browsers
Ans: C
5. EDUCOMP
(A) Reaches out to the entire education cycle – preschool toddlers to post graduate
students
(B) Delivers the core curriculum subjects at school and college levels as well as
vocational and employability skills
(C) Empowers with IT education and IT enabled learning
(D) All of the above
Ans: D
6. Identify a web browser from the following
(A) Yahoo (B) Internet Explorer
(C) Bing (D) DuckDuckGo
Ans: B
7. Which is not a social networking site?
(A) Google Plus (B) Wink
(C) LinkedIn (D) Buzz
Ans: B
8. Which of the following is a wrong direction to guard against a ‘Phishing’ attack?
(A) Log on to a site by typing the proper URL in the address bar
(B) Ensure that the URL of the login page starts with http:// and not https://
(C) Give user id and password only at authenticated login page
(D) Look for the lock sign/icon and verisign certificate
Ans: B
9. Which of the following is not suitable for preparation of learning materials?
(A) NETLOG (B) ERIC
(C) PROQUEST (D) UTUBE
Ans: A
10. Nimbuz, Pidgin and Trillion are software used for
(A) Blogging (B) Chatting
(C) Surfing (D) All of the above
Ans: B
11. WWWW, in computer parlance, stands for
(A) World Wide Web Worm (B) World Wide Wildlife Web
(C) World Wide Women’s Web (D) World Wide Women’s Week
Ans: A
12. One kilobyte (KB) is equal to
(A) 1000 bytes (B) 1024 bytes
(C) 1024 bits (D) 1023 bytes
Ans: B
13. One megabyte (MB) is equal to
(A) 1023 kilobytes (B) 1000 bytes
(C) 100 kilobytes (D) 1024 kilobytes
Ans: D
14. One Gigabyte (GB) is equal to
(A) 1000 megabytes (B) 2048 megabytes
(C) 2023 megabytes (D) 1024 megabytes
Ans: D
15. 8 bits forms a
(A) byte (B) nibble
(C) kilobyte (D) None of the above
Ans: A
16. The Institution set up by the Government of India to provide computer based
information services to government departments
(A) C-DIT (B) CDAC
(C) NIC (D) DOEACC
Ans: C
17. Information Communication Technology (ICT) involves primarily
(A) Enrichment of existing knowledge
(B) Installation of equipments
(C) Storage and communication of information
(D) Use of technology for teaching
Ans: C
18. For use of ICT, teachers should be familiar with
(A) Programming (B) Browsing
(C) Planning (D) Handling of audio-visual aids
Ans: B
19. Cloud computing means
(A) Computing using the satellite
(B) Computing using cloud chamber technology
(C) Computing which results in errors
(D) Shifting computing power from offline PCs and Laptops onto the Web
Ans: D
20. URL is a term associated with
(A) Computer hardware (B) Internet
(C) Laser printer (D) Fax
Ans: B
21. 1 GB is equal to
(A) 10000 KB (B) 1073741824 KB
(C) 1048576 KB (D) 100000 KB
Ans: C
22. Computer virus is
(A) A micro organism
(B) A useful computer component
(C) Electro magnetic waves entering the computer from internet
(D) A programme
Ans: D
23. Rohith was asked to prepare a multimedia presentation as part of a seminar.
Which of the following software can be made use of?
(A) Notepad (B) Excel
(C) Power Point (D) Adobe Reader
Ans: C
24. In internet terminology IP means
(A) Internet Provider (B) Internet Protocol
(C) Internet Procedure (D) Internet Processor
Ans: B
25. Which one of the following is not a search engine?
(A) Bing (B) Google
(C) Yahoo (D) Windows
Ans: D
26. CLASS is the acronym for
(A) Computer, Language and School Studies
(B) Computer, Literacy and Studies in Schools
(C) Computer, Language and Secondary Schools
(D) Computer, Learning and School Studies
Ans: B
27. SITE stands for
(A) Satellite Instructional Technology and Engineering
(B) State Institute of Teacher Education

1. If you turn on a PC and the boot-up process halts, giving you the message: "Non-System disk or disk
error....Replace and press any key when ready", the problem is likely:

a. A non-bootable floppy disk is in the floppy-disk drive and you should remove it

b. The hard-drive has failed and you should replace it

c. RAM has failed and you should replace it

d. A key on the keyboard is stuck and the keyboard should be replaced

2. If you turn on a PC and the system unit is clearly ON, but the monitor is dark, the problem could be that:

a. The monitor is not turned ON

b. The monitor is not plugged in

c. The monitor is not connected to the PC

d. Any or all of the above

3. If a PC freezes or behaves otherwise erratically, and the system unit is very quiet, the most likely cause is:

a. A virus has infected the system

b. The hard-drive is almost out of space

c. The CMOS RAM is failing

d. The power-supply fan has failed and the system is overheating

4. What should you do if you receive the following message:
Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application...zyvxd.386
Press any key to continue?

a. Power the machine OFF, then ON to resync the kernel

 b. Replace the hard drive

c. Start Windows and run Scandisk to reload the missing file(s)

d. Press any key to continue loading Windows and, then, either reload the missing file or
remove the line in SYSTEM.INI that loads it
5. Which answer best describes the following:
"g:\progra~1\indexes\mydocs\gregfoot\bigbaby.doc"

a. A line of Grep programming code relating to the bigbaby time constant

b. The location of a file called BIGBABY.DOC which is located in the gregfoot subdirectory
on drive g:

c. Programming code which defines a small footprint, mini tower PC

d. An illegal error from a document called Programming for UNIX, which the word
processor, DOS, can't find
6. What is a GPF?

a. A hard drive with insufficient available space

b. Part of the Microsoft General Procedures For Windows operating systems

c. A Windows General Protection Fault

d. All of the above

7. The physical part of the PC that keeps track of the hardware resources on the system is the:

a. ROM BIOS Chip

b. CMOS RAM

c. Hard Drive

d. Power Supply
8. For ALL PC generations beyond the first, when most PCs are powered OFF, the clock and calendar in the
system:

a. Continue to function because they are powered by an on-board battery

b. Continue to function because they are powered by wind-up spring like a wristwatch

c. Cease to function and must be reset after re-boot

d. None of the above

9. Which of the following contains the PATH variable in an MS-DOS environment?

a. AUTOEXEC.BAT

b. PATHSET.EXE

c. This cannot be set in MS-DOS

 d. The PATH can only be set by the System Administrator during times of peak usage
10. What's likely to happen when Windows' System Resources drop below 60%?

a. Intel Pentium CPU chips run more efficiently

b. Anti-viral applications can safely scan system files

c. The system will crash

d. The system will overheat

11. If a user wants to add another adapter card into a PC, the first concern would be:

a. Is the card a "Plug-and-Play" card?

b. Would there be enough hard-drive space for the driver-software for the card?

c. Would the power supply be able to provide enough power for the card?

d. Is there a vacant slot available for the card?

12. Which Windows file loads applications that run when Windows opens?

a. AUTOEXEC.BAT

b. WIN.INI

c. SYSTEM.INI

d. Either A or C above

13. If, upon booting up a PC, you see a message that says: Keyboard error, it could very likely be:

a. The keyboard is not attached to the PC

b. The keyboard has failed

c. Either A or B above

d. Neither A nor B above

14. If, upon booting up a PC, you see a message that says: Invalid drive configuration, it could very likely be:

a. The hard drive cable within the system unit is not attached to the controller

b. The hard drive has failed

c. The hard drive has not been partitioned

d. Any of the above

15. If you add an internal modem to a PC and it does not function, the cause could be:

a. An interrupt conflict

b. A port conflict

c. A memory range conflict

 d. Any of the above
16. An external modem connects to a PC via:

a. A docking port

b. A serial port

c. A mouse port

d. Either B or C above
17. What MS-DOS command will make the file SYSTEM.DOC Read Only?

a. MAKE SYSTEM.DOC RO

b. SYSTEM.DOC MAKE RO

c. ATTRIB +R SYSTEM.DOC

d. SYSTEM.DOC is a program file, so it can't be done

18. Which of the following describes the best approach to getting Windows 95/98 booted if it fails because
you set the screen display incorrectly?

a. Delete SYSTEM.DAT and USER.DAT, and restart Windows 95/98

b. Reboot the PC and change the CMOS video setting to low resolution until the problem is
corrected

c. Switch OFF the Turbo switch on the PC's front panel and reboot Windows

d. Start Windows in Safe Mode and correct the setting

19. Which of the following best describes the proper way to shutdown Windows 95/98?

a. Close all applications and turn OFF the power switch

b. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del

c. Click Start->Shut Down->Shut down the computer?->Yes

d. Click File->Exit and double-click OK

20. What significance do the "beeps" have during the boot process of a PC?

a. The number of beeps describe the quality of the processor

b. The number of beeps describe the speed of the RAM Chips

c. The number of beeps describe the overall condition of the PC's hardware

d. You can tell how powerful the PC is by the loudness or intensity of the beeps
21. Which of the following best describes the relationship between a network Server and a network Client?

a. A Server executes commands on a Client

b. Servers control Distributed Area Value Independent Driver nodes and Clients control
Critical Unified Resource Transfer stations
 c. A Server stores data and applications and may link one or more Clients together

d. Clients generate checksum values that Servers use to verify the accuracy of data
22. Approximately, how long should it take to download a 3 megabyte file from the Internet using a 56K bps
modem?

a. 1 hour

b. 15 hours

c. 15 minutes

d. 45 seconds
23. Which of the following could be used to edit a text file on a PC.

a. DOS EDIT

b. Microsoft Windows NOTEPAD

c. Microsoft Windows Write or Windows 95/98 Wordpad

d. All of the above

24. Where is California?

a. Mars

b. The United States

c. Japan

d. Blue
25. What is 2+2?

a. 6

b. 24,232

c. 4

d. True

1. a ... CORRECT
2. d ... CORRECT
3. d ... CORRECT
4. d ... CORRECT
5. b ... CORRECT
6. c ... CORRECT
7. a ... CORRECT
8. a ... CORRECT
9. a ... CORRECT
10. c ... CORRECT
11. d ... CORRECT
12. b ... CORRECT
13. c ... CORRECT
14. d ... CORRECT
15. d ... CORRECT
16. d ... CORRECT
17. c ... CORRECT
18. d ... CORRECT
19. c ... CORRECT
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LECTURER COMPUTER SCIENCE MCQS PAPER 2011

Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet. (20)

(i) AX register is also known as:

(a) Accumulator
(b) Collector
(c) Distributor
(d) Counter
(e) None of these

(ii) In the Base + Offset addressing, Offset address is also known as:
(a) Physical Address
(b) Logical Address
(c) Actual Address
(d) Instruction Address
(e) None of these
(iii) The technique for allowing a unit to check the status of another independently function unit is known
as?
(a) Interrupt
(b) System call
(c) Polling
(d) Trape
(e) None of these

(iv) The method for storing data temporarily such that the input-output of the same job is overlapped with
its own processing, is known as:
(a) Spooling
(b) Contention
(c) I/O wait
(d) Buffering
(e) None of these

(v) The DMA that uses Busses when CPU is not using them is termed as:
(a) Shared DMA
(b) Cycle Stealing
(c) Channel
(d) Transparent DMA
(e) None of these

(vi) _________ Scheduler deals with the decision as to whether to admit another new job to the system.
(a) High Level
(b) Medium Level
(c) Low Level
(d) Short term
(e) None of these

(vii) When the process is in the states of Blocked Suspended or Ready Suspended, its relevant data is
stored in:
(a) Main Memory
(b) Hard Disk
(c) Magnetic Tape
(d) Buffer
(e) None of these

(viii) Priority, P = (Time Waiting + Run Time) / Run Time is used to calculate priority in __________
scheduling algorithm:
(a) Shortest Job First
(b) Priority Scheduling
(c) Longest Wait First
(d) Highest Response Ratio Next
(e) None of these

(ix) HDLC Protocol stands for:

(a) High-Level Data Link Control
(b) High Level Development Protocol
(c) Huge Level Data Link Control
(d) High Development Level Control
(e) None of these

(x) _________ is the generic name for a set of standards issued by the International
CommunicationsStandards Body CCITT, designed to support Message Handling Systems; i.e. Electronic
Mail.
(a) TCP/IP
(b) ISDN
(c) X.400
(d) X.25
(e) None of these

(xi) ________ layer is responsible for the transfer of a packet of data along one link in the network. It
organizes data into frames and detects errors in transmission.
(a) Physical Layer
(b) Data Link Layer
(c) Network Layer
(d) Transport Layer
(e) None of these

(xii) Encryption is the conversion of data in some intelligible format into an unintelligible format called
_________ to prevent the data from being understood if read by an unauthorized party.
(a) Clear Text
(b) Encrypted Text
(c) Cipher Text
(d) Coded Text
(e) None of these

(xiii) Binary search requires about ______ comparisons with an initial list of 1,000,000 elements.
(a) 10
(b) 20
(c) 35
(d) 100
(e) None of these

(xiv) A _________ header list is a header list where the last node contains the null pointer.
(a) Grounded
(b) Circular
(c) One way
(d) Rooted
(e) None of these

(xv) ________ are small applications that are accessed on an internet server, transported over the
internet, automatically installed and run as part of a web document.
(a) Applets
(b) Java Bean
(c) Sockets
(d) Java Component
(e) None of these

(xvi) AWT stands for:

(a) Abstract Window Technique
(b) Abstract Window Toolkit
(c) Actual Window Technique
(d) Added Window Toolkit
(e) None of these

(xvii) GIF images can have only upto _______ colors.

(a) 128
(b) 256
(c) 512
(d) 1024
(e) None of these

(xviii) ________ is stored on a client and contains state information of the website visited.
(a) Cookies
(b) Servelet
(c) History
(d) Resident Page
(e) None of these

(xix) In software Engineering KPA denotes.

(a) Key Process Audit
(b) Key Process Area
(c) Key Process Analysis
(d) Key Problem Area
(e) None of these

(xx) The ________ Process Model defines a series of events that will trigger transitions from state to state
for each of software engineering activities.
(a) Spiral
(b) Operational
(c) RAD
(d) Concurrent Development
(e) None of these