PPSC Computer Past Papers MCQs 2004 to 2020 90 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/90 Subscribe 1. Which key is used for left alignment in MS Word? (A) CTRL+R (B) CTRL+M (C) CTRL+L (D) None of these 2. Wi-Fi stands for ______? (A) Wireless fidelity (B) Wire fidelity (C) Both A and B (D) None of these 3. An electronic copy of data such as a file viewed on a computerās display is called? (A) Hard copy (B) Soft copy (C) Premium copy (D) None of these 4. Information on a hard disk is usually backed up using _____? (A) Floppy disk (B) CD-ROM (C) Flash drive (D) None of these 5. In MS Word 2007, which of the following is used to extend a selection of one character to the right side? (A) SHIFT+RIGHT ARROW (B) CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (C) ALT+RIGHT ARROW (D) None of these 6. Getting data from a cell located in a different sheet is called? (A) Accessing (B) Referencing (C) Updating (D) None of these 7. The actual working area of the Computer’s Microsoft Excel is? (A) Workbook (B) Worksheet (C) Note sheet (D) Notebook 8. Which is used as first generation language? (A) Machine language (B) Compiler (C) HTML (D) None of these 9. To send an email which of the following is necessary? (A) Receiverās Email Id (B) Senderās username (C) Receiverās username (D) None of these 10. Which of the following holds data and processing instructions temporarily until the CPU needs it? (A) Main memory (B) ROM (C) Control unit (D) None of these 11. In MS Excel, which function automatically totals a column or row of values? (A) SUM (B) ADD (C) TOTAL (D) None of these 12. In MS Excel, Conditional Formatting is in ______ tab? (A) Home (B) View (C) Page Layout (D) Insert 13. Which is the largest hardware company of computers? (A) Dell (B) HP (C) IBM (D) None of these 14. MS Word and MS Excel are ______? (A) Applications software (B) Operating systems (C) High level language (D) None of these 15. Which is the default text editor for Microsoft Windows? (A) Wordpad (B) MS Word (C) Notepad (D) None of these 16. DSL stands for in computer term? (A) Digital Subscriber Loop (B) Digital Subscriber Line (C) Both A and B (D) None of these 17. CD is an optical disk format that is used to hold _____? (A) Sound (B) Pre-recorded text (C) Graphics (D) All of these 18. Which of the following files have an ‘mpg’ extension? (A) Audio (B) Image (C) Video (D) None of these 19. Which object is the output of the database application? (A) Report (B) Table (C) Form (D) Query 20. Short cut key to saving any document in MS Office is? (A) Ctrl+S (B) Ctrl+V (C) Ctrl+C (D) None of these 21. Which material is used in making of Computer Chips? (A) Copper (B) Fiber Glass (C) Silicon (D) Steel 22. To move to the previous cell in a table inserted in a document, press? (A) Backspace (B) Shift + Tab (C) Alt + Tab (D) The Tab Key 23. Optical Fiber System is utilized in _____? (A) Eye operation (B) Air raid system (C) Telecommunication System (D) Defence system 24. Scanner is a/an _______? (A) Output device (B) Input device (C) Hardware (D) Software 25. You can create a new presentation by completing all of the following except ______? (A) Clicking file, new (B) Pressing Ctrl + N (C) Clicking the new button on the standard toolbar (D) Clicking file open 26. Who invented Java programming? (A) Deniss Ritche (B) Linus Torvalds (C) James Gosling (D) Bajarnae 27. In MS Excel, to view a cell comment ______? (A) Click the edit comment command on the insert menu (B) Position the mouse pointer over the cell (C) Click the display comment command on the window menu (D) None of these 28. “Disk Cleanup” is a/an _____? (A) Device driver (B) Utility program (C) File manager (D) None of these 29. Which menu should we use, if we want to add Clip Art? (A) File (B) View (C) Insert (D) Help 30. How do you apply bold formatting to text in Word? (A) Press Ctrl + I (B) Press Ctrl + B (C) Press Ctrl + U (D) Press Ctrl + S 31. To ensure that a graphic inserted in a document is not distorted when resized, select ____? (A) Distribute (B) Retain proportions (C) Lock aspect ratio (D) None of these 32. In word processing, what does an I-beam facilitate? (A) Formatting text (B) Dragging and selecting text (C) Highlighting text (D) None of these 33. Which of the following is not a MS PowerPoint View? (A) Slide View (B) Slide Show View (C) Orientation View (D) Presentation View 34. What category of functions is used in this formula? = PMT (C10/12, CB, C9, 1) (A) Logical (B) Payment (C) Financial (D) None of these 35. “Quick Time” is a ______? (A) Website (B) Media Player (C) News agency (D) None of these 36. Which PowerPoint feature allows the user to create a simple presentation quickly? (A) AutoContent Wizard (B) Transition Wizard (C) Chart Wizard (D) Animations 37. What is Internet2? (A) A research consortium for advanced internet research and development (B) An Asian internet protocol (C) A unit of Internet Society that promotes technical coordination of internet operations (D) None of these 38. In MS Word, to replace straight quotes with smart quotes as you type, which feature will you use? (A) Auto Correct as you type (B) Auto Format as you type (C) Auto Change as you type (D) None of these 39. “Yahoo” is a _____? (A) News Website (B) Search engine (C) Forum (D) Both A and B 40. Twitter is a ______? (A) Search engine (B) E-mail service (C) Social network service (D) None of these 41. The process of transferring files from the Internet to your computer is called? (A) Uploading (B) Downloading (C) Forwarding (D) Attaching 42. Which device connects multiple computers within a LAN? (A) Router (B) Switch (C) Hub (D) Bridge 43. Which one is the fastest memory? (A) RAM (B) Cache (C) Hard Disk (D) Flash Memory 44. A kilobyte (KB) is equal to? (A) 1000 bytes (B) 1024 bytes (C) 100 bytes (D) 1204 bytes 45. Which of the following is an example of system software? (A) MS Word (B) MS Excel (C) Operating System (D) PowerPoint 46. The brain of any computer system is? (A) ALU (B) Memory (C) CPU (D) Control Unit 47. Which shortcut key is used to “Undo” the last action in MS Office? (A) Ctrl + Y (B) Ctrl + Z (C) Ctrl + U (D) Ctrl + X 48. The smallest unit of data in a computer is? (A) Byte (B) Bit (C) Nibble (D) Word 49. Which type of software is MS Excel? (A) Word Processing (B) Spreadsheet (C) Database (D) Presentation 50. Which programming language is known as the “Mother of all languages”? (A) Assembly (B) C (C) Fortran (D) BASIC 51. The physical parts of a computer are called? (A) Software (B) Hardware (C) Data (D) Programs 52. Which of the following is an example of an input device? (A) Printer (B) Monitor (C) Keyboard (D) Speaker 53. Which company developed the Windows operating system? (A) Apple (B) IBM (C) Microsoft (D) Intel 54. In computing, WWW stands for? (A) World Wide Web (B) Wide World Web (C) Web World Wide (D) None of these 55. A program that is designed to damage or disrupt a computer system is called? (A) Malware (B) Software (C) Compiler (D) Driver 56. Which of the following is not an operating system? (A) Windows (B) Linux (C) Oracle (D) MacOS 57. Which of the following is used for making presentations? (A) MS Word (B) MS PowerPoint (C) MS Excel (D) MS Access 58. One gigabyte (GB) is equal to? (A) 1000 MB (B) 1024 MB (C) 512 MB (D) 1204 MB 59. The most common input device used for gaming is? (A) Mouse (B) Joystick (C) Scanner (D) Touchpad 60. Which shortcut key is used to “Save” a document? (A) Ctrl + V (B) Ctrl + S (C) Ctrl + C (D) Ctrl + A 61. The device used to display the output on a screen is called? (A) Printer (B) Monitor (C) Plotter (D) Scanner 62. The main page of a website is called? (A) Index page (B) Home page (C) Web page (D) Link page 63. Which of the following is a secondary storage device? (A) RAM (B) ROM (C) Hard Disk (D) Cache 64. The extension of MS Word files is? (A) .xls (B) .docx (C) .ppt (D) .mdb 65. Which key is used to delete characters to the left of the cursor? (A) Insert (B) Backspace (C) Delete (D) Shift 66. Which one is an example of open-source software? (A) MS Office (B) Linux (C) Windows (D) Photoshop 67. Which of the following is not a programming language? (A) Python (B) Java (C) Pascal (D) MS Excel 68. Which of the following is used to store data permanently? (A) RAM (B) ROM (C) Hard Disk (D) Cache 69. The first mechanical computer was designed by? (A) Charles Babbage (B) Alan Turing (C) Blaise Pascal (D) John Napier 70. The software that manages computer hardware is called? (A) Application Software (B) System Software (C) Utility Software (D) Operating System 71. Which of the following is used to connect to the Internet? (A) Router (B) Switch (C) Printer (D) Plotter 72. What does PDF stand for? (A) Portable Document Format (B) Public Data File (C) Program Data Format (D) Printable Document File 73. Which key is used to refresh a webpage? (A) F1 (B) F2 (C) F5 (D) F12 74. The process of starting or restarting a computer is called? (A) Resetting (B) Booting (C) Uploading (D) Installing 75. Which device is used to print large engineering drawings? (A) Laser Printer (B) Inkjet Printer (C) Plotter (D) Dot Matrix Printer 76. Which one is an example of a web browser? (A) Google Chrome (B) Microsoft Office (C) Adobe Photoshop (D) Windows Explorer 77. Which shortcut key is used to “Paste” copied content? (A) Ctrl + C (B) Ctrl + X (C) Ctrl + V (D) Ctrl + P 78. What is the full form of URL? (A) Uniform Resource Locator (B) Universal Resource Locator (C) Uniform Retrieval Link (D) Universal Retrieval Locator 79. Which type of network covers a large geographical area? (A) LAN (B) WAN (C) MAN (D) PAN 80. The storage that loses data when power is switched off is called? (A) Non-volatile (B) Volatile (C) Secondary (D) Permanent 81. The brain of a computer is? (A) RAM (B) CPU (C) Hard Disk (D) Monitor 82. Which of the following is used to send emails? (A) PowerPoint (B) Outlook (C) Excel (D) Word 83. Which device is known as a pointing device? (A) Mouse (B) Keyboard (C) Monitor (D) Printer 84. The term “bit” stands for? (A) Binary Tree (B) Binary Digit (C) Basic Information Text (D) Byte Information Token 85. Which shortcut key is used to “Select All” text? (A) Ctrl + A (B) Ctrl + S (C) Ctrl + C (D) Ctrl + Z 86. Which computer memory is permanent and non-volatile? (A) RAM (B) ROM (C) Cache (D) Register 87. Which programming language is known as the “mother of all languages”? (A) Python (B) Assembly (C) C (D) Java 88. Which of the following is an example of a search engine? (A) Google (B) Facebook (C) WhatsApp (D) Instagram 89. What is the shortcut key for “Undo” in MS Word? (A) Ctrl + X (B) Ctrl + V (C) Ctrl + Z (D) Ctrl + U 90. Which of the following is not a web browser? (A) Safari (B) Mozilla Firefox (C) Opera (D) Oracle