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PPSC Computer Past Papers MCQs 2004 to 2020

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 computer’s 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) Receiver’s Email Id


(B) Sender’s username


(C) Receiver’s 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




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