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Basic Question and Answer on Computer, Internet and Information Technology

Q.What is the most appropriate software for calculating in computer?
Ans: Microsoft Excel
What is meant by LASER?
Ans: Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
A complete Microcomputer system includes?
Ans: Microprocessor, memory, peripheral equipment.
What is Windows?
Ans: A personal computer operating system from Microsoft?
What is computer networking?
Ans: A system in which computers are connected to share information and resources.
What does System Software Includes?
Ans: The operating system and all the utilities that enable the computer to function.
What is the other name of Main Memory?
Ans: Primary Memory
What is full form of BSIC?
Ans: Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.
What is Telemedicine?
Ans: A process of treatment through communication technologies.
Who is the inventor of punch card?
Ans: Joseph Marie Jacquard
What kind of device is Monitor?
Ans: Output device
What is facebook?
Ans: A popular Social networking site
What is OCR?
Ans: OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a computer software designed to translate image of type
written test.
What is Computer Virus?
Ans: One kind of program, which is harmful to computer operation.

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Two types of commonly used printers are?
Ans: Dot Matrix printer and Laser printer
Write the name of different computer storage device.
Ans. Hard disk, Floppy disk, Compact disk
Who is the legend of computer world?
Ans: Bill Gates
What is the meaning of CC in case of E-mail?
Ans: Carbon Copy
The word Computer is derived from?
Ans: Compute
Adobe Photoshop is a Graphics Software
What is the name of the first Computer Network?
Ans: ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Administration Network)
What is the number of Computer Generation?
Ans: Five
BIOS is a Software
The IP Address 125.111.5.4 belongs to which of the following class Class B
A CD-ROM drive is labeled with 52X. Here52X is a measurement of Data Transfer Rate
Data transfer rate of a Dial-up Modem is measured in Kbps
The most distinctive difference between in LAN and a WAN is Distance Covered
Which of the following components (Hard Disk, Compact disk, Magnetic Tape, RAM) has the highest
failure risk? RAM
Which kind of mathematics does the computer use in operations? Binary
The command Shift + Delete will send the file to the? this command will delete the file
permanently
The add or remove programs utility can be found in - Control Panel
One Megabyte is equal to 106 bytes
Which menu includes the command find ? - Edit
The base 16 number system is Hexadecimal
What kind of secondary storage is provided by magnetic disks? - Slow Speed, High Capacity
Valid Ending for a MS-Word File is - .doc
The computer stores its program and data in its Memory
HTML indicates Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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1. UNIVAC is
a. Universal Automatic Computer
b. Universal Array Computer
c. Unique Automatic Computer
d. Unvalued Automatic Computer
2. CD-ROM stands for
a. Compactable Read Only Memory
b. Compact Data Read Only Memory
c. Compactable Disk Read Only Memory
d. Compact Disk Read Only Memory
3. ALU is
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit
b. Array Logic Unit
c. Application Logic Unit
d. None of above
4. VGA is
a. Video Graphics Array
b. Visual Graphics Array
c. Volatile Graphics Array
d. Video Graphics Adapter
5. IBM 1401 is
a. First Generation Computer
b. Second Generation Computer
c. Third Generation Computer
d. Fourth Generation Computer
6. MSI stands for
a. Medium Scale Integrated Circuits
b. Medium System Integrated Circuits
c. Medium Scale Intelligent Circuit
d. Medium System Intelligent Circuit
7. The capacity of 3.5 inch floppy disk is
a. 1.40 MB
b. 1.44 GB
c. 1.40 GB
d. 1.44 MB
8. The first computer introduced in Nepal was
a. IBM 1400
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c. IBM 1402
d. IBM1402
9. WAN stands for
a. Wap Area Network
b. Wide Area Network
c. Wide Array Net
d. Wireless Area Network
10. MICR stands for
a. Magnetic Ink Character Reader
b. Magnetic Ink Code Reader
c. Magnetic Ink Cases Reader
d. None

Set - 2
1. EBCDIC stands 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
2. BCD is
a. Binary Coded Decimal
b. Bit Coded Decimal
c. Binary Coded Digit
d. Bit Coded Digit
3. ASCII stands for
a. American Stable Code for International Interchange
b. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
c. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
d. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
4. Which of the following is first generation of computer?
a. EDSAC
b. IBM-1401
c. CDC-1604
d. ICL-2900
5. Chief component of first generation computer was
a. Transistors
b. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
c. Integrated Circuits
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6. FORTRAN is
a. File Translation
b. Format Translation
c. Formula Translation
d. Floppy Translation
7. EEPROM stands for
a. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
b. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
c. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
d. None of the above
8. Second Generation computers were developed during
a. 1949 to 1955
b. 1956 to 1965
c. 1965 to 1970
d. 1970 to 1990
9. The computer size was very large in
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
10. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers
a. First Generation
b. Second Generation
c. Third Generation
d. Fourth Generation
1. The ALU of a computer responds to the commands coming from
a. Primary memory
b. Control section
c. External memory
d. Cache memory
2. The act of retrieving existing data from memory is called
a. Read-out
b. Read from
c. Read
d. All of above
3. All modern computer operate on
a. Information
b. Floppies
c. Data

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d. Word
4. Instructions and memory address are represented by
a. Character code
b. Binary codes
c. Binary word
d. Parity bit
6. What is the latest write-once optical storage media?
a. Digital paper
b. Magneto-optical disk
c. WORM disk
d. CD-ROM disk
8. What is the number of read-write heads in the drive for a 9-trac magnetic tape?
a. 9
b. 16
c. 18d. 27
10. As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are
a. More expensive
b. More portable
c. Less rigid
d. Slowly accessed
11. Floppy disks which are made from flexible plastic material are also called?
a. Hard disks
b. High-density disks
c. Diskettes
d. Templates
13. What is the name of the computer terminal which gives paper printout?
a. Display screen
b. Soft copy terminal
c. Hard copy terminal
d. Plotter
15. The two kinds of main memory are:
a. Primary and secondary
b. Random and sequential
c. ROM and RAM
d. All of above
2. Programs designed to perform specific tasks is known as
a. system software
b. application software

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c. utility programs
d. operating system
4. Time during which a job is processed by the computer is
a. Delay times
b. Real time
c. Execution time
d. Down time
5. a computer which CPU speed around 100 million instruction per second and with the word length of
around 64 bits is known as
a. Super computer
b. Mini computer
c. Micro computer
d. Macro computer
8. The term gigabyte refers to
a. 1024 bytes
b. 1024 kilobytes
c. 1024 megabytes
d. 1024 gigabyte
13. Which of the following is not an input device?
a. OCR
b. Optical scanners
c. Voice recognition device
d. COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)
14. The central processing unit (CPU) consists of
a. Input, output and processing
b. Control unit, primary storage, and secondary storage
c. Control unit, arithmetic-logic unit and primary storage
d. Control unit, processing, and primary storage
16. Which is considered a direct entry input device?
a. Optical scanner
b. Mouse and digitizer
c. Light pen
d. All of the above
19. A byte consists of
a. One bit
b. Four bits
c. Eight bits
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20. A hybrid computer
a. Resembles digital computer
b. Resembles analog computer
c. Resembles both a digital and analog computer
d. None of the above
5. The instructions for starting the computer are house on
a. Random access memory
b. CD-Rom
c. Read only memory chip
d. All of above
10. RATS stand for
a. Regression Analysis Time Series
b. Regression Analysis Time Sharing
c. Real Analysis Series
d. All of above
15. In which language is source program written?
a. English
b. Symbolic
c. High level
d. Temporary
16. Which of the following terms is the most closely related to main memory?
a. Non volatile
b. Permanent
c. Control unit
d. Temporary
12. The secondary storage devices can only store data but they cannot perform
a. Arithmetic Operation
b. Logic operation
c. Fetch operations
d. Either of the above
15. Which of the following memories allows simultaneous read and write operations?
a. ROM
b. RAM
c. EPROM
d. None of above
18. An error in computer data is called
a. Chip
b. Bug
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d. Storage device
13. The personnel who deals with the computer and its management put together are called
a. Software
b. Human ware
c. Firmware
d. Hardware
14. The brain of any computer system is
a. ALU
b. Memory
c. CPU
d. Control unit
18. Which term is used to describe RAM?
a. Dynamic RAM (DRAM)
b. Static RAM (SRAM)
c. Video RAM (VRAM)
d. All of the above
1. Which of the following items are examples of storage devices?
a. Floppy / hard disks
b. CD-ROMs
c. Tape devices
d. All of the above

MS Office
1.
Accidently, you made a mistake when working with your document. How can you undo that
action?
A.
Ctrl+X
B.
Ctrl+Y
C.
Ctrl+Z
D.
Ctrl+U
2.
A block of text is selected and now you wish to center align them. Which of the following
command will let you do it?
A.
Font command from Format menu
B.
Paragraph command from Format menu
C.
Character command from Format menu
D.
Page Setup command from the file menu
3.
After opening a document, If you made some changes and then try to exit the Word
application, the Word will
A.

ignores any changes to the document

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B.
automatically saves the changes without a message prompt
C.
displays a message prompting you to save change
D.
closes without saving any change to the document
4.
MS Word supprots horizontal alignment and vertical alignment. Which of the following
options is suitable to set the vertical alignment?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.

Font command from Format menu

Paragraph command from Format menu
Character command from Format menu
Page Setup command from the file menu
Which of the following short-cut keys inserts current date in document?

A.
B.
C.
D.
6.

Ctrl+D
Ctrl+Shift+D
Alt+Shift+D
There is no short-cut key defined for insert current date
MS Word supprots minimum zoom upto

A.
B.
C.
D.
7.

25%
15%
10%
4%
To remove the page number you need to access

A.
B.
C.
D.
8.

Header and footer command on View menu

Page number command on Insert menu
Options command on Tools menu
All of the above
To insert the page number in your document, which of the following options can be used?

A.
B.
C.
D.
9.

Page number command from Insert menu

Header and Footers command from View menu
Page Setup command from File menu
Both a & b
If you require to number each line in document apply the command

A.
Page Number command from File menu
B.
Page Setup command from File menu
C.
Print Layout from View menu
D.
All of the above
10.
You need to jump to the next column breaking current column right at the cursor position.
How can you break column?
A.
B.
C.

Pressing Ctrl+Enter
Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Break command from View menu

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D.
Both a and b
11.
Hyperlinks lets you jump to other documents or other locations in same document. You can
insert hyperlink by
A.
B.
C.
D.
12.

Pressing the Ctrl+K

Press Ctrl+Shift+K
Hperlinks command from insert menu
Both a & c
In a text box, you can change the direction of text by

A.
B.
C.
D.
13.

90o
-90o
Both a & b
45o
Automatically placed drop cap drops

A.
3 lines
B.
5 lines
C.
2 lines
D.
8 lines
14.
MS Word provides Spelling and Grammar tool to check and correct spelling and grammar
errors. How can you start Spelling and Grammar?
A.
Spelling and grammar command from Tools menu
B.
Options command from Tools menu
C.
Press Shift+F7
D.
All of the above
15.
There can be many ways to insert page number in a document. Which of the following lets
you insert page number
A.
B.
C.
D.
16.

Page number from Insert menu

Page Setup from file menu
Header & Footer toolbar from View menu
Both a & c
The word processing task associated with changing the appearance of a document is called

A.
B.
C.
D.
17.

editing
writing
formatting
all of the above
Which of the followng is not the part of standard office suite?

A.
B.
C.
D.

WordProcessor
Database
Image Editor
File manager

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18.

Which of the following is word processor in MS Office?

A.
B.
C.
D.
19.

Wordstar
Wordpad
Word
WordPerfect
Which of the following corporation developed MS Word?

A.
B.
C.
D.
20.

Microsoft
Lindows
Linux
Novell
Which of the following are word processing software?

A.
B.
C.
D.
21.

WordPerfect
Easy Word
MS Word
All of above
A bar usually located below the title bar that provides categorized options is called

A.
B.
C.
D.
22.

Menu bar
Tool bar
Status bar
All of the above
You can change the font, font size, font style etc. from

A.
B.
C.
D.
23.

Font command from Format menu

Formatting toolbar
All of the above
None of the above
Which of the following are valid minimum and maximun zoom size in MS Word

A.
B.
C.
D.
24.

20, 200
10, 300
10, 500
15, 400
What is the maximum font size that MS Word can support?

A.
B.
C.
D.
25.

72
1024
1600
1638
Which type of files can not be navigated using clipart browser?

A.
B.

avi
bmp

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C.
D.
26.

wav
mp3
In a document the maximum number of column that can be inserted is

A.
B.
C.
D.
27.

35
15
63
65
Which of the following is the latest version of MS Word?

A.
B.
C.
D.
28.

Word 97
Word 2000
Word XP
Word 2010
Which of the following is not a valid version of MS Office?

A.
B.
C.
D.
29.

Office 4.3
Office 97
Office 95
Office XP
Which of the following command is not available in Tools menu?

A.
B.
C.
D.
30.

Autotext
Autocorrect
Autosummarize
Macro
Which option in File pull down menu is used to close a file in MS Word?

A.
B.
C.
D.
31.

New
Quit
Close
Exit
We can bring the text boundary

A.
B.
C.
D.
32.

Autotext from Insert menu

Options and Select the Text Boundary from Tools menu
Customize and select the Text Boundary from Tools menu
All of the above
MS Office provides help in many ways, which of these is more closer to the answer?

A.
B.
C.
D.
33.

What is this?
Office Assistant
Help menu
All of the above
You can set vertical alignment of text

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A.
B.
C.
D.
34.

Page Setup from File menu

Paragraph from Format menu
From formatting toolbar
Font from Format menu
Which input device can not be used to work in MS Office?

A.
keyboar
B.
lightpen
C.
mouse
D.
joystick
35.
The value returned by a formula will not reflect if you change the data. To update a formula in
table, press the
A.
B.
C.
D.
36.

F9 key
Alt+F9 keys
Ctrl+F9 keys
All of the above
You can create a table with

A.
B.
C.
D.
37.

the insert table button on the standard toolbart

The draw table command on the Tools menu
The draw table button on the Tables and Formatting toolbar
All of the above
You can move the insertion point in a table

A.
B.
C.
D.
38.

with the up arrow and down arrow keys

with the Shift + Tab keys
with the Tab key
All of above
To move the cursor page to page of document

A.
B.
C.
D.
39.

Ctrl+PgDn
Ctrl+PgUp
Both of above
None of above
A table

A.
can be formatted with character formats like bold and paragraph formats like boarder and
shadding
B.
can be created and modified with a button on the standard toolbar
C.
is a method of organizing data in your document
D.
is a grid organized in columns and rows
40.
Which of the following is not a standard MS Office edition?
A.
B.

CE
Advanced

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C.
D.
41.

Standard
Professional
MS Office 2000 include a full-fledged web designing software called

A.
B.
C.
D.
42.

Word
Excel
FrontPage
None of them
To break active column

A.
B.
C.
D.
43.

break from insert command

Ctrl+Shift+Enter
Ctrl+Enter
Both a & b
The four types of mail merge main documents are

A.
B.
C.
D.
44.

Form letters, directories, catelogs and envelops

Form letters, envelops and mailing labels, directories, and lists
Basic letters, envelops, labels, and lists
Form letters, envelops, mailing labels, and catelog
Which of the following is not of the merge process?

A.
B.
C.
D.
45.

Preview the merge results

Format a main document
Edit a data source
Identify the main document
In the merge process, you can

A.
B.
C.
D.
46.

Preview a merge
Merge directly to a printer
Merge to a new document
All of above
Data fields

A.
B.
C.
D.
47.

are indicated to columns in a table

may be left empty
separate data into many logical parts
may contain multiple lines of text
Which is not a data source component?

A.
B.
C.
D.
48.

mail merge toolbar

header row
data fields
data records
Which of the following is not the part of merge process

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A.
B.
C.
D.
49.

data field
merge field
data source
main document
Which key should be pressed to start a new paragraph in MS Word

A.
B.
C.
D.
50.

down cursor key

enter key
shift + Enter
Ctrl+Shift+Enter
In which shortcut key is used to double underline the selected text?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Ctrl+D
Ctrl+U
Ctrl+Shift+U
Ctrl+Shift+D

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