Basic MCQs of Computer Science (IT) for NTS and PP

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Basic MCQs of Computer Science (IT) for NTS and PPSC Test
1. Mostly which of the following device is used to carry user files?
A. Floppy Disk B. Hard Disk
C. RAM D. CDROM
Answer: A
2. Which device is used to backup the data?
A. Floppy Disk B. Tape
C. Network Drive. D. All of the above
Answer: D
3. In order to play and hear sound on a computer, one needs:
A. a sound card and speakers B. a microphone
C. all of them required D. none of them required
Answer: A
4. Which of the following are the cheapest memory devices in terms of Cost/Bit?
A. Semiconductor memories B. Magnetic Disks
C. Compact Disks D. Magnetic Tapes
Answer: C
5. Which of the following are the best units of data on an external storage device?
A. Bits B. Bytes
C. Hertz D. Clock cycles
Answer: B
6. Which of the following have the fastest access time?
A. Semiconductor Memories B. Magnetic Disks
C. Magnetic Tapes D. Compact Disks
Answer: A
7. Which of the following is a read only memory storage device?
A. Floppy Disk B. CDROM
C. Hard Disk D. None of these
Answer: B
8. Which of the following is a programming language?
A. Lotus B. Pascal
C. MS-Excel D. Netscape
Answer: B

9. What is a compiler?
A. A compiler does a conversion line by line as the program is run
B. A compiler converts the whole of a higher level program code into machine code in one step
C. A compiler is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D. None of the above
Answer: B
10. What is an interpreter?
A. An interpreter does the conversion line by line as the program is run
B. An interpreter is the representation of the system being designed
C. An interpreter is a general purpose language providing very efficient execution
D. None of the above
Answer: B

11. When a key is pressed on the keyboard, which standard is used for converting the keystroke into t
A. ANSI B. ASCII
C. EBCDIC D. ISO
Answer: A
13. A Pixel is
A. A computer program that draws picture
B. A picture stored in secondary memory
C. The smallest resolvable part of a picture
D. None of these
Answer: C
14. Which device is used as the standard pointing device in a Graphical User Environment?
A. Keyboard B. Mouse
C. Joystick D. Track ball
Answer: B
15. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. 2 B. 10
C. 16 D. 32
Answer: A
16. Which number system is usually followed in a typical 32-bit computer?
A. Binary B. Decimal
C. Hexadecimal D. Octal
Answer: A
17. Which of the following is not an output device?
A. Scanner B. Printer
C. Flat Screen D. Touch Screen
Answer: D

18. Which of the following devices have a limitation that we can only store information to it but canno
A. Floppy Disk B. Hard Disk
C. Tape Drive D. CDROM
Answer: D
19. Which technology is used in Compact disks?
A. Mechanical B. Electrical
C. Electro Magnetic D. Laser
Answer: D
20. 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
Answer: B
21. Which of the following is the largest manufacturer of Hard Disk Drives?
A. IBM B. Seagate
C. Microsoft D. 3M
Answer: B
22. The programs which are as permanent as hardware and stored in ROM is known as
A. Hardware B. Software
C. Firmware D. ROM ware
Answer: C
23. Memory unit is one part of
A. Input device B. Control unit
C. Output device D. Central Processing Unit
Answer: D
24.Who built the first Mechanical Calculator
A. Joseph Marie Jacquard B. John Mauchly
C. Blaise Pascal D. Howard Aiken
Answer: C
25. The earliest calculating devices are
A. Abacus B. Clock
C. Difference Engine D. None of these
Answer: A
26. Punched cards were first introduced by
A. Powers B. Pascal
C. Jacquard D. Herman Hollerith
Answer: D
27. Word length of a Personal Computer is ___
A. 4 bits B. 8 bits

C. 16 bits D. 64 bits
Answer: B
28. Cursor is a ____
A. Pixel B. Thin blinking line
C. Pointing device D. None of these
Answer: B
29. Operating system, editors, and debuggers comes under?
A. System Software B. Application Software
C. Utilities D. None of the above
Answer: A
30. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
A. Joystick B. Modem
C. CD Drive D. NIC Card
Answer: B
31. What does DMA stand for?
A. Distinct Memory Access B. Direct Memory Access
C. Direct Module Access D. Direct Memory Allocation
Answer: B
32. When did John Napier develop logarithm?
A. 1416 B. 1614
C. 1641 D. 1804
Answer: B
33. A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to __________data?
A. 680 KB B. 680 Bytes
C. 680 MB D. 680 GB
Answer: C
34. ATM stands for?
A. Automatic Talking Machine
B. Automatic Teller Machine
C. Analog Teller Machine
D. Automatic Ticketing Machine
Answer:B
35. The Second Generation Computer was based on .
A. Vacuum Tube B. Silicon Chips
C. Transistor D. Bio Chips
Answer: C
36. The Third Generation Computer was made with .
A. Vacuum Tube B. Discrete Components

C. IC D. Bio Chips
Answer: C
37. he BIOS is the abbreviation of .
A. Basic Input Output System B. Best Input Output System
C. Basic Input Output Symbol D. Base Input Output System
Answer: A
38. What do you call a single point on a computer screen
A. Cell B. Element
C. Pixel D. Bit
Answer: C
39. How was the generation of computer classified?
A. by the device used in memory & processor
B. by the speed of computer
C. by the model of the computer
D. by the accuracy of computer
Answer: A
40. Through which device the main components of the computer communicate with each other?
A. Keyboard B. System Bus
C. Monitor D. Memory
Answer: B
41. Which is a valid program to access the Internet?
A. Access B. Front Page
C. Windows Explorer D. Netscape
Answer: D
42. Which one is the Low Level Language?
A. Assembly B. Visual Basic
C. Java D. C++
Answer: A
43. Which is a volatile memory?
A. ROM B. BIOS
C. PROM D. RAM
Answer: D
44. The digital signals can be represented by
A. Binary Codes B. 0 and 1
C. High and Low D. all of the above
Answer: D
45. Which program can be used for email?
A. Internet Explorer B. Outlook Express

C. NetMeeting D. FrontPage
Answer: B
46. Modulator-demodulator is a device that converts:
A. Digital signal into analog signal
B. Analog signal into digital signal
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Answer: C
47. _______ is used for scanning the pictures and putting them in digitized form in the computer.
A. CD-ROM B. Plotter
C. Bar-coder D. Scanner
Answer: D
48. Animator, 3D Studio, Corel Draw and Flash are.
A. Word processors B. Spreadsheet packages
C. Multimedia S/W D. None of the above
Answer: C
49. Which statement is valid?
A. 1 KB = 8 bytes B. 1 MB = 8 KB
C. 1 KB = 1024 bytes D. 1 MB = 1024 bytes
Answer: C
50. Which device is used to process data?
A. CPU B. RAM
C. DCU D. VDU
Answer: A
51. Who is known as the father of Computer Science?
A. Charles Babbage B. Howard Aiken
C. Dr. Herman Hollerith D. Blaise Pascal
Answer: A
52. What is the capacity of a 3.5 Floppy Disk?
A. 360KB B. 720KB
C. 1.2MB D. 1.44MB
Answer: D
53. A Personal Computer (PC) is a .. Computer.
A. Super B. Main Frame
C. Mini D. Micro
Answer: D
54. What type of printers are Dot Matrix Printers?
A. Laser B. Inkjet

C. Impact D. Drum
Answer: C
55. What is the full form of RAM?
A. Read Access Memory B. Random Access Memory
C. Rapid access Memory D. none
Answer: B -

BASIC COMPUTER KNOWL

VDU stands for
One kilobyte is approximately
DOS stands for
WORD STAR is a popular
WORD STAR was developed by
PC stands for
ALU stands for
The VDU and Keyboard together form a
The speed of the dot matrix printers is measured by CPS which stands for
The speed of the line printers is measured by LPM which stands for
DBMS stands for
IBM is a famous computer company.IBM stands for
ROM stands for
The actual machine of the computer is commonly known as
The programs run on the computer are commonly known as
All the output which is printed on paper is called
The number of pixels on a computer screen determines a screess
A processors speed is measured in
A software that assists the computer in performing instructions,is called as
CAM stands for
DPI stands for
DTP stands for
EPROM stands for
A magnetic storage disk made out of a thin piece of plastic is called
A pictorial representation of the step by step sequence for solving a problem is
known as a
A measure of storage capacity equal to one thousand megabytes is one

A variable whose value is accessible throughout the program is called

A huge,worldwide network of computers that communicate with each other,allowing
global communications between users is known popularly known as
KB stands for
LAN stands for
A printer which uses light to transfer the image to paper is the
Memory which retains all its contents even after the power is turned off is known as
The result that is generated by the computer after processing the information
provided to it is known as
Electronic mail is more popularly known as
PILOT stands for
PILOT was developed by
IQL stands for
LOGO was developed by
CAL stands for
APT stands for
`Clanguage was invented by
Modula-2 was developed by
Terminals that have their own memory are called
The memory that needs electric power to sustain its contents is known as
MOS stands for
Dvorak key board was designed by
A simple device which functions as a simpler alternative to the keyboard is the
Automatic drawing input device is called
In the second generation computers,magnetic cores were used as
LCD stands for
RADAR stands for
RADAR works on the principle of

software-in-Hardware modules are called

A device by which any microcomputer can use ordinary television set for producing
output is called
EDSAC stands for
EDVAC stands for
EDSAC was developed in the year
EDVAC was developed in the year
ENIAC stands for
The most successful computing device in the ancient time was
Use of some mechanism for the operation of a machine is known as
Radar contact with the moon was first made in
Radar contact with Venus was first made in
A system in which information is displayed on a television screen is known as
A modern means of communication in which the information is stored in a computer
at a TV station is known as
Global communication became possible by using
Morse code was invented by
The code used in a teleprinter is the
Teleprinter exchange is popularly known as
A device which converts sound waves into electrical waves is called
AVC stands for
The device used to measure wavelengths of radio waves is
A hollow metallic tube used in place of wire in electric circuits carrying high
frequency currents is called
An instrument used to measure the intensity of radiations is the
An instrument used to measure electrical voltage is the
VTVM stands for
A circuit which maintains a constant voltage is called
SCR stands for
A device used to increase or decrease electric voltageis called a

A magnetic tape that records both audio and video signals is called a
The first electronic calculator was manufactured in 1963 by
MASER stands for
A computer which can handle a large volume of numbers is called a
POST stands for
POST is a test carried out just after the computer has been
An index of the files stored on a disk is called
CP/M stands for
CP/M was developed by
MVS stands for
MVS is used in
The process of starting a computer is called
A group of four binary digits is called a
BPI stands for
A smart card is a
LIPS stands for
A computerized machine is normally called a
A robot is a machine directed by a
A robot which resembles a human being is called an
PL/1 stands for
The language PL/1 has combined features of
BASIC stands for
COBOL stands for
ALGOL stands for
ALGOL was developed in the early 1960s in
COBOL was first introduced in the year
FORTRAN stands for

FORTRAN was developed and introduced by IBM in the year

PL/1 was introduced in the 1960s by
COMAL stands for
BASIC was developed by
SNOBOL stands for
SNOBOL was developed in
LISP stands for
LISP was developed by
Loud speaker was invented by
PROM stands for
Two types of RAM chips are
Data is fed into the computer by first converting it into

NOWLEDGE
Visual Display Unit
1000 bytes
Disk Operating System
Word processing programme
Micro pro Company
Personal Computer
Arithmetic Logic Unit
TERMINAL
characters per second
Lines per second
Database Management System
International Business Machines Corporation
Read Only Memory
Hardware
Software
Hard Copy
Resolution
Megahertz
system software
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Dots per Inch
Desk Top Publishing
erasable and Programmable Read only Memory
Floppy Disk
Flow Chart
Gigabyte

Global Variable
Internet
Kilobyte
Local Area Network
Laser Printer
Non-Volatile Memory
Output
E-Mail
Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching
Doug Engelbardt
Interactive Query Language
Dr.seymour Papert
Computer Assisted Learning
Automatically Programmed Tooling
Dennis M.Ritchie
Niklaus Wirth
Smart terminals
Volatile Memory
Metallic Oxide Semiconductors
August Dvorak
Mouse
Scanner
Main Memory Devices
Liquid Crystal Display
Radio Detection and Ranging
Echo

Firmware
RF modulator
Electronic Delayed Storage Automatic Computer
Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer
1949
1952
Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator
Abacus
Automation
1945
1961
Video Text System
Teletext
Satellites
Samuel Morse
Baudot Code
Telex
Microphone
Automatic Volume Control
Wavemeter
Waveguide
Radiometer
Voltmeter
Vacuum Tube Volt Meter
Voltage Stabilizer
Silicon Controlled Rectifier
Transformer

Video Tape
Bell Punch Company,USA
Microwave Amplification by stimulated Emission
of Radiation
Number cruncher
Power on Self Test
Switched on
Directory
Control program for Microcomputers
digital Research Inc.,USA
Multiple Virtual Storage Operating System
Mainframe computers
Booting
NIBBLE
Bit per Inch
multifunctional microprocessor
Logical Inferences Per Second
Robot
Computer
Android
Programme Language-1
COBOL and FORTRAN
Begineers All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
Common Busines Oriented Language
Algorithmic Language
Europe
1961
Formula Translation

1957
IBM
Common Algorithmic Language
John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz
String Oriented Symbolic Language
1962
List Processing Language
John McCarthy
Rice Kellogg
Programmable Read Only Memory
Dynamic,static
Binary codes

SHORT KEYS MS WORD

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+Z
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+ Shift + F
+ Shift + >
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<left arrow>
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Ctrl + Del
Ctrl + Backspace
Ctrl + End
Ctrl + Home
Ctrl + Spacebar
Ctrl + 1
Ctrl + 2
Ctrl + 5
Ctrl + Alt + 1
Ctrl + Alt + 2
Ctrl + Alt + 3
Alt + Ctrl + F2
Ctrl + F1
Ctrl + F2
Ctrl + Shift + >
Ctrl + Shift + <
Ctrl + Shift + F6
Ctrl + Shift + F12
F1
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F12
Shift + F3
Shift
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Alt + D
Alt + T

SHORT KEYS MS WORD

Description
Toggles 6pts of spacing before a paragraph.
Select all contents of the page.
Boldhighlighted selection.
Copyselected text.
Open thefontpreferences window.

Aligns the line or selected text to the center of the screen.

Open find box.
Italichighlighted selection.

Aligns the selected text or line to justify the screen.

Insert ahyperlink.

Aligns the line or selected text to the left of the screen.

Indent the paragraph.
Opens new, blank document window.
Opens the dialog box or page for selecting a file to open.
Open the print window.
Aligns the line or selected text to the right of the screen.
Save the open document. Just like Shift + F12.
Create a hanging indent.
Underline the selected text.
Paste.

Close the currently open document.

Cutselected text.

Redo the last action performed.

Undo last action.
Quickly create abullet point.

Change the font.

Increase selected font +1pts up to 12pt and then increase font +2pts.
Increase selected font +1pts.
Decrease selected font -1pts if 12pt or lower; if above 12, decreases font by +2pt.
Decrease selected font -1pts.
Insert a cent sign ().

Insert a character with an accent (grave) mark, where <char> is the character you want. For example

View or hide non printing characters.

Moves one word to the left.
Moves one word to the right.
Moves to the beginning of the line or paragraph.
Moves to the end of the paragraph.

Deletes word to right of cursor.

Deletes word to left of cursor.
Moves the cursor to the end of the document.
Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.
Reset highlighted text to the default font.
Single-space lines.
Double-space lines.
1.5-line spacing.
Changes text to heading 1.
Changes text to heading 2.
Changes text to heading 3.
Open new document.
Open theTask Pane.
Display theprint preview.

Increases the selected text size by one.

Decreases the selected text size by one.
Switches to another open Microsoft Word document.
Prints the document.
Open Help.
Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
Open the Find, Replace, and Go To window in Microsoft Word.
Spellcheck and grammar check selected text or document.
Save As.
Change the text in Microsoft Word fromuppercasetolowercaseor a capital letter at the
beginning of every word.
Runs a Thesaurus check on the selected word.
Save the open document. Just like Ctrl + S.
Create asoft breakinstead of a new paragraph.

Paste.
Insert the current date.
Insert the current time.

SHORT KEYS MOUSE

Mouse shortcuts
Click, hold, and drag
Double-click
Double-click
Double-click
Triple-click
Ctrl + Mouse wheel

SHORT KEYS MOUSE

Description
Selects text from where you click and hold to the point you drag and let go.
If double-clicking a word, selects the complete word.
Double-clicking on the left, center, or right of a blank line makes the alignment of
the text left, center, or right aligned.
Double-clicking anywhere after text on a line will set atab stop.

Selects the line or paragraph of the text that the mouse triple-clicked on.
Zooms in and out of document.

SHORT KEYS EXCEL

Shortcut
F2
F3
F4
F5
F7
F11
Ctrl + Shift + ;
Ctrl + ;
Alt + Shift + F1
Alt + Enter
Shift + F3
Shift + F5
Ctrl + 1
Ctrl + A
Ctrl + B
Ctrl + I
Ctrl + K
Ctrl + S
Ctrl + U
Ctrl + 1
Ctrl + 5
Ctrl + P
Ctrl + Z
Ctrl + F3
Ctrl + F9
Ctrl + F10
Ctrl + F6
Ctrl + Page up
Ctrl + Page down
Ctrl + Tab
Alt + =
Ctrl + '
Ctrl + Shift + 1
Ctrl + Shift + 4
Ctrl + Shift + 3
Ctrl + Shift + 5

Ctrl + Shift + 6
Ctrl + Shift + 2
Ctrl + Arrow key
Ctrl + Space
Shift + Space
Ctrl + Ctrl + Shift + =
Ctrl + Home
Ctrl + ~

SHORT KEYS EXCEL

Description
Edit the selectedcell.

After anamehas been created, F3 willpastenames.

Repeat last action. For example, if you changed the color of text in another cell,
pressing F4 will change the text in cell to the same color.
Go to a specific cell. For example, C6.
Spell check selected text or document.
Createchartfrom selected data.

Enter the current time.

Enter the current date.
Insert NewWorksheet.

While typing text in a cell, pressing Alt + Enter will move to the next line, allowing for
multiple lines of text in one cell.
Open the Excelformulawindow.

Bring up search box.

Open the Format Cells window.
Select all contents of the worksheet.
Bold highlighted selection.
Italic highlighted selection.
Insertlink.

Save the open worksheet.

Underline highlighted selection.
Change the format of selected cells.
Strikethroughhighlighted selection.

Bring up the print dialog box to begin the printing process.

Undo last action.
Open ExcelName Manager.
Minimizecurrent window.
Maximizecurrently selected window.

Switch between open workbooks or windows.

Move between work sheets in the same document.
Move between work sheets in the same document.
Move between Two or more open Excel files.
Create a formula to sum all of the above cells.
Insert the value of the above cell into the cell currently selected.
Format number in comma format.
Format number in currency format.
Format number in date format.
Format number in percentage format.

Format number in scientific format.

Format number in time format.
Move to next section of text.
Select entirecolumn.
Select entirerow.

Delete the selected column or row.

Insert a new column or row.
Move to cell A1.
Switch between showing Excel formulas or their values in cells.

20 MOSTLY USED KEYS

Ctrl+W. Close the active window / document.
Ctrl+Z. Undo an action.
Ctrl+Y. Redo the last action or repeat an action.
Ctrl+S. Save a document.
Ctrl+P. Print a document.
Ctrl+K. Insert a hyperlink.
Alt+Left. Arrow Go back one page.
Alt+Right. Arrow Go forward one page.
Ctrl+C. Copy selected text or graphics to the Office Clipboard.
Ctrl+V. Paste the most recent addition to the Office Clipboard.
Ctrl+Shift+A. Format all letters as capitals.
Ctrl+B. Applies or removes bold formatting.
Ctrl+I. Applies or removes italic formatting.
Ctrl+=. Apply subscript formatting (automatic spacing).
Alt, F, A. Save As.
Alt, S, T, I. Insert Table of Contents.
Alt, S, T, R. Remove Table of Contents.
Alt, W, F. Full Screen Reading View > Document Views > Full Screen Reading.
Alt, W, R. Ruler. View > Show/Hide > Ruler.
Alt, F, X. Exit Word.

MS WORD TEST PREPARATION MAT

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MS WORD TEST PREPARATION MATER

You place the insertion point in the middle of a paragraph and start typing. But the new text deletes existing text. Wh
how do you fix it?
Word is in Overtype mode. Press BACKSPACE and retype.
The DELETE key is pressed in. Press DELETE again.
Word is in Overtype mode. Press INSERT to turn it off.
Once you 've deleted text, you can' t get it back.
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As you type a paragraph,press ENTER to move from one line to the next.
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The best way to create a heading in a document is to:
Apply a larger font size to it than the body text.
Add bold formatting by clicking the Bold button on the Formatting toolbar.
Apply a heading style.
You create a numbered list as you type by typing 1,adding your text,and pressing ENTER.
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What's a good reason to use a header or footer in your document?
To include the document title and page numbers.
To look impressive.
To add a title to the start of the document
How do you open the Header and Footer toolbar?
On the View menu, click Toolbars, and select Header and Footer from the list of toolbars.
On the View menu, click Header and Footer.
Rightclick any toolbar and click Header and Footer.
In order to save an existing document with a different name you need to:
Retype the document and give it a different name
Use the Save as.. command
Copy and paste the original document to a new document and then save
Use Windows Explorer to copy the document to a different location and then rename it
Which keyboard shortcut bolds selected text?
Ctrl+B
Alt+B
File/Format/Bold
None of the above
What would you see while spell checking the phrase "My father was write"?
The word "write" is mispelled
No errors
The verb of the phrase will be highlighted
A blue squiggly underline under the word "write"
Suddenly Word does not display your favorite toolbar. What has happened?

Your program has been infected by a macro virus

This version of Word does not support toolbars
Your toolbar option has been deleted from the menus
Your toolbar has been unchecked under the View/Toolbars menu
Which elements of a Word document can be displayed in color?
Only graphics
Only text
All elements
All elements, but only if you have a color printer
Why the document you created at home displays with a different font at school?
Because you have a different printer at school than at home
Because you have a different monitor at school than at home
Because the font you used at home is not installed on your school computer
Because the version of Windows is different
Which keyboard shortcut centers selected text?
Ctrl+C
Alt+C
There is no keyboard shortcut for this operation
Ctrl+E
How many different documents can you have open at one time?
No more that three
Only one
As many as your computer memory will hold
No more than your Taskbar can display
How many margins are on a page?
Two (header and footer)
Four (top, bottom, right, left)
Two (landscape and Portrait)
Two (top and bottom)
A document in portrait prints:
The same characters per line with the same document in landscape
More characters per line than the same document in landscape
Less characters per line than the same document in landscape
Smaller fonts in order to fit the same amount of characters per line with landscape
In page preview mode:
You can see all pages of your document
You can only see the page you are currently working
You can only see pages that do not contain graphics
You can only see the title page of your document
How can you highlight text without using the mouse?
It is impossible
Use the F5 key
Use the arrow keys while holding down a Ctrl key
Use the arrow keys while holding down a Shift key
This is a Bar that contains the File, Edit, History, Bookmark, Tools, and Help.

MS EXCEL TEST PREPARATION

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Labels are aligned at the ________ edge of the cell.
Left
Right
Top
Bottom
You can complete a cell entry by pressing
Enter
Tab
Shift+tab
An arrow key
Another cell
The default font keyed in a new work book is.
12 pt. Times New Romans
10 pt. Arial
12 pt. Bradley Hand ITC
10 pt. Times New Roman
True or False. If you choose a larger font size, the height of the row is automatically made taller.
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Which button allows you to copy cell formats from one cell to another?
Enter
Autofit
Format painter
Esc
A_______ is a group of cells that form a retangle on the screen.
Label
Workbook
Worksheet
Column
Range
How do you know a range is active?
It is highlighted on the screen.
It has a marquee around it.
The data changes to Bold to let me know it's active
I'm psychic & I just Know!!
True or False. A range has an address called an range address.
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An example of a range address.
A1:B3
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A1=B3
A1*B3

When you start to select a range of cells, you will see a thick white, cross shaped pointer called a _______________
Cell selector
Cell cross
Selection pointer
Range selector

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What is the best way to design the layout for your slides?
Create layouts for slides, handouts, and notes using the Master Layout dialog box in slide master view
For each new slide, select a layout from the Slide Layout task plane
Apply templates from the Slide Design task plane

To make one section of slides in your presentation use a different design template from the other slides, what do you
do?
Select the slide thumbnails in that section, and apply a different color scheme.
Select the slide thumbnails in that section, and apply a different design template.
Select one of the slides in the section you want to change, customize the fonts and colors, and use the Format
Painter to apply those styles to the other slides in the section.
Using a custom animation effect, how do you make text appear on a slide letter by letter?
Apply the animation scheme Fade in one by one.
Apply an entrance effect, and then set it to By letter in the Effect Options dialog box.
Apply the Fly In entrance effect to the text, and then set its speed to Very Slow
During a slide show, pressing the Esc key
Displays the last slide.
Displays slide 1.
Ends the slide show.
Displays the previous slide.
To delete the slide currently displayed in the Slide pane
Select the Delete Slide command.
Press the Backspace key.
Select the Removal command, type the slide number in the dialog box, and then select OK.
Select the Exit command.
The Apply Design Template command is used to
Change the order of the slides.
Change the shape of the slides.
Change the background and fonts of the entire presentation.
Create a new, empty presentation.

You've customized a design template in one presentation and you want to use it in another presentation. What 's the
best way to do this?

Use the Browse feature in the Slide Design task pane to find the file that has your design template and apply it to the
current file.
Copy and paste the slide with the design template you want into the new presentation; inserted slides will inherit the
design.

Save the presentation that has the design template with a new name, and then use the new file for your presentation
You' re giving your presentation,and you need to click to a slide that 's a few slides back. How do you get there?

Press ESC to get back into normal view; click the correct slide thumbnail in normal view; then click the Resume Slide
Show button.
Press BACKSPACE until you hit the slide you' re looking for.
Right-click,point to Go on the shortcut menu,point to By Title,and click the slide you want to go to.

To make one section of slides in your presentation use a different design template from the other slides,what do you
do?
Select the slide thumbnails in that section,and apply a different color scheme.
Select the slide thumbnails in that section,and apply a different design template.

Select one of the slides in the section you want to change,customize the fonts and colors,and use the Format Painte
to apply those styles to the other slides in the section.
What's the best way to design the layout for your slides?
Create layouts for slides, handouts, and notes using the Master Layout dialog box in slide master view.
For each new slide, select a layout from the Slide Layout task pane.
Apply templates from the Slide Design task pane.
Which key do you press to go into Slide Show view and always start on the first slide?
ESC
F5
F7
F9

You've put a layout on your slide that contains a placeholder for a picture. But you'd rather use the Clip Art task pane
to insert the art than the options you get when you click the Insert Clip Art icon in the placeholder. What do you do?

Apply a Blank layout instead, and then use the Insert menu (point to Picture, and then click Clip Art) to open the Clip
Art task pane and insert the picture.
Select the placeholder on the slide, and then press DELETE. Then use the Insert menu (point to Picture, and then
click Clip Art) to open the Clip Art task pane and insert the picture.

Make sure the picture placeholder is selected, and then use the Insert menu (point to Picture, and then click Clip Art
to open the Clip Art task pane and insert the picture.

To apply a design template to all your slides, you need to select all the slide thumbnails on the Slides tab before you
apply the template.
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The notes pane at the bottom of the PowerPoint window is the only place you can type and work with notes.
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In the PowerPoint window, what's the main area for adding slide content?
The Slides tab,on the left of the window.
The notes pane.
The slide pane,in the middle of the window.

PowerPoint has direct connections with which of the following from its toolbars or menu system?
Microsoft Word
Internet Explorer
You EMail program
All of the above
When you apply a design template to a presentation,it can be...
Applied along with another template to the same slide
Applied to all slides
Modified in slide show view
None of the above
In outline view you can
Move slides
Edit slides
All of the answers
Create a new slide
To place an organization chart on a slide,you must _____________.
Save the presentation
Update the presentation
Close the file
None of the above
You can copy an object using ______________.
Right mouse button
Edit menu
Control/C
All of the above
PowerPoint is best described as
Presentation software
Database software
Drawing Software
Desktop publishing software
When you first start PowerPoint,
The screen is blank,you must choose a template
Outline view is visible
A title slide for a new presentaion appears
You must create a new presentation
Which of the following are slide layouts?
Title Slide
Blank Slide
Multimedia Slide
All of the above
Which of the following cannot be placed on a single slide?
Two different color schemes
Organization Chart
WordArt

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You can insert the following on a slide
Text
Pictures
Organization Charts
All of the above
In creating a new slide you choose a
Layout
Theme
View
Picture
On a single slide,you can have
Single video file
2 video files
3 video files
All of the above
Graphics can be placed
All of the answers
In a text box
Behind another graphic
Off the slide itself
To move a text placeholder,you
Click and drag on the center of the placeholder
Click and drag on a handle on the placeholder
Click and drag on the placeholder's hashed border
Double click on the center and then drag
You can re-arrange slides in
Slide view
Sorter view
Notes Page View
Slide Show View

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http://ms-iq.com/
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=microsoft-word-exam
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/topic/microsoft-excel
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=excel-quiz-basic-knowledge-test
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/quizshow.php?title=microsoft-powerpoint-exam&q=1
http://www.employtest.com/microsoft-word-testing
http://www.hostedtest.com/TakeTest.asp?c=Sample-skills7
https://www.wiziq.com/online-tests/45572-ms-word-online-test