100 questions with answers

 

Here is a curated set of 100 questions divided into five core topics.

 These are based on previous years' KPSC Group C, FDA, SDA, and PDO examination patterns.

Topic 1: Computer Fundamentals (20 Questions)

Which generation of computers used Vacuum Tubes?

A) Second | B) First | C) Third | D) Fourth

What is the full form of ALU?

A) Advanced Logic Unit | B) Arithmetic Logic Unit | C) All Logic Unit | D) Array Logic Unit

Which of the following is the fastest memory?

A) RAM | B) Hard Disk | C) Cache Memory | D) Optical Disk

Who is considered the 'Father of Modern Computing'?

A) Charles Babbage | B) Alan Turing | C) Bill Gates | D) Steve Jobs

A nibble is equal to how many bits?

A) 8 bits | B) 4 bits | C) 16 bits | D) 2 bits

Which is the main system board of a computer?

A) CPU | B) Motherboard | C) RAM | D) Microchip

ASCII stands for:

A) American Standard Code for Information Interchange | B) African Standard Code for Information Interchange | C) American Standard Code for Intelligent Information | D) American Scientific Code for Information Interchange

Which of the following is NOT an operating system?

A) Linux | B) Windows | C) Oracle | D) DOS

The speed of a modern processor is measured in:

A) Kilohertz | B) Megabytes | C) Gigahertz (GHz) | D) Terabytes

Which language is directly understood by the computer?

A) Java | B) Machine Language | C) C++ | D) Python

What is the permanent memory built into your computer called?

A) RAM | B) ROM | C) CPU | D) CD-ROM

The physical parts of a computer are called:

A) Software | B) Hardware | C) Firmware | D) Malware

Which part of the CPU performs addition and subtraction?

A) Control Unit | B) ALU | C) Register | D) Bus

What is the full form of BIOS?

A) Basic Input Output System | B) Basic Input Output System | C) Binary Input Output System | D) Business Input Output System

Which type of computer is used in weather forecasting?

A) Microcomputer | B) Mainframe | C) Supercomputer | D) Laptop

Booting means:

A) Starting the computer | B) Shutting down | C) Installing software | D) Scanning for viruses

Which key is used to refresh the active window?

A) F1 | B) F2 | C) F5 | D) F12

A computer cannot 'boot' if it does not have the:

A) Compiler | B) Loader | C) Operating System | D) Assembler

Information on a computer is stored as:

A) Analog data | B) Digital data | C) Modem data | D) Watts

Which of the following is a volatile memory?

A) ROM | B) EPROM | C) RAM | D) Hard Drive

Topic 2: Computer Hardware (20 Questions)

Which device is used for playing computer games?

A) Scanner | B) Joystick | C) Light Pen | D) Printer

Which of the following is an output device?

A) Mouse | B) Keyboard | C) Monitor | D) Microphone

Resolution of a printer is measured in:

A) PPM | B) DPI | C) LPI | D) CPM

A scanner scans:

A) Text | B) Pictures | C) Both Pictures and Text | D) Neither

Which port is used to connect a keyboard to a modern PC?

A) VGA | B) USB | C) HDMI | D) Ethernet

Which storage device has the largest capacity?

A) Floppy Disk | B) CD-ROM | C) DVD | D) Hard Disk

What does CRT stand for?

A) Crystal Ray Tube | B) Cathode Ray Tube | C) Carbon Ray Tube | D) Control Ray Tube

Magnetic tape is a _____ access medium.

A) Random | B) Sequential | C) Direct | D) Parallel

Which device is used to enter handwritten signatures into a computer?

A) Mouse | B) Digitizer/Graphics Tablet | C) OCR | D) Printer

The 'brain' of the computer is:

A) Memory | B) CPU | C) PSU | D) GPU

An optical mouse uses ______ to detect movement.

A) A ball | B) Light (LED/Laser) | C) Sensors | D) Magnets

Which is a secondary storage device?

A) RAM | B) ROM | C) SSD | D) Cache

VGA stands for:

A) Video Graphics Array | B) Visual Graphics Array | C) Video Grade Adapter | D) Visual Grade Array

Which device is used to produce high-quality drawings/architectural plans?

A) Laser Printer | B) Plotter | C) Inkjet Printer | D) Dot Matrix

A Blu-ray disc can store more data than a DVD because:

A) It is larger | B) It uses a shorter wavelength laser | C) It has more layers | D) It is made of gold

Which of the following is NOT a hardware component?

A) CPU | B) Keyboard | C) Windows 11 | D) Motherboard

What is the function of the CMOS battery?

A) Powers the monitor | B) Keeps system date/time while off | C) Charges the laptop | D) Speeds up the CPU

HDMI stands for:

A) High-Definition Multimedia Interface | B) High-Density Multimedia Interface | C) Hyper-Definition Media Interface | D) High-Definition Memory Interface

Which component converts AC to DC to power the comoputer?

A) CPU | B) SMPS | C) UPS | D) RAM

A light pen is an:

A) Output device | B) Input device | C) Storage device | D) Processing device

Topic 3: MS Office - Word & Excel (20 Questions)

What is the default extension of MS Word 2019?

A) .doc | B) .docx | C) .txt | D) .xls

To 'Cut' text, we use:

A) Ctrl+C | B) Ctrl+V | C) Ctrl+X | D) Ctrl+Z

In MS Word, 'Portrait' and 'Landscape' are:

A) Paper sizes | B) Page orientations | C) Page margins | D) Font styles

What is the shortcut for 'Undo'?

A) Ctrl+U | B) Ctrl+Z | C) Ctrl+Y | D) Ctrl+A

Which feature helps to align text on both left and right margins?

A) Left | B) Right | C) Center | D) Justify

The intersection of a row and a column in Excel is called:

A) Block | B) Cell | C) Range | D) Grid

Every formula in Excel must begin with:

A) + | B) # | C) = | D) @

The shortcut key to open the 'Find and Replace' dialog box is:

A) Ctrl+F | B) Ctrl+H | C) Ctrl+R | D) Ctrl+G

Which function in Excel finds the highest value in a range?

A) HIGH() | B) LARGE() | C) MAX() | D) TOP()

The process of combining two or more cells into one is called:

A) Joining | B) Merging | C) Splitting | D) Grouping

Which key is used for spell check in MS Word?

A) F1 | B) F2 | C) F7 | D) F10

In Excel, rows are labeled as:

A) A, B, C | B) 1, 2, 3 | C) I, II, III | D) None

Which view shows how a document will look when printed?

A) Outline | B) Draft | C) Print Layout | D) Web Layout

To save an existing document with a new name, use:

A) Save | B) Save As | C) Rename | D) New Save

What is the maximum number of rows in an Excel 2016 worksheet?

A) 65,536 | B) 1,048,576 | C) 1,00,000 | D) 16,384

Ctrl+P is used to:

A) Paste | B) Print | C) Page Break | D) Paragraph

Which bar displays the current cell address in Excel?

A) Formula Bar | B) Name Box | C) Status Bar | D) Title Bar

The 'Thesaurus' tool in MS Word is used for:

A) Grammar | B) Spelling | C) Synonyms/Antonyms | D) Translation

What is 'Mail Merge' used for?

A) Checking emails | B) Sending the same letter to many people | C) Grouping files | D) Encrypting data

Which shortcut is used to select the entire document?

A) Ctrl+S | B) Ctrl+A | C) Ctrl+E | D) Ctrl+D

Topic 4: Networking (20 Questions)

What does LAN stand for?

A) Large Area Network | B) Local Area Network | C) Light Area Network | D) Long Area Network

A device that connects two different networks is called a:

A) Switch | B) Hub | C) Gateway | D) Repeater

Which topology has a central hub?

A) Bus | B) Ring | C) Star | D) Mesh

IP address stands for:

A) Internet Protocol | B) Internal Protocol | C) International Protocol | D) Interesting Protocol

What is the full form of Wi-Fi?

A) Wireless Fidelity | B) Wireless Focus | C) Wired Fidelity | D) Wireless Fix

Which layer of the OSI model handles routing?

A) Physical | B) Data Link | C) Network | D) Transport

MAC address stands for:

A) Media Access Control | B) Memory Access Control | C) Mobile Access Control | D) Main Access Control

A network that spans across a city is called:

A) LAN | B) WAN | C) MAN | D) PAN

Which device regenerates a signal to extend distance?

A) Repeater | B) Switch | C) Bridge | D) NIC

The 'P' in VPN stands for:

A) Public | B) Private | C) Personal | D) Protocol

Which protocol is used for transferring files?

A) HTTP | B) FTP | C) SMTP | D) SNMP

Which cable is fastest for data transmission?

A) Coaxial | B) Twisted Pair | C) Fiber Optic | D) Telephone line

HTTP stands for:

A) Hypertext Transfer Protocol | B) Hypertext Time Protocol | C) Hyper Terminal Transfer Protocol | D) Hypertext Track Protocol

A 'Firewall' is used for:

A) Speed | B) Security | C) Transmission | D) Backup

Which device connects multiple computers in a LAN?

A) Modem | B) Switch | C) Router | D) Repeater

How many layers are in the OSI model?

A) 5 | B) 6 | C) 7 | D) 8

Which protocol is used to assign IP addresses automatically?

A) DNS | B) DHCP | C) ARP | D) ICMP

A PAN (Personal Area Network) usually involves:

A) Bluetooth | B) Fiber optics | C) Satellite | D) Microwave

What is the full form of URL?

A) Uniform Resource Locator | B) United Resource Locator | C) Uniform Radio Link | D) Universal Resource Locator

Which device is needed to connect a computer to a phone line?

A) Switch | B) Modem | C) Hub | D) Router

Topic 5: Internet & Email (20 Questions)

Who invented the World Wide Web?

A) Bill Gates | B) Tim Berners-Lee | C) Larry Page | D) Mark Zuckerberg

Which of the following is a web browser?

A) Google | B) Yahoo | C) Google Chrome | D) Bing

What is a 'Spam'?

A) Important mail | B) Unsolicited/Junk mail | C) Virus mail | D) Deleted mail

BCC in email stands for:

A) Blind Carbon Copy | B) Basic Carbon Copy | C) Business Carbon Copy | D) Back Carbon Copy

Which protocol is used for sending emails?

A) POP3 | B) HTTP | C) SMTP | D) FTP

A website's main page is called its:

A) Browser page | B) Search page | C) Home page | D) First page

What is the full form of 'WWW'?

A) World Wide Web | B) World Whole Web | C) Web World Wide | D) World Wide Window

Which part of the email address is the domain name? user@gmail.com

A) user | B) @ | C) gmail.com | D) user@

'Phishing' is a form of:

A) Fishing game | B) Cybercrime/Identity theft | C) Networking | D) Software update

What is the full form of 'HTML'?

A) Hypertext Markup Language | B) Hyperlink Markup Language | C) Hypertext Management Language | D) Hypertool Markup Language

Which symbol is used to separate the username and domain in an email?

A) # | B) @ | C) $ | D) &

Cookies on the internet are:

A) Viruses | B) Small text files stored by websites | C) Hardware | D) Password managers

What is a 'Search Engine'?

A) A browser | B) A tool to find information on the web | C) An email client | D) A type of virus

Which domain extension is used for government websites?

A) .com | B) .org | C) .gov | D) .edu

To move from one website to another is called:

A) Surfing/Browsing | B) Jumping | C) Networking | D) Uploading

Downloading means:

A) Sending files from PC to internet | B) Receiving files from internet to PC | C) Scanning files | D) Deleting files

What is the full form of 'ISP'?

A) Internet Service Provider | B) Internet System Protocol | C) International Service Provider | D) Internet Security Provider

Which folder stores emails that were started but not sent?

A) Inbox | B) Sent | C) Drafts | D) Trash

What is 'HTTPS'?

A) Higher Text Transfer Protocol | B) Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure | C) Hypertext Time Protocol Secure | D) High

 Tech Transfer Protocol

A software program used to view web pages is called:

A) Link | B) Browser | C) Host | D) Website

Answer Key: KPSC Computer Literacy (100 Questions)

Topic 1: Computer Fundamentals

Question No. Correct Option Question No. Correct Option

1 B) First 11 B) ROM

2 B) Arithmetic Logic Unit 12 B) Hardware

3 C) Cache Memory 13 B) ALU

4 B) Alan Turing 14 B) Basic Input Output System

5 B) 4 bits 15 C) Supercomputer

6 B) Motherboard 16 A) Starting the computer

7 A) American Standard Code... 17 C) F5

8 C) Oracle 18 C) Operating System

9 C) Gigahertz (GHz) 19 B) Digital data

10 B) Machine Language 20 C) RAM

Topic 2: Computer Hardware

Question No. Correct Option Question No. Correct Option

1 B) Joystick 11 B) Light (LED/Laser)

2 C) Monitor 12 C) SSD

3 B) DPI 13 A) Video Graphics Array

4 C) Both Pictures and Text 14 B) Plotter

5 B) USB 15 B) It uses a shorter wavelength

6 D) Hard Disk 16 C) Windows 11

7 B) Cathode Ray Tube 17 B) Keeps system date/time

8 B) Sequential 18 A) High-Definition Multimedia...

9 B) Digitizer/Graphics Tablet 19 B) SMPS

10 B) CPU 20 B) Input device

Topic 3: MS Office (Word & Excel)

Question No. Correct Option Question No. Correct Option

1 B) .docx 11 C) F7

2 C) Ctrl+X 12 B) 1, 2, 3

3 B) Page orientations 13 C) Print Layout

4 B) Ctrl+Z 14 B) Save As

5 D) Justify 15 B) 1,048,576

6 B) Cell 16 B) Print

7 C) = 17 B) Name Box

8 B) Ctrl+H 18 C) Synonyms/Antonyms

9 C) MAX() 19 B) Sending letters to many

10 B) Merging 20 B) Ctrl+A

Topic 4: Networking

Question No. Correct Option Question No. Correct Option

1 B) Local Area Network 11 B) FTP

2 C) Gateway 12 C) Fiber Optic

3 C) Star 13 A) Hypertext Transfer Protocol

4 A) Internet Protocol 14 B) Security

5 A) Wireless Fidelity 15 B) Switch

6 C) Network 16 C) 7

7 A) Media Access Control 17 B) DHCP

8 C) MAN 18 A) Bluetooth

9 A) Repeater 19 A) Uniform Resource Locator

10 B) Private 20 B) Modem

Topic 5: Internet & Email

Question No. Correct Option Question No. Correct Option

1 B) Tim Berners-Lee 11 B) @

2 C) Google Chrome 12 B) Small text files

3 B) Unsolicited/Junk mail 13 B) Tool to find information

4 A) Blind Carbon Copy 14 C) .gov

5 C) SMTP 15 A) Surfing/Browsing

6 C) Home page 16 B) Receiving files

7 A) World Wide Web 17 A) Internet Service Provider

8 C) gmail.com 18 C) Drafts

9 B) Cybercrime/Identity theft 19 B) Hypertext Transfer... Secure

10 A) Hypertext Markup Language 20 B) Browser