CPCT Objective Question and Answer

1) Identify in the following list the first general purpose electronic computer. A)    ENIAC B)    UNIVAC C)    ANALYTICAL ENGINE D)    EDSAC Ans: A) ENIAC 2) The second generation computers were based on: A)    Silicon chips B)    Bio optics C)    Transistors D)    Vacuum tubes Ans: C) Transistors 3) Which of the following are the two components of the CPU of a computer? A)    ALU and Bus B)    Registers and Main memory C)    Control unit and ALU D)    Control unit and Bus Ans: C) Control Unit and ALU 4) Computer instructions written in English letters are called: A)    Symbolic codes B)    Mnemonics C)    Gray codes D)    Op codes Ans: A) Symbolic codes 5) The ALU of a computer contains a number of storage elements calle...

 cpct previous paper 21st April 2018 Shift 2 1) The powerpoint view that shows you the text of your slide in a larger outline format than the normal view is.............. A) slide show view B) slide sorter view C) notes page view D) outline view 2) shimmer, sparkle text, blinking background etc. are known as .............in Microsoft Word. A) Font Styles B) Font effects C) Word art D) text effects Ans:- D) text effects 3) What is Google ? A) Search Engine B) Spreadsheet C) Word processor D) Chat service on the web Ans:- A) Search Engine 4) A normal CD-ROM usually can store up to .............of Data A) 700 Bytes B) 700 MB C) 700 KB D) 700 GB Ans:- B) 700 MB 5) Most Mail programmers automatically complete which two of the following parts in an e-mail? A) From and Body B) From and Date C) From and To D) From and Subject Ans:- B) From and Date 6) .............. is used for transferring files between individuals on the internet or sending them to a...

1)  Which  of the following is not a part of slide design? A)    Design Template B)    Colour Scheme C)    Animation Scheme D)    Slide Show Ans:- D) Slide Show 2) Which of the following is used to represent data in grid of rows and columns? A)    Header B)    Footer C)    Paragraph D)    Tables Ans:- D) Tables 3) ISP Stands for …………… Ans:- Internet Service Provider 4) Which of the following follows last in first out (LIFO) storage policy? A)    Queue B)    RAM C)    Stack D)    Both stack and queue Ans:- C) Stack 5) A  user can get files from another computer on the internet by using which protocol? A)    FTP B)    HTTP C)    UTP D)    TCP Ans:- A) FTP 6) Which of the following devices is required for an...

1) Which of the below is the convenient place to store contact information for quick retrieval? A) Message box B) Address book C) Address box D) Index book Ans:- B) Address book 2) Which of the following methods represents showing a shortcut menu during the slide show? A) Clicking the shortcut button on the formatting  toolber B) Right clicking the current slide C) Clicking an icon on the current slide D) Pressing Shift+Enter key Ans: B) Right clicking the current slide 3) Select the option that represents the method that CANNOT be used to enter data in a cell in Microsoft excel? A) Pressing an arrow key B) Pressing the Tab key C) Pressing the Esc key D) Clicking the enter button on the formula bar Ans:- C) Pressing the Esc key 4) Which of the following represents a primary storage device? A) Magnetic tape B) RAM C) Pen drive D) USB Ans:- B) RAM 5) In PowerPoint, under which menu can one find the slide sorter command? A) File B) Toos C) View D) Edit...

1) The email component of internet explorer is called as: A) Messenger mailbox B) Message box C) outlook express D) Browser Ans:- C) Outlook express 2) In Microsoft powerpoint, what are the two kinds of sound effect files that can be added to a presentation? A) .wav and .mid files B) .wav and .gif files C) .wav and .jpg files D) .jpg and .gif files Ans:- A) .wav and .mid files 3) In Microsoft excel, calculation in a spreadsheet is performed by: A) Formula B) Reference C) Argument D) Special Characters Ans:- A) Formula 4) In a computer, where are the ROM, microprocessor, RAM and expansion located? A) Hard Disk B) Floppy disk C) Mother board D) Processor language Ans:- C) Motherboard 5) Which of the following statements reading Microsoft Word is NOT True? A) In its default setting, a word processor does not hyphenate the text. B) Hyphenating helps when you are dealing with thin columnar text. C) By hyphenating, the justified thin columns look better. D) M...

1) Which of these languages is understood and executed by the computer? A)    Machine Language B)    C Language C)    Compiler language D)    Assembly language Ans:- A) Machine Language 2) Which of the following is a Diagnostic Software? A)    Windows-XP B)    Office-XP C)    Norton Antivirus D)    Unix Ans:- C) Norton Antivirus 3) Which key is used to open the organize Favorite dialog box in Internet Explorer? A)    Ctrl+B B)    Alt+B C)    Ctrl+S D)    Ctrl+A Ans:- A) Ctrl+B 4) Which of the following keyboard shortcut commands lets you perform the undo operation? A)    Ctrl+N B)    Ctrl+S C)    Ctrl+Z D)    Ctrl+O Ans:- C) Ctrl+Z 5) Which number system is the basis for computer operation? A)    Hexadecima...

1) The Terms EDVAC Stands for: Ans:    Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer 2) Which of the following is used to store intermediate arithmetic and logic results in a CPU? A)    Accumulators B)    Buffers C)    Virtual Memory D)    Secondary Storage Ans: A) Accumulators 3) A device or computer program capable of coding and decoding audio data stream is known as: A)    Audio Signal B)    Audio Throughput C)    Audio Stream D)    Audio Codec Ans: D) Audio Codec 4) A computer device used to draw images and create graphics and animation is known as: A)    Scanner B)    Graphics Tablet C)    Copier D)    PDA Ans: B) Graphics Tablet 5) The term OLED in Video Display stands for: Ans: Organic Light Emitting Diode 6) Which of the following is employed in Physical sec...

1) What is meant by BIOS? Ans:  Basic Input/ Output System 2) If you are using MS Windows and use Alt+Print screen, you would be: A)    Printing a document B)    Tasking a screenshot C)    Closing a window D)    Enlarging a window Ans: B) Tasking a screenshot 3) If you use Ctrl + Esc, you will be: A)    Closing a tab B)    Enlarging a Window C)    Bringing up the Windows START Menu D)    Take a screenshot Ans: C) Bringing up the Windows Start Menu 4) MICR Stands For: Ans: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition 5) A microprocessor is made up of millions of …………………….. A)    Registers B)    Microchips C)    Program counters D)    Transistors Ans: D) Transistors 6) What is motherboard? A)    It is large storage device. B)    It a place where the CPU, mem...

1) Cache memory was introduced in the …………………. Generation computers. A)    First B)    Second C)    Third D)    Fourth Ans: C) Third 2) FORTRAN Stands for: Ans: Formula Translation 3) A desktop computer is also referred to as: A)    Palm top B)    PC C)    DC D)    MC Ans: B)  PC 4) The computer parts attached to the CPU are referred to as: A)    Output devices B)    Peripherals C)    Shard D)    Control units Ans: A) Output devices 5) Find the odd one out: A)    Arithmetic Logic Unit B)    Control Unit C)    Registers D)    Bins Ans: D)Bins 6) Mouse and ………………… are also examples of input devices. A)    Printer B)    Speakers C)    Monitor D)    Scanne...

1) Which of the following is used for modulation and demodulation? A) Modem B) Protocols C) Gateways D) Multiplexers Ans: A) Modem 2) Requests made by the web browsers are responded by: A)    URL B)    Web Server C)    HTTP D)    Web Page Ans: B) Web Server 3) Online textual talk, in real time, is called: A)  Downloading B)  Surfing C)  Chatting D)  Conferencing Ans: C) Chatting 4) The e-mail system that supports audio is known as: A)  Sound mail B)  Voicemail C)  Conversation D)  Messaging Ans: B) Voicemail 5) SIM is an abbreviation used for: A)  Subscriber Identity for Mobiles B) System Information for Mobiles C) Subscriber Identity Module D) System Identity Module Ans: C) Subscriber Identity Module 6) Which of the following subgroups contain “Paint”? A)    Accessories B)    MS-Office C)    Entertai...

1) A Computer program that converts and stores an entire program into machine language is called a/an…….. A)    Interpreter B)    Simulator C)    Compliter D)    Assembler Ans:- C) Compiler 2) The …………. Command is used to insert a column to the left of the selected column in a table in Microsoft Word 2015. A)    Insert Column to the Right B)    Insert Rows Below C)    Inert column to the left D)    Insert Rows Above Ans:- Inert column to the left 3) A DVD is an example of a(n): A)    Output device B)    Hard disc C)    Optical disc D)    Solid state storage device Ans:- C) Optical disc 4) Instructions or programs for controlling the computer are called: A)    Software B)    Hardware C)    Humanware D)    Programmer Ans:- A) ...

1) The process of bringing up the operating system into memory is called: A) Resuming B) Booting C) Downloading D) Restoring Ans:- B) Booting 2) Which of the following is a system tool in DOS and Windows that verified the file system integrity of a volume and fixed logical file system errors? A) CheckDisk B) CHKDisc C) CHKDSK D) DSKCHK Ans:- C) CHKDSK 3) Which of the following puts your open documents and programs on your hard disk and then turns off your computer? A) Hibernation B) Sleep C) Lock D) Switch user Ans:- A) Hibernation 4) Which of the following characteristics makes a computer to perform completely different types of tasks at the same time? A) Reliability B) Diligence C) Versatility D) Accuracy Ans:- C) Versatility 5) Which of the following input/output devices produces high-quality graphics or drawings using ink pens? A) Scanner B) OCR C) Laser Printer D)  Plotter Ans: D) Plotter 6) Which of the following is NOT a Valid Category of ...

1) Which of the following memory needs periodic refreshing? निम्न लिखित में से किस मेमोरी को नियत समय पर रिफ्रेश किए जाने की आवश्यaकता होती है ? A) Static RAM B) Dynamic RAM C) DVD D) ROM Ans:- B) Dynamic RAM 2) The Speed of CPU is Measured in: सीपीयू की गति का मापन किसमें होता है ? A) Gigahertz (GHz) B) Mbps C) Gigabyte(GB) D) Megabyte(MB) Ans:- A) Gigahertz (GHz) 3) Which of the following categories of mouse relies on infrared or radio waves to communicate with the computer? निम्न लिखित में से किस श्रेणी के माउस कम्यूon  टर के साथ संवाद करने के लिए इंफ्रारेड या रेडियों तरंगों पर निर्भर होते हैं ? A) Mechanical mouse B) Optomechanical mouse C) Optical mouse D) Cordless mouse Ans:- D) Cordless mouse 4) Which of the following is a light-sensitive device used to manipulate information on a computer screen by touching the screen directly? A) Light pen B) Barcode Reader C) Jyostick D) OCR Ans: A) Light pen  5) Minimum number of bits needed to gene...

1) A Dumb Terminal generally has: A)    Keyboard and screen B)    Keyboard and hard disk C)    Processor and keyboard D)    Processor and  hard disk Ans:-A) Keyboard and screen 2) The device that can understand the difference between data & programs is: A)    Microprocessor B)    Input Device C)    Output Device D)    Memory Ans:- Microprocessor 3)What is the smallest unit of computer information? A)    Byte B)    Bit C)    Pixel D)    Binary dot Ans:- B) Bit 4) Which of the following is correct? A)    1KB=1000  Bytes B)    1KB= 1024 Bytes C)    1 MB = 1000 Bytes D)    1 MB = 1024 Bytes Ans:- B) 1 KB= 1024 Bytes 5) What is the primary purpose of an operating system? A)    To make the most effi...