Level 1
Networking MCQs set 3 for NTS PTCL Management Trainee / Technician Computer Science — 20 solved questions.
Q1. Landscape and Portrait are:
Answer: Page orientation
Explanation: Page orientation is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.
Q2. WAN stands for:
Answer: Wide Area Network
Explanation: WAN stands for Wide Area Network, a network that spans large geographic areas such as cities, countries, or even globally, like the Internet.
Q3. Which of the following should you use if you want all the slides in the presentation to have the same "look"?
Answer: A presentation design template
Explanation: A presentation design template provides a consistent set of colors, fonts, and graphic effects applied to all slides, ensuring a uniform look throughout.
Q4. Internet access by transmitting digital data over the wires of a local telephone network is provided by:
Answer: Digital Subscriber Line
Explanation: DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) provides internet access by transmitting digital data over existing local telephone copper wire networks at high speeds.
Q5. Which protocol provides e-mail facility among different hosts?
Answer: SMTP
Explanation: SMTP is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.
Q6. The Internet was first developed in:
Answer: 1960s
Explanation: The Internet traces its origins to ARPANET, which was conceived and developed in the 1960s by the US Department of Defense's ARPA.
Q7. In IT networking, which of the following devices is used in the physical layer?
Answer: Repeater
Explanation: Repeaters operate at the Physical Layer (Layer 1) of the OSI model, regenerating and amplifying signals to extend the reach of a network.
Q8. Which menu/group will we use if we want to change the typeface of selected text:
Answer: Format
Explanation: In MS Word, the Format menu (or Home tab's Font group in newer versions) is used to change the typeface (font) of selected text.
Q9. If we want to open the home page of a merchant website, we use a:
Answer: Web Browser
Explanation: A web browser is the software application used to navigate to and display websites, including the home page of merchant or e-commerce websites.
Q10. FTP stands for:
Answer: File Transfer Protocol
Explanation: FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, a standard network protocol used to transfer files between a client and a server over a TCP/IP network.
Q11. Which type of code is used in computer language?
Answer: Binary
Explanation: Binary is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.
Q12. Which Network topology needs a HUB for its working?
Answer: Star
Explanation: Star topology requires a central hub or switch to which all devices are connected; the hub manages communication between nodes on the network.
Q13. HTTP stands for ____.
Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
Explanation: Hypertext Transfer Protocol is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.
Q14. In MS Word 2007, which shortcut key is used to switch to Outline view?
Answer: ALT+CTRL+O
Explanation: Alt + Ctrl + O is the keyboard shortcut to switch to Outline view in MS Word, where the document is displayed as a hierarchical structure.
Q15. In assembly languages, symbols are used instead of binary code; these symbols are called:
Answer: Mnemonics
Explanation: Mnemonics is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.
Q16. Suppose there is text in a document that is Bold, Red in color with Green background; if we want to apply all of these formattings to another paragraph in one go, which option will we use:
Answer: Format Painter
Explanation: Format Painter copies all formatting attributes (such as bold, color, and background) from selected text and applies them to another selection in one action.
Q17. A network which is used for sharing data, software, and hardware among several users owning microcomputers is called:
Answer: LAN
Explanation: A LAN (Local Area Network) connects multiple microcomputers within a limited area (like an office or building) to share data, software, and hardware resources.
Q18. Fourth-generation mobile technology provides enhanced capabilities allowing the transfer of both voice and non-voice data, including full-motion video, high-speed internet access, and video conferencing.
Answer: Voice and non-voice
Explanation: Fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology enables transfer of both voice and non-voice data, including high-definition video, conferencing, and high-speed internet.
Q19. Which of the following computer languages is written in binary codes only?
Answer: Machine language
Explanation: Machine language consists entirely of binary codes (0s and 1s) and is the only language directly understood and executed by a computer's CPU.
Q20. To connect to the internet, it is a must to have an:
Answer: Internet Service Provider
Explanation: Internet Service Provider is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.