PPSC Junior Auditor (BS-11) Computer Science Computer Fundamentals — Set 2

Computer Fundamentals MCQs set 2 for PPSC Junior Auditor (BS-11) Computer Science — 20 solved questions.

PPSC Junior Auditor (BS-11) Computer Science Computer Fundamentals — Set 2

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Which indent marker controls all the lines except the first line?

    • A) Left Indent Marker
    • B) First Line Indent Marker
    • C) Right Indent Marker
    • D) Hanging Indent Marker

    Answer: Hanging Indent Marker

    Explanation: The Hanging Indent marker controls all lines of a paragraph except the first line, indenting the second and subsequent lines to the right.

  2. Question 2

    Q2. How many types of page orientations are there?

    • A) 3
    • B) 5
    • C) 2
    • D) 1

    Answer: 2

    Explanation: There are two page orientations: Portrait (vertical, taller than wide) and Landscape (horizontal, wider than tall).

  3. Question 3

    Q3. IBM stands for:

    • A) International Business Machines
    • B) International Buy Mechanism
    • C) Internet Business Machines
    • D) None of these

    Answer: International Business Machines

    Explanation: International Business Machines is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.

  4. Question 4

    Q4. ENTER is the key we use to run the selected command.

    • A) SHIFT
    • B) TAB
    • C) ENTER
    • D) COMMAND

    Answer: ENTER

    Explanation: The Enter key is used to confirm and execute the selected command or to start a new paragraph in text entry.

  5. Question 5

    Q5. Which of the following software is used to prepare presentations?

    • A) MS Word
    • B) MS Excel
    • C) MS PowerPoint
    • D) Worksheet

    Answer: MS PowerPoint

    Explanation: MS PowerPoint is the dedicated presentation software in the Microsoft Office suite, used to create slideshows with text, images, and animations.

  6. Question 6

    Q6. What is the Cascade Delete option used for?

    • A) It is used to delete all the records of all tables in a database.
    • B) It repeats the recent delete operation to all the records of the current table.
    • C) It ensures that all the related records will be deleted automatically when the record from the parent table is deleted.
    • D) None of these

    Answer: It ensures that all the related records will be deleted automatically when the record from the parent table is deleted.

    Explanation: It ensures that all the related records will be deleted automatically when the record from the parent table is deleted. is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.

  7. Question 7

    Q7. One kilobyte (KB) is equal to ____ bytes.

    • A) 100
    • B) 1024
    • C) 256
    • D) None of these

    Answer: 1024

    Explanation: 1024 is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.

  8. Question 8

    Q8. Who is known as the Father of video games?

    • A) Karl Bens
    • B) Ralph H. Bear
    • C) Karoline Berliner
    • D) Andrew Smith Bernard

    Answer: Ralph H. Bear

    Explanation: Ralph H. Baer is known as the Father of Video Games for inventing the first home video game console, the Magnavox Odyssey, in the early 1970s.

  9. Question 9

    Q9. Which of the following panes is NOT available in the Task Pane?

    • A) Slide Design
    • B) Master Slide
    • C) Slide Transition
    • D) Slide Layout

    Answer: Master Slide

    Explanation: "Master Slide" is not available as a Task Pane option in PowerPoint; it is accessed through the View menu, not the Task Pane.

  10. Question 10

    Q10. A word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document is called a?

    • A) URL
    • B) Hyperlink
    • C) Reference
    • D) Anchor

    Answer: Hyperlink

    Explanation: A hyperlink is a clickable word, phrase, or image in a web page that navigates the user to another document, page, or resource.

  11. Question 11

    Q11. Which of the following is not a type of chart?

    • A) Pie chart
    • B) Area chart
    • C) T-graph
    • D) Line graph

    Answer: T-graph

    Explanation: T-graph is not a recognized chart type; standard chart types include pie, area, line, bar, column, and scatter charts.

  12. Question 12

    Q12. __________ is used to transmit digital data over telephone lines.

    • A) Network card
    • B) Sound card
    • C) Graphic card
    • D) Modem

    Answer: Modem

    Explanation: A modem (modulator-demodulator) converts digital computer data into analog signals for transmission over telephone lines and vice versa.

  13. Question 13

    Q13. Which of the following is a way to access secondary memory?

    • A) Random Access Memory
    • B) Action method
    • C) Transfer method
    • D) Density method

    Answer: Transfer method

    Explanation: Secondary memory can be accessed using the transfer method, where data is moved between primary and secondary storage via the system bus.

  14. Question 14

    Q14. The World Wide Web (WWW) is a _____ which allows users to access a vast variety of documents by hypermedia links.

    • A) Information Storing Service
    • B) Information Retrieving Service
    • C) Information System
    • D) All of these

    Answer: Information System

    Explanation: WWW is an information system where documents and resources are identified by URLs and interlinked via hypertext links, enabling users to navigate and retrieve content across the internet.

  15. Question 15

    Q15. Hybrid Computers are:

    • A) Analog Computers
    • B) Digital Computers
    • C) Analog and Digital Computers
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Analog and Digital Computers

    Explanation: Analog and Digital Computers is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.

  16. Question 16

    Q16. Which command is used for saving a document?

    • A) Ctrl + A
    • B) Ctrl + Shift + P
    • C) Ctrl + P
    • D) Ctrl + S

    Answer: Ctrl + S

    Explanation: Ctrl+S is the universal shortcut for saving a document in Microsoft Word and most other applications.

  17. Question 17

    Q17. Where is the quick Access Toolbar and when should you use it?

    • A) Upper-left corner and use it for your favorite commands
    • B) Floats over your text and use it when you need to make formatting changes
    • C) Home tab and use it when you need to quickly launch or start a new document
    • D) None of above

    Answer: Upper-left corner and use it for your favorite commands

    Explanation: The Quick Access Toolbar is located in the upper-left corner of the MS Office window and provides one-click access to frequently used commands.

  18. Question 18

    Q18. The arrangement of a Computer is called:

    • A) Setting
    • B) Topology
    • C) Processing
    • D) Wiring

    Answer: Topology

    Explanation: In networking, the arrangement or structure of how computers are connected is called topology (e.g., star, bus, ring).

  19. Question 19

    Q19. Which key is used for one page down in Word?

    • A) PgDn
    • B) Up Arrow
    • C) Down Arrow
    • D) None of these

    Answer: PgDn

    Explanation: PgDn is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.

  20. Question 20

    Q20. We set page numbers in a _____ type of document.

    • A) Notepad
    • B) Word processor
    • C) Both A & B
    • D) None of these

    Answer: Word processor

    Explanation: Word processor is the right answer. This tests practical computer literacy expected in clerical, banking, and IT operator recruitment papers.