Basic ICT Skills

Q1. Which of the following functions is not performed using a mouse?

A) Turn on

B) Hover

C) Right-click

D) Drag and Drop

Q2. What is the term used when you press and hold the left mouse key and move the mouse
around?

A) Highlighting

B) Dragging

C) Selecting

D) Moving

Q3. Which of the following is a valid file extension for Notepad file?

A) .jpg

B) .doc

C) .text (POST) starts

D) . txt

Q4. Which one of the following shortcut keys is used to paste a file?
A) Ctrl + c

B) Ctrl + p

C) Ctrl + v

D) Ctrl + x

Q5. What keys do you use to copy something?

A) Ctrl+x

B) Ctrl+c

C) Ctrl+z

D) Ctrl+y

Q6. What happens if you leave a device plugged in even after it is charged 100%?

A) It can break.

B) It can stop functioning.

C) It can overheat.

D) Data can get corrupt.

Q7. How can an antivirus protect your device?

A) It can protect it from overheating.

B) It can increase its performance.

C) It can prevent data from getting corrupt.

D) It can backup data.

Q8. Which option is not required to keep a device cool?

A) Keep the device unplugged when in use.

B) Do not cover a laptop with a blanket.

C) Make sure the computer's CPU fan is working.

D) Avoid leaving the device in the sun.

Q9. Which of the following is essential for maintaining a keyboard?

A) Turn the keyboard upside down and shake it to remove foreign material.

B) Blow dust and other particles with help of a blower.

C) Use a very dilute combination of soap and water applied with a non-abrasive cloth to remove stains
from the keycaps.

D) Cover the keyboard whenever not in use

Q10. What should you do to ensure secure online transactions?

A) Lock your computer

B) Give credit card or bank details only on safe websites

C) Use anti-virus

D) Do not use pirated software

Q11. Which of the following trap small children into inappropriate relations?

A) Online predators

B) Worms

C) Trojan Horse

D) Anti-Virus

Q12. What should a strong password consist of?

A) Only letters

B) Numbers and special characters

C) Name of a person

D) Letters, numbers and special characters

Q13. Which key is used to delete a slide in presentation

A) Backspace key

B) Delete key

C) Enter key

D) Space bar
Q14. Shotcut key to open a find dialog box is

A) Ctrl+V

B) Ctrl+F

C) Ctrl+H

D) Ctrl+Z

Q15. The number of alignment present are possible in MS Word

A) 2

B) 4

C) 3

D)5

B. Fill in the blanks

Q1. is an open-source free word processor.

Ans. Open Office Writer

Q2. is the top margin of each page.

Ans. Header

Q3. .. is the shortcut key to paste.

Ans. Ctrl+V

Q4. . calculations can be performed by MS Exel.

Ans. Formula based.

Q5. The simplest filter of Exel is

Ans. Filter.

Q1.The concept of ICT refers to ..

A) storing digital information.
B) recording digital information.
C) sending digital information
D) All of the above

Q2. Which of the following ways are used to record or store information?
A) handwritten on paper
B) written using a typewriter
C) typed in computer
D) All of the above

Q3. Deleted files and folders are stored in _______________

A) Recycle bin
B) My Computer
C) Control Panel
D) None of the above

Q4. Which icon allows the user to access all drives, files, and folders on the computer.
A) Recycle Bin
B) Computer
C) Application
D) Start button

Q5. Bar present at the bottom of the desktop is called ____________

A) Status bar
B) Scroll bar
C) Taskbar
D) None of the above

Q6. Start button is present on _________ side of the Taskbar.

A) right
B) left
C) top
D) bottom

Q7. What are the small pictures on the desktop called?

A) Desktop
B) Symbols
C) Icons
D) Pictures

Q8. The first screen that appears on monitor after loading OS is called ________________
A) Icons
B) Desktop
C) Wallpaper
D) None of the above

Q9. Software piracy refers to

A) Stealing software and distributing the unlicensed copies
B) Opensource software
C) Gain access to a website and perform illegal activity
D) Selling software online with a proper license key

Q10. Which of the following is one of the security measures that monitor incoming and outgoing
data?
A) Firewall
B) Firewall
C) Device Manager
D) Google Chrome

Q11. Choose the strong password out of the following:

A) 12345
B) Aprfd@2021!
C) hello123
D) password

Q12. The virus replicates itself and spread all files once they attack the computer and very difficult
to remove them. This virus is known as ..
A) Trojan Horse
B) File Virus
C) WORM
D) Ransomware

Q13. Rakesh received a call and was informed about the lottery for winning a huge amount. This
type of activity is considered as
A) Trojan Horse
B) Online Predator
C) Internet Scams
D) Encryption

Q14. What type of care should be taken while transacting online?

A) Always lock your computer when you are going away
B) Give credit card and debit card or UPI information on secured sites
C) Save the passwords on the cloud
D) Use pirated software

Q15. Which of the following trap small children into inappropriate relations?
A) Online predators
B) Worms
C) Trojan Horse
D) Anti-Virus

Q16. Examples of Mobile operating Systems is :

A) Android
B) Symbian
C) iOS
D) All of the above

Q17. All of the above

A) Graphical User Interface
B) Graphical User Interaction
C) Graphical User Interactive
D) None of the above

Q18. ________________ operating system is an example of an interactive operating system.

A) Windows
B) DOS
C) Linux
D) None of the above

Q19. Which of the following is Microsoft Product?

A) DOS
B) Windows
C) Android
D) Linux

Q20. DOS stands for ______________

A) Disk Operating System
B) Dot Operating System
C) Disk Open System
D) Disk Operating Secure

Q21. Which part of the computer system should be cleaned so that it can work properly?
A) Internal
B) External
C) Both internal and external
D) None of the above

Q22. Disk defragmentation help to

A) remove the virus from the system
B) use the disc space at an optimal level.
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above

Q23. We should never spray any liquid cleaner directly on

A) Keyboard
B) Monitor
C) Mouse
D) All of the above

Q24. Regular maintenance of the system includes

A) installing updates of the software
B) check the security of the system
C) taking backups of important files and documents
D) All of the above

Q25. Characteristics of computer virus is :

A) it makes copies of itself
B) it makes the system slow.
C) it may get activated at a certain date and time.
D) All of the above
Q26. How can an anti-virus protect your device?
A) It can protect it from over-heating.
B) It can increase its performance.
C) It can protect against the virus
D) It can backup data.

Q27. Which of the following is an Antivirus?

A) Norton AntiVirus
B) Quick Heal
C) McAfee VirusScan
D) All of the above

Q28. A computer virus cannot ____

A) infect files on CD or DVD, if they are closed for writing.
B) infect computer hardware like, keyboard, mouse, etc.
C) Both of the above
D) None of the above

Q29. A _________ is a software program that attaches itself to other programs and alters their
behaviour.
A) Cookie
B) Computer virus
C) Firewall
D) None of the above

Q30. Press ______ to select all files.

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

Q31. Identify which of the following is a temporary file?

A) flower.jpg
B) temporary.doc
C) temporary.docx
D) web.tmp
Q32. . ___________ are small files which are stored on a user’s computer when a user visit a
website on the internet.
A) Image
B) Cookies
C) Firewall
D) None of the above

Q33. To open Temp folder type ____________ in Run dialog box.

A) temp%
B) %temp%
C) #temp#
D) None of the above

Q34. ________ key helps to move the cursor to the beginning of a new line.
A) Ctrl + Home
B) Ctrl + End
C) Enter
D) None of the above

Q35. Pressing ____________ key opens the Start menu.

A) Windows
B) Alt + Windows
C) Ctrl + Windows
D) None of the above

Q36. The short cut key to open a new file in notepad is

A) ctrl + e
B) ctrl + n
C) ctrl + w
D) alt + n

Q37. The ________ function key is used to get help in most programs.
A) F12
B) F2
C) F3
D) F1
Q38. Enter your username and password, I allow opening your computer to work upon
A) Power On Self Test
B) Welcome Screen
C) Desktop
D) Login Screen

Q39. Which of the following programs starts as soon as the computer gets turned on?
A) MS Office
B) Text Editor
C) Text Editor
D) Windows Explorer

Q40. Which of the following is considered as ICT device?

A) Smart TV
B) FM radio
C) Tablet
D) Multimeter

Q41. Shortcut to save file is ________________

A) Ctrl + S
B) Ctrl + F1
C) Alt + S
D) None of the above

Q42. A __________ is a location where a group of files can be stored.

A) folder
B) main file
C) super file
D) none of the above

Q43. The extension of image file is _____________

A) .xls
B) .jpg
C) .doc
D) .docx
Q44. Electronic files in computer can be ____________
A) Copied
B) Moved
C) Rename
D) All of the above

Q45. We can ___ a file by mouse by double click on file.

A) Close
B) Save
C) Open
D) Delete

Q46. A _____________ is a device that you can use to move, select and open items on your
computer screen.
A) Mouse
B) Joystick
C) Scanner
D) None of the above

Q47. Navigation keys are

A) Arrow Keys
B) Page Up
C) Page down
D) All of the above

Q48. Keys labeled from F1 to F12 are __________ keys

A) Input
B) System
C) Function
D) Help

Q49. Which of the following is an output device?

A) Monitor
B) Speaker
C) Printer
D) All of the above
Q50. BIOS stands for
A) Basic Input/Output System
B) Base Input/Output System
C) Basic Input and Output Systematic
D) None of the above