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★ Computer / IT: MS Office, Windows OS, hardware, networking, typing, basic programming & DBMS
★ English: Basic grammar, vocabulary, synonyms/antonyms, comprehension
★ Analytical Reasoning: Logic, patterns, series, problem solving
★ Quantitative Reasoning: Basic math, percentages, ratios, simple algebra & geometry
★ General Knowledge: Pakistan Affairs + Islamic Studies
Q1: __________ performs the computer data processing functions.
Ans: ALU (Arithmetic and Logic Unit)
Q2: The software that contains the core components of the operating system is called?
Ans: Kernel
Q3: ____________ controls the operation of the CPU and hence the computer.
Ans: Control Unit
Q4: Arithmetic operations are performed by:
Ans: ALU
Q5: The key F12 opens a:
Ans: Save As dialog box
Q6: In MS-Word, the ruler helps to:
Ans: All (Margin, Indents, Tabs)
Q7: Which key on the keyboard is used to view a slideshow in PowerPoint?
Ans: F5
Q8: Which shortcut key is used to check spelling in MS Word?
Ans: F7
Q9: Spooling is required for devices such as?
Ans: Printers
Q10: DBMS stands for?
Ans: Database Management System
Q11: Physical or logical arrangement of network is called?
Ans: Topology
Q12: In which topology there is a central controller or hub?
Ans: Star
Q13: Computers use which language to process data?
Ans: Binary
Q14: A program written in a non-machine language is called?
Ans: Source program
Q15: Machine language and Assembly language are examples of which language?
Ans: Low level
Q16: The machine language is quite close to?
Ans: Hardware
Q17: Program up-gradation refers to?
Ans: Program enhancement
Q18: A set of rules of a language for writing a program is called?
Ans: Syntax
Q19: The process of writing a program by using any language is called?
Ans: Coding
Q20: An overloaded function is actually a group of ___________ with the same name.
Ans: Functions
Q21: The idea behind limiting the lifetime of variables is to save:
Ans: Memory space
Q22: __________ declarations are also called prototypes.
Ans: Function
Q23: Binary AND and OR operations resemble which arithmetic operations respectively?
Ans: Multiplication and addition
Q24: Electronic digital circuits are also called:
Ans: Logic gates
Q25: Optical fiber potential is exploited when multiple beams are transmitted on the:
Ans: Same Fiber
Q26: High-capacity transmission links for voice signals were designed first in the:
Ans: USA
Q27: Trunks on long-haul networks include:
Ans: All (Coaxial, Microwave, Fiber)
Q28: A common application of multiplexing is in __________ communications.
Ans: Long-Haul
Q29: Mechanism to detect and correct errors in frame transmission is:
Ans: Error control
Q30: The basic function performed by a computer is _________ of a program.
Ans: Execution
Q31: The UNIVAC was the __________ successful commercial computer.
Ans: First
Q32: Which two companies dominated the 1950s computer marketplace?
Ans: Sperry and IBM
Q33: Mechanism providing communication among Control Unit, ALU, and registers is:
Ans: CPU interconnection
Q34: ________ moves data between the computer and its external environment.
Ans: Input/Output (I/O)
Q35: Basic functions a computer can perform are:
Ans: All (Data processing, storage, movement, and control)
Q36: ___________ is the way in which the components are interrelated.
Ans: Structure
Q37: Contemporary computers contain ___________ of elementary electronic components.
Ans: Millions
Q38: In ____________, the relationship between architecture and organization is very close.
Ans: Microcomputers
Q39: In which decade did the WWW lead to the explosion of distributed computing?
Ans: 1990s
Q40: Tim Berners-Lee called his new hypertext information system:
Ans: WWW (World Wide Web)
Q41: Virtual memory allows addressing more locations than main memory, also called:
Ans: Real memory
Q42: Which term was first used in the Multics system for a program in execution?
Ans: Process
Q43: General Motors implemented the first OS for IBM 701 in the early:
Ans: 1950s
Q44: Members of a structure variable are accessed using the:
Ans: Dot operator (.)
Q45: How many kinds of casts are there in standard C++?
Ans: Four
Q46: In C++, the ‘\f’ escape sequence is used for:
Ans: Formfeeding
Q47: In C++, the ‘\b’ escape sequence is used for:
Ans: Backspace
Q48: Member functions in C++ are often called:
Ans: Methods
Q49: Being able to _________ your own types is called extensibility.
Ans: Create
Q50: A register capable of shifting information right or left is a:
Ans: Shift register
Q51: A circuit whose behavior is defined at discrete instants of time is:
Ans: Synchronous
Q52: A binary parallel adder produces the arithmetic __________ of two numbers.
Ans: Sum
Q53: A combinational circuit consists of:
Ans: All (Input variables, Logic gates, Output variables)
Q54: The Paste Special command lets you paste:
Ans: Resulting values of a formula instead of the actual formula
Q55: Good voice reproduction via PCM requires __________ coding.
Ans: 7-bit
Q56: Analog data in electrical form __________ be transmitted as baseband signals.
Ans: Can be
Q57: Coaxial cable consists of how many conductors?
Ans: Two
Q58: For point-to-point analog signaling, a bandwidth of up to _________ is possible.
Ans: 1 MHz
Q59: _________________ takes the incoming data from the receiver.
Ans: Destination
Q60: The basic building block of any communications facility is the:
Ans: Transmission line
Q61: Which device generates the data to be transmitted?
Ans: Source
★ Analytical / Quantitative
Q88: How many vowels are there in the English alphabet?
Ans: 5 (a, e, i, o, u)
Q89: Choose the misspelt word: Annex, Aniversary, Animate, Animosity.
Ans: Aniversary (Correct: Anniversary)
Q90: “Animosity” is most opposite (Antonym) to:
Ans: Love
Q91: The set of integers is a subset of?
Ans: Rational Numbers
Q92: If 3 pencils cost Rs. 15, how much do 10 pencils cost?
Ans: Rs. 50
Q93: 25% of 200 is:
Ans: 50
Q94: A train travels 60 km in 1.5 hours. What is its speed?
Ans: 40 km/h
Q95: A box contains 12 apples and 8 oranges, what fraction of the fruits are oranges?
Ans: 2/5
Q96: Find the LCM of 12 and 15:
Ans: 60
Q97: Find the HCF of 18 and 24:
Ans: 6
Q98: Solve: 2x + 5 = 15
Ans: x = 5
Q99: Solve: 3x − 4 = 11
Ans: x = 5
Q100: The average of 2, 4, 6, 8 is:
Ans: 5
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