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Keyboard Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following is not an output device of a computer?
a) Printer
b) Keyboard
c) VDU
d) CRT screen
Ans. b
2. To close a selected drop-down list, cancel a command and close a dialog box, key used is
a) Esc key
b) End key
c) Enter key
d) Alt key
Ans. a
3. Which keys allows user to enter frequently used operations in a single key stroke?
a) Function keys
b) Cursor control keys
c) Trackball
d) Control keys
Ans. a
4. What type of keys are ‘ctrl’ and ‘shift’?
a) adjustment
b) function
c) modifier
d) alphanumeric
Ans. c
5. Why is the Caps Lock key referred to as a toggle key?
a) Because its function goes back and forth every time it is pressed
b) Because it cannot be used for entering numbers
c) Because it cannot be used to delete
d) Because it cannot be used to insert
Ans. a
6. The ____ key and the ____ key can be used in combination with other keys to perform shortcuts and special tasks.
a) Control, Alt
b) Function toggle
c) Delete, Insert
d) Caps Lock, Num Lock
Ans. a
7. Which key is used in combination with another key to perform a specific task?
a) Function
b) Control
c) Arrow
d) Space bar
Ans. b
8. The most common input devices include…….
a) Monitor and keyboard
b) Monitor and mouse
c) Mouse and keyboard
d) Printer and mouse
Ans. c
9. Letters, numbers and symbols found on a keyboard are …….
a) Icon
b) Screen
c) Keys
d) Menu
Ans. c
10. To make the number pad act as directional arrows, you press the _____ key.
a) num lock
b) caps lock
c) arrow lock
d) alt
Ans. a
11. The modern keyboard typically has ______ function keys.
a) 8
b) 10
c) 12
d) 14
Ans. c
12. Which device of computer operation dispenses with the use of the keyboard?
a) joystick
b) Light pen
c) Mouse
d) Touch
Ans. c
13. Which among the following is the most common device that accepts letters, numbers and command from a user?
a) Optical Mouse
b) Sensitive Screen or touch screen
c) Keyboard
d) USB
Ans. c
14. What type of keyboard is used in fast food restaurants, offices and shops?
a) Numeric keypads
b) Numeric keyboard
c) Concept keyboard
d) Concise keyboard
Ans. c
15. What type of keyboard is used in telephone and ATMs?
a) Numeric keyboard
b) Numeric keypad
c) Folding keyboard
d) Any type of keyboard
Ans. a
16. There are different types of keys which cannot work independently. Which one of the following keys cannot work independently?
a) Delete key
b) Space bar key
c) Alt key
d) Enter key
Ans. c
17. Third generation computer used ______for input.
(a) magnetic disk
(b) magnetic tape
(c) keyboard
(d) all of them
Ans. d
18. Common keyboards used in India have _______ layout of keys.
(a) English US
(b) English UK
(c) either a or b
(d) neither a nor b
Ans. c
19. The ______ button moves the cursor to the next predetermined stop location.
(a) space bar
(b) enter
(c) backspace
(d) tab
Ans. b
20. The _______ button toggles capital letter for input.
(a) caps lock
(b) print screen
(c) scroll lock
(d) pause/break
Ans. a
21. The _____ button takes a screenshot and copies it to clipboard or saves it to a file.
(a) caps lock
(b) print screen
(c) scroll lock
(d) pause/break
Ans. b
22. The _______ button stops or resumes the boot process.
(a) caps lock
(b) print screen
(c) scroll lock
(d) pause/break
Ans. d
23. _______ button keeps the scrollmode on or off.
(a) caps lock
(b) print screen
(c) scroll lock
(d) pause/break
Ans. c
24. The group of number keys and basic arithmetic operators placed on theleft side of a keyboard is called ______.
(a) number pad
(b) note pad
(c) arrow keys
(d) cursor controls
Ans. a
25. The ______ key toggles number pad on or off.
(a) num lock
(b) caps lock
(c) scroll lock
(d) Esc
Ans. a
26. The ______ keys can move the cursor up, down, left or right.
(a) num lock
(b) arrow
(c) scroll lock
(d) Esc
Ans. b
27. The _______ key moves out of current screen or terminates current operation.
(a) num lock
(b) arrow
(c) scroll lock
(d) Esc
Ans. d
28. The _______ key helps to access alternate character of each key (e.g. !by pressing 1, @ by pressing 2, etc.).
(a) num lock
(b) arrow
(c) shift
(d) Esc
Ans. c
29. The ______ key opens context menu.
(a) Ctrl
(b) Windows button
(c) Alt
(d) function key
Ans. b
30. The series of keys named F1 … F12 are called _______ .
(a) function keys
(b) scroll keys
(c) number keys
(d) navigation keys
Ans. a
31. Function keys are placed at the _______ of keyboard.
(a) bottom
(b) right
(c) top
(d) left
Ans. c
32. The Insert, Delete, Home, End, Page Up and Page Down keys are placed above _____.
(a) arrow keys
(b) number lock
(c) function keys
(d) scroll lock
Ans. a
33. A second enter key is available in _______ area of keyboard.
(a) arrow keys
(b) number lock
(c) function keys
(d) scroll lock
Ans. b
34. Most of the shortcut keys are designed to use _____ key along with one or two characters.
(a) Ctrl
(b) Alt
(c) both a & b
(d) none of them
Ans. c
35. What is the full form of caps lock button on keyboard.
a) Cap lock
b) capitals lock
c) camera lock
d) camp lock
Ans. b
36. Which key is used to delete programs of files permanently?
a) F5
b) Ctrl + Del
c) Alt + D
d) Shift + Del
Ans. d
37. To run/execute the selected command, ______ key is used.
a) Ctrl key
b) Alt key
c) Enter key
d) Shift key
Ans. c
38. Which is the most common computer keyboard layout?
a) QWERTY
b) JCUKEN
c) Devorak
d) Colemark
Ans. a
39. Keyboard developed by______
a) Christopher Latham Sholes
b) Charles babbage
c) Allen Turing
d) Lady Ada lovelace
Ans. a
40. Which communication mode is used by keyboard or Monitor?
a) Simplex
b) Half Duplex
c) Full Duplex
d) All of these
Ans. a