ADCA Online Test — 20 Questions with Answers
Practise 20 real ADCA exam-style MCQs covering computer fundamentals, MS Office, Tally, DBMS and Linux. You get an instant score and a full answer review at the end — free, and no signup.
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Ask about the certificateAbout this ADCA test
ADCA covers computer fundamentals, the MS Office suite, accounting with Tally, basic database concepts and internet skills. This 20-question test pulls from all of those areas, in the multiple-choice format used in the actual paper.
Each attempt reshuffles the questions, so you can retake it as many times as you like. Nothing is stored and nothing is sent anywhere — the whole test runs in your browser.
How to use it
- Press Start test — the timer allows about 45 seconds per question.
- Pick an answer, then move on. You can go back and change answers before finishing.
- At the end you get your score plus every question with the correct answer.
- Score 50% or more and a WhatsApp button appears to claim your 40% certificate discount.
All 20 questions with answers
The full question set below, with the correct answer marked — useful for revision without taking the timed test.
1. What is Tally ERP 9 mainly used for?
- A. Playing games
- B. Recording business money transactions
- C. Designing graphics
- D. Writing books
Answer: Recording business money transactions
2. When creating a company in Tally, which detail is required?
- A. Company name and financial year
- B. Laptop model
- C. Employee names
- D. Printer type
Answer: Company name and financial year
3. What is a computer?
- A. A kitchen appliance
- B. A machine that processes information
- C. A type of car
- D. A musical instrument
Answer: A machine that processes information
4. What does a keyboard do?
- A. Plays music
- B. Types letters and numbers
- C. Cooks food
- D. Takes photos
Answer: Types letters and numbers
5. What does DBMS stand for?
- A. Database Management System
- B. Data Management System
- C. Database Mainframe System
- D. Data Binary Management System
Answer: Database Management System
6. Which of the following is not a type of database?
- A. Relational
- B. Hierarchical
- C. Network
- D. String
Answer: String
7. Which command lists all files in the current directory?
- A. ls
- B. cd
- C. pwd
- D. cp
Answer: ls
8. What does the 'rm' command do?
- A. Move files
- B. Rename files
- C. List files
- D. Remove files
Answer: Remove files
9. Which of the following is an example of secondary memory?
- A. RAM
- B. ROM
- C. Hard Disk
- D. Cache Memory
Answer: Hard Disk
10. Which of the following is an example of primary memory?
- A. Hard Disk
- B. RAM
- C. CD-ROM
- D. USB Drive
Answer: RAM
11. What is Microsoft PowerPoint mainly used for?
- A. Writing long documents
- B. Editing photographs
- C. Managing accounts
- D. Creating slide presentations
Answer: Creating slide presentations
12. What is the default file extension of a PowerPoint 2019 presentation?
- A. .pptx
- B. .ppt
- C. .potx
- D. .pps
Answer: .pptx
13. What is the default file extension for Word documents?
- A. .doc
- B. .docx
- C. .txt
- D. .wps
Answer: .docx
14. Which shortcut is used to save a document?
- A. Ctrl+S
- B. Ctrl+N
- C. Ctrl+P
- D. Ctrl+Z
Answer: Ctrl+S
15. What is the file extension for a standard Excel workbook?
- A. .xls
- B. .xlsx
- C. .xlsm
- D. .csv
Answer: .xlsx
16. Which function calculates the sum of a range of cells?
- A. SUM()
- B. ADD()
- C. TOTAL()
- D. SUMMARIZE()
Answer: SUM()
17. What is the full form of CPU?
- A. Central Processing Unit
- B. Central Program Utility
- C. Computer Personal Unit
- D. Control Processing Unit
Answer: Central Processing Unit
18. What is the full form of ROM?
- A. Rapid Output Memory
- B. Random Only Memory
- C. Read Only Memory
- D. Reserved Operating Memory
Answer: Read Only Memory
19. Who develops the Windows operating system?
- A. Google
- B. IBM
- C. Microsoft
- D. Apple
Answer: Microsoft
20. What type of software is Windows?
- A. A programming language
- B. Utility software only
- C. System software
- D. Application software
Answer: System software
Frequently asked questions
Is this ADCA online test free?
Yes. Every test on this site is free, needs no signup, and can be retaken as often as you like.
How many questions does this ADCA test have?
This test has 20 questions drawn from across the ADCA syllabus. There are also 100 and 50 and 30 question versions.
Do I get the correct answers?
Yes. After finishing you get a full review showing every question, the correct answer, and what you chose. All 20 questions are also listed with answers below the test.
Can I get a certificate for this test?
Students who score 50% or more can claim a certificate from Alien Institute of Computer at 40% off. A WhatsApp button appears on your result screen once you qualify.
Are these the actual exam questions?
No — these are practice questions written to match the ADCA syllabus and question style. They are for revision, not a leaked paper.