ADCA Online Test — 50 Questions with Answers
Practise 50 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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ADCA covers computer fundamentals, the MS Office suite, accounting with Tally, basic database concepts and internet skills. This 50-question test pulls from all of those areas, in the multiple-choice format used in the actual paper.
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- 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.
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All 50 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 Ledger Account in Tally?
- A. A list of employees
- B. A category to record transactions
- C. A shopping list
- D. An online wallet
Answer: A category to record transactions
4. 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
5. What does a keyboard do?
- A. Plays music
- B. Types letters and numbers
- C. Cooks food
- D. Takes photos
Answer: Types letters and numbers
6. What is a mouse used for on a computer?
- A. To draw pictures only
- B. To move the cursor and click
- C. To print documents
- D. To charge the computer
Answer: To move the cursor and click
7. 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
8. Which of the following is not a type of database?
- A. Relational
- B. Hierarchical
- C. Network
- D. String
Answer: String
9. In DBMS, what does SQL stand for?
- A. Secure Query Language
- B. Simple Query Language
- C. System Query Language
- D. Structured Query Language
Answer: Structured Query Language
10. Which command lists all files in the current directory?
- A. ls
- B. cd
- C. pwd
- D. cp
Answer: ls
11. What does the 'rm' command do?
- A. Move files
- B. Rename files
- C. List files
- D. Remove files
Answer: Remove files
12. What is the purpose of the 'cd' command in Linux?
- A. Copy files
- B. Change directories
- C. Delete files
- D. List files
Answer: Change directories
13. Which of the following is an example of secondary memory?
- A. RAM
- B. ROM
- C. Hard Disk
- D. Cache Memory
Answer: Hard Disk
14. Which of the following is an example of primary memory?
- A. Hard Disk
- B. RAM
- C. CD-ROM
- D. USB Drive
Answer: RAM
15. What happens to the data stored in RAM when the computer is turned off?
- A. It is saved permanently
- B. It gets erased
- C. It is transferred to ROM
- D. It becomes read-only
Answer: It gets erased
16. 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
17. What is the default file extension of a PowerPoint 2019 presentation?
- A. .pptx
- B. .ppt
- C. .potx
- D. .pps
Answer: .pptx
18. Which extension opens a PowerPoint file directly in slide show mode?
- A. .potx
- B. .pptx
- C. .ppsx
- D. .docx
Answer: .ppsx
19. What is the default file extension for Word documents?
- A. .doc
- B. .docx
- C. .txt
- D. .wps
Answer: .docx
20. Which shortcut is used to save a document?
- A. Ctrl+S
- B. Ctrl+N
- C. Ctrl+P
- D. Ctrl+Z
Answer: Ctrl+S
21. How do you insert a picture in MS Word?
- A. Home > Picture
- B. Layout > Picture
- C. Insert > Picture
- D. View > Picture
Answer: Insert > Picture
22. What is the file extension for a standard Excel workbook?
- A. .xls
- B. .xlsx
- C. .xlsm
- D. .csv
Answer: .xlsx
23. Which function calculates the sum of a range of cells?
- A. SUM()
- B. ADD()
- C. TOTAL()
- D. SUMMARIZE()
Answer: SUM()
24. What does the VLOOKUP function do?
- A. Searches for a value in a table
- B. Calculates a total
- C. Looks up a cell reference
- D. Formats data
Answer: Searches for a value in a table
25. 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
26. 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
27. What is the full form of ALU?
- A. Automatic Loading Unit
- B. Array Linked Unit
- C. Arithmetic Logic Unit
- D. Advanced Logical Utility
Answer: Arithmetic Logic Unit
28. Who develops the Windows operating system?
- A. Google
- B. IBM
- C. Microsoft
- D. Apple
Answer: Microsoft
29. What type of software is Windows?
- A. A programming language
- B. Utility software only
- C. System software
- D. Application software
Answer: System software
30. What is the desktop in Windows?
- A. A type of file
- B. The main screen shown after logging in
- C. A storage device
- D. The processor
Answer: The main screen shown after logging in
31. The first generation of computers used which technology?
- A. Vacuum tubes
- B. Transistors
- C. Microprocessors
- D. Artificial Intelligence
Answer: Vacuum tubes
32. Which generation of computers introduced transistors?
- A. First Generation
- B. Second Generation
- C. Third Generation
- D. Fourth Generation
Answer: Second Generation
33. Microprocessors were first used in which generation of computers?
- A. Second Generation
- B. Third Generation
- C. Fourth Generation
- D. Fifth Generation
Answer: Fourth Generation
34. What does the shortcut Ctrl+C do?
- A. Copy
- B. Cut
- C. Paste
- D. Select All
Answer: Copy
35. What is the function of Ctrl+V?
- A. Copy
- B. Paste
- C. Cut
- D. Undo
Answer: Paste
36. Which shortcut opens the Task Manager?
- A. Ctrl+Alt+Delete
- B. Ctrl+Shift+Esc
- C. Alt+Tab
- D. Ctrl+Esc
Answer: Ctrl+Shift+Esc
37. What is the first step you should take when your Windows computer freezes?
- A. Restart the computer immediately
- B. Open Task Manager to check for unresponsive programs
- C. Unplug the computer
- D. Run Disk Cleanup
Answer: Open Task Manager to check for unresponsive programs
38. Which shortcut opens the Task Manager in Windows?
- A. Ctrl + Alt + Delete
- B. Ctrl + Shift + Esc
- C. Alt + F4
- D. Windows + R
Answer: Ctrl + Shift + Esc
39. What does the 'End Task' button in Task Manager do?
- A. Restarts the computer
- B. Closes an unresponsive application
- C. Opens a new program
- D. Logs you out of Windows
Answer: Closes an unresponsive application
40. What does ROM stand for?
- A. Read Only Memory
- B. Randomly Ordered Memory
- C. Readily Operable Memory
- D. Rapidly Organized Memory
Answer: Read Only Memory
41. Which type of ROM can be erased with ultraviolet light?
- A. PROM
- B. EPROM
- C. Flash Memory
- D. RAM
Answer: EPROM
42. Which type of memory cannot be modified after it is manufactured?
- A. EPROM
- B. PROM
- C. ROM
- D. RAM
Answer: ROM
43. What does the abbreviation 'URL' stand for?
- A. Universal Reference Locator
- B. Uniform Resource Locator
- C. Universal Resource Locator
- D. Uniform Reference Locator
Answer: Universal Resource Locator
44. What is the primary purpose of a web browser?
- A. To store data
- B. To send emails
- C. To play videos
- D. To display web pages
Answer: To display web pages
45. Which web browser is developed by Google?
- A. Firefox
- B. Chrome
- C. Safari
- D. Opera
Answer: Chrome
46. What is considered hardware in a computer system?
- A. Operating System
- B. Word Processing Software
- C. Monitor
- D. Antivirus
Answer: Monitor
47. Which of the following is software?
- A. Keyboard
- B. RAM
- C. Microsoft Word
- D. Hard Disk
Answer: Microsoft Word
48. Which component is responsible for processing data in a computer?
- A. CPU
- B. RAM
- C. Monitor
- D. Mouse
Answer: CPU
49. What is the shortcut for the 'Eyedropper Tool' in Photoshop?
- A. I
- B. E
- C. P
- D. O
Answer: E
50. What is the shortcut for the 'Quick Selection Tool' in Photoshop?
- A. W
- B. Q
- C. E
- D. R
Answer: R
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 50 questions drawn from across the ADCA syllabus. There are also 100 and 30 and 20 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 50 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.