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. Which voucher would you use to record a sale?
- A. Sales Voucher
- B. Expense Voucher
- C. Contra Voucher
- D. Receipt Voucher
Answer: Sales Voucher
5. 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
6. What does a keyboard do?
- A. Plays music
- B. Types letters and numbers
- C. Cooks food
- D. Takes photos
Answer: Types letters and numbers
7. 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
8. What is Microsoft Word used for?
- A. Editing videos
- B. Writing documents
- C. Playing games
- D. Browsing the internet
Answer: Writing documents
9. 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
10. Which of the following is not a type of database?
- A. Relational
- B. Hierarchical
- C. Network
- D. String
Answer: String
11. 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
12. Which type of key uniquely identifies each record in a table?
- A. Foreign Key
- B. Candidate Key
- C. Primary Key
- D. Composite Key
Answer: Primary Key
13. Which command lists all files in the current directory?
- A. ls
- B. cd
- C. pwd
- D. cp
Answer: ls
14. What does the 'rm' command do?
- A. Move files
- B. Rename files
- C. List files
- D. Remove files
Answer: Remove files
15. 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
16. Which command displays the current working directory?
- A. ls
- B. cd
- C. pwd
- D. rm
Answer: pwd
17. Which of the following is an example of secondary memory?
- A. RAM
- B. ROM
- C. Hard Disk
- D. Cache Memory
Answer: Hard Disk
18. Which of the following is an example of primary memory?
- A. Hard Disk
- B. RAM
- C. CD-ROM
- D. USB Drive
Answer: RAM
19. 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
20. Who is known as the father of computers?
- A. Charles Babbage
- B. Alan Turing
- C. Bill Gates
- D. Steve Jobs
Answer: Charles Babbage
21. What is the default file extension for Word documents?
- A. .doc
- B. .docx
- C. .txt
- D. .wps
Answer: .docx
22. Which shortcut is used to save a document?
- A. Ctrl+S
- B. Ctrl+N
- C. Ctrl+P
- D. Ctrl+Z
Answer: Ctrl+S
23. How do you insert a picture in MS Word?
- A. Home > Picture
- B. Layout > Picture
- C. Insert > Picture
- D. View > Picture
Answer: Insert > Picture
24. What feature allows you to see the layout of the document?
- A. Web Layout
- B. Outline
- C. Draft
- D. Print Layout
Answer: Print Layout
25. What is the file extension for a standard Excel workbook?
- A. .xls
- B. .xlsx
- C. .xlsm
- D. .csv
Answer: .xlsx
26. Which function calculates the sum of a range of cells?
- A. SUM()
- B. ADD()
- C. TOTAL()
- D. SUMMARIZE()
Answer: SUM()
27. 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
28. What shortcut is used to save a workbook?
- A. Ctrl+S
- B. Ctrl+N
- C. Ctrl+O
- D. Ctrl+W
Answer: Ctrl+S
29. The first generation of computers used which technology?
- A. Vacuum tubes
- B. Transistors
- C. Microprocessors
- D. Artificial Intelligence
Answer: Vacuum tubes
30. Which generation of computers introduced transistors?
- A. First Generation
- B. Second Generation
- C. Third Generation
- D. Fourth Generation
Answer: Second Generation
31. Microprocessors were first used in which generation of computers?
- A. Second Generation
- B. Third Generation
- C. Fourth Generation
- D. Fifth Generation
Answer: Fourth Generation
32. Which generation of computers is associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
- A. Second Generation
- B. Third Generation
- C. Fourth Generation
- D. Fifth Generation
Answer: Fifth Generation
33. What does the shortcut Ctrl+C do?
- A. Copy
- B. Cut
- C. Paste
- D. Select All
Answer: Copy
34. What is the function of Ctrl+V?
- A. Copy
- B. Paste
- C. Cut
- D. Undo
Answer: Paste
35. Which shortcut opens the Task Manager?
- A. Ctrl+Alt+Delete
- B. Ctrl+Shift+Esc
- C. Alt+Tab
- D. Ctrl+Esc
Answer: Ctrl+Shift+Esc
36. What does Ctrl+X do?
- A. Copy
- B. Cut
- C. Paste
- D. Delete
Answer: Cut
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. Which tab in Task Manager shows CPU and memory usage?
- A. Processes
- B. Performance
- C. Services
- D. Users
Answer: Performance
41. 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
42. Which type of ROM can be erased with ultraviolet light?
- A. PROM
- B. EPROM
- C. Flash Memory
- D. RAM
Answer: EPROM
43. Which type of memory cannot be modified after it is manufactured?
- A. EPROM
- B. PROM
- C. ROM
- D. RAM
Answer: ROM
44. What is the primary purpose of cache memory?
- A. Long-term storage
- B. To speed up data access
- C. To hold permanent data
- D. To store user settings
Answer: To speed up data access
45. 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
46. 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
47. Which web browser is developed by Google?
- A. Firefox
- B. Chrome
- C. Safari
- D. Opera
Answer: Chrome
48. What does 'HTTP' stand for?
- A. HyperText Transfer Protocol
- B. HighText Transfer Protocol
- C. HyperText Transaction Protocol
- D. HyperText Transmission Protocol
Answer: HyperText Transfer Protocol
49. What is considered hardware in a computer system?
- A. Operating System
- B. Word Processing Software
- C. Monitor
- D. Antivirus
Answer: Monitor
50. Which of the following is software?
- A. Keyboard
- B. RAM
- C. Microsoft Word
- D. Hard Disk
Answer: Microsoft Word
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 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.