The document contains test papers from the Garrison Institute of Science, focusing on Information and Communication Technology topics relevant to students in their first year of ICS. It includes multiple-choice questions, short answer questions, and detailed answer prompts across chapters related to information technology, networking, data communication, computer applications, architecture, security, operating systems, word processing, spreadsheet software, and internet fundamentals. Each section assesses students' understanding through various question formats covering core concepts and practical applications in computer science.

1. ICS
PART 1 TEST PAPERS
Garrison institute of science
(okara Branch)
2019
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2. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Chapter-01(Basics of Information Technology)
Q-1: Chose the correct option. 1x14=14
1 DFD stands for:
Data flow
diagram
Data definition
diagram
Digital flow
diagram
Data flow design
2 MB stands for
Mega Byte Mega bit Master bit Magnetic base
3 Bit stands for:
Binary Digit Byte digit Base digit Basic digit
4 How many keys in standard keyboard?
110 115 111 102
5 Which of the following methods is used in data gathering step of system analysis?
Interview Questionnaires Sampling All
6 Which type of Diagram shows how information flows through a system?
Logic flow chart Gant chart DFD Decision table
7 Which of the following tasks is not part of the systems analyst role?
Programming Coordination Communication Planning
8 Which of the following is the first phase of SDLC?
Design Coding Preliminary
investigation
Analysis
9 One Gigabyte is equal to:
1000kb 1024MB 1024 x 1024 MB One million MB
10 Which of the following is an impact printer?
Dot-matrix
printer
Daisy Wheel
printer
Line printer All
11 Laser printer is an example of:
Non-impact Inkjet Impact Dot Matrix
12 A pixel may be displayed as:
White Blue Black All
13 Which keyboard is used most commonly?

3. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each question carry 2 marks.
1. What is Information Technology?
2. Watt is data?
3. What are pointing devices?
4. What is track ball?
5. Define BARCODE.
6. What is System software?
7. Define VGA.
8. What is Plotter?
9. Watt are non-impact printers?
10. Define Terminal.
11. Watt are basic units of data storage?
12. Who is Programmer?
13. Write difference between Track ball and Track pad.
Q-3: Write detail answers of the following questions.
1. Discuss modern scenario of information technology.
2. What is SDLC? Discuss its different phases.
DVORK TWRITER SPLITTER QWERTY
14 Another name of main memory is:
Secondary
memory
Permanent
memory
Primary Storage Tape Storage

4. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
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Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Chapter-02(Information Network)
Q-1: Chose the correct option. 1x14=14
1 A device that connect multiple network using similar or different protocol.
Router Bridge Gateway None
2 DSL stand for:
Direct service
Lease
Domain Super
Link
Distant Service
Line
Digital Subscriber Line
3 FTP stands for:
File transfer
protocol
File tale program Find tele Path None of them
4 Data link has two separate sub-layers.
LLC and MAC CS and MAC Token and
MAC
MAC and FT
5 What layer of OSI models performs data compression?
Network Data Link Presentation Physical
6 Which of the following is not a network communication device?
Router Hub LAN NIC
7 FDDI is a:
Star network Ring Network Mesh Network Bus
8 Which is the most common LAN tool for microcomputer LAN?
Bus Band Star Ring
9 A LAN is a combination of
Network
adaptor cards
LAN cable LAN
application
software
ALL
10 Wat type of network is the internet?
LAN MAN WAN None
11 Two or more than two computer/Communication device connect together, known as a:
Internet MAN WAN Network
12 Each computer on a network is called a:
BUS Node Terminator None
13 A building network is a type of:

5. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
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Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
WAN MAN LAN Internet
14 NIC stands for
Network
interface card
Network Identity
Card
Network
Internal Card
One
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each question carry 2 marks.
I. What is a server Computer?
II. Wat is a terminal computer?
III. Define information network.
IV. What you know about workgroup computing?
V. Define two types of Network standards?
VI. Wat is network topology?
VII. How many types of a network topologies, write their names?
VIII. Define Internet?
IX. Write 5 advantages of LAN?
X. Write a short note on TCP/IP?
Q-3: Write detail answers of the following questions.
1. What is an OSI Model? Define Session layer, Data link layer and Physical
layer in detail?
2. Explain different components of LAN in detail?

6. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Chapter-03(Data Communication)
Q-1: Chose the correct
option. 1x14=14
1 Unicode is a
16 bit code 32 bit code 64 bit code 128 bit code
2 Television and radio broadcast are example of:
Full duplex Half duplex Simplex Asynchronous
3 How many characters can Unicode represents
150000
Characters
10000
Characters
65536
Characters
None
4 Which transmission allows data to travel in both direction but only
one direction at a time:
Simplex Half duplex Full duplex Reverse
duplex
5 Full communication is made possible by devices called:
Full duplex Multiplexer Half duplex None
6 Which of the following devices uses parallel transmission:
Printer Keyboard Mouse None
7 Analog signal measure in :
Digits Hertz Volt Watts
8 The communication channel can be divided into :
2 types 4 types 7 types 8 types
9 The die meter of Fiber Optical cable is:
62.5 cm 62.5 microns 62.5 m 62.5 mm
10 Which of the following can severally effect the quality of satellite
transmission:
Moon Mountains Light rays Bad weather
11 BCD code is _______ ;
4 8 16 32
12 BCD stands for

7. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Byte coded
decimal
Base coded
decimal
Binary coded
decimal
Bidirectional
coded decimal
13 Which of the following is not common communication code:
Unicode Bilateral code EBDIC ASCII
14 Which of the following feature is provided with a modem:
Speeds Self-testing Transmission
rate
All of these
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each question carry 2 marks.
i. What are data communication?
ii. List out different elements of data communication?
iii. Define the term encoder decoder?
iv. Wat are two characteristics of analog signal?
v. How is data represented in computer?
vi. Define transmission modes?
vii. Wat is difference between simplex and half duplex mode?
viii. Wat is serial data transmission?
ix. Describe Asynchronous data transmission?
x. Wat is coaxial cable?
xi. Write do you know about microwave transmission?
xii. Wat is communication satellite?
xiii. Wat do you know about external modem?
xiv. Wat is internal modem?
Q-3: Write detail answers of the following questions.
1. What are data transmission modes? Explain?
2. Discuss the different type of data transmission?
3. What is data communication? What are the basic components of
communication network?

8. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Chapter-04(Application and uses of computer)
Q-1: Chose the correct
option. 1x14=14
1 All Banks are providing ______________ service.
Internet ATM LAN Online
Education
2 CBT software is used in:
Educating Forecasting Manufacturing None
3 Which of the following is not example of e-commerce.
Electronic
Banking
Electronic
shopping
Online Store Online
Chatting
4 Most applications of robotics are in which area?
Cooking Manufacturing Teaching Farming
5 Thru fly-by-wire system is used in:
Medical field Airline Education field None
6 Which of the following is relate to business?
Marketing Stock exchange Banks All
7 Which of the following is relevant to office automation?
Document
management
system
Message handling
system
Office supports
system
All
8 MICR stands for:
Magnetic Card
Reader
Magnetic
Character Reader
Magnetic Ink
Character
Reader
None
9 CAT stands for:
Computerize
Axial
Topography
Computer Axial
Topography
Computer aided
topography
None
10 Computer based weather forecasting depends on accurate collection of
data from:
Television Weather station Reader Antenna
11 Modern computer can perform calculations or process at:
Per second Per minute Nino second None
12 CAL stands for:
Computer aided
learning
Computer assist
leaning
Computer added
learning
None

9. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
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13 A word processor can be used to:
Write text Edit text Print text All
14 CBT stands for:
Computer based
trade
Computer based
training
Certificate based
training
None
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each question carry 2 marks. 2x10=20
i. Wat is meant by online education.
ii. Write some advantages of video conference.
iii. What is Video Conference?
iv. Define Ecommerce.
v. What is E. Shopping?
vi. How a computer is useful in weather forecasting?
vii. Write use of computer in airline system?
viii. What is meant by computer simulation?
ix. What is meant by computer aided design?
x. Howa robots are use in industries?
xi. What is meant by reprographics?
xii. What is desktop publishing?
xiii. What is the importance of using computer?
xiv. How banks can get benefits from a computer.
Q-3: Write detail answers of the following questions. 2x8=16
1. What is E-Commerce? Discuss its role in our daily life.
2. Discuss the impacts of computer technology on the society.

10. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Chapter-05(Computer Architecture)
Q-1: Chose the correct option. 1x14=14
1 ALU Templars _________ units.
2 3 4 5
2 Usually RAM Templars types:
1 2 3 4
3 CU stand for:
Cache unit Calculating unit Calculate unit Control Unit
4 Wat is the main purpose of secondary storage device:
Calculating Data Temporary Storage
of Data
Permanent
Storage of data
Output of
information
5 A program’s syntax errors are detected by:
Compiler Linker Loader Debugger
6 The external devices data are connected to a computer system are known as:
Expansion Cards Peripherals Buses Slots
7 Expansion are inserted into:
Slots Peripherals devices CPU Back of the
computer
8 Which is not a kind of register?
Flag Segment Accumulator Math
coprocessor
9 The size of accumulator register can be up to:
4 bit 4 KB 4 bytes 4 MB
10 Which one is faster:
RAM Cache Register Hard Disk
11 Memory is made up of:
Set of wires Set of circuits BIOS None
12 A characteristic of ROM if that it is:
Recursive online
memory
Rapid online
memory
Random only
memory
Read only
memory

11. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
13 Which is the brain of computer:
CPU RAM Motherboard System unit
14 Which is not output device:
Scanner Speaker Monitor Printer
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each have 2 marks 2x10=20
i. ii. What is CPU?
ii. What is arithmetic and logic unit (ALU)?
iii. Why is RAM called Random Access Memory?
iv. What is function of I/O unit?
v. What is SRAM?
vi. What is EEPROM?
vii. What is Cache memory?
viii. What is motherboard?
ix. What is stack?
x. What is use of serial port?
xi. What do you known about I/O devices?
xii. What is compiler?
xiii. What is interpreter?
Q-3: Write any two answer from the following questions. 2x8=16
I. Explain the architecture of computer system. Which type of component are include in
Computer architecture?
ii. Explain the different types of buses?
iii. Wat are the CPU register?

12. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
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Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Security, Copyright and LAW chapter 6
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each have 2 marks 2x10=20
I. Define security?
II. Define computer virus?
III. Names the different types of virus?
IV. What us antivirus software?
V. What is data security?
VI. Define privacy issue?
VII. What is copyright act?
VIII. Define backup?
IX. What is password?
X. Give some causes of viruses?
Q-3: Write any two questions out of three 2x8=16
1) Briefly describes the copyright act?
2) Write different security threads?
3) Explain different types of viruses?

13. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Operating system Chapter 7
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each have 2 marks 2x10=20
i. What is operating system?
ii. Give some examples of GUI operating system?
iii. What is command line operating system?
iv. What is the purpose of recycle bin?
v. What is the control panel?
vi. Define event?
vii. What is plug and play?
viii. Define partition?
ix. Define file management system?
x. Difference b/w single user so and multi user operating system?
Q-3: Write any two answer from the following questions 2x10=20
1) Define a user interface? Discuss different types of interface on the basis of
interaction?
2) What is partition briefly describes primary and extended partition?
3) Differentiate between
Multi-tasking and multi-processing
Single user and multi user operating system

14. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Word processing Chapter 8
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each have 2 marks 2x10=20
I. Define word processor?
II. Describe Microsoft word?
III. What is text editor?
IV. What are the features of word processor?
V. Describe the process of editing a document?
VI. Write shortcuts keys of cut can copy and paste?
VII. Define header footer in MS word?
VIII. Write down UNDO and REDO also write down its keys?
IX. What is the difference between DEL key and BACKSPACE KEYS?
X. Different between SAVE and SAVE AS?
Q-3: Write any two answer from the following questions 2x10=20
1) What is table how table is created in MS word?
2) Explain the full features of word processor?
3) What is paragraph? Also explain paragraph formatting?

15. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Spreadsheet Software Chapter 9
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each have 2 marks 2x10=20
I. Define spreadsheet software?
II. What is the benefits of spreadsheet software?
III. Define worksheet?
IV. What is cell and cell address?
V. Define formula in excel?
VI. What is cell range?
VII. What is chart and state its purpose?
VIII. Define function arguments?
IX. What is 3D sheet?
X. Where worksheet are used?
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each have 2 marks 2x10=20
1) Explain formula in excel how can be it is used?
2) Explain absolute relative and absolute referencing?
3) What is function? List some important functions of excel?

16. Garrison institutes of science Okara ics 1st
year
Name: Roll No: Total marks: obtained:
Fundamentals of internet Chapter 10
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each have 2 marks 2x10=20
I. Define main function of internet?
II. What is DNS addressing?
III. What is WWW?
IV. What is EMAIL?
V. What is a WEB?
VI. What is the difference between HTML and HTTP?
VII. What is web server?
VIII. How web pages are created?
IX. What is domain?
X. What is URL of website?
Q-2: Write short answers any TEN, each have 2 marks 2x10=20
1) Explain www and web server and URL?
2) Explain EMAIL and also explain its disadvantages?
3) Explain search engines?