MCQs on PDF (Portable Document Format)
1. PDF was originally developed by which company?
a) Microsoft
b) Adobe Systems ✅
c) IBM
d) Oracle
2. What does the acronym PDF stand for?
a) Portable Digital File
b) Portable Document Format ✅
c) Public Data File
d) Programmed Document Framework
3. The main advantage of a PDF file is that it:
a) Consumes less storage
b) Preserves formatting across devices ✅
c) Can be easily edited
d) Runs faster than DOC files
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of PDF?
a) Cross-platform compatibility
b) Editable by default ✅
c) Fixed formatting
d) Supports text, images, and graphics
5. Which software is most commonly used to view PDF files?
a) MS Word
b) Adobe Acrobat Reader ✅
c) PowerPoint
d) Excel
6. PDF files can contain which of the following?
a) Text
b) Images
c) Hyperlinks
d) All of the above ✅
7. In which year was the PDF format first introduced?
a) 1990
b) 1993 ✅
c) 1998
d) 2001
8. Which file extension is used for a standard PDF file?
a) .doc
b) .pdf ✅
c) .ppt
d) .xls
9. What is the full form of OCR, often used in PDFs?
a) Online Character Recognition
b) Optical Character Recognition ✅
c) Official Code Reading
d) Open Character Rendering
10. Which type of PDF file cannot be searched or copied directly without OCR?
a) Editable PDF
b) Scanned Image PDF ✅
c) Interactive PDF
d) Fillable Form PDF