OPSC ASO PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER : COMPUTER APPLICATION (THEORY)

Board Name: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC)

Post Name: Asst. Section Officer - 2012 - 13 
Subject : Computer Application (Theory)
Time: 1 Hours

Total Questions: 50

Full Marks: 100

Each Question Carries: 2 Mark

Exam Year: 2015

OPSC ASO Exam Syllabus:-

SL. No.	Subject	Marks
1.	English	100
2.	Mathematics	100
3	Essay
	1. English within 350 words	025
	2. Odia within 350 words	025
4.	General Awareness	100
5.	Test of Reasoning/ Mental Ability	100
6.	Computer Application
	1. Theory	100
	2. Skill Test in Computer (practical)	50
	Total	600

OPSC Asst. Section Officer Previous Year Question Paper:

1. Which of the following is a first generation computer ?

1. EDSAC
2. IBM-1401
3. CDC-1604
4. ICL-2900
Ans: (1)



2. EEPROM stand for 

1. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
2. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
3. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only
4. None of the above
Ans: (1)



3. The output quality of a printer is measured by :

1. Dot per inch
2. Dot per sq. inch
3. Dots printed per unit time
4. All of the above
Ans: (1)



4. A computer program that translates one program instruction at a time into machine language is called a/an :

1. Interpreter
2. CPU
3. Compiler
4. Simulator
Ans: (1)



5. Although different computers use different processing techniques, the ALU in all computers must be able to :

1. Control the decode
2. Manage data and the result
3. Select and interpret instructions
4. Advance the sequence register
Ans: (2)



6. Pick up the wrong statement about time-sharing systems :

1. Used for different applications
2. Users get response within 3-5 seconds
3. Transactions files have to be updated
4. User can make enquiry only
Ans: (4)



7. A single application that combines features of several kinds of applications is known as :

1. Integrated software
2. A combo pack
3. A suit software
4. A group of software
Ans: (1)



8. A way in which data is read and stored in memory is called :

1. Data Storage
2. Addressing mode
3. Data address mode
4. Storage media
Ans: (2)





9. Software means :

1. Program
2. Operating System
3. Applications Program
4. Both (B) and (C)
Ans: (4)



10. The viruses that change their appearance to avoid detection are :

1. MBR viruses
2. DBR viruses
3. Parasitic viruses
4. Polymorphic virsus
Ans: (4)



11. Speed of computer system is measured in terms of :

1. Bits
2. Bytes
3. Seconds
4. MIPS
Ans: (4)



12. System performance can be judged by its :

1. No. of computer jobs
2. Speed
3. Through output
4. Time to complete a job
Ans: ()



13. What worm emailed people with the words "I LOVE YOU" in the year 2000 ?

1. The Love Bug
2. The Love Letter
3. The Valentine Connection
4. The Darling Link
Ans: (4)



14. What type of hacker was the 16 year- old individual who hacked into NASA networks and downloaded temperature and humidity control software worth $1.7 billion ?

1. Thrill-seeker hacker
2. Black-hat hacker
3. Script kiddie
4. White-hat hacker
Ans: (4)



15. What is it called when someone changes the FROM section of an email so that the message you receive appears to come from a person other than the one who sent it ?

1. Spoofing
2. DoS
3. Spam
4. Trapper
Ans: (1)



16. How is power supplied to a low-power USB device such as pen drive ?

1. Through a power cable
2. From an external power supply
3. Directly from the computer's power supply
4. Through the USB cable
Ans: (4)



17. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to it as :

1. Network
2. Mainframe
3. Supercomputer
4. Client
Ans: (4)



18. The difference between people with access to computers and the internet and those without this access is known as the :

1. Digital divide
2. Internet divide
3. Web divide
4. Broadband divide
Ans: (1)





19. The function of protective relay in a circuit breaker is :

1. To avoid any stray voltages
2. To close the contacts when the actuating quantity reaches a certain predetermined value
3. To limit arcing current during the operation of circuit breaker
4. To provide additional safety in the operation of circuit breaker
Ans: (2)



20. While selecting a gas for circuit breaker, the property of gas that should be considered is : 

1. High dielectric strength
2. Non-inflammability
3. Non-toxicity
4. All of the above
Ans: (4)



21. Where do you find user.dat in MS-Windows ?

1. C:\windows
2. C:\windows\system 32
3. C:\windows\system
4. C:\
Ans: (1)



22. Where do you place gadgets in Windows 7 ?

1. Sidebar
2. Notification area
3. Taskbar
4. Desktop
Ans: (4)



23. Which of the following is not a library that is included with Windows 7 ?

1. Music
2. Documents
3. Movies
4. Pictures
Ans: (3)



24. You need to upgrade Windows XP Professional to Windows 7 Professional while keeping user and application settings. How should you proceed ?

1. In-place upgrade
2. Anytime upgrade
3. Custom upgrade
4. Upgrade to Windows Vista followed by upgrading to Windows 7
Ans: (4)



25. According to Microsoft, what does the 'XP' in Windows XP stand for ?

1. eXpensive
2. eXtra Profits
3. eXperience
4. eXtremely Persnickety
Ans: (3)



26. Which of the following is not valid version of MS Office ?

1. Office XP
2. Office Vista
3. Office 2007
4. None of the above
Ans: (2)



27. A feature of MS Word that saves the document automatically after certain interval is available on :

1. Save tab on Options dialog box
2. Save As dialog box
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above
Ans: (1)



28. Which of the following symbol sets would be most likely to contain a mathematical symbol such as a degree sign, greater than or equal to, or a Greek latter in MS-Word ?

1. Wingdings
2. Wingdings 3
3. Webdings
4. Symbol
Ans: (4)



29. Which of the following is not one of the three 'Mail Merge Helper' steps ?

1. Merge the two files
2. Create the main document
3. Set the mailing list parameters
4. Create the data source
Ans: (3)



30. The default header for a worksheet in MS-Excel is : 

1. Your name
2. The date and time
3. None
4. The sheet tab name
Ans: (3)



31. Which of these is a quick way to copy formatting from a selected cell to two other cells on the same worksheet ?

1. Use Ctrl to select all three cells, and then click the Paste button on the standard toolbar
2. Copy the selected cell, then select the other two cells, click style on the Format menu, then click Modify
3. Click format painter on the Formatting toolbar twice, then click in each cell you want to copy the formatting to
4. All of the above
Ans: (3)



32. To edit data in an embedded Excel worksheet object in a Word document :

1. Use the Excel menu bar and toolbars inside the word application
2. Edit the hyperlink
3. Edit the data in an Excel source application
4. Use the Word menu bard and toolbars
Ans: (1)



33. Getting data from a cell located in a different sheet is called :

1. Accessing
2. Referencing
3. Updating
4. Functioning
Ans: (2)



34. Which option can be used to set custom timings for slides in a presentation ?

1. Slider Timings
2. Slider Timar
3. Rehearsal
4. Slide Show Setup
Ans: (3)



35. Power Point can display data from which of the following add-on software of MS Office ?

1. Equation Editor
2. Organization Chart
3. Photo Album
4. All of the above
Ans: (4)



36. When presenting a chart in a Power Point presentation, it is useful to mention which of the following ? 

1. Explain what the chart is about
2. Explain what values and units are used on both the X and Y axes
3. Explain what each color in the legend represents
4. All of the above 
Ans: (4)



37. Which of the following options has to be chosen to change the background color in MS-PowerPoint after choosing a predefined template ?

1. Design Template
2. Color Scheme
3. Animation Scheme
4. Color Effects
Ans: (2)



38. Which tool do you use to create a query object in MS-Access ?  

1. Database wizard
2. Simple filter wizard
3. Simple query wizard
4. Table query wizard
Ans: (3)





39. Which is the valid data type in Access ?

1. Number
2. Text
3. Currency
4. All of the above
Ans: (4)



40. Which is the Spreadsheet application ?

1. Excel
2. Lotus 123
3. Quattro Pro
4. All of the above
Ans: (4)



41. The mail server as defined in the text uses which of the following protocols ?

1. HTTP
2. FTP
3. POP
4. SMTP
Ans: (3)



42. What is commonly known as unsolicited commercial email ?

1. Junk
2. Hoaxes
3. Spam
4. Hypertext
Ans: (3)



43. Which of the following tools may be used to search FTP archives for a file ?

1. Gopher
2. Jughead
3. Archie
4. Jalopy
Ans: (2)



44. What is needed for the first part of a complete URL to access the web resource ?

1. Address
2. Name
3. Location
4. Protocol
Ans: (4)



45. The registered part of a web address is called its :

1. Domain
2. Identify
3. Host
4. Link
Ans: (1)



46. In a computer network, information is sent in :

1. Analog form
2. Digital form
3. Hybrid form
4. Analog / Digital form
Ans: (4)



47. UTP (in terms of transmission media) stands for :

1. Untrusted pair
2. Unshielded twisted pair
3. Untouched twisted pair
4. All of the above
Ans: (2)



48. Coaxial Cables are capable of transmitting digital signals at the rate of :

1. 1 mega bit per second
2. 100 kilo bits per second
3. 10 mega bits per second
4. 100 mega bits per second
Ans: (3)



49. In the working of a modem, the analog signals are converted to digital signals are converted to digital signals by which of the following devices ?

1. Modular
2. Demodulator
3. Both (A) and (B)
4. Transformer
Ans: (2)



50. A central surrounded by one or more satellite computers is called a :

1. Bus network
2. Ring network
3. Star network
4. All of the above
Ans: (3)

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