Computer Operator Job Questions

Computer Operator Questions

Typewriting and Computer formatting

1. ……………. is a marker indicating next characters on the computer screen.

Ans. Cursor

2. The full form of CD

Ans. Compact Disk

3. The longest key of the key board in a computer

Ans. Space bar

4. QWERTY layout of key board was developed by:

Ans. Christopher Sholes

5. Information from a computer that is printed in paper is called:

Ans. Hard Copy

6. Windows was developed by:

Ans. Microsoft

7. The short cut key for ‘Undo’:

Ans. Ctrl+Z

8. A device designed to transform images from photos, drawings and text into computerized documents is:

Ans. Scanner

9. The most common input device used is:

Ans. Keyboard

10. Who invented Carbon paper?

Ans. Pellegrino Turri

11. Maximum storage capacity of a normal Compact Disk (CD) is:

Ans. 700 MB

12. Foot notes are typed in …………. Line space

Ans. Single

13. Short cut command used for “Print” is

Ans. Ctrl+P

14. Touch system was introduced by

Ans. Frank Mc Gurrin

15. In a Semi Official letter …………. Is used as a Complementary Close.

Ans. Yours Sincerely

16. Ctrl+A is used for

Ans. Select all

17. What is the size of A4 paper

Ans. 210mm x 297mm

18. In a Typewriter the type bars strike at the cylinder through …………..

Ans. Centre Guide

19. The invention related to Jack Kilby

Ans. Integrated Circuit

20. Taking copies of typewritten matter by means of Carbon paper is called ………

Ans. Manifolding

21. The first Computer Game is

Ans. Space War

22. The number of scales in a Typewriter:

Ans. Four

23. What is used for typing ‘degree’ after numbers?

Ans. Variable knob

24. Which finger is to be used for striking the shift key

Ans. Little finger

25. …………… releases the right margin and at the same time unlocks the keyboard.

Ans. Margin release key

26. Which key is used by Right Thumb in a keyboard

Ans. Space bar

27. What is the use of Key Release Key

Ans. Releases the jammed key levers

28. ……………. are used for typing a single character in the Upper case.

Ans. Shift keys

29. The graphical pictures that represents file, folder etc is

Ans. Icons

30. ……………. is pressed, it gives impression on paper, but do not cause movement of carriage

Ans. Dead key

31. Feed Rolls are made by:

Ans. Rubber

32. Carriage moves to the left by the force extended by …………….

Ans. Main Spring

33. Who designed Malayalam Key Board?

Ans. N.S Pandala

34. Full form of “GOI” in a typewriting 2nd paper question

Ans. Government of India

35. Push Button is provided in the ………… side of the cylinder

Ans. Left

36. The notes in offices are typing in ………… line space.

Ans. Double

37. UPS means:

Ans. Uninterrupted Power Supply

38. How many Shift Keys are there in a Typewriter

Ans. Two

39. When we type the Balance sheet of the accounts of Profit & loss, the first page will contain …………….

Ans. Assets

40. Thumb Wheels are other called

Ans. Cylinder Knobs

41. ………… is used for typing Statistical matters, Account Statements.

Ans. Tabulator key

42. Width of ribbon in typewriter is

Ans. Half Inch

1) Fastest component of a computer system is

a) Flash ROM b) Cache memory c) DDR RAM d) CPU

2. Which tags are placed on animals, to track all of the animals movements.
a)POS b) RFID c) PPS d) GPS

3. _______________ uses an FAT for file allocation?
a) WINDOWS b) Linux c) Unix d) Solaris

4. TLB stands for?
a) Table Lookup Buffer b) Translation Look aside Buffer c) Translation table d) None

5. The address space of 8086 CPU is?
a) 1 Megabytes b) 256 Kilobytes c) 1 Kilobyte d) 64 kilobytes

6. The following statement
printf(”%f”, 9/5); prints

(a) 1.8 (b) 1.0 (c) 2.0 (d) none of the above

7. C is a?
(a) high level language (b) low level language
(c) high level language with some low level features.
(d) low level language with some high level features.

8. What will happen if in a C program you assign a value to an array element whose subscript exceeds the size of array?

(a. The element will be set to 0.
(b. The compiler would report an error.
(c. The program may crash if some important data gets overwritten.
(d. The array size would appropriately grow.

9. Which of the following operations can be performed on the file "NOTES.TXT" using the below code? FILE *fp;
fp = fopen("NOTES.TXT", "r+");
(a. Reading
(b. Writing

(c. Appending

(d,Read and Write

10. One of the following is not a real RDBMS
a) dBase b) DBII c) MA Access d) Oracle

11. Multi –media System involves
a) Only Audio and Video
b) Animation Video Movies
c) Animation movie with Text also
d) All type of movie with Animation Graphics and Text


12. The minimum number of temporary variables needed to swap the contents of two variables is?

(a)1 (b)2 (c)3 (d)0

13. Ping is a command used for

a) Checking MAC address

b) Checking Networking functionality and validity of IP address

c) Checking cabling performance

d) Checking cable connectivity only

14. The candidate key which identifies the tuples in a relation uniquely is called?

a) super key b) Primary key c) Foreign key d) none of the above

15. Back up and restore is preferred for

a) All files and data together b) System data areas only

c) Selected file system components d) Disk image for recovery

16. The term bit is short for:
A. megabyte.
B. binary language.
C. binary digit.
D. binary number.

17. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a:
A. megabyte.
B. byte.
C. kilobyte.
D. gigabyte.

18. A____________ is approximately one billion bytes.
A. kilobyte
B. bit

C. gigabyte
D. megabyte

19.____________ is any part of the computer that you can physically touch.
A. Hardware
B. A device
C. A peripheral
D. An application

20. The components that process data are located in the:
A. input devices.
B. output devices.
C. system unit.
D. storage component.

21. A____________ is approximately a million bytes.
A. gigabyte
B. kilobyte
C. megabyte
D. terabyte

22. All of the following are examples of storage devices EXCEPT:
A. hard disk drives.
B. printers.
C. floppy disk drives.
D. CD drives.

23.The____________, also called the “brains” of the computer, is responsible for processing

data.

A. motherboard
B. memory
C. RAM
D. central processing unit (CPU)

24. The CPU and memory are located on the:
A. expansion board.
B. motherboard.
C. storage device.
D. output device.

25. Word processing, spreadsheet, and photo-editing are examples of:
A. application software.
B. system software.
C. operating system software.
D. platform software.

26.____________ is a set of computer programs used on a computer to help perform tasks.
A. An instruction
B. Software
C. Memory
D. A processor

27. The PC (personal computer) and the Apple Macintosh are examples of two different:
A. platforms.
B. applications.
C. programs.
D. storage devices.

28. DSL is an example of a(n)____________ connection.
A. network
B. wireless
C. slow
D. broadband

29. Which of the following is the correct order of the four major functions of a computer?
A. Process , Output , Input , Storage
B. Input , Output, Process , Storage
C. Process , Storage , Input , Output
D. Input , Process , Output , Storage

30.____________ bits equal one byte.
A. Eight
B. Two
C. One thousand
D. One million

31. The operating system is the most common type of____________ software.
A. communication
B. application
C. system
D. word-processing software

32. The two broad categories of software are:
A. word processing and spreadsheet.
B. transaction and application.
C. Windows and Mac OS.
D. system and application

33. All of the following are examples of real security and privacy risks Except_____
(A) hackers
(B) spam
(C) viruses
(D) identify theft

34. The OSI model is divided into_______ processes called layers.

(A) five

(B) six
(C) seven
(D) eight

35. Viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive
(A) Trojan horse
(B) Boot sector

(C) Script
(D) Logic bomb

36. Servers are computers that provide resources to other computers connected to a
(A) mainframe
(B) Network
(C) supercomputer
(D) client

37. URL stands for........
(A) Universal Research List
(B) Universal Resource List
(C) Uniform Resource Locator
(D) Uniform Research Locator

38. You must install a __________ on a network if you want to share a broadband Internet.

A) Router
(B) modem
(C) node
(D) cable

39. Chip is a common nickname for a (n):
(A) transistor
(B) resistor
(C) Integrated circuit
(D) semiconductor

40. The design of the network is called the network:
(A) Architecture
(B) server
(C) transmission
(D) type

41. Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as:
(A) Podcast
(B) Webcasts
(C) Blogs
(D) subject directories

42. Linux is a ____________ operating system.
(A) Open-source
(B) Microsoft
(C) Windows
(D) Mac

43. What is a backup?
(A) Restoring the information backup
(B) An exact copy of a system's information
(C) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure
(D) All of these

44.____________ are lists of commands that appear on the screen.
(A) GUIs
(B) Icons
(C) Menus
(D) Windows

45. Verification of a login name and password is known as:
(A) configuration
(B) accessibility
(C) Authentication
(D) logging in

46. 'MICR' technology used for clearance of cheques by banks refers to—
(1) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
(2) Magnetic Intelligence Character Recognition
(3) Magnetic Information Cable Recognition
(4) Magnetic Insurance Cases Recognition

47. The CPU and memory are located on the:
A. expansion board.
B. Motherboard.
C. storage device.
D. output device.

48. First generation computer systems used
(a) Transistors

(b) Vacuum tubes
(c) Magnetic cores

(d) Silicon chips

49. Charles Babbage invented
(a) ENIAC

(b) Difference engine

(c) Electronic computer

(d) Punched card

50. Which one of the following is not a programming language of a computer?
(a) BASIC

(b) FORTRAN

(c) LASER

(d) PASCAL

1. Which is the first computing device?
a) ABACUS
b) UNIVAC-I
c) IBM-1400
d) MARK-II

2. Which is not impact printer?
a) Laser printer
b) Dot-matrix printer
c) Daisy wheel
d) Line printer

3. Which one is sequential (series) access device?

a) Floppy disk

b) Magnetic tape

c) Compact disk

d) None of above

4. Which command is used to copy file myfile.doc from floppy disk to hard disk

a) Copy a:\myfile.doc c:

b) Copy c:\myfile.doc a:

c) Copy a:\ c:\myfile.doc

d) None of above

5. Which is not system tool?

a) Folder

b) Backup

c) Scandisk

d) Format

6. Which is not related with control panel?

a) Printer

b) Run application

c) Font

d) Keyboard

7. Desktop is a

a) Provide workspace

b) Screen saver

c) Display Program

d) Working with my doc

8. URL is a

a) Uniform Resource Locator

b) United Resource Locator

c) United Resource Location

d) Uniform Resource Location

9. The acronym of HTML is

a) Hyper Text Mark-up Language

b) Hyper-Text Marque Language

c) Hybrid Text Marque Language

d) Hyper Type Marque Location

10. Full form of LSI

a) Large Scale Integrated

b) Large Scale Integration

c) Long Scale Integrated

d) None of above

11. Which device is used to verify signatures on bank checks?

a) BCR

b) OCR

c) MICR

d) OMR

12. Which one is primary storage?

a) PROM

b) Hard disk

c) CPU

d) Zip disk

13. Which memory loses data when power is off?

a) RAM

b) PROM

c) EAPROM

d) ROM

14. Which program translates one line at a time?

a) Interpreter

b) Translator

c) Compiler

d) Assembler

15. Which setting is applied word is opened?

a) Default setting

b) Formatting setting

c) Paragraph setting

d) Standard Setting

16. Which one displays antonyms and synonyms

a) Tools >> Language >> Thesaurus

b) Tools >> Language >> Dictionary

c) Tools >> Language >> Synonyms

d) None of above

17. Indentation is a

a) Left margin

b) Right margin

c) Left space of paragraph

d) Top

18. While typing, number in cell is

a) Right aligned

b) Justified

c) Left aligned

d) center aligned

19. work space is a

a) collection of workbooks

b) collection of sheets

c) collection of documents

d) none of above

20. Which character fixes row or column?

a) &

b) $

c) =

d) @

21. What is integer value of 3/2+5*0.5+A1 where 0.75 is typed in A1 cell.

a) 4.75

b) 5

c) 3.75

d) None

22. Which is not numeric data type?

a) Byte

b) Bit

c) Single

d) Double

23. Which object uses table & report?

a) Switchboard

b) Query

c) Report

d) Form

24. How many relations can be formed with two tables?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four

25. Which one is unique field?

a) Primary key

b) Foreign key

c) Index key

d) None

26. Which is not data field type?

a) Ole

b) Memo

c) Lokup wizard

d) Email

27. Function of F5 in power point

a) Slide sorter

b) View show

c) Slide view

d) Normal view

28. How many options are displayed in power point starting?

a) 2

b) 4

c) 3

d) 5

29. Which heading appears when exploring PowerPoint slides into Word?

a) Heading1

b) Heading2

c) Heading3

d) Heading4

30. Web site is a

a) Collection of related webpage

b) Collection of web page

c) Collection of document

d) Collection of file

31. Which is graphical presentation?

a) Folder

b) Icon

c) File

d) None of above

32. Which fields appears when report is created with report wizard?

a) All fields

b) Selected fields

c) Related fields

d) All of the above

33. Which character forms the formula module in excel?

a) =

b) +

c) ^

d) *

34. What is multimedia?

a) Sound, text, video, picture

b) Sound, video, picture

c) Text and picture

d) Video and sound

35. What is the combination of characters and paragraph formatting?

a) Style

b) Theme

c) Autoformat

d) Prargraph

36. Which chart will show nominal data series?

a) Pie

b) Bar

c) Line

d) Column

37. Which menu provides apply design in PowerPoint?

a) Format menu

b) Slide show menu

c) Insert menu

d) Edit menu

38. How many tracks & sectors contain MFDD?

a) 40,9

b) 30,9

c) 50,9

d) 60,9

39. Which option provides user to create separate document format or layouts?

a) Create section break

b) Create page break

c) Create column break

d) Text wrapping break

40. How do you create newspaper column?

a) Format >> column

b) Insert >> column

c) Edit >> column

d) Tools >> column

41. Full form of E-R diagram

a) Engineer Relational Diagram

b) Entity Relation Diagram

c) External Relational Diagram

d) External Relation Diagram

42. Which of the following does not detect virus?

a) Oracle

b) Name

c) F-port

d) MacAfee

43. Advantage of networking

a) Internet

b) Email

c) Data Sharing

d) All of above

44. Which is a part of CPU?

a) ALU

b) CU

c) Register Unit

d) All of the above

45. What is the function of print manager?

a) Print queue

b) Print cancel

c) Print stop

d) All of the above

46. How many sheets will open when excel is loaded (default value)?

a) 3

b) 5

c) 7

d) Unlimited

47. To Go to specified page

a) Goto

b) Search

c) Find

d) All of above

48. Processed details

a) Raw facts

b) Information

c) Data records

d) None of the above

49. In which of the following you cannot send from word?

a) Mail recipient

b) Fax recipient

c) Internet explorer

d) PowerPoint

50. MODEM is used for

a) Data transfer

b) Internet connect

c) Email connect

d) None of above