PPSC Data Entry Operator in Special Branch 2016 Solved Past Papers

PPSC Data Entry Operator in Special Branch 2016 Solved Past Papers

PUNJAB PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PPSC) WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF DATA ENTRY OPERATOR (BS-12) IN THE SPECIAL BRANCH OF POLICE DEPARTMENT 2016. 

General Knowledge MCQs

1. A word template stores common document:

(A) Content

(B) Structure

(C) Style

(D) Theme

2. Which of the following is fastest?

(A) Hard disk

(B) Registers

(C) RAM '

(D) Cache

3. What is the name for a webpage address?

(A) Directory

(B) Domain

(C) URL

(D) Protocol

4. What is shortcut to change the font?

(A) Ctrl+F

(B) Ait+Ctri+F

(C) Shift+Alt+F

(D) Ctrl+Shift+F

5. Which of the following data types automatically generates a consecutive number?

(A) Auto number

(B) Memo

(C) Number

(D) Text

6. The three parts of an IF function are separated by 

(A) Dashes

(B) Asterisks

(C) Semicolons

(D) Commas

7. Which alignment choice (spreads the data across the width of the cell?

(A) Center

(B) Distributed

(C) Justify

(D) Indent

8. The interface transmits one bit at a time.

(A) Parallel

(B) SCSI

(C) Serial

(D) FireWire

9. The inner core of an optical fiber is  in composition.

(A) Glass or plastic

(B) Copper

(C) Bimetallic

(D) Liquid

10. In Microsoft Power Point the following will not advance the slides in a slide show view:

(A) The space bar

(B) The mouse button

(C) The enter key

(D) Esc key

11. The following are examples of data types EXCEPT:

(A) Functions

(B) Sound

(C) Video

(D) Text

12. What is the filename extension for an Outlook data file? ;i

(A) RTF

(B) PST

(C) DAT

(D) XLS

13. You can modify alignment, line spacing, and paragraph spacing in the:

(A) Layout menu

(B) Paragraph dialog box

(C) Format tab

(D) Styles group

14. Smallest unit of memory is:

(A) Bit

(B) Byte

(C) Character

(D) Word

15. There are two methods you can use to move text-cut and paste or.

(A) Move and copy

(B) Select and shift

(C) Highlight and place

(D) Drag and drop

16. Which of these arithmetic operators takes the highest precedence?

(A) < (lesser than)

(B) > (greater than)

(C) / (division)

(D) * (exponentiation)

17. What does HTML mean?

(A) High Top Math Level

(B) Hyper True Math Language

(C) Hypertext Markup Language

(D) Hyper Text Memory Language

18. In a laser printer, the transfers the image to the paper.

(A) Laser

(B) Roller

(C) Toner

(D) Drum

19. There are bits in one byte.

(A) 4

(B) 8

(C) 16

(D) 32

20. Use the button to reverse your iast change. .

(A) Undo

(B) Cut

(C) Redo

(D) Paste

21. To view vford field codes in your documer1 press:

(A) AH+F9

(B) F4

(C) Shift+V

(D) Shift+F1

22. What is defined by the handout master?

(A) Slide formatting

(B) Layout of audience handout notes

(C) Handout content formatting for Microsoft word export

(D) None of these.

23. Indentation is a?

(A) Left margin

(B) Right margin

(C) Left space of paragraph

(D) Top

24. I/O is the short term for:

(A) Income/Outcome

(B) Input/Output

(C) Inner/Outer

25. A file which contains readymade styles that can be used for presentations is called?

(A) Auto Style

(B) Template

(G) Wizard

(D) Pre-formatting

[next] 26. A message with replies on a newsgroup is often called a 

(A) Post

(B) List

(C) Thread

(D) Comment

27. In MS Word shortcut key CTRL+W is used for?

(A) Open the Print dialog box

(B) Update the current Web page

(C) Close the current window

(D) None of these

28. GUI stands' for which oi: the following?

(A) Graphic User Interface

(B) Graphical User interface

(C) Graphical User Interfaces

(D) Graphs under Interplay

29. What is a web browser?

(A) A program that can display a web page

(B) A program used to view html documents

(C) It enables user to access the resources of internet

(D) Ail of these.

30. Drive access time is measured in 

(A) Nanoseconds

(B) Milliseconds

(C) Microseconds

(D) Picoseconds

31. Which of the following protocol is used to access web pages on World Wide Web?

(A) TCP/IP

(B) Gopher

(C) HTTP

(D) HTML

32. Microsoft PowerPoint is a:

(A) Database program

(B) Spreadsheet program

(C) Presentation program

(D) Word processing program

33. Changing to newer, usually more powerful or sophisticated versions of hardware components, is termed:

(A) Expansion

(B) Plug-and-play

(C) Upgrading

(D) Upsiz/ng

34. What is the function of print manager?

(A) Print queue

(B) Print cancel

(C) Print stop

(D) All of these.

35. In Microsoft PowerPoint to add a header or footer to your handout, you can use:

(A) The title master

(B) The handout master

(C) The slide master

(D) Text

36. In Microsoft Power Point two kinds of sound effects files that can be added to the presentation are?

(A) .wav files and .mid files

(B) .wav files and .gif files

(C) .wav files and .jpg files

(D) .jpg files and .gif files

37. Which of the following terms refers to the ability of a computer to automatically configure a new hardware component that is added to it?

(A) Formatting

(B) Multiprocessing

(C) Multiprogramming

(D) Plug and play

38. The default font for Microsoft word is:

(A) Times New Roman

(B) Calibri

(C) Verdana -

(D) Helvetica

39. You can customize all of your document's properties in the:

(A) Preview Window

(B) Options Menu

(C) Page Layout Tab

(D) Backstage View

40. What does the AVERAGiE function calculate for a range of cells?

(A) Mean

(B) Sum

(C) Median

(D) Mode

41. Which of the following is a spread sheet

(A) MS Excel

(B) MS Outlook

(C) MS Power Point

(D) MS Word

42. What property works with the Protect Sheet command?

(A) Locked

(B) Property

(C) Protection

(D) Thumbnails

43. The browser's keeps a list of web pages you have visited during the current session.

(A) History

(B) Cache

(C) Favorites

(D) Trail

44. DNS refers to?

(A) Data Number Sequence

(B) Digital Network Service

(C) Domain Name Service

(D) Disk Numbering System

45. Which option in the Find/Replace dialog box makes a search task case-sensitive?

(A) Match strings

(B) Match case

(C) String sensitive

(D) Case sensitive

46. To place a sound into a Word document, you would use the feature of Windows:

(A) OLE

(B) Clipboard

(C) Paste

(D) Task Switching

47. A virus that replicates itself called 

(A) Bug

(B) Worm

(C) Vaccine

(D) Trojan Horse

48. To automatically insert the last date a document was saved, add:

(A) A Word field

(B) A date field

(C) A numeric field

(D) A function

49. A drive that can be removed or inserted while the computer is running is said to be

(A) Robust

(B) Dynamic

(C) Hotswappabte

(D) SCSI

50. Which key should be pressed to start a new paragraph in MS-Word?

(A) Down Cursor Key

(B) Enter Key

(C) Shift + Enter

(D) Ctrl + Enter

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51. A(n) query locates data from one or more tables.

(A) Select '

(B) Summary

(C) Parameter

(D) Action

52. To add an internal card to a computer, it must have an open .

(A) Expansion slot

(B) Bay

(C) Bus

(D) USB port

53. Which function removes the decimal portion of a value?

(A) CUTOFF

(B) ROUNDUP

(C) TRUNC

(D) TRIM

54. Data that is copied from an application is stored in the 

(A) Driver

(B) Clipboard

(C) Terminal

(D) Prompt

55. A combination of instructions and keystrokes that are stored arid used in documents is called:

(A) A shortcut

(B) A,|iacro

(C) A keystroke

(D) A function

56. Where is the address of the active cell displayed?

(A) Row heading

(B) Status bar

(C) Name Box

(D) Formula bar

57. Which term best describes Outlook?

(A) Database manager

(B) Messaging client

(C) Presentation client

(D) Spreadsheet manager

58. memory loses its content, when power is lost.

(A) Nonvolatile

(B) Random

(C) Static

(D) ROM

59. To send email to a large group at one time, a  can be use.

(A) Listserv

(B) Group

(C) Alias

(D) Mail server

60. The first part of a complete URL is the needed to access the web resource.

(A) Address

(B) Name

(C) Location

(D) Protocol

61. What is a motion path?

(A) A type of animation entrance effect

(B) A method of advancing slides

(C) A method of moving items on a slide

62. Which of the following represents one billion characters?

(A) Byte

(B) Gigabyte

(C) Kilobyte

(D) Megabyte

62. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called keys.

(A) Adjustment

(B) Function

(C) Modifier

(D) Alphanumeric

64. The is the software tool to store or access data.

(A) Table

(B) DBMS

(C) Query

(D) Report

65. Free hard-disk space used to extend the capacity of RAM is termed:

(A) Cache

(B) Flash memory

(C) ROM

(D) Virtual memory

66. Using Find command in Word, we can search?

(A) Characters

(B) Formats

(C) Symbols

(D) Both A and C

67. The dots that run from a table of contents entry to the page number are called:

(A) A leader

(B) A outline

(C) A gutter

(D) A connector

68. The unique identifier that is used when a Word form is connected to a database is called:

(A) A label

(B) An identifier

(C) Asig.

(D) A tag.

69. This is the part of the computer system that one can touch.

(A) Hardware

(B) Data

(C) Software

(D) Input

70. An IPv4 address consists of bits.

(A) 4

(B) 8

(C) 32

(D) 64

71. If you have a sent an e-mail message, what folder would you access to restnd it?

(A) Drafts 1

(B) Inbox

(C) Outbox

(D) Sent Items

72. Which of the following keystrokes updates a bibliography field?

(A) F3

(B) F5

(C) F7

(D) F9

73. Your files store various versions of running programs.

(A) Cache

(B) Memory

(C) Temp

(D) Static

74. Which of the following is not an example of a pointing device?

(A) Bar code reader

(B) Mouse

(C) Pointing stick

(D) Touchpad

75.  cable consists of an inner copper core and a second conducting outer sheath.

(A) Twisted-pair

(B) Coaxial

(C) Fiber-optic

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76. Software mistakes during coding are known as?

(A) Errors

(B) Failures

(C) Bugs

(D) Defects

77. A is a major database object used to display information in a printable page format.

(A) Form

(B) Query

(C) Report

(D) Table

78. All computers must have:

(A) Operating System

(B) Keyboard

(C) Word Processor

(D) Printer attached

79. Paint programs keep track of every  placed on the screen.

(A) Image

(B) Object

(C) Pixel

(D) Color

80. Which of the following commands enables users to set slide timings?

(A) Set up Show

(B) Slide Transition

(C) Rehearse Timings

(D) Custom Animation

81. A television broadcast is an example of  transmission.

(A) Simplex

(B) Half-duplex

(C) Full-duplex

(D) Automatic

82. Which topology requires a central controller or hub?

(A) Mesh

(B) Star

(C) Bus

(D) Ring

83. In Microsoft PowerPoint in order to see all the slides on one screen use:

(A) View, Slide Sorter

(B) View, Slide

(C) View, Master

(D) View, slide show

84. Which function automatically totals a column or row of values?

(A) TOTAL

(B) ADD

(C) SUM

(D) AVG

85. To text, you select it, hold down the mouse button, and move the mouse.

(A) Cut

(B) Draw

(C) Paste

(D) Drag

86. This feature recognizes and corrects commonly misspelled words:

(A) AutoComplete

(B) AutoFormat

(C) AutoCorrect

(D) Spell Check

87. Another word for pointer is 

(A) Pixel

(B) cursor

(C) point

(D) monochrome

88. A word in a web page that, when clicked, opens another document.

(A) URL

(B) Hyperlink

(C) Reference

(D) Anchor

89. To move to the end of a line of text, press the key.

(A) Page up

(B) A

(C) Enter

(D) End

90. This will eliminate gaps in justified text in a Word document.

(A) Hyphenation

(B) Hanging indents

(C) Pagination

(D) Cross-referencing

91. Which of the following protocol provide email facility among different hosts?

(A) FTP

(B) SMTP

(C) HTTP

(D) TELNET

92. Which of the following features determines how the contents of a cell are positioned in the cell?

(A) AutoComplete

(B) Cell Alignment

(C) Format

(D) Pick from List

93. You want to create a built-in cover page for your report. You go to the:

(A) Page Layout tab

(B) Insert tab

(C) References tab

(D) Themes menu

94. In Microsoft PowerPoint the best place to find animated images for your presentation is:

(A) Microsoft Online

(B) PowerPoint tools and ins

(C) Word Clipart

(D) All of these.

95. How are font sizes specified?

(A) Pixels

(B) Spaces

(C) Points

(D) Picas

96. Which mathematical operator is represented by an asterisk 0?

(A) Exponentiation

(B) Addition

(C) Subtraction

(D) Multiplication

97. Which of the following memory is non volatile?

(A) RAM

(B) ROM

(C) DRAM

(D) SDRAM

98. CBT stands for?

(A) Computer Based Testing

(B) Computer Based Trade

(C) Certificate Based Training

(D) City of Big Towers

99. Objects on the slide that hold text are called?

(A) Placeholders

(B) Object holders

(C) Auto layout

(D) text holders

100. Reusable optical storage will typically have the acronym 

(A) CD

(B) RW

(C) DVD

(D) ROM