Public Service Commission
Competitive Written Examination
Assistant Computer Operator Post
Technical Service (Miscellaneous Group), Fourth Level
Under Local Government Service
Question Paper
1. Which area in the Microsoft Excel 2010 PivotTable Field List calculates aggregates of columns?
(A) Report Filter
(B) Row Labels
(C) Values ✅
(D) None of the Above
2. Excel keeps the change history of a workbook for ______ days by default.
(A) 10 days
(B) 20 days
(C) 25 days
(D) 30 days ✅
3. What is the filename extension of Excel workbooks saved as Excel Templates?
(A) .xlsx
(B) .xslt
(C) .xltx ✅
(D) .slk
4. How would you locate the last cell on a worksheet?
(A) Ctrl + Home
(B) Ctrl + Insert
(C) Ctrl + End ✅
(D) None of the Above
5. Which chart displays axes but cannot display axis titles?
(A) Radar Chart ✅
(B) Doughnut Chart
(C) Pie Chart
(D) All of the Above
6. How can you update formula cells if Auto Calculate mode is disabled?
(A) F8
(B) F9 ✅
(C) F10
(D) F11
7. Which option is NOT available in the Paste Special dialog box?
(A) Add
(B) Subtract
(C) Divide
(D) SQRT ✅
8. A characteristic of an entity is called:
(A) Relation
(B) Attribute ✅
(C) Parameter
(D) Constraint
9. An association established between two tables with a common field is called:
(A) Line
(B) Relationship ✅
(C) Primary Key
(D) Records
10. Shortcut key to insert a new slide in PowerPoint:
(A) Ctrl + M ✅
(B) Ctrl + N
(C) Alt + M
(D) Alt + N
11. Which PowerPoint feature allows adding background colors, text colors, and line colors to slides?
(A) Animation Scheme
(B) Background Color
(C) Design Template
(D) Color Scheme ✅
12. A digital signature needs a:
(A) Private-key System
(B) Shared-key System
(C) Public-key System ✅
(D) All of the Above
13. According to the Constitution of Nepal, which of the following is NOT a duty of citizens?
(A) Safeguard nationality, sovereignty, and integrity of Nepal
(B) Contravene the Constitution and law ✅
(C) Protect public property
(D) Abide by the Constitution and law
14. Which of the following is a valid page orientation?
(A) Landscape and Portrait ✅
(B) Gutter
(C) Header and Footer
(D) All of the Above
15. Which item typically appears at the end of a document for citation of sources?
(A) Endnotes ✅
(B) Footnotes
(C) Header
(D) Footer
16. The second generation of computers was in the period of:
(A) 1900–1936
(B) 1937–1956
(C) 1957–1962 ✅
(D) 1963–2000
17. Joystick is a/an ______ device.
(A) Input ✅
(B) Output
(C) Processing
(D) Storage
18. GPU stands for:
(A) Graphic Processing Unit ✅
(B) Gigabit Processing Unit
(C) Gregorian Processing Unit
(D) Garbage Processing Unit
19. Vulnerability designed to provide an attacker with complete control of the victim's system is called:
(A) Remote Access Trojan ✅
(B) Denial of Service
(C) Distributed Denial of Service
(D) Fracking
20. Software that provides low-level control for a device's specific hardware is known as:
(A) Memory Unit
(B) Cache
(C) Firmware ✅
(D) Extension
21. The ratio of horizontal length to vertical length of a monitor is known as:
(A) OLED
(B) Contrast
(C) Resolution
(D) Aspect Ratio ✅
22. Which of the following memory is non-volatile?
(A) SRAM
(B) DRAM
(C) ROM ✅
(D) None of the Above
23. Any data or instruction entered into a computer's memory is considered as:
(A) Storage
(B) Output
(C) Input ✅
(D) Information
24. A network used by a group of different commercial banks is best categorized as:
(A) Internet
(B) Intranet
(C) Extranet ✅
(D) MAN
25. A terminal that cannot process any information is called:
(A) Direct Access Terminal
(B) Intelligent Terminal
(C) Dumb Terminal ✅
(D) Blind Terminal
26. Which programming language is commonly used in Artificial Intelligence?
(A) FORTRAN
(B) COBOL
(C) PROLOG ✅
(D) C
27. Computer virus is a:
(A) Bacteria
(B) Software ✅
(C) Freeware
(D) Hardware
28. An error in a computer program is also known as:
(A) Bug ✅
(B) Debug
(C) Virus
(D) Wrong
29. Graphical pictures representing objects such as files and folders are called:
(A) Taskbar
(B) Windows
(C) Icons ✅
(D) Desktop
30. To make a redundant copy of an entire disk, which command is used?
(A) FDISK
(B) CHKDSK
(C) CPDISK
(D) DISKCOPY ✅
31. Which operating system does NOT implement multitasking?
(A) Windows 98
(B) Windows NT
(C) Windows XP
(D) MS-DOS ✅
32. Settings associated with operating system files that grant or deny rights to users are called:
(A) File Attributes ✅
(B) File Characters
(C) File Properties
(D) File Mechanism
33. Restore command of an operating system performs:
(A) Restore contents of root directory
(B) Restore the system to an earlier point in time ✅
(C) Restore taskbar
(D) Restore control panel
34. What is the default alignment in MS Word?
(A) Right
(B) Left ✅
(C) Center
(D) Justify
35. To remove the border of a shape, select:
(A) No Line
(B) No Outline ✅
(C) No Border
(D) Remove Border
36. The item appearing dimly behind the main body text is called:
(A) Background
(B) Back Color
(C) Watermark ✅
(D) Shadow
37. Which key is used to begin a new line in a document?
(A) Delete
(B) Insert
(C) Arrow Key
(D) Enter ✅
38. By default, Word automatically formats each heading in a Table of Contents as:
(A) Hyperlinks ✅
(B) References
(C) Word Fields
(D) Bookmarks
39. Which is NOT a Zoom option in MS Word?
(A) One Page
(B) Multiple Pages
(C) Page Height
(D) Page Width ✅
40. Kerning for Fonts in MS Word can be set from:
(A) 1–1638 points
(B) 0–1638 points ✅
(C) 0–164 points
(D) 1–164 points
41. The default envelope size in MS Word is:
(A) 4½ × 9½ inches
(B) 4⅛ × 9½ inches ✅
(C) 4¾ × 8½ inches
(D) 4⅛ × 8⅞ inches
42. Data source files for Mail Merge recipients can be:
(A) Rich Text Format Files
(B) Word Documents
(C) Excel Files
(D) All of the Above ✅
43. What is the default theme of MS Word?
(A) Office ✅
(B) Facet
(C) Integral
(D) Organic
44. Which file starts Microsoft Word?
(A) WINWORD.EXE ✅
(B) MSWORD.EXE
(C) WORD.EXE
(D) WORD2003.EXE
45. Ctrl + N is used to:
(A) Save Document
(B) Open Document
(C) Create New Document ✅
(D) Close Document
46. Which of the following methods cannot be used to edit cell contents?
(A) Pressing the Ctrl Key ✅
(B) Clicking the Formula Bar
(C) Pressing F2
(D) Double-clicking the Cell
47. Keyboard shortcut to create a new chart sheet in Excel:
(A) F9
(B) F10
(C) F11 ✅
(D) F12
48. Data can be arranged in ascending or descending order using:
(A) Sort Command from Table Menu
(B) Sort Command from Data Menu ✅
(C) Sort Command from Tools Menu
(D) None of the Above
49. Getting data from a cell located in a different worksheet is called:
(A) Accessing
(B) Referencing ✅
(C) Updating
(D) Functioning
50. To select multiple non-adjacent cells in a worksheet, hold down the:
(A) Ctrl Key ✅
(B) Alt Key
(C) Shift Key
(D) Ctrl + Shift Key