Computer Aptitude (NCO)
This test contains questions on basic computer concepts, MS-DOS commands, software terminology, and Microsoft Office applications at Olympiad level.
Questions
How many bits make 1 byte in the memory?
- 6 bits
- 7 bits
- 8 bits
- 9 bits
- 4 bits
Which of the following commands is used in MS-DOS to view the name of the file or directory which starts with the letter 'A'?
- dir
- dir/p
- dir a*
- dir *a
- dir/w
What is the name given to the term which is available free of cost on the internet for a limited period?
- Shareware
- Firmware
- Windows update
- Open source software
- Netware
What do you understand by redundancy in the database?
- Missing of information in the database
- Incorrect information in the database
- Repetition of information in the database
- Incomplete information in the database
- Non-repetition of data in the database
A feature in word processing software, which enables the user to combine text with graphics or images is called
- word wrapping
- text editing
- text wrapping
- formatting
- deleting
Which option is used by a person in order to add/remove various toolbars from the window in Office 2003?
- File
- Insert
- View
- Tools
- Table
What do you understand by the term software wizard?
- It is a combination of textual as well as graphical symbols which guides the user.
- It helps user in performing various tasks.
- It is a step-by-step process to solve a particular problem.
- It is a graphical approach which is used in various software designs.
- It is used in software installation.
Which Microsoft application is used by a person in order to manage group of records or information?
- Ms-Word
- Ms-Access
- Ms-Excel
- Word star
- Ms-Power Point
Which is the first step when you are working in a word document and perform mail merge by using step by step mail merge wizard?
- Select recipient
- Select starting documents
- Select document type
- Write your letter
- Type a new list
Which feature is used by a person if he/she wishes to format cells based on conditions?
- Format cells
- Search
- Conditional formatting
- Sort
- Formatting
What are the advantages offered by mail merge option in Ms-Word?
- Letters can be reused again and again.
- Once the merge has been set up, thousands of letters can be produced very quickly.
- Easy to make a change to a single letter and for that change to happen in every letter.
- The same data source can be reused to reduce the risk of errors.
- All of the above
Which symbol is used in Ms-Excel to perform absolute addressing?
- %
- @
- #
- $
- &
What are the two addressing techniques used in Excel work sheets?
- Absolute addressing
- Relative addressing
- Explicit addressing
- Both absolute and relative addressing
- Implicit addressing
Which feature of Ms-Word enables the users to search words from a group of words?
- Thesaurus
- Tools
- Spelling
- Dictionary
- None of these
What is/are the significance of Auto fit option in the table created in Ms-Word 2007?
- It provides various methods to adjust the data in the table.
- Table does not provide Auto fit option in the Word 2007.
- Using Auto fit option user can adjust the data by size of content, fixed column width or by size of window.
- Both 1 and 3 are correct.
- Data in the table can be adjusted by using the cell alignment.