COPA Exam Model Paper

Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA)

                                                                                                                                                                   

Time: 1 hour                                                                                                                  Marks :40

1-First general purpose computer was invented by ……..

(a) John Napier    (b) Edmund Gunter             (c) Blaise Pascal              (d) Charles Babbage

 2-Second generation computer used ………………technology for processing data.

(a) Transistor       (b) Integrated Circuit (IC)   (c) vacuum tube     (d) Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)

3-Fifth generation computer used…………….for input.

(a) Mouse          (b) keyboard                 (c) scanner/light pen             (d) all of them

4-Fourth generation computer used…………. for input.

(a) Magnetic disk     (b) magnetic tape       (c) keyboard           (d) all of them

5-Personal computer is otherwise called……….

(a) micro-computer          (b) desktop             (c) both a & b               (d) neither a nor b

6-The most common type of computer used at homes and offices is called……….

(a) Personal Computer (PC)    (b) super computer    (c) main frame computer      (d) mini computer

7-A collection of computers used for online data storage through the Internet is called ……………

(a) Mainframe computer      (b) micro-computer            (c) cloud computer             (d) laptop

8-Software ………..be touched.

(a) Cannot                      (b) can                     (c) may             (d)        would

9-Keyboard, mouse, scanner, stylus, light pen, etc. are classified under…………. Unit

(a) Input       (b) central processing          (c) output        (d) none of them

10-The device that produces hard copies on paper is called………….

(a) Monitor    (b) scanner    (c) tablet   (d) printer                   

11-………..is casually called the”Brain of Computer”

(a) CPU       (b) monitor           (c) keyboard        (d) mouse

12- One bit can store………… range of values.

(a)  0 or 1 (b) 0 to 255 (c) 0 to 512 (d) 0 to 1024

13-Nibble is a storage unit consisting of…………… bits.

(a)  8 (b) 16 (c) 4 (d) 64

14-Full form for SMPS in computer is………..

(a)  Sync Mode Power Supply (b) Switch Mode Power Supply (c) Stake Mode Power Supply (d) Switch Mode Power Socket

15- To move from one program window to another, press…………….keys.

(a)  Alt+F4 (b) Alt+Tab (c) Alt+Down arrow (d) Alt+Space

16- To access system menu for a window, press ………..keys.

(a)  Alt+F4 (b) Alt+Tab (c) Alt+Down arrow (d) Alt+Space

17- To permanently delete a file, press…….. keys.

(a)  Alt+Enter (b) Alt+Left Arrow (c) Shift+Delete (d) Shift+F10

18- To close a child window, press ……………..keys.

(a)  Ctrl+Tab (b) Ctrl+F4 (c) Ctrl+Esc (d) Ctrl+Shift+Esc

19- To get Windows help, press ………..key.

       (a) F2                   (b) F3                     (c) F5                 (d) F1

20- To refresh the display, press key…………….

(a) F2                            (b) F3            (c) F5                        (d) F1