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COMPUTER BASICS

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Q1. Define what is a computer?

Definition 1: -
Computer is an electronic device. Computer is a data processing tool. It takes Data and
commands as input. Computer processes the data according to the commands and
provides the resulting information as an output.
Definition 2: -
A computer is a machine, which calculates and solves problems at very fast speed and
has memory to store instructions and information’s. Computer can also calculate the
figures. It has the storage place called memory to store the information’s. This memory
is in the form of small boxes called chips.

Q2. What are the uses of computers?

We can use computer in many ways. It can also do so many other interesting works like
drawing different shapes and pictures. We can also listen music on it. We can play
games, solve problems like quiz, puzzles etc. We can also prepare like greeting cards,
birth day cards etc.

Q3. Where do you use computers?

Computers are used in Education, At Hospitals, In Business, In Science and Engineering,
In Entertainment, In Communication and Telecommunication, Desk Top Publishing,
LIBRARIES, RAILWAYS, AIRPORTS, OFFICES, defence, private and public sectors
etc. The other thing which computer can do is to control functioning of very complicated
intelligent machines like robots satellites etc.

Q4. How is the data input classified?

The data input may be in form of:
(a) Numerical with different symbols.
(b) Alphabetic.
(c) Alphanumeric (Combination with letters, numbers and symbols.)
Examples: a1, b2, d/, 1* etc.
Then this is coded into data acceptable to computer in its language. It may be audible,
visual or audiovisual analogic data. In this case, an inter-facing device is required to
convert it into signals, which are acceptable to computers.

Q5. Who developed the first calculating device?

THE ABACUS: - The first calculating device developed and used for calculations is
known to be the Abacus. An abacus made calculations using beads and rods. Moving
beads up and down does addition and subtraction of numbers. The Abacus is a simple
and an effective manual calculating device.

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Q6. Who invented the adding machine?

Blaise Pascal, a young Frenchman, invented an Adding Machine in 1642. This was a
mechanical calculating device made from gears, wheels and dials. It was used for adding
numbers quickly. Adding machine based on this principle is still in use.

Q7. Who invented automated loom?

Joseph Jacquard, a French weaver, invented an Automated Loom in 1804. This Loom
used punch cards to produce patterns and designs on cloth. The weaving action of this
machine depended on the absence or presence of holes in the card.

Q8. Who is the father of computers? Write about his invention?

Charles Babbage, an English man born in 1833, is known as the father of computers.
He designed and built a machine called “Difference Engine". This machine could take in
the information and sort it out in the form of tables. Difference Engine was used to
calculate the logarithm tables accurately. Lady Ada Lovelace, an associate of Charles
Babbage, developed procedures for solving problems on the Difference Engine. She is
known to be the first programmer of the world. Charles Babbage also gave the complete
design of a more advanced calculating machine called the “Analytical Engine".

Q9. How many types of computer generations are there?

The custom of referring to the computer era in terms of generation came into wide use
only after 1964. There are totally five computer generations known till today.

Q10. What are the components of a computer?

The following are the components of a computer.
1. Input devices
2. Output devices
3. Processing unit [CPU]
4. Memory

Q12. Define what is input device?

A device whose purpose is to allow the user to provide input or information to a
computer system is called an Input device.
Input devices are those devices that we use to send information into the computer.

Q13. Name the input devices?

The following are the input devices.
A. Keyboard.
B. Mouse.
C. Scanner.
D. Joy stick.
E. Bar Code Reader.
F. Micro phone.
G. Digital camera.

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Q14. Define what is output device?

Output devices are those devices that a computer uses to give information to us.
The devices are used to get information from the computer.

Q15. Name the output devices?

A. Monitor [Visual Display unit].
B. Speaker.
C. Printer.
D. Plotter.

Q16. Define what is CPU?

CPU is responsible for receiving the instructions, processing them and supplying the
results to the output units. Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer resides in the
system box. Physically, there are processor chips, which are plugged on a circuit board
called the motherboard. The most important processor chip is the microprocessor chip.
Processing includes mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication and
division. Processing also include logical functions like comparison and sorting.

Q17. What are the components of CPU?

Central Processing Unit consists of the following components:
A. Arithmetic and Logic Unit [ALU]: ALU consists of high-speed memory locations
directly built into the CPU. It is responsible for the arithmetic [+, -, *, /] and logical
operators [<, >, <=, >=, <>] on the data entered.
B. Control Unit [CU]: CU does not process or stored data but maintains the flow of data
between the ALU, Memory and the Input/Output devices. Some times, it just transfers
the data from the memory to the output devices or to the storage devices. But if it finds
the instructions for the arithmetic or logical operations, it transfers them to ALU for
further processing.
C. Memory Unit: The memory or the primary storage stores the data before processing,
and the final results obtained after processing, in different storage sections. The
programs or instructions given to the processor are also stored here.

Q18. What are the functions of CPU?

The following are the functions of CPU:
(a) To access and store relevant data and instructions during processing.
(b) To control the sequence of operations.
(c) To give commands to, and coordinate the actions of all parts of the computer system.
(d) To carry out-processing.

Q19. Name the types of memory.

There are two types of memory. They are,
1. Primary memory.
2. Secondary memory.

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1. Primary Memory: Primary memory devices are in the form of a computer chip. These
memory chips are plugged on the motherboard. In a PC, there are four types of primary
memory chips.
a). RAM: - Random Access Memory.
b). ROM: - Read Only Memory.
c). Cache Memory. [Cache means to store or to reserve].
d). Registers.
2. Secondary Memory: Secondary memory consists of different storage devices in
which you can store the work done on the computer.
The popular storage devices are floppy disks, Pen drives, hard disks and CD ROMs.
Although all of these are storage devices, they differ from each other in many ways. In
the case of a floppy disk, you can easily write the data on it. Its capacity is however less
but it has the advantage of being portable [easy to be carried any where]. The hard disk
on the other hand has a large capacity and is fixed in side the CPU. It is very easy to
write and rewrite data on the hard disks and floppy disks.
OPTICAL STORAGE DEVICES:
CD ROM: - Compact Disk Read Only Memory reads and writes data with the help of
laser beam, which is directed with the help of lenses, prism and mirrors.
CD-RW: - In a CD-RW, it is possible to write many times on the disk, overwriting the
previously recorded data.
DVD: - A DVD or Digital Versatile/video Disc is a high-density medium, capable of
storing a full-length movie on a single disc.

Q20. Define what is RAM?

RAM: Random Access Memory (RAM) - This is the main memory of the computer. This
is the working memory. Any program or data first gets transferred to this memory and
then only user can use them. Any thing that is typed on the keyboard goes on to the
RAM. Any thing that is displayed on the screen comes from the RAM. RAM is volatile
memory. As soon as the computer is switched off, RAM becomes blank. (Volatile means
temporary. )

Q21. Define what is ROM?

A). It stands for read only memory.
B). The ROM is built into the system box.
c). It contains the basic instructions to start the computer and display the system
configuration.
d). We can read from this chip and cannot write or change anything on it. This chip
contains important information of computer system. ROM is non-volatile memory.
Non-volatile means permanent. Even if the computer is switched off, the data on ROM
will remain there.

Q22. Describe about binary number system?

This is a system consisting of two digits. The computer converts all the information
including numbers and letters into binary system. In the electronic chip the transmission
of electricity represents the digit 1 and no transmission of electricity represents the digit
0. 1 or 0 is known as a binary digit or bit.

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Bit: A bit is a binary digit, which can be either 0 or 1. In computer all the characters
including letters, punctuation marks, numbers and special characters are stored in bytes.
8 bits = 1 byte.
As you know that computer interprets everything in zero and one that is in binary
language. One byte consists of 8 bits and stores one character. To make you understand
the units of memory, we are giving the following table.
8 bits - - 1 byte
1024 Bytes - - 1 Kilobyte [KB]
1024 kilobytes - - 1 Megabyte [MB]
1024 megabytes - - 1 gigabyte [GB]
1024 gigabytes - - 1 terabyte [TB]

Q23. What are the functions of computer?

Basically any computer is supposed to carry out four functions:

1. Accepting the data as input.

2. Storing the data and instructions in its memory and recalling the same as and when
required (Retrieving).
3. Processing the data as per instructions to convert it into useful information.
4. Communicating the information as output.
Q24. Define what is a computer language?
A language is a medium to communicate with each other. Similarly a computer
language, which is needed to interact with computer, has its own set up rules and
syntaxes [functions]. While making programs it is essential to follow these syntax
[function] otherwise computer will not be able to understand anything.

Q25. What are the different types of languages?

Computer languages can be classified in the following three categories based on
complexity of the language.
1. Machine Language.
2. Assembly Language.
3. High Level Language.

Q26. Define what is software? Explain briefly types of softwares.

As you know a computer is a dumb machine, which is completely dependent on you to
give it step-wise instruction and make it work. You need to give instruction to it in the
form of computer program. A set of such program is called Software. Computer
software is the intelligence of the computer, which makes it work according to the
instructions given in the form of software.
Software means: - A set of instructions given to the computer system, which enables the
hardware is called software.
There are two types of software’s. They are,
A). System software.

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B). Application software.

A). System software: - This type of software works at the internal level of computer and
tells computer how to manage its resources. An operating system, which you use and is
responsible for providing an interface between user and computer, is also a type of the
System software.
Example: - Windows operating system.

B). Application software: - The software, which makes the computer useful for the
people so, that people can use them for different purposes are called the Application
software. These help the user to work more efficiently, faster and more productively.
We can further classify the application software as follows:
1.1. General purpose application software (packages): There are general purpose
application software’s like Word processing software, Spread sheets, Database
management software, Desk Top Publishing software etc. available for different needs.
2.2. Custom made application software: Custom made software is the programs
developed as per individual needs. Like Accounting, Library management, fees
collection, hotel management etc.

Q27. What is the full form of CD-ROM and why is it used?

CD-ROM stands for Compact Disk Read Only Memory. It is an input device that has
been exclusively designed to perform read operations.

Q28. What is the function of Hard Disk and why is it used?

The Hard Disk is basically a mass storage device, which is used for storing data
permanently in the computer. Its storage capacity is many times more than that of a
floppy and pen drive.

Q29. What is the use of the microphone in the computer?

The Microphone acts as an input device. It provides sound as input to the computer. To
record your voice in the computer, the microphone should be connected to the computer.

Q30. Name the device which is used for capturing the photographs and transferring
them to the computer.
A Digital Camera can be used as an input device to capture the still photographs and
transfer them to the computer.

Q31. Name the input devices that can be connected to the computer
Keyboard, Mouse, Scanner, Joystick, Barcode reader, Web Camera, Video Camera and
Microphone

Q32. Name the output devices that can be connected to the computer
Monitor, Speakers, Printer and Plotter.

Q33. Name a device with which you can read data from CD.
CD Drive

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Q34. Name any two devices, using which you can write data and read data in
computers.
Floppy, Pen drive and Hard Disk

Q35. Name the software that makes your computer work.

System software [that means Windows operating system is the software that makes the
computer work. Windows is basically a collection of many programs.
Q36. What is desktop?
After loading Windows the first screen that appears is called Desktop. All the further
activities that you start in Windows would then start from the Desktop. The Desktop is
comprised of many components like Icons, Start menu and Task bar.

Q37. What is an icon and what does it represent?

Several small pictures along with their name remain present on the desktop. These
pictures are called icons. Icons are basically, small graphical symbols, which represent a
program. Each icon represents a different program and its name is written below the icon.
For example, My computer, Recycle Bin, My Documents etc. are icons that represent a
program.

Q38. What process will you follow to shut down the Windows or to shut down
computer system?
To shut down the windows, Click on START, in the menu that appears click on
Shutdown / Turn Off Computer, then in the dialogue box that appears with options like
STANDBY / SHUTDOWN / RESTART etc., click on the appropriate option. If You
click on STANDBY, the computer goes into Standby mode – the monitor becomes blank
and to come out of Standby mode, press the power on button in the PC. If You Click on
SHUTDOWN button, the computer completely gets shut down. You have to press the
Power On button in the PC to start it again. If you click on the RESTART button, the
computer shuts down and restarts on its own.

What will happen when you do the following?

Q39. Switch on the CPU

Windows will get started when you switch on the CPU.

Q40. Double click on any icon

When you double click on any icon the program will be opened.

Q41. What will come when start button is activated?

When you activate start button the Main Menu will appear on the screen. Wherein we
can also find various options and various sub-menus.

Q43. Click on Close button [X] of any window

On clicking on a Close button of a window the program will be closed and the window
will get removed from the screen.

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Q44. Define briefly about windows?

Windows is a commercial, multi user, multi tasking operating system with a graphical
user interface (GUI). It presents the information to the user in rectangular boxes called
windows.

In windows every user can have personal settings and a user can open any number of
applications depending upon the system resources. i.e. That is why it is called multi
user, multi tasking operating system.

Q45. What are the features of graphical user interface?

a. The commands are given by clicking icons
b. It supports pictures.
c. Graphical User Interface’s are multi user operating systems.
d. It supports multi tasking.
e. User does not have to learn all the commands. People with no computer
knowledge can operate Graphical User Interface’s.
f. It requires more memory.

Q46. What are the main reasons for working in windows?

There are three main reasons for working in the Windows environment:
a) To reduce memory load and make working easier,
b) To run multiple applications at the same time, and share information between them,
c) To use standardized applications.

Q47. How many types of icons are there? What are the default icons placed on the
desk top?
There are three types of icons. They are,
A. Program icons.
B. Shortcut icons.
C. Tool bar icons.
There are three main default icons placed on the desk top. They are,
A). My Documents.
B). My Computer.
C). Recycle bin.

Q48. What are the default options available in start menu?

The following are the default options available in start menu. They are,
Programs sub menu, documents sub menu, settings sub menu, favourites sub menu, help
and support, run and shutdown or turn off computer.

Q49. Describe types of windows?

There are two types of windows, program window and document window, also
sometimes referred to as the parent and child window.

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Program Window: A computer program is a set of instructions that perform a specific

task, such as word processing or data management. Each time you open a program,
Windows opens a program window through which you enter commands for the program.
The more programs you start, the more windows you open. As a result, you may have
several program windows open on your Desktop at the same time. A program window
might contain several document windows. You can only enter commands through a
program window.

Document Window: A document is any information you create with a program, such as
a letter, spreadsheet, or database file. When you open or create a document in a program,
you open a document window. Each document window contains a single document and
always appears in the program window's work area. This type of window is sometimes
referred to as a child window.

Q50. What are the elements of window?

The elements of window are.
A. Title bar.
B. Left side of the title bar there is control menu bar.
C. Below the title bar there is menu bar.
D. Scroll bar.
E. Edit field.
F. Status bar.

Q51. Define what is a dialogue box?

Some menu options are followed by three dots. This means that there is a dialogue box
that will come up which will help you give inputs to windows.
A dialog box is a window that appears temporarily on the top of your application
window, which would require information from you to complete the task.
Dialogue boxes usually contain an option called “OK” which when clicked, closes the
the dialog box and executes everything you specified in it. There is also usually an option
called “Cancel” which closes the dialog box ignoring all the changes you may have
made. There may also be an option called “Apply” which gives you the chance to test
changes you have made in the dialog box without closing it.

Q52. What does “…” after a menu signify?

The … after a menu signify that a dialogue box appears on program window and
document window when you click on the menu. In other words, the program will require
inputs from you through a dialogue box.

Q53. What is a message box?

A message box is a simple box that displays a message or a warning to you. Generally
they require you to acknowledge the window and click on OK to continue working. In the
case of dialog boxes and Message boxes, you cannot continue working until you have
closed this box.

Q54. What is list box?

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A list box contains a list of options. Usually, you can only select one option in a list box.
It contains a V at the right corner of the field and when you click on thie V, various
selectable options are displayed. Then click on an appropriate option and select it. The
list box closes now.

Q55. What is a combo box?

Combo boxes are a combination of an edit box and a list box. A combo box is a
rectangular box with one option along with a downward facing arrow next to the
rectangular box. However, when you press the Down Arrow key a list of additional
options descends from the box. You can only select one option from the list. Once you
come to the entry of your choice, press the tab key to move to the next field. Since it is a
combo box one can also type directly into it and use it like edit field.

Q56. What is operating system?

A software program coordinates the operations of the various hardware components of
the computer. The system software or operating system program helps the user to actually
operate the computer system. Without the operating system, we cannot use the
applications software. The operating system controls computer system resources and
coordinates the flow of data to and from the microprocessor and to and from input
devices and output devices such as the keyboard and the monitor. It helps the computer to
supervise and manage its resources. The most popular operating systems are Windows
98, Windows 2000, Windows XP and the latest is Vista.

Q57. Briefly describe about system unit?

There are a lot of components housed in the system unit. It holds the motherboard, on
which the various component like the memory and the central processing unit(CPU) are
fixed. Infact, CPU is the major component which execute all the instructions, does the
calculations and takes all the decisions. System unit also contains power supply unit, to
supply power to various components inside it along with a floppy drive, a CD drive and
the hard disk.

Q58. Define what is a menu?

Menu means containing list of different options. Each option itself will have special
feature, which is used for the purpose of the document.

Q59. How to activate menu options?

a. Windows Menu: By clicking on the START button, we can activate windows menu.
Using the mouse, we can select different Windows Menu options and activate them.
Alternately we can press the Windows Key to Activate the Windows Menu and use up or
down arrow keys to select a particular menu.
b. Other application menus: The application Menu options are available below the title
bar of the window. (File, Edit, View, Insert, Format, Tools…etc). By clicking on the
required menu option, the sub menu options available under the selected menu option are
displayed. By clicking on the appropriate sub menu option, the desired operation can be
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Q60. Why menu’s are very important while working in windows?

Menu’s are very important, because without menus we can not complete the task for any
application window. By using menus only we can complete the task with the help of
dialogue box. So the menu options are very useful for making the work easy.

Q61. What are the special keys on the keyboard?

Special keys or combination keys:
Escape key:
1. It means to remove any type of dialogue boxes and message boxes from desk top or
from any application windows etc.
2. It also cancels the menu from different application windows.
TAB KEY:
a. Pressing Tab one time, gives 5 spaces.
B. Press TAB to go to next option in a dialogue box.
C. TAB combines with SHIFT key. Then press SHIFT and TAB to go to previous option.
D. TAB combines with INSERT key. Then press INSERT and TAB to read same option
repeatedly in any dialogue box.
E. TAB combines with CONTROL key. Then press Control and Tab to move between
the pages in some dialogue boxes.
F. TAB combines with ALT key. Then press Alt and TAB to move between opened
application windows.
G. At the time of working in columns and rows, press TAB one time to go to next cell
and press Shift Tab to go to previous cell.
SHIFT KEY:
A. Shift is used to change the small letters into the capital letters
B. Pressing the shift key we can edit different symbols placed on number keys and other
symbol keys.
C. Shift is used for selecting the text with arrow keys.
D. Shift also combines with Control key, Home key, End key, Page up key and Page
down key for selecting the text.
CONTROL KEY: Control key is used to combine with other keys as commands while
working with different applications. Examples: Control A, Control Z etc.
ALT KEY:
A. Alt is used to activate or to deactivate the menu bar.
B. Alt is used to combine with other keys as commands.
C. ALT combines with TAB key, to move between opened application windows.
APPLICATION KEY: When we activate application button, some menu options will
take place.
INSERT KEY: Insert is one of the combination key.

Q62. Explain briefly about the cursor keys?

ENTER KEY :
A. Activates the menu.
B. At the time of changing the line.

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C. At the time of opening files and folders.

D. To give extra space between the lines.
ARROW KEYS:
A. To go to previous character, press left arrow.
B. To go to next character, press right arrow.
C. To go to previous line, press up arrow.
D. To go to next line, press down arrow.
DELETE KEY:
a. It is used delete the text in a document.
B. It is used to delete blank lines.
C. It is used to delete forward characters.
D. Delete key combines with some keys, as keyboard commands.
Examples: Control and delete, Alt and delete, Insert and delete.
HOME KEY:
a. It brings the cursor to the starting of the same line.
B. Home key combines with other keys as keyboard commands.
Examples: Control and Home, Shift and Home etc.
END KEY:
A. It takes the cursor to the last character of the same line.
B. End key combines with some keys, as keyboard commands.
Examples: Control and End, Shift and End etc.
PAGE UP KEY:
A. It scrolls the screen towards upward direction.
B. It combines with Control key, to go to previous page.
PAGE DOWN KEY:
A. It scrolls the screen towards downward direction.
B. It combines with Control key, to go to next page.
Spacebar Key:
A. Spacebar is used to give spaces between the words.
B. Press Spacebar one time selects the list views where files are placed in folders and
different drives in my computer.
C. Spacebar is the combination to some keys, as keyboard commands.
Examples: Alt Spacebar and X, Alt Spacebar and R, Alt Spacebar and N, Alt Spacebar
and C, Control Spacebar etc.
Back Space:
A. Back Space is used to delete the characters backward direction.
B. Back Space is also used to move between the drives and to my documents.
C. To come out from the folders or from sub folders we use back space key.

Q63. Explain briefly about classification and types of computers?

Classification Of Computers:

Computers have mainly four categories:

1. Digital
2. Analog

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3. Hybrid
4. Optical
There are two main classes of computers:
Digital and Analogue.
1. Digital Computers:
a. Digital computers operate by numerical counting (adding) of discrete data, using the
method of controlled arithmetic operations.
b. Digital computer represents the data into digits and then all operations are done on
these digits at extremely fast rates.
c. Digital computer basically knows how to counts the digits.
d. Digital computers employ many interchangeable arithmetic devices in usually
sequential operation. Hence, cost is relatively high and programming is complex.
Digital computers have been grouped into four main classes:
1. Micro Computers
2. Mini Computer
3. Mainframe Computers
4. Super Computers
(1) Micro computers: A microcomputer is a computer who’s CPU is a microprocessor. A
microprocessor is a processor all of whose components are on a single integrated-circuit
chip. Home computers, personal office computers are examples of microcomputers, which
have proliferated, bringing computing power and literacy to more and more people. In terms
of number of units, microcomputers are those of all other types of computers combined.
Microcomputers can be sub-divided into two types:
(a) Home Computer: Home computers are meant for hobbyists rather than professionals.
These consist of a keyboard integrated with CPU in one box type thing and interfaced with
ordinary television and audiocassettes. They are meant for entertainment, and training.
Vendors supply cassette tapes containing programs for computer games and for
entertainment. Some popular home computers were D (-81, Sinclair's Spectrum, Tandy's
TRS-80, Atari 400 and IBM's PC Junior etc.. Government of India is producing a computer
known as SCL-Uniform, for massive computer illiteracy project for Indian schools. This
project is known as CLASS (Computer Literacy And Studies in Schools) project.
(b) Personal Computers: Personal computers are called so because they are designed for
personal use of individual or individual small business. They are meant for professionals,
small business units and office automation systems. PC can be used for a variety of
applications like: Computer literacy, BASIC Programming, Fun and Games, Home and
School applications, Business and Professional applications, Electronic spread sheets,
Telecommunications, Data Base Management, Accounting, Word Processing.
(2) Minicomputers: By early 1960, economic and technical factors combined to make
small, inexpensive computers attractive for many applications. Many computing tasks could
be accomplished with less power than was then available on the contemporary mainframe
computers. This led to the advent of minicomputers. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s
advances in technology led to the increasing functionality of the minicomputer. Speed of
execution, memory size, and other characteristics of minicomputers increased with advances
in technology. The availability of low cost memory allowed a dramatic increase on the size
of main memory attached to the minicomputers.
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between minicomputers and mainframe computers, the mainframe remain a distinct class of
computers. There are some key differences between the mainframe class computers and the
mini class computers. One of the most dramatic differences is in the speed of the two
classes. A common measure of speed is Million of Instructions Per Second (MIPS); this is
the rate at which machine instructions are executed. An IBM 3090/600 is rated at 102 MIPS
whereas VAX 8842 is rated at 22 MIPS. It is sometimes dangerous to compare MIPS rating
of dissimilar machineries, since the typical instruction on one machine might do more than
the typical instruction on another. However, the instruction sets of mainframes and super
computers are comparable, so this is a fair comparison. Another dramatic difference is in
price. An IBM 3090/600 model would have costed
around $ 12.4 million in 1988.
In terms of dollar volume, mainframe are the largest sector of the computer hardware
market, and the marketplace continuous to grow. The question might arise, why such
expensive machines continue to survive on the world of microcomputers and low cost
minis. The primary function of mainframes today is to support large databases. Large
business and government organizations need a central repository of data that can be
managed and controlled centrally. Only the mainframe has the processing power to handle
large database systems. Moreover mainframes have more that kept up with other classes of
computer in terms of price and performance.
(4) Supercomputers: There is a need for computers to solve multi various mathematical
problems of real physical processes, such as problems that occur in aerodynamics,
seismology, metrology, and atomic, nuclear and plasma physics. Typically, these problems
are characterized by the need for high precision and a program that performs floating point.
To handle these types of problems, the supercomputers has been developed. These machines
are typically capable of handling hundreds of Millions of Floating point Operations Per
Second (MFLOPS) and cost in the 15-20 million-dollar range. Although a supercomputer is
capable of general purpose applications found on mainframes, it is optimized for the type of
numerical calculation involving arrays. The Super computer has limited use because of its
price tag, a limited market. Only these machines are used, mostly at research centers and
some government agencies with scientific or engineering functions. As with other areas of
computer technology, there is a content demand to increase the performance of the
supercomputer. In some current applications in aero dynamics and nuclear physics, as many
as arithmetic operations, requiring more than two days of computing time on a
contemporary supercomputer, are needed for a single problem. Thus the technology and
performance of supercomputer continues to evolve.
Super-computers are able to reach the large volume and speed performances far beyond the
theoretical limits of main-frames by using parallel processing, vector processing and
pipelining techniques. These techniques are beyond the scope.

2. Analogue Computers:
a. Analogue computers are mostly used in engineering and scientific calculations.
b. Analogue computers employ relatively few distinct, single-purpose devices in parallel-
channel operation. Hence, cost is relatively low and programming is easy.

Comparison of the Analog and Digital Computer:

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The accuracy of analogue computers is limited as compared to the accuracy of digital

computers, which is essentially unlimited. Analogue computers are best suited for
simulating the response of physical systems, while digital computers are best suited for
handling numerical problems, statistical data, and discrete random process. Digital
computers can be set up, however, to serve as mathematical models of physical systems.

3. Hybrid Computers: There is another category of computers, which should be

mentioned in passing. These are the hybrid computers, which make use of both analogue
and digital components and techniques. The car speedometer may be considering a
hybrid, although it does not employ true digital techniques. The digital differential
analyzer is a true hybrid, since it uses digital circuits and techniques in machine that is
organized like, and the purpose of an analogue computer. The most recent analogue
computers use digital memory storage for intermediate results or repetitive problems;
other hybrid exist. To use both types of computing techniques for solving a problem,
'analogue-to-digital' and 'digital-to-analogue' converters are required, which will make
analogue data palatable to a digital computer, and vice versa.
Hybrid computers make use of both analogue and digital techniques. They employ
analogue-to-digital and digital-to-analogue converters for transforming the data into
suitable form for either type of computation.

4. Optical computer: Optical computers will be super high speed computer yet to be
developed which shall work on quadra system logic.

Q64. Explain briefly about computer languages?

1. Machine Language: As you know all instructions/data that are fed to the computer are
converted into a sequence of bits [0 and 1] as a computer understands only the binary
numbers, which consists of only 2 digits [0 and 1]. As clear from the name, machine
language is directly accepted and executed by the computer.
Note: Machine language is the elementary language of a computer, which consists of
binary digits [0 and 1] only. It is directly executable by the computer and no further
translation is required. It consists of OP CODE [Operation Code], which tells about the
function which computer has to perform, and OPERAND which tells the computer where
to store and find the data.
Limitations of the Machine Languages:
Machine Dependent: - Since internal designs of different types of computer are different,
you cannot execute a machine language program written for one type of computer on
another type of computer. You need to rewrite the program. So, if you want portability
(usable on any computer) for your program, machine language is a bad choice.
Difficult to write: - To write program in machine language, a programmer must be
completely familiar with the architecture of the computer for which he is writing the
program. Also giving every instruction as string of ‘0’ and ‘1’ is not an easy job.
Difficult to modify: - It is also very difficult to find the error in the program or modify it
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Advantages of machine language: -

Since a machine language program is already in the form of ‘0’ and ‘1’, it is directly
executable by the computer. So execution of the program is very fast. Machine language
is considered to be the first generation language.

2. Assembly Language: In assembly language, binary operation codes were replaced by

the Mnemonics. Mnemonics are like two or three letter abbreviations. For example, in
machine language, if the operation code for “add,” is “0010”; its equivalent in assembly
language is ‘ADD’. An assembler is used to further translate it into the machine code so
that it can be executed by the computer. Since mnemonics are abbreviations or symbols,
they need to be translated into machine language to get executed. The translator, which
does this job in assembly language, is called an assembler. Assembly language is
considered to be second-generation language. Machine and assembly languages are
also called low level language as they are linked with the hardware. Since assembly
language differs from the machine language in the way of mnemonics mainly, most of
the shortcomings of machine language like machine dependence, difficulty in writing and
debugging the programs etc., are applicable to the assembly language.

3. High Level Languages: Machine language and assembly language were used because
initially computers came with very small memory and limited resources. Thus program
efficiency could be achieved only by using hardware-oriented languages. As speed,
power and capacity of computer increased, a need was felt to develop the programs
which can make use of this wonderful machine in many other fields and can be
developed by people who are not experts in computer architecture and hardware. So high
level languages came into existence. High-level languages (HLL) are the languages with
simple English like syntax, which is easy to understand Basic, Fortran, Pascal, Cobol, C,
and C++ are a few such languages. We need compilers or interpreters to change the HLL
code to machine code so that it could be understood and executed by the computer.
High-level languages are considered to be third generation languages.
(1) BASIC: BASIC stands for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It is a
comparatively easy language for beginners in the sense that it uses phraseology similar to
conventional ENGLISH. BASIC is the most commonly used language on microcomputers.
lt was designed by two American professors JG Kemeny and Thomas Curtz of Dartmouth
College USA in 1964. Many different versions of BASIC are in use. First one is a so-called
standard BASIC, but this is so elementary that nobody uses it. Most microcomputers use a
BASIC devised by a company called Microsoft. Because of its simplicity, BASIC was used
in the first PC to gain commercial success. It's now by far the most popular high-level
language used in PC systems. This fact makes it one of the most widely installed computer
languages in the world. Interpreters are frequently used in PC systems to translate BASIC
instructions into machine language code But BASIC language compilers are also available
for these systems. Recreational and educational programs are published in many PC
magazines, and these programs are usually documented in BASIC.

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(2) FORTRAN: Fortran stands for FORMULA TRANSLATION. It was the first computer
language developed by IBM in 1957. It has been modified since then many times and these
versions were given the names like FORTRAN II. FORTRAN-IV is the most popular
version, which was developed in 1966. Latest addition to this is FORTRAN 77, on which
even file handling and word processing is possible. FORTRAN'S syntax is very rigid. It is
used in engineering and scientific applications.

(3) PASCAL: Pascal is sometimes used on small computers and is better structured than
BASIC. PASCAL was designed and developed by Nicolaus Work for teaching computer
science.

(4) COBOL: It stands for Common Business Oriented Language and is the most popular
business language today for data processing. It was designed around 1959-60 with a purpose
to provide a common language for business applications.

(5) C: Its mid level general-purpose language more versatile than BASIC or FORTRAN. It
is used both with Unix and DOS operating systems. The C language was developed at Bell
Laboratories in the early 1970s. It was subsequently used to write the UNIX operating
system. Today, AT&T (Bell Labs' parent) markets a C compiler and UNIX operating
system tools as a single software package. There are many other versions of C that run on
pc's and larger machines. (An ANSI standard version is now available), but its object
oriented version C++ is currently becoming the most favored programming language.

(6) LOGO : It allows even children to program a microcomputer quickly for drawing
pictures etc.

(7) Fourth Generation Languages: These languages are under stage of development.
Efforts are being made to see that no elaborate programming is required and languages
become user friendly. One such language SQL was developed by IBM around 1976. SQL is
an acronym for "Structured query language". Commercial relational DBMS packages such
as Oracle 7, Ingress 6.4, and Sybase use SQL. Remember when the input program (called
as Source Code) is processed by a language translator, output is the machine language
program called as Object program.
Advantages of High Level Languages:
High-level languages have lots of advantages over Machine language and Assembly
language.
Hardware Independent: - The programs developed on one type of computer can run or
get executed on other type of computer with no change or little change. Hence lot of
effort was saved.
Easy Programming: - It is really easy to write a program in a high level language. The
programmer is more concerned about logic and program development without worrying
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Q.65. Differences between Character User Interface and Graphical User Interface:

Character User Interface Graphical User Interface

The commands are typed in a series of The commands are given by clicking icons
characters.
It does not support pictures. It supports pictures.
Character User Interface’s are mostly Graphical User Interface’s are multi user
single user operating systems. operating systems.
It does not support multi tasking. It supports multi tasking.
User must learn all commands in order to User do not have to learn all the
use a Character UserInterface. commands. People with no computer
knowledge can operate Graphical User
Interface’s.
It requires less memory. It requires more memory.
Character User Interface’s are popular Graphical User Interface’s became popular
during the beginning days of computers. with the evaluation of the computer
technology.
Character User Interface’s are useful for Graphical User Interface’s are not useful
giving complex commands. for giving complex commands. Even
Graphical User Interface’s contain
command shell for giving complex
commands.

Q66. Differences between RAM and ROM:

RAM: Random Access Memory (RAM) - This is the main memory of the computer.
This is the working memory. Any programme or data first gets transferred to this
memory and then only user can use them. Any thing that is typed on the keyboard goes
on to the RAM. Any thing that is displayed on the screen comes from the RAM. RAM is
volatile memory. As soon as electricity is switched off, RAM becomes blank.
ROM:
1. It stands for read only memory.
2. The ROM is built into the system box.
3. The ROM contains the basic instructions to start
4. CD ROM’s can be used to store data permanently.
5. It contains the basic instructions to start the computer and display the system
configuration.
The name of this memory suggests that you can only read from this chip and cannot write
or change any thing on it. It is similar to a printed book that you buy from the market.
You only read from the book and do not write any thing on it yourself. This chip contains
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components with in the computer. ROM is non-volatile memory. That is, even in the
absence of electricity, content of this memory is not lost.
Microsoft Word

Q1. What are the features of Microsoft word?

MS Word is a word processing programme involves the information of written text into a
form that gives it a formatted systematic looks that facilities easy reading.
MS Word is a Computer based program, that is used to type text, correct Spelling and
Grammar error as you type, lets you to preview the complete text before it can be printed.
* Lets you to change a variety of characters and fonts.
* Allows you to add Headers and Footers.
* Allows you to produce personalized letters through Mail Merge.
* Allows you to share resource available to all office programme, such as clipart,
drawing tools etc.
* Allows to keep group of commands in macro, to activate on to any saved file or
unsaved file.

Q2. What are the features of microsoft word?

Microsoft Word: this module can be used to create and maintain documents, like letters,
reports, circulars etc. The documents are stored in .doc format. MS Word is a word
processor through which we can format our text in the required format. The Word has
the following menus:
1. File. 2. Edit. 3. View. 4. Insert. 5. Format. 6.Table. 7. Tools8. Windows. 9.
Help.
FILE MENU – (Keyboard shortcut: ALT + F)
File menu has the following commands:
1. New: This is used to create a new document. The shortcut key is Ctrl N. If already
there is a open document 1, then document 2 is created. If document 2 is also
already open, then document 3 is created.
2. Open: This is used to open an existing document. The shortcut key is Ctrl O. This
will ask for file name. Type the file name and press enter.
3. Close: This is used to close the current document. The shortcut key is Ctrl W. This
will not close the word.
4. Save: This is used to make the changes permanent.. The shortcut key is Ctrl S.
This will ask for file name for the first time. After that it will make the changes
permanent.
5. Save as: This is used to make a copy of that file. The shortcut key is F12. This

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will ask for file every time.

6. Page setup: This is used to set the paper properties such as margins, size etc.
7. Print: This is used to print the current document. The shortcut key is Ctrl P. This
will ask for printer name, number of pages, number of copies.
8. Send to: This is used to save the file in floppy or to send the file to E-mail.
9. Exit: This is used to quit the Ms word. Shortcut key is Alt F4.

EDIT MENU - ALT E

Edit menu has the following commands:
1. Undo: This is used to cancel the last operation performed, like delete or typing etc.
the shortcut key is Ctrl Z.
2. Redo: This is used to perform the cancelled operation by undo. The shortcut key is
Ctrl Y.
3. Cut: this is used to remove the selected text from the document, a copy is placed in
the clipboard. The shortcut key is Ctrl X.
4. Copy: this is used to copy the selected text in the clipboard. The shortcut key is
Ctrl C.
5. Paste: This is used to place the text from clipboard to the cursor position. The
shortcut key is ctrl V.
6. Clear: This is used to remove selected text from the document. Shortcut key is
delete key.
7. Select all: This is used to select the whole document. Shortcut key is Ctrl a.
8. Line up: This is used to move the cursor to previous line. The shortcut key is up
arrow.
9. Find: This is used to find the required text. The shortcut key is Ctrl F. It will ask
for find what: type the required text and press enter. Use arrow keys to read the
text.
10. Find and Replace: This is used to replace the required text. The shortcut key
Ctrl H. It will ask for find what, type the required text to be found.
Then press tab. It will ask for replace with: type the word to be replaced.
Click on Replace to replace the text at the current occurrence, Click on
Replace All to replace the text at all the occurances.. A dialogue will say
about the total no of replacements. Press escape and use arrow keys to read
the text.
11. GO TO: This is used to move the cursor to required position. Shortcut key is Ctrl

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G.It will ask for page number. Write the required page number and press
enter. Press escape and use insert page down to verify the current page.
In order to go to the required line, press Ctrl g, it will ask for page number.
Use Shift tab and arrow keys to select the line number then press tab and
type the line number and enter. press escape and use the insert delete to
verify the current line number.
To go to the required bookmark: Press Ctrl G, use Shift and arrow keys to select
the bookmarks. Then press tab, type the bookmark name and press enter. Press
escape and use arrow keys to read the text.

VIEW MENU - ALT V : You have Normal, Web Layout, Print Layout, Reading
Layout, Outline options, Task Pane, Tool Bar, Ruler, Document Map, Thumb Nails,
Header and Footer, Markup, Full Screen, Zoom sub menu options.

INSERT MENU - ALT I

Insert menu has the following commands:
1. Break: this is used to create section, page breaks. The shortcut key for page break
is Ctrl enter. The shortcut key for Column break is Ctrl Shift enter.
2. Page Number: Page number dialogue will appear The position for page number
should be selected by using up/down arrows. Use tabs and select the alignment
using arrow keys then press enter page numbers will automatically displayed.
3. Date and Time: This is used to insert the current date or time. The dialogue will
ask for the required format, use arrow keys to select the appropriate format and
press enter.
4. Auto Text: the auto text can be used to insert the frequently occurring text. Type
the required text . Select the typed text. Use alt F3 to open the auto text dialogue.
It will ask for auto text name. Type the name and press enter.
To insert auto text: Select the required position to insert the auto text. Select auto
text from insert menu. Type the auto text name and press enter.
5. Symbol: The keyboard does not have special symbols like alpha beta etc. In order
to type these symbols, symbol command can be used.
6. Picture: This is a submenu which consists of the following:
a. Clipart: Clipart is the preloaded picture which can be used by inserting in
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b. From File: This is used to insert required picture file.

c. Auto Shapes: This is used to insert shapes like oval, rectangle etc.
7. File: This command can be used to insert another file into the current document.
This will ask for file name, type the file name and press enter.
8. Bookmark: To insert bookmark, first select the required word by using the Ctrl
and arrow keys. Then select the command, it will ask for bookmark name, type a
name without special characters. Press enter, the bookmark will be created.

FORMAT MENU - ALT O.

1. Font: Shortcut key for dialogue is Ctrl D. the font dialogue consists of the
following:
a. Font name: this is used to give different styles for text.
b. Attributes: This is used to give the attributes like bold, italics, regular.
c. Size: This is used to increase or decrease font size.
d. Colour: This is used to change font colour.
e. There are some other attributes like strike out, superscript, subscript, shadow,
outline etc.
2. Paragraphs: The paragraph dialogue have the following:
f.Indentation: This is used for setting the paragraph indentation.
g.Spacing: the spacing is used for specifying the line spacing. There are single, double,
1.5, multiple line spacings. The shortcut key for single line spacing is Ctrl 1, the shortcut
key for double line spacing is Ctrl 2, the shortcut key for 1.5 line spacing is Ctrl 5.
h. Bullets and Numberings: this is used for generating automatic numbers, bullets.
The dialogue have separates tabs for bullets and numberings. Using arrow keys the
required formats can be created. Alt B is used to select the bullets tab. Alt N is used to
select the numbers tab.
3. Borders and Shadings: The borders and shadings have the paragraph borders,
page borders and shading tabs. The shortcut key for page border is alt P. the
shortcut key for paragraph border is alt B. the shortcut key for shadings is alt S.
Using tab key appropriate format can be selected.
4. Columns: the column is the format which is used for preparing news format. The
column dialogue have 2,3,4,left, right check boxes. These boxes can be selected
for required number of columns. There is one more check box for a separator line
. there are options for specifying the columns width.
5. Tabs: The tabs can be used to create statements, invoices etc. The tab dialogue
will ask for tab stop positions. Type the required tab position, use alt S to set the
tab. The tab stops can be divided among the 6 inches. This tab stops can be
cleared by using alt A. Before setting the tab, select the required position by

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using Shift and arrow keys.

6. Drop cap: Normally the newspapers have paragraph starting with a big capital
letters. To use such kind of characters in the document we can use this. There
are two options: in margin and dropped.
7. Text Direction: The text in the document are normally from left to right. This
direction can be changed to top to bottom by using this command.
8. Change Case: The letters typed in lower case can be changed to upper case or
vice versa. For this typed text should be selected, Shift F3 can be used to change
the case. The available options are lower, upper, sentence case.

TABLES - ALT A.

1. Insert: Insert have the following submenus:

a. Table: This will ask for number of rows and columns. Select auto
contents check box and press enter to create a table.
b. Columns: this command can be used to insert columns in the table. The available
options are columns to right and columns to left.
c. Rows: This command is used to insert rows in the table. Available options are
rows above and rows below.
d. Cells: This command is used to insert cells in the table. The available options are
left, right, above, below.

2. Delete: the delete can be used to remove the cells from the table. This have the
following options:
a. Table: This is used to delete the current table.
b. Columns: this is used to delete the current column.
c. Rows: This is used to delete the current row.
d. Cells: This is used to delete the selected cells.

3. Select: This command can be used to select the rows, columns, cells in the table.
4. Merge Cells: This command is used to merge more than one cells. This is done by
selecting the required cells by using shift and arrow keys.
5. Split Cells: this command is used to split the cells. This dialogue will ask for
number of columns and rows. By giving required number of columns and rows,
the cells can be splitted.
6. Split Table: This is used to divide the table. Before using this command, select

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the table.

7. Table auto format: This command is used to format the table in the available
format. This is done by selecting the table and giving appropriate format.
8. Auto Fit: the table should be auto fit to contents. In other case the alignment would
be improper. To set the auto fit to contents table can be selected and this
command can be applied.
9. Heading Row Repeat: tables can be sometimes big so that it cannot be fit into
single page. In that case in order to repeat heading of the table this command can
be used.
10. Sort: This is used to arrange the tables in ascending/descending order. For this,
first select the required column and apply this command.
11. Formula: This command can be used to apply formula in the table. This formula
can be used to sum the columns above or sum the rows towards left.
12. Show Grid Lines: This is used to show the lines between the cells.

TOOLS MENU - ALT T

1. Spelling and Grammar: Shortcut key is F7. Move the cursor to start of the
document. Press F7 to open the spelling and grammar dialogue. If we feel that
the word is wrong, we can use alt C to change the word. In other cases alt I can
be used to ignore the choice. Alt G can be used to ignore all such spelled words.
2. Language: a. Set language: this is used to change the language from USA to
British format etc.
b. Thesaurus: This is used to find an appropriate synonym for a selected word. To find
thesaurus, first select the required word and use shift F7. the thesaurus dialogue will be
opened. Use tab and arrow keys to select the appropriate synonym. Use alt R to replace
the word with the synonym.
3. Word Count: This is used to find out the following in the current document.
Pages, words, characters (without space) characters (with space), paragraphs,
lines.
4. Auto Summarise: This command can be used to give the summary about current
document.
5. Auto Correct: Typing errors can be corrected by using the auto correct. This
dialogue will ask for replace with colon edit. Type the abbreviation or the
required word, use tab key it will ask for with colon edit. Type the words to be
replaced. Press enter to add this to dictionary. In case of removing already

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existing word, type the word and press alt D. It will ask for confirmation of
deleting press enter.

6. Protect Document: This is used to protect the document from accidental use of the
document. This is done by giving password. The protect document dialogue will
ask for password. Type the password and press enter, it will ask for confirmation,
repeat the password and press enter.

c. Unprotect document: the protected document cannot be modified. In order

to modify, unprotect the document. This is done by selecting the
unprotect document from Tools Menu. It will ask for the password - type
it and enter.

Q3.What is the procedure to CREATE Table of Contents?

The table of contents is a very useful feature of MS-Word. This not only provides an
overview of the contents of the full documents but also allows jumping to the section
indicated by an entry in the table of contents.
Before creating table of contents in the document, we should put heading
styles for main headings, side headings and sub-headings. First select the headings and
apply different heading styles as below mentioned:

a. To apply heading style 1 for Main Headings: -First select the main heading, and then
press CONTROL ALT1.
B. To apply heading style 2 for Side Headings: -First select the side heading, and then
press CONTROL ALT 2.
C. To apply heading style 3 for Sub-Heading: -First select the sub-heading, and then
press CONTROL ALT 3.
We can also apply any one heading style for all headings in the document.
After putting heading styles, go to top of the file. Then put the cursor in blank
region to activate table of contents from index and tables dialogue box.

To create table of contents in a document, first go to insert menu, then

press down arrow until Index and Tables… and give enter or press directly Alt I and D.
In Word 2000 and XP this command is in the sub-menu of Reference option. The
Reference sub-menu is in the Insert menu. This command will open a dialog box, which
has four tab pages. Go to the Table of Contents page by pressing Control and Tab.

Format List Box: There are several formats of displaying Table of Contents entries
"From Template" option is almost similar to what we see in the books. Select the desired
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Show page numbers and right align page numbers: Both of these are check boxes.
Show Levels: It is an edit spin box. Specify the number of levels, which you wish
to include in the Table of Contents.
Tab Leader: It is a combo box. Select the character, which would fill up the blank space
in the line between the heading and page number of the Table of Contents entry.

Press enter on the OK button. This would create the Table of Contents at the location of
the insertion pointer. If the Table of Contents needed to be created at the beginning of the
document make sure to go to the beginning of the document before activating the Index
and Table command.

Q4. Describe briefly about mail merge?

Mail Merge: In case of sending a same letter to more than person the mail merge can
be used. It requires three files to be created. 1. To hold the format of the letter.
2. To hold the address of receivers. #. A document where the merged letter is
saved. To use mail merge, follow the below steps:

d. Create a new document, type the from address.

e. Save the file by using ctrl S and a file name.
f. Select mail merge from Tools menu. Mail merge helper dialogue will appear.
g. It will ask for create, press enter and select form letters.
h. It will ask for use form letters, select active documents.
i. In order to get data source, press enter. Select create data source.
j. By default there will be many fields, use alt R continuously to remove all the
fields.
k. Type the new fields like name, add 1, add2, add3, pincode with enters in between.
After pincode use tab to select okay button.
l. It will ask for file name Type the file name and press enter.
m. Data form will appear with name colon edit, type the name and press tab. It will
ask for add 1 colon, type the first line of the address. Continuous this until
pincode is typed. Use alt A to add more addresses. After completion press tab and select
okay button and press enter.
n. This will bring us to the main document. Use alt shift F to insert the merge field.
It will ask for name merge field, select that and press enter. Use this continuously to
insert all fields till pincode.
o. Type the body of the letter. Select the mail merge from Tools menu. It will ask
for merge. Press enter.
It will ask for new document. Press enter to create the form letters in new can
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Mail Merge: In case of sending a same letter to more than person the mail merge can
be used. It requires three files to be created. 1. To hold the format of the letter. 2.
To hold the address of receivers. #. A document where the merged letter is saved. To
use mail merge, follow the below steps:

p. Create a new document, type the from address.

q. Save the file by using ctrl S and a file name.
r. Select mail merge from Tools menu. Mail merge helper dialogue will appear.
s. It will ask for create, press enter and select form letters.
t. It will ask for use form letters, select active documents.
u. In order to get data source, press enter. Select create data source.
v. By default there will be many fields, use alt R continuously to remove all the
fields.
w. Type the new fields like name, add 1, add2, add3, pincode with enters in between.
After pincode use tab to select okay button.
x. It will ask for file name Type the file name and press enter.
y. Data form will appear with name colon edit, type the name and press tab. It will
ask for add 1 colon, type the first line of the address. Continuous this until pincode is
typed. Use alt A to add more addresses. After completion press tab and select okay
button and press enter.
z. This will bring us to the main document. Use alt shift F to insert the merge field.
It will ask for name merge field, select that and press enter. Use this continuously to
insert all fields till pincode.
aa. Type the body of the letter. Select the mail merge from Tools menu. It will ask
for merge. Press enter.
It will ask for new document. Press enter to create the form letters in new can
also use down arrow to print the document directly.

Microsoft Excel

Q1. What are the features of Microsoft excel?

Excel is a spreadsheet program, and is used present financial data such as budget
or sales report. Excel allows you,
* to enter and Edit data in a Worksheet.
* To use Functions and Formulas to calculate and analyze data.
* To create colorful Charts and Grafics.
* To save time by combining a series of commands into a single command by using
MACROS
* To change and analyze a large amount of data in to a list.

Q2. Function Wizard in Excel:

Highlight the cell where you want your new formula to appear.

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Start the Function Wizard.

Follow the Function Wizard through its two dialog boxes.

Q3. Using Pivot Tables in Microsoft Excel. What is a Pivot Table?

A pivot table creates an interactive summary from many records. For example, you may
have hundreds of invoice entries in a list on your worksheet. A pivot table can total the
invoices by customer, product or date. You create the pivot table by using a wizard. You
can quickly rearrange the information in the pivot table by dragging the buttons to a new
position.

Create a Pivot Table

Organize your data in a table that Excel can understand.
Use Headings: As in this example, the first row must have headings. Use a different
heading for each column.
Keep It Together: Keep all the data together -- don't include any blank rows or columns
in the table.
Isolate It: Leave at least one blank row and one blank column between the data table and
any other information on the worksheet.

Q4. What are the functions in excel?

1. For adding numbers the SUM function is used in three methods.
The formula’s is written as follows:
Type 1:
Example: - If the digits are written from a1 to e1 or e1 to m1 or a1 to a10 or b1 to b10.
After entering the digits in the cells, place the cursor in the blank cell. Then type the
formula as follows:
Syntax: =sum(a1:e1) and give enter. Then press up arrow to know the answer.
Type 2:
Example: - If the digits are written from a1 to a10 or a2 to g2, the formula is as follows:
Syntax: =a1+a2+a3+a4+a5+a6+a7+a8+a9+a10 and give enter. Then press up arrow to
know the answer.
=a2+b2+c2+d2+e2+f2+g2 and give enter. Then press up arrow to know the answer.
Type 3:
Example :- If the digits are written from a1 to desired range like [a1 to a10 continuously]
or a1 to desired range like [a1 to j1 continuously], the formula is as follows:
Syntax: Press Alt equals directly and then give enter. Then press up arrow to know the
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2. For subtracting numbers in range of desired cells.

Syntax: =A1-b1-c1-d1 and give enter. Then press up arrow to know the answer.
=a1-a2-a3-a4 and give enter. Then press up arrow to know the answer.
3. For multiplication: -
If the numbers are written from range of cells, the formula is as follows:
Type 1: Syntax: =a1*b1*c1*d1*e1*f1and give enter. Then press up arrow to know the
answer.
Type 2: Syntax: =product (a1*b1*c1*d1 and give enter. Then press up arrow to know
the answer.
Type 3: =product(a1:a4) and give enter. Then press up arrow to know the answer.

4. For division:
Syntax: =a1/b1/c1/d1 and give enter.

5. For finding the square root:

First type the number in the cell and go to blank cell and type the formula as
follows:
=sqrt (number cell) and press enter key.

6. For finding the average:

The formula is as follows:
Syntax: =Average(total marks/number of subjects) and press enter key.

7. For logical purposes like announcing the results whether student was passed or
failed on the basis of percentage/total marks the IF function is used.
Using “if” condition:
Syntax: =if(and(c9>=35,d9>=35,e9>=35,f9>=35,g9>=35),”pass”,”fail”) and press enter.
For conforming the grades, divisions or classes to the students, the “IF” condition is used
as follows:
Type 1:
Syntax: =if(average cell>=86,”A”,if(average cell>=65,”B”,if(average
cell>=55,”C”,if(average cell>=45, “D”)))) and press enter.
Type 2:
Syntax: =if(average cell>=85,”A”,if(average cell>=70,”B”, if(average
cell>=55,”C”,if(average cell>=45,”D”,if(average cell>=35,”pass”,”fail”))))) and press
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8. For calculating the future value or the maturity value of an investment:

Syntax: =FV(Rate of interest,period of time,,principal amount) and press enter.

9. For calculating the payments to be made for repayment of a loan:

Syntax: =PMT(RATE OF INTEREST,NUMBER OF INSTALMENTS, LOAN
AMOUNT) and press enter.
Loan amount[a1] Number of instalments[b1] rate of interest[c1]
=pmt(c1,b1,a1) and give enter.

10. For inserting current date and time

=NOW() and press enter.

11. For knowing the weekday “weekday” function is used.

Syntax =weekday(mm/dd/yy) and press enter.

12. For finding the maximum value MAX function is used. The formula is written as
=MAX(range)

13. For finding minimum value in a column or table MIN function is used
=MIN(Range)

14. To insert date:

Press Control and semi colon.

15. To insert time:

Press Control shift and semi colon.

16. To findout the text length of required cell,

First type the required text in a cell.
Place the cursor in blank cell.
Then type the formula.
the syntax is as follows:
=len(cell number) and give enter.

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PowerPoint

Q1. Define What is powerpoint Presentation?

Power Point is a program that helps you to plan, organize and design professional
presentations. You can use your computer screen for 35mm slides or overhead projectors
to deliver a presentation. You can also print handouts to help the audience follow the
presentation.
Power Point allows you,
* To edit and organize text in a Presentation.
* To add objects to the slides in a presentation (Such as, Shapes, Pictures, Clip
Arts and Charts.
* To change the color schemes in presentation.
* To Animate the presentation.
* To add slide Transition.

Q2, What are Presentation Graphics?

Presentation Graphics are application software available to design charts. The package
allows the user to,
* Design charts.
* Arrange the matter in a readable format.
* Add pictures in the chart to make them more meaningful and attractive.
* Change the appearance of the alphabets on the charts.
* Print these charts
The charts thus created can be printed on transparent sheet of plastic called
Transparencies. These Transparencies can be seen by a group of people if used with an
Over Head Projector.
Another way of doing presentation is, the computer can be attached to a device called a
LCD(Liquid crystal display). This device is attached in place of monitor. Instead of
displaying the contents on the monitor, using LCD you can display directly on the screen
to a large group of audience without printing them, straight from the computer.

Q3. Why are Presentation Graphics needed?

Presentation Graphics add an interesting aspect to your thoughts and ideas. They make
your ideas look nice on the transparencies. The combination of your voice and the visual
appeal created via the graphics, help in capturing and sustaining the audience’s attention.

Q4. What is the procedure to create powerpoint presentation?

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1. Press on windows button

2. Use arrow keys to move to the Programs option
3. Then select Microsoft PowerPoint using arrow key or by pressing letter M
repeatedly.
4. Press enter.
This will open PowerPoint application and you will get a message Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentation 1 edit blank.
Some times while opening new presentations you will get a new presentation dialog box.
It will have three option buttons 1-open auto content wizard
2-blank presentation
3-open existing presentation
To open a new presentation using tab key select blank presentation option and press
enter. To open an presentation which you have created already select the third option
open an existing presentation and press enter. Auto content wizard is used to create
presentation using wizard. A wizard is a step by step process which collects information
from the user by asking questions and completes a process or task. Auto content wizard
has many inbuilt presentation models in variety of topics. You can choose a particular
topic and put your information in it using wizard.

Creating new presentation

For creating new Presentation press alt + f to open the file menu select new and press
enter. This will open a new presentation task pane. Task panes are the window within an
office application that provides commonly used commands. You can access that task
pane by pressing F6 key. From their go to the option blank presentation option using
arrow keys. Press enter. You will be displayed with different slides available in
PowerPoint. Choose the slide you want and press enter.
Ctrl+N will also help to open a new presentation. A blank slide is opened
automatically with the name as presentation1. Now you can enter the data in the slide.

Q5. Types of slide layouts

1. Title Slide: It contains two parts, one for title and one for subtitle. You can only enter
the title and sub titles in this slide.
2. Title only: In this type of slide you have only one section for adding titles ie you can
add only title to this slide.
3. Title and text: In this slide you can enter both title and text ie you can type a heading
and describe about that topic in detail.
4. Title and 2-column text: In this slide you can give both title and text but its layout is
little different from the earlier one. Text can be typed in column format. But it will
provide you only 2 columns.
5. Title, text and clipart: This slide allows you to enter title, text and also allow you to
insert picture from clipart. Clipart is a tool which contains varieties of pictures
arranged in different categories. You must have used clipart in ms-word also, it
functions same way in PowerPoint. In this slide you will have title at the top, text at
the left side and clipart at the right side.
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difference is that the text will be at the right side and clipart will be at the left side.
7. Title, text and chart: This slide contains title part, text part and chart also. Chart is the
graph which you can insert in your slide. It is the graphical representation of data.
Here text is placed at the left side and chart at the right side.
8. Title, chart and text: This chart functions same as the previous one, the only
difference is that text will be placed at right side and chart at the left side.
9. Title and Table: This slide provides two options one for title and another for table.
You can enter data in the form of table. You can also specify the no of rows and
columns. For more details refer to session 18.
10. Title and chart: It provides two options one for giving title and another for
inserting chart. You can’t enter text in this slide.
11. Title and Organization chart: It has two objects one for giving titles and other
for inserting organization chart. Organization chart is used to represent
hierarchical relationships.

Q6. Layout of powerpoint application

Layout of PowerPoint is divided in to different sections. These include:
1. Task panes: - Task panes are the window within an office application that
provides commonly used commands. Its location and small size allows you
to use these commands while still working on your files. The different task
panes available in PowerPoint are: New presentation task pane, Clipboard
task pane, Basic search task pane, advanced search task pane, Slide layout
task pane, Slide design task pane, custom animation task pane, Slide
transition task pane which contains its related commands. Task panes are
located on the right hand side of the screen. To access it you have to press
F6 from the keyboard.
2. Slide: The slide which you have inserted from the blank presentation option will be
placed at the centre of the screen.
Layout of the slide: The screen of the slide is divided into different
placeholders. The placeholders can contain text, title, picture, or a chart.
Placeholders are nothing but the different objects like title, clipart, chart etc
inside the screen.
3. Thumbnails: Thumbnails are located at the left side of the screen. It
contains two tabs, outline and slide. Slide tab displays the full view of the
slide. From here you can change the slide design, layout, insert new slide,
delete a slide, change the slide transition, you can cut, copy & paste the
slides and you can hide any slide. Outline tab displays the contents (text) of
the slide. From here you can format the text, insert hyperlink, cut copy &
paste the text.
4. Speaker notes: It is located at the bottom of your slide. The person making
the presentation may have made notes while developing the presentation to
make sure that the points are not forgotten or missed. PowerPoint provides
a space called notes page at the bottom of your slide to type such notes. It
can be viewed while running your presentation.
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5. Apart from the above options you have menu bar, status bar and toolbars.

Q7. Inserting picture, table, chart and hyperlink.

INSERTING PICTURE
Picture can be inserted in a slide by an object called clipart present inside the insert
menu. PowerPoint provides separate layout for inserting picture. That is it contains
slides which provides separate placeholder named clipart for inserting picture. We
have already discussed how to insert picture in such slides. But if you want to insert
picture in a slide which does not contain separate placeholder for picture, then you
can insert it through clipart option present inside the insert menu. To do that first
open the slide in which picture has to be inserted, open insert menu by alt+I keys
and go to picture option using down-arrow and press enter on the clipart option.
This will open the clipart dialog box which contains categories of pictures. You can
select any picture using arrow key and press enter to insert it.
INSERTING TABLE
Tables are structures arranged in rows and columns which can be used to arrange
data in more organized manner. Table option is present inside insert menu. Like
inserting pictures you can insert tables in two ways, first is through the slide having
separate placeholder for table, and second is through the slides which do not have
separate placeholder for table.
Steps to insert table,
* For inserting table through first option select the table placeholder using tab key
and press enter.
* For inserting through second option go to insert menu and press enter on table
option.
* Both the option will open the table dialog box which contains two columns, One for
specifying no of rows and other for specifying no of columns you want in the table.
* Press enter on ok button
This will insert table in your slide
INSERTING CHART
Chart is a graphical representation of data. In PowerPoint chart option is
present inside the inset menu. Activating this will insert chart in your slide along
with datasheet.  A datasheet is a table included with a chart that provides
sample information showing where to type your own row and column labels and
data. In the datasheet you can specify your data for x-axis and y-axis. Also you
can insert chart through the slide which provide separate placeholder for chart.
You can do it by pressing enter on chart placeholder which will open the chart
and datasheet.
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custom show, a Web page, or a file. The hyperlink itself can be text or an object
such as a picture, graph, shape, or WordArt. An action button is a ready-made
button that you can insert into your presentation and define hyperlinks for. If the
link is to another slide, the destination slide is displayed in the PowerPoint
presentation. If the link is to a Web page, network location, or different type of file,
the destination page or file is displayed in the appropriate application or in a Web
browser. In PowerPoint, hyperlinks become active when you run your presentation,
not when you are creating it. Use action buttons when you want to include buttons
with commonly understood symbols for going to the next, previous, first, and last
slides. PowerPoint also has action buttons for playing movies or sounds.
Steps to insert hyperlink.
* Go to insert menu and press enter on hyperlink option or use ctrl+k keys to open
the insert hyperlink dialog box.
* In the text to display box type the hypertext that is the text to which the address of
the destination files has to be attached.
* In the look in box select the full path of the destination file.
* Press enter on ok button.

Q8. Slide design & slide layout

Slide design:- when you open this the slide design task pane will get
opened which has following three options in it
* Design templates.
* Color scheme and
* Animation scheme.
Design templates:- It contains different design templates which can be applied to
your slide. It has the following two tabs : -
Used in this presentation:- which displays the design of the
current slide and
Available for use:- which contains many designs which can be applied to your slide.
For applying select the design you want using
down arrow key. Press application button from the keyboard. This will open a pop
up menu which has three options.
Apply to all slides:- if you want to ally the selected design to all the
slides of your presentation press enter on this option.
apply to selected slides:- if you want to apply the design to only
selected slides choose this option
show large previews:- if you want to view the selected design in
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Color schemes
A color scheme consists of the eight colors used in the design of the
slide — colors for background, text and lines, shadows, title text, fills, accents, and
hyperlinks. A presentation's color scheme is determined by the design template
that's applied. You can view a slide's color scheme by selecting the slide and then
displaying the Slide Design-Color Schemes task pane. The color scheme of the
selected slide appears selected in the task pane.
The design template includes a default color scheme plus additional schemes you
can choose from, all designed for that template. The default or "blank" presentation
in Microsoft PowerPoint also contains color schemes.
To apply a color scheme select it using down arrow and press enter. You can apply a
color scheme to one slide, selected slides, or all slides, as well as to notes and
handouts in same way as we have seen in design templates.
Animation scheme
You can animate text, graphics, diagrams, charts, and other objects on your slides
so that you can focus on important points, control the flow of information, and add
interest to your presentation. This option contains many animation schemes which
can be applied to your presentation.
1. Select any scheme using arrow keys and press spacebar or enter to
apply it. By default the selected scheme will be applied to the currently
active slide. If you want to apply to all the slides of your presentation
then press enter or spacebar on apply to all slides button.
2. You have two more buttons namely play and slide show. To play the
selected animation scheme press enter on play button, to view it
through slide show press enter on slide show button.
SLIDE LAYOUT
Opening this option displays a task pane containing the different layouts of slides
available in PowerPoint. Using down arrow you can choose any layout and press
enter to use that layout. We have already discussed about the different layouts and
their functions.

Q9. Creating powerpoint presentation using auto content wizard:

Answer: - AUTO CONTENT WIZARD

Go to ms power point.
Using f6 come to slide area.
Press alt f to go to file menu.
Go to new …
Press enter.
Using tab go to auto content wizard…
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The auto content wizard gets you started by providing you with ideas and
organization for your presentation.
Start.
Presentation type.
Presentation style.
Presentation options.
Go to next greater button and press enter.
Select the type of presentation you are going to give.
Generic.
Select one from five options.
All radio button not checked.
General radio button checked.
Corporate radio button.
Project radio button not checked.
Sales and marketing radio button not checked.
Go to next greater button and press enter
Generic dialogue box.
.
What type of output will you use
On screen presentation radio button checked.
Web presentation radio button not checked.
Black and white overheads radio button not checked.
Colour overheads radio button not checked.
35 mm slides radio button not checked.
Go to next greater button and press enter.
Presentation title.
Items to include on each slide.
Footer.
These are all the options the auto content wizard needs.
Go to finish button and press enter to view your presentation.

INTERNET QUESTION BANK

Q1. What are the benefits or what are the advantages of Internet?
There are many advantages using the Internet such as:
* Email: -
Email is now an essential communication tools in business. It is also excellent for
keeping in touch with family and friends. The advantages to email are that it is free
(no charge per use) when compared to telephone, fax and postal services.
* Information: -
There is a huge amount of information available on the internet for just about
every subject known to man, ranging from government law and services,
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support.
* Services: -
Many services are now provided on the Internet such as online banking, job seeking
and applications, and hotel reservations. Often these services are not available off-
line or cost more.
 Buy or sell products: -
The Internet is a very effective way to buy and sell products all over the world.
. Communities.
Communities of all types have sprung up on the Internet. It’s a great way
to meet up
With people of similar interest and discuss common issues.

Q2. Define what is WWW?

Ans: - THE WORLD WIDE WEB
From the Free Online Dictionary of Computing, we get this definition from its
entry for WWW:
"An Internet client-server hypertext distributed information retrieval system."
The Web is not a network. The Web is not the Internet itself. The Web is not a
proprietary system like AOL. Instead the Web is a system of clients (Web
browsers) and servers that uses the Internet for its data exchange.
The World Wide Web is the most popular part of the Internet by far. Once you
spend time on the Web you will begin to feel like there is no limit to what you can
discover. The Web allows rich and diverse communication by enabling you to access
and interact with text, graphics, animation, photos, audio and video.

Q3. What are web browsers?

Ans: WHAT ARE WEB BROWSERS?

You use to access the World Wide Web, the graphical portion of the Internet. The
first browser, called NCSA Mosaic, was developed at the National Center for
Supercomputing Applications in the early 1990s. The easy-to-use point-and-click
interface helped popularize the Web, although few could then imagine the explosive
growth that would soon occur.

A web browser is the software program you use to access the World Wide Web, the
graphical portion of the Internet. The first browser, called NCSA Mosaic, was
developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in the early
1990s. The easy-to-use point-and-click interface helped popularize the Web,
although few could then imagine the explosive growth that would soon occur.

The ANATOMY OF A BROWSER

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A web browser is the software program you use to access the World Wide Web, the
graphical portion of the Internet. The first browser, called NCSA Mosaic, was
developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in the early
1990s. The easy-to-use point-and-click interface helped popularize the Web,
although few could then imagine the explosive growth that would soon occur.
The Toolbar
The row of buttons at the top of your browser, known as the toolbar, helps you
travel through the web of possibilities, keeping track of where you've been. Since
the toolbars for Navigator and Internet Explorer differ slightly, we'll first describe
what the buttons in common do:
· The Back button returns you the previous page you've visited.
· Use the Forward button to return to the page you just came from
home takes you to whichever home page you've chosen. (If you haven't selected one,
it will return you to the default home page, usually the Microsoft or Netscape
website.)
· Reload or Refresh does just that, loads the web page again. Why would you want
to do this? Sometimes all of the elements of a web page haven't loaded the first time,
because the file transfer was interrupted. Also when you download a web page, the
data is cached (pronounced "cashed"), meaning it is stored temporarily in your
computer's memory. The next time you want that page, instead of requesting the file
from the web server, your web browser accesses it from the cache. But if a web
page is updated frequently, as may be the case with news, sports scores or financial
data, you won't get the most current information. By reloading the page, this timely
data is updated from the web server.
· Print lets you make a hard copy of the current page loaded in your browser.
· The Stop button stops the browser from loading the current page.

· Search connects to directories and search tools on the Microsoft or Netscape

websites.
· Bookmarks or Favorites lets you can record the addresses of websites you want to
revisit. Once you add a URL to your list, you can return to that web page simply by
clicking on the link in your list, instead of retyping the entire address.

The Address Bar

Just under the toolbar, you will see a box labeled "Location," "Go To," or
"Address." This is where you type the address or URL of a website you want to
visit. After you enter it, press the Return or Enter key to access the site or click on
the "Go" button to the right of the address box.
By clicking the small triangle to the right of the Location box, you will get a drop-
down list of the most recent websites you've visited. To revisit a site, just click on the
address.
The Menu Bar
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things you can do with a web page, such as saving it to your hard drive or
increasing the size of the text on a page. Many of the choices are the same, as the
buttons on the toolbar below, so don't try to learn everything now. Click once on a
word to access the drop-down menu, and then click on the selection you want to
make.
The Access Indicator

Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer have a small graphic in the upper
right-hand corner of the browser. When this image is animated, it means that your
browser software, known as a client I accessing data from a remote computer,
called a server. The server can be located across town.

Q4. EMAIL: -
THE ELECTRONIC MAIL

THE ELECTRONIC MAIL

Electronic mail, or e-mail, allows computer users locally and worldwide to exchange
messages. Each user of e-mail has a mailbox address to which messages are sent.
Messages sent through e-mail can arrive within a matter of seconds.
A powerful aspect of e-mail is the option to send electronic files to a person's e-mail
address. Non-ASCII files, known as binary files, may be attached to e-mail
messages. These files are referred to as MIME attachments. MIME stands for
Multimedia
Internet Mail Extension, and was developed to help e-mail software handle a variety
of file types. For example, a document created in Microsoft Word can be attached to
an e-mail message and retrieved by the recipient with the appropriate e-mail
program. Many e-mail programs, including Eudora, Netscape Messenger, and
Microsoft Outlook, offer the ability to read files written in HTML, which is it a
MIME type.

Simple E-mail Server

Given that you have an e-mail client on your machine, you are ready to send and
receive e-mail. All that you need is an e-mail server for the client to connect to. Let's
imagine what the simplest possible e-mail server would look like in order to get a
basic understanding of the process then you know that machines on the Internet can
run software applications that act as servers. There are Web servers, FTP servers,
telnet servers and e-mail servers running on millions of machines on the Internet
right now. These applications run all the time on the server machine and they listen
to specific ports, waiting for people or programs to attach to the port.

Q5. FTP:

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FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and is a way of copying files between
networked computers. . Anonymous FTP is an option that allows users to transfer
files from thousands of host computers on the Internet to their personal computer
account. FTP sites contain books, articles, software, games, images, sounds,
multimedia, course work, data sets, and more.
If your computer is directly connected to the Internet via an Ethernet cable, you can
use one of several PC software programs, such as WS_FTP for Windows, to conduct
a file transfer.
FTP transfers can be performed on the World Wide Web without the need for
special software. In this case, the Web browser will suffice. Whenever you download
software from a Web site to your local machine, you are using FTP. You can also
retrieve FTP files via search engines such as FtpFind, located at
http://www.ftpfind.com/. This option is easiest because you do not need to know
FTP program commands.
Q6. TELNET:
Telnet is a program that allows you to log into computers on the Internet and use
online databases, library catalogs, chat services, and more. There are no graphics in
Telnet sessions, just text. To Telnet to a computer, you must know its address. This
can consist of words (locis.loc.gov) or numbers (140.147.254.3). Some services
require you to connect to a specific port on the remote computer. In this case, type
the port number after the Internet address. Example: telnet nri.reston.va.us 185.
Telnet is available on the World Wide Web. Probably the most common Web-based
resources available through Telnet have been library catalogs, though most catalogs
have since migrated to the Web. A link to a Telnet resource may look like any other
link, but it will launch a Telnet session to make the connection. A Telnet program
must be installed on your local computer and configured to your Web browser in
order to work.
With the increasing popularity of the Web, Telnet has become less frequently used
as a means of access to information on the Internet.

Q7What is NETFIND
NETFIND is an Internet user directory tool. It provides a simple
Internet white pages directory facility.
Given the name of a person on the Internet and a rough description of
where the person works, Netfind attempts to locate telephone and
electronic mailbox information about the person. It does so using a
seed database of domains and hosts in the network.
Netfind finds information about people through the Internet protocols

Q8: -What is IRC?

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a multi-user, multi-channel chatting system. Imagine
sitting in front of your computer and "talking" through typed messages with either
one person or many other people from all over the Internet, all in real time! Best of
all, once you get set up, chatting on IRC is totally free!

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Some Other Help Files

There are many help files designed to introduce you to the exciting and sometimes
bewildering world of IRC. This tutorial that you are reading now is intended to
walk you through the important commands one by one so that you can learn by
doing. If you are brand new to IRC, you may wish to first read the very short IRC
Prelude (or its many translations) to get yourself oriented. Then later you may
check out one of the standard references, such as the alt.irc newsgroup's frequently
asked questions (FAQ) list, or the long but extremely thorough IRC Primer which
is organized like a textbook.
Q9What is a MUD?
MUD stands for Multi-User Dungeon, Multi-User Domain, or Multi-User
Dimension. Regardless of what it stands for, a MUD is an online environment where
multiple users are logged on and interacting with one and other. On some MUDs
you only interact with other players that are logged on, similar to an online chat
system. On other MUDs you can also interact with a game world where you can
explore, fight monsters, and collect treasure, either alone or in the company of other
players that are logged on. On some MUDs, the environment itself can be changed
and expanded by the players themselve. On others, you must play the game long
enough to advance to a Wizard level at which time you can add new areas to the
game. Allowing players to change and add to the MUD world itself is one of the
unique features that make MUDs so unique and fun. Every MUD you visit will be
different in subtle or dramatic ways.
MUDs have been around since the early beginnings of the Internet. The first MUD
was written by Roy Trubshaw and Richard Bartle at Essex University in 1979 on a
DECsystem-10.
zMUD uses the large MUD listing from the MUD connector as the database for its
internal Connection Wizard. You can view the MUD listing in your web browser,
then select "Save As..." in your File menu to save the database to your zMUD
directory with a filename of mudlist.doc. You can also search the MUD Connector
for information on your favorite MUD.
. What is a MUD?
A MUD (Multiple User Dimension, Multiple User Dungeon, or Multiple User
Dialogue) is a computer program which users can log into and explore. Each user
takes control of a computerized persona/avatar/incarnation/character. You can
walk around, chat with other characters, explore dangerous monster-infested areas,
solve puzzles, and even create your very own rooms, descriptions and items. You
can also get lost or confused if you jump right in, so be sure to read this document
before starting.
What different kinds of MUDs are there?
You'll notice the disclaimer on this FAQ mentions TinyMUD. That's one common
type of MUD, but there are many different types of MUDs out there. The Tiny- and
Teeny- family of MUDs are usually more social in orientation; the players on those
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The LP- family of MUDs, including Diku and AberMUD, are usually based on
roleplaying adventure games; the players on those MUDs tend to run around in
groups or alone killing monsters, solving puzzles, and gaining experience in the
quest to become a wizard.
There are still other types of MUDs, such as MOOs, UnterMUDs, and so forth. Each
type has its own unique style, and players are rarely forced to stick to one type of
playing - there's no rule that says an LPMUD _must_ be a combat-oriented MUD,
or that a TinyMUSH _must not_ be a combat-oriented MUD. We suggest that you
experiment around with several different types of MUDs to see what you find is the
most interesting. If there's one thing MUDdom has, it's variety.
You may wish to check out the LPMud FAQ, posted to the rec.games.mud.lp
newsgroup periodically by George Reese.
. Where are MUDs located?
There are many services available which provide up-to-date lists of currently-
running
muds. A list of some of these sites is available at
http://www.mudconnect.com/resources/Mud_Resources:Mud_Lists HTML.
* http://www.mudconnect.com/ - provides a frequently updated list of text-based
muds (1400+ at the moment) as well as site and mud player/staff reviews, several
search engines including a categorical search (to search on 'Pern-based' muds, for
example), active discussions boards, mud resources, and a players' directory.
* http://mudlist.eorbit.net/ - large (3000+ muds at the moment) list of text based
muds, updated automatically every week. The site includes lists of web pages which
refer to each mud, and extensive text based search capabilities.
MUDs are run on many fine computers across the world. To play, all you have to do
is telnet to the MUD's Internet Protocol Port, and you're in business. Some MUDs
have a policy called registration to cut down on abuse of privileges; you might have
to send mail to the administrator of the MUD in order to obtain a character. It's
important to note that MUDs are not a right, and your access is granted out of trust.
People usually have to pay to use processing time on the large, expensive computers
which MUDs often run on, and you're being given a special deal. Which brings us to
another point: MUDs can't really be run on anything less than a largish workstation
(currently), so they're usually on academic or corporate workhorse machines.
There are several ways to hook yourself up to a MUD's Internet port. First, you can
use telnet once you find out the MUD's network address and port number. If, for
instance, we knew that ChupsMUD was at the network address pickle.cs.umsst.edu
at port 4201, we could type:
(on most systems, including UNIX)
telnet pickle.cs.umsst.edu 4201
(or, on some VMS systems)
telnet pickle.cs.ummst.edu/port=4201
and we'd be ready for action. If we get back an error saying something like host
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this: telnet 127.0.0.1 4201.

Your second option is to scout out the many fine client programs which exist for the
sole purpose of providing a friendly and useful front end to MUDs.
Q10. What is net lag?
The Internet (the network which connects your computer to mine) is made up of
thousands of interconnected networks. Between your computer and the computer
which houses the MUD, there may be up to 30 gateways and links connecting them
over serial lines, high-speed modems, leased lines, satellite uplinks, etc. If one of
these gateways or lines crashes, is suddenly overloaded, or gets routing confused,
you may notice a long time of lag time between your imput and the MUD's reception
of that input. Computers which are nearer to the computer running the MUD are
less susceptible to netlag. Another source of lag is if the computer which hosts the
MUD is overloaded. When netlag happens, it is best to just patiently wait for it to
pass.

Q11. What is spam?

Spamming, derived from a famous Monty Python sketch, is the flooding of
appropriate media with information (such as repeated very long say commands).
Unintentional spamming, such as what happens when you walk away from your
computer screen for a few minutes, then return to find several screenfuls of text
waiting to scroll by, is just a source of irritation. Intentional spamming, such as
when you repeat very long say commands many times, or quote /usr/dict/words at
someone, is usually frowned on, and can get you in trouble with the MUD
administration.

Q12. What is a client?

Clients are programs, usually written in C, that connect up to servers. Telnet is one
such client program. Many clients written for MUDs have special added bonus
features through which they filter the output; most, for instance, separate your
input line from the output lines and wraps words after 80 columns. Some also have
a macro- writing capability which allows the user to execute several commands with
just a few keypresses. Some allow you to highlight output coming from certain
players or suppress it altogether. Still other clients make the sometimes tedious task
of building new areas a breeze
What is a client program?
Telnet is a rather ugly way to connect to most muds, since it doesn't do any fancy
text
wrapping, and if someone says something while you're typing out a line, it will make
a mess out of your line, making it hard to see what you're typing and hard to keep
track of what's going on in the mud. A client program is simply another program
you use instead of telnet to connect to a mud. Clients also provide useful things such
as macros and the ability to gag or highlight certain mud output. Clients are
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posting #2 for more information about clients.

Q13. Differences between INTERNET and INTRANET:

Internet Intranet
The Internet is available to the public Intranet is a private network only
(everyone). available to select users. E.g. a school
may use an intranet so that its pupils can
work from home.
It has slow access speeds It has higher access speeds when
compare to Internet.
The information in internet is less In Intranet the information is more
secured when compared with that of secured with that of Internet.
Intranet
Different types of web browsers are Standardized type of browser is used to
used to view the website in Internet. e.g. view the website in Intranet.
Netscape, IE, Opera
Different types of operating systems Standardized type of operating systems
are used to view the website (e.g. are used to view the website in intranet.
Windows, Mac)

It accessible to Global audience (e.g. It is Primarily accessible to local

multilingual, different cultures) audience.

Q14. Differences between LAN and WAN.

There are two basic types of network, the LAN and WAN. LAN stands for local
area network and WAN stands for wide area network. There are obvious
differences between the two network types.
To begin with local area networks. They are smaller networks, usually within an
office base. Connections between the workstations are physical, with cables, and all
the office resources are shared and distributed between the network workstations.
The most common type of LAN is that of Ethernet. This is a family of frame-based
computer networking technologies for LANs.
WAN, or wide area networks, are broader geographic networks, like one city to
another. They are more of a collection of interconnected LAN networks. Other
WANs, provided by service providers, connect local networks to the Internet. In
actual fact the Internet is more a specific Internetwork, not a straight WAN.
While LANs are smaller, collectively they can be linked to create the WAN. This
really is done using a series of routers, and bridges, which are basically network
hardware devices which enable interconnectivity between separate LANs. With the
option of expanding into small-scale WANs.
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transfer rate, need for leased lines and geographical range. LANs are faster, with 10
GB data transfer rates. Likewise, as has been mentioned, LANs encompass a
smaller geographical area. WANs also rely on common carriers, while LANs do not.
Aside from these differences users of a LAN will more likely need password
validation as it will have specific user rights. While smaller WANs might also have
this, it is less likely. LAN networks will generally be more private than WAN
networks, and will have some sort of networking software and probably a network
administrator. Hardware resources are shared on a LAN, while with a WAN the
focus is more on communications.
The network topology of LANs is often peer-to-peer. That is to say, each client
shares is resources with other workstations in the network. WAN networks will
operate on a more client-to-server basis with interconnected LANs. Really, all this
means is that the resources are requested from a central server.
One other big difference between the networks is the cost to set up a LAN in relation
to a WAN. A single LAN network will be cheaper to set up than that of a larger
WAN, with more workstations and more hardware connection requirements with
the need for a leased line. In essence, one big LAN in comparison to a small WAN
will be the cheaper option.
So, the differences between Lan’s and Wan’s are indeed greater than just that of
size. There are differences in network topology, hardware requirements, software
requirements as well as technical specifications and cost.

Q15. FTP:
Answer: - FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and is a way of copying files
between networked computers. . Anonymous FTP is an option that allows users to
transfer files from thousands of host computers on the Internet to their personal
computer account. FTP sites contain books, articles, software, games, images,
sounds, multimedia, course work, data sets, and more.
If your computer is directly connected to the Internet via an Ethernet cable, you can
use one of several PC software programs, such as WS_FTP for Windows, to conduct
a file transfer.
FTP transfers can be performed on the World Wide Web without the need for
special software. In this case, the Web browser will suffice. Whenever you download
software from a Web site to your local machine, you are using FTP. You can also
retrieve FTP files via search engines such as FtpFind, located at
http://www.ftpfind.com/. This option is easiest because you do not need to know
FTP program commands.

Q16. Computer net works: - A computer network is a group of computers that are
connected to each other for the purpose of communication.
Networks may be classified according to a wide variety of
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provides a general overview of some types and categories and also

presents the basic components of a network.
A computer network allows computers to communicate with many other
computers and to share resources and information. The Advanced
Research Projects Agency
(
ARPA)
funded the design of the "Advanced Research Projects Agency Network" (
ARPANET)
for the United States Department of Defense. It was the first
operational computer network in the world.

Objective Type Questions

Paper1:
1. The fastest computer is called_________
Answer: Super.
2. Scanner is an ______ device.
Answer: input.
3. Magnetic tape is an example of ______memory.
Answer: secondary.
4. A memory which cannot be altered is called____________
Answer: ROM
5. All mathematical, logical operations are done by____________
Answer: ALU
6. Which of the following is not an operating system ___________
Answer: C language.
7. Which is not a feature of UNIX_________
Answer: GUI.
8. The commands readily available on disk are_________
Answer: Bootstrap.
9. Who loads the commands into memory__________
Answer: Bootstrap.
10.The page in windows that comes after full loading is__________
Answer: Desk top.
11.The bottom portion of desktop where currently active windows
are shown is called____________
Answer: Taskbar.
12.To close an existing window the short cut key is___________
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13. Ctrl+ Alt+ Del results in_________

Answer: restart.
14.Gum bottle tool is used for_________
Answer: paste.
15.Spell check is present in___________
Answer: Tools.
16.A ready-made example is called__________
Answer: Wizard.
17.The default saving folder in word is___________
Answer: My documents.
18.Ctrl + C is a short cut for___________
Answer: Copy.
19.To select all the short cut is________
Answer: Control + A.
20.To switch between open windows we can use_________
Answer: Alt + Tab.
21.Symbols are present in which menu option___________
Answer: Insert menu.
22.The feature with big size first letter is called___________
Answer: Drop cap.
23.The lay out suitable for internet is _________
Answer: Web.
24.To find sum of columns above invoke___________
Answer: Merge cells.
25.To send a document of the same content to different recepicients
we can use___________
Answer: mail merge.
26.A group of commands to act as a single command is___________
Answer: Macro.
27: The files with .dot extension are called___________
Answer: None.
28. MS excel is an example of_____________
Answer: spread sheet.
29. The dos type of excel is__________ IMPT
Answer: lotus.
30. Excel files have default extension of___________
Answer: XLS.
31. To find sum of values from b4 to b10 the symbol is__________
Answer: colon.

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32. Formulas in excel begin with which symbol___________

Answer: Equals.
33. The operator system for exponentiation is _____________
Answer: Reverse V.
34. To activate operations on arrays use which symbol___________
Answer: Left brace and right brace.
35. To compare if two values are equal the function
is_______________
Answer: ABS; absolute].
36. To select desired data we can use ______________
Answer: Filter.
37. The extension of power point file is___________
Answer: PPT.
38. Back ground colour can be set using______________
Answer: A Icon.
39. The shortcut to insert a new slide is_____________
Answer: Control + M
40. Orderkl; and timing of parts of a slide can be done in
___________
Answer: Preview.
41. The protocol to operate the internet is_____________
Answer: FTP.
42. Internet explorer is an example of______________
Answer: Browser.
43. Google is an example of________________
Answer: Search engine.
44. The incoming mails are stored in______________
Answer: Inbox.
45. Password is always appearing as ____________
Answer: Special characters.
46. Yahoo is an example of___________
Answer: Client server.
47. To connect a computer telephone line we need____________
Answer: Modem.
48. The global monitoring body for internet is______________
Answer: WWW.
49. Every system on the net is identified with unique____________
Answer: IP address (IP means internet provider).
50. The message part of an E-mail is called____________

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Answer: Compose.

I. Fill in the blanks:

1. Expand ROM___________.
Answer: Read only memory.
2. Directory can be deleted by using ___________ dos command.
Answer: RD Directory Name
3. Name any two dos internal commands.
Answer: Copy, Ren, Type and Cls.
4. What does MS dos stand for?
Answer: Micro soft disk operating system.
5. Which shortcut key can be used to close an application in
windows________.
Answer: Alt F4.
6. LAN stands for____________.
Answer: Local area network.
7. Which short cut key can be used to copy files or data ____________.
Answer: Control and C.
8. How to find the address of the cell ____________.
Answer: Insert and C.
9. How to find the maximum value of numbers entered from c20 to
c50______________.
Answer: =max (c20+c50) and press enter.
10._______________is a collection of computers or computer like
devices that can communicate across a common transmission media.
Answer: Internet.
11. Expand HTTP_________.
Answer: Hyper Text Transfer Protocol.
12. _____________ is used to convert digital signals into analog signals
and vice versa.
Answer: Modem
13. Power point is a _______________ programme.
Answer: Presentation.
14. Main purpose of slide sorter view is ___________.
Answer: To view all slides at one time.
15. Headers and footers are edited in ____________ view.
Answer: Print preview.

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II. Choose the correct answers:

16. Which of the following is a peripheral device?

a) Dot matrix printer b) MS- DOS c) Control unit of CPU d) Input data

Answer: Dot matrix printer

17. Which of the following is the DOS external command?

a) Format
b) SYS
c) DISKCOPY
d) All

Answer: Format

18. An operating system is which type of software?

a) Application software
b) System software
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer: System software.

19. ‘Save as’ on file menu is used for which of the following?
a) Save changes
b) Save to file first time
c) Copies the file into another
d) None

Answer: Save to file first time.

20. A table is a grid of rows and columns containing boxes of:

a) Text or graphics
b) Only text
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d) None

Answer: Text or graphics

21. What is the default width of the cell in the worksheet?

a) 8.45
b) 8.43
c) 8.4
d) 8.44

Answer: 8.43.

22. How many default worksheets are available in a work book?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 2
d) 3

Answer: 3.

23. What is the default order in excel when you select the sort option
from the menu?
a) descending
b) ascending
c) both a and b
d) None

Answer: Ascending.

24. What is the name of the last column in the worksheet?

a) V
b) VI
c) IV
d) VII

Answer: IV.

25. What is the valid font size in power point?

a) X

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b) 12
c) IX
d) XI

Answer: X.

26. Symbol option is available in which menu in word?

a) View
b) Edit
c) Insert
d) Tools

Answer: Insert menu.

27. View slide option is available in which menu?

a) Edit
b) Format
c) Tools
d) Slide show

Answer: Slide show menu or Alt and D.

28. How many steps are available in auto content wizard?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 4
d) 2

Answer: 3.

29. What is the default font in word?

a) Arial
b) Times New Roman
c) Verdana
d) None

Answer: Times new roman.

30. What is the default representation (transfer type) for FTP?

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a) Binary
b) ASCII
c) Both a and b
d) None

31. Windows is a ______ user interface.

Answer: Graphical user interface
32. Expand DOS.
Answer: Disk operating system
33. Directory can be deleted by using which command?
Answer: Del
34. Which excel function returns a positive square root of a number?
Answer: None.
35. Which chart component is to represent a data series?
Answer: labels.
36. What is the key board short cut for opening format cells dialogue
box?
Answer: Control and 1.
37. Excel chart is used for _________.
Answer: Analyses values and numerical values.
38. To plot profit and loss over a seven years period which chart is best
suited?
Answer: Line.
39. If the ruler is hidden, chooses the ruler combined from
the____________ menu.
Answer: View menu.
40. The shortcut key to redo the last undone action is _________.
Answer: Control or Z

III. State whether True or False from the following statements.

31. MS- DOS is a multi user operating system.

Answer: true

32. In order to quit MS- Word click on the file menu and then click on
the exit option.
Answer: true

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33. Scrolling means moving into view the text that is currently above or
below the window.
Answer: true

34. The ruler can be used to set indents, tabs, column widths and
margins.
Answer: true

35. You can use BACKSPACE to insert a character to the left of the
insertion point.
Answer: false

36. Format-> row-> hide is selected to hide the selected row.

Answer: true

37. Protocol is a set of rules and procedures that enables computers to

communicate over a network.
Answer: true

38. URL stands for Uniform Resource Language.

Answer: false

39. A mailbox is a location on an email server where incoming messages

are stored for a user.
Answer: true

40. Network is a collection of networks.

Answer: true

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Match the following:

1. Key board A: Input device.

2. Hard disk. A: Storage device
3. Windows 95. A: Operating system.
4. CLS. A: Dos internal
command.
5. Cell. A: Basic unit on the
worksheet.
6. .Ppt A: Extension of power
point file.
7. Net scape navigator. A: Web browser.
8. FTP. A: Protocol.
9. E-mail. A: Sending and
receiving electronic
composed letters.
10. Internet A: Network of
networks.
11. Floppy. A: Storage device.
12. Internet explorer. A: Web browser.
13. Mail merge. A: Send same letter to
a different address.
14. Primary key. A: Record can be
identified uniquely.

Examination
December 2005

1. Window is a ___________ user interface.

a) Character

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b) Graphical
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer: Graphical

2. Expand DOS
a) Disk Operating System
b) Disk Open System
c) Dynamic Operating System
d) None

Answer: disk operating system.

3. Directory can be deleted by using ______ DOS command.

a) CD
b) MD
c) RMDIR
d) Del

Answer: Del.

4. Which of the following is the DOS external command?

a) Format
b) SYS
c) DISKCOPY
d) ALL

Answer: Format

5. Operating system is a type of software _________.

a) Application software
b) System software
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer: System software

6. LAN stands for __________.

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a) Local Area Network

b) Local and Network
c) None

7. New Directory is created by using _____DOS command.

a) MKDIR
b) MD
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer: MKDIR

8. Which of the following is not an operating system?

a) DOS
b) UNIX
c) LINX
d) C

Answer: LINX

9. Which of the following are DOS internal commands?

a) CLS
b) CD
c) DIR
d) All

Answer: CLS

10. Which of the following is an input device?

a) MS- DOS
b) CPU
c) Input data
d) Keyboard

Answer: Keyboard

11. The _______ shortcut key is redo the last undone action.
a) Ctrl and Y
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c) Ctrl and U
d) Ctrl and V

Answer: Ctrl and U

12. The _______ shortcut key is cut the selected text or word.
a) Alt and E, T
b) Ctrl and X
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer: Ctrl and X

13. The ______ shortcut key does the central alignment.

a) Ctrl and L
b) Ctrl and R
c) Ctrl and E
d) Ctrl and J

Answer: Ctrl and E

14. To open a document, which of the following commands are true?

a) Ctrl and O
b) Select file on menu bar and open
c) Alt and O
d) Alt and F

Answer: Select file on menu bar and open

15. ‘Save as’ on file menu is used for which of the following?
a) Save changes
b) Save to file first time
c) Copies the file into another
d) None

Answer: Save to file first time

16. The Repeat on Edit menu repeats which of the following actions?
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b) The second last action

c) All previous change
d) None

Answer: The last action

18. The _______ shortcut key is zooming a page.

a) Alt + F + V
b) Alt + V + Z
c) Alt + F4
d) Alt + F + C

Answer: Alt + V + Z

19. The ______ shortcut key is to select the entire document.

a) Ctrl + Z
b) Ctrl + C
c) Ctrl + V
d) Ctrl + A

Answer: Ctrl + A

20. Which of the following menus has the spelling and grammar tool?
a) Insert Menu
b) Format Menu
c) Tools Menu
d) Edit Menu

Answer: Tools menu

21. Excel is a ________ program.

a) Spreadsheet
b) Application
c) Software
d) Hardware

Answer: Spreadsheet

22. Which of the following is an Excel Component?

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a) Title bar
b) Caption button
c) Menu bar
d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

23. A ________ is an electronic ledger having a set of cells arranged in

rows and columns.
a) Workbook
b) Cell
c) Worksheet
d) All of the above

Answer: Worksheet

24. The worksheet option is available on the _______ menu.

a) Insert
b) Format
c) View
d) Edit

Answer: Insert

25. Which one is an Excel function name?

a) MAX
b) MIN
c) SUM
d) All of the above

Answer: All of the above

26. The ______ Excel function returns a positive square root of a

number.
a) PRODUCT
b) FACT
c) MOD
d) None

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Answer: MOD

27. The ______ Chart component represents a data series.

a) Legends
b) Axes
c) Category
d) Labels

Answer: Axes

28. The Picture option is available on the ______ Menu.

a) Insert
b) Edit
c) Format
d) Data

Answer: INSERT

29. Keyboard shortcut for opening the format cells dialog box.
a) Ctrl + I
b) Alt + 1
c) Ctrl + 1
d) Shift + 1

Answer: Ctrl + 1

30. Excel chart is used __________.

a) Analyze values
b) Analyze numerical value
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer: Analyze numerical value

31. By default how many worksheets are available in a workbook?

a) 2
b) 3
c) 1
d) 5

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Answer: 3

32. To plot profit and loss over a seven year period which of the
following charts is best suited?
a) Area
b) Line
c) Bar
d) Pie

Answer: Bar

33. What is the default width of the cell in the worksheet?

a) 8.4
b) 8.43
c) 8.44
d) 8.45

Answer: 8.43

34. What is the default order in Excel when you select the sort option
from the menu?
a) Descending
b) Ascending
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer: Ascending

35. What is the valid font size in powerpoint?

a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 8

Answer: 10

36. A table is a grid of rows and columns containing boxes of:

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b) Only text
c) Only graphics
d) None

Answer: Text or graphics

37. View slide option is available in which menu?

a) Edit
b) Format
c) Tools
d) Slideshow

Answer: Slideshow

38. _______ is used to convert digital signals into analog signals and vice
versa.
a) Modem
b) Modulation
c) Demodulation
d) All

Answer: Modem

39. If the ruler is hidden choose the ruler from the _____ menu.
a) File
b) Edit
c) View
d) Tools

Answer: View

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Match the following:

Group A Group B Answers

40. CLS DOS command a
41. Windows 98 Web browser e
42. .ppt Record can be d
identified uniquely
43. Mail merge Extension of k
powerpoint file
44. Primary key Multi task operating c
system
45. Email Network of networks h
46. Internet Input device j
47. Keyboard Protocol f
48. Floppy Storage device g
49. Internet Explorer Sending and receiving i
electronic composed
letters
50. FTP Send same letter to b
different addresses

True or false:

41.MS-dos is a multi user operating system.

Answer: false.
42. In order to quit MS word click on the file menu and then click on
the edit option.
Answer: True.
43. Scrolling means moving into view of the text that is currently above
or below the window.

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Answer: true.
44. The ruler can be used to set indents, tabs, column widths and
margins.
Answer: true.
45. You can use back space to insert a character to the left of the
insertion point.
Answer: false.
46. Format – greater than row-greater than hide is selected to hide the
select row.
Answer: true.
47. Protocol is a set of rules and procedures that enables computers to
communicate over a network.
Answer: true.
48. URL stands for uniform resource language.
Answer: false.
49. A mail box is a location on an e-mail server where incoming
messages are stored from a user.
Answer: true.
50. Network is a collection of networks.
Answer: true.

State Board of Technical Education and Training,

Andhra Pradesh: Hyderabad
Three Months Certificate Course in Computer Subjects
Sub: CCIC-01: Office Automation
May 2005

Time 1 hour
Marks: 50
Note: Answer all the questions and each carries one mark.

I. Pick up the correct choice and place the answer code in the bracket.

Q1. I/O in respect of computers stands for

a) Intake/ Output.
b) Import/ non-import.
c) Input/Output.
d) All.

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Answer: c

Q2. A peripheral device

a) May be used for input.
b) May be used for output.
c) May be used for storage.
d) All.

Answer: d

Q3. UNIX is a
a) Multi-user operating system.
b) Single user operating system.
c) Language.
d) None.

Answer: a

Q4. Which one of the following is not an operating system?

a) MS-DOS.
b) Windows 95.
c) UNIX.
d) Java.

Answer: a

Q5. A new directory is created using the command:

a) CHDIR b) RMDIR c) MKDIR d) MAKE

Answer: c

Q6. Use the _______ command to change the name of a file:

a) REN
b) COPY
c) RENUM
d) None.

Answer: a

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Q7. The symbol that shows you where the mouse is on the screen is:
a) icon
b) mouse pointer
c) arrow
d) director

Answer: c

Q8. The FIND option in the start menu in Windows is for:

a) searching files only
b) searching folders only
c) both a and b
d) none

Answer: b

Q9. Selection of text can be of:

a) single word
b) single line
c) paragraph
d) all

Answer: d

Q10. Which of the following menus has the spelling and grammar tool?
a) Insert menu
b) Format menu
c) Tools menu
d) Edit menu

Answer: c

Q11. Address of the first cell in the worksheet.

a) 1
b) A
c) A1

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d) 1A

Answer: c

Q12. Which of the following is an Internet Service Provider.

a) VSNL
b) Satyam Online
c) Both a and b
d) None

Answer: c

Q13. Which one is the presentation software?

a) MS Word
b) MS Powerpoint
c) MS Excel
d) MS Access

Answer: b

Q14. Advantage of Email is

a) Low speed
b) High cost
c) High speed
d) None

Answer: c

Q15. Which one of the following is used to convert digital signals to

analog signals and vice-versa?
a) Modem
b) Phone
c) Printer
d) none

Answer: a

II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word/ phrase.

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16. _____ computer is the fastest computer.

Answer: Super

17. Printer is an _______ device.

Answer: Electronic
18. Windows NT is an _________
Answer: Operating system
19. To delete all files in a directory the ______ command can be used.
Answer: Del
20. Name one GUI operating system.
Answer: Graphical user interface
21. Mail merge involves merging of the __________ with a data source.
Answer: Document
22. The worksheets contain _____ columns.
Answer: 256
23. Give one slide layout name that you know in powerpoint _______.
Answer: Table
24. The redo button on the standard tool bar allows you to ______ the
undo operation.
Answer: Reverse
25. ________ software is used to send and receive letters electronically.
Answer: Mail
26. Name one web browser software.
Answer: Microsoft ware
27. WAN stands for _____________
Answer: Wide Area Network
28. ______ is used to login remote computer.
Answer: Internet explorer or remote access software.
29. The Web is a series of interconnected documents stored on a
computer somewhere called a _____.
Answer: Server
30. MUD stands for ____________.
Answer: Multi User Domain

III. State true or false.

31. Hard Disk is a storage device.

Answer: true
32. MS- DOS is a GUI operating system.

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Answer: false
33. FORMAT is a Dos Internal command.
Answer: false
34. If you double click mouse on a word in word, it selects that word.
Answer: false
35. To display the current time, the TIME function can be used in MS-
Excel.
Answer: true
36. .Com is the extension of the powerpoint file.
Answer: false
37. The internet and www are two names for the same thing.
Answer: false
38. The talk program allows you to connect your computer to someone
else’s computer and the type a message back and forth.
Answer: true
39. USENET is a large collection of discussion groups.
Answer: true
40. IRC stands for Internet Relay Communication.
Answer: true

IV. Match the following.

41. Plotter F1 Key 44

42. Computer Each individual page 48

network in presentation

43. TREE Output device 41

44. Windows help Transfer file from 49

one system to another
over the internet.
45. Compiler Creates a series 47

46. Header Directory structure 43

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47. Autofilter Uniform Resource 50

Locator
48. Slide Collection of 42
computers
49. FTP Displayed in top 46
margin
50. URL System software 45

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