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Write short answers.
L:1 Computer System
Q:1 Define a Computer system.
Ans : A computer system is a machine that is designed to follow a set of instructions
known as programs to give the desired results known output.

Q:2 What is software?
Ans: Software means computer instructions or data. It can be stored electronically as
software, is any set of machine readable instructions that directs a computers processor
to perform specific operations.

Q:3 What is the difference between Rom and Ram.
Ram Rom
1.Ram stands for Random Access memory.
2.It is temporary memory.
3. It is used to store data and programs.

4. Ram is a volatile memory.
5. Contents are lost when the power is
switched off.
1. Rom stands for Read Only memory.
2. It is permanent memory.
3. It is used to store important control
programs and system software.
4. Rom is a non-volatile memory.
5. Contents are not lost when the power is
switched off.

Q:4 What are binary numbers?
Ans: The binary system is used in the computer to express numeric values in
mathematical operations. The computer has a unit of measurement calculate its storage
capacity.
8 bits =1byte
1024 byte =1 KB
1024 KB =1 MB
1024MB =1 GB
1024 GB =1 TB

Q:5 What is secondary storage?
Ans: Secondary memory(secondary storage) is used to store large amounts of data this
memory stores data permanently the data remains stored till the user erases it some of the
secondary storage devices are floppy disk CDs, Hard disk, DVD, USB pen drive etc.

L:2 Details on MS Windows 7
Q.1 Explain any two features of windows 7
Ans: Home group:- Home group in windows 7 can connect your PCs and help you share
printers, documents , music and pictures with everyone in the house.
Jump list:- It allows you speedy access to your favourite programs, websites and
documents.

Q.2 What is Aero?
Ans: Aero is an interface that make your visual interaction with the desktop amazing and
easy.

Q.3 How will you change date and time of your PC?
Ans:- You can change date and time of your PC by using date and time option
To change date and time, follow these steps:
1.Click on clock, language, and Region option in Control panel
2.Click Date and Time option. The Date and time dialog box appears.
3.Click on chang date and time Tab. The Date and Time setting dialog box appears.
4.Select the data from calender. Change the month through clicking forward/backward
arrow buttons. Click OK.
5.To make change in time ,select the hour in the text box, click arrows to
increase/decrease hours.
6. Similarly,we can change the minutes and seconds.

Q.4 You want to browse the net and type information in Ms-Word at same time.
How will you ensure that both windows are opened on the desktop?
Ans: At the same time we want to browse the net and type information in MS- Word we
have to do.
Steps to display two windows at time are as follows,
1. Open any two application one by one.
2. Right click anywhere on the blank space of the task bar.
3. Click on show windows side by side option from the short cut menu.Both the
application will be displayed side by side on your computer.

L:3 Elaboration on MS Excel 2007
Q-1) What do you mean by sorting data?
Ans:Sort means to arrange the given data in a particular order(ascending or descending).

Q-2)Can you sort Excel data by more than one column? If so, using which
command?
Ans: Press ctrl+Right arrow keys and select the field.

Q-3)What do you mean by filtering data?
Ans:Filtering mean in MS-Excel is a quick and easy way to find and work with parts of
data in a sheet. Filter option is used to display a range of cells which satisfy a given
criteria.

Q-4) What are the different ways to remove filter criteria?
Ans: The different ways to remove filter criteria 1. To remove the filter click on clear
button in sort & filter group. All the hidden data will appear.

Q-5) What is cell reference? Explain in brief.
Ans: A cell reference identifies the location of a cell address in the spread sheet. There
are three different ways of specifying the address of a cell.
1.Absolute cell 2. Relative cell 3. Mixed cell.
1. Absolute cell: Absolute cell reference in a formula always refer to a cell in a
specific location.
2. Relative cell reference: In a formula is based on the reference position of the cell
contained in the formula.
3. Mixed cell reference: Is the mixture of relative and absolute reference.

L:4 Creating charts in MS Excel 2007
Q:1 How to resize a chart?
Ans: To resize a chart with the help of plot area And Chart area.
Q:2 How to shift chart?
Ans: To shift chart with the help of chart area and drag with four head mouse pointer.
Q:3 How to change the data in chart?
Ans: To change the data in a chart
1. First click on the chart to select it.
2. Then click on the select data button on the Design tab of the Ribbon. A select
Data source dialogue box appears. Make the required changes in it .
3. 3. Changes are reflected in the chart.
Q:4 What are pie charts?
Ans: A pie charts is used to plot the data for single data series.
Q:5 What is plot area?
Ans: Plot area is the rectangular area bounded by the two aixes.

Long answer questions
L:1
Q:1 What is the function of CPU? Explain its components.
Ans: Processing unit is the commonly known as central processing unit (CPU). This unit
carries and performs all the calculations and operation that a computer system is
subjected to. A CPU is further divided into three parts.
The CPU contains the following parts:
1. Control unit (CU)
2. Arithmetic and unit (ALU)
3. Memory unit (MU)
1. Control unit:Control unit (CU) is a part of CPU which directs and coordinates
most of the operations and instructions in the computer.
2. Arithmetic Logic unit: Arithmetic Logic unit (ALU) is another part of CPU,
which performs arithmetical comparisons and Logical operations.
a) Arithmetical operations: Include addition (+) Subtraction (-), multiplication (*)
and division (/).
b) Comparison operations: Involve comparing one data to another. For e.g greater
than(>), equal to (=), less than (<) or not equal to (< >).
c)Logical operations: Use conditions along with logical operators such as AND,OR and
NOT.
3) Memory unit:Memory unit (MU) and forms an important component of CPU. This
unit is responsible to retain the memory of the computes. MU is responcible to hold
,receive and deliver data that is given to the computer.

L:2
Q.1 Explain any three settings of your system that you can change using control
panel.
Ans:Control panel is used to make changes in the appearance.Click the Start button and
select the control panel option from the right pane.
By using Date and TimeOption
This option is used to change the computer's date and time.
By using the Mouse setting
You can change the appearance of the mouse pointer, function of mouse buttons and
scroll speed of the mouse wheel.
By using On-screen Keyboard
On-screen Keyboard is a feature to create documents using on-screen keyboard option.

Q.2 Describe features of windows 7 which were not present in the previous versions.
Ans:-(1) Home group:- Home group in windows 7 can connect your PCs and help you
share printers, documents , music and pictures with everyone in the house.
(2) Jump list:- It allows you speedy access to your favourite programs, websites and
documents.
(3)Windows Taskbar:- It gives you better thumbnail previews, easier to see icons and
more ways to customize it.
(4)Aero:- It is an interface that make your visual interaction with the desktop amazing
and easy.

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Q2 What is ment by Data sorting? How is it different from Filtering?
Ans: Sorting refers to the technique of arranging data in ascending or descending order.
Filter is used to remove the data according to the criteria given on data.
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Q-1) Explain components of a chart with the help of a diagram.
Ans: A typical column chart containing a variety of standard chart elements.
Pg no. 50 draw the chart
Chart title : Click on chart title from labels group. Drop down list appears. Select any
one options from the list. A chart title box will be added to the chart.
Doble click on it and type the name of the chart title.
Axis Title:
Axis title helps you to add titles along the X-axis and Y-axis.
To add an X-axis title, click Axis title Primary Horizontal Axis title Tiltle below
Axis.
To add an Y-axis title, click Axis title Primary Vertical Axis title choose any one
option
Legend:
This option allow you to place the legend at desired place or you can hide it also.
Click Legend Select the option according to the requirement from the drop down list.
Q-2) Write steps to create a chart in Excel.
Ans: To create a chart follow the given steps:
Step 1 : Enter your data into the spread sheet in a table format with column header row
header.
Step 2 : Select the cell range .
Step 3 : Click the Chart under Insert tab.
Step 4 : Click the desired chart type. Here we have taken column chart. Drop down
subtype chart appers.
Step 5 : Select the subtype chart of your choice. For example we have selected Stacked
Column.

Write one word for the following:
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1. The storage unit which is equivalent to 8 bits. - Byte
2. Part of CPU which coordinates all the functions of the computer. - Control Unit
3. It prints by spreading tiny droplets of ink onto paper. Inkjet Printer
4. Permanent memory which stores control programs. - Rom
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5. Provide speedy access to your favourite programs. - Jump List
6. It makes your open window transparent. Aero peek
7 This is used to make changes in the settings of your computer. control panel
8. To remove unnecessary files from your hard disk. disk cleanup
9. Power saving option in your computer. sleep mode
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10. The command in the sort & Filter group that opens a dialog box in which we
define more than one sort column. sorting data
11. Temporarily hiding rows that do not meet specified criteria. Filtering data
12. Button to remove filter.-Clear button
13. Place where you can enter a Microsoft Excel Formula.-Formula bar
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14. The data is displayed as a collection of points in this chart.-Scatter chart
15. A symbol on the chart that represents a single value in the worksheet.--
16. A group of related values, such as all the values in a single row in the chart.-
Column charts
17. These charts are used to show trends over time, especially when many points are
there to plot or the data trend is important. Line charts
Fill in the blanks:
L:1
1. The computer processes the data electronically
2. CPU is also known as the brain of the computer.
3. Bits is the smallest data storage unit.
4. Speakers are used to output sound.
5. Anything that can be stored electronically is data.
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6. Windows Explorer is file browser in Windows.
7. Shortcut makes finding items even quicker.
8. Folder the view allows the user to have a look on the folders in the computer.
9. The Title bar is situated on the top.
10. Grouping lets Windows Explorer collects all the items together
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11. To display the sort dialog box, you click sort & Filter group under the data tab.
12. The sort command arranges data in ascending / descending order.
13. The filter command displays data the user wants to see.
14. Condition formatting sets a cells format according to conditions specified by the
user.
15. When you enter a formula in a cell, it also appears in the formula bar.
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16. Bar Chart are very similar to column charts.
17. Y-axis are used to display value of each column of a chart.
18. Charts can be created by using the insert tab.
19. The data in the chart is based on the data entered in the worksheet.

Write T for true and F for false for the following statements.
L:1
1. The information stored in RAM is erased when the computer is turned off. True
2. Primary memory cannot be processed directly by the CPU. False
3. A mouse is a small device used to point to and select on your computer screen.
True
4. CPU is further divide into five units. False
5. CPU cannot perform all the calculation and operations of the system. False
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6. Address Bar is similar to title bar but is used to display the full path of the folder
which you have selected. True
7. In hibernate mode, the computer saves everything on hard disk before shutdown.
True
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8. Data can only be sorted in ascending order. False
9. If you select a cell in a table and click the filter button, a drop-down menu arrow
appears next to the column header. True
10. The image of a filter button shows that filtering is applied. True
11. The count numbers function counts the cells in the range having numeric data.
True
12. A3-e3 is the cell reference of a range. False
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13. Charts often make it difficult to understand the data in a worksheet. False
14. Legend is a key that identifies patterns, colors, or symbols associated with the
markers of a chart data series. True
15. To create a chart, you have to first select the data from the spreadsheet. True
16. The x-axis is vertically represented. False
17. There is only 1 method to create in MS Excel. False
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs):
L:1
1. Which of these is not an input device?
(a) Drawing tablet (b) Touch screen (c) Speakers (d) Scanner
2. This is the processing unit or the brain of the PC.
(a) ROM (b) RAM (c) ALU (d)CPU
3. Which one of these retain the memory always.
(a) ROM (b) RAM (c) ALU (d) None of these
4. This type of printer uses to print and forth.
(a) Dot matrix (b) Inkjet (c) Laser (d) None
5. Many -------------- together form a file.
(a) Databases (b) Files (c) Fields (d) None of these
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6. It provides speedy access to your favourite programs.
(a) Home group (b) Jump list (c) Aero (d) Media streaming.
7. --------------- option of windows is used to change current settings.
(a) Programs (b) Run (c) Search (d) Control panel
8. Which of these you will use to clean up the disk space.
(a) Hibernate (b) Disk Cleanup (c) Ease of access center (d) None of
these.
9. To see two windows together on the screen, select ------- option from taskbar.
(a) Properties (b) Cascade windows (c) Show windows side by side
(d) Lock the taskbar
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10. What data can Microsoft excel sort?
(a) Numeric (b) Text (c) Alphanumeric (d) All of these
11. When you enable filtering, where do you see drop-down menu arrows?
(a) Each column heading (b) Each selected cell
(c) Both a & b (d) None of these
12. Which of the following is a type of filter?
(a) By a list values (b) By Criteria (c) By a format (d) All of these
13. Which of the following is not in the Autosum menu?
(a) Sum (b) Add (c) Average (d) Mins
14. What symbol do Microsoft excel formulas start with?
(a) * (b) + (c) = (d) /.
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15. These charts are very similar to column charts
a) Bar charts b) scatter charts c) Pie charts d) Area charts
16. Charts can be created by using
a) F!! button b) Insert Tab c) both a& b d) none of these
17 Which of the following allows to fill colour of background.
a) Outline b) Shape fill c) Text fill d) effects