The document provides a set of practice questions divided into four parts related to CXC topics on computer applications such as the internet, word processing, spreadsheets, and charts. Part 1 asks questions about internet services, networking devices, and network types. Part 2 focuses on word processing functions like copy/paste, formatting, and search/replace. Part 3 covers section breaks, footers/footnotes, tables, and merging documents. Part 4 addresses spreadsheets, functions, workbooks/worksheets, and different types of charts. The questions are meant to help students prepare for the CXC exam on computer applications.
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CXC It Practice Questions 2022
The document provides a set of practice questions divided into four parts related to CXC topics on computer applications such as the internet, word processing, spreadsheets, and charts. Part 1 asks questions about internet services, networking devices, and network types. Part 2 focuses on word processing functions like copy/paste, formatting, and search/replace. Part 3 covers section breaks, footers/footnotes, tables, and merging documents. Part 4 addresses spreadsheets, functions, workbooks/worksheets, and different types of charts. The questions are meant to help students prepare for the CXC exam on computer applications.
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CXC Practice Questions
Using PowerPoint or Google sheets complete the presentation of the following questions
Part 1
1. List any three of the main services provided by the Internet
2. Explain the purpose of the following devices: a. Modem b. Router c. Switch d. Network interface card (NIC) or network adaptor 3. Name the type of network that is most suitable for each of the following: a. Allows you to use a landline phone while connected to the internet b. Mostly associated with mobile phones 4. What is the difference between a blog and vlog? 5. What is the name of a text based language use to create web pages for display by a web browser? 6. What is the name of the Internet protocol used to convert the sound of voice into digital form and transmit it over the Internet?
Part 2
1. Explain the difference between:
a. Open and New b. Save and Save As 2. What do you understand by selecting text? 3. You have two paragraphs of text typed, which you want to dedi. How many paragraphs would you have if you: a. Copied and pasted paragraph 2 b. Cut paragraph 1 c. Clicked undo d. Clicked Redo e. Clicked copy 4. State the keyboard combination used to create single, double and one and a half line spacing 5. Describe the benefits of using the Format Painter 6. Explain one advantage and one disadvantage of using the Replace All Option
Part 3
1. What is a section break?
2. Describe an example of how a footnote is used in a work-processing document. 3. What are the similarities and differences between footers and footnotes? 4. Describe one example of using a table in a word processor 5. Explain the difference between adding a column and adding a row to a table. 6. Explain two ways of joining information in two documents into one final document.
Part 4
1. List 3 examples to explain how spreadsheets are used.
2. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences: a. A _______ is an application program that allows text, numbers and formulae to be entered into a grid of rectangular cells. b. In a spreadsheet, each ________ is given a letter, and each _______ a number. c. D12 specifies the cell in ______D and ____12. d. To add together the values in cells A1 and A2, you would type the formula _________. e. To subtract the value in A2 from the value in A1, you would type the formula ______ f. Spreadsheets allow you to perform __________ calculations or _________ modeling. g. A popular spreadsheet program is _________ 3. Explain the similarity of differences between a workbook, a worksheet and a spreadsheet. a. For each of the following, state whether it is a function or a formula: b. =SUM (B1:G4) c. =E3*5% d. =MAX(E4:E6) e. =E6-E4)*10 f. =MIN(C1:C10) g. =AVERAGE(B1:C9) h. =H2/3 1) Give one reason why a chart can be more useful than analyzing data in a sheet. 2) Explain the difference between an embedded chart and a chart sheet. 3) Define the following chart objects: a. Chart title b. Category axis c. Value axis d. Data series 4) Explain the difference between a column (or bar) chart and a pie chart.