Computer Knowledge Notes
Computer Knowledge Notes
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Physical Level/Internal Level - It is the lowest level of abstraction. It describes how the data is
physically stored in detail. B+ tree, Hash file organization methods are used in this level.
Logical Level/Conceptual Level - It is the next level of abstraction and describes what data is stored and
what is the relationship among that data. At the logical level, each record is described by a type and the
interrelationship of these record types. Database administrators work at this level of abstraction. The
changes which are done at this level will not affect the external or physical levels of data.
View Level/External Level - It is the highest level of abstraction and is viewed by the user in terms of
tables and relations. It describes only a part of the entire database and hides the details of the logical
level.
Keys in DBMS
A key is a field in the database table which is used to retrieve and sort rows in the table. Keys are used
to speeding up the data accessing and creating links between different tables.
Super Key - It is a set of one or more attributes whose values uniquely determine each entity in the
database table. It is a subset of a candidate key.
Candidate Key - It is a set of columns in the table from which primary key can be selected to identify
each record. Every database table may have one or more candidate keys.
Primary Key - It is a special key that uniquely identifies each record in the table. It has a unique value
for each row of data and it cannot contain null values.
Composite Key - It is a combination of more than one column in the table that can be used to uniquely
identify each record. It is also known as a Compound key.
Alternate Key - All keys except primary key are known as Alternate. Alternate keys are also called
Secondary Keys.
Foreign Key - Foreign key points to the primary key of another table. It acts as a reference between
tables. It can accept the null and duplicate value.
Microsoft Office
It is an office suite of inter-related desktop applications, servers and services for the Windows operating
systems introduced by Microsoft in 1989. Some important application software of the MS Office is MS
Word, MS Excel, MS Power-point, MS Access, MS OneNote, MS Outlook etc.
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processing program that was first made public by Microsoft. It is one of the
most widely used word processors available for Macs and PCs. It offers a variety of features such as
creating, editing and formatting etc. Some other features include spell check, mail merge and link
embedding. Another feature is word wrapping, which means that the processor automatically adjusts all
text within the specified margins. ‘.doc and .docx’ are the file extension of MS word.
Title Bar
The title bar is located at the top of a window that displays the name of the window or document being
used.
Quick Access Tool Bar
The quick access toolbar is a small and customizable toolbar at the top of the document window. It
contains a set of commands that are independent of the tab on the ribbon that is currently displayed. It
usually contains buttons to save, undo, redo and print.
Ribbon
The Ribbon is a cluster of toolbars in Microsoft Office which are used for writing, designing, formatting
and reviewing different styles, adaptations, add-ins, themes etc. Every tab in the top of a given word
file window displays the Ribbon toolbar.
The following are the specifications of MS office 2016 version.
File Menu
The File menu is a section on the Office ribbon that gives access to file functions such as Open, Save,
Close, Properties, and Recent file options. Type of file (i.e. Text file, Word file, HTML file, etc.), file
name, size of the file, file location, security on the file, time and date of creation, modification of the file
can also be accessed by anyone.
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Home Tab
The Home tab is the default tab in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and other
Microsoft Office products. It allows changing document settings, such as the font properties by using
control groups on the tab. The control groups and keys are
✓ Clipboard Group (Copy (only one item at a time), Paste, Cut, Format Painter)
✓ Font Group (Font style, colour & size, Bold, Underline, Strikethrough)
✓ Paragraph Group (Bullets & Numbering, Alignment, Shading, Borders, Line spacing)
✓ Style Group (Listed Styles)
✓ Editing Group (Find, Replace etc).
Insert Tab
The Insert Tab is used to insert different features such as tables, pictures, clip art, shapes, charts, page
numbers, word art, headers, and footers etc into a document. The availed groups and keys under this
tab are:
✓ Pages Group (Cover page, Blank page, Page break)
✓ Tables Group (Tables)
✓ Illustrations Group (Pictures, Shapes, Smart Art etc)
✓ Media and Links Group (Hyperlink, Bookmark etc)
✓ Header and Footer Group (Page number, Header, Footer)
✓ Text Group (Text Box, Word Art etc)
✓ Symbol Group (Equation, Symbol)
Design Tab
Design Tab includes Themes (to change colours, fonts and effects for the document all at once), The
Style Set gallery (to change the styles), Paragraph Spacing, Effects, The Page Background group
(watermark, page colour, page borders) buttons to format the document.
Layout Tab
The Layout Tab holds the buttons which are used to arrange document pages. The control groups and
keys under layout tabs are:
✓ Page Setup Group (Margins, Orientation, Breaks, Line numbers, Hyphenation, Size of the page,
Columns)
✓ Paragraph Group (Paragraph Indentation, Spacing)
✓ Arrange Group (Align, wrap text, Rotate etc)
References Tab
References Tab allows to now create a table of contents, footnotes, citations, cross-references. The
availed control groups and keys in this tab are:
✓ Table of Contents Group (Customize table of contents)
✓ Footnotes Group (Insert footnotes)
✓ Research Group (Smart outlook of the text)
✓ Citations & Bibliography Group (Inserting and choosing a style of citation, Bibliography)
✓ Captions group (cross reference, insert a table of figures, Insert Caption)
✓ Index Group (Insert Index, Mark entry)
✓ Table of Authorities group (Mark Citation, Insert Table of Authorities)
Mailings Tab
Mail Merging is an ideal task in MS word by using Mailings Tab. Mail merge is used to create form letters
or address labels, certificates with unique names, and more. The following group buttons are available
in Mailings Tab.
✓ Create Group (Envelops, Labels)
✓ Start Mail Merge Group (Start Mail Merge, Selection of Recipients, Edit Recipient List)
✓ Write & Insert Fields Group (Highlighting the fields, Address Block, Greeting Line etc)
✓ Preview Results Group (Check for errors, Find Recipient)
✓ Finish Group (Finish & Group)
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Review Tab
The tools in the Review Tab helps to improve the document. It contains the following control groups and
keys.
✓ Proofing Group (Spelling & Grammar, Thesaurus, Autocorrect, word count)
✓ Comments Group (Add new comment, show comment, Delete comment)
✓ Tracking Group (Track changes, Simple mark-up, Review pane)
✓ Changes Group (Accept or Reject changes)
✓ Compare Group (Comparing the documents)
✓ Protect Group (Restrict editing, Block Authors)
View Tab
The View tab has the functionality to change the document views. The options in the view tab are:
✓ Views Group (Read mode, Print Layout, Web Layout Outline, Draft)
✓ Page Movement Group (Vertical and Side to side)
✓ Show Group (Ruler, Gridline, Navigation Pane)
✓ Zoom Group (Zoom {10% to 500%}, Page width, Multiple pages)
✓ Window Group (New window, Arrange and Split window, Switch windows etc)
✓ Macros group
Help Tab
The users can get help by using F1 function key anytime, Help tab and ‘Tell me what you want to do’.
Status Bar
A status bar is a horizontal window at the bottom of a parent window. It displays the various kinds of
status information of the document.
Dialog Box Launcher
A button in the corner of a group that launches a dialog box containing all the options within that group.
View Toolbar
A toolbar that enables, adjusts and displays different views of a document. It is located at the bottom
left corner of the window.
Other Terms
Alignment – This option is used to align the text in a document adhere to the right side, left, centre or
justified.
Clipboard – The clipboard saves the text temporarily. Using the Cut or Copy commands will place the
text in the clipboard.
Font – It is a type of design for text. Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, Verdana etc are the examples of
font style. The maximum size of Font is 72 in a drop-down selection of MS Word.
Undo and Redo – Undo refers to delete the last action in the document. Redo can restore the changes
again.
Footer and Header - The footer constantly appears on every page of a document, at the bottom of each
page. It includes the page number, or a company’s name and contact details in formal documents. The
header sits at the very top of every page in a document. A Header contains page numbers, the
document name or sub-titles within a document.
Cut, Copy, Paste - Cut is used to move a section of text from a document to clipboard. Copy refers to
duplicating a section of a document and placing it in the clipboard. Paste allows to copy an object or
text from one location and place it to another location.
Paste Special - Paste Special is used to paste an item from the clipboard with custom formatting.
Thesaurus - It is a software tool which is in MS Word that provides synonyms for selected words on
command.
AutoCorrect - AutoCorrect is a software feature in MS Word. It automatically corrects misspellings and
common errors.
Spell Check - It is a software tool for correcting spelling. It is available in word processing programs,
email programs, cell phones, and a variety of other applications.
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Shortcut Keys
Keys Description Keys Description
Ctrl + A Select All Shift+F7 Thesaurus
Ctrl + B Bold F1 Help
Ctrl + C Copy F5 Refresh the page
Ctrl + V Paste F4 Repeat the action
Ctrl + N New Blank Document F7 Spell Check
Ctrl + X Cut F6 Go to the next pane
Ctrl + I Italic F8 Extend the selection
Ctrl + U Underline F9 Update the selected fields
Ctrl + Z Undo F10 Show Key tips
Ctrl + Y Redo F11 Go to the next field
Ctrl + O Open F12 Save As
Ctrl + S Save Shift + F3 Change the case of letters
Ctrl + K Insert Hyperlink Shift + F4 Repeat a find
Ctrl + L Left Alignment Shift + F10 Display a shortcut menu
Ctrl + E Centre Alignment Ctrl + F2 Choose Print Preview
Ctrl + R Right Alignment Ctrl + F4 Close the window
Ctrl + J Justify the alignment Ctrl + F10 Maximize the document window
Ctrl +F To open find box Ctrl + F12 Choose the open button
Ctrl + G Find and Replace Tab To move to the previous object
Ctrl + W Close document Alt + F5 Restore the program window
Ctrl + M Indent Alt + F7 Find the next misspelling
Ctrl + P Print Alt + F10 Maximize the program window
Ctrl + Shift +> Increase font size F2 Rename the file
Ctrl + Shift + < Decrease font size Alt + F4 Exit
Alt + H Home Tab Alt + P Layout Tab
Alt + N Insert Tab Alt + Q Tell me box
Alt + G Design Tab Alt + R Review Tab
Alt + F File Page Alt + W View Tab
Alt + M Mailings Tab Alt + S Reference Tab
Microsoft Excel
It is a spreadsheet program which is used to present and organise copious amounts of data in a
systematic manner. It also includes performs basics arithmetic operations on data and creates graphs
and charts based on the same.’.xls’ is the file extension of the MS Excel. Ribbons in MS Excel are
divided into logical groups called Tabs and Each tab has its own set of unique function to perform. There
are various tabs – Home, Insert, Page Layout, Formulas, Date, Review and View.
The following are the features of MS Excel 2016.
Home Tab
The Excel Home Tab is used to perform common commands such as bold, underline, alignment,
Number, copy, and paste. It is also used to apply formats to cells in a worksheet. The Home Tab groups
and their buttons are:
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Shortcut Keys
Keys Description Keys Description
F2 Edit active cell Shift + F11 Insert new worksheet
F5 Go to Dialog box Shift + F9 Calculate the active worksheet
F9 Calculate Ctrl + Shift +; Time
worksheets
F4 Create an absolute Ctrl +; Date
Tab Right one Cell F11 Create Chart
Shift + Tab Left One Cell Ctrl + Shift + U Expand/Collapse formula bar
Ctrl + Home To first Cell Alt + = Insert AutoSum formula
Ctrl + End To Last Cell Ctrl + ~ Show/hide all formula
Shift + Select entire row Ctrl + Shift +@ Apply the time format
Spacebar
Ctrl + Spacebar Select entire column Ctrl + Shift + # Apply the date format
Ctrl + 9 Hide selected rows Ctrl + Shift + % Apply the percentage format without
decimal
Ctrl + 0 Hide selected Ctrl + Shift + $ Apply the currency format with two
columns decimals
Arrow Keys Move between Cells Alt + Enter Start a new line in the same cell
Alt + Spacebar Display control Menu Ctrl + Shift + Extend the selection of the cells
Home
F1 Create Pivot Chart Alt + F1 Create Pivot Chart in the same
worksheet
Microsoft PowerPoint
MS PowerPoint is a popular presentation program and is used to create slideshows which comprise text,
graphics, sounds and other animated media. Features such as word art, auto shapes etc. can also be
added to the presentation. It is convenient for both school and office level work. ‘.ppt’ is the file
extension of MS PowerPoint. The Ribbons in MS Power-point 2016 are divided into following tabs.
Home Tab
The Home Tab includes the commands for formatting presentations. The Keys and Groups under the
Home Tab are:
✓ Clipboard Group (Cut, Copy, Paste, Format Painter)
✓ Slides Group (New slide, Layout, Reset, Section)
✓ Font Group (Font Style & size {Max. size is 96 in dropdown selection}, Text Shadow, Bold,
Underline, Italic, Strikethrough, Clear All Formatting, Character Spacing, Change case)
✓ Paragraph Group (Bulleting, Numbering, Align Text, Text direction, Convert to SmartArt)
✓ Drawing Group (Shapes, Arrange, Quick Styles, Shape Fill, Shape Outline, Shape Effects)
✓ Editing Group (Find, Replace, Select)
Insert Tab
It is used to add features such as tables, pictures, clip art, shapes, charts, word art, or headers, and
footers into a presentation. The groups and buttons in this tab are:
✓ Slides Group (New Slide)
✓ Tables Group (Draw/Add Table)
✓ Images Group (Pictures, Online Pictures, Screenshot, Photo Album)
✓ Illustrations Group (Shapes, Icons, 3D models, Smart Art, Chart)
✓ Add-ins Group (Store, Add-ins)
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1. Which of the following menu types is also called a drop-down menu? (RBI Asst. Mains)
(1) Fly-down (2) Pop-down (3) Pull-down
(4) Drag-down (5) Push-down
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2. Which of the following shortcut keys is used to ‘Find and Replace’ text in a word document? (RRB
Assistant)
(1) CTRL + G (2) CTRL + H (3) CTRL + I
(4) CTRL + F (5) CTRL + K
4. Which of the following is the shortcut key for paste? (RRB PO)
(1) Ctrl + V (2) Ctrl + A (3) Ctrl + C
(4) Ctrl + P (5) Ctrl + K
5. Setting fonts for the text in your document is an example of _____.(RBI Asst. Mains)
(1) Reviewing (2) Designing (3) Inserting
(4) Formatting (5) Viewing
6. Copy and X Copy are same in the sense __________.(RBI Asst. Mains)
(1) Both can be used to copy file or group of files (2) Both are external commands of windows
(3) Both are internal command of DOS (4) Both are commands of Apple OS
(5) Both external command of DOS
7. Which of the following are valid minimum & maximum zoom sizes in MS word? (RBI Asst. Mains)
(1) 20, 600 (2) 30, 300 (3) 100, 400
(4) 10, 500 (5) 50, 800
8. Which of the following is displayed by MS Excel when the column is not big enough to display the
information? (NABARD)
(1) $$$$ (2) #### (3) &&&&
(4) **** (5) >>>>>
Answer keys
Solutions
1. Also called as Pull-down menu, drop-down is a menu of commands or options that appears when you
select an item with a mouse. The item you select is generally at the top of the display screen, and the
menu appears just below it, as if you had pulled it down.
2. If you want to find and replace text in a Word document, use the key combo Ctrl + H. That will bring
up the “Find and Replace” dialog box. Then simply type in the word or words you are looking for and
what to replace it with. Then click the “Replace All” button.
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