introduction

1. What is a computer?

Answer: A computer is an electronic device which takes data and instructions from the user, process the
data and gives the useful result to the user.

2. What are the basic parts of computer?

Answer: The basic parts of a computer are as follows:

1. Monitor

2. CPU (Central Processing Unit)

3. Keyboard

4. Mouse

3. How does a computer work? Explain with an example?

Answer: Computer takes data and instruction as input and process the input data and gives output,
simply Input Process Output. An example: input (2+2) computer process the data and give output (4)

4. List the main four functions of a computer.

Answer: The main four functions of a computer are as follows:

1. Taking input

2. Processing data

3. Displaying output

4. Storing data and files

5. Write any four characteristics of a computer?

Answer: Four characteristics of computer are as. follows:

1. High speed
2. Accuracy
3. Reliability
4. High storage

6. What is the use of storage device?

Answer: The use of storage device is to store data and information permanently for future use.

7. Why computer is called an accurate machine?

Answer: Computer is called an accurate machine because it does not make any mistakes; it can give
100% accurate result.
8. Why computer is called a diligent machine?

Answer: Computer is called a diligent machine because it can work for many hours continuously without
taking any rest and without decreasing its speed.

9. Why computer is called a versatile machine?

Answer: Computer is called versatile machine because it can perform various tasks by a single machine.

10. What is computer hardware? Give any two examples of it.

Answer: The physical parts of a computer are called computer hardware. Mouse and keyboard are two
example of computer hardware.

11. What is computer software? Give any two examples of it.

Answer: A set of programs is called computer software. Microsoft word and VLC player are two example
of software.

12. What are the limitations of a computer?

Answer: The limitations of a computer are as follows:

1. Computer cannot think and decide on its own.

2. It cannot work without electricity.

13. What is a computer mouse?

Answer: Computer mouse is an input device. It is also called pointing device.

Processes input output

1.What is an input device? Give any four examples of it.

Answer: The device which is used to enter data and instructions into a computer is called input device.
Keyboard, Mouse, trackball, joystick is four example of it.

2. What is an output device? Give any four examples of it.

Answer: Output device is a device that is used for displaying output. Monitor, printer, speaker,
headphones are four examples of output device.

3. What is monitor? Write its types.

Answer: Monitor is an output devices it displays output on screen. There are three types of monitor they
are CRT, LED and LCD monitor.

4. What is printer? Write its types.

Answer: Printer is an output device which prints output into paper. There are three types of printer they
are Matrix, Inkjet and Laser printer.

5. What is the use of Mouse?

Answer: Mouse is used to make menu selection and draw images.

6. What is the use of Touchpad?

Answer: Touchpad is used to move the cursor on screen.

7. What is speaker?

Answer: Speaker is an output device used to hear the sound generated by computer.

8. What is plotter?

Answer: Plotter is an output device generally used for printing large engineering drawings.

9. What is scanner?

Answer: Scanner is an input device used to scan images, printed text etc.

10. What is joystick?

Answer: Joystick is an input device used to play games.

11. What is web camera?

Answer: Web camera is an input device used to takes photo and video and sends it to computer.
12. What is the difference between LED and CRT monitor?

Answer:

CRT Monitor LED Monitor

It consumes high power. It consumes very low power.

It is heavier in weight. It is lighter.

It occupies more space. It occupies less space.

13. What is the difference between impact printer and non-impact printer? Give an example of each.

Answer:

Impact Printer Non-Impact

Printer

Printing quality is low. Printing quality is high.

It is noisy than non-impact printer. It is less noisy.

Examples: Dot matrix,

Daisy Wheel Examples: Inkjet, laser

Central Processing

1. What is a Central Processing Unit?

Answer: Central Processing Unit is the main processing unit of a computer where all the processing tasks
take place.

2. What are the functions of Central Processing

Unit?

Answer: The functions of Central Processing Unit are as follows:

1. To carry out processing task.

2. To read data and instructions from memory.

3. To give commands to all parts of computer.

3. What are the three functional parts of Central

Processing Unit?

Answer: The three functional parts of Central Processing Unit are as follows:

1. Control Unit (CU)

2. Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU)

3. Memory Unit (MU)

4. What are the functions of Arithmetic Logic

Unit?

Answer: The functions of Arithmetic Logic Unit are

as follows:

1. It performs all the mathematical calculation addition,subtraction, multiplication and

division.

2. It also makes comparisons of data.

5. What are the functions of Control Unit?

Answer: The functions of Control Unit are as follows:

1. It controls all the parts of the computer.

2. It tells computers memory, arithmetic logic unit, output, input device how to respond to
an instruction.

6. What is a Random Access Memory?

Answer: Random Access Memory (RAM) is the working space for microprocessor.

7. What is a Read Only Memory?

Answer: Read Only Memory (ROM) is a computer memory on which data has been pre-recorded.

Memory Of Computer

1. What is a Computer memory? Write examples.

Answer: Computer memory is any physical device capable of storing information. RAM, ROM, hard disk
etc are example of computer memory.

2. What is primary memory? Write examples.

Answer: The main memory of computer is known as primary memory, they are RAM and ROM.

3. What is secondary memory? Write examples.

Answer: Secondary memory is a device used to store large volume of data and instruction permanently.
Hard disk, CD, pendrive, floppy disk are the example of secondary memory.

4. What are the three optical storage devices?

Answer: CD, DVD and Blu-Ray are three optical storage.

5. What is firmware?

Answer: Program stored in ROM is called firmware.

6. What is a Hard disk?

Answer: Hard disk is a secondary memory which is used to store large volume of data. Operating system
is also stored in harddisk.

7. What is the difference between RAM and ROM?

Answer:

memory and secondary memory.

Answer:

RAM ROM

Temporary memory. Permanent memory.

It is read and write memory. It is read only memory.

It lost data when switched off. It never lost data.

8. What is the difference between primary

Primary Memory Secondary Memory

Direct connected to motherboard. Uses cables to connect to motherboard.

It is faster than

secondary memory. It is slower than primary memory.

It stores less amount of data. It storage large amount of data.

Software and hardware

. What are the two major components of a computer?

Answer: The two major components of a computer are as follows:

1. Hardware

2. Softwaare

2. What is computer hardware?

Answer: Computer hardware is the physical parts of a computer like monitor, CPU, keyboard, mouse etc.

3. What are the different types of hardware?

Answer: The different types of hardware are as follows:

1. Input hardware

2. Processing hardware

3. Output hardware

4. Memory and Storage hardware

4. What is system software?

Answer: System software is a set of one or more programs which manages the hardware components
and create a platform on which other software can run.

5. What is storage device?

Answer: The device which stores date and information is known as storage device like RAM, ROM, Hard
disk CD, etc.

6. Define computer software. List the different types of software.

Answer: Software is a collection of programs that enables a user to interact with the computer. The
different types of software are as follows:

1. System software
 2. Application Software

7. What is an input hardware?

Answer: Device which is used to input data or give instruction to the computer are called input
hardware like mouse, keyboard, scanner etc.

8. What is application software? List the different categories of application software.

Answer: The software which is used to fulfill the daily requirements of the user is called application
software. The different categories of application software are as follows::

1. Customized software

2. Packaged Software

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9. What is an operating system?

Answer: An operating system is the most important software that manages the computer memory
process and all of its software and hardware.

10. Define language translator. What are the types of language translator?

Answer: A language translator is a computer program that translates a programme written in any
programming language into computer language. The types of language translator are assemble
computer of interpreter.

11. Define device driver.

Answer: A device driver is a software that tells the operating system and other software how to
communicate with the piece of hardware.

12. What is utility software? Give any two examples of utility software.

Answer: The software which is used to maintain the performance of the computer system is known as
utility software. Virus scanner and Network Managers are examples of utility software.

13. What is application software? Give any two examples of application software.

Answer: The software which is used to fulfill the daily requirements of the user is called application
software. Two examples of application software are Microsoft Word for Word processing and Microsoft
Power Point for Creating Presentation.

14. What is the difference between compiler and interpreter?

Answer:
Compiler Interpreter

It converts the It converts high level

programs written in language into machine

high level language language by converting

to machine level of executing one line of

language. instruction at a time.

Operating System
1. What is an operating system? Write with examples.

Answer: Software that communicates with the hardware and allows other programs to run.

2. What is Microsoft windows-10?

Answer: Microsoft windows-10 is the latest operating system of Microsoft Corporation.

3. What are the different parts of program windows?

Answer: Title bar, scroll bar, ribbon, quick access toolbar are the different parts of program windows.

4. How can you resize the program window?

Answer: By hovering mouse cursor over an edge or corner or window we can resize the program
window.

5. What are files?

Answer: The files are an object on a computer that stores data, information, settings, or commands used
with a computer program.

6. What are folders?

Answer: The folders are containers in which files are kept.

Computer Virus
1. What is a computer virus?
Answer: A computer virus is a program or a set of programs that disturbs the
normal functioning of a computer.
2. Why the computer viruses are created?
Answer:Computer virus are created for the following reasons:
1. To seal data and information
 2. To take revenge against a company
3. To create problem in a computer or network.
3. List the different types of viruses.
Answer: The different types of viruses are as follows:
1. Boot sector virus
2. File infecting virus
3. Macro virus
4. Polymorphic virus
5. Multipartite virus.
4. What are the symptoms of computer being infected by computer virus?
Answer: The symptoms of computer being infected by computer virus are as
follows:
1. Slow response and slow program execution.
2. Displaying unusual messages on the screen
3. Displaying extensive pop-up ads.
5. List the sources of computer virus.
Answer: The sources of computer virus are as follows.
1. Through removable storage media.
2. Through email attachments.
3. By installing pirated software.

6. What is an antivirus software? Give any two examples of it.

Answer: Antivirus software is a program designed to defect and remove virus from
the computer system. Two examples of antivirus are as follows:
1. Avast
2. AVG ( Antivirus Guard)

Word Processing WordPad

1. Define word processing. Give any two example of word processing software.
Answer: Word processing means using a computer to create, edit, save and print
document.
Two example of word processing software are WordPad and Microsoft Word.
2. What is WordPad?
Answer: WordPad is a basic word processing program which comes with windows
operating system.
3. What are the two visual elements of the Ribbon?
Answer: The two visual elements of the Ribbon are tabs and command groups.
4. What are superscript and subscript?
Answer: Superscript refers to positioning the test slightly higher than the baseline.
Subscript refers to positioning the text slightly lower than the baseline.
5. Mention the different types of alignment of text available in MS Word.
Answer: The different types of alignment of text available in MS-Word are Left
Alignment, Right Alignment and Center Alignment.
6. What is the use of Find and Replace command?
Answer: Find command is used to find a particular word/text easily in document and
replace command is used to replay any particular word/text in document.
7. What are the different components of WordPad?
Answer: Title bar, ribbon, ruler, menu bar, format

bar, document bar, scroll bar etc are the different components of WordPad.
8. What do you mean by cursor? What does it indicate?
Answer: A vertical line blinking in document area is called cursor. It indicated where
the next text will appear.
9. Write different method of selecting text?
Answer: The different methods of selecting text are as follows:
1. Double click on word.
2. Triple click on word.
3. Press [Ctrl + A] from keyboard.
4. Press [Shift + Arrow] from keyboard.
10. For what copy and move is used?
Answer: To get the same text on other part of document copy is used and to
remove the text from previous place and put it in new place move is used.
11. What is the use of Undo and Redo command?
Answer: Undo is used to remove the recent previous action, redo is used to cancel
undo task.
12. What do you mean by formatting a document?
Answer: The arrangement of text or any object in proper manner is known as
formatting.
13. What is text alignment?
Answer: The text position is known as text alignment.
14. What is scroll bar?
Answer: A vertical bar on the right side of a

window or a horizontal bar at the bottom of a window that is used to move the
window contents up and down or left and right.
15. What is quick access toolbar?
Answer: Quick access toolbar is available at left side of title bar which contains
frequently used commands.
16. What is status bar?
Answer: Status bar is located at bottom of document which shows information about
document like word count, line number, page number.
Presentation Software
1. Define the term Presentation.
Answer: Presentation is the way of showing and explaining the contents or
information to the audience or learners. In other way explaining about some topic
in-front of the audience is known as presentation.
2. What is a Power Point?
Answer: Power Point is presentation software.
Developed by Microsoft Corporation, USA.
3. What are the steps to create a slide in Power Point?
Answer: The steps to create a slide in Power Point are as follows:
1. Click the Home tab.
2. In the Slides group, click the down arrow of the New Slide button.
3. The Office Theme dialogue box appears.
4. Select the layout.
4. Define the term Theme. Which tab will you click to apply a theme to a slide.
Answer: A set of pre-design elements you can apply to slides in your presentation. I
will click on Design tab to apply a theme to a slide.
5. Explain the process to save presentation in MS-PowerPoint.
Answer: The process to save presentation in MS-
PowerPoint are as follows:
1. Click on File tab.
2. Click the save button.
3. Select the drive and folder.
4. Type the file name.
5. Click on Save.

1. Write the steps to insert a picture on a slide.

Answer: The steps to insert a picture on a slide are as follows:
1. Click on Insert tab.
2. In the Image group, click picture.
3. The Insert Picture dialogue box appears.
4. Locate the picture that you want to insert and then click Insert.
7. What is the default extension of a file in PowerPoint?
Answer: The default extension of a file in PowerPoint is .pptx.
8. Write any two ways in which you can run a slide show.
follows:
Answer: The two ways to run slide show are as
1. Press F5 on keyboard.
2. Click the Slide Show icon at the bottom of the window.
Drawing MS Paint
1. What is Ms-Paint?
Answer: Ms-Paint is a drawing and painting program which comes with windows
operating system.
2. What is the use of Paint program?
Answer: Paint program is used to edit or create picture.
3. What is the use of Ribbon in Ms-Paint?
Answer: Ribbon is a set of toolbox which helps to find command easily in ms paint.
4. How can you rotate and resize your drawing?
Answer: Rotate and resize option is available in ribbon, with the help of this tool we
can rotate and resize ooption is available in ribbon, with the help of this tool we can
rotate and resize our drawing.
5. What is the use of shapes option in paint program?
Answer: With the help of shape option we can draw different type of pictures.
Rectangle, star, circle, straight line etc are available in shape option.
Internet
1. What is Internet?
Answer: Worldwide network of computers is known as internet.
2. How is the internet formed?
Answer: Internet is formed by joining millions of computers all over the world.
3. What are the major services provided by the internet?
Answer: The major services provided by internet are as follows:
1. Communication services
2. Information services
3. Web services etc.
4. How can you open a browser on your computer?
Answer: By double clicking on the internet explorer icon on the desktop we can
open browser.
5. How can you open any website on the Internet?
Answer: By putting the URL in browser we can open website.
6. What is home page?
Answer: First page of website is known as home page.
7. What is URL?
Answer: URL is a address of a website.
8. What is WWW?
Answer: WWW is an information system where document and other web
resources are identified.

Multimedia and its application

1. What is multimedia?
Answer: Multimedia is basically a combination of different types of content such as
text, audio, images, animation, videos etc.
2. List the elements of multimedia.
Answer: The elements of multimedia are text, audio, video, graphics animation etc.
3. List any three advantages of multimedia.
Answer: Three advantages of multimedia are as follows:
1. Enhance the effort of text presentations:
2. Can be modified very easily
3. Frees the teacher from routine tasks.
4. List any three disadvantages of multimedia.
Answer: hree disadvantages of multimedia are as follows:
1. Expensive.
2. Not always easy to configure.
3. Requires special hardware.
5. What is an animation? How does it help in multimedia Presentations?
Answer: Animation is a process of making a static image that looks like it is moving.
In multimedia, digital animation is used. Animation helps to make any aspects easy
in multimedia presentations.
6. List any four application areas of multimedia.
Answer: The four application areas of multimedia are as follows:
1.
2. Education
3. Health
 4. Entertainment
5. Internet
Program Design Tools
1. Define a computer program.
Answer: Computer program is a set of instruction which tells the computer how to
work.
2. What is program design tool?
Answer: The tools used to make a clear idea about the steps required to solve a
problem are called as program design tools.
3. What is an algorithm?
Answer: An algorithm is a procedure or a step that needs to be carried out for
solving a problem.
4. What is a flowchart?
Answer: The graphical representation of the problem-solving steps or algorithm is
called flowchart.
5. Write the rules for drawing flowchart.
Answer: The rules for drawing flowchart are as follows:
1. The sequence of operations in the flowchart generally flows from the
top to bottom and left to right.
2. Proper symbols must be used to represent the different activities.
3. The flowchart should be clear, neat and easy to understand.
4. Arrow heads must be used in proper ways to indicate the flow data.
5. Crossing flow lines do not indicate that there is any logical connection
between those lines.
1. Define QBASIC.
Answer: QBASIC (Quick Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is another
version on
BASIC programming language. It is simple and easy to understand. You can write
programs for calculations draw graphics and do many more using QBASIC.
2. What are the different parts of QBASIC screen?
Answer: The different parts of QBASIC screen are as follows:
1. Menu bar
2. Title bar
 3. Edit window
4. Immediate
5. Status
3. What is a variable?
Answer: Variable is a name given to the memory location where the value is stored.
4. Write the rules for naming a variable.
Answer: The rules for naming a variable are as follows:
1. The variable name may be up to 40characters long.
2. Letters, numbers and the special type declaration characters ($, %, #,
&, !) are allowed in variable name.
3. The first character in the variable name must be a letter.
4. Reserved words (For example: CLS PRINT, INPUT etc) of QBASIC cannot
be used as variable names.

5. What is a QBASIC statement?

Answer: A QBASIC program is a collection of statements. Each instruction in QBASIC
is called a statement.
6. Write the function of INPUT statement.
Answer: The function of INPUT statement is to take input from the keyboard.
7. Write the function of PRINT statement.
Answer: The function of PRINT statement is to display the text or the value stored
in the variables.
MS LOGO Program
1. What is MSWLOGO?
Answer: MSWLOGO is graphics user interface based simple programming language.
2. Write any two features of LOGO.
Answer: Two features of LOGO are as follows:
1. It is an interpreter based programming language.
2. It supports graphic User Interface as front end.
3. What is LOGO Turtle?
Answer: A triangular shaped object that follows the logo commands.
4. What is the extension of LOGO program file?
Answer: The extension of LOGO program file is Igo.
5. Write the difference between ARC and ARC2
command
Answer: In ARC turtle remains at the center of the arc and in ARC2 turtle ends up at
the end of the arc.