Computer Science. Lecture 19-2
Computer Science. Lecture 19-2
Computer Science
Syed Asad Kazmi
Topic 3
Contents
Basic Software
Ms Word
Ms Excel
Ms PowerPoint
Electronic Record Keeping
Internet
E-mail
What is Microsoft Word?
Sometimes called Winword, MS Word,
or Word, Microsoft Word is a word processor published
by Microsoft. It is one of the office productivity applications
included in the Microsoft Office suite. Originally developed
by Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie, it was first released
on 25 october 1983.
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What is Microsoft PowerPoint?
PowerPoint was developed by Dennis Austin and
Thomas Rudkin at Forethought Inc. It was supposed to be
named Presenter, but the name was not adapted due to
trademark issues. It was renamed PowerPoint in 1987 as
suggested by Robert Gaskins.
Sometimes abbreviated as PP or PPT.
Microsoft PowerPoint used for?
PowerPoint is a Microsoft presentation program that
creates a slide show of important information, charts, and
images to display during a presentation. It is most often
used for business and school presentations.
Microsoft PowerPoint Logo
MS PowerPoint Interface
Presentation Window
Presentation Window
Versions of MS Powerpoint
There have been 16 different versions of MS PowerPoint.
1.Clip Art
2.Graphs
3.Tables
4.Photographs
5.Charts
6.Media Clips
7.Videos
All these elements are mainly used to enhance presentation skills and
make the slide more interactive.
Sample MS PowerPoint Questions
and Answers
Q 1. How many maximum slides can be added in a PowerPoint presentation?
a) 50
b) 500
c) 300
d) No fixed number
Answer: (d) No fixed number
Q 2. Slide Sorter view can be selected under which of the following categories?
a) Home
b) Edit
c) View
d) Review
Answer: (c) View
Q 3. The combination of which keyboard keys can be used as a shortcut to add a
new slide in MS PowerPoint?
a) ctrl+S
b) ctrl+L
c) ctrl+M
d) ctrl+N
Answer: (c) ctrl+M
Q 4. Header and Footer option is available under which of the following
categories?
a) Insert
b) Design
c) Review
d) View
Answer: (a) Insert
Q 5. Which of the following is not included in the “Insert” category in MS
PowerPoint?
a) Shapes
b) Table
c) Equation
d) Animation
Answer: (d) Animation