Cordova Int'l School & College

STD. V (July)
Sub: Computer
Chapter 4: (Introduction to Spreadsheet)
S/Q :
1. What is MS Excel.
Ans. MS Excel is an example for a spreadsheet program that allows presenting information in a
clear and concise manner and can perform mathematical calculations.

2. What does spreadsheet consist of ?

Ans. Spreadsheet consists of a grid made of rows and columns.

3. Who developed the first spreadsheet and when? What was their creation called ?
Ans. In 1979 two persons named Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankton developed the first
spreadsheet. Their creation was called VisiCalc.

4. What was VisiCalc ?

Ans. VisiCalc was the first application of spreadsheet program in Ms Excel for a micro computer

5.Write something about Lotus 1-2-3.

Ans. Four years later of VisiCalc, the Lotus 1-2-3 was launched as 2nd spreadsheet program for
IBM PC in the market .

6. What is Title bar ?

Ans. Title bar is the topmost bar of the application. It displays the name of the currently active
workbook.

7. What is Menu bar ?

Ans. The bar below the title bar on the top of Excel sheet which holds the menu is called menu
bar.

8. What is toolbar ?
Ans. The buttons below the menu bar are called toolbar. On clicking a particular button the
related command gets activated.

9. What is Address bar ?

Ans. The address of the currently active cell is called Address bar.

10. What is Formula bar ?

Ans. Formula bar is the currently active cell to type text, numbers and formula

11. What types of Data are there in Excel program?

Ans. In an Excel worksheet , we can enter the following types of data.
a) Numbers b) Text c) Formula
12.How is a work book opened ?
Ans. To open a work book, steps are given below:
File  Open option.

13. How is a work book saved ?

Ans.To save an excel file, steps are stated below:

File  Save  type file name in Save As dialogue boxSelect the location/drive where you
want to save itSave Enter

14. How is a work book/ excel file closed ?

Ans.. To close a workbook, following steps are needed:

File Close option. Or Click on the close button × on the top right corner of title bar.

B/Q :

1. Design a spreadsheet-figure with marks and subjects.

Ans. The figure given below is an example to design a marks card using spreadsheet.

A B C D E F G
1 Students progress Card
2 Test Exam
3 Subject 1st Test 2nd Test 3rd Test 1 Sem II Sem III Sem
4 English 15 18 14 54 55 40
5 Maths 16 2 13 64 45 50
6 Science 11 19 16 90 75 60
7

2. How is to enter data into a worksheet ?

Ans. Data can be entered into a worksheet by simply selecting a cell and then typing in it. A cell
can contain the data related to numbers, text or formula. For example: Type 5000 in the cell A1
the formula bar also shows ‘5000’

→ Formula bar
A B C D E
1 5000
2
3
4
5
3. What are the features of Excel ? Discuss them elaborately.

Ans. The features of Excel are as follows:

i) Formatting :
This format consists of combination of styles, 3D shading , alignment , numbering, borders
around related data, colours etc.
ii) Charts and Graphics:
Excel allows us to create charts using effects like shading, text effects, colour and 3D effects etc.
iii) Managing Database:
Excel allows you to organize and manage large amount of data by listing, sorting or filtering by
specifying the criteria.
iv) Hyperlinks:
Create a shortcut that opens a document stored on a network server, an intranet or the internet..

4. Describe advantages of Excel.

Ans: There are several advantages in using excel. These are given below:
i) Entering data is fast
ii) Easy to apply any change to data.
iii) Formula automatically recalculates the result, when the data value changes.
iv) Calculations are easy and accurate .
v) Large amount of data can be handled easily.
vi) Data can be presented graphically through various charts.
 Cordova Int'l School & College
Class: STD.V July
Sub: Computer
IT personalities (Robert Bob) Mr. Frankston
S/Q:

1. Where and when was Robert (Bob) M. Frankston born ?

Ans. Robert (Bob) M. Frankston was born on 14 June 1949 in Brooklyn.

2. Tell something about his education.

Ans. He graduated in 1966 from Stuyvesant High School in New York City and in 1970 from M I T.

3. Who are creators of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program ?

Ans. Daniel S. Bricklin & Robert (Bob) Mr. Frankston are the creator of the VisiCalc
spreadsheet program.

4. Who is the co-founder of Software Arts ?

Ans. Robert (Bob) M. Frankston is the co-founder of Software Arts.

5. Mention a few honors and awards that Robert (Bob) received.

Ans. He has received numerous honors and awards for his work:
* ACM Fellow
* ACM Software System Award
* MIT LCS Industrial Achievement Award
* Computer History Museum Fellow (2004)

B/Q :

1. What do you know about Robert (Bob) M. Frankston ?

Ans. Robert (Bob) Mr. Frankston was a famous person in the computer world. He was born on
14 June in 1949 in Brooklyn, graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York (1966) and
later from M I T (1970)
He is the co-creator with Dan Bricklin of the VisiCalc spreadsheet program and the co-founder
of Software Arts. He achieved many honors and awards for his work. Such as:

i) ACM fellow
ii) Software System Award
iii) PC Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award
iv) MIT LCS Industrial Achievement Award.
v) Washington Award 2001 and ICEEE
vi) Computer History Museum Fellow (2004)
 Cordova Int'l School & College
STD.V (July)
Sub: Computing Science
Chapter 5: Working with Excel

S/Q :
1. What is a range ?
Ans. A group of cells is known as range.
2. How to select a cell ?
Ans. To select a cell we simply have to click on the cell and type the text or numbers in the cell.
3. How to select a range of cell ?
Ans. * Click on the first cell we want to work on
* Hold the left mouse button and drag up to the last cell we will be working.
4. How to select cells which are not text to each other ?
Ans. * Select the first range of cells, we require
* Then by holding on the control (ctrl) key, select the second range of cells you require.
5. How to select an entire row ?
Ans. By clicking on the row header , we can select an entire row. The row appears highlighted
6. How to select an entire column ?
Ans. By clicking on the column header, we can select an entire column. The column appears
highlighted
7. How to select the entire spreadsheet ?
Ans. Click on the square at the top left of the spread sheet , the whole spreadsheet appears
selected and highlighted .
8. What is Merge cell ?
Ans. We can combine more than one cell and group them on one cell. This feature is called
Merge cell.
9. How is the data over written ? Give an example.
Ans. To over write the data, just click on the cell on which you want to overwrite and just start
typing.
10. What is partial modification ?

Ans. To modify the data partially double click on the cell and then start typing new one.
11. What is undo ?
Ans. Undo os an option which enables us to go back of change that we made presently.
short cut: Cntrl +Z
12. What is Redo ?
Ans. Redo is an option to go back steps that we reached through ‘undo’.
short cut: Cntrl +Y
13. What is Auto fill ?
The auto fill option is used to automatically fill the selected cells.

14. How to change the background color of a cell ?

Ans. Background color of cells can be changed by following the steps.
Select the cell or range of cellsFill Color Select a new background color  enter

15. How is page setup made ?

Ans. Click on File menu and select Page Setup to set the page layout. The Page, Margin, Header
& Footer and Sheet are four available tabs

B/Q :
1. How are rows and columns inserted and deleted ?
Ans. Inserting a row :
* Select the row above which you want to insert a new row  Insert  rows
(The selected row is shifted down and a new row is inserted in its place.)
Inserting a column :

* Select the column before which you want to insert a new columnInsert  columns
(The selected column is shifted to the right and a new column is inserted in its place.)
Deleting the contents of a column or a row:
* Select the Data in the column or a row that you want to deleteEdit Delete
2. How are fonts formatted ?
Ans : To change font style,
* Select the cell or range of cells. Font style tab choose your font style Enter
To change font size
* Select the cell or range of cells. Font size tab choose your font size  Enter

3. How are column width and row height resized ?

Ans. If the length of the text is more than the column width , then we have to increase the
column width to accommodate the text.
i) Move the cursor to the dividing line between two columns.
ii) The resize arrow mark will appear
iii) Click and drag to the left or right side as required.
Similarly click on the row header to drag the resize arrow to increase or decrease the row height
by clicking and dragging up or down.
 Cordova Int'l School & College
STD.V (July)
Sub: Computer
Chapter 6 : Introduction to Presentation
S/Q:
1. What is MS power point ?
Ans. MS PowerPoint is a part of MS office package.
2. Why is MS power point used ?
Ans. It is used to create professional presentations.
3. What is a presentation ?
Ans. A presentation is a systematic display of information using text , graphics, movies and
sound.
4. How does it comprise ?
Ans. It comprises of individual slides arranged in a sequential manner.
5. How is PowerPoint opened ?
Ans. Start  Programs menu Microsoft PowerPoint
6. What does the Title bar do ?
Ans. The title bar displays the name of the current presentation. It also has the control menu and
controls buttons.
7. What does the Menu bar do ?
Ans. The menu bar placed below the title bar that provides access to PowerPoint commands. It
displays drop-down menus.
8. What does the Standard toolbar do ?
Ans. The Standard toolbar provides quick access to some of the frequently used commands.
9. What is the function of the Formatting bar ?
Ans. The bar provides quick access to some of the frequently used formatting commands. They
help in designing the presentations.
10. Why is the View toolbar used ?
Ans. The toolbar is used for viewing the slides indifferent ways like the Normal View, Slide
Sorter View Slide Show etc.
11. What does the Status bar provide ?
Ans. The Status bar provides information about the number of current slides and total number of
slides present in the Power Point presentation.
12. How to close a presentation ?
Ans File Close option.

B/Q :
1. What are the features of PowerPoint ?
Ans. PowerPoint provides many features that make the product easy to use these are.
i) Drawing and Graphics.
PowerPoint makes it easy to create charts , text and graphics with 3D and shadow effects,
textured, pictures, transparent files. etc.
ii) Multimedia:
PowerPoint allows to create highly international media presentation with sound,video, GIF ,
clips
2. How to start with MS PowerPoint slide ?
Ans.
Start Programs menu  Ms PowerPoint  Blanks Presentation The New Slide. Select
any of the slide format Ok.

3. How is a presentation created ?

Ans. We can create our presentation by choosing one of these three options:
i) Using an Auto Content Wizard: It lets we to create a presentation that contains
suggested content and design.
ii) The design template: The design template helps to create a presentation that
determines the presentation’s Design.

4. How is the presentation saved ?

Ans.
File  Save type name in Save As dialog box Select drive/folder in which we want to Save
the presentation saveEnter.
6. How is an existing presentation opened ?
File Open In the Look in box, select the drive/folder where the presentation is
savedSelect the file you want to open  Open Enter

7. How is the presentation printed ?

File Print option. The print dialog box appears
To print all the slides , choose All option.
To print only the current slide, choose current slide option.
To print only the selection , choose Selection option
we can also print many slides in a single page using Handouts option.
 Cordova Int'l School & College
STD.V (July)
Sub: Computing Science
Chapter 8 : (Basic of Network)
S/Q :

1. Tell something about Network.

Ans. Network is the interconnection between computers. All of use know that communication is
needed for the exchange of information in the same way if computers want to exchange
information them network is used.
2. What are advantages of Network ?
Ans. By computer net working , we can share resources, maintain security ,flexible Access ,
proper speed and fast communication by electronic Mail.
B/Q :
1. What is Network ? Describe its types, advantages and disadvantages.
Ans. Net work is defined as an interconnection between the computers.

Types: There are 3 types of networks: 1. LAN, 2. MAN, 3. WAN

* Advantages of Network :
1. Resources sharing : printers, fax modem com be shared.
2. Security : Important files and program can be protected by using passwords.
3. Flexible Access : Files can be accessed from different computer within the network.
4. Speed : Network is very fast and saves time.
5. Electronic Mail : It enables us to communicate within buildings. It speeds up the work by
fast communication.
*Disadvantages :
i) Network faults could lead to loss of resources.
ii) The systems in network are open to viruses attack.