Computer

A. Tick () the correct answers.

1. Which of the following devices was invented by the Chinese to count large numbers?
a)Abacus b. Napier's bones c. Pascaline d. Tabulating machine

2. Who developed the Pascaline?

a) Blaise Pascal b. John Napier C. Herman Hollerith d. Charles Babbage
3. In which form the input was fed into tabúlating machines?
a) data cards b. hole cards C. chips d) punched cards
4. Who is known as the 'Father of Computers'?
a. Blaise Pascal b. John Napier C. Herman Hollerith d. Charles Babbage
5. When of the following was the first electronic computer developed in 1946?
a. UNIVAC b. difference engine c. ENIAC d analytical engine
6. It is a set of programs that controls operations of a computer.
a. software b. hardware C. folder d. memory
7. It is a set of instructions telling a computer what to do.
a. processor b. operation c. program d. hardware
8. It is a software used to control and manage various devices attached to a computer.
a. translator b. device driver c. processor d. memory

9. What is the only language that the computer understands?

a. binary b. software C. translator d. memory
10. Apart from system software, what is the other one that is used in a computer?
a application b. operation c. folder d. translator

11. Which option is used to copy and apply the formatting from one part of a document to another?
a. Find b. Replace C. Shapes d. Forrmat

12. Which option is used to search a word in a document?

a. Find b. Search C. Insert d replace

13. Which option is used to replace one word with another?

a. Find b, Search c. Insert d. Replace

14. Which option gives the shadow effect to a shape in a document?

a. Shape Fill b. Shape Outline c. Shape Effects d. none of these

15. Which option is used to make the selected text smaller and lower than the main text in a document?
a. Subscript b. Superscript C. Text effects d. decrease font size
16. which option is used to describe the space between the text and the left or right margin of a page?
a. indent b. line spacing C paragraph spacing d. footer
17. Which option is used to set the starting points of all lines in a paragraph from the margin?
a. left indent b. right indent C. first line indent d. hanging indent
18 What is the default position of the Tab stops?
a. 0.4 inch b, 0.5 inch c. 0.5 cm d. 0,5 mm

19. A Which one is not a type of page orientation?

a. portrait b. landscape c hanging d. none of these

20. Which option is used to move the cursor to the next line without breaking the paragraph?
a. page break b. column break c line break d. none of these
B. Fill in the blanks.

1. An _________________ was mainly used by merchants to perform the basic calculations.

2. The ____________ was the calculating unit in the Analytical engine.
3. The paper cards containing several punched holes to represent data is ________________ .
4. The _______________was invented by Herman Hollerith.
5. The ability to perform different types of tasks is called _____________ .
6. The interface betweer an application software and the hardware of a computer is called _____________
7. The digits O and 1 are known as ___________ digits.
8. The three types of language translators used by a computer are ________________ and ___________________ .
9. The practice of protecting important data by making duplicate copies of files or folders is called _____________ .
10. The __________________ software are used to create, edit and format text documents.
11. To apply the same formatting effects in _____________ places, double-cick on the Format Painter option.
12. The ______________ option makes the selected text smaller and higher than the main text on a document.
13. The Editing group is found on the ______________ lab
14. To insert text inside a shape, click on the ____________________ and start typing
15. The ______________ button is used to add various ready-made shapes such as rectangle, star, etc.
16. A blank space between text and the sides of a page is called _________________
17. A ______________ is a vertical display of text.
18. A new paragraph in a document can be inserted by pressing the _________________ key.
19. A ____________________ is a text or image that appears at the bottom margin of a page.
20. You can apply a ____________________ to the pages in a document to make them look attractive.

B. State True (T) or False (F).

1. Blaise Pascal developed UNIVAC.

2. The mill, store, reader and printer are parts of Analytical engine.
3. A computer is dependent on the instructions given by the user.
4. ENIAC was the first general-purpose computer.
5. Third generation computers are portable.
6. Scanning is used to move the fragments of a file to one location.
7. Windows Defender is a utility software available in Windows 7.
8. Word processor is an application software.
9. Drawing software is used to calculate, compare and analyze data.
10. Customized software is specially designed to fulfill the requirements of a client.
11. A shape once inserted in the document cannot be resized.
12. When you select the Shapes button, the mouse pointer changes to a plus sign (+).
13. To apply shadow to the selected text, click on the Page Layout tab.
14. You cannot insert text inside a shape.
15. After inserting a text box, the shape can be changed.
16. You can break the text in any number of columns.
17. You cannot change the color of the border.
18. There are five types of indents.
19. Portrait option displays the document horizontally.
20. Header is a text that appears at the top margin of a page.
D. Answer the following questions.
1. List any five early calculating devices.
2. Name two machines designed by Charles Babbage.
3. Write any three characteristics of a computer
4 Give the features of the second generation computers
S What is Artificial Intelligence? Give two examples of Al used these days
6. What is a software? Give examples.
7. What are the functions of an operating system?
8. What is the use of a language translator?
9. What is scanning? Is it useful for computer?
10. What is a presentation software? Give two example
11. What is the use of the Format Painter option?
12. What is the difference between superscript and subscript?
13. What is the use of the Find option?
14. Write the difference between Find and Replace options.
15. What is the use of Text effects and Typography option?
16 What are the various types of indents? Where will you find the option to set a hanging indent?
17. What is alignment? Name its types.
18. What is the difference between portrait and landscape orientation?
19. What is the use of header and footer?
20. What are the different options to break the text?