Module 3.

(2 marks)
1. What type of program is MS Excel?
Microsoft Excel is an application software mainly used for creating spreadsheets, It
can also be used for creating charts and other diagrams and also database. It is
spreadsheet program.

2. What is a Spreadsheet Program? Give an example

A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application program for organization and
analysis of data in tabular form. Spreadsheet allows the user to perform calculations
and create formulas that automatically calculate answers.
Ex: MS Excel, Kingsoft Spreadsheets.

3. What is MS Excel?
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft. It features
calculation, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language
called Visual Basic For Application

4. What are Logical functions? Give an example

Excel Logical Functions are used to introduce decision making into your
spreadsheet.
Ex: FALSE function, TRUE function etc.

5. Mention the number of Rows and Columns in MS Excel?

1048576 Rows & 16384 Columns.

6. What is the output when =NOW() function is written in MS Excel?

It shows current dat and current time.

7. What is a Cell & Active Cell?

Cell: An intersection of row and column where data, formulas, functions can be
entered.

Active Cell: The selected cell is known as

an active cell.

8. Write the Excel formula for Subtraction with an Example

=A1-A2
Ex: If 2 is typed in cell A1 and 1 is typed in cell A2, the formula is applied in a different
cell =A1-A2 and the answer is displayed as 1.

9. Mention the different formulas available in option in the Home Tab?

Sum, Average, Count Number, Max, Min.

10. What are Charts? Mention any two types

Charts are visual representations of worksheet data.
Ex: Pie Chart, Line Chart.

11. From the following formulas explain whether these are true or false.
=COUNTIF(B1:13,>23)

b. =IF(A1>50,"Pass","")

False (NOT SURE)

12. What is Sorting and Filtering? With Examples

Filtering: The filtering option allows the users to display the results which are
common or which are unique.
Ex:
Sorting: Sorting refers to arranging in a
specific manner, a ascending or
descending
Ex: Numbers ranging from 1n can be
arranged in ascending or descending or
alphabets can be arranged from A to Z or

Z to A

13. Why IF function is used? Give an example

The IF function checks to see if a condition you specify is true or false.
Ex: =IF(logical test, [value if true], [value if false])

14.What are Excel formulas?

Formulas are entries that have an equation that calculates the value to display.

15. Mention the different types of charts in MS Excel?

Column Chart, Line Chart, Bar Chart, Area Chart, Pie Chart, Scatter Chart, Pivot
Chart.

16. In Excel, where all can you enter formula?

In the Cell and in the formula bar.

17. What is a Worksheet?

A worksheet is an arrangement of rows and columns, making up cells into which
various types of data and formulas can be entered. Each Row is numbered. Each
Column is headed by a lettere or combination of letters.

18. What do you mean by merging a cell?

Joins the selected cells into one larger cell, this is often used to create labels that
span multiple columns.

19. What is Conditional Formatting?

The Conditional Formatting allows the users to change colour or sheets of cells based
on certain conditions or a particular logic.

20. What is Wrap Text?

Make all the content visible within a cell by displaying it on multiple lines.

21. What is a Pivot Table?

PivotTables make it easy arrange and summarize complicated data and drill down
on details.

Module 5. (2 marks)
1. What is Internet?
Internet is the global network of computers. Its called as the network of networks.
2. What is ARPANET?
In 1969 ARPA developed a WAN called ARPANET
3. What is DSL?
Digital Subscriber Line
4. What is Dial-up connection?
Dial-up connections use Telephone Lines, Traditional Method of connecting to the
Internet
5. Who invented the Internet?
US
6. What is a Web Browser?
A web browser is a software which allows users to access the internet.
7. Expand FTTH
Fiber To The Home
8. What is E-mail?
Stands for Electronic Mail wherein, messages or mail can be sent through electronic
format from receiver to sender
9. Mention any 4 E-mail service providers.
Hotmail.com, gmail.com, rediffmail.com, yahoo.
10. Mention any 4 Internet Service Providers.
11. What is Internet Protocol (IP)?
It is the numeric address or location of your computer so that it is an identifiable
machine to all other computers connected to the internet.
12. What is Transmission Control Protocol?
This protocol makes sure that data sent from one end of the connection actually
reaches the other end in same order it was sent
13. What is World Wide Web (WWW)?
A web page consists not only text but also images, sounds, and video clips linked
(joined) to other pages as well.
14. Expand HTML & HTTP?
Hyper Text Markup Language, Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
15. What is HTTPS?

HTTP is a set of standards for transferring HTML document (webpage/s) from one
website to another website or from website to browser
16. What is a Computer Network?
More than one computer interconnected through a communication medium for
information interchange is called a computer network.
17. What is LAN?
LANs are meant for short distances, inexpensive and highly reliable.
18. What is WAN?
Using WAN you can connect the computers in various cities to one another
19. What is Wi-Fi?
Accessing internet minus the physical wires
20. What technology did Tim Berners-Lee invented?
In 1992, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web (www).
21. What is a Blog?
Blog is an abbreviation of web log
22. What is Micro-Blog?
Micro blogs allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short
sentences, individual images, or video links
23. What is Social Networking Service?
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on
facilitating the building of social networks or social relations among people
24. What is VoIP?
VoIP commonly refers to the communication, technologies, involved in the delivery
of voice communications and multimedia sessions over such as the Internet
25. What is RSS?
RSS is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works
such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and videoin a standardized format
26. What is a computer Virus?
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one
computer to another
27. What are Anti-Viruses?
Antivirus or anti-virus software is software used to prevent, detect and computer
viruses, adware, backdoors, hijackers, keyloggers, rootkits, spyware, trojan horses
and worms.