Chapter 8 Word Processing Computer Science 11th Class Punjab Short Questions
Question No. 1 - Define Font in MS Word.
Answer No. 1 - The font refers to the characteristics of letters, symbols and punctuation marks in the documents. Some characters in different font have different appearance. There are two general categories of fonts.
1. Serif
2. Sans Serif
1. Serif
2. Sans Serif
Question No. 2 - Describe two typing modes in MS-Word?
Answer No. 2 - All word processor provider two modes of typing:
Insertion Mode
Over Type Mode
Insertion Mode
Over Type Mode
Question No. 3 - What is Clipboard?
Answer No. 3 - The clipboard is a temporary holding space in the computer memory for data that is being copied or moved. The clipboard is use for storing text, graphics, sound, video or other data. After data has been placed in the clipboard, it can be inserted from the clipboard into other documents, in the same application or in different applications.
Question No. 4 - What is meant by Page orientation?
Answer No. 4 - Page formatting refers to the size of the page its orientation and header and footers. There are many other features that can be applied to page formatting for formatting a page in MS Word, select file page setup and select the page size.
Question No. 5 - Distinguish between save and save as option.
Answer No. 5 - Save As: Choosing "save as" when you want to save a file by two more than names. For example you have saved a file by name of "Age" and now you want it another name, then use Save as command the short cut key of save as is F12.
Question No. 6 - Write short cut key for copy and paste.
Answer No. 6 - Copy: Ctrl+c is the short cut key for copy.
Paste : Ctrl +V is the short cut key for paste.
Paste : Ctrl +V is the short cut key for paste.
Question No. 7 - List any two use of word processor used of word processor.
Answer No. 7 - 1. In education word processing is used in a variety of different ways in the production if assignments, notes, exams and for prating its users.
2. In business word processing is used for Legal copies memos letter, letter head and card creation.
2. In business word processing is used for Legal copies memos letter, letter head and card creation.
Question No. 8 - Define Marcos.
Answer No. 8 - A Marco is a character or word that represent a series of key strokes. The key strokes can represent text or command. The ability to define Marcos allow you to save your self a lot of time by replacing common combination of keystrokes.
Question No. 9 - Define Margins.
Answer No. 9 - Margins define the boundaries of the text. The text can not cross these boundaries. In every document all four margins can be same or different.
Question No. 10 - Write short cut key to save a documents.
Answer No. 10 - Ctrl+S is a short cut key to save the document.
Question No. 11 - What do you know about indentation?
Answer No. 11 - Indent determines the distance of each line of a paragraph to margins You may indent some text so they affect every line of text or a single line in paragraph.
Question No. 12 - What is text editor?
Answer No. 12 - A text editor is a type of program used for editing plain text files. Such programs are sometime known as "Notepad" software.
Question No. 13 - What is word art option in MS-Word? How can you insert it?
Answer No. 13 - Word art is a feature of MS-Word drawing program. It transform an ordinary text headline word or Phrase in a work of art. The text is Transformed into word art and then selecting/insert/Picture/word art.
Question No. 14 - What is character formatting?
Answer No. 14 - Word allow you to format text dozens of ways with different text effects, colors underline styles and many more.
Question No. 15 - Distinguished between insert mode and overt type mode.
Answer No. 15 - Insert Mode: In insertion mode the newly entered text is placed at the current position of the cursor.
Question No. 16 - Define Header and Footer.
Answer No. 16 - Header: A header is text that is added it the top margin of every page such as a document title or page number and footer is text added to the bottom margin. Select View/Header and footer from the many bar. The header and footer toolbar will appear and the of the page will be highlight.
Question No. 17 - Describe the "undo" and "redo" commands.
Answer No. 17 - Undo reverse the last action you performed and redo does the last Undo action. The sort cut key for Undo and Redo is Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+y respectively.
Question No. 18 - What is text alignment?
Answer No. 18 - Text alignment refers to the orientation of the lines of a paragraph with respect to the margins. The text to be aligned is first selected than alignment can be set from the formatting tool bar.
Question No. 19 - What is mean by paragraph formatting?
Answer No. 19 - Paragraph is defined as a group of sentence slightly different meaning. In formatting paragraph you can select the indentation, the special paragraph spacing before or after the paragraph and line spacing.
Question No. 20 - Differentiate between alignment and indentation.
Answer No. 20 - Alignment refers to the orientation of the lines with respect to the margins. There are four of alignment options left, right, center and justify.
Question No. 21 - Define insertion point.
Answer No. 21 - An insertion point is the location with in a text documents where the next character will be inserted. In most text editors and word processing programs. This location is identified by a flashing cursor called an I-beam pointer.
Question No. 22 - List any four feature of simple word processors.
Answer No. 22 - Features of Simple Word Processors:
1. File Management
2. Header
3. Macros
4. Spell Checker
5. Graphics
6. Layout
7. Merge
1. File Management
2. Header
3. Macros
4. Spell Checker
5. Graphics
6. Layout
7. Merge
Question No. 23 - Write the difference between line spacing and paragraph spacing.
Answer No. 23 - Line Spacing: Line Spacing and paragraph spacing is well controlled in MS word. You can define the spacing between different line of text in a paragraph. The characteristics is known as Line Spacing.
Question No. 24 - Why auto shape tool bar is used?
Answer No. 24 - Auto shapes tool bar on the drawing toolbar. The auto shape toolbar will allow you draw many different geometrical shapes, arrows, flow chart symbol, stars and banner on the document.
Question No. 25 - What is WYSIWYG?
Answer No. 25 - WYSIWYG, a document appears on the display screen exactly as it will look when printed.
Question No. 26 - Define word processor.
Answer No. 26 - Word processor is an application that provides extensive tools foe creating all kind of text base document. Word processor can manipulate not only the text but also it enables you to add images sound charts and graphics in your document.
Question No. 27 - Define Title bar.
Answer No. 27 - Title bar display the name of the active application and documents along the top of window.
Question No. 28 - Define Status bar.
Answer No. 28 - Show information and message at the bottom of the windows that provides statistics about. The position of the insertion point. The text you see on the screen and the Status of some important key.
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