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COMPUTER
1. A Computer is an electronic device that
processes data and coverts it into information.
2. Computer has two main parts: hardware and
software.
3. Data is processed in information by computer
processor.
4. CPU stands for –Central Processing Unit.
5. Part of the computer is used for calculating and
comparing – ALU
6. Controls the movement of signals between CPU
and I/O – ALU
7. The three main parts of the processor – ALU,
Control unit and Registers.
8. Function of the Central Processing Unit of a
computer – performs calculations and
processing.
9. The basic computer processing cycle consists –
Input, processing and output
10. Output – which is get to user from
processor.

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11. Input – which is get to processor from user.

12. Arithmetic operations – include addition,
subtraction, multiplication and division.
13. The name of the location of a particular
piece of data is its – Address
14. The part of the computer that does the
arithmetical calculations – ALU
15. A CPU contains – a control unit and an
arithmetic logic unit.
16. The benefit of using computer is that –
Computers are very fast and can store huge
amounts of data.
17. Computations and logical operations are
performed by – ALU
18. The functions of CPU – to read, interpret
and process the information and instruction.
19. The information you put into the computer
– data
20. Data that has been organized or presented
in a meaningful fashion – Information
21. The part of a computer that coordinates all
its functions –Control Unit

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22. Data represents raw facts. Whereas

information is meaningful data.
23. A computer executes Programs in the
sequence of – Fetch, Decode, and Execute.
24. The tern GIGO is related to – Accuracy
25. Executing – is the process of carrying out
commands.
26. Computers gathers data, which means they
allow users to – Input data
27. Major functions of computer are –
a. Processing data into information
b. Storing data or information
c. Gathering data
28. A collection of unprocessed items - Data
29. CPU – This Component is requires to
process data into information and consist of
integrated circuits.
30. Computers manipulate data in many ways,
and this manipulation is called – processing
31. Output – is the result produced by a
computer.

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32. In an information system, alphanumeric

data normally takes the form of – Numbers and
alphabetical characters.
33. Memory unit is one part of – Central
processing unit
34. Manipulating data to create information is
known as – processing
35. Hardware used to translate words, sounds,
images and actions that people understand into
a form that the system unit can process is known
as – input devices
36. Control unit – tells the rest of the computer
how to carry out a program’s instructions.
37. The information processing cycle includes
the following processes – input, processing,
output, storage.
38. The Arithmetic/logic unit performs the
following actions – does both calculations and
logical comparisons.
39. The computer’s processor consists of –
Control Unit and ALU

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40. A microprocessor is the brain of the

computer and is also called – microchip
41. Main memory works n conjunction with –
CPU
42. Main job of CPU – carry out program
instructions and process data and information.
43. When speaking of computer input and
output, input refers to –
a. Data or information that has been entered
into the computer
b. The transmission of data that has been
input into the computer
44. The primary goal of a computer system is to
turn data into – information
45. The three main components of a computer
are – RAM, Input/output Devices, CPU
46. Once information is input into a computer it
becomes – data
47. To display the content of a folder in
Windows Explorer you should – Click on it

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48. Input devices – convert human-

understandable data and programs into a form
that the computer
49. To go to the beginning of a text line press –
Home
50. Hard copy of a documents is printed on
printer
51. Keys used in combination with another key
to perform a specific task – Shift Ctrl and Alt
52. Ctrl, Shift and Alt - modifier
53. Codes consisting of bars or lines of varying
widths or lengths that are computer readable
are known as – a Bar code
54. Number keypad keys – del, numlock, enter
55. Output device – monitor, printer, speakers
56. Input device – keyboard, mouse, joystick,
webcam
57. The means to move the pointer on the
screen and give information to the computer by
clicking its buttons – Mouse
58. Soft copy is an example of Screen output

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59. Toggle keys – Functions goes back and forth

every time it is pressed.
60. Toggle keys – Caps lock, num lock, scroll
lock
61. Term used to describe using the mouse to
move an item on the screen to a new location –
Drag and Drop
62. To select text by shading as you drag the
mouse arrow over the text is referred to as –
Highlight
63. A button that makes characters either
upper or lower case and numbers to symbols –
Shift Key
64. Powerful key that lets you exit a program
when pushes – Escape Key
65. Moves the cursor one space to the right or
puts spaces in between words – Spacebar
66. Use this when you want to make all letters
capital without having to use the shift key for
each character – Caps lock key
67. Devices that let the computer communicate
with you – input

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68. Any letter, number, or symbol found on the

keyboard that you can type into the computer –
Character
69. A key that will erase information from the
computer’s memory and characters on the
screen – Delete key
70. Mouse pointer takes on different shapes
depending on the task you are performing.
71. You can use the tab key to – move a cursor
across the screen and intend paragraph
72. Information that comes from an external
source and is fed into computer software is
called – Input
73. Keys enable the input of numbers quickly –
The numeric keypad
74. Digital Camera – peripheral device used to
capture still images in a digital format that can
be easily transferred into a computer and
manipulated using graphics software
75. Digital photos and scanned images are
typically stored as – Bitmap graphics –
extensions .bmp, .png, .jpg, .tif or .gif

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76. OCR – Optical Character Recognition

77. Standard pointing device in a Graphical
User Environment – Mouse
78. The arrow keys can be used to move the
cursor in the text that has already been entered.
79. Most frequently used piece of hardware for
inputting data is – Keyboard
80. The display may also be called as the screen
or monitor.
81. Keyboards used for – input text and
numbers and send command to the computer.
82. Speakers attached to your computer used
for – handling sound and music
83. Mouse pointer – usually appears in the
shape of an arrow.
84. The most common storage device for the
personal computer – floppy disk
85. Digital input device – digital camcorder,
microphone, scanner, etc.
86. A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning
a tag on an item rather than keying it into the
system is using – Scanning automation.

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87. Devices that enter information and let you

communicate with the computer are called input
devices.
88. Scanner – used to read handwritten or
printed text to make a digital image that is
stored in memory.
89. Joystick – primarily used for computer
gaming
90. The first computer mouse was built by –
Douglas Engelbart
91. A standard alphanumeric keyboard of a
laptop usually consist of – 100 to 104keys
92. Smallest unit of a digital image – Pixel
93. JPEG – Joint Photographic Experts Group
94. Enter key – used to move to next line in Ms-
Word document.
95. Storage which stores or retains data after
power off is called – non-volatile storage
96. Dynamic RAM – memories must be
refreshed many times per second.
97. USB – secondary device
98. USB – Universal Serial Bus

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99. The faster, costlier and relatively small form

of storage managed by computer system
hardware - Cache
100. Breaking logical memory into blocks of the
same size is called – Pages
101. The contents of memory will not loose,
when the power goes off in – ROM, EPROM ANS
EEPROM
102. CD-ROM – uses laser technology to store
large amount of information.
103. RAM – is used as a short memory because it
is volatile and temporary.
104. The process of dividing the disk into tracks
and sectors – formatting
105. Process of copying a document from
memory to a storage medium - Saving
106. Storage Technology – refers to data storage
system that make it possible for a computer to
store and retrieve information
107. Main memory of computer is also called –
primary storage/ internal memory/ primary
memory

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108. Hard disk is permanent storage device

109. RAM – Random Access Memory
110. DVD – Digital Versatile Disk
111. Shape of DVD – Round
112. 3 D – optical data storage is a technology
where data is stored in multiple layers in the
optical disc
113. UPS – Uninterruptible Power Supply
114. Motherboard – controls communications
for the entire computer system
115. Slots – provide expansion capability for a
computer system
116. An electronic path, that connect one part of
computer to another is Bus
117. Father of Modern computer – Charles
Babbage.
118. First mechanical computer ‘Mark-I’
Developed by – Howard Ekin
119. John Van Newman invented EDVAC –
Electronic Descrete Variable Computer
120. Types of Computer –
a. Micro Computer

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b. Mini Computer
c. Main Frame Computer
d. Super Computer
e. Quantum Computer
121. Most Powerful Computer – Super Computer
122. Super Computer contains thousands of
microprocessors
123. PARAM – developed by C-DAC
124. December 2 – Computer Literacy Day.
125. First super computer of the world –
CDC6600
126. First computer was programmed using –
Machine Language
127. Digital computers use a system to encode
data and programs – Binary
128. A personal Computer is Designed to meet
the computing needs of individual
129. First computer made in India – ‘Siddharth’ –
manufactured by Electronics Corporation of
India.
130. First Indian newspaper on internet – ‘The
Hindu’

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131. Computer virus is a man made digital

parasite, which corrupts (infects) the file and
known as – ‘File Corrupter’
132. First programming language – FORTRAN
133. 4 bit = 1 nibble
134. 2nibble = 1 byte
135. 1024 byte = 1kb
136. 1024 kb = 1mb
137. 1024 mb = 1gb
138. 1024gb = 1tb
139. 1024tb = 1pb
140. The three basic logic gates are AND, OR and
NOT.
141. Memory –
a. Primary
b. Secondary
142. MICR – Magnetic Ink Character
Recognisation
143. Programming Languages – C, C++, JAVA,
Pascal, Fortran, etc
144. Software – set of programs

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145. Operating System – Unix, MS-DOS, Linux,

Windows, Mac OS
146. DBMS – Data Base Management System
147. Ctrl +A =Select All
148. Ctrl +B =Bold
149. Ctrl +C=Copy
150. Ctrl +D=Font Dialogue Box
151. Ctrl +E=Centre Alignment
152. Ctrl +I=Italics
153. Ctrl +J=Justified Alignment
154. Ctrl +L=Left Alignment
155. Ctrl +N=opens new blank document
156. Ctrl +O=opens existing document
157. Ctrl +R=right alignment
158. Ctrl +Y=redo
159. Ctrl +Z=undo
160. Ctrl +W=close file
161. Ctrl +X=cut
162. Ctrl +F2=print preview
163. PrtScn=print screen/Take a screen shot
164. F1 = help
165. F2= Edit/Rename

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166. F4 =properties
167. F5 = go to
168. F7 = Spell Check
169. Ctrl + S =Save
170. Ctrl +U =Underline
171. Ctrl +P =Print
172. Ctrl +K =Hyperlink
173. Active Cell – Cell in MS Excel with dark
boundary
174. Data processed in batch – Batch Processing
175. Shortest form of Binary Digit – Bit
176. Collection of 8 bits – Byte
177. Boxes created by the intersection of rows
and coloumns – Cell
178. Copyright – the material and information
are the personal property of the owner or
producer.
179. Data – raw facts and figures
180. Database – collection of files
181. DHTML – Dynamic Hyper Text Markup
Language
182. DOS – Disk Operating System

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183. Downloading – Process of transferring files

from internet to computer memory
184. Ethics – rules and belief
185. File – Collection of related records
186. IAS – Internet Application
187. ISP – Internet Service Provider
188. Device to connect different computer
systems to the internet using telephone or
cables – Modem
189. Interface between the human user and
computer hardware – Operating system
190. Field with unique value for each record –
Primary key
191. Main memory of computer system is
Primary memory
192. Groups of neighbouring cells that touch
each other – Range of cell
193. Permanent memory of computer –
Secondary Memory
194. Harmful computer program – Virus
195. Syntax – set of symbols, keywords and set
of rules to construct statement

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196. A prescribed set of well defined instructions

for solving mathematical problems is called – An
algorithm
197. Popular programming language for
developing multimedia web pages – Java
198. Program flowchart – a graphic presentation
of the sequence of steps needed to solve a
programming problem
199. Operating system called UNIX typically used
for – Web servers
200. C, BASIC, COBOL and JAVA – high level
programming language.
201. A mistake in an algorithm that cues
incorrect results is called – logical error
202. C++ - a programming language
203. FORTRAN –is not used for Drawing pictures
204. 1MB = 1 million bytes
205. A binary choice offer – two options
206. Capacity – indicates how much data a
particular storage medium can hold
207. Smallest unit of information a computer can
understand and process is known as – bit

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208. Computer works on a binary number

system to process data
209. Information on a computer is stored as
digital data
210. In the binary language each letter of
alphabet, each number and each special
character is made up of a uniquw combination of
8 bits
211. A string of eight 0s and 1s is called a byte
212. Largest unit of storage – TB
213. 1GB = 1billion bytes
214. Smallest unit in a digital system – bit
215. KB = Kilo Byte
216. Information on a computer is stored as –
digital data
217. 1000bytes = 1kilobyte
218. Size in descending = TB,GB,MB,KB
219. An error in program which causes wrong
result is called - Bug
220. Each component of computer is either
hardware or software.

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221. Debugging – process of searching bugs in

software.
222. Utility – tells the computer how to use its
software.
223. The transfer of data from CPU to peripheral
devices of computer is achieved through –
interfaces
224. Backup – copy to save a data from original
source to other destination
225. User manual – tells you how to use a
software program
226. Operating system (OS) – is a set of
programs designed to manage the resources of a
computer, including starting the computer,
managing programs, managing memory and
coordinating tasks between input and out
devices
227. The set of instructions which tells a
computer what to do is called – program
228. Linux – example of open sources software
229. Tangible, physical computer equipment that
can be seen and touched is called Hardware

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230. A collection of programs that controls how

the computer system runs and processes
information – Linker
231. The legal right to use software based on
specific restrictions is granted via – software
license
232. A detailed written description of the
programming cycle and the program, along with
the test results and a printout of the program –
Documentation
233. Correcting errors in a program is called
Debugging
234. Another word for software is – program
235. Restarting a computer that is already on is
referred to as – Warm booting
236. Compatibility in regard to computer refers
to – software running with other previously
installed software
237. A device that is connected to the
motherboard is – called a peripheral device
238. Documentation of computer is important so
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a. Users can learn how to use the program

b. Other programmers can know how to
maintain the program
c. The programmer can see why the code is
written that way while hunting for sources
of error
239. The process of preparing a floppy disk for
use is called – formatting
240. The physical components of a computer
system – Hardware
241. The ability of an OS to run more than one
application at a time – multitasking
242. A computer cannot “Boot” if it does not
have an application software
243. An assembler is used to translate a program
written in Assembly language
244. A program which helps create written
documents and lets you go back and make
corrections as necessary – Word processor
245. Start or restart of the computer – Boot
246. A compiler is used to translate a program
written in – High level language

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247. Computer programs are also known as –

applications
248. The operating system is the most common
type of – system software
249. One who designs, writes, tests and
maintains computer programs is called as –
programmer
250. The human-readable version of a program
is called – source code
251. Interpreter – converts and executes one
statement at a time.
252. A set of computer programs used for a
certain function such as word processing is
called – software package
253. Compiling creates an – executable program
254. The process of writing out computer
instructions is known as – coding
255. Peripheral equipment – any device that is
attached to a computer system
256. Hardware includes – the computer and all
the devices connected to it that are used to
input and output data

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257. User manual – tells you about how to use a

software program
258. “Teach text” is a text editor in which –
macintosh operating system is used
259. The combination of operating system and
processor in a computer is referred to as a
computers’ – platform
260. Software – set of instructions for your
computer
261. Eg. Of freeware – Instant messaging and the
Google toolbar
262. Vendor-created program modifications are
called – Patches
263. All the character that a device can use is
called – Character set
264. Booting the system – loading the system
265. Ms word – is an application software
266. Bug – an error in program
267. To create a network personal computer can
connect together
268. Parity bits – identify whether a data word
has an odd or even number of 1s

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269. LAN – Local Area Network

270. WAN – wide Area Network
271. MAN – Metropolitan Area Network
272. A word in a web page that, when clicked,
opens another document – Hyperlink
273. Dumb terminals have terminals and
keyboards
274. Computers connected to a LAN can share
information and share peripheral equipment
275. LAN refers to single-site and small network
276. Protocols – set of rules
277. Terminal – a point at which data enters or
leaves the computer
278. A device that connects to a network
without the is of cables is said to be – wireless
279. A word on a web page which opens other
document when clicks on it is a – Hyper link
280. When sending an email, the Subject line
describes the contents of the message
281. Modem – device which uses for data
transmission through telecommunication line

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282. Specialized programs that assist users in

locating information on the Web are called –
Search engines
283. Unsolicited e-mail is called – spam
284. E-mail attachment – a separate document
from another program sent along with and E-
mail message
285. URL – contains protocol identifier, WWW.
And the unique registered domain
286. A website’s main page is called – homepage
287. Parts of an email – Period(.), at sign(@),
Underscore(_)
288. Which one is the World's oldest web
browser – World Wide Web(WWW)
289. Sending an email is like – writing a letter
290.
291. The process of a computer receiving
information from a server on the internet is
known as – Downloading
292. A program designed to destry data on your
computer which can travel to infert other
computers is called - Virus

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293. Most websites have a main page a doorway

to the rest of the website pages is -homepage
294. Output which is made up of pictures,
sounds and video - Multimedia
295. WWW stands for World Work Web
296. The vast network of computers that
connects millions of people all over the world is
called - Internet
297. Coded entries which are used to gain access
to a computer system are called - Passwords
298. The home page" of a website is – first page
299. Internet is a system of – interconnected
networks
300. Internet Telephony - allows voice
conversations to travel over internet.
301. Modem connected to phone line
302. Standard protocol of internet – TCP/IP
303. Software allows user to surf internet –
Browser
304. Internet allows you to connect to the
servers all around the world

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305. Email automatically completes – from: and

Date:
306. Junk email is also called as spam
307. Communication is most popular internet
activity
308. IP – Internet protocol
309. Connect to internet – Computer, ISP,
modem and communication software
310. Functions performed by servers – email
processing, data base sharing, processing
websites and storage
311. To reload a webpage, press – reload button
312. Hyperlink – composed of several computers
connected together to share resources and data
313. Draft folder – retains copies of messages
that you have started but not yet ready to send
314. An email account includes a storage area –
mailbox
315. “.com” – commercial
316. ICMP is error reporting
317. Internet originally developed by US
department of defence

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318. ISDN – Integrated service Digital Network

319. Menu bar of the software contains lists of
commands and option
320. A small arrow or blinking symbol on
desktop is called – Cursor
321. Rectangular area for displaying information
and running program – window
322. F5 – refreshes the screen
323. Cut, copy and paste – edit menu
324. File – collection of information that has
been given a name and is stored in secondary
memory
325. Cut or copy information is in – clipboard
326. Deleted data remains on a disk until – the
recycle bin is emptied
327. Icon – is a graphical user interface
328. Shrink a window to an icon – minimize
329. Icon – small image that represents a
program, an instruction a file or some other
object
330. Maximize – expand it to fit the screen
331. Choices are refer to as options

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332. A place that user can create to store files –

folder
333. Menu bar – file, edit,font-tools,etc
334. Each command on menu performs a specific
task
335. Stand by mode is used when monitor and
hard disk are put in idle
336. Drop down also called – pull down
337. My computer contains – file, folders and
drives
338. Menus are lists of commands that appear
on the screen
339. Start menus allows you to access objects
and start programs
340. Windows explorer – web browser
341. Windows95, window 98, windows NT – OS
342. Task bar – at the bottom of the system
343. A blinking indicator shows you where your
next action will happen – Cursor
344. Generally recycle bin is used form the
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345. Numbers in table columns are usually –

right-aligned
346. Each box in a spreadsheet is called – cell
347. A collection of related fields is called – Data
base
348. When a file is saved for the first time – it
must be given a name to identify it
349. Table, paragraph and Index – group work at
the time of text formatting in word
350. The letter and number of the intersecting
column and row is – cell address
351. Save as – to save an existing with new name
at new location
352. Forms that are used to organize business
data into rows and columns – spreadsheets
353. In power point, the Header & Footer button
can be found on the insert tab in – Text group
354. PC productivity tool that manipulates data
organized in rows and columns is called –
Spreadsheet

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355. Slide sorter power point view displays each

slide of the presentation as a thumbnail and is
useful for rearranging slides
356. Previously saved file is edited – the file must
be saved again to store the changes
357. To print a document – select the Print
command and then select OK
358. To enter the charts in MS Excel – Insert
menus>>charts
359. File – collection of information saved as a
unit
360. Word processing – overall term for creating,
editing, formatting, storing, retrieving and
printing a text document
361. Root directory – main folder on a storage
device
362. Excel workbook – collection of worksheet
363. Word wrap – feature automatically moves
the text to next line when necessary
364. Directory within directory – Sub directory
365. Page preview mode – you can see all pages
of your document

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366. Quickest and easiest way in word, to locate

a particular word or phrase in a document – find
367. Bas, doc and htm – extension
368. For creating a document – new command
369. Main folder on a storage device – root
directory
370. To add or put into your document such as a
picture or text – Insert
371. Document – created by an application
372. 2 different files can have the same name if
they are in different folders
373. Meaningful filename helps in easy file –
identification
374. A program that enables you to perform
calculations involving rows and columns of
numbers – Spreadsheet program
375. To edit – document means to make changes
to its existing content
376. Periodically adding, changing and deleting
file records – file updating
377. To save a presentation under a new file
name – select the file menu and choose save as

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378. Saving is the process of – copying a

document from memory to a storage medium
379. Format a document – they change its
appearance
380. File menu is selected to print
381. To find a saved document in the computer’s
memory and bring it up on the screen to view –
Retrieve
382. Control P – allows you to print
383. The change written work already done –
edit
384. To exit the program without leaving the
application – Cart Away
385. Text you wanted to printed at the bottom
of the page – Footer
386. Text you wanted to printed at the top of the
page – header
387. Items such as names and addresses –
records
388. By default, your documents print – portrait
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389. Name a user assigns to a document –

filename
390. In order to email a word document from
within word – go to file>>send to>>mail
recipient
391. Autocorrect – word automatically corrects
certain spellings, typing, capitalization or
grammar errors
392. Organize files by storing them – folders
393. Create columnar data in word you need to –
set tabs or use Excel
394. Move some text from one page to another
– cut paste
395. A red wave underlined – not in dictionary
and might be spelt incorrectly
396. Process of arranging data in logical
sequence – Sorting
397. DBMS – the content and the location of the
data – Meta Data
398. Software you can use to create a budget –
spreadsheet software

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399. Number and formulae entered in a cell –

numeric entries
400. Ascending order of Data hierarchy –
Bit<byte<field<Record
401. Function inside function – Nested Function

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