COMPUTER APPLICATIONS I

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OPERATING SYSTEMS

1. The central processor and peripheral devices of a computer system are coordinated by the
operating system
o Define the term Operating system

2. List two resources/ components that an operating system manages

3. List five Operating systems which you are familiar

4. Explain any four functions of an operating system software

5. Giving an example in each case, explain the following types of operating systems

(a) Single – user / single tasking

(b) Multi- User/ Multi- tasking

7. A computer user may interact with a computer either through Graphical User

Interface(GUI) or though typed commands

(a) Give one advantage of using GUI based operating system over a command line
interface

(b) Some computer systems still use command line interfaces. State two advantages of
command line interface

8. Explain briefly the following concepts as used in the windows environment:

 a) Desktop
b) Window
c) Icon
d) Taskbar
e) Task

9. State two differences between Disk Operating System (DOS) and Windows operating

12. Identify three factors you would consider when choosing an operating system for use

in a computer.

13. Outline the procedure of renaming a file or folder using windows operating system

14. State two purposes of the recycle bin. (2 marks)

15. Word processing software allows to text with a minimum of effort

A. Rearrange
B. Retrieve
C. Save
D. Enter

16. A spelling checker is also called

A. Electronic encyclopedia
B. Electronic thesaurus
C. Electronic dictionary
D. None of these

17. Windows are especially helpful for

A. Moving text between files
B. Search-and-replace operations
C. 17ut-and-paste operations
D. Both (b) and (c)
18. Which of the following is not an essential function of a word processing software package?
A. Indexing
B. Saving
C. Editing
D. Formatting

19. Many of the popular word processing software packages available today allow to
A. Redline a document
B. Total columns of numbers
C. Align decimal points automatically
D. Create and use macros

20. In word processing, a word is defined as

A. 32 bits
B. An English language word
C. A string of letters or numerals
D. Both (a)and (b)

21. Cursor-control commands allow the user to

A. Move one character at a time
B. Jump to the beginning or end of the current line
C. Move one word at a time
D. All of these

22. Menu driven software

A. is also called command-driven software
B. always requires that you depress a certain key to display the menu
C. always has a menu present on the screen
D. may display a menu in various positions on the screen

23. What is the name given to that part of a word processing package that is used to
automatically insert names, addresses, and other text into designated locations in a series of
letters?
A. Mail merge
B. Page layout
C. Block move
D. Word wrap

24. An example of a block-move operation is

 A. Cut and paste
B. Deleting a character
C. Inserting a character
D. Both (b) and (c)

25. Word processing software is a type of application software.

a) True
b) False

26. What is a
word
Processor?

27. List two

common
examples of
word
processing
software widely
used in the
market

today.

28. Give three comparisons of the traditional method of typing a document on a Typewriter
against using a word processor

29. Precisely explain the role of the following editing features of a word processor;

i) Find and replace

ii) Undo and redo

iii) Thesaurus

iv) Autocorrect.

30. Give the steps you would use to find and replace the occurrence of a particular word in

31. Name and explain the use of any three buttons found in a spell-check dialog box