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SRI MEENAKSHI MATRIC HR SEC SCHOOL,
KARUR.
COMPUTER SCIENCE VOLUME I 2 MARKS
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CHAPTER 1 (AN INTRODUCTION TO STAR OFFICE WRITER)
1. What is text editing?
Entering a new text or modifying the existing text in a document
is known as text editing.

2. What is word processer?
The term word processing refers to the activity carried out using a
computer and suitable software to create, view, edit, manipulate, transmit,
store, retrieve and print documents.

3. How would you switch over from insert mode to type over mode?
The user can toggle between type-over mode and the insert mode by
using the Insert key. The status bar gives the information about the current
mode (Insert or Type-over-mode).

4. How would you select the required portion of the text in a document?
(using keyboard)
1. Insertion point is moved to the start of the text to be selected.
2. The Shift key is pressed down and the movement keys are
used to highlight the required text.
3. When the Shift key is released, the text is selected.

5. How would you select the required portion of the text in a
document?(using mouse)
1. Insertion point is moved to the start of the text to be selected.
2. The left mouse button should be clicked, held down and dragged
across the text to be selected.
3. When the intended text is selected, the mouse button should be
released.

6. What is Insertion point?
1. The flashing vertical bar seen on the screen is called insertion
pointer.
2. The insertion point always indicates where the new text will
appear.

7. How will you create a new document?
New document can be created using the command File New
Text Document.

8. Write the difference between copying text and moving text.
Copying Text Moving Text
1. Copies the text to new location
2. ctrl+c shortcut key is used.
3. EditCopy command is used
1. Moves the text to new location
2. ctrl+x shortcut key is used.
3. EditCut command is used

CHAPTER 2 (TEXT FORMATTING)

1. What is the difference between hard formatting and soft formatting?
A Hard return is inserted every time when Enter key is pressed. Soft returns are
inserted as line breaks by star office writer and are adjusted when text is added or
deleted.

2. What is text formatting?
The process of changing the font, font size and adding some special
effects to the text such as bold, italic, underline is called as text formatting.

3. What is indenting text?
The process of changing the alignments such as paragraph aligned to left
and paragraph formatting feature is called indenting text.


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4. What is text highlighting?
Highlighting can be used to call attention to key ideas or pointers
in a document.
Method:
1. Select the text and click Highlighting icon
2. Format Character

5. What is alignment? Write the types.
Alignment is the process of making the text where to be placed in the
document.
Types:
Icon Description Shortcut key

Left Align Ctrl+L

Right Align Ctrl+R

Centre Align Ctrl+E

Justify Align Ctrl+J

6. What is style?
A font is a set of characters and numbers in a certain style.

7. What is hanging indent?
A special kind of indent called a hanging indent which is used for
numbered lists.
Method:
1. Format Paragraph
2. Click Indents and spacing

8. What are the steps to be followed to change the line spacing?
1. Select the paragraph(s).
2. Select Format Paragraph
3. Click the Indents & Spacing tab.
4. Click on the Line spacing combo box, and select the
required line spacing option.
5.Click OK Button.

CHAPTER 3 (CORRECTING SPELLING MISTAKES)

1. What does automatic spelling correcting mean?
Automatic Spelling Correction feature corrects some of the misspelled
words.
ToolsAutoCorrect is used to create autocorrect entry.

2. How can we correct mistakes?
We can correct the spelling mistakes Backspace key is pressed to delete a
misspelled word and the word is retyped.

3. What is auto correct option? (Or) How would you add a word in the Auto
Correct list of the Star Office Writer?
Auto correct option is used to correct the common misspelled word
automatically.
ToolsAutoCorrect is used to create autocorrect entry.

4. How would you carry out the spell check after the entire document is
typed?
Tools Spelling Check is selected or F7 is pressed to select the
spelling check command.
Select and Click the desired option from the dialog box.

CHAPTER 4 (WORKING WITH TABLES)

1.How will you create table in a document?
Click Table Insert Table.
Enter Table name, No.of Rows and No.of Columns in the Insert Table
Dialog Box.
Click OK.

2. How will you add a required number of rows and columns in a table?
1. To insert a row, click icon
2. To insert a column, click icon
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3. To insert more than on row/column click Table Insert Rows or
Table Insert Columns.

3. How to change the width of a column in a table?
Click Table Table Properties
Choose the Columns tab and type column size in the Column Width spin
boxes.
Click OK.

4. How to make the selected rows and columns of the same size?
Select the rows and columns.
To make all columns even, right click inside the table and select
Column Space Equally
To make all rows even, right click inside the table and select
Row Space Equally

5. How will you delete entire table?
Select the Entire table by Edit Select All
Table Delete Table is used to delete the entire table.

CHAPTER 5 (PAGE FORMATTING)

1.What is page formatting mean?
Margins control how close StarOffice Writer prints to the edge
of the page. If there is a big top margin for instance, much white space
is left at the top of the document.

2. What is page orientation? Write and explain the types
Using length and width of the page, orientation will be measured.
Portrait - The length of a document will be more than the width
this orientation is called portrait.
Landscape - The width of a document will be more than the length
this orientation is called lanscape.

3. What is meant by header and footer?
Header is an area at top of the page
Footer - is an area at bottom of the page.

4. How will you insert page numbers in footer?
Click the footer area.
Click Insert Field Page Numbers.

CHAPTER 6 (SPREADSHEETS)

1.What is an electronic spreadsheet?
An electronic spreadsheet is a worksheet used in a computer to create and
quickly perform What if analysis of interrelated columnar data in workspaces.
Example : Microsoft Excel , Staroffice calc

2. Can we change the data present in a cell? If so,how?
Yes. We can change the data present in a cell.
i. Type in the new data. The new data will simply overwrite the old contents
of the cell.
ii. Click on the formula bar with the mouse. Press the F2 function key or
simply double click on the cell. A vertical cursor appears on the formula bar.
Move the cursor to the left arrow key or the backspace key and edit the data.

3. What is function? Write the example
Functions are predefined formulae that allow us to perform several
frequently done calculations.
Example : SQRT()

4. What is date arithmetic?
In spreadsheets, date calculations become very simple. Here you can add
a number to a date and arrive at a new date, find the difference between two dates
and use a wide variety of function and formats to get what you want.
Example: 05/10/05 - 12/08/70 = 12572


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5. What is cell pointer?
The active cell in which you want to type the data is identified by the cell
pointer which is a rectangular box covering that cell.

6. How will you change the width of a column in a worksheet?
Select the Column.
Click Format Column Width
Type new column width and click OK.

7. What is cell referencing? Write and explain the types.
Relative Cell Referencing - is the default type of cell addressing automatically
recalculated every time the contents of the cells used in the formulae change.
Absolute Cell Referencing - A cell address can be made absolute by using the $
(dollar) sign in front of row and column names. Absolute cell addresses do not
change when copied.

8. What is the use of auto format sheet?
The AutoFormat Sheet facility of StarOffice Calc helps to format
the worksheet with different predefined styles and colors.
Click Format Autoformat Default to set default auto format

9. What are the advantages of using electronic spreadsheet?
Calculations are automated through the built-in mathematical, financial
and statistical functions.
Accurate results to any desired level of decimal points are possible
Worksheets can be quite big in size
Any part of the worksheet can be viewed or edited.
Worksheet can be saved and retrieved later.
Any part or whole of an existing worksheet can be merged with any
existing or new worksheet.
Any part or whole of the worksheet can be printed in a desired format.
Worksheet data can be viewed in the form of graphs or charts
The worksheet information can be transferred to any database
or word processing software.
10. List the applications of Spreadsheets.
Payment of bills
Income tax calculations
Invoices or bills
Account Statements
Inventory Control
Cost-Benefits Analysis
Financial Accounting
Tender Evaluation
Result analysis of students
11. Name the popular spreadsheet packages.
VisiCalc in 1979
Lotus 1-2-3, Improve by Lotus Corporation
Excel by Microsoft Corporation
Quattro Pro by Borland International

12. Define : Range
Group of cell in a worksheet is called as Range.
Example: A1:A5

13. List the text and Reference Operators.
Text Operator : & - Ex: star&office = staroffice






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