Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) 2011 Diploma Civil Engineering BET-017 Computer Basics - Question Paper
IGNOU Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCLE) BET-017 Computer Basics ques. Paper
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Diploma in Civil Engineering / Diploma in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering DCLEVI / DMEVI / DELVI / DECVI/ DCSVI/ ACCLEVI/ ACMEVI/ ACELVI/ ACECVI/ ACCS VI
Term-End Examination December, 2011
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BET-017 : COMPUTER BASICS
Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 70
Note : (i) Question number 1 is compulsory.
. (ii) ' Attempt any four questions out of the remaining questions numbered 2 to 6.
1. (a) Fill in the blanks from the choices given
below : 7x1-7
(i) The computer is truly amazing
(ii) The most common type of personal computer is a_.
(iii) __________ are used in large
organisations.
(iv) _needs a constant supply
of power to hold its data.
(v) The device that holds the disk is called a_
(vi) _is an internal network to
access information.
(vii) _equivalent to 1,024 bytes;
a common measure of data storage.
(i) Computer (ii) Mainframe
(iii) Desktop (iv) Gigabyte
(v) Machine (vi) Diskdrive
(vii) Intranet (viii) RAM
(ix) Kilobyte (KB) (x) CD-drive
(b) State true or false : 7x1=7
(i) A home area network (HAN) is a network contained within a user's home that connects a person's digital devices.
(ii) Client/Server network share the processing and storage workload with a central server.
(iii) Modem transmission speeds are measured in byte per second.
(iv) The abbreviation bps stands for bandwidth per second.
(v) 'Google' is an operating system.
(vi) Peer-to-peer (P2P) services allow users to access one another's computer via the internet.
(vii) DSL service is similar to ISDN in its use of the telephone network.
2. Attempt any two of the following : 2x7=14
(a) What is mail merge ? What is its use ?
(b) What do you mean by PowerPoint ? What .are the steps involved in creating a new PowerPoint presentation ?
(c) What are the uses of MS Outlook ? How can contacts be added to the address book ?
3 Explain the differences for, any two of the r 2x7=14
following :
(a) Word and Excel
(b) DOS and Windows
(c) Commerce and E-commerce . (d) Microsoft and Google
4. Attempt any two of the following : 2x7=14
(a) Explain a procedure of shifting some files from a folder to another folder. Both folders exist at the desktop location in a computer.
(b) Write how can you provide a table in a word
document.
(c) What do you understand by an 'Icon' ?
What are various types of it ?
5. Attempt any two of the following : 2x7=14
(a) Enlist various components of a computer. Describe the function of any one of them.
(b) What do you mean by 'memory' in computer ? What are its types ?
(c) Differentiate between Hardware and Software for a computer.
6. Write short notes on any two of the following : 2x7=14
(a) Generations of computers
(b) Screen saver
(c) Media player
(d) Font of text in MS Word.
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