ICDL Mudules02 Questions Answer in Word 2007

Q01. Write the steps to install and uninstall a program.

Answer

Install

Programs are normally supplied on CD or DVD. To install a program from these disks we should–

1.       Insert the disk into the CD/DVD drive which will start automatically and onscreen instructions of installation procedure will be displayed.

2.       Reading these instructions very carefully we should complete each stage of the process.

3.       After a successful completion of the procedure installation will be complete.

Uninstall

We have to use Control Panel to uninstall or remove a program

1.       Open the Control Panel from Start menu.

2.       Within the Control Panel window click the Uninstall a program command from the Programs section. A window containing a list of programs will appear.

3.       Click the program that is to be uninstalled and once selected click the Uninstall command displayed above the list.

4.       Some warning screens may appear. Carefully we have to proceed on to uninstall the program.

Q 02. How many ways you can create an image of the desktop? Write the steps for each process.

Answer

To create an image of the desktop we can follow two ways:

i.                     Keyboard Print Screen Facility

ii.                   Snipping Tool.

Keyboard Print Screen Facility

Pressing the Print Screen key on the keyboard takes a picture of the screen and copies it to a special area of memory called the Windows Clipboard. To create an image of the desktop-

1.                   Press the Print Screen key while we want to copy the desktop.

2.                   Open the Paint program from the Accessories sub-menu after clicking the StartAll Programs. button and the

3.                   Press Ctrl + V to get the image of desktop and save it.

Snipping Tool

This tool is new in Windows Vista by which we can copy a specific portion of the whole desktop, like a window or dialog box. Following steps should be applied for this tool-

1.       Open the Snipping Tool program from the Accessories submenu after clicking the StartAll Programs. button and the

2.       Click the drop-down arrow beside New tool in the Snipping Tool window. There are a variety of options to copy the desktop in various ways.

3.       Select one of the options from the drop-down menu and click on the desktop. It will capture the window.

4.       Now we can copy and save the image from here.

Q03. Write the steps to display cascade windows.

Answer

The steps to display cascade windows are as follows

1.       Open two or more windows.

2.       Right click on the task-bar.

3.       Select Cascade Windows option from the pop-up menu.

Q04. What are files? What are benefits of using folders?

Answer

Files

When we work in any program then we need to save our tasks somewhere. While working it is created into RAM which is temporary. To make a permanent copy of it we make a file in the hard disk. That is a file is a document where we save our tasks. Files are of two types- program files and data files. Program files are used to run programs where data files can be changed and printed.

Benefits of using folders

Using folders we can keep all similar documents together. This makes our tasks easy to find out a certain file.

Q05. What do you understand by drive and drive letters?

Answer

Drive

Drives are those devices in which we store files. For example, hard disk, CD or DVD drive, Flash drive etc. Moreover, when the hard disk is partitioned into several portions then each of the portions is also called a drive.

Drive letters

The letters used to recognize the drives are known as drive letters. By convention the hard drive is called ‘Drive C’. If it has partition then the drives are named as Drive C, Drive D, Drive E and so on.

Q06. Write the benefit of using PDF files. How can we open PDF file?

Answer

Benefits of using PDF files

PDF stands for "Portable Document Format", which is a file format for representing documents which is independent of the application software, hardware and operating system used to create them, and also of the output devices on which they are going to be displayed or printed. Its benefits are as follows:

        I.            True Mobility and Portability

      II.            Fast and simple to create

    III.            PDF preserves all visual elements

    IV.            PDF supports interactive functions

      V.            PDF support high levels of data encryption and security

    VI.            PDF allows file compression

Opening a PDF file

PDF file can be viewed using PDF reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader.