St. John Bosco High School
Fall Semester 2012-2013
Computer Applications
Final Exam Review
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What is the software application that is used the most often?
What are the applications in the Microsoft Office suite (Pro)? List them
What is the largest, fastest, and most expensive type of computer?
What does it call a computer which links several PCs together in a network?
Which applications would be best to create a spreadsheet and presentation?
Describe how to create a formula for data sheet (subtract, add, multiply, divide) what should you type in the
formula box?
7. Using a word processor, what can you change or edit the texts?
8. Input, processing, output and storage, what do we call this process?
9. What is the most commonly used input device?
10. What are the keys on the keyboard, which may be programmed to do special tasks?
11. What are home row keys?
12. What are keyboard shortcut keys? Give examples
13. What are the components of a computer?
14. What are computer input devices?
15. What are computer output devices?
16. What command tabs is called?
17. The ribbon component contains a number of related commands, what are they? List a few of them
18. What is an appropriate salutation for a letter addressed to ABC Corporation?
19. In a business letter, and to insert the date, how many inches you should have from the top of the page?
20. What application that you can use to create a spreadsheet?
21. These computer terms stand for: CPU, PC, IBM, PDF, IP, LAN, ALU, DVD, CD, HTML…
22. Who created IPod/IPad?
23. Who created PC?
24. When insert a table, a row runs in which directions on the page?
25. What is cell address?
26. How to select the entire table? Describe
27. How to create a formula in Excel? Describe
28. How to insert a data chart into spreadsheet?
29. Before and after data is entered, cells and ranges in a worksheet can or cannot be formatted. Explain.
30. Explain why you would add colors, patterns and borders to a worksheet?
31. What are the keyboard shortcut keys for Print, Cut, Copy, Paste …
32. Explain why would you add colors, patterns, and borders to a worksheet?
33. How to insert a bar chart or column chart in Excel? Describe
34. What are the basic steps you need to follow when create a PowerPoint presentation?
Essays:
1. You have learned several MS applications (Office, Excel, and PowerPoint); describe your experiences
on each of the MS applications. Give examples.
2. The movies you have seen in this class and your own experience of using technology. What is your opinion on the
affects of technology on society, has it had a positive or negative effect on the environment and human
socialization?
3. Describe the computer history. How was computer invented and developed throughout the years?
4. You are asked to teach someone to use MS Office applications. Choose one application and describe
step by steps how to start, insert text or data, edit and print a document.