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Section B
(Subjective Type Questions)
A. Short answer type questions.
1. Define spreadsheet.
Ans. A spreadsheet consists of sheets. Spreadsheet is the working area or page on the screen. A Spreadsheet consists
of rows and columns.
2. What is an active cell?
Ans. The selected cell is called the active cell and is highlighted with a thick border. Also, the address of the active cell
is displayed in the Name box.
3. What is filter in spreadsheet software?
Ans. Filtering is a quick and simple way to find and work with specific data based on the criteria you specify. The filter
feature selectively hides the data you don't want to see and displays only the rows or columns that meet the
conditions or criteria you set.
4. If cell A1 contains 10 and cell B1 contains 50, the formula is given in C1 as A1+B1.
i. The cell C1 does not show 60 as answer instead displays A1+B1. What could be the reason?
ii. Can we give the formula in any other way?
Ans. i. The cell C1 should contain a formula starting with = sign. In cell C1, enter=A1+B1.
ii. We can enter in C1 cell =sum(A1:B1).
5. What is the use of fill handle?
Ans. The Calc Fill Handle tool is used to automatically fill input in series. It fills the next cells when we drag it with the
next pre-defined value. For example, if you want to fill the numbers in sequence of even numbers 2, 4, 6...., or
days of the week as Monday, Tuesday,.... or months as Jan, Feb,...., we need to enter the first two values, select
them and drag to the next cells to generate the series.
B. Long answer type questions.
1. What do you understand by presentation? Name few presentation software.
Ans. Presentation is a way of systematic display of information. It includes pictures, text, graphics, audios, videos
and animated objects that are organised and presented in a proper sequence. With the advent of computers
and development of different types of presentation software, ideas or information can be presented in a more
effective, efficient and interesting way.
There are a variety of presentation software available:
Microsoft PowerPoint OpenOffice Impress
Google Slides LibreOffice Impress
Prezi Keynote
2. Define the following terms in association with spreadsheet:
i. Formula bar
ii. Name box
iii. Worksheet
Ans. i. Formula bar: Whatever you input, it appears in the formula bar. You can also immediately input or change
data and formulas in the Formula Bar.
ii. Name box: The location of the selected cell is displayed in the name box. The cell’s location is a combination
of column and row. For instance, B5, where B denotes the column name and 5 denotes the row number.
iii. Worksheet: A worksheet is a collection of cells in the shape of a grid (a network of intersecting lines that
form rectangles). When you initially open a spreadsheet, you will see a blank worksheet with the name
‘Sheet1’.
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