KELTRON KNOWLEDGE SERVICES GROUP QDCAM10001

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

(Examination Held in September - 2023)
M1- IT TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS
TOTAL TIME: 3 (THREE) HOURS MAXIMUM: 100 MARKS
(PART1: 40; PART 2:60)
NOTE:
1 There are TWO PARTS in this module
2. PART ONE is to be answered in the Answer sheet (Part-One) provided along with the question paper,
following instructions therein.
3 Maximum Time allotted for PART ONE is ONE HOUR. Answer Book for PART TWO will be supplied at
the table when the answer sheet for PART ONE is collected. However candidates who complete PART
ONE earlier than one hour can collect the answer book for PART TWO immediately on handing over
the answer sheet for PART ONE
PART-ONE
(Answer all questions; each question carries one mark; Time one Hour)
1. Each question below gives MULTIPLE CHOICES of Answers. Choose the most appropriate
one and enter in the answer sheet provided with the question paper: (10x1=10)
1.1. Which of the following memory need refreshing
a) SRAM c) ROM
b) DRAM d) None of these
1.2. Which of the following is not a class of computers based on size?
a) Mainframe computers c) Micro computers
b) Mini computers d) None of these
1.3. The ability to combine name and addresses with a standard document is called
a) Document formatting c) Mail merge
b) Database management d) Form letters
1.4. Portrait and Landscape are
a) Page Orientation c) Paper Size
b) Page Layout d) All of Above
1.5. Special effects used to introduce slides in a presentation are called
a) Effects c) Transitions
b) Custom animations d) Present animations
1.6. Hexadecimal number system has a base of
a) 2 c) 8
b) 6 d) 16
1.7. Date and time are available on the desktop at
a) Recycle bin c) My computer
b) Title bar d) Task bar
1.8. Power point is used for ________________
a) Word processing c) Presentations
b) Spreadsheets d) All of the above
1.9. In MICR,C stands for
a) Color c) Character
b) Code d) Clear
1.10. Solitaire is a :
a) System tool c) Game
b) Internet tool d) None of the above
2. Each statement below is either TRUE or FALSE .Choose the most appropriate one and
record in the answer sheet provided with the question paper (10x1=10)
2.1 For formatting the text, you need not select it.
2.2 Software is something which can be seen and touched whereas hardware cannot be seen or touched
2.3 Floppy disks are made from flexible plastic material
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2.4 Fifth generation computer is also known as VLSI
2.5 Memory unit is one part of control unit
2.6 Numbers and characters are not a form of data
2.7 Multimedia means working with more than one media
2.8 The extension of an excel file is .txt
2.9 Justify is an alignment
2.10 Windows is an operating system
3 MATCH words and phrases in column X with the nearest in meaning to those in the
column Y. Choose the most appropriate one and record in the answer sheet provided with the
question paper: (10x1=10)
X Y
3.1 Joystick A. Programmable Read Only Memory
3.2 Arial Black B. High Quality
3.3 Second Generation C. Table
3.4 Slide show D. End of a page and beginning of new page
3.5 PROM E. Used for playing games
3.6 Active cell F. A font
3.7 Next Page G. Transistor
3.8 Laser Printer H. To run slides one by one
3.9 Page Break I. A selected slide
3.10 Insert J. Start new section on new page

4 Each sentence below has a blank space to fit one of the words or phrases in the list below.
Choose the most appropriate one and record in the answer sheet provided with the question
paper (10x1=10)
A) Font B) = C) Chart Wizard D) AVERAGE
E) Slide Show F) Collapse G) Accessories H) Time
I) Voice Input J) Status
4.1 You can use ____________ to allow you to speak data to the computer.
4.2 To see the time of the system, we use the command ____________.
4.3 The bar which shows your current status in the document is called ____________.
4.4 You can run all the slides one by one using ____________.
4.5 To change view of a presentation, you use the ____________ command.
4.6 The function ____________ is used for calculating average.
4.7 In Excel formula starts with ____________ sign.
4.8 Text can be styled using ____________.
4.9 Charts are created using ____________.
4.10 Calculator is part of ____________.
PART-TWO
Answer any 4 questions; each carries 15 marks [15 x 4 =60 Marks]
5. a)Explain the architecture of the computer with figure 10
b) What are the advantages and disadvantages of second generation? 5
6. a) Explain any five input devices used with computers? 5
b) What are the different types of software’s? Explain in short 5
c) Explain the static and dynamic RAM 5
7. a) Write short note on computer virus 5
b) What are the differences between impact and non impact printers? 5
c) Explain any five menu options in insert menu in word 5
8. a) Explain different types of printers 7
b) Convert following decimal number into binary 8
a. 125 b) 224.32 c) 650.14 d) 70.8
c) Convert Hexadecimal to Binary
a. AFD b) 943 c) F31 d) 762
9. a) What is booting? Explain different types of booting? 5
b) Explain any 10 DOS commands? 10