Current Affairs 3rd Class

     Using Tools   Using the different tool on the toolbar, you can create different shapes and give an artistic effect to your drawings. Suppose you want to make a birthday card for your friend. You can do this job with the help of Paint Brush.               Drawing Boxes   You can use the Rectangle tool to draw rectangular shapes like boxes.           Steps are the following:  

• Click Rectangle.                        

   

• Click a colour in the Colour box. 

   

• Then click a rectangle style in the options box just below the toolbar. You can create a coloured fill by clicking a fill style can just use the outline option.

   

• To draw a rectangle/drag the pointer diagonally in the direction you want. v  To draw a square, hold down shift while dragging.  

      Drawing a Free-form Line   It is not necessary that your picture should have only straight lines. You can use the Pencil tool to draw thin, free form lines or  curves.                   The following are the steps:  

• Click Pencil  

   

• Click a colour in the Colour box.
• Drag the pointer in the picture to draw.  

      Drawing a Straight Line   You can use the Line tool to draw a straight line. (See Figure 3.9.6)                The following are the steps:

• Click Line.
• Click a line width in the options box just below the toolbar.
• Click a colour in the Colour box.
• Drag the pointer in the picture to draw the line.
• Use the left mouse button to draw with the foreground colour.
• To draw a line using the background colour, right-click while you drag the pointer.
• You can draw a perfectly horizontal, vertical or diagonal line by holding down shift while dragging.  

          Drawing an Ellipse or Circle You can use the Ellipse tool to make ellipses and circles. (See Figure 3.9.7)       more...

    Starting Paint Brush     Paint Brush is a program used to draw, colour and edit pictures. You can use Paint Brush like a digital sketchpad to make simple pictures. Let us begin to work with Paint Brush. (See Figure 3.9.1)             To open Paint Brush,

• Click Start  
• Click All Programs
• Click Accessories
• Finally click Paint.

      When you start Paint Brush, you see a window that is mostly blank, with just a few tools for drawing and painting. The Toolbox contains different tools required for drawing, erasing and coloring. You can also see a colour palette from which you can select any colour for your drawing. The central white portion is called the drawing board where the pictures can be drawn. (See Figure 3.9.2)     The Colour box indicates the current foreground and background colours. To paint with the selected foreground colour, drag the pointer. To paint with the selected background colour, right-click while you drag the pointer. To change the current foreground colour, click an available colour square. To change the background colour, right-click an available colour square. (See Figure 3.9.3)               Paint Brush is a program used for drawing and colouring the pictures. If you want to open the paint application, which of the following steps you will follow? (A) Click Start  Click Programs Click Accessories  click Paint (B) Click Start  Click Accessories  Click Programs  click Paint (C) Click Programs  Click Start  Click Accessories  click Paint (D) Click Accessories  Click Programs  Click Start  click Paint (E) Click Start  Click Paint   Answer: (A) Correct Option: (A) Steps given in (A) are correct. Incorrect Options: (B) Steps given in (B) are incorrect. (C) Steps given in (C) are incorrect. (D) Steps given in (D) are incorrect. (E) Steps given in (E) are incorrect.          Given below are the statements about the paint brush. Select the correct statements. 1. The central white portion is called the drawing board where the pictures can be drawn. 2. The Colour box indicates the previous foreground and background colours. 3. The Toolbox contains different tools that are used for drawing, erasing and colouring, (A) 1 and 2                                                         (B) 1 more...

           Introduction       Reading story books without pictures would be dull and boring. In this chapter you will learn about an application with which you can make your own pictures in the computer. Paintbrush is a drawing program that is included with Microsoft Windows. It is a simple graphics editing program. Drawings created in this program can be used as wallpaper for your computer. Files created in Paint Brush are saved as bitmap files. The default file extension of a bitmap file is .bmp.                                                                    

        How to Format a Floppy Disk   Floppy disks are great idea for saving important information like picture is documents, books, notes and articles. First the new floppy disk has to be format so that it saves the information floppy your computer. Even if a pre-formatted flop is purchased you still might have to format it to work on other personal computes.                           The steps to follow are the following:  

• Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
• Double-click My Computer icon.
• Right-click the icon for the floppy disk drive, usually labeled 3 1/2 Floppy (A:).
• Select Format from the menu that appears.
• Click Start.  It should take several minutes for the computer to format the floppy disk.
• Once the disk is formatted you can start saving your important files to the floppy disk.        

             Before working on any floppy you have to format it. Given below are the steps for formatting a floppy. Arrange the given steps in correct way. 1. Click Start 2. Double-click My Computer icon 3. Select Format from the menu that appears 4. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive 5. Right-click the icon for the floppy disk drive (A) 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4 -> 5                                 (B) 4 ->2 -> 5 -> 3 -> 1 (C) 5 -> 4 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1                                 (D) 2 -> 5 -> 3 -> 4 -> 1 (E) 3 -> 2 -> 5 -> 4 -> 1     Answer: (B) Explanation Correct Option: (B) In option (B) steps are arranged properly Incorrect Options: (A) In option (A) steps are arranged improperly. (C) In option (C) steps are arranged improperly. (D) In option (D) steps are arranged improperly. (E) In option (E) steps are arranged improperly.            Given below is the information about floppy disk. Read and identify the correct statements. 1. A floppy disk is a data storage medium that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. 2. After storing data in a floppy disk, you cannot format it. 3. Before hard disks became affordable, floppy disks were often used to store a computer's OS (Operating System), in addition to application software and data. (A) 1 and 3                                                          (B) Only 2 (C) 1 and 2                                                           (D) All of these (E) None of these     Answer: (A) Explanation Correct Option: (A) Statement 1 and 3 are correct about floppy disk. Incorrect Options: (B) Statement 2 is incorrect because you can format floppy even if data is stored in it. Therefore, more...

      How to restore the file and folder     If a file or folder has been deleted by mistake and Recycle Bin has not been emptied, then that file or folder can be restored or got back. (See Figure 3.8.13)               For this, perform the following steps:

• Double click Recycle Bin icon on the Windows Desktop.
• Select that file or folder that you want to Restore and press the mouse button.
• Now click File menu and select the Restore option. The file or folder you specified will now be restored at the original place.  

           Unknowingly you have deleted a file. Now you want to restore it. Which of the following steps you will follow to restore it?   (A) Double click Recycle Bin  select the file  click File menu select Restore                                                   (B) Double click file  select Restore (C) Click My computer   Select the file  Select Restore (D) Click Recycle bin  select the file  select the Restore (E) None of these     Answer: (A) Explanation Correct Option: (A) Steps given in option (A) is correct. Therefore, option (A) is correct. Incorrect Options: (B) Steps given in option (B) are incorrect. Therefore, option (B) is incorrect. (C) Steps given in option (C) are incorrect. Therefore, option (C) is incorrect. (D) Steps given in option (D) are incorrect. Therefore, option (D) is incorrect. (E) Option (E) is incorrect.          Fill in the blanks: 1. Easily restores data lost after accidental deletion, disk formats, boot sector failure, partition error with advanced _____ methods. 2. _______ software provides you smoother and faster way to create the EXE file installation setup package for windows application. 3. You can easily______ files and folders deleted from hard disk. (A) Recover, data recovery, setup installer (B) Setup installer, data recovery, recover (C) Data recovery, setup installer, recover (D) Technological, data recovery, restore (E) None of these   Answer: (C) Explanation Correct Option: (C) Options given in (C) are correct. Therefore, option (C) is correct. Incorrect Options: (A) Options given in (A) are incorrect. Therefore, option (A) is incorrect (B) Options given in (B) are incorrect. Therefore, option (B) is incorrect (D) Options given in (D) are incorrect. Therefore, option (D) is incorrect (E) Option (E) is incorrect.  

        How to Delete a Folder     When some files become old and outdated, you may wish to remove them and free up space for other applications. It is very easy to delete any folder in Windows.              The following method is used:

• Click My Computer and move your mouse pointer to that disk where the folder is present.
• Select the folder which you want to delete and press delete key of the keyboard. You will see a warning before deletion
• Click Yes to confirm your action. The folder that was selected is now deleted. (See Figure 3.8.12)    

   Andersen and Peterson are discussing about folder. Read the statement and select the correct one. Anderson: A folder is an object that can contain multiple documents. Folders are used to organize information. Peterson: In DOS and UNIX world, folders are called directories. (A) Anderson is correct                                 (B) Peterson is correct (C) Both are correct                                        (D) Both are incorrect (E) Both are partially correct     Answer: (C) Explanation Correct Option (C) Information provided by both Anderson and Peterson is correct. Therefore, option (C) is correct. Incorrect Options: (A) Not only Anderson is correct but Peterson is also correct. Therefore, option (A) is incorrect. (B) Not only is Peterson correct but Anderson is also correct. Therefore, option (B) is incorrect. (D) Both of them are correct. Therefore, option (D) is incorrect. (E) Both of them are fully correct. Therefore, option (E) is incorrect.        Fill in the blanks: 1. A folder contained inside another folder is called a ______ 2. ______ is a virtual container within a digital file system. 3. _________ is a new security tool that lets you lock your files, folders and drives with your personal password. (A) Mini folder, file, lock-key                      (B) Subfolder, folder, lock folder XP (C) Tiny folder, folder, lock YP                    (D) New folder, folder, lock file (E) Subfolder, file lock     Answer: (b) Explanation Correct Option: (B) Options given in (B) are correct. Therefore, option (B) is correct. Incorrect Options: (A) Options given in (A) are incorrect. Therefore, option (A) is correct. (C) Options given in (C) are incorrect. Therefore, option (C) is correct. (D) Options given in (D) are incorrect. Therefore, option (D) is correct. (E) Options given in (E) are incorrect. Therefore, option (E) is correct.  

     How to Create a New Folder       When you have a number of files, it is important that you group them and keep them within a folder, like all text files in one folder and all picture files in another.             If you want to make a New Folder in Windows, do the following:

• Click Right button of the mouse, on a blank space on the Desktop. You will see a Pull-down menu.
• In this menu, place the pointer on new option and click it. And you will see one more menu.
• Now click folder.

As a result, you will see a new folder on the desktop. Type a name for your folder. If you do not indicate a name, it will: assume the name New Folder. You can also change the name of this folder later if you want. You can also make a new folder anywhere else by using the same procedure.              In a folder you can keep same type of files. To create a folder which of the following steps should be followed? (A) Start -> Program ->Folder                   (B) Right click the mouse -> New -> Folder (C) Double click any icon -> Properties -> Folder (D) Start -> Control panel -> Folder         (E) Click My Computer -> D: -> Folder     Answer: (B) Explanation Correct Option: (B) Steps given in option (B) are correct. Incorrect Options: (A) Steps given in option (A) are incorrect. Therefore, option (A) is incorrect. (C) Steps given in option (C) are incorrect. Therefore, option (C) is incorrect. (D) Steps given in option (D) are incorrect. Therefore, option (D) is incorrect. (E) Steps given in option (E) are incorrect. Therefore, option (E) is incorrect.          Given below is the information about folder. Identify the correct statement. 1. A file folder is a kind of folder that holds same kind of file together for organization and protection. 2. Folders cannot be labeled directly on the tab with a pen or pencil. 3. File folders are usually labeled based on what is inside them. (A) 1 and 3                                                          (B) 1 and 2 (C) 2 and 3                                                           (D) All of these (E) None of these     Answer: (A) Explanation Correct Option: (A) Statements 1 and 3 are correct about folder. Incorrect Options: (B) Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect. Therefore, option (B) is incorrect. (C) Statement 2 is incorrect whereas statement 3 is correct. Therefore, option (C) is incorrect. (D) All the given statements are not correct. Therefore, option (D) is incorrect. (E) All the given statements are not incorrect. Therefore, option (E) is incorrect.  

      See Disk Contents     If you want to see the contents of a particular disk, place the pointer on that disk and then double-click it. As a result the folders present in that disk appear on the screen. You will see that there are different types of files inside the folders. Files are chunks of computer data stored in your computer. Each file has a name, a known location, a known length and usually a date when it was created or last changed. Files can be stored in many places, like floppy disks, hard disks or CDs.               Large Icons and Small Icons Under Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000, each application is associated with two icons: a small icon (16 x 16) and a large icon (32 x 32)          Large Icons                                      In My Computer, all the icons in the windows appear large. Large icons display big icons that are useful indication of file types.                Small Icons   The small icon is displayed in the upper-left hand corner of the application and on the taskbar.                    Match the following         A                                                        B 1. Large icon                               i.   Upper-left corner 2. Small icon                               ii. Stored in drives 3. Files                                         iii. 32x32 (A) 1, iii; 2, ii; 3, i                                                (B) 1, i; 2, ii; 3, iii (C) 1, iii; 2, i; 3, ii                                                (D) 1, ii; 1, i; 3, iii (E) 1, ii; 2, iii; 3, i   Answer: (c) Explanation Correct Option: (C) Option (C) is matched correctly. Incorrect Options: (A) Option (A) is matched incorrectly. (B) Option (B) is matched incorrectly. (D) Option (D) is matched incorrectly.   (E) Option (E) is matched incorrectly.          Given below is the information about files. Select the correct statements. 1. Files are chunks of computer data stored in your computer. 2. Each file has a name, a known location, a known length and usually a date when it was created. 3. Files more...

      Check Disk Drives     If you want to see which disk drives are available in your computer and also want see the folders and files that are available in different disks, then you have to do the following: (See Figure 3.8.7)      

• Double click My Computer icon on the Desktop.
• You will see all the disk drives that are installed in your computer.    

           On your computer different types of disk drives are available. Which one of the following steps helps you to see disk drives? (A) Double click Start (B) Right click Desktop  Disk drives (C) Double click My Computer icon (D) Double click My Document icon (E) None of these   Answer: (C) Explanation Correct Option: (C) To see disk drives: double click My Computer icon. Incorrect Options: (A) Step given in option (A) is incorrect. (B) Step given in option (B) is incorrect. (D) Step given in option (D) is incorrect. (E) Option (E) is incorrect.          All the disk drives of a computer are kept in My Computer. Basically, Which of the following disk drives are by default available in a computer? 1. C: drives 2. D: drives 3. A: drives 4. F: drives (A) Only 2                                            (B) 1 and 2 (C) 1, 2 and 3                                      (D) All of these (E) None of these     Answer: (b) Explanation Correct Option:   (B) C: and D: drives are by default available in a computer. Incorrect Options: (A) Not only D but also C is also available in a computer. Therefore, option (A) is incorrect. (C) A is not available in a computer. Therefore, option (C) is incorrect. (D) All the given drives are not available in the computer. Therefore, option (D) is incorrect. (E) Option (E) is incorrect.

      List of Programs installed        If you are using windows and you want to see a list of programs installed in your computer then:

• Press Start and then click Programs in the menu that appears.
• In this way we can see each icon of the programs installed in the computer.    

             On your computer, there are so many program installed. If you want to check the installed program, then which one of the following steps you should follow. (A) Start -> Control panel Programs        (B) Start -> Program (C) Double click Desktop                               (D) Start -> My document -> D: drive -> Programs (E) Right click -> Properties -> Programs     Answer: (B) Explanation Correct Option: (B) To check the installed program: Start button -> Program Incorrect Options: (A) Steps given in option (A) is incorrect. (C) Step given in option (C) is incorrect. (D) Steps given in option (D) is incorrect. (E) Steps given in option (E) is incorrect.              Andrew asked to his teacher: - Sir, can I find out when the program was installed on my computer. Is it possible? Read the answer given by the teacher and identify whether it is correct or not. Teacher: Yes, when a program gets installed, it usually carries the date and time of its creation with it. It's created by the manufacturer. However when the setup program does this, the directories it creates are time stamped. Unless something comes along later and modifies it, which is fairly unusual, it's a good, quick and easy way to find indicator of when the program was installed. (A) Teacher is correct                                     (B) Teacher is incorrect (C) Partially correct                                          (D) Question itself is incorrect (E) Can't say     Answer: (A) Explanation Correct Option: (A) Answer given by teacher is correct. Incorrect Options:                       (B) Option (B) is incorrect. (C) Answer given by teacher is fully correct. Therefore, option (C) is incorrect. (D) Question is not incorrect. Therefore, option (D) is incorrect. (E) Option (E) is incorrect.