Class-4th BASIC WINDOWS SETTINGS ( VGS)

 IMPORTANT FULL FORMS RELATED TO COMPUTER

Full Forms 

1.    CPU - Central Processing Unit  

2.    CD - Compact Disc  

3.    DVD    - Digital Versatile Disc  

4.    RAM - Random Access Memory  

5.    ROM - Read Only Memory  

6.    HDD - Hard Disk Drive  

7.    KB - Kilobyte  

8.    MB - Megabyte  

9.    GB - Gigabyte  

10.    TB - Terabyte  

11.    USB - Universal Serial Bus  

12.   HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol  

13.    UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply  

14.    HTML - Hyper Text Markup Language  

15.   ISP - Internet Service Provider  

16.   PC - Personal Computer  

17.    DOS - Disk Operating System  

18.    MS - Microsoft  

 Ctrl + A = Select all text or items

Ctrl + C = Copy selected text or item  

Ctrl + F = Find specific text

Ctrl + P = Print current document

Ctrl + N = New page

Ctrl + O = Open existing file

Ctrl + V = Paste copied item

Ctrl + X = Cut selected text or item

F1 = Open help window

F5 = Refresh current page

Ctrl + Z = Undo previous action

Ctrl + B = Bold any text

Ctrl + I = Italic any text

Ctrl + U = Underline selected text  

Ctrl + Y = Redo previous action

  DATA STORAGE UNITS

1 Bit-    Binary digit: 0 or 1

1 Byte-    8 Bits

1024 Bytes-    1 Kilobyte (KB)

1024 Kilobytes-    1 Megabyte (MB)

1024 MB-    1 Gigabyte (GB)

1024 GB   -    1 Terabyte (TB)

1024 TB-        1 Petabyte (PB)

1024 PB-        1 Exabyte (EB)

1024 EB-    1 Zettabyte (ZB)

1024 ZB-    1 Yottabyte (YB)

Basic questions and answers related to computer

Q1. What is a computer? 

Ans:     A computer is an electronic machine that transform data into meaningful information.

Q.2    What is the smallest unit of data in a computer?

Ans:-  A bit is the smallest unit of data in a computer.  

Q.3    Who is the father of the computer?

Ans:-     Charles Babbage. 

Q.4    What does COMPUTER stand for?

Ans:- Common Operating Machine Purposely Used for Technical Educational Research.

 CHAPTER 1: BASIC WINDOWS SETTINGS

A.    Multiple choice questions 

1.    d) All of these 

2.    c) Fill 

3.    c) Set transparency on/off

4.    a) None

5.    c) Window themes

6.    b) Time Zone 

B.    Fill in the blanks 

1.     Wallpaper 

2.     Tiles 

3.    Colours 

4.    Mouse , Any key

5.    Taskbar

C.     State True or False 

1.    False 

2.    True

3.    True

4.    False 

5.    True

Key Vocabulary 

Personlisation : Changes according to one’s preferences and liking.

Windows spotlight : Online images and advertisements displayed on the Desktop.

Resume : To start from where you left last.

Theme : Pre-designed settings of colours and styles.

Time Zone : A geographical area in which time remains the same than other zones

A.    Answer the following questions

Q.1    How to do the following:

a)    Set a desktop wallpaper: - Right click on desktop → personalize → Background → Choose a picture 

b)     Set a Screen saver - Right click on desktop→

personalize → lock screen→ Screen saver setting → choose photo→ click apply and ok.

c)  Lock Taskbar - Right click on the taskbar→ Taskbar setting→ click on Lock the taskbar 

Q.2    Why does window provide many setting to personalize? 

Ans:- Window provides many personalize setting so user can customise their need and comfort. 

Q.3    What is a screen saver?

Ans:-     Screen saver is a graphical pattern image or text which appears on the screen if the computer is left idle for some time.

Q.4    Discuss any two settings on Desktop which you can change.

Ans:  i) Taskbar Position: You can move the taskbar top bottom left or right of the screen. 

ii)    Desktop background - You can change the wallpaper or background image of your desktop.