Class 6 workbook

Section 1: State True or False

1. Multimedia computers can process text, graphics, audio and videos. → True

2. Automatic calculating machines could do only numerical calculations. → True

3. Ancient people used word processing machines for calculations. → False

4. Abacus was the first counting device. → True

5. Napier’s Bones was faster than Pascal’s calculator. → True

6. Jacquard loom was not a calculating machine. → True

7. Herman Hollerith is Father of Modern Data Processing. → True

8. ENIAC was made using transistors. → False

9. Palmtop is a personal computer. → True

10. EDVAC stands for Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Calculator. → False

11. Standalone computer is not connected to other computers. → True

12. LAN covers maximum one kilometer. → True

13. WAN is faster than LAN. → False

14. EDVAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer. → False

15. MS-Office is developed by Microsoft Corporation. → True

16. Backspace key creates space between words. → False

17. Spell checker checks spelling mistakes. → True

18. Header appears at top of every page. → True

19. WordArt is used for artistic text. → True

20. Insert tab is used to draw shapes. → True

21. A slide is like a single page of a book. → True

22. PowerPoint is used for presentations. → True

23. All slides together are called slide show. → True

24. Slide can contain text, graphics and audio. → True

25. Drag and drop can change slide position. → True

26. Flowchart shows step-by-step solution. → True

27. Hexagon is a valid flowchart symbol. → False

28. Arrows show sequence in flowchart. → True

29. Parallelogram shows input/output. → True

30. Circle symbol checks condition. → False

Section 2: Fill in the Blanks

1. The word 'compute' means to ________. Answer: calculate

2. Ancient people made ________ on walls. Answer: marks

3. Abacus has a ________ frame. Answer: rectangular

4. John Napier used ________ and ________. Answer: bones, rods

5. Pascal machine did ________ and ________. Answer: addition, subtraction

6. Leibniz machine used ________ and ________. Answer: gears, wheels

7. Babbage developed ________ and ________. Answer: Difference Engine, Analytical Engine

8. Full form of ENIAC is ________.

Answer: Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator

9. MARK I was originally called ________.

Answer: Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator

10. Full form of EDVAC is ________.

Answer: Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer

11. MS Word is part of ________ suite. Answer: MS Office

12. Full form of WAN is ________. Answer: Wide Area Network

13. LAN is confined to a ________ or ________. Answer: building, office

14. More than two computers share ________ and ________. Answer: data, resources

15. WAN covers a ________ area. Answer: large

16. Next paragraph key is ________. Answer: Enter

17. Select all text using ________ + ________. Answer: Ctrl, A

18. ________ checks grammar mistakes. Answer: Grammar Checker

19. Find and Replace is in ________ tab. Answer: Home

20. ________ network is confined to building. Answer: LAN

21. Thumbnail appears in ________ pane. Answer: Slides

22. PowerPoint file extension is ________. Answer: .pptx

23. Image insertion shows ________ tab. Answer: Format

24. ________ symbol shows flow direction. Answer: Arrow

25. ________ symbol shows start/end. Answer: Oval

26. Decision symbol is ________. Answer: Diamond

27. ________ is graphical step solution. Answer: Flowchart

28. Processing uses ________ symbol. Answer: Rectangle

29. Presentation has many ________. Answer: slides

30. ________ is last flowchart symbol. Answer: Stop

Section 3: Match the Following

Abacus — Counting device

Napier’s Bones — Calculating device

ENIAC — First electronic computer

WAN — Wide Area Network

Diamond — Decision symbol

Parallelogram — Input/Output

CPU — Brain of computer

MS PowerPoint — Presentation software

Grammar mistakes— Grammar checker

Stand-alone computers — Not connected

Section 4: Short Answer Questions

1. Machine invented by Herman Hollerith?

Answer: Tabulating Machine

2. Who invented the Pascaline?

Answer: Blaise Pascal

3. Who invented the multiplication/division machine?

Answer: Gottfried Leibniz

4. Year of MARK I computer?

Answer: 1944

5. Two personal computers?

Answer: Desktop, Laptop

6. What is a standalone computer?

Answer: Not connected to others

7. Explain LAN.

Answer: Network in small area

8. Explain MAN.

Answer: Metropolitan Area Network

9. Shape to draw square in Word?

Answer: Rectangle (Shift key)

10. Symbol for Read Age in flowchart?

Answer: Parallelogram

Section 5: Long Answer Questions

1. Differentiate between Pascal Machine and Jacquard Loom.

Answer: Pascal machine calculated numbers, Jacquard loom controlled weaving.

2. Differentiate between ENIAC and EDVAC.

Answer: ENIAC used decimal system; EDVAC used binary and stored program.

3. What is computer network? Name types.

Answer: Network connects computers. Types: LAN, MAN, WAN.

4. What is standalone computer with disadvantages.

Answer: Works alone, no sharing, less efficient.

5. Advantages and disadvantages of networking.

Answer: Advantages: sharing, speed. Disadvantages: security, cost.

6. Write the history of computers briefly.

Answer: From Abacus to modern computers.

7. What is MS PowerPoint and its use?

Answer: Presentation software for slideshows.

8. What is flowchart?

Answer: Graphical step-by-step solution.

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