DAR ES SALAAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY END OF SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2006/2007 COURSE: ORDINARY DIPLOMA (OD) CLASS: OD 05 ETE, LT,

ME SUBJECT: COMPUTER APPLICATION 3 TIME: 3HOURS FEB 2007 DATE:

Instructions 1. Follow all instructions written on your answer sheet. 2. This paper consists of NINE (9) questions. a. Section A You have to answer ALL questions. b. Section B This section consists of 4 questions. Answer ANY 2 questions. 3. You are not allowed to write anything on the question paper. 4. Write in black/blue ink. 5. Write clearly and neatly. 6. Phones are not allowed to be used in the test room. 7. You are not allowed to use a computer during the exam.

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Section A Hardware & Software (40 Points) Answer ALL questions in this section.
1. What is Microsoft Office PowerPoint used for? (4 Points) 2. There are two ways to switch between multiple programs, one is using your mouse, and the other is using your keyboard. Which two keys on your keyboard do you need to use to switch from one program to another? (4 Points) 3. Microsoft Office PowerPoint questions. (18 Points) a. How do you make more blank slides? (2) b. How do you add a picture into the slide? (2) c. How do you add a graph into the slide? (2) d. How can you change the slide design? (2) e. How can you change the slide layout? (2) f. How do you add effects to make the text blink or flash? (2) g. When changing to the next slide, how do you add effects to the slide during the change? (2) h. When you want to practice how much time you spend on each slide, how do you do it? (2) i. If you want to add sound or music to the slide, how? (2) 4. What are Nero and Easy CD used for? (4 Point) 5. Match the following icons with the correct definition or function. (10 Points) a. Closes a window ( ) b. Represents a folder ( ) c. Used to see the contents of your computer ( ) d. Used for checking the spelling and grammar ( ) e. Represents a PowerPoint File( )

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Section B (20 Points) Pick any two questions, but must answer the two correctly.
6. Write down the process and explanation of each question. (Microsoft Office PowerPoint) (10 Points) a. How do you save a file? (1 Point) b. How do you delete a slide? (1 Points) c. What is the process of creating a Table and inserting the table to PowerPoint? (4 Points) d. How do you print? (4 Points)
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7. Give me three search engines available for use on the Internet. What is the process for using the Search Engine? (10 Points) 8. Explain the following questions. (10 Points) a. When you do not have an account or user ID, what can you do? b. Before you check your E-Mail, what do you have to do? c. How do you know if your inbox is full? d. What should you do if your inbox is full? e. Why should you check your junk E-Mail box? 9. Explain the following questions (10 Points) a. What should you do when you get an attachment? b. Which Search engine is the most popular? c. What does the Search Engine find? d. When you get an E-Mail with advertisements, why is it not safe to click on the advertisements or links?

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Section A 1. Microsoft Office PowerPoint is used for presentations: presentations for kiosk, presentations for research, presentations for business meetings and so on. It is being used by millions of users worldwide each day. 2. You may click on the different programs opened on your Windows Taskbar, but to switch between programs using your keyboard, you need to press the ALT key and then press the Tab key. Hold the ALT key pressed down and then click on the Tab key that will switch you to a different program. 3. a. On the left, Right click your mouse then select new slide, or click Insert on the menu bar, then select New Slide or click on New slide short cut icon. b. Click InsertPictureFrom FileSelect the picture c. Make the graph using MS Office ExcelRight click on the graphSelect CopySwitch to PowerPointRight ClickSelect Paste d. Click FormatSelect Slide DesignChange to a different slide design e. Click FormatSelect Slide LayoutChange to a different slide layout f. Type in the textClick Slide ShowSelect Animation Scheme desired g. Click Slide ShowSelect Slide TransitionChoose the transition desired h. Click Slide ShowSelect Rehearse TimingsTime yourself while practicing your speech or presentation i. Click InsertSelect Movies and SoundsSelect Movies or SoundsInsert the Movie or sound desired 4. Nero and Easy CD creator programs are used for burning or copying the music files, picture files, or data files to the CD from the Hard Disk. 5. 4-3-1-5-2 Section B 6. a. To save: FileSave asSelect the folder or drive you wantName the fileOK b. On the left: Select the slideRight ClickSelect Delete c. Create the Table using MS Office Word or Excel: To create a table: Select TableInsert TableSelect Number of Columns and RowsOKCopy and Paste the Table from MS Office Word or Excel to PowerPoint. d. To print, first click Print Preview, and check the document. Then Click Print, select pages (All or certain pages), then select the number of copies, select the printer you want to use and then click OK to print. Make sure there is paper for the printer. 7. Three Search Engines are Google, Yahoo, and MSN or Windows Live. 1. First Open the Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox 2. Type in the web address: www.google.com or www.yahoo.com or www.msn.com 3. Type in the Search Query: ex: Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology then click Search 4. Choose the appropriate link from the list shown 8. a. You can click on New Account and make a new ID or account with that E-Mail provider. b. You have to log-in or sign-in for the provider. c. E-Mail providers will show you percentage used out of the total limit. d. If your inbox is full, delete some old E-Mail messages you do not need. e. Some providers, will put all incoming E-Mails from unknown senders into the Junk E-Mail box. Check the Junk E-Mail box to see if E-Mails from your friends are in there or not. 9. a. First check for viruses, and if no viruses are found then download it to your computer. b. Google is the most popular search engine. c. Search engine finds the documents or information that closely matches your search query on the World Wide Web. d. Sometimes clicking on the advertisements may install viruses or un-wanted programs to be installed on your computer. Thus, if you do not know the sender, do NOT click on the advertisements or links.

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