Microcomputer Applications
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Course Introduction
Microcomputer Applications introduces students to the fundamental concepts and practical skills necessary for effectively using microcomputer technology in academic, professional, and personal settings. The course covers essential computer hardware and software components, focusing on popular office productivity suites such as word processors, spreadsheets, databases, and presentation tools. Students gain hands-on experience in operating system functions, file management, data entry, data analysis, and creating professional documents. Emphasis is placed on developing problem-solving abilities, efficient information organization, and ensuring responsible computer use, including digital security and ethical considerations. By the end of the course, students will be able to confidently navigate and apply microcomputer tools to enhance productivity and communication across various contexts.
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Your Office Microsoft Office 2010 Volume I 2nd Edition by Amy S. Kinser
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Chapter 1: Integrated Projects, workshop 1: Integrating Word and Excel
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Q1) An embedded object is not connected to the source file. A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) The choices you see on the Paste button menu remain the same,regardless which object you have selected to paste.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) The program that you insert an object into is called a(n)________ program. A) embedded
B) destination
C) linked
D) source
Answer: B
Q4) Editing a(n)________ object in the destination file affects only the object in the destination file.
Answer: embedded
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Chapter 2: Integrated Projects, workshop 2: Integrating
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Q1) If a worksheet has excess data that you do not want to import into an Access table,you can use a ________.
A) column selection
B) row selection
C) data range
D) named range
Answer: D
Q2) If you have a lot of data to enter into Access,it would be beneficial to create a form to make the data entry easier.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Because all data in Access is stored in tables,the data in Excel must be in a ________ before importing it into Access.
A) list form
B) table form
C) .txt file
D) source file
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Integrated Projects, workshop 3: Integrating
Word, excel, access, and Powerpoint
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Q1) If you need to store,sort,or report data,your best Microsoft Office application choice is
A) Word
B) Access
C) PowerPoint
D) Excel Answer: B
Q2) In Outline View,a paragraph that has levels below it will display a plus sign or Collapse button at the beginning of the line.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Word automatically assigns ________ to the paragraphs when you type a paragraph into a document in Outline view.
A) font styles
B) paragraph names
C) end-of-paragraph marks
D) heading styles
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Integrated Projects, workshop 4: Integrating
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Q1) Before sending a mass e-mail with a data collection form on it,you should first
A) send it to yourself and reply to it to make sure it works
B) double-check the e-mail addresses
C) send it to your manager so s/he can let you know if it works
D) send it to your friends so they can let you know if they get it
Q2) Before you can process data from e-mails you receive,Outlook must be ________.
A) open and running on your computer
B) installed, but not running on your computer
C) closed
D) linked to an Access database
Q3) To re-send a data collection form you must use the Manage Data Collection Messages dialog box.
A)True
B)False
Q4) If the data collection recipient replies through Hotmail,Yahoo,or Google,the data cannot be added to the Access table.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) ________ are saved independently from the program in which they are created.
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Chapter 5: Microsoft Access 2010,workshop 1: Understanding the Four Main Database Objects
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Q1) To answer questions about data in your tables,you use ________.
A) forms
B) spreadsheets
C) queries
D) reports
Q2) The view that shows how fields are defined is the ________ view.
Q3) The view that shows how fields are defined is called the ________ view.
A) datasheet
B) design
C) data
D) table
Q4) A way to interface with a table other than in the Datasheet view is a(n)________.
Q5) Before you trust a file,you should first ________.
A) run a virus scan on it
B) repair it
C) compress it
D) compact it
Q6) Facts about people,events,things,or ideas are called ________.
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Q7) Linking ________ together is what makes databases powerful.
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Chapter 6: Microsoft Access 2010,workshop 2: Gathering
Data Into a Database
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Q1) The ________ pane in Design view gives information on how data is stored,entered,and processed.
Q2) The relationships in a relational database are created by joining the tables together and relating fields.
A)True
B)False
Q3) When table data has a unique identifier that is already a part of the data,it is called a natural primary key.
A)True
B)False
Q4) You can add primary key data later after defining a primary key in a table.
A)True
B)False
Q5) To allow for creating reports based on city or zip code,you should split address fields into their component parts.
A)True
B)False
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Q6) A person,place,item,or event that you want to preserve data about is called a(n)________.
Chapter 7: Microsoft Access 2010,workshop 3: Accessing
Information From an Access Database
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Q1) Rearranging records in a specific order is called ________.
A) sorting
B) categorizing
C) classifying
D) moving
Q2) For a field to be used in a query,it must first be added to the ________.
Q3) An Access tool that helps you format your calculated fields correctly is called ________.
A) Formula Builder
B) Expression Builder
C) Expression Designer
D) Calculation Designer
Q4) The Access tool that helps you format calculated fields correctly is called Expression Builder.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Using the ________ command,you can easily trade one value to another.
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Q6) ________ view allows you to sort records from left to right in an order that makes sense,and allows you to combine ascending and descending sorts.
Chapter 8: Microsoft Access 2010,workshop 4: Maintaining and Presenting Data
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Q1) You are in ________ mode when you can see the blinking insertion point in a field.
A) insert
B) edit
C) navigation
D) overview
Q2) To calculate totals for smaller groups of records,you can add ________ to the report.
Q3) You can create a custom ________ by putting together a combination of fonts and colors.
Q4) When you have a form with a ________,you have two Navigation bars.
A) subform
B) theme
C) report
D) query
Q5) Before printing your report,you should view it in ________,since Layout view and Report view do not show you the page breaks and other features of the report as they will look when the report is printed.
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Q6) ________ view is only for viewing and changing data in a form.
Q7) The ________ is the section of the report to which groups are added.
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Q1) A cell can be made an active cell by clicking on it.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following represents a cell range?
A) C6-E10
B) $B$6
C) A4 + D14
D) N8:P9
Q3) Rows are numbered in ascending sequence from top to bottom.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not a valid cell reference?
A) A3
B) J21
C) AA3
D) 4C
Q5) A column can also be referred to as a record.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The intersection of column F and row 5 has the cell reference ________. Page 11
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Chapter 10: Microsoft Excel 2010, workshop 2: Formatting, formulas, and Functions
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Q1) Which of the following does the Format Painter NOT copy?
A) alignment
B) font colors
C) cell contents
D) borders
Q2) Information presented in charts is said to be in ________ format.
A) oral
B) narrative
C) graphical
D) tabular
Q3) Which of the following will get the smallest value from a range of cells?
A) SUM
B) MIN()
C) AVERAGE()
D) MAX()
Q4) Values should be hard-coded wherever possible.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) The rule that determines the order that Excel processes calculations in a formula is known as the ________.
Chapter 11: Microsoft Excel 2010,workshop 3: Conducting
Excel Analysis Through Functions and Charts
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Q1) In order to display only the current date,use the ________ function.
A) DAY
B) DATE
C) NOW
D) TODAY
Q2) Which of the following formulas contains a hard-coded value?
A) =SUM(J1:J3)
B) =$F$4*$F$5
C) =AVERAGE(Sales)
D) =F1*0.07
Q3) A formula which states =B1*$B5 contains two ________ references.
Q4) Syntax rules state that functions start with an equal sign.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The Statistical Function Category is used when working with ________ calculations.
Q6) The cells associated with a named range can be modified after they have been created.
A)True
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Chapter 12: Microsoft Excel 2010,workshop 4: Using Charts
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Q1) Which of the following chart types would NOT be useful for displaying multiple categories of data on the same chart?
A) line
B) column
C) pie
D) bar
Q2) If a chart is placed inside of an existing worksheet,it is said to be a chart sheet.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following charts could be used to easily group and compare categorized data sets?
A) pie
B) area
C) column
D) line
Q4) A pie chart is said to be ________ if it has one slice pulled away from the main pie.
Q5) To compare data in groups horizontally,use a(n)________ chart.
Q6) To compare data in groups vertically,use a(n)________ chart.
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1: Communicating With E-Mail, and Managing Contacts, calendars, and Tasks
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Q1) You can organize your schedule and set up reminders using Outlook's ________ component.
A) Task
B) Contacts
C) Calendar
D) Mail
Q2) Until deleted messages are permanently deleted,they are stored in the ________ folder.
A) Junk E-mail
B) Inbox
C) Deleted Items
D) Outbox
Q3) Using the Cc address box will hide the e-mail addresses of multiple recipients from each other.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ________ component of Outlook allows you to store personal information,notes,and a photograph of the person on the card.
Q5) When a task is displayed with red text,it indicates that the task is ________. Page 17
Q6) A(n)________ is a unique word that identifies you to the mail server.
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Chapter 14: Microsoft Powerpoint 2010 workshop 1:
Communicating With Presentations
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Q1) White space is ________.
A) another term for the header and footer
B) the background on a printed sheet
C) always white
D) the space on a slide without text and graphics
Q2) The ________ view displays slides one at a time,with tools such as Minimize,Maximize/Restore,and Close buttons,and navigation buttons for moving between slides.
Q3) Font selections for the headings and body text,installed as part of the PowerPoint application,are known as ________.
A) theme fonts
B) effects
C) placeholders
D) serif fonts
Q4) To display a presentation to an audience,use the ________ view.
A) Slide Show
B) Reading
C) Slide Sorter
D) Normal
Q5) KISS stands for Keep It ________ and Simple.
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Chapter 15: Microsoft Powerpoint 2010,workshop 2: Applying and Modifying Text and Graphics
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Q1) Of the following,which could enhance existing text by adding color,outlines,shadows,and special effects?
A) WordArt
B) Clip Art
C) SmartArt
D) all of the above
Q2) If you add more blue to an image,you are said to be adjusting the color ________ (or temperature).
Q3) Turning one cell in a table into two is known as ________ the cell.
Q4) Which of the following statements regarding copyrights is FALSE?
A) If someone uses your materials without permission, you have a legal path you can follow to protect your copyrights.
B) Copyrights include the rights to display intellectual property.
C) Works you create, such as music and video, are automatically copyrighted to you as soon as they are in a fixed format.
D) Everything on the Internet is copyright free.
Q5) If you adjust the tone of an image,you are changing the size.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Microsoft Powerpoint 2010,workshop 3: Applying and Modifying Multimedia
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Q1) Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) The Photo Album feature saves time because you don't have to individually insert, resize, or arrange the pictures on slides.
B) Photo Albums are saved in a separate file than the presentation.
C) Photos cannot be modified once they have been added to a Photo Album.
D) Photo Albums can be created in PowerPoint and reused in other slide shows.
Q2) Action Buttons can be used to allow a user to perform tasks such as advancing forward one slide.
A)True
B)False
Q3) If an object has an Emphasis,Entrance,and Exit effect,the ________ effect generally will be the last one to be shown.
Q4) To play a sound on an object that already contains animation,use a(n)________.
Q5) If a user would like an action to play after five seconds,they would need to change the ________ animation option.
A) release
B) duration
C) pause
D) delay
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Customizing, Collaborating, and Presenting
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Q1) Document integrity can be ensured by adding a Digital Signature.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Slides have different headers and footers than handouts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The layout of the speaker notes can be customized by modifying the ________.
Q4) Speaker notes allow you to write words to be said during a presentation and store them with the electronic presentation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) If you have two monitors,you can display speaker notes on one monitor and the presentation slides on a second monitor while in ________ view.
Q6) Speaker Notes are one example of PowerPoint's proofing tools.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Annotations can not be saved within a presentation.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) Before you can use SkyDrive,you must first register at skydrive.live.com.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ is a new feature in the Office 2010 release that lets you store files on the web and open them in web versions of Word,PowerPoint,or Excel.
A) Online applications
B) WebDrive
C) Web Apps
D) Online Apps
Q3) The ________ tool makes it easier to proofread a document and locate errors,but does not change the text size of the document when it is printed.
A) Zoom
B) View
C) Enlarge
D) Magnify
Q4) The only software required to open a PDF document is ________.
Q5) Backstage view displays a preview of a document when you click the File tab.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Microsoft Word 2010,workshop 2: Creating and Editing a Document
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Q1) The default style applied to a new document is called ________.
A) Normal
B) Default
C) Beginning
D) Usual
Q2) Character formatting is applied to ________.
A) only the selected text
B) the entire document
C) an entire paragraph
D) only special symbols and characters
Q3) Page background settings are located on the Ribbon on the ________ tab.
Q4) Source document is another term for a template.
A)True
B)False
Q5) By default,pressing the Tab key indents the line of text ________ inch(es)from the left margin.
A) .25
B) 1.5
C) .5
D) 1
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Chapter 20: Microsoft Word 2010,workshop 3: Including
Tables and Objects
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Q1) When you use textboxes to create a newsletter,you can ________ the text boxes so that the text will flow from one text box to another.
A) join
B) bind
C) tie
D) link
Q2) Microsoft Office 2010 has more than ________ SmartArt diagrams in eight categories.
A) 200
B) 350
C) 130
D) 430
Q3) When WordArt is selected,a red rotation handle displays on the left side of the object.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Inserting ________ from another document helps prevent typos and retyping.
Q5) To change the formatting of different sections on a single page,you would use the ________ section break.
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Chapter 21: Microsoft Word 2010,workshop 4: Formatting
Special Documents and Using Mail Merge
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Q1) Excel spreadsheets are NOT valid sources of data for Word's Mail Merge function.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Since Word will check your newsletter for spelling and common grammatical errors,you do not need to proofread your document.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A(n)________ is an electronic magazine or electronic newsletter delivered either by e-mail or online.
A) e-zine
B) e-newsletter
C) e-mag
D) blog
Q4) There are numerous ________ types available in Word's Mail Merge feature,including mailing,folder,and name tags.
A) printing
B) label
C) formatting
D) letter
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Chapter 22: Appendix: Microsoft Windows 8: Understanding the Windows
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Q1) To zoom-in using gestures,the user will ________ the screen.
A) pinch
B) unpinch
C) tap
D) click
Q2) The latest version of the Windows operating system is ________.
A) Windows 8
B) Windows Vista
C) Windows XP
D) Windows 7
Q3) A screen-tip provides a name or other information about the object you are pointing at.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The default screen for Windows 8 is the Start screen,which is identified by the word Start in the lower left area of the screen.
A)True
B)False
Q5) ________ tiles give users a constant stream of information.
Q6) To open a shortcut menu in Windows 8 ________ click the mouse button. Page 27
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Chapter 23: Common Features,workshop 1: Understanding
the Common Features of Microsoft Office
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Q1) The three buttons at the top right of each Microsoft Office application's title bar are called the Minimize button,the Restore Down or Maximize button,and the Open button.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Microsoft Office application that is referred to as an information management program is ________.
Q3) You can only open ONE Microsoft application at one time.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A(n)________ is a list of commands that appears when you right-click.
Q5) A(n)________ button turns on a feature if you click it once,then turns the same feature off if you click it a second time.
Q6) The two tabs all Microsoft Office applications have in common are the ________.
A) Home tab and the Charts tab
B) Home tab and the File tab
C) Design tab and the File tab
D) Insert tab and the Mailing tab
Q7) Before you can use SkyDrive,you must have a Windows Live ________.
Q8) If you need to see more of a documents contents,you can ________ out. Page 29
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Chapter 24: Windows 7, workshop 1: Understanding the
Windows 7 Desktop and Managing Windows
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Q1) Holding down the Alt button,and pressing the Tab key repeatedly cycles through all
A) programs on the computer
B) open windows
C) pinned applications
D) Microsoft Office applications
Q2) Custom file properties that are added to files as key words are called tags.
A)True
B)False
Q3) You can open the Start menu by clicking the Start button or by pressing the ________ key.
A) Enter
B) Start
C) Windows logo
D) Tab
Q4) The ________ button is also called the power button.
A) Shut down
B) Turn off
C) Close
D) Stop
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