O Level First Paper - Information Technology Tools and Network Basics (M1-R5.1) Practical Examination Questions with answer

 O Level First Paper - Information Technology Tools and Network Basics (M1-R5.1)

Practical Examination Questions with answer 

In the O Level Information Technology Tools and Network Basics course, students are required to demonstrate their practical skills and knowledge in various IT tasks. This article will provide a detailed explanation of the practical examination questions for this paper.

Question (i) - Settings

a. Display pointer trails: To enable pointer trails, go to the Control Panel, click on "Mouse," go to the "Pointer Options" tab, and check the box that says "Display pointer trails."

b. Change the normal pointer of a mouse to another pointer: To change the mouse pointer, go to the Control Panel, click on "Mouse," go to the "Pointers" tab, and select a different pointer from the list provided.

c. Set the date advanced by 2 months: To change the date, right-click on the date and time in the taskbar, select "Adjust date/time," and manually change the month by adding 2 months to the current date.

d. Reset the system date & time: To reset the system date and time, right-click on the date and time in the taskbar, select "Adjust date/time," and click on the "Set time automatically" and "Set time zone automatically" options.

e. Set the system time late by 2 hrs: 40 minutes: To change the system time, right-click on the date and time in the taskbar, select "Adjust date/time," and manually add 2 hours and 40 minutes to the current time.

f. Set the Yesterday date and time in your Operating System: To set the date and time to yesterday's values, right-click on the date and time in the taskbar, select "Adjust date/time," and manually change the date to the previous day.

Question (ii) - Miscellaneous Tasks

a. Interchange the functions of left and right mouse buttons: To interchange the functions, go to the Control Panel, click on "Mouse," go to the "Buttons" tab, and check the box that says "Switch primary and secondary buttons."

b. Change the wallpaper of your computer and set it to a paintbrush file made by you: To change the wallpaper, right-click on the desktop, select "Personalize," go to the "Background" settings, and browse for the paintbrush file you created.

c. Change the screen saver of your computer and change it to 'marquee': To change the screen saver, right-click on the desktop, select "Personalize," go to the "Screen Saver" settings, and select the 'marquee' screen saver from the list.

d. Set your name as the text, and wait time should be 2 minutes: To set your name as the text in the screen saver, go to the "Screen Saver" settings, select the desired screen saver, and customize the text options to enter your name. Set the wait time to 2 minutes.

Question (iii) - Creating Folders

a. NIELIT on desktop: Right-click on the desktop, select "New," and choose "Folder." Rename the folder as "NIELIT."

b. R1 on the c: i.e., root: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the C: drive, right-click, select "New," and choose "Folder." Rename the folder as "R1."

c. D2 on desktop: Right-click on the desktop, select "New," and choose "Folder." Rename the folder as "D2."

d. R2 on the c:: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the C: drive, right-click, select "New," and choose "Folder." Rename the folder as "R2."

e. Create

 a folder NIELIT-1 under the D1 folder: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the D1 folder, right-click, select "New," and choose "Folder." Rename the folder as "NIELIT-1."

f. Create a folder D2-1 under the D2 folder: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the D2 folder, right-click, select "New," and choose "Folder." Rename the folder as "D2-1."

g. Copy this D2-1 folder and paste it under R1 folder: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the D2-1 folder, right-click, select "Copy." Navigate to the R1 folder, right-click, and select "Paste."

h. Delete the folder D2-1 from R1 folder: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the R1 folder, right-click on the D2-1 folder, and select "Delete."

i. Create the folder R1-1 under R1 folder: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the R1 folder, right-click, select "New," and choose "Folder." Rename the folder as "R1-1."

j. Copy R1-1 folder under the R2 folder: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the R1-1 folder, right-click, select "Copy." Navigate to the R2 folder, right-click, and select "Paste."

k. Rename folder R1-1 under R2 folder as 'subfolder of R2': Open the File Explorer, navigate to the R2 folder, right-click on the R1-1 folder, select "Rename," and change the name to "subfolder of R2."

l. From the C: copy all files to folder R2: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the C: drive, select all the files, right-click, select "Copy." Navigate to the R2 folder, right-click, and select "Paste."

m. Delete all the files from the folder R2: Open the File Explorer, navigate to the R2 folder, select all the files, right-click, and select "Delete."

n. Recover all the deleted files: To recover deleted files, right-click on the Recycle Bin, select "Restore all items."

Question (iv) - Document Formatting in Word

Create a document in Word on a topic of your choice. Format the document with various fonts (minimum 10, maximum 12) and margins (minimum 1.5, maximum 3). The document should include:

a. A bulleted or numbered list: Select the text, click on the "Bullets" or "Numbering" button in the Home tab.

b. A table containing name, address, basic pay, department as column headings: Click on the "Table" button in the Insert tab and choose the desired number of rows and columns. Enter the column headings and fill in the table with the appropriate information.

c. A picture of a lion using clip art gallery: Click on the "Insert" tab, click on "Clip Art," search for "lion," and select a suitable image to insert into the document.

d. An example of word art: Click on the "Insert" tab, click on "WordArt," choose a WordArt style, and enter the desired text.

e. A header with student name & date: Double-click on the top margin of the document to open the header section. Enter the student name and date in the header area.

f. A footer with pagination: Double-click on the bottom margin of the document to open the footer section. Click on the "Page Number" button in the Insert tab and choose the desired pagination style.

Question (v) - Manipulating Text in a Document

Create

 a document with the given text and save it as "First":

"A Read-only Memory is a memory unit that performs the read operation only; it does not have a write capability. This implies that binary information stored in a ROM is made permanent during the hardware production of the unit and cannot be altered by writing different words into it. Whereas a RAM is a general-purpose device whose contents can be altered during the computational process, a ROM is restricted to reading words that are permanently stored within the unit. The binary information to be stored specified by the designer is then embedded in the unit to form the required interconnection pattern."

a. Count the occurrences of the word "ROM" in the above document: Use the Find feature (Ctrl+F) to search for the word "ROM" and note the number of occurrences.

b. Replace ROM with Read Only Memory in the entire document: Use the Find and Replace feature (Ctrl+H) to replace "ROM" with "Read Only Memory" throughout the document.

c. Underline the text Read Only Memory: Select the text "Read Only Memory," click on the "Underline" button in the Home tab.

d. Make an autocorrect entry for ROM, and it should be replaced by Read Only Memory: Go to the File tab, click on "Options," select "Proofing," click on "AutoCorrect Options," enter "ROM" in the "Replace" field and "Read Only Memory" in the "With" field, click on "Add," and then click on "OK."

Question (vi) - Formatting Text in a Document

Use the file "First" to perform the following operations:

a. Make the first line of the document bold: Select the first line of the document, click on the "Bold" button in the Home tab.

b. Make the second line italic: Select the second line of the document, click on the "Italic" button in the Home tab.

c. Underline the third line: Select the third line of the document, click on the "Underline" button in the Home tab.

d. Align the fourth line to center: Select the fourth line of the document, click on the "Center" alignment button in the Home tab.

e. Make the font color of the first line red: Select the first line of the document, click on the "Font Color" button in the Home tab, and choose red as the color.

f. Change the font style of the fifth line to Arial: Select the fifth line of the document, click on the "Font" dropdown menu in the Home tab, and choose Arial as the font style.

g. Change the second line to 18 points: Select the second line of the document, click on the "Font Size" dropdown menu in the Home tab, and choose 18 points.

h. Insert the date & time at the start of the document: Place the cursor at the beginning of the document, click on the "Insert" tab, click on "Date & Time," and choose the desired format.

Question (vii) - Page Setting in a Document

Use the document saved earlier and perform the page settings as follows:

a. Top Margin 1.3": Click on the "Page Layout" tab, click on the "Margins" dropdown menu, and choose "Custom Margins." Set the top margin to 1.3".

b. Bottom margin 1.4": Set the bottom margin to 1.4" in the same "Custom Margins" dialog box.

c. Left margin 1.30": Set the left margin to 1.30" in the "Custom Margins" dialog box.

d. Right margin 1.30": Set the right margin to 1.30" in the "Custom

 Margins" dialog box.

e. Gutter margin 1.2": Set the gutter margin to 1.2" in the "Custom Margins" dialog box.

f. Header 0.7": Set the header margin to 0.7" in the "Custom Margins" dialog box.

g. Footer 0.7": Set the footer margin to 0.7" in the "Custom Margins" dialog box.

h. Paper size executive: Click on the "Page Layout" tab, click on the "Size" dropdown menu, and choose "Executive" as the paper size.

i. Orientation landscape: Click on the "Page Layout" tab, click on the "Orientation" button, and choose "Landscape" as the page orientation.

By following these instructions, students will be able to demonstrate their practical skills and knowledge in performing various IT tasks related to settings, folder management, document formatting, text manipulation, and page settings. Remember to practice these tasks thoroughly before the examination to ensure a successful outcome. Good luck!