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Higher knowledge in education system

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Education is a continuous process.In the new education system , more emphasis is put on the student and his learning abilities.The learning process has been given its due importance as compared to the teaching process.Hence, it is the aim of all the teaching aids like diagrams,charts,video clips,slides,etc. and methods to make the learning process simple,effective and enjoyable .In fact,rectification of all the queries  and difficulties of a student and motivating him to acquire higher and higher knowledge is the true aim of an education system. Computers programs can also be developed to test a particular skill and knowledge of a student . Nowadays , some of the examinations are conducted on the computer itself and the results are declared within minutes. Hence the traditional evaluation methods can be replaced by automated evaluation methods. Moreover,depending on the results of the evaluation,computers can also suggest the methods to improve the skill and knowledge of the st...

Basic Programminng

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The way we have different editions of a book ,a programming language also advances by each version . BASIC also has many versions. John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz originally developed it at Dartmouth College around the mid -1960 s.It soon became very popular because of its simplicity .Later ,others followed it and developed MS-BASIC,GWBASIC, BASICA and QBASIC.Initally ,Micrisoft Corporation developed MS-BASIC. Writing programs and getting results was a slow process  and to overcome this limitation ,Microsoft developed its faster version QBASIC .Full form of QBASIC is Quick Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It is simple and easily available. QBASIC has an inbuilt editor .Editor helps in creating ,editing and storing text program files.We can create ,execute and debug a program without leaving QBASIC which speeds up our work. How to start QBASIC : It can be started as stated below : 1.By double clicking QBASIC icon on the desktop ,if it exists on the desktop . 2....

MS-Excel

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1)Specify any one type of charts available in spreadsheet.   Answer:   Bar graph, Column graph, Pie chart, Line graph, etc. 2)Give any one built-in function of spread sheet.   Answer:  SUM(range) : This function returns the sum of all the numbers in the list of arguments. Example: =SUM(A2:E2) 3)What are macros in ESS?   Answer:  Macro is a small program that caries out pre-defined series of steps by giving a few keyboard shortcuts. Macro is like a batch file created in dos. It contains a series of commands. When a macro is called and run, the instructions given in it are executed one by one. 4)Differentiate between MAX( ) and MIN( ) built-in functions in a spread sheet.   Answer:   MAX(num 1, num 2,……) : Returns the largest value in a set of values. Example: =MAX(15, 25, 8, 14) returns 25 MIN(num 1,num 2……) : Returns the lowest value in a set of values. Example: =MIN(15, 25, 8, 14) returns 8 5)Explain briefly built in func...

MOTHERBOARD

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What is motherboard ?  Or Short Note on motherboard. Answer:- 1)Motherboard specifically refers to a printed circuit board(PCB) with expansion capability and as the name suggests, this board is the "mother" of all components attached to it, which often include sound cards, video cards, network cards, hard drives, or other forms of persistent storage; TV tuner cards, cards providing extra USB or FireWire slots and a variety of other custom components . 2)It is the main circuit board in a computer. 3)A motherboard provides a way for hardware in a computer to communicate with each other. 4)The term mainboard is applied to devices with a single board and no additional expansions or capability, such as controlling boards in televisions, washing machines and other embedded systems. 5)An important component of a motherboard is the microprocessor's supporting chipset, which provides the supporting interfaces between the CPU and the various buses and external components. This c...

Solve sums of arithmetic

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1. Find the smallest number which when diminished by 3,is exactly divisible by 21,28,36 and 45.   Answer:-   1263   2.If we multiply a fraction by itself and divide the product by its reciprocal , we get 1826/27. Find the original fraction. Answer :-   2  2                            3 3. By what least number must 21,600 be multiplied to make it a perfect cube? Answer :-  10 4.Solve   0.5 * 0.05 * 0.005 * 50 Answer:-  0.006250 5. The value of a machine depreciates at the rate 10% every year. It was purchased 3 years ago.If its present value is Rs 8,748 , find its purchase price. Answer :-  Rs 12,000 6. On a journey across Delhi , a taxi averages 30 kmph for 60% of the distance,20kmph for 20% of it and 10 kmph for the remainder. Find the average speed for the whole journey. Answer:-  20 km ...