Computer Science – Class 7

CHAPTER 1 FORMULAS IN EXCEL 2013

Book Exercise; PAGES 22, 23 & 24

1. Fill in the blanks

a. Pointing

b. Mixed

c. Ampersand (&)

d. ^

e. Editing

f. Formula

g. Average

h. Same

2. Write T for the true statement and F for the false one.

a. T

b. T

c. F

d. T

e. T

f. F

g. F

h. T

3. Choose the correct option.

a. =

b. 21

c. $
 d. Sum

e. Both row and column parts will change

f. General

g. COUNT()

h. The column is not wide enough.

4. Answer the following.

a. What are the three types of cell referencing? Page 9

ANS: The three types are

1. Relative references

2. Absolute references

3. Mixed references

b. What is circular reference? Explain with an example. Page 11

ANS: A circular reference occurs when a formula refers to its own value. For example, if

you enter the formula =A1+A2+A3 in cell A3, every time it calculates the formula in cell

A3, it must be calculated again because A3 has changed.

c. Which are the two places where the Autosum button is available? Page 15

ANS: The Autosum button is present at two places on the ribbon:

1. In the Editing group on the HOME tab.

2. In the Function library group on the Formulas tab.

d. Write the steps to find the LCM of three numbers. Page 20 & 21

ANS: The steps to calculate LCM are

1. Type three numbers in cells A1, A2, and A3. Select cell A4 where you want the LCM

of the three numbers. Click Math & Trig and then select LCM from the drop-down

menu.
 2. The Function arguments dialog box appears. Type A1, A2, and A3 in the Number1,

Number2, and Number3 text boxes, respectively. Note that the result can be seen

near the bottom of the dialog box.

3. Click OK. The output will appear in cell A4.

e. The two ways of entering a cell reference in a formula are (a) by typing and (b) by

pointing. Explain the difference between the two methods.

ANS: (a) We select a cell and enter the formula in the cell or in the formula bar and press

enter once we are done entering the formula.

(b) We select a cell and type ‘=’ and instead of typing the rest of the formula we click on

the cell to which the reference has to be made.

f. Name the five functions in the Autosum menu. Page 22

ANS: The Autosum menu provides access to Sum, Average, Count Numbers, Max, Min

and other functions.

g . When you enter a formula and click Enter, it displays the calculated values. What will

. you do to display the formula? Page: 11

ANS: Click the FORMULAS tab. In the Formula Auditing group, click the Show Formulas

. button.

h . Name the arithmetic operators you can use in an Excel formula. Page 22

ANS: Numeric formulas involves the use of various arithmetic operators (^, *, /, + and -)

Chapter 2 Creating charts in Excel 2013

BOOK EXERCISES Pages : 42 & 43

1. Fill in the blanks.

a. Bar
 b. Radar

c. Charts

d. Legend

e. Values

2. Write T for the true statement and F for the false one.

a. T

b. F

c. T

d. T

e. T

3. Choose the correct option.

a. Pie Chart

b. Data label

c. Both i and ii

d. Location

e. All of these

4. Answer the following

a. List any 5 components of a chart. Page 29 ( Note: book question-Changed)

ANS: 1. Data Table

2. X-Axis

3. Y-Axis

4. Chart Title

5. Axis Title.

b. What is a combo chart? Page 38 ( Note: book question-changed-cut)

ANS: A combination chart is a single chart that consists of a series that uses different

chart types.
 c. What is a Sparkline? Page 42 ( Note: book question-changed-cut)

ANS: A Sparkline is a miniature chart embedded in a single worksheet cell.

d. How will you delete Sparkline? Page 40

ANS: To steps are

1. Select the Sparkline

2. Under SPARKLINES TOOLS, click the DESIGN tab.

3. In the Group group, click the arrow next to clear.

4. Click clear selected Sparkline.

e. What do you understand by the Quick Analysis button? Write the steps to create a bar

chart using the Quick Analysis button. Page 41

ANS: The quick analysis button can also help you draw charts and sparklines. It appears

at the bottom-right corner of the selection.

To create chart using Quick analysis tool,

1. Select the range of cells for which a chart has to be created.

2. Click the Quick Analysis button.

3. Click the CHARTS tab.

4. Click the Insert Chart button. The Insert Chart dialog box appears.

5. Select bar chart and click OK.

Chapter 3 Computer Viruses

Book Exercises – Page 55 & 56

1. Fill in the blanks

a. OFF
b. Destructive

c. Write-protected

d. Slower

e. Program

f. Macro

g. Malware

h. Trojan Horse

2. Write T for the True Statement and F for the False Statement.

a. T

b. F

c. T

d. T

e. F

f. T

g. F

h. F

3. Choose the correct option.

a. Both i. and ii.

b. All of the above.

c. Both i. and ii.

d. All of these

e. Michelangelo

f. Data files

g. Spyware

h. Spam

4. Answer the following

 a. Name the type of virus that infects data files.

ANS: Macro is the virus that infects data files.

b. What is the name given to a database of viruses that an antivirus software scans for?

ANS: Virus definitions is the name given to a database of viruses that an antivirus

software scan for.

c. Define a computer virus. How can it harm your computer? Page T.T & 47

ANS: Computer virus is software program that has the ability to make copies of itself and

to attach itself to other applications or files.

Virus tries to take control of the Computer system it has infected. It makes copies of

itself and tries to carryout the often harmful tasks that it is programmed to do.

d. Mention any three precautions you should take for protecting your computer from virus

infections. Page: 51 ( Note: You may write any three points)

ANS: 1. Install and use antivirus software and keep it updated.

2. Keep programs and data on separate disks, if possible.

3. Scan the files that you download from the Internet.

e. How does a computer virus spread from one computer to another? Page 48

ANS: Computer viruses spread from one computer to another by the transfer of infected

data through e-mails, pen drives, or other sources.