Chapter # 8

Word Processing
Q Briefly describes the term word processing?
Word Processing:
The process of creating and editing text document is known as word processing.
It’s also including formatting and printing documents in different ways. Word
processing is used by business Word processing is the most common application in
computer. More than 90% people using computer also used word processing.
Word Processing is also used for this purposes:
 Preparing Books
 Writing Letters
 Writing Notes
 Designing Resume
 Preparing Newspaper and magazines
Q What is Word Processor? What are the advantages of word
processor over typewriter?
Word Processor:
Word Processor is a type of application software. It provides useful tools for
creating all type of text documents. Word Processor can manipulate text. It can
also use to add images, sound and graphics in documents.
Advantages of Word Processor over Typewriter:
Word Processor has many advantages over Typewriter. These are as follows:
 A document can be changes without re-typing the entire document.
 A typing mistake can be corrected easily.
 A paragraph can be deleted without any trace.
 It is easy to insert word, sentence or paragraph in the middle of document.
 The text can be duplicate easily without typing it again.
 The text can be moved within a document or between different documents.
 Word processor can move sections of text from one place to another easily.