Class 5 Chapter 6

Word Processing : Word pad

Answer the following questions:
a. What is word processor? Write three examples of word processing software.
Ans: Word processor is a software that allows you to create, edit, view, format and print text document in the computer. Example : Ms-Word, Word Pad, Word Star etc.
b. What is Word Pad?
Ans: Word pad is a basic word processor program that comes with windows operating system.
c. What are the different components of Word Pad window?
Ans: The different components of Word Pad window are: Quick Access Toolbar, Title bar, Ribbon, Ruler, Text area, Control buttons, Status Bar, Zoom Control etc.
d. What do you mean by cursor? What does it indicate?

Ans: A blinking vertical line in the document called cursor that indicates where the next text that you type will appear.
e. Write different methods for selecting the text.

Ans: The different methods for selecting the text is given below:

1. To select a word : Double click on particular word.

2. To select a paragraph : Triple click on any word in particular paragraph.

3. To select all the words in the document : Press Ctrl+a button from the keyboard.
f. What is difference between copying and moving?

Copying	Moving
1. When you copy the text, The text also stays in the original location and then also gets copied to a new location.	1) Moving means removing the text from one place to another.
2) Copying means creating a duplicate copy of the text.	2)When you move the text, It is gone from the original location.

g. What is the use of Undo and Redo command?
Ans: The use of undo command is to cancel the last action performed on the document and Redo command is used to repeat the previous task that was canceled by Undo command.
h. What do you mean by formatting a document?
Ans: Formatting means the arrangement of texts in a proper manner like changing font style, color, font size etc.
i. What is the use of Find and Replace command?
Ans: Find command is used to find a particular word /text in a document and Replace command is used to replace the particular word/text in the document.

j. What is text alignment?

Ans: Changing the position of the text on the page is called text alignment.

k. What is title bar?

Ans: Title bar is the horizontal bar located at the top most part of the paint program window it shows the currently opened document.

l. What is scroll bar?

Ans: Scroll bar appears on the side or bottom of a window of ms-word which is used to scroll the document.

m. What is quick access toolbar?

Ans: Quick access tollbar is the place of word documet which contains frequently used commands. 

n. What is find and replace

Ans:Find command is used to find a particular word /text in a document and Replace command is used to replace the particular word/text in the document.

o. What is status bar?

Ans: Status bar is the place where we can see various information about document.