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Section 1: Computer (Hardware and Software; Memory and Storage; Computer Language 0 & 1; Compiler & Interpreter; Data Types (Integer, Float or Decimal, String, Boolean, Character (Char))), MS Word (Layout: Page Setup, Arrange and Paragraph; Paste special; Mailing: Start Mail Merge (Letter, E-mail Messages and Envelope); Mail Merge; Track Changes and Reviewing Tools: Comparing and merging documents using the “Compare” feature, version history; Collaboration Features: real-time co-authoring, tracking edits, and editing permissions with MS Word Online), MS PowerPoint (Advanced graphic design with gradient fills, shadows, and 3D effects; Layering text, images, and shapes for more dynamic slide designs; Interactive Presentations: Using action buttons to control presentations dynamically (e.g., jump to specific slides); Advanced Animation: advanced animation entrance, emphasis, exit effects, and motion paths and adjusting animation timings and sequencing for professional effects; Collaborative Features: Using MS PowerPoint Online for real-time collaboration and editing with others. Sharing and exporting presentations as PDFs, videos, or hyperlinks), MS Excel (Logical functions (IF, AND, OR) to perform complex calculations; Functions: VLOOKUP, Concatenate, Mod, Day, Date, Today, Absolute; Data Validation and Conditional Formatting: Setting up data validation to restrict data entry and create drop-down lists, advanced conditional formatting for dynamic, rule-based formatting; Macros), Photoshop Introduction (DTP and its software; Starting Photoshop (How to create a new file, save it, save an existing file); Using Layers (Learning Layer Basics, Using Layers palette, Renaming Layers, Applying a Layer Style); Tools in Photoshop: Flattening, Rectangular Marquee, Single column Marquee, Single Row Marquee, Lasso (Polygonal Lasso, Magnetic Lasso, Quick Selection, Magic Wand), Crop and Slice tools (Crop, Slice, Slice Select), Measuring tools (Eyedropper, Colour Sampler, Ruler, Note, Count)), Programming with Scratch (Blocks (Motion Blocks, Looks Blocks, Events Blocks, Sound Blocks, Control Blocks); Making a Scratch Project (Naming a Project, Deleting a Sprite, Adding a Sprite, Positioning a Sprite, Moving a Sprite, Pen Extension, Drawing a Line, Saving a Scratch Project, Opening an Existing Scratch Project); Drawing Shapes (Drawing a Square, Drawing a Circle); Drawing a Pattern (Rotating a Sprite, Creating a Clone, Drawing a Pattern, Creating a Blank Sprite, Drawing a Pattern)), Introduction to Web Development (How websites are built: HTML + CSS + JavaScript; Basic rule of Web development: start with <!DOCTYPE html>, opening <tag> and closing </tag> pairs, Don’t forget to close tags; Introduction to CSS: Change colours, Change fonts, Resize text and images, Add spacing, borders, and backgrounds, Arrange things neatly on the page; Types of tag (<HTML>, <head>, <body>, <h1> to <h6>, <p>, <div>, <br>, <b>, <i>, <img>, <a>)), Networking (Working of DNS, URL Structure; Bandwidth control, Network speed, severs, Hubs; IPv4 vs. IPv6 (basic comparison); Network & Network Security Basics; Introduction to IP VPNs & Proxies; Cloud Computing: SaaS, IaaS, PaaS; Bandwidth and Digital Citizenship), Cyber Security and Cyber Ethics (Encryption and Decryption; Firewalls, IP Address and VPNs; Cyber Ethics [Digital Piracy, Plagiarism, Digital Footprint Awareness, Fake News and Misleading Content, Cyber Laws (Introductory Level)]), Latest Developments in the Field of IT (Use of AI in Human Intelligence; IOT; Edge Computing)
Achievers Section: Higher Order Thinking Questions - Syllabus as per Section 1.
Questions are based on Windows 11 and MS Office 2016.
Match the following type of computer with their respective use:
Column A
Column B
(i) Hybrid Computer
(a) Used in traffic-light control systems, weather-forecasting simulators, oil-exploration systems and automatic aircraft landing
(ii) Supercomputers
(b) Used in scientific and industrial applications such as to measure the electrical current, frequency and resistance of a capacitor
(iii) Analog
(c) Used to record raw data and to provide automatic data calculations for mechanical tests
(iv) Digital
(d) Used in hospitals to measure the heartbeat of the patient for DIALYSIS
Q.3
Which of the following term represents an active cell in MS Excel?
Q.4
Identify the correct storage option with the help of the description given below:
(i) A model of computer data storage in which the digital data is stored in logical pools (ii) The data is stored in a remote database instead of in a computer's hard drive or other local storage devices (iii) The data has to be accessed through the Internet (iv) In the past few years, due to increased and cheaper bandwidth availability, a new type of storage option is being widely used
Q.5
Which of the following actions does the user need to perform in order to customize an MS Word Ribbon?
Q.6
Which of the following file format(s) is/are supported in Windows 11?
Q.7
In the split window mode, one title bar looks darker than the other. Which of the following is the correct reason for the same?
Q.8
Which of the following statement is TRUE?
Q.9
Fill in the blank:
Before developing a computer program, you need to develop algorithm. The algorithms are written in _________.
Q.10
Which area in an MS Excel window displays data or formulas of an active cell?
Your Score: 0/10
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1
b
Q.2
b
Q.3
a
Q.4
b
Q.5
a
Q.6
a
Q.7
b
Q.8
a
Q.9
a
Q.10
c
Answers to Sample Questions from CREST Olympiads:
Q.1 : b | Q.2 : b | Q.3 : a | Q.4 : b | Q.5 : a | Q.6 : a | Q.7 : b | Q.8 : a | Q.9 : a | Q.10 : c
