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Pak Army Clerk Test: Computer Literacy and Typing: IT Basics, MS Office and Speed

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Computer Literacy and Typing: IT Basics, MS Office and Speed

The Computer Literacy and Typing section checks basic IT ideas, MS Office use and typing speed with accuracy. Typing is scored for words per minute and for errors, so clean typing beats merely fast typing.

Hardware and software

  • Input devices: keyboard, mouse, scanner. Output devices: monitor, printer.
  • RAM is volatile and is lost on shutdown; ROM keeps its contents.
  • The CPU contains the arithmetic logic unit and the control unit and processes instructions.

MS Office essentials

  • Word: Ctrl+B bold, Ctrl+U underline, Ctrl+S save, F12 Save As, Ctrl+Z undo, Ctrl+F find.
  • Excel: every formula starts with "=", for example =SUM(A1:A10) or =AVERAGE(B1:B5); $A$1 is an absolute reference.
  • File types: .docx Word, .xlsx Excel, .pptx PowerPoint, .pdf fixed layout.

Email

To is the main recipient, Cc is a copy visible to others, Bcc is a hidden copy.

Typing

Learn the home row (A S D F J K L ;) and return the fingers there. Gross WPM = words typed / minutes. Net WPM subtracts errors, usually one word per uncorrected error.

Worked example

A candidate types 300 words in 5 minutes with 9 errors. Gross = 300 / 5 = 60 WPM. Net = (300 - 9) / 5 = 291 / 5 = 58.2 WPM. Dividing by 300 instead of 5, or ignoring the errors, gives the wrong figure.

Traps

  • Confusing Ctrl+S (save) with Ctrl+P (print).
  • Calling RAM permanent storage.
  • Leaving Caps Lock on when only one capital letter was needed.