Computer Questions

A spreadsheet is an interactive computer application for organization, analysis and storage of data in tabular form. This software allows users to store data in rows and columns.

The memory which can be retained even the power is off is called as Permanent memory or Persistent memory. Computer's hard drive is an example of permanent memory and computer's cache or RAM are examples of temporary memory.

VPN's are implemented to provide a secure connection through public networks. A virtual private network extends a private network across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network.

Secondary storage therefore needed because it is non-volatile, meaning it retains its contents without the need for a power supply. It also has the large storage capacity needed to store the operating system and all the programs and files needed by a modern computer system.

All the data in a computer system consists of binary information. 'Binary' means there are only 2 possible values: 0 and 1.

Computer software translates the information you actually give on it such as decimal numbers, text, photos, sound, and video to the binary information.

A Unicode character requires between one and four bytes of storage, depending on the encoding format used. Hence, a character requires one byte of storage.

Ctrl + F is a shorcut keyword and it is used for searching the word you want in the large document in the M.S. Word.