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Things To Do (page 275)
1(a)
(i)
(ii)
Desk Top Publishing
See chapter
(b)
(i)
(ii)
Laser or ink-jet printer, scanner, graphics tablet
High quality printer, to scan photographs.
 
2
To see a two page spread on the screen the text needs to be quite small, so to avoid eyestrain, a large screen should be used.
 
3
See chapter
 
4
Importing a piece of clipart into the document
Centering the text
Use of italics
Text flow around the piece of clipart
 
Examination Questions (page 353)
1(a)
  Any four from the following: Can import clip art; Change the fonts; Alter the size of the font; Add borders/frames; Centre text etc.
(b)
(i)
(ii)
It checks for spelling mistakes
By comparing each word with it's on-line dictionary. Also suggests alternative words.
(c)
(i)
(ii)
Spreadsheet/database/music etc.
Any reasonable answer connected with that produced for part (a).
 
2
The size of the font can be increased so that parts can stand out. Borders can be added to make it look more attractive. Clip art can be added to make the poster stand out. Use the spellchecker to make sure that there are no spelling mistakes. Use colour to make it more appealing. etc.
     
3   3 You should compare the following methods:
Photographs obtained using a digital camera
Photographs and pictures obtained using a scanner.
Photographs and pictures from clip art obtained from the Internet or clip art disks or CD-ROMs.
Drawing or producing own diagrams using paint/drawing software.
     
4(a)
(i) Reference_Number is numeric
(ii) type
(b)
(i) Take two letters like this:
DR = Driver
SA = Sales Assistant
WA= Waiter
(ii) Takes up less storage space when stored on disk.
It is quicker to input the information.
There should be fewer mistakes when the information is inputted.
(c)
877 and 402
877 and 923
145 and 267
(d)
Should be in the following order:
267, 923, 145, 549, 14W, 877, 402
(e)
(i) Reference_Number
(ii) Any reasonable three digit number (e.g. 329)
(iii) The key field uniquely defines a record.