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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

University Examinations 2012/2013

STAGE I SEMESTER I EXAMINATION FOR THE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

DIT 0102: WORD PROCESSING

DATE: AUGUST 2012 TIME: 1½ HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1

a) i) What is a word processing packages. (2 marks)

ii) Briefly describe any two word processing packages. (4 marks)

iii) Discuss any four types of word processing documents. (4 marks)

b) Differentiate between the following: (6 marks)

i) Page break and page layout

ii) Footnotes and footers

iii) Bookmark and cross reference

c) Distinguish between the following text effects:

i) Engrave and Emboss

ii) Superscript and subscript

iii) Sentence case and title case

d) Differentiate between the terms ‘Formatting’ and ‘Editing’ as used in

the word processers. (4 marks)

e) Discuss the use of the following word processor tools. (4 marks)

i) Thesaurus

ii) Gutter
QUESTION 2

a) Outline the procedure for creating a ‘hyperlink’ in a word processor. (4 marks)

b) Outline the procedure for performing the following in relation to tables in

a word processor.

i) Inserting a table of contents (4 marks)

ii) Inserting a table of figures (4 marks)

iii) Updating a table of contents after making changes in your documents.(3 marks)

QUESTION 3

a) i) Outline and briefly describe any three commonly used keyboard

combinations. (3 marks)

ii) Outline the procedure for inserting a “Theme” in Msword. (4 marks)

b) Outline how the following features can be applied to a text in a word

processor. (6 marks)

i) Double line spacing

ii) All caps

iii) Page border

c) Define the term ‘Word Processing’ (2 marks)

QUESTION 4

a) Differentiate between the terms ‘Document map’ and ‘Thumbnails’ (4 marks)

b) i) Define the term ‘Style’ as used in a word processor. (2 marks)

ii) Outline the procedure for creating a ‘Style’ (5 marks)

c) Briefly describe how the following tasks can be achieved.

i) Inserting a page break (2 marks)

ii) Opening multiple documents at the same time. (2 marks)

QUESTION 5

a) Discuss the use of the following word processor tools. (10 marks)

i) Clip Board

ii) Mail merge

 iii) Template/ Style sheet

iv) File management

v) Math and sorting

b) Outline the procedure for inserting a “Flow chart” into a word document. (5 marks)