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●● 11 File management
1 Generic file types can be used on any platform. [1 mark]
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So that you can always return to a previous version …
… in case of file loss/corruption
… if you need to refer back to the work at a particular point in time
To reduce the chance of overwriting the file and losing the data [2 marks]
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9 Downsampling, which is the reduction of picture quality so as to reduce the file size
Upsampling, which is to increase the number of pixels used to store the image [4 marks]
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To reduce the size of an image/document containing a number of images
It is designed to be used where the file is not to be edited.
Sometimes the file may be placed in a container in .zip or .rar format.
This is used for reducing transmission time …
… storage capacity required.
It is especially useful for archiving documents. [4 marks]
●● 12 Images
1 Clip art is a collection of simple pictures and symbols made available for computer
users to add to their documents. [1 mark]
2 The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width to the height. [1 mark]
3 Width 3 cm
Height 2 cm [2 marks]
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Click on image to select it
Select the Format tab
Open Format Picture pane (using Picture styles section)
Select the paint bucket tab
Select Line
Select the line type and thickness [4 marks]
7 Cropping [1 mark]
9 a 24
b 8 [2 marks]
10 Bits per channel refers to the number of bits allocated to each of the three primary
colours used with light; Red, Green and Blue / RGB. [1 mark]
11 .png files can store 48 bit images (16 bits per channel) … and even 96 bit images. jpg files are
restricted to 24 bits images. [3]
●● 13 Layout
1 What is the purpose of the document?
Who is the target audience?
How will I make it suitable for this audience?
What is the appropriate medium?
What is the appropriate package? [5 marks]
2 a Ctrl X
b Ctrl C OR Ctrl Insert
c Ctrl V OR Shift Insert
d Ctrl A
e Ctrl Z
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f Ctrl Y
g Prt Scr
h Alt Prt Scr [8 marks]
4 a Left aligned
b Centre aligned
c Right aligned
d Fully justified [4 marks]
5 a Top
b Centre
c Bottom
d Used for vertical alignment within a table. [4 marks]
7 a is the area of a document between the top of the page and the top margin.
b is the area of a document between the bottom of the page and the bottom margin. [2 marks]
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Left page – Name of the chapter
Right page – Subsection name within the chapter
Horizontal line [2 marks]
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12 a Right tab
b Left tab
c Centre tab [3 marks]
14 To identify the date and time that a document was printed (not created)
To make it easier to identify which is the latest version of a document [2 marks]
15 To enable the reader of a document to locate the file easily on a storage system
To verify that it originated in a student’s own user area on a networked system
It enables the reader to see the file type used [no marks for name or path as they
are in the question] [3 marks]
16 You only have to enter the page numbers once (or twice on facing pages) with automated page
numbering/Page numbers have to be entered on every page if done manually.
Automatic page numbers calculate the page numbers/Manual page numbers have to
be edited if pages are inserted or removed. [2 marks]
●● 14 Styles
1 Corporate branding/a method of recognising a company through elements like its
logo/colour scheme etc. [1 mark]
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Colour schemes
Font style
Point sizes
Logo
Styles for bullets/numbering
Paragraph style
Page layout/page formatting [4 marks]
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Business cards
Websites
TV advertisements
Bill boards/advertising hoardings
Company vehicles [4 marks]
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6 A serif font has small strokes called serifs at the end of individual letters. [1 mark]
7 A sans-serif font does not have serifs at the end of individual letters. [1 mark]
8 Points [1 mark]
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Tab key
Return key/Enter key
Space bar [2 marks]
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Select/highlight the text/numbers/cell …
… that contains the style that you wish to copy.
Select the format painter button …
… from the Home tab.
Drag the mouse over the text/numbers/cell that you wish to apply the style to. [4 marks]
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●● 15 Proofing
1 A spell check searches through its dictionary …
… and tries to find a match with the word in the document.
If a match is not found it indicates a potential error …
… usually by underlining the word with a red wavy line. [4 marks]
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A spell check searches through a dictionary to find a match with the word in the document.
If a match is not found it is displayed as a potential error.
Names of people/places may not be in the dictionary.
Highly technical/specialist terms may not be in the dictionary.
Newly accepted words may not be in the dictionary if it has not been recently updated. [4 marks]
5 [1 mark for true or false and one for each reason:] [14 marks]
A range check could be used to validate A range check can only be used on a numeric data
the title of the book ✔ type and the title of the book has an alphanumeric
data type.
A length check could be used to check the All modern ISBNs have 13 digits (ignoring the
number of characters entered in the ISBN 4 – symbols) so a maximum field length of 17
✔
characters would reduce the storage capacity
required for the database.
A limit check could be used for the Price The price field will have 2 limits, one being >=0
field and a maximum price for a book, therefore a range
✔
check would test this whereas a limit check would
only change 1 of the 2 ends of the range.
A consistency check could be used with There is no direct relationship between the Price
the Price and Author fields ✔ and Author fields so consistency check would be
inappropriate.
A check digit could be added to the ISBN The ISBN field already contains a check digit so this
✔
field would not be required.
A format check could be used with the This field contains 13 numeric characters spaced
ISBN field with 4 hyphens and these are consistent through
✔
most ISBNs (older ones have 10 numeric characters)
so a format check is appropriate.
A length check could be used with the The book price field has a numeric data type
Price field ✔ (probably with a currency sub-type) and length
checks are only applied to alphanumeric fields.
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The correct application of styles
The correct margin settings
Images placed as specified
Text wraps as specified
Images are not distorted
Objects fit within the page/column margin
Objects not overlapping
No lists split over 2 pages/columns
No tables split over 2 pages/columns
No blank columns/pages
No widows/orphans [6 marks]
10 Visual checking/verification
Checking for data entry errors by manually comparing …
… the original documents …
… with data entered on the computer.
Double data entry
Data is entered into the system twice …
… where the computer compares the two versions …
… and differences in the data are flagged as an error. [8 marks]
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2 a Pie chart
b Bar chart
c Pie chart
d Line graph [4 marks]
7 a Chart title
b Legend
c Segment label /segment value [3 marks]
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●● 17 Document production
1 All 4 extensions are formats for text files/documents.
.txt and .rtf are generic file formats
.odt is a package-specific file format for Open Office.
.docx is a package-specific file format for Microsoft Office. [4 marks]
5 Widows and orphans are both a single (or partial) line of text …
… that are not kept with the rest of the paragraph …
… as the text flows into a new page or column.
The single line of text at the top of the next page or column is called a widow.
The first line of a paragraph at the bottom of a page is called an orphan. [4 marks]
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6 a A page break forces the text onto the start of a new page …
… leaving white space at the end of the previous page.
b A section break is used to split areas of a document into different layouts …
… these can be continuous on the same page or force a page break as well.
c A column break forces the text into the top of the next column …
… leaving white space at the end of the previous column. [6 marks]
7 a An orphan
b Move the cursor before the S in School closures.
Insert a column break. [3 marks]
12 ruler [1 mark]
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14 a Hanging paragraph
b Indented paragraph
c Normal paragraph [3 marks]
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Click the right mouse button …
… in a cell within the column to be deleted.
Select the Delete Cells …
… option from the menu.
Select the radio button for Delete entire column …
… then click on the OK button. [4 marks]
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Click the right mouse button …
… in a cell within the column to be deleted.
Select the Table Properties …
… option from the menu.
Select the Cell tab.
Select the Center icon followed by the OK button. [4 marks]
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e 09.05.2016
f August 16
g 1-Aug-16 [7 marks]
●● 18 Data manipulation
1 A database is an organised collection of data.
A database program is software.
It stores the data and the links between the data items.
It stores data using files, records and fields. [4 marks]
2 a A flat-file database stores its data in one table, which is organised by rows and columns.
b A relational database stores the data in more than one linked table, stored in the file.
c A record contains data about one person or item.
d Each column in a database table contains a field which has been given a field name.[6 marks]
3 a Field name
b Record
c Field [3 marks]
5 a Alphanumeric
b Numeric
c Boolean [3 marks]
7 It is stored as alphanumeric when the data will not be used to perform a calculation
e.g. Telephone number. [2 marks]
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Open the data table in Design View
Select the required field
In the General tab
Select Format
Use the drop-down list to select On/Off [4 marks]
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A form allows a user to enter/amend data in a database.
A form can make data more accessible because:
• It can be created/tailored for different users
• It can display questions in full rather than just shortened fieldnames
• It can include instructions on how to add the data
• It can be used to create a menu/switchboard. [4 marks]
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Navigation buttons allow the user to move to the …
… first record …
… previous record …
… next record …
… last record …
… in the current data set [do not allow table/database as form may be built on a query] [4 marks]
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Similar fields grouped but not crowded together/ should not look overcrowded
White space between each data entry box
Title stating what data will be entered
Instructions on how to fill in the form
Worded questions (not just field names)
Each field has appropriate space for the data that will be added
The form should be filled without large areas of white space
Option groups/radio buttons/list boxes/tick boxes should be used where possible
Navigation buttons are present [4 marks]
18 Databases like Access search for data using a query. The easiest method is to use
the query wizard. [2 marks]
19 * [1 mark]
20 <=5000
[1 mark for <= and 1
1 mark for 5000 with no comma or $] [2 marks]
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25 Shift/CTRL [1 mark]
26 a Report footer
b Page header
c Report footer [3 marks]
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Enlarge/stretch the box for the Extras field/data …
… in the detail row of the report
Select Design View
Drag down the page footer to create more space for the control
Click the cursor on the lower edge of the Extras control
Drag this down to make the box twice as deep/high [4 marks]
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30 When the same report template/document is to be used for two different purposes …
… for example an invoice and a delivery note …
… where the prices of the goods are hidden on the delivery note
… where the prices of the goods are shown on the invoice. [4 marks]
31 Open (the report) in Design View and select the required control …
… in the Detail section (of the report).
Select the properties pane.
Change/set the Format section to Percent. [4 marks]
32 a =AVG([Profit]) [3 marks]
[1 mark for AVG(…), 1 mark for fieldname, 1 mark for […] to denote a field]
b Label [1 mark]
●● 19 Presentations
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A presentation is a series of (linked) slides …
… used to present to a (pre-defined) audience.
Can be used to teach/inform …
… promote/advertise.
It may be presented as a visual aid in a lecture.
It may be presented as an on-screen carousel. [4 marks]
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It is used to ensure consistency of presentation between all slides.
It is used to place common items on all slides of the same type …
… so it is much quicker to develop each slide …
… as all the common elements are placed only once on each slide master.
It holds the information on colours, fonts, effects …
… and the positioning of objects on the slides. [4 marks]
5 b Import/open the data from a generic text file then set up your master slide(s). [1 mark]
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Select the INSERT tab.
Click on the Header and Footer icon (in the Text section).
In/this opens the Header and Footer window.
Tick the check box next to Header and Footer.
Click on the Apply to All button. [4 marks]
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It is the relationship between the width and height of the presentation …
… when displayed through the projector.
The ratio is shown as (width:height).
The most common aspect ratio for projected presentations is 4:3…
… but can also be set to 16:9. [4 marks]
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In a spreadsheet like Excel create the chart using the INSERT tab …
… then in the Charts section, select the type of chart required …
…… and highlight the appropriate data and labels.
Fully label the chart.
Copy the chart into the clipboard.
In a presentation authoring package like PowerPoint, select slide 5…
… and paste the chart into the slide. [4 marks]
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Audience notes are the handouts …
… given to the class/students/delegates …
… containing the slide contents …
… to save them making lots of notes …
… they sometimes have space for class/students/delegates to write their own notes.
Presenter notes are a copy of the slides …
… contain prompts/key facts …
… that need to be told to the audience …
… can be on paper or on screen …
… can be seen by the presenter but not the audience. [8 marks]
10 Audio clip
Example such as: Music to introduce presentation/sound-bite from computer ‘expert’
Video clip
Example such as: Short case study video/video of presenter demonstrating how to
increase your security settings [4 marks]
11 Transitions are the methods used to introduce a slide/move from one slide to
another/are between slides
Animations are how bullets/objects appear within a slide. [2 marks]
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Select the SLIDE SHOW tab.
Click on the icon for Set Up Slide Show.
From the Set Up Show window …
… click to put a tick in the ‘Loop continuously until Esc’ check box
… click OK button. [4 marks]
●● 20 Data analysis
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Using a spreadsheet model/you change spreadsheet data …
… to explore different possible answers.
Data models are often financial, mathematic or scientific.
This is sometimes called ‘what if’ modelling/scenario.
It allows you to change variables and get answers without doing the real thing. [4 marks]
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3 In any order:
Number
Label
Formula [3 marks]
4 = [1 mark]
5 a The contents of A3 are too large to fit into the cell/column width.
b Move the cursor to the end of the column heading for column A ...
… Double click the left mouse button to expand the column
… drag the cursor to the right by clicking and dragging.. [2 marks]
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Absolute referencing for a cell will fix that cell name/address and not change it.
Relative referencing will allow cell names/addresses to be changed …
… when the formula is replicated.
A $ symbol represents absolute referencing.
Good example of absolute referencing like: $A$1 will not change when replicated.
Good example of relative referencing like: A1 will change to A2 when replicated down. [4 marks]
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Operator: + Name: Addition
Operator: - Name: Subtraction
Operator: * Name: Multiplication
Operator: / Name: Division
Operator: ^ Name: Indices/Powers [4 marks]
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A range/array of cells …
… given a pre-defined name …
… which is short and meaningful
… which is understood by the spreadsheet to refer to those cells.
It is easier to remember and use this name (e.g. VAT) than the cell references
(e.g. $F$14:$G$16). [4 marks]
11 a i SUM
ii AVERAGE
iii MAX
iv MIN
b i = $B$1 * B4
[1 mark for B1
1 mark for absolute referencing
1 mark for * operator
1 mark for B4] [4 marks]
ii =SUM(B4:B8)
[1 mark for =SUM( )
1 mark for range (can have absolute or relative referencing)]
iii =MIN(B4:B8) or =MIN($B$4:$B$8) [7 marks]
c Either:
Select and hold the drag handle in bottom right of cell C4 …
… drag this down to cell C8
Or:
Copy contents of cell C4
Paste into cells C5 to C8 [2 marks]
12 Either:
The contents of cell A6…
… are truncated to 0 decimal places …
… and displayed in this cell/cell A4
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The integer/whole number part …
… of cell A6 is extracted …
… and displayed in this cell/cell A4. [3 marks]
14 The COUNT function counts the number of numeric values (within a specified range of cells).
The COUNTA function counts the number of alphanumeric values (within a specified
range of cells). [2 marks]
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19 =COUNTIF($A$2:$A$20,C2)
=COUNTIF(…) [1 mark]
A2:A20 [1 mark]
Absolute reference for the range [1 mark]
C2 [1 mark]
Relative reference for the single cell [1 mark]
20 =IF(A3<=3,”Low”,IF(A3>7,”High”,”Medium”))
=IF(…) [1 mark]
A3<=3 ignore absolute reference [1 mark]
,”Low”, [1 mark]
Nested IF(…) [1 mark]
A3>7 [1 mark]
,”High” [1 mark]
,”Medium” [1 mark]
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Performs a vertical lookup.
To compare and match the contents of cell D3 …
… with the first cell it finds in the range F2 to F16/left column of the range.
When a match is made it returns the value held in the same row in G2 to G16.
It will only accept an exact match (because the ,0 is false). [4 marks]
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This parameter determines the type of lookup performed.
The value of 0 is the same as false …
… this forces an exact match between the cell and the values in the array/range.
The value of 1 is the same as true …
… this forces an approximate match between the cell and the values in the array/range.
If the data in the array/range is not sorted a value of 1 gives errors. [4 marks]
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Highlight the cells from which the data is to be extracted …
… as well as an extra row above the data.
Find the Sort & Filter section within the data tab.
Click on the Filter icon.
Select the drop-down arrow in the top cell of the column to be filtered.
Select the type of filter required/text filter/number filter/custom filter/untick the
check boxes. [4 marks]
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Embolden/make text bold.
Underscore/underline text.
Italicise/make text italic.
Highlight text/use highlighter tool.
Change font colour.
Change background colour of the cell using Fill. [4 marks]
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b i 44
ii 43.7
iii 43.65
iv 43.652 [4 marks]
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Conditional formatting is used to change the display format …
… often the font/background colour within a cell …
… depending upon the contents of the cell. [2 marks]
33 Portrait
Landscape [2 marks]
●● 21 Website authoring
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A collection of individual but related web pages …
… that are often stored together …
… and hosted by a web server. [2 marks]
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Text
Sound
Video
Still images [3 marks]
3 content layer
presentation layer
behaviour layer [3 marks]
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4 a behaviour
b content
c content
d content
e presentation
f behaviour
g content
h content
i presentation
j content [10 marks]
6 a .htm
b .css [2 marks]
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It tells the browser …
… that the markup following this tag …
… will be written in hypertext markup language. [2 marks]
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11 a This adds a label to a table. It is placed just above the table on the webpage.
b This defines the text/image/object that follows as a piece of table data/the contents
of one cell in a table.
c This defines the start of a table row.
d This defines the end of a table row.
e This defines the start of a table
f This defines the start of the table header section
g This defines the start of the table footer section [7 marks]
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The browser searches for the image source …
… in the current folder/same storage location as the webpage
… which is the file whale1.png
The browser sets a placeholder with a width of 300 pixels …
… and calculates the height using the aspect ratio of the image …
… and places the image in this placeholder.
The browser sets alternate text to "whale image"…
… so that this is displayed if the image is not available …
... so this is read if a text reader is being used to describe the page. [6 marks]
File type Image file Bitmap image Image is suitable for Suitable for moving
web authoring images
.bmp Yes Yes No No
.gif Yes Yes Yes Yes
.jpg Yes Yes Yes No
.htm No No No No
.tif Yes No No No
.css No No No No
.png Yes Yes Yes No
20 a ff
b 255 [2 marks]
21 # [1 mark]
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22 # 004fff
Hexadecimal code has 6 digits [1 mark]
Hexadecimal code is preceded by a # [1 mark]
Digits in the correct order [1 mark]
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The syntax of the html and embedded css is correct
The background is a bright blue colour.
The text color for style h1 is a very slightly darker blue …
… and there is no contrast with the background colour.
This would make the text unreadable. [4 marks]
24 <h1>Fruit</h1>
<ol>
<li>Apple</li>
<li>Orange</li>
<li>Pear</li>
<li>Banana</li>
<li>Lemon</li>
</ol>
[1 mark each for <ol> and </ol> and 1 mark for all 5 <li> and </li>] [4 marks]
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<ul> and </ul> define an unordered list.
Unordered lists have bullet points …
… which can be different shapes (e.g. round, square, solid, outline etc).
<ol> and </ol> define an ordered list.
Ordered lists can be numbered.
Ordered lists can be lettered.
The style of the bullets/numbering is defined in the CSS. [4 marks]
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A method of accessing a document or resource from your current application. Hyperlinks
do not just relate to webpages.
Hyperlinks can be used to create menu options with webpages.
They are accessed by clicking on objects, often text or images.
They can be used to open other webpages.
They can be used to open an email editor to send messages.
They can be used to move to different parts of the current webpage …
… and are often used to return the user to the top of the page/move the user to a
bookmark within the page. [4 marks]
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The <a> and </a> tags …
… are used to define the object used for the hyperlink …
… which may be text or an image. [2 marks]
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To bookmark/set a placeholder at this point in the webpage …
… that is called MantaRay …
… so that a hyperlink can be used …
… to move the user to this place. [2 marks]
b <h3>If you see a <a href="#Manta">manta ray</a>then please …
[1 mark for <a> and </a> tags, 1 mark for href="…" attribute, 1 for #MantaRay] [3 marks]
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When the text "Click here to contact us" is clicked on …
It opens an email editor ready to send an email.
The address line of the email will contain graham.a.brown@hotmail.co.uk
The subject line of the email will contain "New Workbook"
The %20 is replaced with a single space. [4 marks]
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One stylesheet can be developed and used on many web pages.
Using styles webpages makes pages consistent in the way the pages look/corporate
house styles can be applied.
Applying one stylesheet is much quicker and easier than applying individual
styles to each tag. [2 marks]
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35 ; (semi-colon) [1 mark]
36 a body
b background-color:
c #ff0000 [3 marks]
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File Transfer Protocol
FTP is used to transfer/upload files from one computer to another.
FTP can handle very large file sizes.
FTP requires an FTP host and client software.
You require the details of the host server, a user name, password and port number
before you can upload a file using FTP. [4 marks]
44 a Functional testing
b User testing [2 marks]
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Is the table structure correct?
Do all images appear as planned?
Are all objects that are not supposed to be visible hidden from the user?
Do all internal hyperlinks work?
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Can each page be found from the expected URL?
Do all links between pages work as expected?
Do all external hyperlinks open the correct web pages? [4 marks]
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