GPP (C)
By Computing Department
GPP questions Credit level for new course.
1. What is the difference between RTF and ASCII file formats?
ascii has all the formatting information and RTF does not
RTF has all the formatting information and ASCII does not.
ASCII has some of the formatting information and RTF has none.
2. Keyboard shortcuts
are icons on the screen which take you straight to a program.
are shortcuts which automatically backup your files.
are keypresses which save you from having to go through lots of menus to get things done.
3. Changing the speed of your mouse, the size and shape of the icons on the desktop are ways of
altering the system's performance
amending the output to the printer
customising the HCI
4. If a file is dynamically linked to another file
The source file changes every time the linked file is updated.
the linked file changes every time the source file is updated.
Both files change any time any one of them is updated.
5. This is a document which is stored on the computer then personalised by putting names and addresses in it.
Standard paragraph
Template
Wizard
Standard letter
6. A group of packages, usually from the same company, which have common data formats allowing them to exchange data easily is known as
integration between packages in a common suite.
integration between packages in a format suite.
integration between packages in a software suite.
7. Which type of cell referencing in a formula changes according to where the formula is copied to in a spreadsheet?
Absolute referencing
Relative referencing
Replicated referencing
8. Which type of referencing locks a formula onto a cell, nomatter where in the spreadsheet it might be moved to?
Replicate referencing
9. Which of these formulae is using absolute referencing?
If($A$5>50;"pass";"fail")
if(A5>50;"pass";"fail")
If(A5>50;"$50";"$20")
10. Which of the following formulae would correctly work out the bonus for the sale of desktops and put it into column F?
IF(E6>20;c16;0)
IF(E5>20;B16;0)
IF(E6>20;0;c16)
11. These are used to uniquely identify a record in a database file
Query
search on more than one field
keyword
field type
12. What kind of output format is this?
Card
List
Grades
13. cropping a graphic is
cutting out part of the graphic
making the whole graphic a smaller size
Making the whole graphic a larger size
inserting more details into the graphic
14. A scanned graphic
cannot be edited in a graphic package
can only be viewed but not edited
can only be scaled but not edited entirely
can be edited once opened in a graphics package
15. This is an example of
importing text
using a text wizard
text wrap around a graphic
editing a scanned graphic
16. Bringing text into a DTP document from another file is called
Text wrap
Text pouring
Importing text
Porting text
17. You can capture audio and store it in your computer by using
simply by using a microphone on its own
by using presentation software
a microphone, recording software and a sound card.
18. To capture an image and store it in your computer by using
a digital camera or a scanner
copying a file from a hard disk
creating a graphic using a graphics package
19. Tables are useful in web pages for
counting up large numbers
editing graphics
keeping text and graphics together
20. This is a part of a web page, which when you hover, or click, the mouse over it opens up another web page.
Table
Hotspot
21. An expert system has the advantage of
Having the knowledge of an expert in the software.
allowing you to communicate on-line with an expert.
Forwarding your question as an e-mail to an expert.
22. This is an outline document which has already been fromatted with indents, margins and styles set up
23. Scanned text can be edited if
It has been scanned using presentation software
It has been scanned using DTP software
It has been scanned using Optical Character reading software (OCR)