13 A student is working on a project on the World Games. He has produced some information but has decided to produce a second layout including a table. The original layout and the new layout are shown. 2021 World Games This will be the 11th World Games, a major international multi-sport event, for sports, or disciplines within a sport, that were not contested in the Olympic Games. Dates: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 – Sun, 25 Jul 2021 Location: Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama, United States Host city: Birmingham, Alabama, United States Opening ceremony: July 15 Closing ceremony: July 25 Main venue: The New Birmingham Stadium The original layout 2021 World Games This will be the 11th World Games, a major international multi-sport event, for sports, or disciplines within a sport, that were not contested in the Olympic Games. Dates Thu, 15 Jul 2021 – Sun, 25 Jul 2021 Location Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama, United States Host city Birmingham, Alabama, United States Opening ceremony July 15 Closing ceremony July 25 Main venue The New Birmingham Stadium The new layout (a) Explain, step by step, how the table was created, without the text being entered by hand. … … … … … … … … [4] (b) The student checks the text he has written using a spell checker. Explain how a spell checker works. … … … … [2] (c) Explain why the suggestions made by the spell checker do not always give the correct response. … … … … [2]

13(a) Four from: Load the document Highlight the text Click Insert then Table Select Convert text to table Click on 2 columns Click separate by : Click ok 4 13(b) Two from: Compares each typed word… …with its dictionary/database Uses algorithms to check the spelling 2 13(c) Two from: Real names are not recognised Badly spelt words will not be recognised Incorrect grammar may not be recognised It will not find words that sound the same but have been used incorrectly Some words may be spelt incorrectly but form another word They do not learn from their mistakes unless added to the dictionary They may use the wrong dictionary 2

Tick whether the following examples refer to verification, validation or proofreading. 2 proofreading (✓) validation (✓) verification (✓) Reading through the data without reference to the original copy A range check is an example of this Checks that data is reasonable A way of preventing error when data is copied from one medium to another [4]

2 verification validation proofreading Reading through the data without reference to the original copy 9 A range check is an example of this 9 Checks that data is reasonable 9 A way of preventing errors when data is copied from one medium to another 9 4

7 You have been asked by your teacher to use a word processor to create a brochure for a new intake of pupils. The brochure will consist of: • Images of the school taken from a digital camera. • Printed archive photographs. • Information about the school already stored as text files. • Information to be typed directly into the brochure. (a) Describe the steps which you will need to take to create the brochure. … … … … … … … … … … … … … [6] (b) When the brochure is being created, the word processing software automatically checks the spelling of the text as it is typed in and may suggest alternative words. Explain why the suggestions may not always be appropriate. … … … … … … [3] The teacher wishes to send the brochure as an email attachment to all the head teachers of the local primary schools. (c) Explain why she would create an email group to include all the email addresses of the head teachers. … … … … … … [3] (d) The head teacher has purchased a computer with a large monitor and speakers to display information about the school. It is placed in the entrance of the school where visitors wait. You have been asked to produce a set of presentation slides to show features of the school. The head teacher has recorded an audio message which is to be included in the presentation. Describe the steps that you would take to set up the audio message so that it plays as the presentation runs. … … … … … … … … … … … … [6]

7(a) Six from: Open the word processor Take photos/search for images Upload the images from the camera/HDD/CD ROM/memory card Scan photos from the archive material Save the photos to a folder/file Open the text files Import the photos into the document Crop/edit/resize the photos Import the previously saved text Position/place the photos Wrap the text Proofread the document Save the completed document 6 7(b) Three from: The language/dialect used in checking the spelling could be different, e.g. English (US) Names/proper nouns might be highlighted as an error but are acceptable if no suggestions are given Similar sounding words need to be checked, i.e. where, were, wear The spell checker may not understand the word if it is very badly misspelt The word may not exist in the spell checker dictionary/dictionary might not be up to date 3 7(c) Three from: The teacher only needs to type in the name of the group/saving time rather than typing out all the email addresses Less likely that a head teacher is omitted Fewer errors The headteacher does not have to remember individual email addresses Less likely to send the same email twice to one headteacher 3 7(d) Six from: Open presentation software Open the presentation Open Slide master Select Audio from file Load/import/insert the audio file Convert the audio file to a suitable format Choose ‘play across slides’ Choose ‘play in background’ Test/run the presentation/audio file Save the file 6

3 Tick whether the following is a method of validation, verification or proof-reading. validation () verification () proof-reading () Identifying spelling errors Using a range check Typing in data twice Visually comparing data on screen with the original source document [4]

3 1 mark for each correct row. validation (9) verification (9) proof- reading (9) Identifying spelling errors 9 Using a range check 9 Typing in data twice 9 Visually comparing data on screen with the original source document 9 4

3 Tick three actions that should be carried out during validation. Tick (ü) Re-reading the document Performing a length check on the data Re-entering the data Performing a character check on the data Performing a grammar check on the document Checking for spelling Checking the data is reasonable and sensible Checking the data is 100% correct [3]

3 Tick (3) Re-reading the document Performing a length check on the data 3 Re-entering the data Performing a character check on the data 3 Performing a grammar check on the document Checking for spelling Checking the data is reasonable and sensible 3 Checking the data is 100% correct 3

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