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Euan is a ranger at Leecraigs Country Park. Euan produces leaflets using
separate stand alone graphics and word processing packages.
(
a
) Give
one
advantage and
one
disadvantage of stand alone packages.
Advantage:
Disadvantage:
(
b
) Both packages have a similar HCI
State what HCI stands for
H
C
I
(
c
)
Euan has designed a simple park logo to be
added to the leaflets front page.
State
two
graphic tools used to create this
logo.
1
2
(
d
)
Euan uses a ready made blank document with placeholders for text
and graphics.
State the name of this type of document.
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(continued)
(
e
) Euan wants to put his name at the bottom of the leaflet.
State the feature that will let him do this.
(
f
) Euan wants to make some changes to the leaflet
Enter the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 5 in the table below to show the steps
he must take to make the changes.
Step
4
has already been done for you.
Step Order
Print leaflet
Edit leaflet
Load program
Save leaflet
2.
The DVLA uses a database to store details of every vehicle which is
registered in the United Kingdom. An example of some of the data held
on each vehicle is shown below:
DVLA Database
Registration:
TU61 XYZ
Make:
Volvo
Owner:
Pedro Sanchez
Model:
XC60
Address:
2 Main Road
Colour:
White
Town:
Anytown
Engine Size (cc):
2000
Postcode:
AT9 9XP
Engine Number:
R786998877
(
a
) State how many fields are shown in the record above.
(
b
) State a field which will only contain:
(i) Numbers
(ii) Text
(
c
) The owner of the above vehicle sells his car to Omar Khan.
State
two
fields that will need to be amended.
1
2
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(
d
) Use the words
search
or
sort
to complete the following sentences.
(i) The DVLA wants a list of car makes in alphabetical order.
The DVLA should
on the Make field.
(ii) The DVLA wants a list of all white cars.
The DVLA should
on the Colour field.
(iii) The DVLA wants a list of all cars with an engine size of 2000 cc.
The DVLA should
on the Engine Size field.
(
e
)
State
two
advantages of using a computerised database instead of a
paper based system.