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Multiple Choice Questions (U06C02L01Q001) Which of the following is/are font styles? (1) Bold (2) Italic (3) Underline (4) Superscript (5) Subscript A. (1), (2) and (3) only B. (2), (3) and (4) only C. None of the above D. (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) Answer D (U06C02L01Q002) Which of the following is not a common font style? A. underline B. bold C. superscript D. italic Answer C (U06C02L01Q003) Which of the following alignments are commonly found in text? (1) left alignment (2) right alignment (3) centred alignment A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3) Answer B Computer & Information Technology for HKCEE (Module D)
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(U06C02L01Q004) Which of the following can make text on a web page easy to read? A. Use a sans serif for titles, a serif font for body text. B. Use a sans serif for body text, a serif font for titles. C. Use a sans serif for both titles and body text. D. Use a serif font for both titles and body text. Answer A (U06C02L01Q005) Which of the following is a font? A. Courier B. Courier bold C. Courier thick D. Courier bold 12-point Answer D (U06C02L01Q006) The different text attributes do NOT include A. typeface B. font size C. alignment D. font Answer C (U06C02L01Q007) The different text file formats do NOT include A. Plain Text File B. Rich Text Format C. Portable Document Format D. Microsoft Word Format Answer D
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(U06C02L01Q008) Which form of text layout is used in the following sentence?
Text is a sequence of characters that can be read by human. (1) Bold (2) Italic (3) Times New Roman 14 point (4) Left aligned A. (4) only B. (1) and (2) only C. (1), (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2), (3) and (4) Answer A (U06C02L01Q009) Which of the following are the advantages of using PDF as the format to save text files? (1) It can preserve all the fonts, images, graphics and layout of the source document. (2) It can be magnified to increase the accessibility for visually impaired readers. (3) It can be opened by most word processing software. A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3) Answer A
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(U06C02L01Q010) Which of the following are the advantages of using RTF as the format to save text files? (1) It provides formatting codes that support formatting features. (2) It can be imported and exported conveniently for further enhancement. (3) It preserves all formatting features when it is exchanged across different platforms. A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3) Answer D (U06C02L01Q011) Which of the following is NOT a text file format? A. JPG B. PDF C. RTF D. DOC Answer A (U06C02L01Q012) What is the main characteristic of PDF format? A. It can provide multimedia effects. B. It is virus-free. C. It can preserve document integrity in such a way that files can be viewed and printed on different platforms. D. It can enhance the performance of the system. Answer C
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(U06C02L02Q001) Patrick needs to hand in an English composition to his teacher tomorrow. His teacher asks him to submit the composition through mail. Patrick is thinking of using either Times New Roman or Arial to type his assignment. (a) (i) What is the main difference between these two typefaces? (1 mark) (ii) State ONE advantage of using each of these typeface. (2 marks) (iii) Which of the above typefaces is suitable for the heading of Patrick’s composition? (1 mark) (iv) Besides changing the typeface, suggest THREE modifications on the heading so as to provide contrast to the body text. (3 marks) After Patrick has finished typing his composition, he found that his composition is separated in two pages. The second page has only two rows of text. (b) How can Patrick adjust the text layout, so the whole composition can be included in a single page? Suggest THREE different ways to do so. (3 marks) Patrick saves his composition in two different formats: Word Processing Document (DOC) and Portable Document Format (PDF). (c) (i) State TWO characteristics for each of DOC and PDF files. (4 marks) (ii) If you were Patrick’s English teacher, which file would you ask Patrick to send? Why? (1 mark) Answers (a) (i) Times New Roman – Serif; Arial – Sans serif (1) (ii) Times New Roman – The serif text enhances readability. (1) Arial – It is clean and clear. (1) (iii) Arial (1) (iv) Adjust font style. (1) Use larger font size. (1) Add symbols around the heading for decoration. (1) (b) Adjust line spacing. (1) Adjust text margins. (1) Use smaller font size. (1) (c) (i) DOC files: The files can be edited easily. (1) The formatting code are software-specific. (1) PDF files: The files cannot be edited. / The original format of the source document is preserved / The files can be magnified to increase accessibility for visually impaired readers. (Any 2 × 1) (ii) DOC files. Because the composition can be edited easily. (1) Computer & Information Technology for HKCEE (Module D)
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(U06C02L02Q002) Terry is going to write a web site which contains the latest development of IT in China. The web site will be in 2 versions: traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese. (a) (i) Name the character codes used in traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese. (2 marks) (ii) State ONE difficulty of setting up a web site with both traditional and simplified Chinese. Explain briefly. (2 marks) (iii) How can Terry input Chinese characters? State TWO input methods. (2 marks) After the web site is launched, some users from China complain that all the simplified Chinese characters in the site are not displayed properly. (b) (i) State TWO possible reasons for the above situation. (2 marks) (ii) Suggest ONE solution for each possible reason in (b) (i). (2 marks) Some text files in the web site are allowed to download by the users. They exist as DOC files and PDF files. (c) (i) Give TWO reasons why the web site does not provide TXT files for download. (2 marks) (ii) Name ONE software that is used for handling TXT files. (1 mark) (d) State TWO characteristics of Rich Text Format. (2 marks) Answers (a) (i) Traditional Chinese: Big 5 code (1), Simplified Chinese: GB code (1) (ii) A Chinese operation system may not have both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. (1) Terry may need to have two versions of Chinese operating system in order to write both Chinese versions. (1) (iii) Changjei / Quick / Peiying (Any 2 × 1) (b) (i) The browsers of the user uses other character set. e.g. Unicode / The browsers of the user have not installed simplified Chinese character set. / The browsers do not support simplified Chinese character. (Any 2 × 1) (ii) Remind the users to set simplified Chinese character set properly. / Remind the users to download the simplified Chinese character sets from the browser provider. / Install a new browser which supports simplified Chinese character (Any 2 × 1) (c) (i) TXT files contain ASCII characters only. (1) Little or no page formatting codes are provided by the TXT files. (1) (ii) Notepad / Microsoft Word (Any 1 × 1) (d) Rich Text Format is a file format designed to exchange documents across different platforms (1) and at the same time preserve all formatting features. (1) Computer & Information Technology for HKCEE (Module D)
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