Quiz 3 Solution

CS 14A

60 pts., Mar. 14

Unless otherwise noted, all questions are worth 4 points.

1. Multimedia systems unite all the following except
   1. text.
   2. image.
   3. sound.
   4. video.
   5. None of the above. (Answer)

2. Which of the following is not a type of graph?
   1. line.
   2. bar.
   3. pie.
   4. clip. (Answer)
   5. None of the above.

3. Software that can be used with no charge and no need to acknowledge the source is called
   1. presentation software.
   2. public domain software. (Answer)
   3. authoring software.
   4. productivity software.
   5. None of the above.

4. The standard format that each slide is created to follow is called a(n)
   1. slide show.
   2. outline.
   3. template. (Answer)
   4. clip art presentation.
   5. None of the above.

5. Which element of the MS Word screen is used to access frequently used features in word?
   1. Title bar.
   2. Menu bar.
   3. Toolbar. (Answer)
   4. Ruler.
   5. Status bar.

6. The fastest way of moving to the end of a document you are editing in Word is
   1. Drag the scroll bar to the bottom.
   2. Use the Page Down key.
   3. Use the Ctrl and End keys together. (Answer)
   4. Use the End key.
   5. Use the arrow key.

7. What must you do to section headings so that they may be included in a table of contents?
   1. Apply a heading style to them. (Answer)
   2. Boldface them.
   3. Highlight them.
   4. Make them separate sections.
   5. None of the above.

8. A soft page break
   1. can move as text is added or deleted. (Answer)
   2. can be manually inserted.
   3. is not a feature of MS Word.
   4. works in conjunction with word wrap.
   5. None of the above.

9. Which of the following terms does not apply to mail merge?
   1. record.
   2. data source.
   3. merge fields.
   4. header row.
   5. None of the above. (Answer)

10. A section break is useful for
    1. another way of inserting a page break.
    2. applying separate formatting to different sections of a document. (Answer)
    3. identifying section headings for tables of contents.
    4. separating header and footer sections from the text of a document.
    5. separating clip art from text.

11. (2 pts.) What is a serif?

    A stroke at the top or bottom of a character. It helps the eye follow a line of text. (Many of you said it's a type of font. It's not.)

12. (2 pts.) What does WYSIWYG mean?

    What You See Is What You Get.

13. Distinguish between cut, copy, and paste.
    • Cut: delete selected text from document, place in clipboard.

    • Copy: copy selected text to clipboard.

    • Paste: copy clipboard contents to insertion point in document.

14. Why is mail merge useful?

    It is useful because it allows one to create personalized form letters.

15. Why would you want to be able to update the table of contents in a document?

    As you edit, add, and delete text, the contents of the table of contents will need to be updated.

16. What is authoring software?

    Software that allows one to create a multimedia presentation.