Computing Skills

2008 School Certificate Test

General Instructions Total marks – 100

■ Working time: 1 hour and This test has FIVE skill areas:
15 minutes
■ Write using black or blue pen Computer Operations
Pages 3–12
■ Attempt ALL questions Questions 1–20 20 marks

Word Processing
Pages 13–22
Questions 21–40 20 marks

Spreadsheets and Databases

Pages 23–32
Questions 41–60 20 marks

Graphics and Multimedia

Pages 33–42
Questions 61–80 20 marks

Internet and Email

Pages 43–52
Questions 81–100 20 marks

S5

Use the Answer Sheet for Questions 1–100

Instructions for answering multiple-choice questions

■ Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question. Fill in the
response oval completely.

Sample: 2+4= (A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9

A
B C D

■ If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect
answer and fill in the new answer.

A B C D

■ If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the
correct answer, then indicate the correct answer by writing the word correct
and drawing an arrow as follows.

correct

A B C D

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Computer Operations

Questions 1–20

You want to save this document with the name ‘Excursion Plan’.

Trip

PLAN FOR EXCURSION

Day 1 Depart Wednesday April 12th 10:00
Flight F73 to Canberra

What should you do?

(A) Select Save from the File menu.

(B) Select Close from the File menu.
(C) Select Save As from the File menu.
(D) Click on the title bar, type in ‘Excursion Plan’, choose Save.

What is the function of the icon labelled X in this screen?

Back Forward Search Folders

Music Tasks Beethoven’s Symphony No.9

(Scherzo)
MP3 Ludwig van Beethoven, comp...
Play all

Shop for music online New Stories (Highway Blues)

Marc Seales, composer. New...
Copy all items to audio CD MP3 Speakin’ Out

(A) To create a new folder

(B) To move to the previous window
(C) To select the previous music file
(D) To empty the contents of the folder

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Computer Operations

What is displayed in the frame shown?

Show All
Open a file
1. In your Office program, click File,
and then click Open.
2. In the Look in list, click the drive,
folder, or Internet location that
contains the file you want to open.
3. In the folder list, locate and open
the folder that contains the file.
4. Click the file, and then click Open.

(A) A wizard
(B) A help file
(C) A template
(D) A dialogue box

Bold, Italics and Underline are features used in many programs.

To which of the following items can these features be applied?

(A) Files
(B) Pictures
(C) Text
(D) Windows

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Computer Operations

Which name suggests an image file?

(A) picture.doc
(B) picture.jpg
(C) picture.txt
(D) picture.xls

You are searching for a file which is on a USB drive.

Search by any or all of the

criteria below.
All or part of the file name:

A word or phrase in the file:

Look in:
Computer X

What should be selected in the box marked X?

(A) Desktop
(B) Start Menu
(C) Documents
(D) Removable Media

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Computer Operations

These are some of the keys on the top row of the keyboard.

! @ # $
1 2 3 4

If you type each of these keys once, with the Shift key held down, what will be the result?

(A) !@#$
(B) 1234
(C) !1 @2 #3 $4
(D) 1! 2@ 3# 4$

Which type of software application stores data in cells and uses functions for calculations?

(A) Database
(B) Spreadsheet
(C) Browser
(D) Multimedia

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Computer Operations

Which toolbar shows the icon that will enable you to undo an action?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

10

The properties of a clip art file are shown.

Preview/Properties
Name: Tourist
Type: Gif
Dimensions: 173 (w) x 264 (h) pixels
Size: 18 KB
Created: 25/4/2006 8:40 AM
Orientation: Portrait

Which property shows the storage space required for the file?

(A) Name
(B) Type
(C) Dimensions
(D) Size

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Computer Operations

11

You have opened this document and made changes to the text.

Report.doc (Read-only)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Along with my fellow students, I helped to raise $350 for he

Canteen appeal see www.canteen.com.au

Why can’t you save your changes to the original document?

(A) It is ‘Read-only’.
(B) It contains macros.
(C) You included a hyperlink.
(D) You made a spelling error.

12

What remains if the folder ‘Designs’ is deleted from this file path?

Assignments > Technology > Designs > Bridge.jpg

(A) Bridge.jpg
(B) Technology > Bridge.jpg
(C) Assignments > Technology
(D) Assignments > Technology > Bridge.jpg

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Computer Operations

13

This screen shows spreadsheet files of varying sizes.

Name Size Date Modified

Balance Sheet 2.3 MB 10/02/2007

Expense Statement 12 KB 10/02/2007

Sales 2.9 MB 10/02/2007

Budget 14 KB 10/02/2007

Which is the smallest file?

(A) Balance Sheet

(B) Expense Statement
(C) Sales
(D) Budget

14

You connect a new USB device to your computer. The light on the USB device comes on but the
computer does not recognise the new device.

What probably needs to be done to allow the computer to recognise the device?

(A) Install the device drivers

(B) Remove the device from the system
(C) Connect the device to the hard drive
(D) Close the folder which contains the device drivers

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Computer Operations

15

What is the Clipboard?

(A) A list of recently accessed files

(B) A place where you can post messages
(C) A temporary storage location for items that have been cut or copied
(D) A gallery of graphics, images, movies and sounds for any application

16

You enter the following options in a print dialogue box.

Page range Copies

All Number of copies: 5
Current page Selection
Duplex
Pages: 1–2
Collate
Enter page numbers and/or page ranges
separated by commas. For example, 1, 3, 5–12 Reverse Order

Options ... OK Cancel

In what order will the pages be printed?

(A) Page 1, then page 2, repeated 5 times

(B) 5 copies of pages 1 to 2, double-sided
(C) 5 copies of page 2, followed by 5 copies of page 1
(D) 5 copies of page 1, followed by 5 copies of page 2

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Computer Operations

17

This is a view of some folders and a file.

Documents
Photos
Family
Friends
Holidays
Celebrations
Birthdays
Sam.jpg
Projects

Which path describes the location of the file ‘Sam.jpg’?

(A) Photos > Birthdays > Sam.jpg

(B) Photos > Family > Birthdays > Sam.jpg
(C) Documents > Celebrations > Birthdays > Sam.jpg
(D) Documents > Photos > Celebrations > Birthdays > Sam.jpg

18

In the file path shown, how many folders are inside the Health folder?

Health/Assignments/Changes and Challenges.doc

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

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Computer Operations

19

Files have been moved to the Trash Bin. The Trash Bin has not been emptied.

Which of the following is true of these files?

(A) They are no longer accessible.

(B) They must be renamed before being used.
(C) Their names are displayed in a light grey font.
(D) They can be retrieved and then saved in a new location.

20

A wizard is being used to create a chart.

Chart Wizard - Step 4 of 4 - Chart Location

Place chart:

As new sheet: Chart1

As object in: Sheet1

Cancel Back Next Finish

Why is the Next button not available?

(A) This is the last step in the wizard.

(B) The wizard is waiting to be cancelled.
(C) You must first select a different sheet.
(D) You must first place the chart as a new sheet.

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Word Processing

Questions 21–40

21

This document layout was used to create invitations to the Year 10 Formal.

Put name here

Scott Street is invited to
the Year 10 Formal
to be held at
the Scott Street Hall
on Friday 17 November 2008
at 6:30
RSVP — 10 November

What term is given to pre-formatted documents like this?

(A) Help
(B) Macro
(C) Template
(D) Wizard

22

A student typed this text.

My cousins live in Albury near the Victorian

border. We visit them every Easter. I would
love to live in

What will happen if the student clicks and drags the selected word in position S to the position marked T?

(A) It will only appear in position S.

(B) It will only appear in position T.
(C) It will appear twice in position T.
(D) It will appear in both positions S and T.

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Word Processing

23

The formatting characters, normally invisible, are showing in this word-processed document.

1 Clancy·of·the·Overflow¶
¶
2 A.·B.·Paterson¶
3 ¶
4 ………I·had·written·him·a·letter·which·I·had,·for·want·of·better¶
Knowledge,·sent·to·where·I·met·him·down·the·Lachlan,·years·ago,¶

In which line has the Tab key been used?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4

24

You created and saved a word-processed document at home but when you printed it at school the font
looked different.

What is the most likely reason for this?

(A) Your file became corrupted.

(B) You saved your file in the wrong format.
(C) You saved your file with the wrong name.
(D) The font you used at home was not on the school computer.

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Word Processing

25

What is the meaning of ‘justified text’?

(A) The text headings are all in the same style.

(B) All four margins on the page are the same size.
(C) The text aligns with both the right and left margins.
(D) The text is the maximum size that will fit on a page.

26

There are four lines of text in this sign.

Half Price Main Meal 1

Buy one main meal and 2
receive a second main meal 3
for half price (up to equal value) 4

Which line of text is formatted only in Bold?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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Word Processing

27

You have begun to type a recipe. You are told the abbreviation for grams should be ‘g’.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Ingredients 150 gm sugar, 175 gm chocolate chips, 115 gm

butter, 140 gm plain flour, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of
soda, 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essence, 1/4 teaspoon of salt

How do you change ‘gm’ to ‘g’ throughout the recipe?

(A) In the Edit menu select Find and Replace, find ‘gm’, replace with ‘g’ and select Replace All.
(B) In the Edit menu select Find, each time the editor finds ‘gm’ press the Delete key.
(C) In the Insert menu select Object, in the text box type gm = g .
(D) In the status bar type IF word = gm THEN word = g .

28

This dialogue box shows the options selected for a column layout.

Columns

Width and spacing Preview

Col #: Width: Spacing:
1: 65 mm 23 mm
2: 48 mm 20 mm
3: 41 mm
Equal column width

Which of these describes the layout?

(A) Columns are equal and each space is narrower than the one before it.
(B) The spacing is unequal and each column is narrower than the one before it.
(C) The last two columns are equal and the spaces between columns are equal.
(D) All columns are equal in width and the spaces between columns are unequal.

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Word Processing

29

This table has been selected.

X
Normal Arial 12
1 2 3

Cell C2 Cell C3
20 12
4 4
4 12

What will happen when you click the icon labelled X?

(A) All the data in the table will be centred.

(B) Only data in the first column will be centred.
(C) Only data in the last column will be centred.
(D) The table will move across to the centre of the page.

30

You typed the sentence as shown in Figure 1.

i WENT TO bONDI WITH sAM. I went to Bondi with Sam.

Figure 1 Figure 2

What would be the quickest way to correct this sentence to that shown in Figure 2?

(A) Use Format > Drop Cap

(B) Use Tools > AutoCorrect
(C) Use Format > Change Case > Toggle Case
(D) Use Tools > Customise > Customise Formatting Palette

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Word Processing

31

In the document shown, the meaning of the word ‘diligent’ is given at the bottom of the page.

The student was always diligent* in class.

* hard-working

What was inserted to achieve this?

(A) A footer
(B) A footnote
(C) A page break
(D) A section break

32

You have typed this text and formatted the word ‘faster’ in bold italics.

Without doing anything else, you complete the sentence by typing the words ‘ and easier.’

How would the completed sentence appear on the screen?

(A)

(B)

(C)
(D)

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Word Processing

33

Which of these mathematical expressions uses a superscript character?

1
63 36% 5
4

(A) 63

1
(B)
4

(C) 36%

(D) 5

34

You are going to use the Find and Replace facility to find ‘au’ and replace it with ‘Australia’.

Find and Replace

Find Replace

Find what: au

Replace with: Australia

Less Replace Replace All Find Next Cancel

Search Options
Search: All
Match case
Find whole words only
Use wildcards
Find all word forms (English)

Which search option should you choose?

(A) Match case (B) Find whole words only

(C) Use wildcards (D) Find all word forms (English)

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Word Processing

35

In your text, ‘Tobruk’ is spelt correctly but is picked up in the Spell Checker as an error.

Spelling and Grammar

Not in dictionary:
The Rats of Tobruk were very brave. Ignore 1

Ignore All

Add 2
Suggestions:
Toro Change
Tore
Turbo Change All 3
Tubful
AutoCorrect 4

Check grammar Options… Undo Cancel

Which option should you select in the Spelling and Grammar dialogue box to stop ‘Tobruk’ showing as
an error in the future?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

36

Your Science assignment requires footnotes.

Where will the footnotes appear?

(A) In the left margin

(B) In the right margin
(C) Below the body of the text
(D) Indented throughout the text

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Word Processing

37

You are using a word processor and have selected Automatic Numbered List. You type the following.

(1) Aim
(2) Method|

What will happen when you press Enter/Return?

(A) (B)
(1) Aim (1) Aim
(2) Method (2) Method
(3) | |

(C) (D)
(1) Aim (1) Aim
(2) Method (2) Method
(3)| |

38

You select this table and choose AutoFit to Contents.

Town Nearest River Population

Wagga Wagga Murrumbidgee 58 000

What will the table look like?

(A) Town Nearest River Population

Wagga Murrumbidgee 58 000
Wagga

(B) Town Nearest River Population

Wagga Wagga Murrumbidgee 58 000

(C) Town Nearest River Population

Wagga Murrumbidgee 58 000
Wagga

(D) Town Nearest River Population

Wagga Wagga Murrumbidgee 58 000

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Word Processing

39

You accidentally type ‘hapy’ instead of ‘happy’.

Spelling and Grammar

Not in dictionary:
It was a hapy, hapy, hapy day. Ignore

Ignore All

Suggestions: Add

happy Change
harpy
Change All
haply
AutoCorrect

Check grammar Options… Undo Cancel

If you click the Change All button, how will the sentence appear?

(A) It was a happy day. (B) It was a happy, hapy, hapy day.
(C) It was a happy, harpy, haply day. (D) It was a happy, happy, happy day.

40

You are typing a narrative for an assignment.

Which of these is the most important thing to do frequently?

(A) Use the Print Preview feature.

(B) Use the Spell Checker.
(C) Save the document.
(D) Format the text.

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Spreadsheets and Databases

Questions 41–60

41

This is part of a spreadsheet.

A B
1 Student Height (cm)
2 Ann 187
3 Kim 179
4 Kerry 180

Which formula bar shows the active cell of this spreadsheet?

(A) B4 180 (B) B3 179

(C) B1 Height (cm) (D) A4 Kerry

42

You search this database with the query:

Kilojoules > 280 AND Carbohydrate < 20

Food

Food Serving Size Kilojoules Carbohydrate

Apple One 260 16
Banana One 420 27
Blueberries One cup 320 20
Orange One 240 15
Pear One 400 25
Pineapple One cup 300 19
Strawberries One cup 180 10

Record: 1 of 7

How many records should you find?

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 7

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43

How many cells are referenced in the formula =AVERAGE(G2:G11)?

(A) 2
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 11

44

This is part of a spreadsheet with no merged cells.

B4 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

A B C D E
1 Student Novel Studied Marked
2 Jane The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
3 Jo Deltora Quest
4 Terry The Lion, the Wi Yes
5 Tim Deltora Quest Yes

Why does the entry for Terry only show part of the title, while the entry for Jane shows the full title?

(A) Cell B2 is longer than cell B4.

(B) Terry’s entry has data in cell C4.
(C) The font size is smaller for Jane’s entry.
(D) The full title was not typed for Terry’s entry.

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Spreadsheets and Databases

45

The formula bar displays what was entered in cell F2.

F2 =COUNTB2:E2

A B C D E F
1 STATION am am am am
2 Central 7.40 7.43 7.46 7.49 #NAME?

Why did the error message #NAME? appear in cell F2?

(A) There should be parentheses around B2:E2.

(B) The equals sign should be deleted from the formula.
(C) There should be a plus sign in the formula instead of a colon.
(D) You can only use the COUNT function to count down a column.

46

The screen shows a database of games played.

Week Opponent Result

17/5/07 Kangaroos won
22/5/07 Wombats drew
29/5/07 Cavaliers lost
5/6/07 Warriors won
Record: 1 of 4

What action does the button marked X indicate?

(A) Go to the first record

(B) Go to the next record
(C) Go to the last record
(D) Create a new record

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Spreadsheets and Databases

47

You are working in a spreadsheet and have selected cell C4.

If you moved two columns to the right and three rows down, which cell would then be selected?

(A) D6
(B) E6
(C) E7
(D) F7

48

A chart is being produced from the temperature data in the spreadsheet.

Chart Wizard - Step 3 of 4

A B
1 Titles
2 Daily Readings Chart title: 35
3
30
4 Time Temperature °C
Category (X) axis: 25
5 9 am 22
20
6 10 am 24
Value (Y) axis: 15
7 11 am 27
12 pm 30 10
8
9 1 pm 32 5

10 2 pm 30 0
am

am

am

pm

pm

pm

pm

11 3 pm 28
9
10

11

12

What should be entered into the Value (Y) axis box?

(A) Temperature °C (B) Daily Readings

(C) Time (D) A5:A11

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Spreadsheets and Databases

49

You want to create a query for this database of items in a hardware store.

Hardware

Stock No. Description No. in Stock Stock Value

TOB001 Tool Box 20 $11.70
TAP002 Tape Measure 8m 7 $5.56
SCD002 Screwdriver 5 $6.20
SAW003 Jig Saw 26 $12.95
PLR007 Pliers 17 $13.85
PLN001 Wood Plane 4 $44.85
HAM001 Claw Hammer 10 $15.25

Record: 1 of 7

Which query will find items that cost less than $12 and where there are 10 or more in stock?

(A) Stock Value <= $12 OR No. in Stock > 10

(B) Stock Value < $12 OR No. in Stock >= 10
(C) Stock Value <= $12 AND No. in Stock > 10
(D) Stock Value < $12 AND No. in Stock >= 10

50

Which of the following is an absolute reference to a single cell?

(A) $B$2
(B) $B2
(C) B$2
(D) B2

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51

You want to add the movie ‘Spiderman 3’ to this database of top earning movies of 2007.

Rank Movie Box-office

1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $35.4m
2 Shrek the Third $33.6m
3 Pirates of the Caribbean $33.1m
4 The Simpsons Movie $31.2m
5 Transformers $27.7m

Record: 1 of 5

How many records will the database then have?

(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 15
(D) 18

52

This spreadsheet shows the percentage of time spent on activities in one school day.

A B C
1 Activity Time (%)
2 Maths 30
3 English 30
4 Science 20
5 Sport 10
6 History 10

Which chart type would best show the proportion of the school day that was spent on each activity?

(A) Bar
(B) Column
(C) Line
(D) Pie

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53

The screen shows part of a database used in Science.

Animal Name Backbone Habitat Body Covering

Seal aquatic hair/fur
Mallee fowl terrestrial feathers
Snail terrestrial other
Frog aquatic slimy skin
Python terrestrial dry scaly skin
Meerkat terrestrial hair/fur

Which option has been used in the Backbone column?

(A) Text Box

(B) Radio Button
(C) Dropdown List
(D) Yes/No Box

54

This database has been sorted.

3D Shapes

Shape Faces Edges Vertices

Triangular Pyramid 4 6 4
Triangular Prism 5 9 6
Square Pyramid 5 8 5
Rectangular Prism 6 12 8
Cylinder 3 2 0

Record: 1 of 5

Which field has been used to sort the data?

(A) Shape
(B) Faces
(C) Edges
(D) Vertices

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Spreadsheets and Databases

55

Fields in databases use defined data types.

States of Australia

State/Territory Abbreviation Capital Population

Australian Capital Territory ACT Canberra 314,687
New South Wales NSW Sydney 6,371,745
Northern Territory NT Darwin 210,664
Queensland QLD Brisbane 3,655,139
South Australia SA Adelaide 1,467,261
Tasmania TAS Hobart 456,652
Victoria VIC Melbourne 4,644,950
Western Australia WA Perth 1,851,252

Record: 1 of 8

What is the data type of the field Abbreviation?

(A) Letter (B) Symbol (C) Text (D) Word

56

When you enter the population figure for China into this spreadsheet, this is the result.

B2 1,300,000,000

A B C
1 Country Population
2 China #########
3 United States 292,600,000

Why does cell B2 show #########?

(A) The digits are not centre-aligned.

(B) You can only enter up to 9 digits in a column.
(C) The column is formatted as ‘text’ not ‘number’.
(D) The column is not wide enough to display the number.

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57

You create a database about your favourite movies.

You include fields for Name, Actor(s), Director, Year and Genre.

What does each record in your database represent?

(A) A year
(B) A movie
(C) An actor
(D) A director

58

You entered the formula =SUM(B2:D2) in cell E2 to calculate the total, and then copied it into the three
cells below E2.

E2 =SUM(B2:D2)

A B C D E
1 Swimmer Freestyle Backstroke Butterfly Total
2 Blue 5 4 4 13
3 Red 4 5 3 12
4 Green 2 2 5 9
5 Yellow 3 4 2 9

What formula is in cell E5?

(A) =SUM(B5:D5)
(B) =SUM(B2:D2)
(C) =SUM(E2:E5)
(D) =SUM(B2:B5)

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59

This is a form view of a database.

Carbon Emissions
From Sydney
To London
Type of ticket Economy
Type of plane Boeing 747
Fuel used 1174 kg
CO2 emissions (kg) 3650

Record: 15 of 16

What does it show?

(A) One file

(B) One field
(C) One table
(D) One record

60

When you ran a query on this database the records for hexagon and octagon were found.

2D Shapes

Shape Sides Angles Angle Total (°) Axes of Symmetry

Hexagon 6 6 720 6
Rectangle 4 4 360 2
Parallelogram 4 4 360 0
Octagon 8 8 1080 8
Isosceles Triangle 3 3 180 1

Record: 1 of 5

Which query was used?

(A) Sides < 5 (B) Angles > 5

(C) Angle Total (°) = 360 (D) Axes of Symmetry < 4

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Graphics and Multimedia

Questions 61–80

61

The screen below is from a slideshow application.

New Delete Play View Themes Masters

Slides

Coastal
Lakes
1

• South Coast
• North Coast
2

How many slides are in the presentation?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

62

A diagram like this helps to plan a multimedia presentation.

Slide 1
Netball Championships

Welcome Screen

What Logo

Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4

What is on? Where is it on? When is it on?

Previous Next Previous Next Previous Next

What is this diagram?

(A) A storyboard (B) A slideboard

(C) A slideshow (D) A slide chart

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Graphics and Multimedia

63

An irregular shape was cut from Image 1 to produce Image 2.

Image 1 Image 2

What tool was used to select the part for cutting?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

64

Which process was used to change Image 1 to Image 2?

Image 1 Image 2

(A) Crop
(B) Skew
(C) Stretch
(D) Flip Horizontal

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Graphics and Multimedia

65

A student enlarged an image which produced the following result.

3
4

Original Enlarged Image

Which handle was dragged to create the enlarged image?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

66

You have been watching this video for 3 minutes.

Sydney Visitors.m4v

00:03:00

For approximately how long would the full video run?

(A) 1 minute (B) 2 minutes (C) 3 minutes (D) 4 minutes

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Graphics and Multimedia

67

What would happen if you compressed a large video file on your computer?

(A) The file would be smaller.

(B) The video would be better quality.
(C) The video would play more quickly.
(D) The file would have a shorter name.

68

You have used photo-editing software to add a filter effect in Photo B from the original Photo A.

Photo A Photo B

What filter effect has been added?

(A) Charcoal (B) Mosaic

(C) Pencil (D) Sepia

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Graphics and Multimedia

69

You have downloaded a photo that you took on your mobile phone and set it as background on your
computer. The image looks indistinct and blocky.

What term describes how this picture appears?

(A) Bitmapped (B) Embossed

(C) Pixellated (D) Vectored

70

Magic Wand

In a graphics program, what does the Magic Wand tool do?

(A) It increases the resolution of a digital photo.

(B) It removes reflections and halos from a digital photo.
(C) It automatically removes ‘red-eye’ from a digital photo.
(D) It selects all elements in a photo with a colour within a nominated range.

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71

You are part of the way through viewing a video.

peacock.m4v

00:00:46

What will happen to the video if you click on this button ?

(A) It will close. (B) It will pause.

(C) It will move forwards. (D) It will move backwards.

72

When complete, a multimedia presentation should be reviewed to evaluate its suitability.

Who should perform this review?

(A) A group from the target audience

(B) Friends who helped with the original idea
(C) The people who recorded the video and sound
(D) The people involved in creating the presentation

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73

You want to display this image on the internet.

How would you reduce the download time for this image?

(A) Reduce the contrast

(B) Decrease the saturation
(C) Decrease the image resolution
(D) Reduce the opacity of the image

74

Video-editing software allows you to add transitions such as ‘dissolve’, as shown in this image.

Our Wedding
Titles Transitions Video FX

Dissolve
Overlap
Scale Down
Warp Out
Speed: 02:29
Update Add

What effect does this bring to the video?

(A) It shows multiple viewpoints.

(B) It blends two video clips together.
(C) It focuses attention on an important element.
(D) It cuts out unwanted elements on the edge of the frame.

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75

What has been done to Image 1 to produce Image 2?

Image 1 Image 2

(A) Flip Vertical

(B) Flip Horizontal
(C) Rotate Left 90°
(D) Rotate Right 90°

76

A student was creating the design shown in Figure 1 using a Paint program. She wanted to colour only
the area marked A but when she clicked in A the result was as shown in Figure 2.

A A

B B

Figure 1 Figure 2

Why did this happen?

(A) Section A overlays Section B.

(B) Section A is not closed.
(C) Section A is too small.
(D) Section B is set to Blur.

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77

Part of a video-editing program is shown.

Australian Birds

What is indicated by the item labelled X?

(A) Title
(B) Effect
(C) Transition
(D) Voiceover

78

The text box containing the words ‘Broken Hill’ has been changed from that in Image 1 to that in
Image 2.

Broken Hill Broken Hill

Image 1 Image 2

How were these changes made?

(A) Select the text box and set to Invert.

(B) Select the text box and set to Transparent.
(C) Select the text in the box and set font colour to white.
(D) Select the text box, set no fill and no line and font colour white.

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79

Image 1 is an original photo. Image 2 was made from Image 1 using a photo-editing program.

Image 1 Image 2

What tool was used to change image 1 to Image 2?

(A) Fade (B) Crop

(C) Cloning (D) Eyedropper

80

You are collecting printed photos of World War I to use in a multimedia presentation.

What device will convert the photos to digital form?

(A) A mouse
(B) A scanner
(C) A laser printer
(D) A graphics tablet

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Internet and Email

Questions 81–100

81

Lisa sent the following email with attachments to a number of people.

Message

To: “Anne Long”<anne@words.com.au>; “Carol King” <carol@electro.com.au>

Cc: “James King” <kings25@topnet.com.au>

Bcc: “Aaron Tan” <aarontan@top.com.au>; “Tim Lee” <tlee@topnet.com>

Subject: Science assignment

Attachments: Chemistry experiment.doc

Element table.xls
Image.jpg

How many people should receive the email?

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 10

82

You are watching an online video about a rocket launch. The video keeps pausing and then continuing.

00:55 |1:23

What is the reason for this?

(A) Too many people are watching the video.

(B) The computer is not fast enough to play the video.
(C) The video is coming from the other side of the world.
(D) The video is playing more quickly than it is downloading.

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83

What benefit comes from using the advanced search function of a search engine?

(A) The pages are automatically bookmarked.

(B) Only highly technical or complex information is found.
(C) The search is refined by including or excluding certain options.
(D) The sites that have paid for advertising are automatically avoided.

84

What is the function of the button labelled Z?

Back Search Favourites History

http://www.schools.com/

(A) It closes the browser window.

(B) It closes the browser application.
(C) It stops the web page from loading.
(D) It stops images from appearing on the web page.

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85

While you were looking at a web page, this pop-up appeared.

Back Search Favourites History

Congratulations!

You have won our hourly prize.

Click the “OK” button to claim
it before time runs out.

OK
See Prizes Enter your Details

What should you do to avoid being re-directed to an advertisement?

(A) Click OK.

(B) Click See Prizes.
(C) Close the pop-up.
(D) Enter your Details.

86

A web page requires animated icons with small file sizes.

What is the most suitable file type for these icons?

(A) .gif
(B) .jpeg
(C) .txt
(D) .wav

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87

Unethical internet users sometimes send ‘phishing’ emails.

What would a ‘phishing’ email message contain?

(A) A request to provide financial and account information

(B) A process for virus scanning and virus cleaning
(C) Details on how to make an online purchase
(D) A list of blocked email addresses

88

A podcast is a collection of digital media files which is distributed over the internet for playback on
portable media players and personal computers.

Which of these situations would be best suited to the use of a podcast?

(A) A student selling used textbooks

(B) A person checking travel arrangements
(C) A teacher recording lessons for absent students
(D) A group wanting to talk to each other about an assignment

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89

What term describes the practice of illegally downloading music from a website?

(A) Parity
(B) Piracy
(C) Privacy
(D) Plagiarism

90

A search engine returned the following result.

File Edit View Favourites Tools Help

Back Search Favourites History

X [PDF] What Is Global Warming?

If you clicked the link labelled X, what would you expect to happen?

(A) A pdf file called ‘What is Global Warming?’ will be downloaded.

(B) You will be taken to a website called ‘What is Global Warming?’
(C) An html file called ‘What is Global Warming?’ will be downloaded.
(D) You will be taken to pdf.com and a document called ‘What is Global Warming?’ will be opened.

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91

What information would be safe to include in a public profile on a social networking site?

(A) User name

(B) Date of birth
(C) Home address
(D) Mobile phone number

92

You use an online search to find sites which contain information about ‘terra nullius’. Your search engine
gives these results. You know that ‘terra nullius’ is spelt correctly and that it means ‘empty land’.

Search Results: terra nullius

Did you mean: terra nulls

Gabriel Terra (Encyclopedia)

Terra, Gabriel Terra, Gabriel, 1873-1942, president of Uruguay (1931-38). In his early …

terra-cotta (Encyclopedia)
terra-cotta terra-cotta [Ital.,=baked earth], form of hard-baked pottery, widely used in the …

What conclusion should you draw from this search?

(A) The words were spelt incorrectly.

(B) The search should have been conducted on ‘terra nulls’.
(C) The search engine does not contain information about ‘terra nullius’.
(D) The search engine is at a commercial site and only accesses sales information.

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93

You email Anne but then receive an error message of undelivered mail.

What is the most likely cause of the problem?

(A) Anne is not at home.

(B) Anne’s mailbox is full.
(C) Anne has not opened her email.
(D) Anne’s computer is not turned on.

94

Why is it best practice to include a subject in the header section of an email?

(A) To ensure that the email is sent

(B) To prevent viruses being attached to the email
(C) To help the recipient determine the relevance of the message
(D) To ensure the email reaches its destination in the shortest time

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95

You are downloading a file from a website.

Which operation would stop the download?

(A) Checking your email

(B) Closing the web browser
(C) Navigating to another site
(D) Downloading another file from the same site

96

You want to forward a photograph of your friends to a website publisher using email.

What should you consider before forwarding the email?

(A) Whether the email has a subject line

(B) Whether the publisher already has the photograph
(C) Whether you have permission from the people in the photograph
(D) Whether the publisher is able to receive photographic attachments

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97

You are using an internet search engine to research issues of health care for Indigenous Australians.

Which search terms would give you the best chance of achieving relevant results?

(A) Indigenous Australians

(B) Australian Health Care
(C) Indigenous Australians Health
(D) Caring for Indigenous Australians

98

Viruses are often contained in email attachments. The virus infects the computer when the attachment
is opened.

Which of the following attachments is LEAST LIKELY to carry a virus?

(A) A text file

(B) A program
(C) A screensaver
(D) A computer game upgrade

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99

Dan decided to send Tom a copy of their group assessment task as an attachment to an email. This is
the email that Tom received.

Message

To: tom@topnet.com

Subject: Assessment Task

Attachments:

Hi Tom
I’ve attached the task.
Dan

What is the most likely reason that Tom did not receive a copy of the assessment task?

(A) The file was not saved properly.

(B) The file was not attached to the email.
(C) The file was too big for Tom’s computer to open.
(D) Tom did not have the program to open the attached file.

100

When you send email, your email system can be set to automatically keep a copy.

Where can you find these copies?

(A) Drafts
(B) Inbox
(C) Sent
(D) Trash

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