Theory question 103
Word ProcessingPaper 2, Section A: Essay
(a) Outline the steps involved in printing the first five pages of a Word document from the print dialog box on a computer with two printers installed. (b) Sadiq complained that a pop-up usually appears on the screen of his personal computer thereby disturbing him while using the computer. (i) What is the possible cause of the pop-up? (ii) State a possible source of the element causing the pop-up? (iii) What measure would be necessary to stop the pop-up from reoccurring? (c) Mr. Aneke is billed to address a large audience in an audiorium. (i) What computer application package is suitable to prepare and deliver his speech? (ii) State the output device that can be used to transmit Mr. Aneke's speech note from his computer to a large screen in the auditorium. (d) Give two types of computer network.
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(a) Click File → Print (or Ctrl + P); in the printer list choose the printer to use; under Pages/Print range type 1-5; set the number of copies; click Print/OK.
(b)(i) Adware or another malware/virus infection (or an unwanted program running).
(ii) Any one: downloads from untrusted websites; infected flash drives; e-mail attachments; free software bundled with adware.
(iii) Install/update antivirus or anti-malware and scan the computer; remove the program; turn on the pop-up blocker in the browser.
(c)(i) A presentation package, e.g. Microsoft PowerPoint.
(ii) A multimedia projector.
(d) Any two: LAN; MAN; WAN; PAN.
Choose the printer first, then type the page range 1-5.