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Please note:

These assignments are for practice purposes only and must not be used for finalassessment.

New CLAIT (3500) and RSA CLAIT Stage I (679) are unique qualifications -assignments must not be mixed.

The following assignments are included in this booklet:

Unit 1: Using a Computer 1/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – K/100/8944)Unit 2: Word Processing 2/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – M/100/8945)Unit 3: Electronic Communication 3/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – T/100/8946)Unit 4: Spreadsheets 4/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – A/100/8947)Unit 5: Databases 5/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – F/100/8948)Unit 6: Desktop Publishing 6/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – J/100/8949)Unit 7: Graphs and Charts 7/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – A/100/8950)Unit 8: Computer Art 8/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – F/100/8951)Unit 9: Web Pages 9/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – J/100/8952)Unit 10: Presentation Graphics 10/SAMPLE/A (QCA Accreditation Number – L/100/8953)

QCA Accreditation Number (Full Award) – 100/1244/8

OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA EXAMINATIONSLEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE FOR IT USERS (NEW CLAIT)

3500SAMPLE ASSIGNMENTS (SET A)

23500/01/A© OCR 2001 REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 3484466

Copyright

This set of assignments contains OCR copyright material and registered trade marks, thelatter being used solely for the purpose of setting the assignments. Under the terms of theCopyright, Designs and Patent Act 1998, this document may be produced reprographicallyonly by OCR Centres who have registered under this scheme, to provide registeredcandidates with a copy of the assignments. Reproduction of this material outside those termsis not permitted.

The Assignments

Candidates may use their own notes, manufacturers’ or centre-prepared manuals. No otherhelp may be given to candidates while they are working the assignments.

Assignments should be completed in two hours, which may be split into shorter consecutivesessions if required. (See the Tutor’s Handbook.)

For details on using the assignments, please refer to the Tutor’s Handbook.

3Sample assignment for practice only - not to be used for final assessment

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LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE FOR IT USERS (NEW CLAIT)

Unit 1: Using a Computer1/SAMPLE/A

Important Notes for Tutors

Candidates must begin the assessment with the computer workstation and printer in ashut-down state.

Candidates must use a password to gain access to the data. This may be required eitherthrough a system or network login procedure, or through a password-protected datafile,whichever is most appropriate to the centre’s facilities.

Candidates should be given the password and told the step number at which it will be needed.

Candidates will need to access the file agenda26, supplied by OCR in .txt format. Tutorsmay import and resave this file in a format appropriate for the software to be used.

This file should be placed on an area of the file system (network, local or floppy) wherecandidates must use the find file facility (or equivalent) to locate it.

This file, and all other datafiles for the sample assignments, can be downloaded from theNew CLAIT website, www.clait.org.uk


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Unit 1: Using a Computer1/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are starting a new job, working as an Administrative Assistant for ‘Progress Media Ltd’.You have been asked to demonstrate that you can use a computer by working through thefollowing instructions.

AssessmentObjectives

Your computer has been set up for you already, and is ready to use. Youhave been given a password to gain access to your data. Your tutor will tellyou when it will be needed.

1a2a

1 Switch on the computer and monitor correctly and safely.

2 Wait for the operating system software to load fully.

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3 Using the operating system’s ‘find file’ or ‘search’ facility, find thetext file agenda26

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4 Using an application that will allow you to read text files, open thefile agenda26 in the application.

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5 Using the mouse and keyboard (or alternatives if available) add yourname, your centre number and today’s date at the end of the memo.

5c 6 Save the document using the original filename, agenda26

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7 Switch on your printer and load a few sheets of paper.

4c 8 Print the memo using the default printer settings.

5e 9 Close the agenda26 document.

5a 10 Create a new text document using the same software as you used toedit agenda26


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11 Enter the following data as shown, leaving space between each line:

a) [email protected]

b) Item RJ/32: 40% discount

c) your name, your centre number and today’s date

5d 12 Save this document using the filename item32

4c 13 Print the document using the default printer settings.

5e 14 Close the document item32

1f 15 Exit the application software and shut down the operating system safely.


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Unit 2: Word Processing2/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrative Assistant for ‘Progress Media Ltd’. Your job is tocreate and format reports for your Team Leader.


Your Team Leader has asked you to create a report on the team’s staff levels.

1a5a

1 Create a new word processing document.

4a 2 Set the left and right page margins to 2 cm.

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3 Enter the following text with an unjustified right margin and ajustified left margin.

Staffing Report

Progress Media’s web site design division has been verysuccessful. The recent surge in interest in the World WideWeb has increased demand for its services.

At the end of 1999 the division consisted of only fourmembers, including administrative support. Since then ithas doubled in size to include three more design staff anda dedicated programmer, although the workload remainsheavier than expected. We expect steady growth over thenext three years.

The current staffing budget stands at £180,000 perannum, and is expected to rise by 3% over the next year.This figure is lower than predicted. Growth in incomeover the next twelve months is expected to be double theoriginal target.

With these figures in mind, we will be proposing therecruitment of a further three staff for the division overthe next six months. Further details of the proposedchanges in staffing can be obtained on request.


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2a 4 Enter your name, centre number and today's date a few lines belowthe end of the text.

3b 5 Format the heading so that it is larger than the rest of the text.

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6 Save your report with the filename report and print one copy.

Your Team Leader has asked for amendments to be made to the report.

4b 7 Insert a paragraph break and clear linespace in the final paragraphafter the words …over the next six months.

2b 8 Insert the following text as the last sentence of the third paragraph,after the text, …double the original target.

Demand for the team’s services will increaseat a similar rate.

2c 9 Move the last sentence of the second paragraph,

We expect steady growth over the next three years.

to become the last sentence of the first paragraph.

2d 10 In the 3rd paragraph, which begins The current staffing budget…,delete the sentence,

This figure is lower than predicted.

2e 11 Replace all occurrences of the word division with the word team(three times in all).

3a 12 Change only the heading Staffing Report to a different font.


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13 Embolden and centre the heading Staffing Report. Make sure thatthe rest of the text is not emboldened.

3d 14 Fully justify all text apart from the heading.

4c 15 Set the first paragraph only in double linespacing.

4a 16 Change the left and right margins from 2 cm to 3 cm.

5c 17 Save the report with the new filename staffing

5d 18 Print a final copy of the report.

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19 Close the document and exit the application securely.


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Unit 3: Electronic Communication3/SAMPLE/A


You will need:

a) the prepared e-mail message to send to candidates (see below);b) an e-mail address from which this message will be sent to candidates. This address

will be used by candidates in the assignment, who will be required to reply to it, storethe address in an address book, and send a new message to it. The address or itsnickname/alias must be identical on each of these occasions;

c) the image file route.gif (supplied by OCR) - This file, and all other datafiles for thesample assignments, can be downloaded from the New CLAIT website,www.clait.org.uk

d) two further e-mail addresses to use where required in this assignment. OCR suppliestwo dummy addresses for this purpose. E-mail sent to these addresses is not read orassessed in any way.

OCR dummy addresses: [email protected]@progress-media.co.uk

If tutors are unable to use these addresses, suitable equivalents may be substituted. Theyshould be clearly identifiable as admin and manager, ie these names should form part of theaddresses.

Prior to the start of the assignment you will need to:

1 prepare the following e-mail message, with capitalisation as shown:

Subject: New routeMessage: The attached map shows the new delivery

route from our Yarby warehouse.Signature: Transport ConsultantAttachment: route.gif

This e-mail will be accessed at Step 1 of the assignment. The attachment will be usedat Steps 1 and 4.

2 insert alternative e-mail addresses for admin and manager if required, at Steps 2 and 7.These addresses must be reflected in the Tutor’s worked copy and each candidate’s work.

3 ensure that the candidate’s address storage facility has been entirely cleared, to permitthe candidate to evidence storage of the address specified at Step 1.


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Candidates will be required to access the Progress Media web site at Step 6.

The Progress Media web site is available at a number of addresses (mirrors). A list of currentmirrors is maintained on the main web site at the URL:

www.progress-media.co.uk/status.htm

At the time of publication, the following mirrors are available:

www.progress-mirror1.co.ukwww.progress-mirror2.co.uk

Tutors should note the addresses of the mirror sites in advance of the assessment. Ifcandidates experience difficulty in accessing the Progress Media web site using the URLsprovided, they may be given the alternative server addresses. Please note that only the serveraddress (everything preceding the ‘/’) needs to be substituted.

Prior to the assessment, the tutor must ensure that the application’s bookmark facility hasbeen cleared, and any ‘history’ and ‘auto-completion’ facilities of the browsing software aredisabled. The bookmark facility should also be cleared following the assessment.


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Unit 3: Electronic Communication3/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrative Assistant for ‘Progress Media Ltd’. Your job is toarrange a new delivery route, which has been prepared by a Transport Consultant.


Your Transport Consultant has sent you an e-mail message containing a mapof the new delivery route.

1a2b

1 Open your mailbox and read the message entitled New route fromthe consultant.

2f5c Add the sender's e-mail address to your address book.5e

Print a copy of the attached file, route.gif

You need to inform the Administration Department of the new route.

2d 2 Prepare to forward the message New route and its attachment [email protected] adding the following text:

Please find attached a map of the new delivery route.

Add your name and centre number to the end of your message.

Check your message for errors and, making sure your system savesoutgoing messages, forward the e-mail message including theattachment.

You should let the consultant know you have received the map.

2c 3 Prepare a reply to the consultant with the following message:

Thank you for the map. We intend to useit immediately.


Check your message for errors and, making sure your system savesoutgoing messages, send the reply.


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You need to manage your mailbox to reduce storage demands.

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4 Save the attachment route.gif separately from the mailbox and deletethe message New Route

Your Manager has asked you to provide a list of countries that recognise theInternational Driving Permit for a meeting.

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5 Use a web-based search engine to search for web pages about theInternational Driving Permit. Follow links to find a specific webpage listing countries that recognise it.

Bookmark the page and print one copy.

Your Transport Consultant has requested information from you on theamount of fuel used by the delivery fleet over the last 6 months. A graph ofthis data is one of many that can be found on the company’s website.

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6 Access the company’s web site at:

www.progress-media.co.uk

Follow links to the Search page. Use the local search facility tolocate a page on the site displaying a graph of fuel consumptionover the last 6 months

Bookmark the page and print one copy.

Save the graph as fuel.gif


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7 Prepare a new e-mail message to your Transport Consultant using thee-mail address recalled from your address book.

Give the message the subject heading Fuel graph

Use the following message:

Please find attached the graph of fuel consumption thatyou requested. Let me know if you need any moreinformation.

Locate and attach the file fuel.gif saved at Step 6.


Make sure a copy of your message will be sent to your manager at:

[email protected]

Check your message for errors and, making sure your system savesoutgoing messages, send the message and attachment.

5e 8 Locate the copies of the messages you have sent and print a copy ofeach message. Make sure header details (To, From, Date & Subject)are shown. Make sure attachments are indicated where appropriate.

5a 9 Access the bookmark facility and ask your tutor to check the storedbookmarks.

1a 10 Exit the software securely.


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Unit 4: Spreadsheets4/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrative Assistant for ‘Progress Media Ltd’. Your job is toproduce routine financial reports.


Your Team Leader has asked you to produce a spreadsheet report showingthe quarterly sales, commission and overall earnings of the Sales Team.

1a5a

1 Create a new spreadsheet.

2a Enter the following data, leaving the TOTAL column blank.

AGENT BASE RATE APR AUG DEC TOTALSIMON 18 0.14 22 39 34SOPHY 22 0.16 25 40 47VICKY 18 0.13 51.75 24 60PAUL 14 0.26 14 5.5 0SUE 14.5 0.1 63 49 49JAMES 22 0.17 53 37 75.25LEILA 27 0.21 82.5 57 43

2a 3 Enter your name, centre number and today's date a few lines belowthe data.

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4 The TOTAL for each agent is calculated by adding the figures forAPR, AUG and DEC.

Insert a formula to calculate the TOTAL for SIMON.

Replicate this formula to show the TOTAL for each agent.

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5 Save your spreadsheet report with the filename sales and print onecopy, showing the figures not the formulae. Make sure that all thedata is displayed in full.


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2b 6 Insert a new column entitled EARNINGS between the columnsAGENT and BASE.

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7 EARNINGS are calculated by multiplying the TOTAL figure by theRATE and then adding the BASE salary.

Insert a formula to calculate the EARNINGS for SIMON.

Replicate this formula to show the EARNINGS for each member ofthe Sales Team.

Your Team Leader would like some changes made to the report.

2c 8 PAUL left the Sales Team halfway through the year and his figuresshould not have been included in this report.

Delete the entire row of data for PAUL.

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9 Make the following amendments to the spreadsheet:

a) the RATE for SUE should be 0.12

b) the BASE for Simon should be 19

c) the DEC sales figure for SOPHY should be 55

d) the name VICKY should be spelt VICKI

Make sure the TOTAL and EARNINGS have updated as a result ofthese changes.

Your Team Leader would like you to format the report.

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10 Apply alignment as follows:

a) The column heading AGENT and all row labels (eg SIMON,SOPHY, etc) should be left-aligned.

b) The other column headings (eg APR, BASE, EARNINGS)should be right-aligned.

c) All numeric values should be right-aligned.


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11 Format the data as follows:

a) The sales figures for APR, AUG and DEC should bedisplayed in integer format (to zero decimal places).

b) The figures for BASE, RATE and TOTAL should bedisplayed to 2 decimal places.

c) The EARNINGS data only should be displayed with a £ signand to 2 decimal places.

5c5e

12 Save your spreadsheet using the filename earnings. Print one copy,showing figures not formulae. Make sure that all data is displayed infull.

5d 13 Print the spreadsheet with all the formulae showing. Make sure thatall formulae are displayed in full.

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14 Close the spreadsheet and exit the software securely.


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Unit 5: Databases5/SAMPLE/A


Candidates will need the datafile consult, supplied by OCR.

This datafile is supplied in .xls and .csv format and may be imported and resaved by the tutorin the file format of the software the candidates are to use, in advance of the assessment.


Alternatively, tutors may key in the data below:

TEAM NAME DATE TRAINED GRADE LANGUAGE SALARY CLIENTSTECHNICAL CANON R 02/08/2000 F3 CZECH 28125 15EURO SALES BURGESS W 21/05/2001 E1 DUTCH 23677 14TECHNICAL AIRE T 23/04/2000 G1 FLEMISH 29100 16CORPORATE MEDLOCK P 16/12/2000 E1 FRENCH 23175 8EURO SALES FURSE E 16/12/2000 F1 FRENCH 25987 19EURO SALES KAUR R 05/08/2000 C2 GERMAN 18750 9EURO SALES GOGOLA V 21/05/2001 E2 GREEK 25170 16CORPORATE NICHOLSON R 21/05/2001 D1 ITALIAN 19875 9TECHNICAL ELBURNE M 02/08/2000 E2 ITALIAN 23175 11TECHNICAL COOTE S 16/12/2000 F2 PORTUGESE 26175 11CORPORATE SILVESTER B 21/05/2001 D1 RUSSIAN 20250 11EURO SALES POPOV C 23/04/2000 E1 RUSSIAN 22875 12CORPORATE COREY M 21/05/2001 C1 SPANISH 18000 14TECHNICAL TRESSIDDER E 23/04/2000 G2 SPANISH 30000 19TECHNICAL NEWHOUSE D 21/05/2001 F2 SWEDISH 27750 14CORPORATE VERCOE R 16/12/2000 F1 UKRANIAN 15750 8


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Unit 5: Databases5/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrative Assistant for ‘Progress Media Ltd’. Your jobincludes looking after a database of European-based Consultants.


Your Team Leader has asked you to amend the database of Consultants andprovide some routine reports.

5a 1 Open the database consult

Four new consultants have been added to the team, and one has left.

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2 Create records for the new consultants as follows:

a) NIXDORF C is a new consultant trained on 29/09/2001 forthe CORPORATE team. He will be starting at grade C2 ona salary of 12800. He speaks DANISH and has 0 clients atpresent.

b) DRIVER J is a new consultant trained on 29/09/2001 for theTECHNICAL team. She will be starting at grade G2 on asalary of 32000. She speaks RUSSIAN and will be bringing7 clients to the company.

c) KHUTI D is a new consultant trained on 29/09/2001 for theEURO SALES team. He will be starting at grade G1 on asalary of 27700. He speaks SPANISH and will be bringing 3clients to the company.

d) HUDSON P is a new consultant trained on 29/09/2001 for theCORPORATE team. She will be starting at grade F2 on asalary of 24800. She speaks FRENCH and will be bringing 2clients to the company.

e) NEWHOUSE D has left the company. Delete his entirerecord.


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Using codes for some of the more repetitive data in the database would bemore efficient.

2e 3 In the TEAM field, replace the existing data as follows:

a) CORPORATE should be replaced with C

b) TECHNICAL should be replaced with T

c) EURO SALES should be replaced with ES

5d 4 Print all of the data in table format.

2d 5 Your Team Leader has asked for the following amendments:

a) COREY M has been promoted to grade D1, with a newsalary of 19200.

b) BURGESS W has transferred to the CORPORATE team.

Your training department would like to arrange follow-up sessions forconsultants trained on 21/05/2001.

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6 Set up the following database query:

a) Select all consultants who were trained on 21/05/2001

b) Sort the data in alphabetical order of NAME

c) Display only the TEAM, NAME, and LANGUAGE fields.

Save the query.

Print the results of the query in table format.


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Your Team Leader needs a list of French-speaking consultants who couldtake on more work.

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a) Select all consultants with FRENCH language skills whohave 12 or fewer clients.

b) Sort the data in ascending order of DATE TRAINED (ieearliest date first).

c) Display only the NAME, DATE TRAINED and CLIENTSfields.

Save the query.


A high-profile client has asked to be assigned to one of the seniorconsultants.

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a) Select all consultants with salaries greater than 19000

b) Sort the data into descending numerical order of SALARY

c) Display only the NAME, SALARY and GRADE fields.

Save the query.


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9 Exit the software with all updated data saved.


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Unit 6: Desktop Publishing6/SAMPLE/A


Candidates will need the datafile update, supplied by OCR in .txt format, and the image filepmtartan, supplied by OCR in .gif format.

No other text files/images may be substituted.

These files, and all other datafiles for the sample assignments, can be downloaded from theNew CLAIT website, www.clait.org.uk


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Unit 6: Desktop Publishing6/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrative Assistant for ‘Progress Media Ltd’. Your job is toproduce an internal publication about the work of your team.


Your Team Leader has asked you to produce a publication about your team,which will be sent to the rest of the Company. He has prepared the text andimage for you.

1a5a

1 Create a new single-page publication.

2a2b

2 Set up the master page or template for the page as follows:

page size: A4page orientation: portrait/talltop/bottom margins: 2 cmleft/right margins: 1.5 cm

5b 3 Save the master page/template.

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4 Set up the page layout in a newsletter format, to include a page wideheading above two columns of text.

column widths: equalspace between columns: 1 cm

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5 Enter the heading PROGRESS WEBSITE at the top of the page,using a sans serif font.

4e 6 Increase the size of the heading text so that it extends across the fullwidth of both columns of text.

3a 7 Import the text file update so that it begins at the top of the left-handcolumn, below the heading.

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8 Format the body text to be left-aligned, in a serif font.


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3b 9 Import the image pmtartan, and place it within the left-hand column,at the bottom of the page, making sure that it does not cover any text.

5d 10 Print one composite proof copy of the publication for your TeamLeader. Make sure your printed publication fits onto one page.

Your Team Leader has asked for the following amendments.

3d 11 Draw a vertical line between the two columns. Make sure the linedoes not overlap any text.

2f 12 Increase the size of the subheadings Design, Ease of Use, andCustomer Service so that they are larger than the body text, butsmaller than the page heading.

4c 13 Make the image smaller and move it up on the page, so that there istext both above and below the image. Make sure the image does notextend into any margin space.

4a 14 Change the body text to be fully justified.

4b 15 Format the body text so that the first line of each paragraph isindented. Make sure the subheadings are not indented.

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16 Increase the size of the text so that the columns are balanced at thebottom of the page. Make sure that the heading, subheadings andbody text are still different sizes.

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17 Save and print a composite proof of the publication. Make sure yourprinted publication fits onto one page.

5e 18 Close the publication and exit the software securely.


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Unit 7: Graphs and Charts7/SAMPLE/A


Candidates will need the datafile project, supplied by OCR in .xls and .csv format.

This datafile may be imported and resaved by the tutor in the file format of the software thecandidates are to use, in advance of the assessment.


Alternatively, tutors may key in the data below:

Team Member Jan Feb Mar Apr May JunPaul 7 9 23 25 25 44Michelle 13 15 27 14 30 21Keeley 4 21 19 22 36 38Pat 5 8 25 21 24 36Donna 4 9 15 21 30 23


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Unit 7: Graphs and Charts7/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrative Assistant for ‘Progress Media Ltd’. Your job is toproduce sales reports for the Head of Department.


Your Team Leader has asked you to produce a set of reports in graph formatshowing the number of clients signed to a new advertising program over thefirst six months of the year.

5a 1 Open the data file project, which contains data on the number ofclients signed by each member of the sales team from January toJune.

The first report will compare the performance of each member of the salesteam in the first month of the new project, using a pie chart.

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2 Create a pie chart to display the JAN data for all members of thesales team.

a) Give the chart the heading: January Performance Data

b) Ensure that each sector is shaded in such a way that the datacan be clearly identified when printed.

c) Each sector of the chart must be labelled clearly with thename of the team member and the number or percentage ofclients.

5b 3 Save the file using the name clients

5d 4 Print one copy of the pie chart.


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Your Team Leader is impressed with the increase in Paul’s figures andwould like to see a bar chart showing his data for the first four months.

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5 Produce a bar chart showing the data for PAUL from JAN to APR.

a) Display the months along the x-axis.

b) Set the y-axis to display the range 0 to 50.

c) Give the bar chart the heading Performance to Date - Paul

d) Give the x-axis the title Month

e) Give the y-axis the title Clients


5d 7 Print one copy of the bar chart.

Your Team Leader is worried about Michelle’s performance and has askedyou to produce a line graph comparing her data with Paul’s.

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8 Produce a line graph comparing the data for PAUL andMICHELLE for JAN to JUN

a) Display the months along the x-axis

b) Set the y-axis to display the range 5 to 45

c) Give the graph the heading: Comparison of Paul andMichelle

d) Give the x-axis the title Month

e) Give the y-axis the title Clients

f) Use a legend to identify each line. Make sure that the linesand/or data points are distinctive, and can be identified whenprinted.


5d 10 Print one copy of the line graph.

5c 11 Save the data file with the new filename graphs

5e 12 Close the document and exit the software securely.


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Unit 8: Computer Art8/SAMPLE/A


Candidates will need the image files lakeland and muslogo, supplied by OCR.

No other image files may be substituted.



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Unit 8: Computer Art8/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrator in the marketing team of a company that producesCompact Discs. You have been asked to produce a draft cover for a new CD. A roughsketch of the layout is given below:


5a5b

1 Create a new piece of artwork and set the size of the artwork to be12 cm tall x 12 cm wide.

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2 Import the image lakeland and apply the following transformations:

a) Crop the image to remove the shoreline (snow and mud) atthe bottom.

b) Flip the image horizontally so that the swan is on the left.

c) Resize the image in proportion so that it fits the width of theartwork.

d) Move the image to the bottom of the artwork.

The bottom and sides of the image should now meet the border of theartwork, leaving a blank space at the top for the text.

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3 Draw a thick red line along the top border of the lakeland image.Make sure that the line covers the top edge of the image.

‘lakeland’ image

ProgressEnsemble

Lakeland Moods

muslogo


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2a 4 Import the image muslogo and place it in the top left corner of theartwork, above the lakeland image.

4b 5 Rotate the muslogo image 90 degrees clockwise. Resize it to fitbetween the top of the artwork and the lakeland image withoutoverlapping either.

2d 6 Draw a small square (approximately 1cm tall) in the top right cornerof the artwork.

4d 7 Copy the square twice, placing one copy just below the original andone copy just to the left, as shown in the layout sketch. Make surenone of the squares overlap.

4a 8 Colour the squares as follows:

bottom right square: blacktop right square: bluetop left square: yellow

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9 Enter the following text in black in a clear space at the top of theartwork, on two lines as shown:

ProgressEnsemble

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10 Enter the following title in black in a clear space above the lakelandimage and below Progress Ensemble

Lakeland Moods

Stretch this title to fit the full width from the right edge of theartwork to the muslogo on the left as shown in the sketch.

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11 Save the artwork with the filename cdcover and print one copy incolour.


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Your manager has requested some changes:

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12 a) Amend the title Lakeland Moods to become:

Lakeland Reflections

b) Resize the amended title so that it is the no wider than it wasbefore the amendment.

c) Change the colour of the title to red.

d) Delete the black square.

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13 Make sure that none of the page items overlap except whererequested. Save the artwork with the filename cdfinal and print onecopy in colour.

5f 14 Close the document and exit the software securely.


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Unit 9: Web Pages9/SAMPLE/A


Candidates will need:

a) The unlinked set of HTML formatted pages, delivery.htm and drivers.htm, suppliedby OCR. These pages require the graphic file progress.gif supplied by OCR.

b) The graphic file route.gif supplied by OCR.

c) The text file route.txt supplied by OCR.

These files must be provided within a single folder/directory.


In the course of the assignment the candidate will need to save their web page to disk. Tutorsmay recommend a suitable filename for this purpose.


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Unit 9: Web Pages9/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrative Assistant in the ‘Delivery Fleet’ section of ‘ProgressMedia Ltd’. Your job is to develop some web pages.


Your Team Leader has two unlinked pages already prepared, which need tobe linked. These are:

• delivery.htm, the ‘Delivery’ homepage;• drivers.htm, a page about the drivers.

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1 Create a link in the delivery.htm page as follows:

Text to be linked: Fleet DriversLink to: drivers.htm

Enter your name and centre number after the text: Updated by

Save the amended delivery.htm page.

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2 Create a link in the drivers.htm page as follows:

Text to be linked: Delivery FleetLink to: delivery.htm

Enter your name and centre number after the text: Updated by


It is important to check that the links are correct before proceeding further.

4d 3 Reload each page in the browser and test that the links functioncorrectly.


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You have been asked to make a new page, about a new delivery route.

2a 4 Create a new document and insert the text file route3e5a Enter your name and centre number after the text: Updated by:

The new page must be formatted according to the company’s web designpolicy as shown in the diagram below.

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5 Format the text Progress Media Ltd as a Heading (large font size).Format the text New Route as a Subheading (medium font size).Format all other text as Body Text (small font size).Ensure that each of the 5 paragraphs is separated by a clear linespace.

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6 Format all the text to be centre-aligned on the page.Embolden the text A new delivery routeItalicise the text two hour reduction

The page must include the map of the new route.

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7 Import the graphic route.gif and position it below the text NewRoute and above the text A new delivery route...

Make sure that the graphic is centre-aligned on the page.

Progress Media LtdNew Route

route.gif

A new delivery route..................................................................................................................................

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Delivery Fleet

Updated by


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The new page should link back to the ‘Delivery’ homepage:

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8 Create a link in the new page as follows:

Text to be linked: Delivery FleetLink to: delivery.htm

Save the new page.

The ‘Delivery’ page should have a link to the new page.

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9 In the delivery.htm page, on a separate line below the text FleetDrivers and above the text Updated by, add the text:

New Route

Format this text to be centre-aligned on the page.

Link this text to your newly created page.


4d 10 Load all the pages into the browser and test the new links.

A different background colour will improve the ‘Delivery’ homepage.

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11 Change the background colour of the delivery.htm page ensuringthat it is different from the text colour.

Save the amended delivery.htm page to disk.

Some of the links on the ‘Delivery’ homepage have not been completed.

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12 Create an external link in the delivery.htm page as follows:

Text to be linked: Progress Home PageExternal link to: www.progress-media.co.uk



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13 Create an e-mail link in the delivery.htm page as follows:

Text to be linked: Your name and centre numberExternal link to: [email protected]


Your Manager has asked for printouts showing the amendments you havemade.

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14 Load the delivery.htm page into the browser and print a copy.Load the drivers.htm page into the browser and print a copy.Load your new page into the browser and print a copy.

Print a copy of the HTML code used for each of the 3 pages.

5e 15 Close each document and exit from the application(s) following thecorrect procedures.


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Unit 10: Presentation Graphics10/SAMPLE/A


Candidates will need the image file treklogo, supplied by OCR on disk.

No other image may be substituted.



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Unit 10: Presentation Graphics10/SAMPLE/A

Scenario

You are working as an Administrative Assistant for ‘Progress Media Ltd’. You have beenasked to produce a slide show presentation for the ‘TrekAway’ Travel Agency.


Your team leader has asked you to produce a short presentation of 3 slides.

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1 Create or amend the master slide as follows:

a) Create a page-wide title frame at the top of the page.

b) Create a page-wide main frame below the title frame.

c) Set up the text styles in these frames as follows:

4b frame style emphasis size bullets alignment4e title title bold only 48 no centre5a main 1st level none 32 yes left

main 2nd level italic only 24 yes left and indented

d) Place the image logo at the bottom left corner of the slide.Make sure the logo does not overlap the text frames.

e) Create a frame at the bottom of the page, below the mainframe. Enter your name, centre number and today's date inthis frame.

f) Format the background to be white.

5b 2 Save the master slide using the filename popularThis master slide is to be used for all 3 slides.


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3 Create slide 1 and enter the title TREKAWAY TRAVEL

Leave the main frame blank for this slide.

4a 4 Create Slide 2 and enter the title POPULAR DESTINATIONS4b

Enter the following text in the main frame, with the styles shown:

Spain 1st levelGreece 1st levelTurkey 1st levelPortugal 1st levelThe Canaries 1st levelMalta 1st level

4a 5 Create Slide 3 and enter the title HOLIDAY OPTIONS4b

Enter the following text in the main frame, with the styles shown:

Motor Arrangements 1st levelMotor Hire 2nd levelAirport Motor Parking 1st levelAirport Transfers 2nd levelAirport Hotel 1st levelPre-booked Seats 1st level

5b 6 Save the slide show using the filename popular

5c 7 Print out each of the slides, one per page.

Your Team Leader has requested a few changes to the presentation.

4c 8 On slide 2, delete the line The Canaries

4b 9 Add the following line to slide 3, after Airport Transfers and beforeAirport Hotel

Train Tickets 1st level


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4e 10 On Slide 3, demote the line Airport Motor Parking to become 2ndlevel text.

4d 11 Replace the word Motor with the word Car wherever it appears inthe presentation (3 times in all).

5b 12 Save the amended slide show as popular2

5d 13 Print a set of audience notes with 3 thumbnail slides per page.

5e 14 Close the presentation and exit the software securely.

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