NAIROBI SCHOOL

FORM 3, 2017

AUGUST HOLIDAY ASSIGN

DESKTOP PUBLISHER AND INTERNET AND EMAIL

1. Explain the following terms as used in desktop publishing

(i) Autoflow

(ii) Cropping tool

iii) Control Palette

2 What is the difference between object linking and embedding?

3. Explain anythree internet connectivity requirements.

Many organizations have Audit controls in their computer systems

  1. What is an Audit trail?
  2. List three other security measures to protect software and Data

iii. What is a Trojan horse and how is it different from a Virus

4. When you surf the Internet on Public ISP, as Yahoo, you may often get unsolicited mails in your mailbox.

  1. What name is given to such mails
  2. Other than clogging the inbox what is the other potential harm does such mail pose?

5. What is the difference between terms as used in the internet? (4marks)

  1. Uploading & Downloading
  2. Signing In & Signing Up
  3. Hyperlink and hypertext
  4. Internet and intranet
  5. Browser and Search Engine

6. What is the difference between a paste board and control palette as used in Desktop Publishing?

7. Name three tool bars, other than formatting and standard tool bar on the publisher window

8. Name three different ways of creating a new publication

i) Explain how you would go about putting the photograph of your local sports hero on a publication

ii) Give two examples of publications created with DTP and briefly explain why desktop publishing is the better option for the task.

d) Why is it a good practice to print preview a document before printing it?

9. Distinguish between a Kerning and a Tracking as used in DTP

10 Describe the following terms

a) Web portal

b) Blog.

c) Fire wall

d) Surf

11. Give three methods that are used to transform an object in DTP

12. List five Examples of ISP

13. Explain five services provides by the internet

14. Give two differences between post office mail and email

15. List four examples of DTP Software’s available in the market today

16. Explain four Importance’s of a master page in DTP.

17. Write the following words in full as used in internet.

  • URL
  • HTTP
  • FTP
  • TCP/IP
  • HTML
  • WWW
  • ISP

18. Draw a sketch of a simple browser navigation toolbar and label the command buttons

19. Explain the term MODEM

ELEMENTARY PROGRAMMING

READ AND MAKE NOTES AND ATTEMPT THESE QUESTIONS

1.Design a flowchart for a simple program that can be used to categorize people according to age. If the person is above or equal 18 years, output “Adult” otherwise output “Young” (8mks)

(b)What is the difference between looping and selection? (2mk)

(c)Name the stage of program development cycle when:

(i)A user guide would be written(2mks)

(ii)A programmer dry-run the code

(iii)System charts would be drawn

(iv)Staff training is done

2. a) Define the terminologies;

i) Source code

ii) Object code (4mks)

b) With an aid of a pseudo code and flow chart, write a computer program that can be used to compare the values of two numbers and print the largest number (11mks)

Assignment to be handed over as u sit for entry exam

PEACEFUL HOLIDAY