Revision questions: 1 Generic application software 1 Cambridge IGCSE Computer Studies Cambridge University Press 2011

Generic application
software
1
1 What does it mean to import and export a data fle?
2 What is bespoke sofware and what are its advantages and disadvantages compared to generic
application sofware?
3 Connect the task on the lef to the most appropriate type of sofware on the right.
Task Application software
a fnding information for a report i word processor
b creating a web page ii desktop publisher
c creating a science display iii spreadsheet
d recording a DVD collection iv database
e writing to a friend in India v email client
f keeping up with the news vi web authoring sofware
g producing a club newsletter vii web browser
h writing a letter viii search engine
i designing a new kitchen ix graphics editor
j removing red-eye from a photo x CAD sofware
k capturing weather data xi presentation sofware
l managing a schools records xii data-logging sofware
4 What is the purpose of data-logging sofware?
5 What is a graphical user interface?
6 Most computers run a spreadsheet application. What is a spreadsheet? Describe one situation
where you have used a spreadsheet.
7 Computer-aided design (CAD) is one of the most widely used commercial applications of
computer graphics.
a Name two areas in which CAD could be used.
b Give three features you might expect a CAD program to contain.
Revision questions: 1 Generic application software 2 Cambridge IGCSE Computer Studies Cambridge University Press 2011
8 Te IT department encourages pupils producing the school magazine to use the DTP sofware
provided on the computer network. Te network has a colour laser printer attached to it.
a Give two extra items of hardware the IT department could buy to help produce a better
school magazine. State what each of these two items of hardware could be used for in the
production of the school magazine.
b When producing the school magazine pupils use an online dictionary and an online
thesaurus provided by the DTP sofware. Explain what each facility is used for.
c State four facilities of the DTP package that could be used to produce a poster.