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Module 7 Sample Test 1 

(syllabus version 4) 

 

(click here for Test 2)

This test for module 7 is in 2 parts – the first part asks you some questions and involves searching the Internet. The second part tests your understanding and use of email. You should enter your answers to the questions in the appropriate space in the M7answerfile.

You will need to download some files to your candidate disk before you start the test. 

  1. Right click here and save the file M7answerfile.doc to your candidate disk. 
  2. Right click here and save the file meeting notes.txt to your candidate disk. 

    Part 1- Information

Tasks 

1. Open the M7answerfile and enter your name at the top of the file.

 (2 Marks)

2. The software used to access information on the World Wide Web is … (Enter your answer in the M7answerfile)

  1. A browser

  2. An office application

  3. A GUI

  4. An operating system

 (1 Mark)

3. Web pages can be bookmarked. Why might you want to do this? 

  1. To ensure the information on the page does not change

  2. To store the page on your local computer

  3. To make it easier to access the pages at a later date

  4. To ensure the page is still available at a later date

 (1 Mark)

4. Which is the best way of finding information on the World Wide Web about specific subjects? 

  1. Follow links on your home page 

  2. Type in a number of Web addresses 

  3. Start at a news page and follow links

  4. Type keywords into a search engine

 (1 Mark)

5. Internet sites store data on your local computer. These are called … 

  1. Channels

  2. Bookmarks 

  3. Cookies 

  4. URLs

 (1 Mark)

6. Open a Web browsing application. Use the browser Help function to find information about Internet. Copy a paragraph of text information from the help page into your M7 answerfile and save.

 (1 Mark)
7. Enter the URL of your current home page into the M7answerfile.  (1 Mark)

8. Open the URL or web address: http://www.citycol.com/computing/ecdl/v4m7testpage.htm

 (1 Mark)

9. Save the flag picture on the page as an image file on your candidate disk.

 (1 Mark)

10. Activate the Ticket Order Form hyperlink.

 (1 Mark)

11. Complete the Ticket Order form. Enter the generated order number in your answerfile.

 (1 Mark)

12. Access a search engine and find information about theatres in London.

 (1 Mark)

13. Select any page that gives information about theatres in London and save as theatre.txt on your candidate disk.

 (1 Mark)

14. Change the orientation of the web page about theatres in London to landscape.

 (1 Mark)

15. Print one copy of the first page only.

 (1 Mark)

 

Part 2 - Communication

 

In this part of the test, you will use an email application and an email account to send mail, reply to mail, forward mail and manage the email system.

Tasks 
1. In the address anesbit@abc.co.de what does the anesbit part represent?
  1. Username
  2. Host name
  3. Location
  4. Domain name
 (1 Mark)
2. Which of these is NOT a true statement about e-mail? 
  1. Email may introduce viruses into your computer. 
  2. The same message can be sent to many people at the same time
  3. Email messages can get lost before reaching their destination.
  4. Messages can only be sent to people using the same host.
 (1 Mark)

3. Open an electronic mail application and create a message.

(1 Mark)

4. Enter the test leader's mail address in the To field, and the title Project Meeting in the Subject field. Enter the following text in the message: 

Jayne, we need to get together to discuss next week's project meeting. Can you find half an hour later today?

(1 Mark)

5. Enter the address ecdlsample@hotmail.com in the cc field.

(1 Mark)

6. Attach the file Meeting Notes.txt on your Candidate Disk to the mail message.

(1 Mark)

7. Send the Project Meeting message with high priority.

(1 Mark)

8. Create a new message with New Message in the subject field. Copy the text from the Meeting Notes file into the message and send the message to the test leader.

(2 Marks)

9. Locate the message with the subject ECDL test message contained in your inbox.

(1 Mark)

10. Save the attachment ECDL.doc to your candidate disk.

(1 Mark)

11. Reply to the ECDL test message. Insert the text See you next week into the message. Add your name.

(1 Mark)

12. Print one copy of your reply.

(1 Mark)

13. Forward the ECDL test message to ecdlsample@hotmail.com. Add the text Well done.

(1 Mark)

14. Delete the ECDL test message from your Inbox.

(1 Mark)

Total Marks 

(32 Marks)

 

Module 7 Sample Test 2 (syllabus version 4) 

This test for module 7 is in 2 parts – the first part asks you some questions and involves searching the Internet. The second part tests your understanding and use of email. You should enter your answers to the questions in the appropriate space in the M7answerfile.

You will need to download some files to your candidate disk before you start the test. 

  1. Right click here and save the file M7answerfile.doc to your candidate disk. 
  2. Right click here and save the file meeting notes.txt to your candidate disk. 

Part 1- Information

Tasks
1. Open the M7answerfile and type your name at the top of the file. (2 Marks)
2. The Internet is … (Enter your answer in the M7answerfile) 
  1. The World Wide Web 
  2. A global network of interconnected computers
  3. A global protocol
  4. A global operating system
 (1 Mark)
3. How is multimedia information stored on the Internet displayed on your computer?
  1. Via the World Wide Web 
  2. By an office application
  3. Using a cache application
  4. From the operating system
 (1 Mark)
4. The software used to access information on the Internet is …
  1. A browser
  2. An office application
  3. A GUI
  4. An operating system
 (1 Mark)
5. Where is information that you view on the Internet stored on your computer?
  1. In the History
  2. In a bookmark 
  3. In the cache
  4. In text files
 (1 Mark)

6. Describe how to change the text size of the web browsing application. Enter your answer in the answer file and save.

(1 Mark)

7. Open a Web browsing application. Open the URL or web address: http://www.citycol.com/computing/ecdl/v4m7testpage.htm

(1 Mark)

8. Save the image on the page as an image file with the file name union.gif on your candidate disk.

(1 Mark)

9. Copy two lines of text from the ECDL Test7 page into the answer file and save the answerfile.

(1 Mark)

10. Access a search engine and enter the keyword Manchester in a search.

(1 Mark)

11. Refine your search to include sport in Manchester.

(1 Mark)

12. Select any page that gives information about sport in Manchester and save as Manchester.txt on your candidate disk.

(1 Mark)

13. Change the orientation of the web page about sport in Manchester to landscape.

(1 Mark)

14. Print one copy of the first page only.

(1 Mark)

Part 2 - Communication

 In this part of the test, you will use an email application and an email account to send mail, reply to mail, forward mail and manage the email system.

1. In the address anesbit@abc.co.de what does the de part represent?

  1. Username

  2. Host name

  3. Location

  4. Domain name

 (1 Mark)

2. Which of these is NOT a true statement about e-mail? 

  1. Viruses can be distributed as email attachments. 

  2. You can send an email message to anyone in the world

  3. Email can be used to send a message to groups of people

  4. You can attach an electronic signature to your messages.

 (1 Mark)

3. Open an electronic mail application and create a message.

 (1 Mark)

4. Enter the test leader's mail address in the To field, and the title Conference Visit in the Subject field. Enter the following text in the message: 

Mo, we need to get together to discuss next week's conference visit. Can we meet after lunch?

(2 Mark)

5. Enter the address ecdlsample@hotmail.com in the cc field.

 (1 Mark)

6. Attach the file Meeting Notes on your Candidate Disk to the mail message.

 (1 Mark)

7. Send the Conference Visit message with high priority.

 (1 Mark)

8. Create a new message with New Message in the subject field. Copy the text from the Meeting Notes file into the message and send the message to the test leader.

 (2 Marks)

9. Locate the message with the subject ECDL test message contained in your inbox.

 (1 Mark)

10. Save the attachment ECDL.doc to your candidate disk.

 (1 Mark)

11. Reply to the ECDL test message. Insert the text Message Received into the message. Add your name.

 (1 Mark)

12. Print one copy of your reply.

 (1 Mark)

13. Forward the ECDL test message to ecdlsample@hotmail.com. Add the text Thank you.

 (1 Mark)

14. Delete the ECDL test message from your Inbox.

 (1 Mark)

Total marks

 (32 Marks)

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