2015 ICAS Computer Skills Paper F W Answers
2015 ICAS Computer Skills Paper F W Answers
2015 ICAS Computer Skills Paper F W Answers
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Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher that was responsible for some developments in
mathematics. He was born around 560 B.C and died around 480 B.C. He was originally
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8. Sandra is making a presentation about her family and their origins. After interviewing her grandmother, she
saved three images and typed some notes on her laptop.
(A) save a copy to a USB drive (B) pri nt out her files
(C) save a copy to another folder on her laptop (D) save a screenshot of her work
Jessica was viewing a photo of her dog on her computer. She then edited Photo 1 to make Photo 2.
Photo 1 Photo 2
(A) zoomed in and added a frame (B) cropped and added a frame
(C) resized and added a background (D) zoomed out and added a background
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be shown for 20 seconds each.
What is the maximum number of slides Brian can have in his presentation?
23. Brian is using a word processor to create palm cards for his presentation.
24 . Chris created a presentation about his trip to Costa Rica. It contained many slides. Chris wanted :o :
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30. Joanne's usual pattern of phone use is that she makes 200 two-minute phone calls each month, sends 25
text messages each day and uses 60 MB of data each day.
Joanne is comparing mobile phone plans. She wants to pay the least amount each month to cover all her
phone usage.
$30 Plan
Monthly included credit for calls $350
Call charges 50 cents connection fee+ $1 per minute
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Included data 500 MB
Extra data Charged at 5 cents/MB
$40 Plan
Monthly included credit for calls $400
Call charges 50 cents connection fee+ $1 per minute
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Included data 1 GB
Extra data Charged at 5 cents/MB
$50 Plan
Monthly included credit for calls $500
Call charges 50 cents connection fee + $1 per minute
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Extra data Charged at 5 cents/MB
$60 Plan
Monthly included credit for calls $550
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