1 - 4 Software ANSWERS
1 - 4 Software ANSWERS
1 - 4 Software ANSWERS
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Study Opportunities Computers, part of your life – Grade 11, 2nd Edition
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Study Opportunities Computers, part of your life – Grade 11, 2nd Edition
11. Give four common software features that most modern operating systems have built into them to
make it easier for people with physical disabilities to use computers.
11. Screen magnification
Text to speech (Narration)
Larger mouse cursor
Higher contrast settings
Speech recognition for voice control of the computer
12. The following message dialog appeared while a user was using Excel 2016.
(a) What file action was the user performing to cause this dialog to appear?
(a) Saving the file (in a previous version).
(b) Explain in general terms why this dialog might appear (in any application)?
(b) Newer versions or editions of an application may use different file formats or contain features
that older versions do not support.
(c) What might be the consequence of continuing to save this spreadsheet (by clicking on the
Continue button)?
(c) While this is unlikely to result in a loss of data, certain types of formatting (such as the conditional
formatting icon sets indicated in the screenshot) may not be saved.
(d) What, in general, would be the main reason why a user might need to save a file in a lower or
‘older’ version?
(d) So that it can be opened and read by any user who may not have access to the newer version of
the software.