0417.1.2.05 — Differences between input and output devices: past paper questions
Real questions on 0417.1.2.05 — differences between input and output devices
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- 0417/11 · May/June 2025 · Q7[4]
Explain, giving examples, the purpose of a corporate house style.
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · May/June 2023 · Q11[3]
Many books contain a gutter margin. Explain what is meant by a gutter margin.
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · October/November 2022 · Q1a[1]
The orientation of a page that is taller than it is wide is called
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · October/November 2022 · Q1b[1]
An area at the bottom of a page is called
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · October/November 2022 · Q1c[1]
The first line of a paragraph that appears as the last line of the previous page is called
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · October/November 2022 · Q1d[1]
Text that is aligned horizontally in the middle of a line is called
See it on the paper → - 0417/13 · October/November 2022 · Q14[3]
Explain why page, section and column breaks are used in documents.
See it on the paper → - 0417/12 · February/March 2020 · Q6d[4]
A master document has been created. The teacher will mail merge the personal details of each student into the document. Explain why mail merged documents are used.
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What examiners said
This topic has been set in previous sessions and as with this session candidates found it very challenging. There were a number of answers that wrote about houses. It was clear that some candidates understood the topic but could not expand on their answers and gain the higher marks.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0417/11 Q7 (Cambridge)
Surprisingly this question was very challenging for many candidates. Candidates would have used gutter margins in the practical papers and the topic has been set many times in the theory paper, but few candidates could fully explain what they were. Candidates had difficulty in clearly expressing the whereabouts of a gutter margin on pages of text, but the responses gave evidence that ‘the gutter...
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0417/13 Q11 (Cambridge)
This part was well answered, with most candidates producing the correct answer.
— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0417/13 Q1(a) (Cambridge)
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