Year11 - Dataprocessing - wk1&2 Note
Year11 - Dataprocessing - wk1&2 Note
CONTENTS: Week 1
Graphic package is an application software (program) that can be used to create and manipulate
images on a computer. They are specifically written for graphic production of pictures, images,
logo etc.
WEEK 2:
1. Title Bar: It is the first bar on the screen of any opened application. It gives information
about the program which you are working on and also the name used in saving the
document.
2. Menu bar: Menu bar is the area containing pull-down menu options.CorelDraw as a
program has Eleven (11) menus, they include, File, Edit, View, Layout, Arrange, Effect,
Bitmap, Texts, Tools Window and Help menu. Each menu has its function. When clicked
3. Toolbar: A detachable bar that contains shortcuts to the menu and other commands
4. Property Bar: A detachable bar with commands that relate to the active tool or object.
For example, when the text tool is active, the text property bar displays commands that
5. The Rule: The rule (horizontal and vertical rule) enables us to determine the size and
6. Drawing page: The area inside the drawing window. It is the printable area of your work
area. Any work done outside of the printable page will not be printed
7. Drawing window: The area outside the drawing page bordered by the scroll bars and
application controls
8. Colour Palette: a dockable that contains colour swatches.
9. Docker: A window containing available commands to settings relevant to a specific tool
or task
10. Toolbox: A floating bar with tools for creating, filling and modifying objects in the
drawing
11. Status bar: An area at the bottom of the application window that contains information
about object properties. The status bar also shows the current mouse position
12. Document Navigator: The area at the bottom of the application window that contains
controls for moving between pages and adding pages.
EVALUATION:
Assignment
Instruction: Choose the correct option from the ones lettered A to D
1. ___ software is used for representation and manipulation of image data by a computer.(a)
graphics (b) presentation (c) spreadsheet (d) word processor
2. Which of these is not a graphic software? (a) Tally (b) Adobe Fireworks (c) Print Artist (d)
Instant Artist
3. ___ is used to display the name of the program and the user file(a) Title Bar (b) Status Bar(c)
Scroll Bar (d) Printable Page
4. ___ portion will print all the objects that are required to be printed(a) printable page (b)
drawing window (c) canvas (d) text area
5. ___ bar provides quick access to commonly used features (a) standard tool (b) title (c)
status (d) scroll