UNITY COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
IT DEPARTMENT
CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS/
CERTIFICATE IN GRAPHICS DESIGN
ADOBE PAGEMAKER
FINAL EXAMS
JUNE-JULY 2024 SERIES
Instructions
Answerer all questions
1. (a) What is Desktop publishing? (2 marks)
(b) Give three examples of desktop publishing software available in the market today.
(3
marks)
(c) State five features in desktop publishing. (5 marks)
2. Identify four common features in word processing and desktop publishing software.
(4
marks)
3. List four areas of DTP application. (2 marks)
4. Differentiate between the following:
(a) Pasteboard and Printable page. (2 marks)
(b) Margins and Column guides. (2 marks)
(c) Change case and drop cap. (2 marks)
(d) Kerning and tracking. (2 marks)
(e) Fill and line stroke. (2 marks)
5. Explain the following as used in DTP: (3 marks)
(a) Master pages.
(b) Layering.
(c) Placeholders / selection handles.
6. Why are master pages important in a publication? (1 mark)
7. (a) What are non-printing guides? (1 mark)
(b) Give three nonprinting guides used in PageMaker. (3 marks)
8. What does the term Gutter mean in relation to column setting? (1 mark)
9. What commands are used in place of portrait and landscape page orientation in PageMaker?
(1
mark)
10. Explain the function of each of the following tools on the PageMaker’s toolbox.
(4
marks)
i) Pointer tool
ii) Text tool
iii) Rectangle tool
iv) Rotate tool
v) Zoom (magnifier) tool
11. Mention the three main purposes of a desktop publishing software. (3 marks)
12. Define the term artwork. (1 mark)
13. Give three methods that are used to transform an object. (3 marks)
14. (a) What is Text wrap? (1 mark)
(b) Give three ways you can wrap text on an object. (3 marks)
(c) Explain the concept of wrapping text around objects. (1 mark)
15. Explain the following graphic terms: (2 marks)
i). Group.
ii). Rotate.
iii). Crop.
State three ways of moving round the page in a Desktop Publishing window. (3 marks)
PART B PRACTICAL
