Table 1 shows the list of items and the quantity of the items needed by a student. The table was created on an MS Excel worksheet. Use the table to answer q...

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - Data Processing - 2019 (Essay and Test of Practical Work) Subject: Data Processing

Question 1 Report

Table 1 shows the list of items and the quantity of the items needed by a student. The table was created on an MS Excel worksheet.

Use the table to answer questions 6(a)(i)-(iv)

Table 1

ITEM QUANTITY
TEXTBOOK 12
BIRO 5
EXERCISE BOOK 18
PENCIL 3
CALCULATOR 2
ERASER 2

(a)Outline the steps to; (i) create a bar chart on the worksheet such that the items would be labeled on the chart and the percentage of each item included.

(ii) add to the table a new; A. column B. row

(iii) State one function in MS Excel that can be used to determine the item with the highest quantity.

(b) Outline the steps to add page border to a document using Art Design Tool in MS Word application.

(c) An MS Word document contains the phrase "WAEC Exam". Highlight the steps to link the phrase WAEC website (http://www.waec.org.ng).

Answer Details

6(a) Excel worksheet

The completed data, including the percentage required for the chart, is:

ITEMQUANTITYPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
TEXTBOOK1228.57%
BIRO511.90%
EXERCISE BOOK1842.86%
PENCIL37.14%
CALCULATOR24.76%
ERASER24.76%
TOTAL42100%

(i) Bar chart produced from the worksheet data

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Bar chart of the quantities required. Total quantity = 42; the percentage for each item is included in its label.

Steps:

  1. Enter the headings ITEM and QUANTITY and the given values in the worksheet.
  2. In cell C1, type PERCENTAGE. In C2, enter =B2/SUM($B$2:$B$7), copy the formula down to C7, and format the cells as Percentage with two decimal places.
  3. Select the item names and quantities, including their headings, for example A1:B7.
  4. Click Insert on the Ribbon, select Bar Chart, and choose a 2-D clustered bar chart.
  5. Use the item names as the category labels. Add the chart title Quantity of Items Needed by a Student.
  6. Right-click a bar and select Add Data Labels. Open Format Data Labels, select Value From Cells, select C2:C7, and clear Value. The percentage for each item is then displayed on its bar.

(ii) Adding to the table

A. New column:

  1. Click the column letter immediately to the right of the position where the new column is required.
  2. Right-click and choose Insert, or select Home > Insert > Insert Sheet Columns.
  3. Type the heading and enter the required data in the inserted column.

B. New row:

  1. Click the row number immediately below the position where the new row is required.
  2. Right-click and choose Insert, or select Home > Insert > Insert Sheet Rows.
  3. Enter the new item and its quantity in the blank row.

(iii) The function is MAX. For example, =MAX(B2:B7) returns 18, the highest quantity.

6(b) Adding an Art page border in MS Word

  1. Open the document and click the Design tab. In older versions of Word, click Page Layout.
  2. In the Page Background group, click Page Borders.
  3. Click the Page Border tab in the Borders and Shading dialogue box.
  4. Select Box under Setting.
  5. Open the Art list and select the required artistic border design.
  6. Choose the required width and select the pages to which the border should apply.
  7. Click OK.

6(c) Linking “WAEC Exam” to the WAEC website

  1. Highlight the phrase WAEC Exam.
  2. Click the Insert tab and select Link or Hyperlink. Alternatively, press Ctrl + K.
  3. Select Existing File or Web Page.
  4. Type http://www.waec.org.ng in the Address box.
  5. Click OK. The phrase becomes a hyperlink to the WAEC website.

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