(a) Vera a secretary to the manager of her organization is saddled with the responsibility of typing a confidential report. She is also instructed to insert...

This question tests choice of application software, a document feature, information security, and two general computing terms.

(a)(i) Most suitable application software. A word processor (for example Microsoft Word) is best for typing and formatting the confidential report.

(a)(ii) Feature to insert "CONFIDENTIAL" diagonally in the background of every page. The Watermark feature (a diagonal text watermark) places the faint word across the background of every page.

(a)(iii) One measure to keep the soft copy confidential. Protect the file with a password (encrypt the document) so that only authorised persons can open it. (Restricting access rights or storing it in a secure/encrypted folder is also acceptable.)

(b) Terms.

• (i) Icon: a small graphical picture or symbol on the screen that represents a program, file, folder or command, which the user clicks to select or open it.
• (ii) Browser: a browser (web browser) is application software used to access, retrieve and display web pages and other information from the Internet, for example Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Examination reminder: the diagonal faint text behind every page is specifically a watermark, a word-processor feature; do not confuse it with a header, footer or text box.