(a) List: (i) three application areas of a word processing program; (ii) three types of data item. (b) identify program; the four data types available in Ta...

(a)(i) Three application areas of a word-processing program:

• Typing and formatting letters, memos and business correspondence (including mail-merge for many recipients).
• Producing reports, projects, books and manuals.
• Preparing forms, resumes/CVs, notices and certificates.

(a)(ii) Three types of data item:

• Numeric data (numbers, e.g. 38, 71)
• Alphabetic/character (text) data (e.g. names)
• Alphanumeric data (a mix of letters and digits, e.g. A 00022)

(Date and logical/Boolean data are also acceptable types.)

(b) The four data types available in Table 2. Examining each field:

The four main data types present are therefore Alphanumeric (Student I.D.), Text/Alphabetic (Name and Gender), Date (Date of Birth) and Numeric (Score).