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The best way to learn is by doing.
If you can follow these
instructions and do the formatting, you should do well on the exam.
Instructions:
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PRACTICE TEST FILE.
The file is "read only" so you must save it to your CD, floppy disk, or
flash drive. The
text may also be keyboarded by
keying the following as it appears, single spaced, with justification set
for left. Use Save As and save the document as practice problem on
your floppy, Flash or Thumb drive.
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Network--as Common as Vehicles in
Everyday Life Back
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For years, components of networks
have included such activities as listening to the radio, watching a favorite
program on television, traveling by vehicle, and talking on the telephone.
Just as national broadcasting companies have made use of the facilities of
many local broadcasting stations to bring viewers their favorite radio
or television show, telephone companies have used wires, microwave stations,
and satellites to help individuals communicate with family and friends.
The roadway and highways of cities, counties, and states, make up another
familiar network common to vehicle travelers.
Similar to the networks referred
to above is another group of networks classified as telecommunications
networks. Telecommunications networks are those networks made up of
electronic devices, such as interrelated groups of computers linked by some
form of communication channel. Common types of telecommunications
networks include such topologies as the bus, the ring, and the star.
Topology refers to the configuration or the different ways stations or nodes
are connected. Here is a description of each of the three topologies:
1.Star Topology--In the star
topology, a central computer serves as the hub in the middle of the star configuration. For communication to pass from one station or node on
the exterior of the star to another, it must pass through the computer or
processor serving as the hub. As the hub manages the flow of communications,
it is easy to detect failure of a particular station. The network will
continue to process information even if one station or node fails.
However, if the computer serving as the hub for the network fails, the whole
network fails.
2.Bus Topology--Stations or nodes
of a bus topology are arranged along a single backbone (cable), each
connected directly to the backbone. Each station recognizes only its
own address in the network and ignores messages sent to other stations.
A break in a bus network renders the whole network as inoperable.
Breaks are often difficult to find. The bus network is often
compared to an express bus ride in the city--a rider travels from stop X to
stop Z without even considering getting off the bus as it passes stop Y.
3.Ring Topology--In the topology
of a ring network, a message passes through all nodes or stations in its
path as it travels around the ring from origin to destination.
Information on a ring may travel in either direction--clockwise or
counterclockwise --but only travels in one direction at a time. In the
ring topology a message passes through all nodes along the ring until it
reaches its destination.
The network topologies described
above are usually located at one site and are known as a local area network.
If the network spans between companies or sites, it becomes a wide area
network. Those networks discussed are also simple network topologies.
No longer is traveling the
network considered to be just getting into a vehicle and making a trip down
a scenic rolling country road. Some people crawl the net, surf the
net, drive the net, explore the net, or even work the World Wide Web.
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Instructions: Make the
corrections as indicated. Resave your practice problem often as you
make the changes. There are additional instructions at the end of this
page under additional practice.
1. Change left margin to 1.5" leaving the right margin at 1".
2. Turn Widow/Orphan on. To do this, select Edit from the
97-2003 menu
and Select all; then select Format from the menu, select paragraph, select
the tab for Line and Page Breaks and place a check mark in the Widow/Orphan
Control box. In Word 2007 choose Home then paragraph and choose
the Line and Page Breaks option.
3. Create a 1.5-inch top margin starting on about line 1.5" or 1.6:"
on the first page only. Using the ruler (View - ruler)
as your guide start your first line at 1.5" or 1.6". Use the
enter key to place the heading on 1.5 to 1.6. Do not change
top margin settings. Indent the first line of each paragraph .5
inches.
4. Use the alignment buttons on the Toolbar to justify the text.
5. Place automatic page numbers
on all pages, except page 1, in the upper right hand corner.
6. Change the numbers 1, 2, and
3 from numbers to bullets.
7. Change the first two
paragraphs and the last two paragraphs to double spacing. Keep the
enumerated material single spaced.
8. Make sure there is only one
blank line between paragraphs.
9. In paragraph one, in the
second sentence, add "and listeners" after the word "viewers."
10. In the second
paragraph, the second sentence, following the word "channel" and before the
period ending the sentence, insert "such as wire, cable, or fiber."
11. Find and Replace all
forms of the word "vehicle" with appropriate forms of the word "car."
12. Switch the bulleted
paragraph beginning with “Bus Topology” with the last bulleted paragraph
beginning with “Ring Topology.”
13. After selecting the
main title, use the Change Effects from the Format Menu to change the title
to all uppercase letters. Also center the title horizontally. In
Word 2007 choose Home, Font, and choose the change case icon.
14. Add a subtitle a double
space below the title using the date code for month, day, and year to insert
today’s date.
15. Read through your text
for misspelled words, poor spacing, etc., and correct any errors. Now
the document should be set up correctly.
16. At the beginning of the
second paragraph, at the left margin, add the Graphic Image of an office
telephone (Clipart). Make sure the placement of the phone is at the
left margin beginning on the same line as the first sentence of the
paragraph. (See the key to make sure your placement is correct.)
Format the image so that the text wraps around it to the right and size the
clipart to approximately 1.5 inches square.
18. Insert a single spaced
table between the last two paragraphs of the document (2 columns by 3 rows)
using the following information:
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Star Topology |
Hub in the Middle of a Star |
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Ring Topology |
Nodes Placed in a Ring |
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Bus Topology |
Nodes Placed on a Single Backbone |
Select the table and go to table on the menu and select autofit to content.
Move the table to approximately the center of the page so it is between
the margins.
19. Create an in-text citation
after the word travelers in the first paragraph. The citation should
read Green. If using Word 2007, this will also generate the
bibliography entry for green (if set up correctly). Know how to add a
footnote, endnote, in-text citation, and generate a bibliography, works
referenced or works cited page.
20. Using the section break
format, create a new page with the following information:
Rowe, Stanford H. II.
Telecommunications for Managers, Fifth Edition, Columbus: Prentice
Hall, 2002.
Green, James Harry. The
Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications, Fourth Edition, New York:
McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Your last name, your first name. TBE Word Practice, First Edition, Ogden:
WSU Printing Services, 2006.
21. Place a title named
“Bibliography” on the page centered horizontally in all upper case letters.
Place the two entries alphabetically by sorting and making the paragraphs
double spaced and using hanging indent paragraph format. There should
be no page number on this page.
22. Place a footnote (1)
after the word topologies in the second to last paragraph. The
footnote should read
1 Topologies are often mixed.
23. In Word 2007 the
Bibliography will be automatically generated if you set it up correctly.
Work on this option if using Word 2007. The bibliography must be
generated automatically if using Word 2007. This is easy to do as shown
below.
Add a new citation and source to a document
When you add a new citation to a document, you also create a new source
that will appear in the bibliography.
- On the References tab, in the
Citations & Bibliography group, click the arrow next to
Style.
- Click the style that you want to use for the citation and source.
- use the MLA or APA styles for citations and sources.
- Click at the end of the sentence or phrase that you want to cite.
- On the References tab, in the
Citations & Bibliography group, click Insert Citation.
Do one of the following:
- To add the source information, click Add New Source.
- To add a placeholder, so that you can create a citation and fill in
the source information later, click Add new placeholder.
A question mark appears next to placeholder sources in Source Manager.
- Begin to fill in the source information by clicking the arrow next
to Type of source.
- For example, your source might be a book, a report, or a Web site.
- Fill in the bibliography information for the source.
- To add more information about a source, click the Show
All Bibliography Fields check box.
4. Look at the Help section of the Word document
for more information about inserting citations.
The above information was
generated from the Help section of Word 2007.
24. Save and print the
document. Your document will not look the same as the key. It will be
personalized depending on what software you use and the options you choose
to add.
Additional
Practice:
Practice inserting headers,
footers, footnotes, changing margins, indenting text, using tab stops, and
changing justification of text. Know how to insert, format, copy,
size, and wrap text around graphics. Know how to insert and format a
table as well as add columns and rows. Understand section breaks and
page breaks.
Key:
When you are finished, check your
document against the key. The key and your document will be similar
but will not be exactly the same. The key is a guideline. The key may not display
correctly in your browser.
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