Introduction to

Unit 4: Software Applications
67
Activity Details:
Create a PowerPoint slide based on the following requirements.
1. 
Select a suitable design template and appropriate slide layouts,
2. 
Graphics that can enhance your presentation may also be inserted. You can 
replace standard bullet symbols with other graphics,
3. 
Add animation effects to the bullet items,
4. 
Add transition and appropriate sound effects, and 
5. 
Add a timing to automate your slide show.
Activity Assessment Criteria:
Checking the PowerPoint presentation created for 
compliance to the requirements specified.
Learning Activity: Creating a summary for the unit
Introduction
In this activity you are required to summarize the unit’s content with words not exceeding 
120. Just focus on the main elements discussed in the unit such as the features of the a word 
processors, spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentation.
Activity Details
Summarizing the whole idea of a content of several pages in a few words among other 
things requires writing skills. In this activity you need to be more specific as well as brief in 
incorporating the most important elements of the unit’s content in the summary. You need to 
write them in your own words, copying the topics idea in a verbatim way is not allowed.
Activity Assessment Criteria:
Summary completeness and readability.

---

Introduction To Computer Science
68
Unit Assessment
Summative Assessment for the Unit
Instruction to Unit Assessment
A solid understanding of the following items is a necessity, in case of doubts learners are 
advised to go back to the specific sections where they feel is not confident enough on their 
grasp of the notion(s).
• The set of basic features that word processor applications offer, 
• The set of basic features that spreadsheet applications offer, and 
• The set of basic features that presentation software offer.
Assessment
6. 
What does a word processor program do?
7. 
What does a spreadsheet program do?
8. 
What does a presentation software do?
Grading scheme:
Preparing both subjective and objective questions related to the items mentioned above is 
required, the above questions are included as sample to aid in course module facilitators on 
how to prepare unit assessment questions, and the unit assessment weight should not exceed 
10%.