The following sample test for Module 7, Information and Communication, is divided in two parts with approximately equal weighting between the two parts. In the Information part of the test you are asked to access the ECDL Foundation Home Page and to carry out some basic tasks associated with using a web browsing application. You are also asked to carry out a search task about wine from France.

Part 1: Information

1. Open a web browsing application. 1 Mark

2. Describe how to change the Home Page or Startpage in your web browsing application. Enter your answer under the appropriate question number in the answerfile. This is located in the answer folder on your Candidate Disk and save. 1 Mark

3. Access a search engine and enter the keyword France in a search. 1 Mark

4. Select any web page which gives information about France in the search results. 1 Mark

5. Enter the URL of the opened web page in the answerfile and save. 1 Mark

6. Refine your search to include Wine from France. Select any web page which gives information about wine from France from the search results. Enter the URL in the answerfile and save. 1 Mark

7. Print one page from a web site illustrating information about Wine from France as a printed document. 1 Mark

8. Close the web browsing application. 1 Mark

Part 2: Communication In the Communication part of the test you are asked to carry out basic tasks associated with using an e-mail application including composing and sending an e-mail message, adding file attachments

1. Open an electronic mail application. 1 Mark

2. Open the message ecdl in your mail inbox and forward it to the test leader at the following addresss: tester@testcentre.com 1 Mark

3. You are going to compose and send an e-mail message. Open a new mail message and enter the following short text: Jane, Are you going to the Jazz concert tonight ? 1 Mark

4. Insert the test leader’s mail address tester@testcentre.com in the message to field, and the title Concerts in the message subject field. 1 Mark

5. Attach the file jazz contained on your Candidate Disk to the mail message. 1 Mark

6. Send the message to the test leader. 1 Mark

7. Close the electronic mail application. 1 Mark

Part 1: Information

1. Open a web browsing application. 1 Mark

2. Open the following URL or web address: http://www.ecdl.com 1 Mark

3. Copy the ECDL logo (or the image location) from the ECDL Foundation Home Page and paste the logo as your answer into your answerfile and save. 1 Mark

4. Access a search engine and enter the keyword music in a search. 1 Mark

5. Select any web page which gives information about music in the search results. 1 Mark

6. Enter the URL of the opened web page in the answerfile and save. 1 Mark

7. Go to the following web address : http://www.ecdl.com/foundation/index.html and copy two lines of text as your answer in your answerfile and save. 1 Mark

8. Close the web browsing application. 1 Mark

Part 2: Communication In the Communication part of the test you are asked to carry out some basic tasks associated with using an e-mail application including composing and sending an e-mail message and adding file attachments.

1. Open an electronic mail application. 1 Mark

2. Open the mail message ecdl from your inbox and reply (with or without original message insertion) adding the phrase thanks to the message. 1 Mark

3. You are going to compose and send an e-mail message. Open a new mail message and enter the following short text: Dear Michelle, Did you know our club are visiting Provence. Interested ? Mary 1 Mark

4. Insert the test leader’s mail address 'tester@testcentre.com' in the message to field, and the title French Visit in the message subject field. 1 Mark

5. Attach the file provence contained on your Candidate Disk to the mail message. 1 Mark

6. Send the message to the test leader. 1 Mark

7. Close the electronic mail application. 1 Mark