chapter 15-proofing

Question 1

what do spell checks do

Answer 1

compare words in a doc to those held in the dictionary, if word doesnt match its flagged with the red underline

Question 2

why are names or words from different languages flagged as red

Answer 2

cause they arent included in the official dictionary, but you can add words to dictionary so they wouldnt be flagged as an error again

Question 3

what do grammer checks do

Answer 3

reviews text entered to see if they follow accepted gramatical rules for the language,showm in double blue underline

Question 4

what is validation

Answer 4

process where data is checked to see if it satisfies certain criteria

Question 5

whatre widows

Answer 5

single lines that appear on next page since theyre seperated from paragraph on previous page

Question 6

whtre orphans

Answer 6

single line that appears on previous page

Question 7

whatre the 2 types of verification

Answer 7

-visual verification(person entering data compares it to original doc)
-double data entry verification (data entered twice and compared by computer)

Question 8

what is proofreading

Answer 8

NOT A FORM OF VERIFICATION
careful rereading of a doc before you print it