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Introduction
The GCSE ICT Companion includes worksheets covering each of the topics in the ICT Companion. There is one worksheet for each topic with two exceptions :
Worksheets can be printed and completed on paper or they can be completed online. Read through all of the information on this page to find out all about worksheets, or select an option from the table below to go straight to a particular topic :
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How should I use the Worksheets ?
To get the most out of the ICT Companion we recommend that you complete the worksheet associated with a topic as you work through the topic. The questions at the start of a worksheet are asked in the order that the material required to answer the questions occurs in articles. Questions at the end of a worksheet are usually more general and require knowledge of the whole topic.
Keep any completed worksheets. They will act as useful revision guides.
If you choose to complete a worksheet online you will type the answers into the computer. You can then print the completed worksheet to hand in for marking. The computer will store the answers that you have entered.
There are two ways to start a new worksheet :
Method 1
1. | Use the
navigation panel,
contents page or
search engine
to select the topic that you want to access the worksheet for.
| 2. | Select the |  button on the navigation panel.
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Method 2
1. | Select the |  button on the navigation panel.
2. | Click on the Start New Worksheet Tab.
| 3. | Choose the worksheet that you want to start from the list in the combo box.
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Type your answers into the worksheet on the screen. Whilst you are completing a worksheet you can press the 
or other buttons to read an article to help you answer. Then simply press the button to carry on with the worksheet.
You must not press the Back button in your browser whilst completing a worksheet as this may cause answers that
you have entered recently to be lost.
Printing a Worksheet Completed Online
When you have finished a worksheet press the 
button at the bottom of the worksheet to print
a copy of the worksheet that includes your answers. You can also print a worksheet part way through completing it, so that you can finish it on paper.
Continuing a Worksheet Started Online
You may not always have time to complete an entire worksheet in one session. You can come back to a worksheet that you have started later on to finish it off. There are two different ways to carry on completing a worksheet that you have already started online. They are :
Method 1
1. | Use the
navigation panel,
contents page or
search engine
to select the topic that you want to continue the worksheet for.
| 2. | Select the | button on the navigation panel.
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Method 2
1. | Select the | button on the navigation panel.
2. | Click on the Current Work Tab.
| 3. | Choose the worksheet topic that you want to continue from the list that appears.
| 4. | Select the |  button on the same line as the name of the worksheet.
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Restarting (Deleting) a Worksheet Started Online
You may decide that you want to completely erase your answers to a worksheet that you have completed online so that you can restart it. To do this :
1. | Select the | button on the navigation panel.
2. | Click on the Current Work Tab.
| 3. | Choose the worksheet topic that you want to restart from the list that appears.
| 4. | Select the |  button on the same line as the name of the worksheet.
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When your teacher has marked a worksheet you can enter the mark at the top of the worksheet online. The ICT Companion will then keep track of all your marks and calculate your average mark.
1. | Get the worksheet that you have received a mark for back on screen (see continuing a worksheet above).
| 2. | Type the mark you have received into the mark box at the top right hand corner of the worksheet. e.g.
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To View Marks
1. | Select the | button on the navigation panel.
2. | Click on the Marked Work Tab.
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Going to Questions and MyWork Organiser
You can jump straight to a particular question or to the MyWork organiser by selecting one of the links at the top of a worksheet :
If you complete a worksheet online your answers will be stored in cookies by your web browser. The ICT Companion asks your broswer to keep the answers for two years, but the actual amount of time they are stored for is controlled by the browser. The browser program may delete them earlier if you store a lot of cookies. If you choose the Delete/Clear Cookies option within your browser software the answers will be erased immediataley. We recommend that you print out worksheets once they are completed to reduce the likelihood of accidental loss.
Completing Worksheets on Paper
If you choose to complete worksheets on paper you will need to print blank copies of the worksheets out. You can either print each worksheet individually or print a workbook that contains all of the worksheets together.
Printing an Individual Worksheet to Complete on Paper
Follow these instructions to print a blank worksheet to complete on paper :
1. | Use the
navigation panel,
contents page or
search engine
to select the topic that you want to access the worksheet for.
| 2. | Select the |  button
on the navigation panel.
3. | Select option
(4) Print Blank Worksheet from
the print menu.
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Follow these instructions to print a workbook that contains all of the worksheets from the ICT Companion :
1. | Select the | button
on the navigation panel.
2. | Select option
(5) Booklet Printing Menu from
the print menu.
| 3. | Select option
(3) Print Workbook from
the booklet printing menu.
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(C) P Meakin 2004
