Name the Program for a Task
Match the requested change or output to the supplied tool’s purpose.
About 12 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; answers may also be spoken or typed.
- All cases, labels, numbers and rules are supplied on this page. No real account, private information or purchase is needed.
Learn the idea
Software tools have purposes. A drawing program edits pictures, a text editor changes written words, and a sound player plays recordings. The lesson supplies a tool menu; actual devices may offer other tools. Selecting software is a decision about the task, not the tool’s advertising.
Match the requested change or output to the supplied tool’s purpose. A sound player cannot edit a picture in this supplied menu.
Use this supplied case: Change a line in a picture. Choose from the supplied menu. Use the details in this example. An adult may read the words aloud. Point, draw or say your answer.
- Follow the worked example one step at a time. Say or draw what happens.
- Match the requested change or output to the supplied tool’s purpose.
- Say which detail makes the example answer fit. Pick another answer and say why it does not fit.
- Try the question and practice questions. Read the rule again if your answer does not match the explanation.
See the method in action
Change a line in a picture. Choose from the supplied menu. The supported answer is Drawing program. Match the requested change or output to the supplied tool’s purpose. A sound player cannot edit a picture in this supplied menu. Software tools have purposes. The supplied facts, rather than an assumed real-world detail, determine this paper case. Compare the recorded action or value with the stated rule before choosing an answer.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Match the requested change or output to the supplied tool’s purpose.
- A sound player cannot edit a picture in this supplied menu.
See the answer and explanation
Text editor
The supplied case states: Change words in a caption. Choose from the supplied menu. Under the stated distinction, this identifies Text editor. Software tools have purposes. A drawing program edits pictures, a text editor changes written words, and a sound player plays recordings. The lesson supplies a tool menu; actual devices may offer other tools. Selecting software is a decision about the task, not the tool’s advertising. Match the requested change or output to the supplied tool’s purpose.
Take it further
A supplied menu has picture editor, text editor and audio player. Correct a written title with the text editor; changing the image requires the picture editor.
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More practice: try new cases
Choose an answer for each problem. Explain your method on paper, then use the feedback to decide what to revisit.
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