The document outlines an individual assignment for students to create a professional word processing document about four influential computer personalities, including Steve Jobs, Michael Dell, and Bill Gates, along with an additional figure chosen by the student. Students are required to research reliable sources, summarize key aspects of each individual, and format the document according to specified guidelines, including sections like a cover page, introduction, and conclusion. The completed work must be submitted electronically, adhere to strict formatting rules, and will be subjected to a similarity detection tool.

1. File submission: MS Word 2016 practical exam: Word
processing document creation
Objective of the activity
Typing in a word processor is not enough. Knowing the
functions of the word processor and the proper use of them,
result in a document with a professional appearance, which
invites and facilitates its reading. In this activity, each student
will develop a document in a word processor using the functions
that are requested.
Instructions
The academic goal of this task is to meet three of the most
important contemporary personalities in the evolution of
computers. The names that you will see below may be known:
Steve Jobs
Michael Dell
Bill gates
Additionally, it will include a fourth person, whose career
makes him worthy of being on a par with the characters
mentioned above.
To carry out this activity, you must carry out research using

2. resources such as databases or the Internet. The sources of
information consulted must be reliable sources (not
monographs.com, Wikipedia.org, good homework, lazy corner…
among others).
You will deliver an electronic document correctly written in
your own words in which you will summarize the most
important aspects of these personalities: origin, something from
their childhood; education, his foray into the world of
computers and his most important contribution or contributions.
The document should not be as short as half a page, but it is not
intended to be long either. One page is expected for each
individual investigated.
Download the document for the activity:
What are we going to do?
After having collected, analyzed and paraphrased the
information, you will deliver one (1) document created with a
word processor, following the outline for the written work. The
work must have:
Cover page
Table of Contents (using the Table of Contents function of the
Reference tab)
Introduction

3. Personalities in the Evolution of Computers (present in
alphabetical order by last name)
Michael Dell
Bill gates
Steve Jobs
_________________ (Name of the character identified by the
student)
conclusion
References
Index
Appendix (Each appendix on one page, arranged alphabetically
by last name). In this section you can include a photo of the
character
Appendix A - Michael Dell
Appendix B - Bill Gates
Appendix C - Steve Jobs
Appendix D - Character name identified by the student.
Through their work, the student will be able to practice the
following skills:
Create and save documents in word

4. give attributes such as:
Blacken and italic
Align vertically
Align horizontally
Applying the styles (Style)
do
“Page break (page breaks)
Page numbering
"Header (headers) & footer" (footer)
Spacing (line spacing)
single and double
"Before & after"
Table of Contents (using the Table of Contents function)
Index (using the Index function)
How are we going to do the job?
Study the resources in the unit.
Search for information from reliable sources.

5. In a word processor document, write your work. It is important
that you summarize and use paraphrasing techniques when
writing your work.
Structure your work so that it complies with the parts to be
developed. See the Outline document for written work.
Perform the required functions and apply the required attributes.
Save the document as Personalities in the Evolution of
Computers_your name. For example, Personalities in the
evolution of computers_Maria Olivero
Upload your work to the platform. The activity allows you to
upload only one file.
If in doubt about how to do the job, review the tutorials and
simulations
The activity is individual. The works will be submitted to the
tool to detect similarity of content (now Urkund).
Deliverable
Each student must submit a document written in a word
processor. The activity is individual. The work must be
delivered on time, without spelling or grammatical errors. The
works will be submitted to the tool to detect similarity of
contents (now Urkund)

6. The work must have the following parts:
Cover page
Table of Contents
Introduction (at least three paragraphs of five sentences each)
Personalities in the Evolution of Computers (present in
alphabetical order by last name)
Michael Dell
Bill gates
Steve Jobs
_________________ (Name of the character identified by the
student)
Conclusion (at least three paragraphs of five sentences each)
References
Index
Appendix (Appendix divider page)
Each appendix on one page, arranged alphabetically by last
name). In this section you can include a photo of the character
Appendix A - Steve Jobs
Appendix B - Michael Dell

7. Appendix C - Bill Gates
Appendix D - Character name identified by the student.
Basic review resources
Beskeen / Cram Duffy / Friedrichsen / Reding. (2017).
Microsoft Office 365: Office 2016. Boston: Cengage Learning.
Microsoft. (2018). Word for Windows Training. Retrieved from
https://support.office.com/es-es/article/word-for-windows-
training-7bcd85e6-2c3d-4c3c-a2a5-5ed8847eae73 (Links to an
external site.)
Shelly Cashman Series (2017). Microsoft Office 365: Office
2016 Advanced. Boston: Cengage Learning.
Ortiz, I. (2019). Outline for written work.