Homework Two: Recipe GUI

Please complete this homework by Thursday 30th September
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[The following is an actual exam question]

A Computing student has written a program which stores and prints recipes. The program has a graphical user Interface (GUI).

(a) Describe how a well designed GUI can help make the program easier to use.

(4 marks)

(b) The data entry screen allows the user to enter the following data about each recipe.

• The name of the recipe (e.g. Sponge Cake)
• The number of people the recipe caters for (e.g. 6)
• A table of ingredients of the recipe with 3 columns

o The name of the ingredient (e.g. flour)

o The quantity required (e.g. 300)

o The units in which the quantity required is measured (e.g. grams)

On a blank screen show a suitable layout for the data entry screen.

(8 marks)

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You can choose whatever package you wish to do this in:

If you do not have Office 2007 you can get Open Office 3.1 for free from http://www.openoffice.org/ this is an excellent suite of programs with very high compatibility with Microsoft Office, or you can use the office online products that come as part of your student e-mail package.