IPA IP 2020 Question 80

Topic: Multimedia

A question IPA Japan published in 令和2年度 10月 ITパスポート試験公開問題問80, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.

Same question on ITPEC: Oct 2025 Q9 +1 more

Which of the following is the explanation of a characteristic of hypertext?

a)It has a function for the creation and editing of a range of expressions.b)It has a function for the creation and editing of a range of shapes.c)It provides a range of templates, and enables their use.d)It has a mechanism that enables relevant information to be accessed by embedding a link in any position in a text.

Explanation

Links embedded anywhere in the text give access to related information — that is what makes text hypertext.

Hypertext is text containing links: selecting a word or phrase jumps to another place in the document or to another document. The reader follows the links in any order instead of reading straight through, so pieces of information form a network rather than a line. The Web is built on it: HTML is the HyperText Markup Language, and hypermedia extends the same links to images, sound and video.

Answer (d)

Why not others:

•(a) — creating and editing formulas and expressions is an equation editor function, found in word processors and spreadsheets
•(b) — creating and editing shapes is a drawing or graphics function
•(c) — a set of ready-made templates is a feature of office and presentation software

Key rule: Hypertext is defined by links that connect pieces of information non-linearly; editing, drawing and template features have nothing to do with it.

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