IPA IP 2022 Question 71
A question IPA Japan published in 令和4年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問71, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.
Which of the following is an example where kinsoku processing (line breaking rules), a function of document creation software, was performed?
Explanation
Punctuation or a closing bracket pushed back to the end of the previous line — kinsoku processing keeps characters that must not start a line from starting one.
In Japanese text a line can break between almost any two characters, so document creation software applies line breaking rules: punctuation marks (、 。) and closing brackets must not begin a line, and opening brackets must not end one. When such a character would land at the head of a line, the software moves it back to the end of the previous line (or carries a character over to the next line) so the rule holds.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) — an indent: the first character of a paragraph is shifted right by a set number of characters
- •(c) — automatic capitalisation, an autocorrect function
- •(d) — character spacing (equal or justified distribution) within a fixed width
Key rule: Line breaking rules (kinsoku) decide which characters may not stand at the start or end of a line and move them across the break; indent, autocorrect and justification are separate layout functions.
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