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Joseph’s Convent International School

St. Stanislaus International School

CANDIDATE
NAME

CENTRE CANDIDATE
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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417 / 01

PAPER 1 October 2021
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper
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1 Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate words from the list below.

hard disk drive hardware microphone OCR printer

Scanner Screen Software Virus Speaker

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(b) The programs and data of a computer are called...........................................................[1]

(c) The device used to input sound is called a.....................................................................[1]

(d) The device used to store data is called a........................................................................[1]

2 Tick whether the following are examples of impact printers or non-impact printers.

impact non-impact
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Dot matrix printer
Ink jet printer
Laser printer
3D printer

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3 Tick whether the following statements about internal and external memory are true or false.

true false
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A portable harddrive is an example of internal memory.
Magnetic tape is used to store backups of data.
RAM is internal memory.
ROM loses its data when the power is turned off.

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4 A new system has to be tested before it can be implemented. A variety of test data is used.

Name the following types of test data.

(a) Data that is outside the boundaries of acceptability.

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(b) Data that is on the boundary of acceptability.

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(c) Data that is not on the boundary but is within the range of acceptability.

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(d) Data that has been used before and has known outcomes.

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5 There are a number of health and safety issues associated with the use of computers.

Copy the Diagram and draw arrows from the terms Health or Safety to the matching issue.
Use a maximum of four arrows.

Tripping over loose

wires.

Heavy equipment falling

Health
Off table sand injuring
people.

Clicking a mouse
Safety
Repetitively causing RSI.

Overloading sockets
Causing fire.

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6 Validation is a way of checking data in a database.

Name the most appropriate validation check that matches each description below.

Makes sure that the data entered into a field is exactly 10 characters.....................................
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Makes sure that the date is entered as

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7 Explain the meaning of the following terms used in document production.

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8 A company is setting up a video-conference.

(a) Name three computer hardware devices they would need.

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(b) The company could have set up a web-conference rather than a video-conference.

Describe what is meant by a web-conference.

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9 An automatic washing machine contains a device to read RFID chips sewn into clothing.
When an item of clothing is placed in the washing machine it is scanned.

(a) Describe how the data is read from the RFID chip.

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(b) Explain the benefits of using RFID technology in a washing machine.

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10 The city of Venice is in danger of being damaged due to rising sea levels. A new computer
controlled flood defence system is being planned. The developers of the system are using a
spreadsheet to model the plan.

(a) Give three reasons why computer models are used to simulate the flood defence system.

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(b) The city uses a manual system for detecting flood waters. This relies on people watching
for the rising levels of water.

Explain why creating a computerised system is better than using the manual system.

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(c) The developers have used the results from the model to choose a computer controlled
flood defence system. It will have a barrier which can open or close.

Describe the role of the microprocessor in such a system.

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11 Below is part of a spreadsheet of candidates’ examination grades. A teacher needs to create

formulae to analyse these grades. There are 64 grades in the full list, in cells B6 to B69.

(a) Write the most efficient formula that could be entered in cell E6 to display the number
of A* grades for ICT in the full list. The formula must be easy to replicate for the other
grades.

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(b) The teacher wants to copy the formula down to E15 without having to re-type any of the
cells.

Describe how he could achieve this.

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(c) The teacher needs to calculate the percentage of students gaining A* to C grades.

Write the most efficient formula to achieve this.

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(d) The teacher wishes to create an appropriate chart or graph to be placed on a separate
sheet. It will show the grades and the corresponding total number of students gaining
those grades.

Describe how the teacher could achieve this.

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12 The Staywell Community Centre has created a new database which stores the details of each
of its members. Each member can choose either swimming or tennis as an activity. The fields
in the database are name, address, contact number, gender and activity.

(a) When new members arrive at the centre they need to complete a paper-based form.
Design a suitable paper-based form to collect the member’s details and the activity they
wish to book for.

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(b) Describe four changes which could be made to this paper-based form to make it into an
online screen form.

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13 (a) A picture is an element of a web page. Name three other elements that could be used in a
web page.

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A student is designing a web page about herself which she plans to publish on the
internet. The web page will contain a picture of herself as well as other details.

(b) She wants to place a picture ‘‘sport.jpg’’ on it.

Write the line of HTML markup to display the picture or to display the words ‘‘play
sport’’ if the browser cannot locate the picture.

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(c) She has been advised by her teacher that she needs to be aware of e-safety.

Describe the e-safety issues that she should be aware of before she publishes this web
page.

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14 An Office employee working in the Marketing Department of Company ABC has opted to
Work from Home. Describe the Hardware and Software Considerations and Requirements in
this Scenario.

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15 You use a computer to do your homework. You are concerned about the health issues of
using a computer.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different methods you could use to help
minimise the health problems of using the computer.

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16 Robots are being used on Mars to explore its surface.

(a) Give three advantages of using robots rather than humans to do this task.

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(b) Give two disadvantages of using robots rather than humans.

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