2 Answer all questions. Explain using examples if appropiate, the meaning of these computer terms, (a) (b) = A Schwehan fewent/s-racl} al behaviont 61a, oat ba : (c) data encryption rogue value Se oul va bus in & Lengo (hy 2000. ———— } For Examiner's Use.(1) graphical user interface (GU) optical mark recognition (OMR) fo te x mare [exsmbck at a peciculac PB (kK) electronic scabbing The hg Oro rom (m) "A supermarket has a number of point-of-sale (POS) terminals connected fo a minicomputer. All goods in the supermarket have bar codes like the one shown ~ i Fig 24 (a) The bar code can be read using a sultable reader. Name two input devices to the reader that could be used. Aa. Scannst | reades leens nerd | lasa pas Tova N00 Input device 4 . Input device 2 .. (2 [Turn over ys && UcGive three items of data that can be read off the bar code. Sumber / LD {e) When data from the barcode Is passed tothe mineomputer, the minieomputer sends back some information tothe POS lerminal.. Namo two items of information that the minicomputer sends back to the POS terminal. S | dunce dosSeption 1] tt y . Item 4 .. tem 2... (a) Ifthe barcode reader atthe POS teinal fal fo read the code, how can the operator enter the data? tt] (6) Whon a customer leaves the supematke, he sven areceipt GWe four lems of information you would expect to find on the recelpt. () _Datais ofthe day's sales are held on the minicomputer and sent 'o @ | mainframe computer al head offce each night for processing. Give two items of Information that the mainframe should output.5 Zim National Bank uses a compuler to process cheques and update customer accounts, Fig. 31 below is @ copy of a cheque which can be processed by the- Zim National Bank computer, - OD Ar1 raz. wxx aas4se Nan s1 ranch hone pay, fORAM STATIONERY SUPPLIERS a ae ee ee ORY SORTERS ENTERPRISES: NF Muanbs befall u2z0se"" OO"O0oI. 9999909 "* Fig. 3.4 ‘A cheque reader Is used to read dala off the cheque atthe bank, {s) Name and explain the process used by the reader to recognise the data on the cheque. NETS, Sect. Wren ove dd. Choe ches on (2) On the copy ofthe cheque undertne al the data that can be read by the process you have described in (a). (c). List three items of data represented by whal you have underlined in (b). ltem 4. MeAnk., Beant, coda. tom 2A (4) Before the cheque is processed an additional item of data needs to be ‘yped on each chaque (in a computer- readable form) at the Bank. Name the additional tem whichis typed in, (e) Mark with letters XXXXX on the copy of the cheque the position where this additional data item is typed in. meen [Tum ov, 13) ft tt)‘When data from the cheque reader is sent to the computer, wha are updated by the comy tent Bic be Give two advantages, excluding that of speed, ofthe computerised cheque processing used at Zim National Bank. : [2] Se eA ea "Coy R wa Bog Desc two ways i el hp personal data held in Zim National Bank customer les. Shard st be Veogt Legy to NeCassany — Sreud Ye reload do chs Uae) wean, anal a wget) — Ortse cor croalior able qesna date, — Doed, dy bold © ooap7 4 The gram shoun below Fg 4s part of as)tomsfouchar fora payroll program, Masterfile LA Transaction File UPDATE PROGRAM Updated Masterfle Print Fle containing Pay Slips a Fig. 4 4 (@) Suggest a reason, other than that of cost, wh ly Magnetic tape Is used for secondary storage in ths application, : ~ fers (©) Whyis the oid Master File kept offsine? 10] tt] (Tum over @8 @ The Transaction File is Produced by verification and validation, Used to update the old master file, Explain the temns in italics, Itls (2) Name the type of processing thats most suitable for this application, Giving a reason for your answer, Type of processing nage py pplication Is stored offline, For most ofthe time the data for this a Suggest one advantage ofthis, a)9 Data Is kept in a list (array) called ENTRY as follows: ENTRY(1) ZULU ENTRY(2) DIANA ENTRY(3) BEATRICE ENTRY(4) CHARLES ENTRY() = ABSALOM ENTRY(3) is the third data tem in the list ENTRY J and K are used to indicate position inthe list. WJ =3, ENTRY) = BEATRICE IJ =4, ENTRY(JH) is the samo as ENTRY(6) The algorithm below acts on the list ENTRY. In the algorithm the following tests for size are used: > tomean greater than e.g. 7 Is greater than 3 (7>3) Eis greater than C (E>C) ZULU> DIANA CHARLES >ABSALOM © lomean not equal toeg, 3 6 ‘ABSALOM<> DIANA Study the algorithm. betJ=4 Let Kes REPEAT WHILE J <> K DO IF ENTRY(J) > ENTRY (J#4) THEN Swap KEY(J) and KEY(J#4) ENDIF Add tod ENDWHILE Subtract 4 from K Make J=1 UNTIL K= 4 en Turn over10 (2) Dry run this algorithm and record changes to the list ENTRY and Jand K. the pointers Ke | ENTRY (1) | ENTRY (2) | ENTRY (3) | ENTRY (4) /ENTRY (6) ZULU [DAN Rent cel CHMRLes ASA Bitar peur | BeAneicel Charles Wesaony! SAW [BeArerd Suit CDE Les AesAtowy| Nia ReArRid Cluriec| 2uLy estes SIAM | Rese c HAR Les KE SACon StL Bearag] Mant} Crees eeseom Subs Remmi Cities Dion Mesacon| 2uLy Bearece] elec AAton | DI AA. | 2uLuUt Béarace| oinpies [Argestccn A 2ULU Feareicel Chaeies | AESAcod Mana [Bucy [EEATRICE Nemo) CAMgtes | iacan | Zt the BeATRICe drgcAom| CHAR Les |b 1Aace ati | Bncom Beanie capes [brawn | 2004 S R_|AEstom Bearzicel creene| AR | PUL Be \ (6) Whats the purpose of this algorithm? mWuw {¢) How would you change the algorithm so that t does the reverse of. your HL NS, answer to (b)? Use Tg. Srna 2 : ‘The Sungo and Tokwe Rivers feed into the Zexa River. Itis believed that water from the Tokwe River and not from the Sungo River is polluting water in the Zexa River. Explain how you might use datalogging fechniques to test this theory, . # a > a =, aregas [aaa be Ge Oralage'ss | um over“7 “The folowing is an electronic spread sheet diagram showing payroll detals of four casual labourers at 2 local fim. T A 8 c D rE 1 EMPLOYEE BASIC ALLOWANCES: INCOME NET| NO PAY TAX PAY| 2 oot 280000 | 800.00 43000 |= 4 3 02 500000 | 1200.00 920.00 a 4 003 3200.00 920.00 213.00 bal 5 oy 2980.00 | 850.00 470.00 oo ™~)6 | Tora, Proem(ea.ks) 7"| averace |= Avecsce(tpa. 5), BASIC PAY 8 TOTAL ALLOWANCES 9 Using the spreadsheet in he diagram, answer te folowing questions, | {a) Enter the formulas forthe following: | ()_netpay for employee number 001 In cell E2, m i) total basic pay for all employees in cell BS, Ir (ill) average basic pay for the employees in cell B7. tt] For Examiner's Use cap b 213 {b) Instead of entering formulas in cells E3 to ES individually, describe anolher method you could use to get these totals. (1) () How do you enter the employee numbers as shown in the diagram elie essen automaticaly losing the leading 2or08? TPEEWAL Gis NA Aw fF dw acceyblert-[ hive Lacie ay Bin tho \ eos! (6) Give 3 advantages of electronic spread sheels over the traditional manual” Worksheets, w= Gasler oloulakin usiix — ACCU cAR Tease u Ying quis chars BAG PARC sek | Shee lar ‘A school wanted to change its manual students' record system lo a computerized system because they were encountering some problems as they had increased their enrolment. A systems analyst is asked lo do a feasbbily study of the existing system. (2) State 3 fact finding techniques which the analyst may use. — \nienian s 8 dean na Re LQ - Turn over |» Fo, Examiner's Use we fry Sena Sere Lanctat4 ‘he diagram below (Fig. 3a) represents the structure ofa Sludents' File at a boarding school. FIELD Tyee ENGTH Sumame Character 16 First name Character 16 Enrolment No, Character Sex Character 2. Date of Birth Date > Age Numeric 3 Address Line 4 Charmelec Be Address Line 2 26 Address Line 3 ee Fig, 3a (2) (Compete the missing deals in the spaces provided. (i) Give a reason why the Enrolment No. is a character fold rather than a numeric field, — Can \ayo Kar Siiee Zoe (ill) Suggest 2 reasons why info Address 1, Addr Reason t wll: add ovens Wy the address field has been broken down ress 2 and Address 3. can, ke chen bo For Examiner's Use15 8 (b) Fig. 3b below is an extract of records from the Students' File, ‘Sumame First Enrolment] Sex| Date of ‘Aga | Address ‘Address ‘Address: Name | No. Birth 1 2 3 Blalr Anderson 001 M | 010183 | 16 | Central Box 2766 Harare Avenue ‘Chitauro. Rufaro 002 F | ones 45 | Union Box UA22 | Harare Avenue Dube Gerald 003 M | 20/02/83 16 | 5" Steet Box 21 Bula. Oxford Renee’ 004 id 121282, 17 | Samora ‘Machel Box 66 Gweru Avenue Fig. 3b (1) Kent, giving reasons, which field you would use as your primary key field. (c). _Allthe fields in the database are of fixed length type, Give ote disadvantage of this. Rxed (@) Explain how you would use students bom before 1982, mer in [Turn over Exemin, “Use() (b) () 16 On-line systems can be classified as single-user of ‘multi-user systems. Distinguish between the two systems. Tete wes 5 ‘ Accredit store uses an ondine ‘system to check thelr customers’ credit status, of using this system, ci See ert sayin Suggest two advantages to the sh Response tine in systems can elther be immediate, conversational or ‘Ron-urgent. Match these responses to the systems below, ‘System Ondine Batch Processing Control System mean a