Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/11

*8515680477*

Paper 1 Theory May/June 2017

2 hours

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

No Additional Materials are required.

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The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 16 printed pages.

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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 speaker virus

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

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

hard disk drive

(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
(✓) (✓)

Dot matrix printer

Inkjet 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
(✓) (✓)

A portable hard drive 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.

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

extreme
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(c) Data that is not on the boundary but is within the range of acceptability.
normal
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(d) Data that has been used before and has known outcomes.

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live data [1]

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

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 tables and 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.....................................
length check
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Makes sure that a number lies between 10 and 100................................................................

range check
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Makes sure that the data entered is numeric............................................................................

type check
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Makes sure that the date is entered as DD/MM/YYYY.............................................................

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

margin that is on the folded line of a book
Gutter........................................................................................................................................

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text placed at the top of every page
Header......................................................................................................................................

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last line of a paragraph and is the first of a new page
Widow.......................................................................................................................................

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text is displayed around an image
Wrapping...................................................................................................................................

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8 A company is setting up a video-conference.

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

microphone
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speaker
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monitor
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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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it allows text, video and audio communication
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the main difference is that it uses a web browser to communicate
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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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a signal is sent out from the washing machine and the RFID reads the signal
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then the information is received and the washing machine acts accordingly.
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(b) Explain the benefits of using RFID technology in a washing machine.

it uses the correct type of washing mode for the clothes
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it will also use the correct amount of water to wash the clothes
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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.

cheaper because no need to build complicated structures

1.........................................................................................................................................

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it is quicker because you don't have to look for architects and build the system
2.........................................................................................................................................

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it can be fixed easily if it goes wrong
3.........................................................................................................................................

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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.
the humans need to rest the computerized system will not require rest at all.
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the people may forget to look for water level
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and you have to pay the people to look for water levels
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the people who watch for water levels are safer
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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.

the microprocessor reads the data from the sensors and the microprocessor send
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out the signal to close the barrier to stop water level from rising
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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 B C D E F G
1 Results for Centre XX123
2
3 Qualification: IGCSE
4
5 Cand. No ICT Totals
6 3001 E A* % A* - C
7 3002 C A % A* - G
8 3008 C B
9 3012 D C
10 3015 C D
11 3017 C E
12 3021 A F
13 3024 E G
14 3025 C U
15 3026 E X
16 3027 C
17 3028 D

(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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= COUNTIF($B$6:$B$69,D6)

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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.

click on cell E6, then move to bottom RH corner select fil handle. lastly, drag down to E15
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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.

(SUM(E6:E9)/SUM(E6:E15))*100
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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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Drop down box for the activities

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drop down box for gender
2.........................................................................................................................................

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search button for house number and post code
3.........................................................................................................................................

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use of hyperlink to home website
4.........................................................................................................................................

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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.

text
1.........................................................................................................................................
sound
2.........................................................................................................................................
hyperlink
3.........................................................................................................................................

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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.

<img src=”sport.jpg” alt=”play sport”>

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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.
She should not display pictures of herself in school uniform and not display personal
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details and should not identify the school

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14 Computer operating systems have developed since early computers used Command Line Interfaces
(CLI). Many computers now use Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), some of which are capable of
using touch screen technology.

Compare and contrast CLI and GUI.

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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 in the mining industry to dig up minerals from under the surface of the Earth.

(a) Give three advantages of using robots rather than humans to do this task.
If the screen is 90 degrees to the window it reduces the glare/eye strain
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If you use a screen filter/blue glasses eye strain is reduced
2.........................................................................................................................................

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If LCD/TFT screens are used then eye strain is reduced
3.........................................................................................................................................

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

Laptops can be difficult to ensure the screen is 90 degrees as the whole unit
1.........................................................................................................................................
needs to be moved
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he cost of safety equipment can be expensive
2.........................................................................................................................................

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