Cambridge International AS & A Level

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 9626/04

Paper 4 Advanced Practical May/June 2022

2 hours 30 minutes
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You will need: Candidate source files (listed on page 2)

INSTRUCTIONS
● Carry out every instruction in each task.
● Save your work using the file names given in the task as and when instructed.
● You must not have access to either the internet or any email system during this examination.
● You must save your work in the correct file format as stated in the tasks. If work is saved in an incorrect
file format, you will not receive marks for that task.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 90.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 8 pages.

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You have been supplied with the following source files:

MarchMerits.csv
Merits.csv
Scene1.png
Sunset.jpg

Create a folder called Examination. You must save all your work in this folder.
Copy these files into this folder.
Do not delete these files when submitting your work.

You must use the most efficient methods to solve each task. All work produced must be of a professional
standard and contain your candidate details.

Task 1

Open Scene1.png in a graphics application.

Extract a copy of only the

balloon.

The size of the image of the

balloon must be 3000 pixels
wide by 2250 pixels high.

The balloon must have a

transparent background.

Save the image as Balloon1_ followed by your centre number_candidate number

e.g. Balloon1_ZZ999_9999

Repair the sky and save a copy of the scene without the
balloon.

Save the image as Scene2_ followed by your centre number_candidate number

e.g. Scene2_ZZ999_9999

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Without cropping, remove all traces of the posts, fence and wires that are shown in the Scene2_ image.

Wires

Posts and fence

Save the complete image as Scene3_ followed by your centre number_candidate number
e.g. Scene3_ZZ999_9999

Open Sunset.jpg in a graphics application.

Replace all the sky in your Scene3_ image with a suitable section of the sky shown in the Sunset.jpg
image.

Save the image as Scene4_ followed by your centre number_candidate number

e.g. Scene4_ZZ999_9999
[25]

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Task 2

Create a vector graphic image of this balloon.

Use your Balloon1_ image as a template for the

proportions of the balloon and the size and positions of
the panels.

Use gradient fills to create the impression of curves in

the balloon, the panels and the text.

Make sure the proportions of the basket and the

passengers match those shown in this image.

Make sure the basket has a pattern fill.

Save the image as a scalable vector graphic (.svg) as Balloon2_ followed by your centre number_
candidate number
e.g. Balloon2_ZZ999_9999
[25]

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Task 3

Students at Tawara High School can be awarded Merits for good performance or Demerits for poor
performance in these 5 categories:

Academic
Behaviour
Arts
Social
Sports.

All students are members of one of four Houses:

Laratheon
Dannister
Tark
Mully.

The Merits.csv file contains details of the Merits and Demerits awarded to students in January and
February 2022.

Open and examine Merits.csv and use this to create a spreadsheet as a dashboard to look like this:

Note: The totals and values shown in the examples are not correct for the data in the source file.

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The dashboard must display tables and charts as shown in these examples:

Example 1
Tables showing the number
of Merits and Demerits
awarded to each house and
the number awarded by
each member of staff. These tables must be
dynamic.

Example 2
Charts showing the number of Merits and Demerits awarded to each house and the number awarded
by each member of staff.

Note: The totals and values shown in the examples are not correct for the data in the source file.

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Set:

• all text as sans-serif

• all text as bold
• the dashboard heading to 36pt
• the chart headings to 14pt
• all other text to 12pt
• the dashboard background, table and chart columns to the colours shown
• each chart background with a yellow gradient fill.

Save the workbook as JanFebMerits_ followed by your centre number_candidate number

e.g. JanFebMerits_ZZ999_9999
[25]

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Task 4

Update the JanFebMerits data with the records in the MarchMerits.csv file.

Save the workbook as Merits_1stQuarter2022_ followed by your centre number_candidate number

e.g. Merits_1stQuarter2022_ZZ999_9999

Amend the dashboard so that users may select to view the Merits and Demerits data
for individual months or the totals for all months.

The month selected must be The vertical axis for the Merits
automatically displayed in these tables. chart must be fixed as 0 – 350.

The monthly
data selected
must be
automatically
displayed on
the charts.

Note: The totals and values shown in the example are not correct for the data in the source file.

Resave your workbook. [15]

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