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1 Marking instructions

MCQ answer scripts (Template)

1. Marking templates for G.C.E.(A/L) and GIT examination will be provided by the Department of
Examinations itself. Marking examiners bear the responsibility of using correctly prepared and
certified templates.

2. Then, check the answer scripts carefully. If there are more than one or no answers marked to a
certain question write off the options with a line. Sometimes candidates may have erased an option
marked previously and selected another option. In such occasions, if the erasure is not clear write
off those options too.

3. Place the template on the answer script correctly. Mark the right answers with a ’X’ and the wrong
answers with a ’⇥’ against the options column. Write down the number of correct answers inside
the cage given under each column. Then, add those numbers and write the number of correct
answers in the relevant cage.

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Structured essay type and essay type answer scripts

1. Cross off any pages left blank by candidates. Underline wrong or unsuitable answers. Show areas
where marks can be offered with check marks.

2. Use the right margin of the overland paper to write down the marks.
3. Write down the marks given for each question against the question number in the relevant cage on
the front page in two digits. Selection of questions should be in accordance with the instructions
given in the question paper. Mark all answers and transfer the marks to the front page, and write
off answers with lower marks if extra questions have been answered against instructions.

4. Add the total carefully and write in the relevant cage on the front page. Turn pages of answer
script and add all the marks given for all answers again. Check whether that total tallies with the
total marks written on the front page.

Preparation of Mark Sheets

Except for the subjects with a single question paper, final marks of two papers will not be calculated
within the Evaluation Board this time. Therefore, add separate mark sheets for each of the question
papers.
Write Paper I marks in the Paper I column of the mark sheet and write them in words too. Write
Paper II marks in the paper II Column and write the relevant details. For the Subject 51 Art, marks for
Papers I, II and III should be entered numerically in the mark sheets.

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3 Paper I answers

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5 Paper II mark scheme

Notes
1. Essential keywords sufficient for credit in some answers are underlined.
2. Acceptable alternatives for a given word or set of words are separated by slashes.
3. L99 A indicates that any credit for the item should be given only if A is correct.
4. Rounding off of 0.5 marks should only be done to the final total for Paper II.

1. (a) (i) Underline parts containing errors. [2]

The above total mark is decided as follows:

2 marks for 4 or 5 places distinctly underlined

1 mark for maximum 1, 2 or 3 places distinctly underlined

N OTE :
H Deduct 1 mark for one or more incorrect underlines.
H If everything is underlined, then 0 marks.

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Write relevant code lines to make A/L Student Section (line 4) a hyperlink
(ii) [1]
to A/L ICT (line 7).

0.5 marks for each:

Line 4: <a href="#one"> A/L Student Section </a>

Line 7: <h4 id = "one"> A/L ICT </h4>
Or
Line 7: <a id="one"><h4> A/L ICT </h4></a>
Or
Line 7: <a name="one"><h4> A/L ICT </h4></a>
N OTE : HTML 5 does not support it.
h4 tag can be written as the outer tag as well. i.e.,
Line 7: <h4> <a id="one"> A/L ICT </a></h4>

N OTES :
F Instead of “one”, any other id (without spaces) can also be used on lines 4 and 7.
F Quotes on lines 4 and 7 are essential.
F Ignore space and case defects.

(b) (i) Write a suitable cascading style sheet. [1]

0.5 marks for each line:

.art {font-size: 14px; text-align: center;}

h1 {color: yellow;}

N OTES :
H “art” must be in lower case as in question.
H If written within the <body> ... </body> or <head> ... </head>, then
do NOT give marks.

(ii) Write relevant HTML code lines to include style sheet to a web page. [1]

<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="neat.css">
</head>
N OTES :
F “text/css” is optional.
H “stylesheet” has to be a single word.

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(c) (i) Fill the blanks in the code. [4]

0.5 marks allocated to each of the following:

A: 2 dl tags
B: 2 ul tags
C: 4 dd tags
D: 2 fieldset tags (H “fieldset” has to be a word.)
E: 2 select tags
F: 2 textarea tags (H “textarea” has to be a word.)
G: 2 checkbox tags (H “checkbox” has to be a word.)
H: 1 input tag
N OTES :
F Ignore case.

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(ii) Write the relevant HTML code line to show ”Team B” as the default selection. [1]

<option value="b" selected >Team B</option>

N OTES :
F Ignore case in all except for “b”.

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2. (a) Write down the suitable cloud computing service type. [3]

1 mark for each:

(i) Platform as a Service / PaaS

(ii) Infrastructure as a Service / IaaS
(iii) Software as a Service / SaaS

N OTE :
F Ignore case.

(b) Fill the blanks in the statements. [2]

0.5 marks for each:

(i) Encryption
(ii) Phishing
(iii) Software piracy
Copyright

N OTE :
F Ignore case.

(c) Write True, False or Cannot comment. [3]

1 mark for each:

(technical feasibility) False

(operational feasibility) True
(organizational/institutional feasibility) Cannot comment

N OTE :
F Ignore case.

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(d) (i) E-Business selling foods: B2B, B2C or C2C? [1]

B2C / Business to Consumer / Business to Customer

N OTE :
H Upper case needed for the abbreviated answer (i.e., B2C)
F Ignore case for the other answer (i.e., Business to Consumer)

(ii) What is the electronic payment service commonly called? [1]

payment gateway

N OTE :
F Ignore case.

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3. (a) Fill the four components in the flowchart. [4]

1 mark for each correct component.

N OTES :
F For “input”: any other word that conveys the meaning is acceptable. e.g., get, read
F For “output”: any other word that conveys the meaning is acceptable. e.g., display, print,
show
F For condition: “is base and height > 0?” is also acceptable and “is”, “?” are not essential.
F For variable names: b/B,h/H acceptable. Other meaningful names are also acceptable. If
any other single letter is used for a variable, then it has to be defined.
H For credit for the output component to be given, it has to indicate displaying whatever was
computed in the computation block.

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(b) Fill the four blanks in the factorial code. [4]

1 mark for each:

num
num == 0
factorial = factorial*i (correct indentation essential.)
factorial

N OTE :
F “factorial *= i” is also acceptable for the third blank.
H Correct case essential.

(c) Write the output of the python program. [2]

The above total mark is decided as follows:

2 marks for the exact answer (with or without vertical alignment)

1 mark for either 2 3 or 2,3,5 or 2,3

N OTES :
H Correct order important.

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4. (a) Write down one functional requirement w.r.t. appointment scheduling. [1]

Any answer having the following meaning:

For any given hour, no more than 20 patients should be
scheduled.

(b) Give one non-functional requirement w.r.t. the validity check. [1]

Any answer having the following meaning:

The validity check should be done fast.

(c) Write the suitable content numbers. [7]

P - 8 Q - 9 R - 1 S - 7 T - 4

U - 2 V - 3 W - 5 X - 6

The above total mark is decided as follows:

7 marks for all 9 labels correct

6 marks for maximum 8 labels correct
5 marks for maximum 7 labels correct
4 marks for maximum 5 or 6 labels correct
3 marks for maximum 4 labels correct
2 marks for maximum 3 labels correct
1 mark for maximum 1 or 2 labels correct

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(d) Give one difference between white box and black box testing. [1]

Any one from the following:

White box Black box

code remains visible to testers code remains hidden from testers
a low-level testing that involves detailed high-level testing that does not involve
testing of code detailed program level testing
Generally done by developers Generally done by independent testers/users
Design documents are usually used for testing Specification document is
required for testing
Tests the logic and implementation of software Tests functionality of software
Programming knowledge and implementation Prior knowledge of programming is not
details are required required
Types of tests include path testing, Types of tests: boundary value analysis,
control structure testing, loop testing, comparison tests etc
conditions testing
Generally tesing tools depend on Generally tesing tools are independent
programming language of programming language

N OTE :
H No partial marks. Comparison must involve both types.

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5. (a) Show the complete truth table for the given circuit. [2]

The above total mark is decided as follows:

2 marks for all 8 rows correct

1.5 marks for maximum 5,6,7 rows correct
1 mark for maximum 3,4 rows correct
0.5 marks for maximum 1,2 rows correct

N OTE :
F Having Output as the X column title is acceptable.
H If the X column is not labelled, or the label is different from X / Output, reduce 1 mark
from the earned total.

(b) Complete the Karnaugh map according to the given format. [4]

0.5 marks for each correct cell:

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(c) Using the K map, derive a simplified SOP expression for X. [3]

X = AB + AC

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 2 marks for marking the two loops on the correct Karnaugh map (1 mark for each)
B: 1 mark for correct, simplified final SOP expression as X = AB + AC (L99 A)

N OTE :
F For component B, the term X is not compulsory.

(d) Using the K map, derive a simplified POS expression for X. [3]

X = A(B + C)

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 2 marks for marking the two loops on the correct Karnaugh map (1 mark for each)
B: 1 mark for correct, simplified final POS expression as X = A(B + C) (L99 A)

N OTE :
F For component B, the term X is not compulsory.

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Out of the two expressions which one is better to implement

(e) [3]
a more simplified logic circuit than the given logic circuit? Explain.

The POS, X = A(B + C), is better than the SOP, X = AB + AC.

Explanation:

With POS, we can implement a simpler logic circuit with one OR

gate, one AND gate and one NOT gate (only three gates) whereas
the SOP leads to a logic circuit with two AND gates, one OR gate
and one NOT gate (four gates).

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for correctly identifying that the POS is better than the SOP
(L99 correct SOP and POS expressions for 5(c) and 5(d))
B: 2 marks for correct explanation on why the POS is better than the SOP given as follows:
(L99 A)
1 mark: POS has fewer (3) literals and leads to a logic circuit with 3 gates
1 mark: SOP has more (4) literals and leads to a logic circuit with 4 gates
or alternatively:

B: 2 marks for correctly showing the two correct circuit diagrams and identifying the better
one or for indicating generally that POS results in a circuit that has fewer gates when
compared to the circuit resulting from SOP (L99 A)

I MPORTANT: Note the dependency in marking component A. This basically means not to
give credit for part (d) if the student is not basing his/her argument using the expressions
X = AB + AC and X = A(B + C).

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Explain how the odd parity check could be used to detect any error in the transmission
6. (a) of 1010110.
[2]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for adding 1 as the parity bit
B: 1 mark for receiver has to get the total number of bits odd;
if not error

N OTE :
F Ignore the position where the parity bit is added.

(b) Fill the empty entries in the IP address table. [6]

0.5 marks for each correct cell.

I MPORTANT: Any or no answer to the three cells on the last row (Operations) is considered
acceptable.

(c) (i) Which network topology will you suggest for Mohan?
[1]

ring

or alternatively

mesh

N OTE : mesh is acceptable as an answer. But may not be very beneficial due to extra
interconnections needed, performance degradation and inadequate user requirement to
go for a mesh.

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(ii) Draw the logical arrangement of the network. [2]

Ring:

[if the student has chosen a mesh:]

1 mark for each:

A: 10 computers properly connected to Router /
10 computers properly connected to Router along with a firewall and/or proxy
(L99 topology chosen is either ring or mesh)
B: Router connected to Internet connection

N OTES :
F The following symbols are also accepted for this part and for part (v):

F Instead of “ISP”, “Internet” is also acceptable.

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(iii) Technical suggestion to improve connection speeds for clients. [1]

Add a Proxy Server

(iv) Mechanism to protect the network by filtering the communication traffic [1]

Have a firewall

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(v) Include the solutions for (iii) and (iv) in the logical network arrangement. [2]

Ring:

[if the student has chosen a mesh:]

1 mark for each:

A: properly adding and labelling proxy (L99 topology chosen is either ring or mesh)
B: properly adding and labelling firewall

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7. (a) (i) What is the ecommerce business type applicable in this scenario? [1]

B2C / Business to Consumer / Business to Customer

(ii) What is the revenue model used in this E-Commerce site? [1]

online sales

Do you recommend the same revenue model of (ii) for offering digital learning
(iii) [1]
material? Justify.

If Yes, then justification should relate the possibility of online sales as a revenue model
for digital content.
If No,then justification should relate the challenges with online sales for the digital con-
tent (in that case, use subscription as a revenue model).

Suggest a strategy to increase the business revenue with the help of the proposed
(iv) [1]
streaming channel.

Advertisements as a revenue model or a suitable answer

Write down a key challenge the bookshop has to face when implementing the
(v) [1]
digital content channel.

Answer could be in the following themes with an explanation why it is important:

• Cost-effectiveness: giving free access to this
service
• Content quality: Recording/preparation and editing
must meet standards; reducing bandwidth consumption
of the viewers
• Copyright issues: Should avoid improper use of
IP/Copyright material within content and through
the channel offering
• Technical suitability: Should provide uninterrupted
service (availability); compatibility with many
devices/browsers (compatibility), service efficiency,
security, etc.

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Name a suitable expansion solution to incorporate both related and unrelated

(vi) [1]
products or services.

an E-Commerce market place / E-Marketplace /

On-line marketplace

(b) (i) Draw a simplified agent diagram and name important entities and interactions. [6]

Entities: user/buyer, Chat-bot Agent/Chat-bot, Search-Agent, Domain Agent, Sub-agent

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for User to ChatBot Agent interaction (two-way arrow)
B: 1 mark for ChatBot Agent to Search agent interaction (two-way arrow)
C: 1 mark for Search Agent to Domain Agent interactions (two-way arrows)
D: 1 mark for Domain Agent to Sub-agent interaction (two-way arrows)
E: 1 mark for indicating multiple domain agents and multiple sub-agents
F: 1 mark for describing all interactions correctly

N OTE :
F If a student has included a user interface, ignore that additional information and
mark as given in the scheme.
F Describing all interactions along only one complete path from beginning to end is
sufficient for F component above.

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(ii) Write one major advantage of this multi-agent system. [1]

Any one from the following:

• Convenience to buyer: Buyer need not do
the evalutation him/herself
• Increased speed of getting the result
• Buyer does not have to type lengthy description
of his requirement as a Chat-bot helps
• Cost effeciveness for buyer as s/he need not
physically visit multiple shops

(iii) Write one ICT related challenge when developing a sub-agent. [2]

Any one from the following:

• Information on different websites may be in different
formats.
• Language processing may be required to extract
information from sites.
• Information on different websites may be in different
lanugages.
• Sub-agents should not take a long time to give the
results.
• Two sub-agents should not search the same site through
indirect access.

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Construct a flow-chart or pseudo-code to output the average age of students in L

8. (a) whose age is < k years.
[5]

Marks allocated for either flowchart or pseudo-code as follows:

A: 1 mark for getting inputs correctly
B: 1 mark for correct < n looping
C: 1 mark for correct computation (L99 B)
D: 1 mark for correct output action (L99 C)
E: 1 mark for completeness (L99 D)
FLOWCHART: important arrows and correct symbols for start, stop, input/output, pro-
cesses, conditions
PSEUDO - CODE : Begin-End, indentation

N OTE :
F Acceptable synonyms: (Start, Begin), (Stop,End,Finish),
(Input,Get,Read), (Output,Print,Show,Display) [ignore case]
F n could also be a user input.
F Loop index can go from 1 to n as well.

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(b) (i) What would be the output if L1 = 2,4,7,9,3,5 and L2 = 1,3,8,9,6,5,7? [2]

4 / Output = 4 / or anything similar to indicate the output is 4.

(ii) What is the purpose of this algorithm? [2]

Output the number (count) of elements that are in

both lists L1 and L2

Marks allocated as follows:

1 mark for the number (count) of elements that are in
both lists L1 and L2
1 mark for displaying the result

(iii) Develop a python program to implement the algorithm expressed by the flowchart. [6]

Allocate marks as follows:

A: 1 mark for getting inputs correctly
B: 1 mark for correct outer loop
C: 1 mark for correct inner loop (L99 B)
D: 1 mark for correct if construct (L99 C)
E: 1 mark for correct output printing (L99 D)
F: 1 mark for correct indentation (L99 E)

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9. (a) (i) Draw an ER diagram for the given description. [7]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 3 marks for the strong entities (Supplier, Customer, Order with correct attributes
and primary keys marked (L99 correct entity and attribute symbols)
N OTE : 1 mark for each entity
B: 3 marks for the relationships (confirms, Supplies [Order and customer], Supplies
[Supplier and customer]) with correct cardinality
N OTE : 1 mark for each relationship
C: 1 mark for ContactNo (multi-valued attribute)
N OTES :
F Ignore case of letters.
F Do NOT deduct marks if the student has drawn additional details which are shown
within dotted enclosures.
H Deduct a maximum 1 mark from the total earned mark if any other additional parts
are drawn.
H If there is any spelling mistake (one or two letters) deduct one mark from the earned
total. Naming entities in plural forms (e.g., suppliers) is also considered as spelling
mistakes.

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(ii) Add the agent to the ER diagram. [4]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for [agent] being a weak entity
B: 1 mark for attributes of agent
C: 1 mark for weak relationship (total participation not necessary)
D: 1 mark for correct cardinality

(b) (i) Write an SQL statement to change the mobile number of EP003 agent to 0772222222. [1]

UPDATE Contracts SET AMobile = ’0772222222’ WHERE

ACode = ’EP003’;

N OTES :
H Exact case is required for those that are underlined. Ignore case for the rest.
F Ignore quotes in ’0772222222’.
F Ignore semicolon.

(ii) In which normal form does the Contracts table exist? [1]

2NF / second normal form

Convert the Contracts table to the next normal form.

(iii) [2]
(It is not required to write the data in the derived relations.)

1 mark for each:

A: Contracts(CNo, ACode, Client)
B: Agent(ACode, AName, AMobile)

N OTES :
F Ignore case.
F Other meaningful names for “Contracts” and “Agent” relations also acceptable.
H The primary keys should be marked as shown.

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Explain one way in which bar code technology can be beneficial to a library
10. (a) (i) management system.
[2]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for fixing a bar code to each book
B: 1 mark for explaining the benefit

(ii) Explain one way in which multiple processors in computers can be beneficial. [2]

Any one from the following:

• When there are multiple processes that the user has
started on the computers, they can run on the
different processors simultaneously to finish
everything quicker.
• Can be used for parallel computing; complicated
tasks can be split to parts and the parts can be
programmed to run on the different processors to
finish everything quicker.

The above total mark is to be decided as follows:

Give the full 2 marks if the answer is complete. Else, give 1 mark.

(iii) Explain what is meant by volatile memory and select an example from the list. [2]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for explaining volatile memory: computer storage that
only maintains its data while the device is powered
B: 1 mark for any one from (Dynamic RAM (DRAM), L1 cache, Registers)

(b) (i) How all applications “execute simultaneously” on a single processor computer? [3]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 2 marks - explaining the concept of multiprogramming / time sharing
B: 1 mark - switching between processes happens fast

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How can the programs whose sizes are larger than physical memory could
(ii) [4]
be run on a computer?

The marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for Entire program is not brought to physical
memory at once
B: 1 mark for Program stored in virtual memory / hard disk
C: 1 mark for Program divided into ‘‘pages’’
D: 1 mark for Pages are brought into physical memory when
needed (L99 C)

(iii) Why each file needs slightly more space in linked allocation? [2]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for Each block contains a pointer to the next block.
B: 1 mark for That block takes some space. (L99 A)

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