CSEC IT Paper 2 Booklet (2016 - 2023)
CSEC IT Paper 2 Booklet (2016 - 2023)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
2 hours 15 minutes
5. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on
the original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of
this booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer.
6. If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly
in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant,
include the question part beside the answer.
THEORY – 60 marks
1. Vickey bought a computer and needs help in understanding the type of software that is installed.
(a) Explain the difference between ‘application software’ and ‘system software’.
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EXCEL
LINUX
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(c) State TWO examples of utility software and outline the purpose of EACH.
Example 1 Example 2
Purpose
(4 marks)
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(i) State TWO advantages of using a robot (or robotic arm) over using a manual
method to carry out this process.
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(2 marks)
(ii) Apart from loss of jobs, state ONE disadvantage of using a robot (or robotic arm)
over using a manual method.
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(1 mark)
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(iii) State ONE type of sensor that the robot (or robotic arm) should have. Give ONE
reason why this sensor would be useful when packaging the eggs.
Sensor: ...................................................................................................................
Reason: ...................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
(iv) A barcode sticker is placed on each package of eggs. State TWO types of data
that are contained in the barcode.
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(2 marks)
(b) State ONE other industrial application that uses a robot (or robotic arm).
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(1 mark)
(c) Outline ONE job function that is critical as a result of the implementation of robotics in
industry.
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(b) The two’s complement 8-bit representation of a decimal number is 11110100. What is the
decimal number? Show all working.
(c) The ASCII code for the letter A is 41 in hexadecimal. What is the binary representation
of the ASCII code for the letter E? Show all working.
(4 marks)
Total 10 marks
4. A school has acquired ten computers and related peripherals to set up a computer laboratory. The
school was advised to connect the computers and peripherals in a network.
(a) State the type of network that should be used to link the computers and peripheral devices
in the computer laboratory. Give a reason for your answer.
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(2 marks)
(b) List TWO benefits of networking the computers and peripheral devices in the computer
laboratory.
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2: ........................................................................................................................................
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(2 marks)
(c) The school was also advised that a firewall is needed. Explain the purpose of a firewall.
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(2 marks)
(d) List TWO transmission media that can be used to link the computers in the laboratory.
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(e) You need to send a file with confidential data to a friend via the Internet. List TWO
measures that could be used to secure the file.
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2: ........................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
Total 10 marks
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Error 1: ...............................................................................................................................
Error 2: ...............................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
(b) State TWO verification checks which may be done to ensure that the data entered are
correct.
Verification check 1: ...........................................................................................................
(c) The data entry form has a field to store the age of students attending a secondary school.
Using the table below, state THREE validation checks that can be applied to the age field
and explain what EACH check does.
(6 marks)
SECTION II
7. The Staff Welfare Department of an organization has prepared the following database table
showing employees who would receive long service awards this year. The database table is named
SERVICE.
TABLE: SERVICE
(a) State the data types for the Years and EmpNo fields in the SERVICE table.
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(2 marks)
(b) The records in the SERVICE table were sorted in ascending order on the Award field.
State the EmpNo of the record that would be at the top of the sorted table.
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(1 mark)
(c) Identify TWO fields that could be used to group the records in a report.
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(2 marks)
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(e) A query was created to show all employees with more than 20 years of service. How many
records will be displayed when the query is executed?
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(1 mark)
Total 8 marks
8. The following spreadsheet shows the number of workers in various sectors of the economy whose
ages range from 20 to 60.
A B C D E F G H
1 Age Group
2 Sector 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-60 Total_sec Percentages
3 Agriculture 12,000 5,000 8,900 3,500 29,400 25.28%
4 Mining 13,000 8,400 2,500 1,400 25,300 21.75%
5 Forestry 3,000 9,400 6,500 1,200 20,100 17.28%
6 Manufacturing 1,500 3,700 8,200 2,000 15,400 13.24%
7 Tourism 2,500 5,200 3,800 1,500 13,000 11.18%
8 Transportation 1,200 6,900 3,200 1,800 13,100 11.26%
9 Total_age 33,200 38,600 33,100 11,400 116,300 100.00%
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(b) A pie chart is to be created. Each sector (slice) of the pie chart will represent the total
number of workers in the various age groups and also indicate the name of the age group.
State the data range and the category labels range to be used to create the pie chart.
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Total 7 marks
SECTION III
9. (a) The following table shows lines of code from three types of programming languages.
Complete the table to indicate the type of programming language and the generation to
which EACH sample of code belongs.
A Add Y
B 89 F8 A9 01 00 75 06 6B C0
C X := X + Y
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(6 marks)
(b) Insert the numbers 1 to 4 to indicate the correct steps that correspond to the following
program implementation activities.
Compiling
Total 10 marks
Read X
Read Y
Read Z
X = X + Y
Y = X + Z
Z = X + Y + Z
Print X, Y, Z
Line X Y Z
1 5 – –
6
(5 marks)
Readln(salary);
If salary <= 5000 then
tax := 0
else
tax := (salary – 5000) * 0.25;
Writeln (tax);
Complete the flowchart below by writing appropriate program code from the segment
above in the corresponding symbols.
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Y N
(5 marks)
Total 10 marks
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Mango ..............................................................................................................................
(3 marks)
(b) Each of the following program statements is incorrect. Rewrite each statement using
correct Pascal code.
Firstletter := M; ...................................................................................................................
(c) What type of error would occur when EACH of the following lines of Pascal code are
executed?
(i) c = a +b;
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(1 mark)
(ii) d := c/0;
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(1 mark)
Total 10 marks
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Total 15 marks
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FORM TP 2017080 MAY/JUNE 2017
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
2 hours 15 minutes
5. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on
the original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of
this booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer.
6. If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly
in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant,
include the question part beside the answer.
THEORY – 60 marks
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(b) Consider the file structure below that contains folders and files on a device, and answer
the questions that follow.
C:\SBA
WP
SS
DB
FINISHED
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PR
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(1 mark)
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(3 marks)
(iii) State the number of files that would be located in FINISHED, if PR was copied
to SBA.
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(1 mark)
Total 10 marks
Representation Character
0100 0010 B
(4 marks)
(b) The following ASCII code represents some of the keys on a computer keyboard.
Character Representation
A 0100 0001
B 0100 0010
C 0100 0011
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(2 marks)
(ii) Using the code for ‘C’, calculate the ASCII code for the letter ‘H’. Show all steps.
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(4 marks)
Total 10 marks
(i) She read the messages about her films that were posted
by others on a central system on the Internet.
Complete the table above by writing the term from the list below that is MOST suitable for EACH
description. Each description may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
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Blog Bulletin board E-commerce E-learning
E-mail File transfer protocol Instant messaging Intranet
(FTP)
Local area network Podcast Upload Voice over
(LAN) Internet Protocol
(VoIP)
Web browser
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4. (a) Identify the security measure and the type of restriction, software (S) or physical
access (P), represented by EACH image in the following table.
Type of Restriction:
Image Security Measure Software (S)/
Physical Access (P)
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(6 marks)
(i) Archiving
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(2 marks)
(ii) Recovery
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Total 10 marks
Sequential or indexed
File organization
sequential
(5 marks)
(b) Specify the MOST applicable processing mode (batch or online/real-time) for EACH of
the following:
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• Gender
• Date of birth
• Number of mobile devices owned
• Number of hours spent per day using the mobile device(s)
(a) Complete the table below by providing the guidelines for the data entry.
Gender
Number of mobile
devices owned
(9 marks)
(b) State whether the data checks in (a) represent validation or verification of the data.
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(1 mark)
SECTION II
7. The following spreadsheet template was used to generate the number of students who passed three
subjects from 2014 to 2016. Formulae were inserted in order to compute the totals. Study the
template and answer the questions that follow.
A B C D E F
1 Subject 2014 2015 2016 Total by Subject %
2 Spanish 90 285 245 620 0.361
3 Geography 140 250 270 660 0.385
4 Woodwork 125 154 155 434 0.253
5 Total by year 355 689 670 1714
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(a) State the type of alignment that has been applied to column A.
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(1 mark)
(b) Suggest a reason why the values in column F are displayed as decimals.
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(2 marks)
(c) The formula E2/$E$5 in cell F2 was copied to cell F3. Write the new formula for cell F3.
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(2 marks)
(d) The value in cell B3 is changed. List TWO cells whose values will be affected.
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(2 marks)
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TABLE: REGION
RCode RName
C CENTRAL
N NORTH
S SOUTH
TABLE: SCHOOL
(a) State
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(1 mark)
(ii) the field that can be used as a primary key in the SCHOOL table
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(1 mark)
(iv) the field that can be used to join the two tables.
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(1 mark)
(b) Complete the following query to determine the schools that have fewer than 500 students.
(2 marks)
(c) State the RCode and SchoolName that would be at the top of the table if the SCHOOL
table on page 14 was sorted in descending order by RCode and then by SchoolName.
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Total 8 marks
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9. Romario can add money to his mobile phone by entering a specific code via a text message. The
instructions are entered using the format below. Answer the questions based on the instructions
below.
AD 99 9999999999 0945
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(1 mark)
(ii) Name the process that locates and fixes errors in the code.
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(1 mark)
(b) Complete the table below to show whether the message will be accepted or not accepted
for EACH of the following options.
Accepted?
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10 0945
25 945
30 0945
65 945
(4 marks)
(c) Draw a flowchart, including START and STOP symbols, to illustrate the following:
• Input SCODE
• If SCODE is equal to 0945
• Then add money to the phone
• Otherwise Output ‘ERROR – Code Incorrect’
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Total 15 marks
Amount of Money 40 45 20 25 30 50 20 35
Index Location 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ... ... 100
(a) State
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(iii) Print the amount of money stored at the 54th location in the array.
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11. Consider the fragment of code below and answer the questions that follow.
Readln(areacode);
While areacode = 268 DO
Begin
Amount:= Currency * .37;
Write(‘Amount accepted is :’);
Writeln(Amount);
End;
Writeln(‘You used Area Code’,areacode);
State
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(d) the location of the cursor when the area code is input
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1 12
2 3
3 5
4 0
5 15
6 5
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(b) State the purpose of the code in line 13.
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(c) Name the type of error that would occur if the program does NOT produce the correct
results.
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(d) Explain the statement in line 6 of the program code on page 20.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
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READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1.
This paper consists of THREE sections and a total of TWELVE questions.
Candidates MUST answer ALL questions in all THREE sections.
5.
If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the
original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this
booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer.
6.
If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in
the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include
the question part beside the answer.
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SECTION I
THEORY – 60 marks
1. The OLDSCHOOL company collects old photographs of the city from its customers. The photographs
are stored in filing cabinets and their images are also saved on a computer.
(a) Explain how the photographs and their images can be organized for easy retrieval.
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(b) Identify ONE suitable device that could be used to organize the photographs, and state how the images
of the photographs are created and transferred to the computer.
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(2 marks)
Use one or more of the terms from the list above to indicate how the photographs are stored and accessed by
EACH of the following methods.
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(d) For EACH of the following methods, state ONE measure that can be used to protect the photographs
OR their images in the event of a fire.
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(2 marks)
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2. (a) Customers make payments for licensing their vehicles at one of ten cashier booths. Once the cashier
enter the vehicle registration number and the amount paid in the computer system, a command
is sent to print the road tax certificate. The certificate is printed in the order in which it was
received in the printer queue.
(i) Identify the processing mode that is used for printing the road tax certificates and state ONE reason why
this mode may have been used.
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(2 marks)
(ii) A road tax certificate is not printed if the customer has NOT paid
the full amount due.
Identify ONE validation check and state how the system will use it to determine
if a certificate should be printed.
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(b) The following is a list of terms/abbreviations associated with the specifications for a computer system.
CPU Monitor Speaker
Linux
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4GB RAM
(ii) Identify ONE other device that would be necessary to include with the computer system.
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(1 mark)
Total 10 marks
3. (a) (i) Complete the following table based on the number systems assigned.
Number System Number System Number System
Character
#1 #2 #3
M 0100 1101 4D
(ii) Identify the types of number systems that were used in the table in (a) (i).
Number System #1
Number System #2
Number System #3
(3 marks)
(b) State the name of the hardware component of a computer system that
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4. (a) State whether EACH of the storage devices listed in the following table are used for primary
storage or secondary storage.
Device Storage
Flash memory card
Magnetic tape
Bi-stable device
Optical disk
(6 marks)
(b) Match EACH of the following storage devices with the appropriate names from the list in (a).
Device Name
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5. For EACH of the following pairs of terms, describe ONE scenario where EACH term is more useful
than the other.
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(2 marks) (b) Data transmission media: Coaxial cable or fibre-optic cable
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(2 marks) (e) Wireless media: Satellite or microwave
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(1 mark) (ii) An application that uses real-time processing
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(c) Identify the hardware device that performs EACH of the following tasks. (i)
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(d) State the technical term used to describe EACH of the following activities.
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SECTION II
7. Consider the following spreadsheet containing fields from the database table Learner-Driver below.
Study the spreadsheet and answer the questions that follow.
A B C D E F G
Permit
Learner Permit
1 Expiration Test Date Status Category Instructor
Driver Issue Date
Date
9 Ashton Nicholls 02/2/2018 02/8/2018 Active Automatic Jon
Light
11 Chad Conway 19/8/2016 19/2/2018 05/5/2018 Active Rick
Goods
12 Danielle Micah 02/11/2016 02/5/2018 Active Automatic Jon
Light
15 Regina Clariton 30/1/2018 30/7/2018 Active Rick
Goods
16 Steve Colly 01/2/2018 01/8/2018 Active Automatic Jon
(a) Identify the field that could be used as a primary key, and state ONE reason why it may NOT be a
suitable primary key.
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(b) (i) One of the tables in the database is the Instructor table. Complete the table below to show the field
name and the data types that could be used in the Instructor table.
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(ii) Identify the field name from the Instructor table that would be MOST suitable as a primary key.
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(c) Write the results of another query that lists the learner drivers assigned to Rick.
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Total 7 marks
8. The following spreadsheet shows some of the data generated from a list of students who have paid
for lessons to learn to drive. Study the spreadsheet and answer the questions that follow.
A B C D E F G
Permit
Learner Permit
1 Expiration Test Date Status Category Instructor
Driver Issue Date
Date
9 Ashton Nicholls 02/2/2018 02/8/2018 Active Automatic Jon
Light
11 Chad Conway 19/8/2016 19/2/2018 05/5/2018 Active Goods Rick
Light
15 Regina Clariton 30/1/2018 30/7/2018 Active Goods Rick
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(a) Using the letter ‘m’ to represent the month, ‘d’ to represent the day and ‘y’ to represent the year, write
the format for the date that has been applied to the cells.
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(b) Write a formula to calculate the number of days that Asmara Royal has had her permit.
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(c) Explain why the data CANNOT be sorted by the learner’s last name.
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(d) State the name of the feature that allows for the viewing of some rows of data in the spreadsheet.
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Select the appropriate term/error from the list above to complete EACH of the following sentences.
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(b) She typed the ………………………………. code and then saved it.
(c) While she was typing the code, Annissa made sure to ……………………………….
certain lines so that the program was easy to read.
(d) There were no ………………………………. errors, so the program followed the grammar
of the language.
(e) She then ………………………………. the program to see if it was grammatically correct.
(f) Annissa then entered some ………………………………. data to see if the program
produced the correct output.
(g) If there were errors, she would have to ………………………………. the program to
locate and correct these errors.
(h) The program produced the correct results and this meant there were no …………………..….
errors or ………………………………. errors.
(i) Since all was well, Annissa then ………………………………. the program with
comments.
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10. The following algorithm guides new students and continuing students about paying their school fees.
Study the algorithm and answer the questions that follow.
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(b) State the MAIN difference between a new student and a continuing student.
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(c) Use the algorithm on page 18 to complete (i–vi) in the following table. For EACH step
– write the line number of the statement if it is represented in the algorithm or ‘none’ if it is
not represented
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Process
(iii) (v)
Decision
(vi)
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11. (a) Draw a flowchart to illustrate the following segment of the algorithm.
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students should register for courses.
(ii) State the name of the table above that showed the various options.
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12. Students make a series of payments towards their school fees. The number of payments for each
student is stored in a one-dimensional array shown below.
Num_of_payments 4 5 4 4 4 5 3 4 5 4
(i) reference for the student who has to make three payments
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(iii) maximum number of students whose information can be stored in the array
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(b) Using the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, write the order in which the following sequence of statements are
used in a Pascal programme.
(c) Answer the questions based on the following fragment of Pascal code.
count :=0;
For Reference :=1 to 300 DO
If (PAYMENT[Reference] = 5) Then
count := count + 1;
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:
TEST CODE: 0 1 2 2 9 0 2 0
PROFICIENCY: GENERAL
REGISTRATION NUMBER:
Signature: ____________________________________________________________________
Date: ________________________________________________________________________
2. Ensure that this slip is detached by the Supervisor or Invigilator and given to you when you
hand in this booklet.
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Signature: _____________________________
Supervisor/Invigilator
Date: _________________________________
TEST CODE 01229020
FORM TP 2023017 JANUARY 2023
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
2 hours
4. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on
the original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of
this booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer.
5. If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly
in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant,
include the question part beside the answer.
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Answer ALL questions.
1. (a) Complete the table provided below by identifying EACH of the following application
software types which matches the descriptions shown in the table.
General-purpose Special-purpose
Custom-written Customized
Application Software Type Description
Software developed to perform a specific task rather
than a range of functions, for example, online gaming
software for a specific game.
Software developed for use in specific organizations,
for example, for the military, for banks, for air traffic
control or for medical equipment.
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(c) The following table shows the actions taken by a user entering a URL in the address bar
of a web browser in order to display a web page on the computer.
Number the actions in the table to show the correct order of the steps needed to display
the web page.
The web browser obtains the IP address of the hosting web server.
The web browser parses the URL to obtain the domain name.
(3 marks)
(d)
The following extract is a Table of Contents showing the pages for different sections of a
document.
(i) Identify the TWO heading styles used in the Table of Contents.
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(ii) State, in the correct order, the steps required to apply the heading styles in the
Table of Contents.
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(iii) State, in the correct order, the FOUR steps required to create the Table of Contents
on the first page of the document.
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(iv) Explain how you would go from the Table of Contents directly to the page with
the heading entitled “Registration Form”.
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2. (a) Complete the following table with FOUR contrasting differences between an Intranet
and the Internet.
Intranet Internet
1.
2.
3.
4.
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(b) On a data capture form, a user enters passport number and age. Identify ONE
appropriate type of validation check which can be used for EACH entry, giving a
reason.
Passport number:
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Age:
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(4 marks)
(c) Complete the following table with the missing description and term relating to computer
misuse.
Description Term
Hacking
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(d) Figure 1, Quarter1Sales, is a worksheet which shows a summary of the total amount sold
by each salesperson and Figure 2 is a 1-D PivotTable created from Figure 1.
Figure 3 shows the fields from the worksheet Quarter1Sales in Figure 1 that were dragged
into the different areas of the PivotTable Fields dialogue box to produce the 1-D PivotTable
in Figure 2.
Figure 1. Quarter1Sales
(i) Describe the change you would make to the PivotTable Fields Dialogue Box in
Figure 3, to show a summary of the total amount sold by EACH region.
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(ii) Describe the change you would make to the PivotTable Fields Dialogue Box in
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(iii) Write the formula for Cell C17 of the worksheet Quarter1Sales to calculate the
total of all order amounts in Column C.
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(iv) Link the 1-D PivotTable in Figure 2 with the worksheet Quarter1Sales in
Figure 1, by writing a formula for Cell C1 of the PivotTable, to show the sum
of all order amounts created for Cell C17 in (iii).
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(v) Write a formula for Cell C2 in Figure 2, to be replicated through to Cell C7, to
calculate what percentage of the total order amounts in Cell C1 is the salesperson’s
order amount in B1. (Percentage is calculated by salesperson’s order amount
divided by total order amounts multiplied by 100.)
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3. (a) A relational database is composed of the following four objects, that all work together
with the same data.
Complete EACH of the statements below using the most appropriate term from the list
above. (Any term may be used more than once.)
(i) A relational database stores data in a number of related files, more commonly
referred to as ..................................... .
(ii) ............................. are used to ask detailed questions of the database when searching
for records that satisfy particular conditions.
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Figures 4 and 5 are two database tables named CUSTOMERS and ORDERS respectively.
Figure 6 is the dialogue box showing the relationship between the CUSTOMERS and
ORDERS tables.
(b) The entries in the dialogue box in Figure 6 on page 12 are used when joining the database
tables, CUSTOMERS and ORDERS, to establish a one to many relationship.
(i) ID
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(ii) Customers ID
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(c) Using the following Query Design window, create a query to extract the fields ID, First
Name, Last Name, Phone Number and City from the CUSTOMERS table for all customers
from the city of Carenage and whose phone numbers are greater than 868-500-000.
(4 marks)
(d) State the ID(s) of the record(s) extracted when the query designed in (c) is executed.
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(e) (i) The following flowchart shows a REPEAT UNTIL loop. Complete the flowchart
by labelling the TWO directional lines leaving the condition box as TRUE and
FALSE.
(2 marks)
(ii) Draw a flowchart of the WHILE DO ... ENDWHILE loop in the box provided
below. (3 marks)
(f) (i) Complete the table below based on the statements in it and the flowcharts in
(e) (i) and (ii).
WHILE REPEAT
DO...END UNTIL
Statement
WHILE Loop
Loop
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(ii) State the MAIN requirement for the use of the FOR loop.
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4. (a) An algorithm is needed to read the age of each student until it reads an age of 999. It should
then calculate the average age and output both the number of students and the average age
of all students.
Complete the IPO Chart below to define the problem by decomposing it into EACH of its
significant components: Input, Processing and Output.
(5 marks)
(b) The following is the pseudocode for the algorithm mentioned in (a).
START
Set COUNT ← 0
Set AGE ← 0
Set AVERAGE ← 0
Set TOTAL ← 0
Write “Enter Student’s age”
Read AGE
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(i) Test the pseudocode for correctness by completing the entries in the trace table
below for EACH loop of the algorithm when the algorithm reads EACH of the
following AGE values: 18, 26, 39 and 999.
18 0 0
26 2
39 0
999 2 3
(6 marks)
(ii) Write the TWO output lines produced by the algorithm after the dry run in (b) (i).
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(iii) Identify the line in the pseudocode in (b) on page 17 that needs to be corrected
and state the correction to the line.
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(c) Identify TWO impacts of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on the work
pattern of employees in the health sector.
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(d) The workplace has changed drastically because of the ICT revolution. State ONE positive
and ONE negative aspect of automation on skilled and unskilled jobs.
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Negative: .............................................................................................................................
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(e) For EACH of the following files, state the MOST appropriate file organization method
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