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FORM TP 2008089 MAY/JUNE 2008

CARIBB EAN EXAMIN ATIONS COUNCI L
SECONDAR Y EDUCATIO N CERTIFICA TE
EXAMINAT ION
INFORMAT ION TECHNOLO GY
Paper 01 - General and Technical Proficiencie s
THEORY
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( 29 MAY 2008 (p.m.) )

INSTRUCTI ONS TO CANDIDATE S

1. This paper has four sections.

SECTIONS ONE AND TWO ARE TO BE DONE BY ALL CANDIDATES.

TECHNICAL PROFICIEN CY CANDIDATE S MUST DO SECTIONS ONE, TWO, AND

THREE.

GENERAL PROFICIEN CY CANDIDATE S MUST DO SECTIONS ONE, TWO, AND

FOUR.

2. Number EACH answer correctly in the answer booklet.

3. You may write Basic or Pascal (or any other language) code in those questions requiring
pseudocode/a lgorithm.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

Copyright© 2007 Caribbean Examinations Council®.

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SECTIONS I and II

TECHNICAL AND GENERAL PROFICIENCIES

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

SECTION I - 30 marks

1. Use the figures A to D to answer the questions below.

Figure A Figure B Figure C FigureD

(a) Write the terms Figure A to D on your paper. Then classify EACH figure, as an
input, output or storage device. ( 4 marks)

(b) Give the names of the devices labelled

(i) Figure A

(ii) Figure B

(iii) Figure C

(iv) FigureD ( 2 marks)

Total 6 marks

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2. (a) Explain how a general-purpo se application package is different from a specialized

application package. ( 2 marks)

(b) Write the numbers 1 to 4 in your answer booklet. Match the number for the application
in Table 1 with the letter for the type of software in Table 2 that BEST describes that
application.

Table 1 Table 2

Application Types
1 AutoCad for Draftsmen A Custom-written software
2 LittleRed Pizza Delivery System B Operating system software
3 MS Word c Specialized software package
4 Linux D General purpose software
( 4 marks)

Total 6 marks

3. You are the technician in an office complex. You are called because an employee who has a
colour inkjet printer has tried repeatedly to print a document that has both text (in black) and a
chart (in colour). The chart prints in colour, but the text prints faded in some places and appears
in streaks in other parts of the document.

(a) Give TWO possible reasons why this might have happened. ( 2 marks)

(b) After this problem is fixed the employee calls again to say that the printer does not print
on a multi-part form.

(i) Give the reason for the printer not printing on the second sheet of the form.
( 1 mark )

(ii) What kind of printer would have been more appropriate for this task?
( 1 mark)

(c) You ask the employee to provide you with a hardcopy and a softcopy of the document
she is trying to print. She is not sure what you mean. Explain the terms 'hardcopy'
and 'softcopy'. ( 2 marks)

Total6 marks

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4. The following is a directory listing using MSDOS.

C: \Exam F i l e NQue s t io ns >d i r

Uolune in dj»iue C has no l a b e l .
Uolune S e r i a l Number i s 0 0 0 0 - 3 3 D 7
D i r e c t o r y o f C :\ E x a m F ile S Q u e s tio n s
1 1 /2 3 /2 0 0 6 0 2 : 3 3 AM <DIFt> .
1 1 /2 3 /2 0 0 6 0 2 : 3 3 AM <DIR> ..
1 1 /2 1 /2 0 0 6 0 8 : 4 5 AM 2 7 , 6 4 8 P a p e r l .d o c
1 1 /2 2 /2 0 0 6 0 9 : 3 7 PM 3 0 , 7 2 0 P a p e r 2 .d o c
2 FAle<Cs> 5 8 ,3 6 8 bytes
2 D irC s> 1 7 7 ,4 4 6 ,9 1 2 bytes fr e e
C :S E x a n F il e S Q u e s t i o n s >

(a) State the type o f user interface that is illustrated in the MSDOS printout above.
( 1 m ark)

(b) The diagram below illustrates the directories or folders from the above listing. State the
names of Folder 1 and Folder 2.

C:\

Folder 1

Folder 2

( 2 marks)

(c) Name the directory or folder whose contents are being listed. ( 1 mark )

(d) What is the TOTAL size of files in the “ Questions" directory? ( 1 mark )

(e) How many files would you have in the Questions directory if you copied both
Paperl.doc and Paper2.doc files to a new subdirectory “Sectionr’7 ( 1 mark )

(f) How many files would you have in the Questions directory if you moved both
Paperl.doc and Paper2.doc files to a new subdirectory “ Sectionl” ? ( 1 mark )

Total 7 marks

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5. Every month, a utility company takes readings from the meters of homeowners. The company
then processes all readings to calculate every homeowner 's monthly bill, prints the bills and
posts them.

(a) State the name given to the type of processing that allows multiple tasks to be processed
as a group. ( 1 mark )

(b) Give ONE benefit of this type of processing. ( 2 marks)

(c) Give ONE problem with this type of processing. ( 1 mark)

(d) State whether this type of processing by the company is similar to simplex, half-duplex
or full -duplex transmission. ( 1 mark)

Total 5 marks

SECTION II - 30 marks

6. Computer-related crimes are on the rise. One form of computer-rela ted crime is electronic
eavesdropping.

(a) Explain the term 'electronic eavesdropping '. ( 2 marks)

(b) You go to great lengths to secure a word document that you want to share only
with persons in your department. This document can be edited by persons in your
department.

(i) Identify ONE physical access restriction that would help to ensure that ONLY
authorized members in the department have access to important computer
equipment. ( 1 mark )

(ii) Identify ONE security measure that would ensure that ONLY authorized
members in the department have access to the word docu!Jlent. ( 1 mark )

(iii) Explain why a sharing restriction can be useful when one person is accessing
the word document. ( 2 marks)

Total 6 marks

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7. Consider the use of teleconferencing and telemarketing in a business.

(a) State ONE similarity between the two. ( 1 mark)

(b) State ONE difference between the two. ( 1 mark)

(c) Explain how telecommuting is different from both teleconferencing and telemarketing.
( 1 mark)

Table 3 shows a list of acronyms labelled P to R and Table 4 shows a list of functions for the
acronyms labelled 1 to 3.

Table 3 Table 4

Acronym Functions

p CADD 1. Assists in data analysis

Q CAE 2. Aids in the precision of product manufacturing

R CAM 3. Creates three-dimensional drawings

(d) Write the letters P, Q and R in your answer booklet. Match the letter with the number
of the correct definition from Table 4. ( 3 marks)

Total 6 marks

8. I u se my credit card to order a flat screen TV from www.mydeals.com.

• Within a day, an email arrives asking that I verify the order.

• A day later, I am sent another verification email which asks that I submit the last four
digits of the credit card I used in my order.
• Five days later I receive the product I ordered.

(a) Give ONE reason why the company would ask me to verify the order within the first
day. ( 1 mark )

(b) Give ONE reason why the company would send an email asking me to re-submit the
last four digits of m y credit card. ( 1 mark)

(c) Give TWO reasons why this action qualifies as an e-commerce activity. ( 2 marks)

(d) Three departments are involved in the successful completion of the order process. If
the Dispatch Department is responsible for product delivery, then state the departments
that are responsible for requesting credit card verification and verifying the order.
( 2 marks)

Total 6 marks

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9 Consider the following URL:

http://www.youthalive.org/index.html

(a) What part of this address would be considered the website? ( 1 m ark)

(b) What part of the address would be the webpage? ( 1 mark )

(c) What does the abbreviation ‘html’ represent? ( 1 m ark)

(d) What is meant by ‘http’? ( 1 m ark)

(e) What is a ‘URL’? ( 1 m ark)

(f) Create a URL for a company called Rising Sun. ( 1 m ark)

Total 6 marks

10. A consultant has encouraged the administration of the bank where you work to install a
MICR system.

(a) What does the term ‘MICR’ mean? ( \ mark )

(b) State ONE function of an MICR system that would be useful to a bank. ( 1 mark )

(c) Before agreeing to install the MICR system, the Systems Analyst and the Network
Manager must determine:

the benefits this new feature will bring to the bank and
• the locations of servers and other devices to support the MICR

Explain which of the above tasks would be assigned to

(i) the Systems Analyst ( 2 marks)

(ii) the Network Manager. ( 2 marks)

Total 6 marks

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TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

THIS SECTION IS FOR TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY CANDIDATES ONLY.

SECTION III - 30 marks

PROGRAMMING

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

11. Copy the labels EXl, EX2, and EX3 on separate lines in your answer booklet.

(a) Write the corresponding class of programming language, PL1 to PL4, which matches
the appropriate example, EXl to EX3.

EX1: MUL 12, 10

EX2: 00100101
EX3: READ name

PLl: Fourth generation

PL2: High level
PL3: Machine level
PL4: Assembly Level ( 3 marks)

(b) On the same line of the examples EXl, EX2, and EX3 in your answer booklet, identify
the generation of programming language used. ( 3 marks)

Total 6 marks

12. For EACH of the following tasks, state whether it is described as input, output, processing or
storage:

(a) (i) Calculating the cost of a pair of shoes after 10% discount

(ii) Dialing the number of the store to ask if a shoe size is in stock

(iii) Reading about a shoe sale in the newspaper

(iv) Saving the money to buy the pair of shoes

(v) Asking the salesperson the discount on a pair of shoes ( 5 marks)

(b) Place the tasks labelled (i) to (v) in Part (a) above in the CORRECT sequence.
( 3 marks)

Total 8 marks

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13. (a) State what EACH of the following operators means:

(i) >=
(ii) =
(iii) <
(iv) <> ( 4 marks)
(b) State the output of the following algorithms, if MARK is 50:

(i) READ MARK

IF mark< 40
THEN PRINT 'The student has failed'
ELSE PRINT 'Let us see' ( 1 m ark )
(ii) WHILE (mark <> 50) DO
BEGIN
MARK= MARK+ 2
PRINT 'Working'
END WHILE
PRINT 'The student has passed' ( 1 mark )

Total 6 marks

14. Use the fragment of code below, to answer Parts (a) to (c) that follow:

Line 1 A=3
Line2 B=5
Line 3 Sum= 1
Line4 While B <= 10
Line 5
Line 6 B=B+A
Line 7 Sum= Sum+ B
Line 8 End while
Line 9 PRINT Sum
(a) For EACH of the following, identify ONE line which contains:

(i) An assignment statement

(ii) A loop
(iii) An output statement ( 3 marks)
(b) Copy and complete the trace table below:

A B S um

3 5 1

( 6 marks)
(c) State the result of the algorithm. ( 1 mark )

Total 10 marks

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GENERAL PROFICIENCY

THIS SECTION IS FOR GENERAL PROFICIENCY CANDIDATES ONLY.

SECTION IV - 30 marks

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

15. The questions which follow the paragraph below relate to Word Processing.

Information Technology has evoluted over the past five decades in responz
to the need for more effishent technikes to manage the significantly
increased volume and sophistikation of the knowledge reservoir of
mankind. It merges the study of Computer Science, Telecommunications
and Office Automation; involves the collection, storage, akkessing,
processing and dissemination of information and impacts on both work
and leisure activities.

(a) What kind of justification is used in this paragraph? ( 1 mark)

(b) Use the phrase Technology and Me as a title for this paragraph. What steps would you
take to place it above the paragraph and centre it? ( 2 marks)

(c) How can you change the paragraph so that the second sentence is in a new paragraph?
( 1 mark)

(d) If you have successfully placed the second sentence into a paragraph of its own, explain
how you would centre-justify that entire paragraph. ( 1 mark )

(e) Describe how you would move the entire second sentence to make it the first sentence.
( 2 marks)

(f) Some words are misspelled in this paragraph. What feature of word processing would
you use to correct them? ( 1 mark )

(g) What steps would you take to change the line spacing in your two paragraphs from
single to double spacing? ( 2 marks)

Total10 marks

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16. The questions (a) to (h) relate to the Spreadsheet.

A B c D E

1 GUYEXPO
2 EXPORTS: 2005 - 2007
3
4 Products 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL
5 Rice 30000 50000 40000
6 Sugar 50000 70000 80000
7 Bauxite 5000 7000 6000
8 Timber 7000 8000 3000
9 TOTAL

(a) Write the function that would calculate the TOTAL rice exported during the period
2005-2007. ( 2 marks)

(b) State how you would centre the text "GUYEXPO" across the columns used by the
spreadsheet. ( 2 marks)

(c) State the range that would show the TOTAL exports for EACH of the three years.
( 1 mark)

(d) State the cell that contains the amount of sugar exported in 2007. ( 1 mark)

(e) Write the formula to compute the percentage of exports for 2005 that was contributed
by rice. ( 1 mark )

(f) The comma(,) format was applied to the numeric data in columns B , C, D and E. What
should happen? ( 1 mark )

(g) It was suggested that the headings for all numeric columns should be aligned to the
right. Give ONE reason for this. ( 1 mark)

(h) Formulae were placed in Column E and Row 9 to compute totals. Suppose the data in
C7 was changed from 7000 to 8000, state three cells whose data would change
automatically. ( 1 mark)

Total10 marks

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17. The questions which follow the paragaph below relate to Database Management.

You are required to create a database table to store information on the students in a class. You
are required to keep track of the following data for each student: student ID, student last name,
student first name, date of birth, year of entry.

(a) Create a structure for the above table. Your structure should include field names, data
types and field size. ( 3 marks)

(b) Write ONE example of a student record . ( 1 mark)

(c) Identify the database feature that would arrange the records in DESCENDING order
by year of entry. ( 1 mark )

(d) Explain how ANOTHER field called grade point average (GPA) can be included in
the database table. ( 2 marks)

(e) What criteria you would use to search the table for ALL students who have been
admitted after 2005? ( 1 mark)

(f) Explain how you would generate a report to show ALL students ordered by last
name, according to their year of entry. ( 2 marks)

TotallO marks

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