Cambridge IGCSE™

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/02

Paper 2 Document Production, Data Manipulation and Presentations October/November 2023
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 80

Published

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2023 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level components, and some Cambridge O Level
components.

This document consists of 6 printed pages.

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Generic Marking Principles

These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers.
They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors
for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

• the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
• the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
• the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

• marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit
is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme,
referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
• marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
• marks are not deducted for errors
• marks are not deducted for omissions
• answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these
features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The
meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed
instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question
(however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate
responses seen).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should
not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.

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Task 2 – Word Processing

Question Answer Marks

1 File saved as VGREVIEW with evidence of file type 1

2 Two page breaks removed maintaining paragraphs and spacing 1

3 Automated page numbers left aligned in header 3

Market review by: [space] entered accurately in footer

Candidate name, no. , and centre no. entered after [space] right aligned

4 Section break – applied to correct text 2

2 columns, 2 cm column spacing

5 style created, named correctly, based on normal/default 2

VG-
subhead sans-serif 20pt, centred, bold, italic, single line, 0pt before and after

6 VG-subhead style applied consistently to all 4 subheads, matches style 1

defined in EV2

7 Paragraph moved, now new paragraph immediately after the paragraph 1

ending … gamer controls the action.

8 Vertical bar chart created using correct data, country labels present 1

9 Chart title: Global Online Players 2022 (millions) 2

Category axis label: Region

10 Data values only displayed along the top of each bar, no legend 1

11 Y-axis displays minimum 0, maximum 1500 2

Y-axis displays increments of 300

12 Chart in correct place, within column width, all data fully visible 1

13 with correct formatting in document 3

VG-list
evidence of modification, sans-serif, 10pt, italic, single line, 0pt before
and after

Bullets aligned to left margin (0 cm), with numbered style (1., 2., 3., etc.)

14 Correct paragraph indented 1.5cms from left and right margins 1

15 Document spell checked and proofread – 2 spellings correct 2

Document layout complete and paragraphs intact

Total 24

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Task 3 – Database

Question Answer Marks

16 VGames table – 9 field names as given, correct data types 3

VGames table – Game_Code identified and set as primary key

Global_Sales values stored and displayed to 3 dp

17 Platforms table – 6 appropriate field names and data types, primary key 1
Platform

18 1-to-Many relationship Platform (platform table) and Platform (games 1

table)

19 Correct record amended, all 3 changes accurate 1

20 New record 134 inserted only once, record 138 still present 2

New record accurate Sprinter | 134 | Action | 1999 | Lowena Interactive |

12.80

21 Report title Sports titles released since 2011 accurate, larger font, fully 6
visible

Select records – Game_Title includes the text sport

Select records – Release_Year is 2011 or later

Sort ascending order of Release_Year

Correct fields (6), correct order, headings match data – Rank |

Game_Title | Release_Year | Genre | Global_Sales | Console_Name

Printed in portrait, all fields present, fits a single page only, no field
truncation

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Question Answer Marks

22 Report footer – Name, centre number, candidate number in footer, 13

appears on every page

Report title Top Entertainment Games – 100% accurate, larger font,

fully visible

Calculated field – field heading Discount_Price – 100% accurate

Calculated field – discount calculated – correct values

Price and Discount_Price stored and displayed with same currency, 2dp

Select records – Genre is Action or Adventure

Select records – Rank is 200 or less

Sort records on 2 fields – descending on Genre and ascending order of

Rank

Correct 7 base fields, correct order, headings match data Game_Title |

Rank | Genre | Console_Name | Release_Year | Game_Publisher | Price
| (Discount_Price)

Landscape, single page wide, all base fields present, no truncation

Calculation – earliest year positioned end of report only, fully visible,

below Release_Year column

Calculation – label Earliest game release – 100% accurate, fully visible,

left of value

Screenshot evidence of database formula to calculate earliest year, fully

visible

Total 27

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Task 4 – Presentation

Question Answer Marks

23 Slides imported, title/bullet layout, no blank slides, no text changed 1

24 Header – name, centre number, candidate number top right, same 1

position on every slide

25 Correct slide, layout changed to title and 3 column x 6 row table 2

Plain table style applied, no cell shading, all gridlines displayed

26 All data from file n2302ratings.csv copied into table in correct cells, no 2
changes to text

Data in column 3 wraps over no more than 3 lines

27 Table – height of all 6 rows set to 2 cm 1

28 Column 1, 6 rows merged 5

Column 1, text rotated left 90º

Column 1, white text on black background

Column 1, text size larger

All table data centred vertically and horizontally

29 Correct 7 original lines indented, left aligned consistently, text unchanged 3

Correct 7 lines only smaller font size, italic enhancement

Correct 7 lines only with dashed (-) bullets

30 Slide 5 – correct text linked (age rating) 2

… linked to open correct slide Age rating system

31 Slides printed as handouts, portrait orientation with 2 slides to page 2

Only original slides 2 to 5 printed

Total 19

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