NASS 2019 P1 Solution

Sec 4 O Level Prelim 2019 Computing Paper 1 Marking Scheme
1 (a) 203 (with working)

(b) AD (with working)
(c) Manufacturer identification number

Device serial number
(d) 27 and not 31. Not the one.
2 (a) A bit is a binary digit which can take on the value of either 0 or 1.
A byte is a binary number made up of eight bits.
(b) 2.45 GB
2048 B
(c)
Laptop
Internet Modem Router Smartphone
Printer
Devices with label

Correct connecting lines
(d) Topology Description
A formation in which a common cable

Ring or backbone connects all devices,
topology allowing the transmission of data to all
the devices connected
A formation in which each computer is

paired with a network device such as a
hub or switch and connected to one
another, allowing data transmission
between the network devices.
A formation in which a network device

Bus such as a hub or switch is at the
topology centre of the network with connections
to all the other computers.
A formation in which each computer is

connected to two other computers and
data is passed around in the same
direction.
A formation in which every computer is

Star connected to one another and data
topology can be transmitted from different
computers simultaneously.
3 (a) Advantage: A magnetic hard disk is relatively cheaper than solid-state memory
card.
[reject: storage capacity (a solid-state memory card can also provide large
storage capacity)]
Disadvantage: A magnetic hard disk is culnerable to drops and mechanical

shocks while a solid-state memory card is not as vulnerable to drops and
mechanical shocks.
(b) Optical external storage / DVD / solid state external hard disk
(c) Data is entered using an input device and converted into a form that the computer
can understand. This data may be temporarily stored in a processor register.
Instructions from the running application are interpreted by the processor’s

control unit. These instructions may request the data to be processed by the
processor’s ALU.
The control unit may then redirect the processed data to an output device for
display in a form that users can understand.
4 (a) (i) Surnames as password can be easily guessed by intruder.
(ii) Hard-to-guess passwords consist of a mixture of lower-case letters,

upper-case letters, numbers and symbols.
(b) (i) Phishing is the use of emails and fake wbesites that appear to be from
reputable companies in order to steal personal information such as
passwords from users.
(ii) Any ONE sign:

- email asks for persona data or confidential information.
- email uses generic greeting.
- email has inaccurate logos OR grammatical and spelling errors.
- email seems to come from an address or contact that does not match
the supposed source of email.
- email contains hyperlinks with destinations that do not match what the
hyperlink text says or are otherwise unexpected.
- tone of email is excessively urgent or threatening.
(c) Two-factor authentication is a type of authentication that uses evidence from

both something the user knows and something the user owns.
To access user’s account, user has to confirm identity by providing a secret
password or personal identification number (PIN), followed by a one-time
password (OTP) generated from the security token or a mobile phone that the
user owns.
(d) On the positive side, technology has enabled more exciting and engaging forms
of entertainment such as incentives to meet or team up.
On the negative side, some people may be addicted to computer games or

social networking sites. There is an increasing concern that such technology is
causing people to become deficient in real-life social skills or abandon their
responsibilities.
5 (a) NOR
(b) X = ((A NOR B) OR (A AND C)) NAND C
A NOR B A AND C ((A NOR B) OR

A B C X
(A AND C))
0 0 0 1 0 1 1
0 0 1 1 0 1 0
0 1 0 0 0 0 1
0 1 1 0 0 0 1
1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1 0 1 0 1 1 0
1 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1 mark for each correct 2 rows

(c)
M
Q
1 mark for each of the logic gate (AND, OR, NOT)
6 (a) Inputs:
1) Loan: loan amount required
2) Period: Repayment period
Outputs:
1) Monthly repayment amounts
2) Corresponding interest rates
Processes:
1) Calculate the interest amounts based on different interest rates and
add each interest amount to the loan amount
2) Divide the total sum by the repayment period (in months)
(b) Any 1:
(1) Range check
– The repayment period should be between 5 – 35 years inclusive and the
loan amount should be between $10 000 - $1 000 000.
(2) Format check

– The inputs should be made up of numerical integers only.
(c) Test case condition Test data
Loan amount: 200 000

Normal
Repayment period: 20
Loan amount: three million

Error
Repayment period: 50
7 (a) B2: currency
B4: percentage
(b) (i) = PMT(B4/12,B3,B2)
(ii) = B5*B3
(iii) = B6+B2
(c) = HLOOKUP(B12,B9:D10,2,TRUE)
8 Error 1: WHILE Counter <= len(Idnum)

Correction: WHILE Counter < len(Idnum) or WHILE Counter != len(Idnum)
Error 2: NewID += Idnum

Correction: NewID += Idnum[Counter]
Error 3: OUTPUT “Credit card no: NewID”

Correction: OUTPUT “Credit card no: ”, NewID
9 (a) X count sum digit_sum OUTPUT

0 0 0
10 1
11 2
27 1 27 9
21 3
36 2 66 9
0 0
2 2
17 8
72 3 138 9
138
1 mark for each correct column of values
(b) The purpose of the algorithm is to find the sum of the first 3 numbers
inputted that are divisible by 9.
10 Paritybit = “”
Sum = 0
INPUT packet
FOR x = 0 to 6
IF packet[x] == 1:
Sum += 1
ENDIF
IF Sum %2 == 0:
Paritybit = “1”
ELSE
Paritybit = “0”
ENDIF
OUTPUT packet + Paritybit

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Sec 4 O Level Prelim 2019 Computing Paper 1 Marking Scheme

1 (a) 203 (with working)

(c) Manufacturer identification number

Internet Modem Router Smartphone

Devices with label

(d) Topology Description

A formation in which a common cable

A formation in which each computer is

A formation in which a network device

A formation in which each computer is

A formation in which every computer is

Disadvantage: A magnetic hard disk is culnerable to drops and mechanical

Instructions from the running application are interpreted by the processor’s

4 (a) (i) Surnames as password can be easily guessed by intruder.

(ii) Hard-to-guess passwords consist of a mixture of lower-case letters,

(ii) Any ONE sign:

(c) Two-factor authentication is a type of authentication that uses evidence from

On the negative side, some people may be addicted to computer games or

A NOR B A AND C ((A NOR B) OR

1 mark for each correct 2 rows

1 mark for each of the logic gate (AND, OR, NOT)

(2) Format check

(c) Test case condition Test data

Loan amount: 200 000

Loan amount: three million

(b) (i) = PMT(B4/12,B3,B2)

8 Error 1: WHILE Counter <= len(Idnum)

Error 2: NewID += Idnum

Error 3: OUTPUT “Credit card no: NewID”

9 (a) X count sum digit_sum OUTPUT

1 mark for each correct column of values

OUTPUT packet + Paritybit

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