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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

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International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/12

Paper 1 October/November 2010
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

No marks will be awarded for using brand names of software packages or hardware.

Answer all questions.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

For Examiner's Use

This document consists of 12 printed pages.

IB10 11_0417_12/3RP
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1 Name the output devices A, B, C and D using the words from the list. For
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C D

CRT monitor Dot matrix printer Graph plotter Inkjet printer

Joystick Multimedia projector TFT monitor Trackerball

A B

C D
[4]

2 Ring two items which are storage media.

Blu-ray disc CD ROM MICR

Motor Sensor Trackerball

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3 Tick TRUE or FALSE next to each of these statements. For

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TRUE FALSE

Control software is used to access the internet

A Graphical User Interface has windows, icons, menus and pointers

Laptop computers are popular because they are portable

Word processing software is used to monitor physical variables

Presentation software is used to create slide shows

[5]

4 Complete each sentence below using one item from the list.

A bar code reader A dot matrix printer A graphic tablet

An inkjet printer A joystick A motor

OCR A sensor A trackerball

A web camera

(a) is used to convert an image into text for use in a word processor.

(b) is used to input moving pictures into a computer.

(c) is used to output photographs.

(d) is an output device used in robotics.

(e) is used to read the ISBN from a book.

[5]

5 A school librarian is preparing a slideshow to explain to students how the library works.
Tick three items she could use to prepare and show the slides.

A multimedia projector

A dot matrix printer

Measuring software

A chip reader

A remote control

Presentation software

[3]
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6 A floor turtle can use the following instructions: For

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INSTRUCTION MEANING

FORWARD n Move n mm forward

BACKWARD n Move n mm backward

LEFT t Turn left t degrees

RIGHT t Turn right t degrees

PENUP Lift the pen

PENDOWN Lower the pen

80 40 80

100 100

60

Start Finish

Complete the set of instructions to draw this shape by filling in the blank lines.

PEN DOWN

LEFT 90

FORWARD 60

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7 A school has a relational database consisting of a number of tables. One table contains For
each student’s personal details and others consist of class lists for each subject. Every Examiner's
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student has a unique identifying number. Tick whether the following statements are
TRUE or FALSE.

TRUE FALSE

The identifying number is the foreign key in a class list table

The student’s surname would be the primary key

In order to have relational tables there must be a primary key

The school’s database is an example of a flat file

[4]

8 Tick TRUE or FALSE next to each statement to indicate whether or not it is an example of
real time processing.

TRUE FALSE

Payroll processing

Microprocessor controlled central heating

The use of robots in manufacture

Printing monthly utility bills

[4]

9 The manager of a supermarket uses a database to store data about the food he sells. This
is part of the database.

Food type Number in stock Re-order (Y/N) Last order received

Potato flakes 123 N 23/10/10

Chocolate bar 158 N 25/10/10

Beefburgers 135 N 24/10/10

Gravy 89 Y 17/10/10

Write down the name of the field which is best suited to the data type given.

Boolean

Date

Alphanumeric

Numeric

[4]
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10 Multi-national companies often use video conferencing instead of face-to-face meetings. For
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Participants already have a PC with keyboard and mouse.

(a) Tick four items essential to a video conference.

Web cam

Dot matrix printer

Magnetic tape drive

Modem/Router

A trackerball

Codec

Broadband

A telephone
[4]

(b) List two other items of hardware essential to a video conference.

2 [2]

11 Most PCs come with a hard disc drive. Give a reason why each of the following are also
used with PCs.

Magnetic tape

CD R

DVD ROM

[3]

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12 (a) Doctors use expert systems to diagnose illnesses. There are a number of inputs and For
outputs used with such a system. List four examples of these. Examiner's
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(b) Name one other use of expert systems.

[1]

13 Draw four lines on the diagram to match the use to its most appropriate input device.

Use Input device

to input data at an information kiosk Graphics tablet

to input data from a product in a supermarket Touch screen

to input a PIN Bar code reader

to input freehand drawings Numeric keypad

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14 A small office consists of three rooms each of which has a PC with devices connected to it For
using cables. The office manager thinks the cables are a safety hazard and wants to Examiner's
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remove them.

(a) Name three devices which could be connected to a PC using Bluetooth.

3 [3]

(b) The manager wants to connect the PCs to form a WLAN. Give two disadvantages of
this compared to using cabling.

[2]

(c) The company’s workers are concerned that their data may not be secure. Name and
describe three methods, other than authentication techniques, which would help to
keep the data more secure.

[6]

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15 (a) Describe two ways of reducing the risk of RSI. For

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(b) There are sometimes safety risks associated with the use of computers. Describe
two ways these risks can be minimised.

[2]

16 Aysha wants to collect details of new customers for entry into a database. She has asked
her friend Ali to design a paper-based data capture form for customers to complete.

Describe four features of the layout of the form that Ali will need to consider to make it easy
for the customer to use.

[4]

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17 A school library is developing a new database of books. After the new system is developed, For
it will be tested. Examiner's
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(a) Name three items of the system which would need to be tested.

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(b) The school librarian is asking students to rate books which they have read and wishes
to include these ratings in the database of books. Each rating will be between 0 and 10.

Below are three different types of test data. For each one name the type of test data it
represents and explain why it is that type of data.

(i) 8

[2]

(ii) 10

[2]

(iii) 13

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18 When a new system is implemented, different types of documentation are provided. For
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(a) Identify two items which would be found in both technical documentation and in user
documentation.

[2]

(b) Identify two items which would be found in user documentation but would not be found
in technical documentation.

[2]

19 (a) Explain what is meant by software copyright.

[2]

(b) Explain how software manufacturers attempt to prevent copyright being broken.

[2]

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20 A car manufacturer has laser printers, graph plotters and dot matrix printers. Explain why For
each of these is used. Examiner's
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[6]

21 VOIP is an example of an internet telephony service. Describe four advantages of using

VOIP rather than sending messages using email.

[4]

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