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MIS 10 THEORY & MICROSOFT EXCEL & ACCESS
(MOCK EXAM)
CODE DATE MARKS
08 Oct ‘24 -> 07 Nov ‘24
BCP150S & BCP150X Final BCA1 Mock N/A

NOV MOCK ‘24

FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

COURSE: DIPLOMA_ACCOUNTING (INTERNAL AUDITING/FIS) BCA

EXAMINERS : E. Pretorius

MODERATOR (INTERNAL) : E. Pretorius

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

 Students Must Complete the Practical Paper

 Students will be allowed to Consult their Notes/Exercise/Video Recordings
 Answers to be submitted as outlined under Instructions.
 Submit your Test File on Time as Instructed.
 This a Theory & Practical Exam. No Pictures/Images of Files will be Marked.
REQUIREMENTS

 Your Excel Test File must be submitted on Blackboard in the Correct Link Provided
QUESTION TOTAL ACHIEVED
Excel & Access N/A
Bboard Submission N/A
TOTAL N/A

MIS9/10 Theory & MS Excel/Access November Mock Exam 2024

 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
 Download the Starter Files: 1) Question Paper 2) Palace Cellular Excel Starter Files, from
Blackboard: Content-> Mock Tests -> NovMockFormal Exam_2024.

ATTENTION STUDENTS_PLEASE COMPLETE BELOW:

“DECLARATION OF HONESTY”
I (Student Name & Surname) ……………………………., (Student Number) ………………………... hereby declare

that this Nov/Final Assessment/Exam (30% Weight) In this Year: 2024, submitted for the Diploma in

Accountancy Subject BCA1 (BCP150S and BCP150X: FT-PT-FW-ECP) at the Cape Peninsula University of

Technology, is my own original unaided work.

EXCEL/ACCESS SECTION

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 Scenario:
Palace Cellular is one of the fastest growing cellular retail stores in South Africa. The
company’s vision is to be the leading cellular store for top range cell phones, while treating
their customers and employees like royalty. Monthly Sales data is used to make sound business
decisions in pursuit of their objectives and vision as a brand. As a new Accounting Business &
Accounting Systems Analyst, you have been tasked with analysing the National Sales Data for
October and providing management with reports for business decisions. (All data supplied is
fictitious)

SECTION A: EXCEL
Use the Palace Cellular Excel Starter file and make the following changes: MARK
1. Save/Rename the file as your Surname_Initial_Studentnumber_PC2021
Palace_Cellular_Sales_Data Worksheet:
2. In the Header, type your Name and Surname (left), your Student Number (Centre), Group
(Left). In the Footer type your Group (right) and the Current Date (Center).
3. In the BRANCH column apply conditional formatting, to show the “Bloemfontein” branch in a
Green Fill with Dark Green Text.
4. Format the following two columns:
ACTIVATION FEE to Currency with zero decimal places.
AMOUNT to Currency with two decimal places.
5. 5.1 Insert a new column, “ACTIVATION FEE NOV. 21” after the “AMOUNT” column. Calculate
the new increased Activation Fee for November 2021 by the percentage increase that is
indicated in cell K2. Format the column to Currency with two decimal places.
5.2 Format all borders using a Thick border line and a dotted line around the headings.
6. In Cell K3, use an appropriate function to show the Number of transactions by the
Bloemfontein Branch.
7. Sort the data in the worksheet in alphabetical order of Branch.
8. Use an appropriate feature to show the Sum of the subtotal under Amount for each Branch.
National Data Targets Worksheet:
9. In Cell O3, Use the Substitute Function to Change the Heading “Target Met” in (Cell L12) with
“Target Achieved”. (Using Upper Case Letters)
10. 10.1 In Cell O4, Use the IF Statement Formula to determine If the Activation Fee is More Than
(>) the National Total. This would represent a “YES” as the Target Achieved. If the Activation
Fee is Less than the National Target, this would represent a “NO”, as the Target Not Achieved.
10.2 AutoFill the Missing Data.
11. Each Month these Palace Cellular Stationary Items Increase to 10%. The Highest Value on the
Number of Stationary is 80 and Lowest value is 20...”
Use the
MIS9/10 Data
Theory Table
& MS Function (Based
Excel/Access on Column)
November to Determine
Mock Exam 2024 the values starting at 20%, By Page 2

Completing the Instructions Below:

 National Sales Stats Worksheet:
12. In Cell A:1, Apply the Text to Column Feature, using the Comma Delimiter in General Format.
13. 13.1) Insert a New Row in Cell A:1.
13.2) Type the following as a Heading: “Summary of National Sales Stats”, in Upper Case
(Make sure the Font and Font Size of the Heading is Calibri, 12, in Italics).
13.3) Merge and Center the Heading Across Cells A:1 to D:1.
13.4) Fill the Heading with a Light Blue Background Colour.
13.5) Adjust Columns A & B & C & D Width, to 24.
13.6) Center Align the Data from Cell A3 to D9 & Apply All Borders to the Data.
14. Link the AMOUNT column, to the respective subtotals from the Palace Cellular Sales Data
Worksheet. Format Cells B3:B9 to Currency with two decimal places.
15. 15.1 Use an appropriate function to calculate the Total Sales in cell B10. (Format to Currency
with two decimal places.)
15.2 In cells C3:C9, use a formula to calculate the Percentage of the Total Sales for each Branch
and format the results to Percentage with Zero decimal places.
15.3 In cell D3 use an appropriate function to combine the BRANCH name with the AMOUNT
and have a space between BRANCH and AMOUNT. Use AutoFill to complete the column.
16. 16.1 Below the NATIONAL SALES table create the following 3D Clustered Bar chart showing the
Sales Amounts for each Branch. (Your Chart should resemble as below):

National Sales
Sandton
Port Elizabeth
Polokwane
Mahikeng
Durban
Canal
Bloemfontein
R 0.00 R100 000.00 R200 000.00 R300 000.00

16.2 Position & Adjust the Chart so that its fits between A12 & G27.
16.3 Insert the Palace Cellular Logo (found in your Starter file) in the range F2 to J10.
National Forecasting GS Worksheet
17. 17.1 In the Sales Forecasting - Galaxy A51 Table, Use an appropriate function to determine the 3
Number of Galaxy A51 Units (In Cell F2) needed to be sold to obtain a Net Profit Value (In Cell
F9) of R179 995.00 (See figure below).

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 17.2 Change the Values to 2 Decimal Places.
18. In the Palace Cellular Daily Sales Table, Determine the Remaining Days from the 09th of April to
25th April by using the “Forecast Sheet Function”.
18.1 Highlight the Data from Cell A2 to B27 & Select the Start Date 09/04/21 to End Date
25/04/21.
18.2 Determine the “Average Aggregate Duplicate” option, utilising the Line Chart Feature.
18.3 Adjust & Position the Line Chart so that it Fits between Cells G2 to O26.
18.4 Rename the Sheet to “PC Line Forecast”.
Imports and Exports:
17. In a New Worksheet, Import the table TBL_Palace Sales Stats Sept24 from the Access Data 3
File PCMock_2024. Accdb, to your Surname_Initial_Studentnumber_PC2024.
18. 18.1 Export the National Exports Worksheet using your 2
Surname_Initial_Studentnumber_PC2024 Excel Mock Test File, to the PCMock_2024.Accdb
Database, as a New Table. 1
19.2 Rename the New Table as TBL_National Targets.

POSSIBLE NOV/FINAL EXAM THEORY QUESTIONS_MIS10/11 (20 MARKS)

THIS IS FOR OWN SELF STUDY/PRACTICE PURPOSES

REMEMBER: “OWN WORDS & EXAMPLES TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWERS

1. Differentiate between the Advantages and Disadvantages of Database Marketing.

2. Discuss in detail with examples, why an organization might choose a “Distributed Database”
3. Explain the Advantages of Data Marts over Data Warehouses.
4. Define and Explain the recent trends in Database Design.
5. Comprehensively Explain the Five Dimensions of Big Data Focusing on the 5 V’s.
6. Discuss in detail with examples, why an organization might choose a “Distributed Database”
7. Explain the Advantages of Data Marts over Data Warehouses.
Demonstrate in two separate paragraphs, the difference between Data and Information using
8.
practical examples.
9. Explain what the difference is between Computer Literacy and Information Literacy is?

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