Practical Exam Questions: - Nov 2015 - Sum 2015 - Specimen Paper 2016

ICT IGCSE Theory – Revision Presentation
Practical Exam Questions
• Nov 2015
• Sum 2015
• Specimen Paper 2016
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2015 Nov 12
A video shop owner uses a spreadsheet to calculate his costs. This is part of the spreadsheet.
Give the cell reference of the cell that contains $20. C5
Give the number of rows shown in the spreadsheet. 8
Write down the formula which should go in cell D2. =b2*c2
Write down the formula which should go in cell D8. Make the most efficient use of a function.
=sum(d2:d6)
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2015 Nov 13
A student types in the formula =IF(A1>12,"strong",IF(A1>6,"medium","weak")) into a

spreadsheet.
Explain, using the terms ‘condition’, ‘true’, ‘false’, how this nested IF function works.
• Tests to see whether the condition A1>12 is true or false

• If the condition A1>12 is true the function will return “strong”
• If the condition A1>12 is false, the function will test if A1>6 is true or false
• If the condition A1>6 is true the function will return “medium”
• If the condition A1>6 is false the function will return “weak”
Another student wishes to reverse the formula to get the same result. She types in the
formula IF(A1<6,"weak",IF(A1<12,"medium","strong)
Identify four errors she has made.
Correct Formula
• Should be A1<=6 IF(A1<=6,"weak",IF(A1<=12,"medium","strong"))
• Should be A1<=12
• Should be “strong” (second speech mark missing)
• Should be two right-hand brackets
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2015 Sum 11
A head teacher wants to store details of his students’ attendances in a spreadsheet. He has
typed in the details of two students so far. Each student is identified by a student ID which
consists of one letter followed by 6 digits. The number of possible attendances is recorded
along with each student’s actual number of attendances.
The head teacher wants to ensure the Student ID is accurately entered. Describe a method of verifying the
input.
• Visually comparing the data on screen…with the source document
• Data is typed in twice by one typist… Computer compares versions
He wants the spreadsheet to perform a calculation of the percentage attendance of Maria Gonzales in E3.
Explain how he would use the spreadsheet to do this
• Type in =d3/c3 [1] *100 or

• Type in =d3/c3 in e3 [1] Set the format to %
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2015 Sum 11
He now wants to add another 18 students to the spreadsheet.

Explain how he could calculate the percentage attendance for each student by only using a computer
mouse.
• Click on E3
• Manoeuvre to bottom right hand corner of cell Until black cross appears
• Black cross dragged down to E22 (Autofill)
Give two reasons, apart from cost, why computer models are often used instead of the real thing.
• Less dangerous to use a model

• it may take a long time to obtain results from the real thing
• Real thing may be wasteful of materials
• Real thing may be on too vast a scale
• Easier to change data/variables
• The real thing may be impossible to access/create
• You can test predictions more easily/model and can make predictions more accurately
• You can ask many whatif questions which would be impractical in real life
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2015 Sum 12
Explain how a VLOOKUP function works, using the example of VLOOKUP(38,A2:C10,3,FALSE).
• Searches for the value 38 (lookup Value)

• Searches in the range A2:C10 (Table Array)

• It returns the value that is contained in the third column of the range...
• …and on the same row as the lookup value if it’s an exact match of 38
A spreadsheet contains the following data and formula. Explain why the cell H2 might not
contain James. Suggest the value that would be contained in that cell, giving reasons why.
1) There is no return value/FALSE/0… …to force an

exact match
2) The data is not sorted on column D.
3) So only an approximate match will be made .
4) So formula will return David
Numbers False – Exact

sorted Match
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2015 Sum 13
Explain how a SUMIF function works, using the example of SUMIF(A1:A6, “>29”, B1:B6).
• This formula searches for values in the range: A1:A6…
• …which match the criterion >29
• It totals the value in the corresponding cells of the SUM range B1:B6.
A spreadsheet contains the following data and formula
Explain why the cell G2 does not produce the expected value of 30.
• >31<35 is not a valid logical test
Write down a formula which would total the Days holiday due to those workers who had
worked for the company for more than 31 months but less than 35 months.
=SUMIF(D2:D10,“>31”,F2:F10) – (minus sign) SUMIF(D2:D10,“>=35”,F2:F10)
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A holiday company uses spreadsheets to organise the holidays they offer for scuba divers. In
the first two columns, there is a list of holiday codes together with the accommodation offered.
Table Array Column index
Lookup Value
Explain what the formula in cell D2 does

Reads the contents of E2/BB (Lookup Value)
Compares with the contents of A2:B8 (Table Array)
until it finds the first matching value from the column index (2)
It records the corresponding value from column 2 of the range A2:B8
E2 contains BB – produces /records Bed and breakfast
.
What type of holiday would you expect to see in D5? Flights only
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Also in the spreadsheet, there are formulae to manipulate the data stored elsewhere in the
spreadsheet.
There is also space to calculate the number of weeks and days each type of holiday has been
booked for.
Criteria
Range Sum Range Explain what the formula in cell F2 does.

• It looks through the cells B12 to B22 (Range)
• It adds the contents of C12 to C22 (SumRange) where…
• The corresponding value of B12 to B22 is equal to E2
(Criteria)
.
• The value in F2 will be 28.
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Criteria
Range Sum Range
What value would you expect to see in

F5? 21
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The SUMIF will work out the total What formula would you
number of days expect to see in G2? = INT(F2/7)
This formula will divide the

days by 7.
INT will round down the

number to its nearest Interger
Value.
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What formula would you

expect to see in H2? =(G2*7)-F2
This formula will work out the

number of days.
For example in F2 if the value is

15 then the number of weeks
will be 2 and the days will be 1.
Total Number
To work out Then you have to
of Days
-
the days you subtract the total
. first have number of days (F2)
multiply the from the first part of
weeks by 7 the formula.
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Practical Exam Questions

Give the cell reference of the cell that contains $20. C5

Give the number of rows shown in the spreadsheet. 8

Write down the formula which should go in cell D2. =b2*c2

A student types in the formula =IF(A1>12,"strong",IF(A1>6,"medium","weak")) into a

• Tests to see whether the condition A1>12 is true or false

along with each student’s actual number of attendances.

• Type in =d3/c3 [1] *100 or

He now wants to add another 18 students to the spreadsheet.

• Less dangerous to use a model

Explain how a VLOOKUP function works, using the example of VLOOKUP(38,A2:C10,3,FALSE).

• Searches for the value 38 (lookup Value)

• Searches in the range A2:C10 (Table Array)

1) There is no return value/FALSE/0… …to force an

Numbers False – Exact

A spreadsheet contains the following data and formula

=SUMIF(D2:D10,“>31”,F2:F10) – (minus sign) SUMIF(D2:D10,“>=35”,F2:F10)

Table Array Column index

Explain what the formula in cell D2 does

Range Sum Range Explain what the formula in cell F2 does.

Range Sum Range

What value would you expect to see in

This formula will divide the

INT will round down the

What formula would you

This formula will work out the

For example in F2 if the value is

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