NATIONAL

SENIOR CERTIFICATE

GRADE 12

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1

NOVEMBER 2021

MARKING GUIDELINES

MARKS: 150

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QUESTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 TOTAL

POSSIBLE MARK 25 20 21 19 35 15 15 150

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Computer Applications Technology/P1 2 DBE/November 2021
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 Check the accuracy and skill required before awarding a mark throughout.
QUESTION 1 File name: 1Health Total Q1: 25
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1.1 Page size 1
 Page size set to A4  1
1.2 Line spacing: 2nd paragraph – The following … 1
 Line spacing set to Multiple, 1.15  1
1.3 Find and Replace: (Expect 5 occurrences) 3
 Only exact/lowercase text 'ozone' replaced  1
 'ozone' appears in Arial Narrow font  1
 'ozone' appears in Bold and Italic  1
1.4 Text box: Nitrogen dioxide … from heart disease. 4
 Text box inserted  1
 Size: 9 cm high by 8 cm wide  1
 All data moved into text box  (No mark if copied) 1
1
 Text box top left corner aligned to 'air'  (Inspection)
1.5 Columns: DOES IT MAKE … fuels and vehicles. 3
 Text placed in two columns  1
 Width of first column set to 8 cm  1
 Width of space between columns 1 cm  1
1.6 Multilevel List: On the road … keeping windows closed. 7
(Note to marker: Mark from ruler)
 Multilevel List applied to given text  1
 Level 1: Format 1, 2, 3  (No full stop or bracket) 1
 Level 1: Aligned at 0 cm  text indent at 1 cm 2
 Level 2: Format a), b), c)  1
2
 Level 2: Aligned at 1 cm  text indent at 2 cm 

1.7 Source changed: UK Health Department 2

 Type of source: Website  1
 URL: http://www.airquality.co.uk  1
1.8 Bibliography 1
 (Any) automatic bibliography inserted  1
1.9 Watermark 2
 Picture 1Clean watermark inserted  1
 Scale: 150%  1
1.10 Inspect document 1
 All hidden text removed  1
Total for QUESTION 1 [25]

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 Computer Applications Technology/P1 3 DBE/November 2021
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 Check the accuracy and skill required before awarding a mark throughout.
 Ignore spelling in all cases where it would not have any impact on the answer.
QUESTION 2 File name: 2Marine Total Q2: 20

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2.1 Small caps: UNESCO: Marine Pollution 1
 Font changed to Small caps  1
2.2 TOC 3
 Table of Contents inserted  1
 Heading 1 style: 1st heading: 'Marine Pollution'  1
 'Marine Pollution' at top of the next page  1
2.3 Hyphenation 1
 Hyphenation options: None  OR 1
Paragraph formatting exceptions: Don't hyphenate
2.4 Caption: Picture 1: © Malik Naumann | Marine Photobank 2
 Appropriate caption  inserted (Alt + F9) 1
 Caption is the picture's Alt text:   1
2.5 Hyperlink: Picture 2: © Chris Deacutis 1
 Hyperlink removed from picture  (Right click on image 1
to check if hyperlink is removed)
2.6 Image: Picture 4: © NOAA 1
 Restored to original colour  (Not greyscale) 1
2.7 Cross reference (Accept any picture & page no.) 2
 Linked to (any) picture IOC UNESCO  1
 Only page number displays  (Alt + F9) 1
2.8 Footnote 4
 Footnote inserted on 'UNEP'  1
 Footnote numbering format set to A, B, C, …  1
 Footnote set to 'Restart each page'  1
 Footnote text inserted  (Environment Programme) 1
2.9 Field: NumWords (Alt + F9) {NUMWORDS \*MERGEFORMAT} 1
 NumWords field inserted  1
2.10 Page numbering 4
 Automatic page numbering in Tildes format  1
 Page numbering inserted in footer  1
 TOC page and cover page not numbered, third page
starts as number ~1~  1
 Page numbering continues on all remaining pages  1
Total for QUESTION 2 [20]

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Computer Applications Technology/P1 4 DBE/November 2021
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QUESTION 3 File name: 3Projects Total Q3: 21

 Mark the questions from the formulae and not the values/answers in the cell.
 Check against candidate's actual work (Cell references may differ, depending on the
candidate's response).
 Candidate may use multiple formulae, cells or 'building blocks' to reach answers.
 Named ranges can be used instead of cell references.
 The answers must still be correct even if changes are made to the existing data.

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Missions/Sheet1 worksheet
3.1 Cell A1: Picture 2
 Picture 3Logo inserted  1
 Fits cell A1  (Mark by inspection) 1
3.2 Cell A3: Fill 1
 Pattern fill is the same as cell A2  1
3.3 Worksheet renamed 1
 Sheet1 worksheet renamed to Missions  1
3.4 Cell F3: 2
=COUNTIF(F6:F55,">55000")

 COUNTIF and range: (F6:F55)  1

 Criteria: ">55000"  1
OR ">R55000"
OR ">R55 000.00"
3.5 Column G: Conditional Formatting 5
= $C6:$C55 ="Air"
OR
=$C6 = "Air"

 Formula:  =C6:C55 ="Air"  2

 Absolute cell referencing not applied to rows:
$C6:$C55 OR C6:C55  1
 Conditional formatting applied to G6:G55  1
 Format: Any fill colour  1

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3.6 Cell J6: 4

=HLOOKUP(D6,Categories!$B$1:$D$2,2,TRUE)
OR
=LOOKUP(D6,Categories! $B$1:$D$2)
OR
=XLOOKUP(D6, Categories! $B$1:$D$1,
Categories!$B$2:$D$2,,-1)

 LOOKUP function appropriately structured  1

(HLOOKUP OR LOOKUP OR XLOOKUP)
 Lookup value: D6  1
 Table array: Categories!$B$1:$D$2   1
OR Categories!$A$1:$D$2
OR Categories!B1:D2
OR Categories!A1:D2
 Row index number: 2  1

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3.7 Cell K6: 6

=IF(E6<TODAY(),"Complete",IF(E6-
TODAY()<=60,"Notify","*"))
OR
=IF(E6>=TODAY(),IF((E6-TODAY())<=60,
"Notify","*"),"Complete")
OR
=IF(E6<TODAY(),"Complete",IF(E6-TODAY()>60,
"*","Notify"))
OR
=IF(DAYS(E6,TODAY())<0,"Complete",
IF(DAYS(E6,TODAY())<=60,"Notify","*"))

Complete Notify *
E6<TODAY() E6>=TODAY() and E6>TODAY()+60
E6-TODAY()<=60

TODAY() TODAY()+60

OUTPUT Complete Notify *

CRITERIA E6 < TODAY() E6 >=TODAY() E6 >
AND TODAY()+60
E6-TODAY() OR
<=60 E6 >=
TODAY()+60
DESCRIP- Check E6 for Check for Check whether
TION current date and current date and E6 is over 60
before the whether the days after the
current date current date is current date
within 60 days of
E6

 Function: Nested IF  1
 First condition  1
1
 Output for first condition 
1
 Second condition 
1
 Output for second condition 
1
 Output for third condition 
Total for QUESTION 3 [21]

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QUESTION 4 File name: 4Air Total Q4: 19

 Mark the questions from the formulae and not the values/answers in the cell.
 Check against candidate's actual work (Cell references may differ, depending on the
candidate's response).
 Candidate may use multiple formulae, cells or 'building blocks' to reach answers.
 Named ranges can be used instead of cell references.
 The answers must still be correct even if changes are made to the existing data.

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Quality worksheet
4.1 Cell D3: 3
=SMALL(E7:E153,2)

 Function: SMALL  1
 Cell range: E7:E153  1
 2 1
4.2 Cell B7: Data Validation 1

 Data validation source: $J$7:$J$8  1

4.3 Cell G7: Text functions 4
=LEFT($D$4,RIGHT(F7,1))
OR
=LEFT($D$4,MID(F7,2,1))
OR
=RIGHT($D$4,RIGHT(F7,1))
OR
=MID($D$4,RIGHT(F7,1))

 Combination of text functions  1

 Function: LEFT/RIGHT/MID  1
 From the text in cell D4  1
 To extract correct number of characters from cell F7  1

(Note to marker: Accept other text functions such as REPT

and TEXT if used correctly.)
4.4 Print area 1

 Print area set to cell range: A6:H40  1

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Computer Applications Technology/P1 8 DBE/November 2021
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Graph worksheet
4.5 Cell H10 OR cell H2 5
=SUMIFS(Quality!H7:H153,Quality!C7:C153,"Eastern
Cape",Quality!D7:D153,2018)

 Sum range: Quality!H7:H153  1

 Criteria range 1: Quality!C7:C153  1
 Criteria 1: "Eastern Cape"  1
 Criteria range 2: Quality!D7:D153  1
 Criteria 2: 2018  OR "2018" 1

(Note to marker: Accept cell A2 or cell A10 if it refers

to "Eastern Cape" and cell H1 if it refers to 2018.)
4.6 Chart/Graph 5

 Bar chart/graph created  1

 Data selected: =Graph!$A$2:$A$10,Graph!$F$2:$F$10
 OR 1
=Graph!$A$1:$A$10,Graph!$F$1:$F$10
 Bars display from smallest to largest  1
 Chart title: Health incidents in 2016  1
 Data labels appear on outside end of each bar  1
Total for QUESTION 4 [19]

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QUESTION 5 File name: 5Save Total Q5: 35

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Table: tbl5_1
5.1.1 Field: Coverage 1
 Field size changed to Decimal  1
5.1.2 Field: PollutionType 2
 Display control: Combo Box  1
 Row Source: 'Air', 'Land', 'Water'  1
5.1.3 Field: Level 3
Validation rule: Between 100 And 1000 OR >=100 and
<=1000 OR >99 and <1001
 100 and above  1
 And  1
 1000 and below  1
5.1.4 Field inserted 2
 Field name: Evidence  1
 Field type: Attachment, Hyperlink  1
Form: frm5_2
5.2  Form heading changed to 'Survey'  1 5
 Only date  appears in form footer  2
 Ion theme applied to the form  1
 YearBorn field format changed to Medium Date  1
Query: qry5_3
5.3  Group by RecyclingActivity  1 3
 Function AVG in DropOff  1
 Average value displays no decimal places  1
Query: qry5_4
5.4  Only Name, Surname, (YearBorn,) Knowledge, 7
RecyclingActivity, DropOff fields display  1
 Sorted by Surname ascending  1
 Knowledge field criteria: 'Yes'  1
 OR  1
 RecyclingActivity field criteria: 'Very Active'  1
 AND  1
 DropOff field criteria: 15  1
(Expected number of records: 113)

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Query: qry5_5
5.5  YearBorn field criteria: >#1990/12/31#  1 5
OR >=#1991/01/01#
OR YEAR([YearBorn])>1990
 Calculated field: NewDrop:[DropOff]*10/100+[DropOff]
OR [DropOff]*110/100
OR [DropOff]*1.1
OR [DropOff]+[DropOff]*0.1
 NewDrop:  1
 [DropOff]  1
 * 1
 10/100 + [DropOff] OR 110/100 OR 1.1  1
(Expected number of records: 58)
Report: rpt5_6
5.6  DropOff field inserted and moved to correct position  1 7
 Grouping inserted on RecyclingActivity  1
 Any colour applied to the page header   1
 Sorted by Surname  1
 Function inserted in group header  1
 = COUNT  (*)  OR any other field 2

Total for QUESTION 5 [35]

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QUESTION 6 File name: 6_1Clean, 6_2Pollute Total Q6: 15

 This question should be marked from the HTML code.

 Numerical attribute values and single words do not need to be in inverted commas.

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6_1Clean
6.1.1 Title tags 2
<title>12345678</title>

 Title tags  1
 Examination number inserted  between two tags 1

6.1.2 Font colour: Heading: The Global Crisis … 1

<h1><font color="red">The Global Crisis of Plastic
Pollution </font></h1>

 Font set to a red colour  1
6.1.3 Picture 2
<img src="6_1Plastic.jpg" height="200" width="300"/>

 Attribute scr changed to src  1

 File extension png changed to jpg  1
6.1.4 Table: rowspan 3
<table border="5" width="300" cellpadding="10">

<tr>
<td rowspan="3">Tons per year</td>
<td>China</td>

 Only column inserted <td…>…</td>  1

 Text 'Tons per year' inserted in first column  1
 Rowspan="3"  1

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6_2Pollute
6.2 <body> 6
<br/>
<a href="6_1Clean.html">Home Page</a>

<h2>Types of pollution</h2>
<hr size="5" color="Black"/>
<ol>
<li>Air pollution</li>
<ul type="square">
<li>Ground-level ozone</li>
<li>Carbon monoxide</li>
<li>Sulphur oxides</li>
<li>Nitrogen oxides</li>
<li>Lead</li>
</ul>
<li>Water pollution</li>
<li>Light pollution</li>
<li>Noise pollution</li>
<li>Soil pollution</li>
</ol>
</body>

 Hyperlink
 Tag for hyperlink correctly inserted  1
 Horizontal line
 Horizontal rule tag  1
 size="5" (Accept any size larger than "1") 1
 Unordered list
 <ul>…</ul> tags  1
 Type="square"  1
 <li>Lead</li>  1

Closing tag(s) or triangular brackets and nesting

correctly used.  1 1
Total for QUESTION 6 [15]

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QUESTION 7 File names: 7Letter, 7Merge, 7Date, 7Picture Total Q7: 15

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7Letter, 7Merge
7.1.1 Form controls 2
 Form field set to Current Date  (Alt + F9, Form text Date) 1
 '7' and '14' options appear in drop-down form field
control  1
7.1.2 Mail merge (Expect 21 letters) 6
 7Letter linked to 7Company  spreadsheet 1
 Recipients' list is filtered to
 Level = very high  1
 Or  OR contains 'high' 1
 Level = high  1
 Merge fields inserted for Company name and Level  1
 Mail merge completed  1
(SELECT * from 'Sheet1$' WHERE 'Level'='very high' OR
'Level'='high'/'Level' LIKE '%high%')
7Date: Monthly worksheet
7.2 Cell D3: 3
=IF(AND(B3="Low",MONTH(C3)=11),A3," ")

 Criteria: Test if the level is low  1

 Criteria: Test if the month  is 11  2
7.3 worksheet
7.3 Filter 3
 Filtered on column A: Very High  1
 Filtered on column B: 2021  1
 Names sorted alphabetically  1
7Picture
7.4 7Picture file extracted  1 1

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