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Answer ALL questions.

1. (a) Direct data entry devices can transfer data directly from a document into a computer
system.

(i) Circle TWO direct data entry devices from the following list of input devices.

Barcode reader Light pen Optical mark reader

Joystick Touchscreen
(2 marks)

(ii) Name an application in which any ONE of the devices circled in (a) (i) is used and
describe the type of data that is captured with that device.
Supermarkets use barcode readers to capture the name and price of items that are
being sold.

(2 marks)

(b) Turnaround documents are popular with automated methods of data entry.

(i) Describe what is meant by a turnaround document.

A document that is able to be read by both humans and machines.

(2 marks)

(ii) Explain how data is captured from a turnaround document.

A document that is created by a computer system that humans can add their data to
and then give back to the computer system.

(2 marks)

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(c) Determine the number of 5 MB documents that could fit on a 16 GB flash drive.
(Show all working.)

1024 MB make up 1 GB

16GB= 16 x 1024 = 16384

16384/5 = 3276.8

(2 marks)

(d) Consider the following paragraph.

A printer is an output device on a computer system used to print hard copy output.
Printers fall into two categories: impact and non-impact.

Non-impact printers spray ink or toner powder and the characters are fixed onto the
paper by heating. Examples of non-impact printers are inkjet printers, laser printers
and thermal printers.

Impact printers strike the paper when printing. The most popular impact printer is a
dot-matrix printer. Dot-matrix printers print multiple copies using carbon paper.

(i) State the steps (in the correct order) required to find the number of words in the
paragraph above, using a word processing program.
Block the desired paragraph, then go on the ribbon tab and select word count.

(2 marks)

(ii) List the steps (in the correct order) required to conduct a spell-check on the
paragraph above, using a word processing program.
1. Click review on the ribbon tab

2. Select spelling and grammer

(3 marks)
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(e) The following diagram illustrates the dialogue box obtained when using the Find and
Replace editing feature in a word processing program, to replace all occurrences of the
word "print" with the word ·'produce'· in the paragraph in (d) on page 5.

Find and Replace ? X

Fi!ld what print

Replace wit�: produce

.Bep!ace �eplace All find Ne>rt Cancel

(i) Briefly explain why it would be safer to use the Replace option rather than the
Replace All option in the dialogue box above.

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The replace all function replaces every 'print' on the document while using the preplace
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option would replace the desired word.

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(2 marks)

(ii) Outline the steps needed to replace all occurrences of the word "print" with the
word "produce" using the Replace All option in the dialogue box above.

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Click replace on the home tab

Fill out the dialouge box

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Click replace all on the dialouge box
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2. Sharon recently had a home network built with both wired and wireless capability to facilitate her
new home-based business initiative.

(a) State the location on the network where EACH of the following hardware devices could
be found AND describe the function of EACH device.

Network interface card

the motherboard of a computer
Location: ................................................................................................................................
provides the computer with a dedicated internet connection.
Function: ................................................................................................................................

Wireless network adaptor

Software on the computer
Location: ................................................................................................................................
Allows computers to communicate wirelessly over a network
Function: ................................................................................................................................

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In a home or office
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Function: Allows
...............................................................................................................................
a device to connect to your internet service provider by taking signals from . you
ISP and translates them into signals your device can use.

Router
In a central location in a house
Location: ................................................................................................................................
Responsible for routing network packets based on their addresses to other networks or
Function: ...............................................................................................................................
devices. .

(8 marks)
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(b) The wireless devices were accessing the Internet but Sharon's desktop computer was
unable to access the Internet. Suggest TWO instructions that could be given to Sharon to
help her to troubleshoot the problem.
Ensure that the cable is connected

Restarting you home router or modem.

(2 marks)

(c) Examine the following chart created from data in a spreadsheet.

500 ----------------------
Book Sales for Week 2
400 ----------------------

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Novels Magazines Textbooks Cookbooks ■ Comics TOTAL

(i) List the steps (in the correct order) required to create the chart from data in a
spreadsheet.

Select the data, go on the ribbon tab and choose chart and select your desired chart
type.

(4 marks)

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(ii) State ONE other type of chart which is appropriate to represent the data in the
spreadsheet and state how it differs from the one on page 8.

Bar chart

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(2 marks)

(iii) Name ONE type of chatt other than those mentioned in (c) (i) and (ii) and describe
when it is BEST used.

Pie chart, it is best used to show percentages .

(2 marks)

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(iv) Sharon used the following spreadsheet to create the chart displayed on page 8.

A B C D E F G H
1 Books Sold for Week 2
2 Type of Book Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Tota l
3 Novels so 75 25 25 so 100 325
4 Magazines 100 100 so 25 75 so 375
5 Textbooks so so so 25 75 100 350
6 Cookbooks 100 so 75 25 so so 350
7 Comics so 25 so 25 100 100 350
8 TOTAL 300 250 125 350 400 1775

Write the formula/function to be inserted in Cell B8, to calculate the total number
of books sold on Monday.

=sum(B3:B7)

(2 marks)

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3. (a) Complete the table below by inserting the MOST appropriate web technology concepts
from the following list.

Web browser Hypettext markup language Hypertext transfer protocol

Hyperlink Web server File transfer protocol Uniform resource locator

Web Technology Concept Description

Connects webpages to other webpages

Hyperlink

Stores, processes and delivers webpages to client devices

Web server on request

Facilitates communication with client devices for the

Hypertext transfer protocol delivery of webpages

Software application that allows client devices to access

Web browser resources and websites from the Internet

Text-based application used to create web pages for

Hypertext markup languagedisplay on the client devices

(5 marks)

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Consider the following database with two database tables named STUDENTS and
SPORTS.

STUDENTS
ID FirstName LastName Birthdate Gender Married Phone SportNo
1 Roy CLARKE 1/2/1997 M Yes 688-4444 010
2 Jamila ALI 3/22/1982 F No 720-9123 020
3 Tyson LENNY 3/23/1996 M Yes 630-1234 040
4 lkelia DRAKES 7/4/1978 F No 456-7890 050
5 Suresh BAPTISTE 5/23/1999 M No 456-6676 030
6 Janet BROWN 6/18/2001 F Yes 620-0190 050
7 Smith JONES 12/20/2002 M Yes 640-2823 020
8 Michael JONES 6/18/1999 M Yes 640-4929 080
10 Daniella SINGH 6/18/2008 F No 640-9989 090
I1 Bridget NICHOLAS 6/18/2008 F No 637-4442 100
14 Brian JOSEPH 3/3/2001 M Yes 638-2223 020

SPORTS
SportNo SportName
010 Cricket
020 Football
030 Basketball
040 Lawn tennis
050 Badminton

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(b) The database tables STUDENTS and SPORTS can be joined in a one-to-many
relationship to ensure that data in the two tables remain as accurate as possible.

(i) State the feature that is used to establish and maintain the accuracy of data be­
tween the two database tables.
Referential integrity in relationships

(1 mark)

(ii) State why it is necessary to maintain the accuracy of data between the two database
tables.
To maintain consistency

(1 mark)

(iii) Outline how the one-to-many relationship is formed between the two database
tables.

(2 marks)

(c) Create a query by completing the following query design viev. window to extract

• the fields ID, FirstName, LastName and Phone from the STUDENTS table
• the field SportName from the SPORTS table, for all married students who play
football.

Field ID FirstName LastName Married Phone SportNo SportName

Table STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT STUDENT SPORTS SPORTS
Sort
Show □ □ □ □ □ □ □
Criteria Football

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(d) State the record IDs of the record(s) that would be extracted when the query designed in
(c) is executed.
7 and 14

(2 marks)

(e) (i) There are four steps in implementing a program. List THREE of these steps.
Create source code

translate and/or link

execute/run program

maintain program (3 marks)

(ii) Describe what is involved in any TWO of the steps listed in (e) (i).

maintain program - modification of the software , fixing bugs

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(f) Complete the following pseudocode by writing a nested if-then-else statement to produce
the following.

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• If Team A scores more goals than Team B, the algorithm should output Team A is the
winner.
• If Team B scores more goals than Team A, then the algorithm should output Team B
is the winner.
• Otherwise, the program should output game drawn.
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START

Write .. Enter the name and number of goals scored by Team A"
Read Team_A, goals_A
Write '·Enter the name and number of goals scored by Team B"
1.,
., Read Team_B, goals_B

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4. A credit union gives loans of$IO 000 at a fixed monthly interest rate of one percent on the principal
amount. T he monthly payment amount is a fixed $1000. The amount paid to the principal each
month is the monthly payment amount minus the interest paid for the month.

The pseudocode below will print a payment schedule showing the principal, the payment made
to the principal and the interest charged for each month once the principal is greater than zero.
The payment schedule will also print the total amount paid to the principal, the total amount of
interest paid and the number of payments made.

START
Line I . Set Principal+- I 0,000
Line 2. Set MonthlyPayment +- 1.000
Line 3. Set MonthlyInterest+- 0.0 I

Line 4. Write ''Principal", "Payment'', "Interest"

Line 5. WHILE Principal > 0 DO

Line 6. Set Interest+-Principal * Monthlylnterest
Line 7. Set Payment+- MonthlyPayment - Interest
Line 8. Set Totallnterest+-Totallnterest + Interest
Line 9. Set TotalPayment+-1ota1Payment + Payment

Line 10. Write Principal, Payment, Interest

Line 11. Set NewPrincipal+-Principal - Payment

Line 12 Set Count +-Count+ I

Line 13. END WHILE

Line 14. Write TotalPayment, TotalInterest, Count

STOP

(a) Identify TWO variables which when added will always be equal to the monthly repayment
amount of$I 000.

(2 marks)

(b) (i) T he pseudocode has a logic error. Identify the line with the error and make the
necessary corrections.

(2 marks)

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(ii) Identify the stage in program implementation where the type of error stated in
(b) (i) will show up and state the consequences of the error.

(2 marks)

(c) State the type of looping construct used in the pseudocode.

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(1 mark)

(2 marks)

(e) Explain ONE other named looping construct that could be used in the program.

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(f) Complete the following trace table by inserting the missing values for the variable in
EACH row representing the first THREE times the pseudocode loops.

Principal Payment Monthlylnterest

Loop I $ 10 000

Loop 2

Loop 3 $ 8 191 $ 81.91

(4 marks)

(g) The advent of the COY] D-19 pandemic has resulted in an increase in connectivity and
online activities, for example, telecommuting, cyber-criminal activities and greater use of
cloud-based applications.

(i) Describe the concept of 'telecommuting' and state ONE reason why
telecommuting is so impactful.

(2 marks)

(ii) Describe the term 'denial-of-service (DOS) attack', giving ONE example.

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(iii) State ONE similarity and ONE difference between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
technologies.

Sin1ilarity ...............................................................................................................

Difference ............................................................................................................. .
(2 marks)

(iv) State TWO advantages and ONE disadvantage of buying software applications
stored in the cloud.

Advantages ............................................................................................................

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