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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 02

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EXAMINATION
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SPECIMEN PAPER E-MARKING
Paper 01 General Proficiency
1 hour 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1.

This paper consists of TWELVE questions. Answer ALL twelve

questions.

2.

Write your answers in the spaces provided in this answer booklet.

3.

Do NOT write in the margins.

4.

Code must be written in the programming language, Pascal.

5.

Take some time before you start writing to read through the paper and
plan your answers.

6.

If you need to re-write any answer and there is not enough space to do
so on the original page, you must request extra lined pages from the
invigilator. Remember to draw a line through your original answer
and correctly number your new answer in the box provided.

7.

If you use extra pages you MUST write your registration number
and question number clearly in the boxes provided at the top of
EVERY extra page.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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SECTION I
THEORY
(60 marks)
Answer ALL Questions.
1.

Tom wants to buy a computer system for his office. He accessed several Web sites from which
he compiled the list of hardware items shown below.

Intel Pentium 64-bit dual-core processor 3.7 GHz

2 GB 533MHz SDRAM
128MB AGP video card
Integrated sound card
USB Keyboard and mouse
160 GB SATA HDD (7200 rpm)
16X DVD-R
19 LCD Monitor
6 USB ports
4 PCI slots and 1 AGP slot
APC Biometric reader
Tripp Lite surge protector
HP Desk jet 6840C
APC 1200 watts line conditioner
(a)

What is meant by hardware?

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(1 mark)

(b)

Using the list of hardware items above, identify the following components:

(i)

CPU type ............................................................................................................

(ii)

Memory size .......................................................................................................

(iii)

Word size ............................................................................................................

(iv)

Hard disk capacity ..............................................................................................

(v)

Type of hard disk controller ...............................................................................

(5 marks)

Name ONE output and ONE input device mentioned in the list above.

(c)

Output ............................................................................................................................

Input ...............................................................................................................................
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(d)

State TWO devices mentioned in the list on page 2 that can be used to protect the
computer from fluctuations in electricity.

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(2 marks)
Total 10 marks

2.

The manager of Caribbean Realtors is interested in purchasing software to manage the daily
operation of his business. TWO alternatives were presented to Caribbean Realtors; a selection
of separate software packages and an integrated software package.

(a)

Explain the term integrated software and give ONE example of such a package.

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(3 marks)

(b)

List THREE software components that may be found in an integrated software package.

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(3 marks)

(c)

State ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of using an integrated software package
over separate packages.
Advantage: ......................................................................................................................

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Disadvantage: .................................................................................................................

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(d)

What is the term used to describe businesses that sell computer software?

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(1 mark)

(e)

What is the job title of the person who writes and tests computer programs?

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(1 mark)

Total 10 marks

3. An 8 bit machine uses the twos complement number system when processing.

Show how this machine would perform the calculations for parts (a), (b) and (c) below and
write the output.

(a)

Show the conversion of the binary number 110001012 into its decimal equivalent.

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(b)

Compute 1012 + 1112

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(c)

(d)

Compute 50 20

Determine the BCD representation of - 90110

(3 marks)

(2 marks)

Total 10 marks
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-74.

(a)

A telecommunications company has NINE branches across the Caribbean and its head
office is in Barbados. The head office has TWO other sub-offices nearby (approximately
2 km). The company has decided to network all of its branches.
(i)

State the type of network that should be used to link computers within a suboffice.

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(ii)

State the type of network that should be used to link the computers in the suboffices with the computers in the head office.

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(iii)

Name the type of network that should be used by the company to connect ALL
of its branches.

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(iv)

State ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage to the company, of having a

network.

Advantage ..........................................................................................................

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Disadvantage ......................................................................................................

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(5 marks)

(b)

Data communication can take place through cable or wireless media. Classify the
following as wireless media or cable media.

(i) Satellite .......................................................................................................

(ii)

Fibre optic

(iii)

Microwave .......................................................................................................

(iv)

Coaxial

(v)

Twisted pair .......................................................................................................

(5 marks)

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5.

(a)

Explain the difference between data and information.

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(2 marks)

(b)

List TWO qualities of information.

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(2 marks)

(c)

State TWO ways in which data collected may be inaccurate.

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(2 marks)

(d)

Describe TWO methods that can be used to ensure that the data are entered correctly.

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-96.

A scanner and a barcode reader are computer-related hardware used in industry to make the
work of the employee easier and more efficient.

(a)

State the function of a

(i)

Scanner ...............................................................................................................

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(ii)

Barcode reader ...................................................................................................

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(2 marks)

(b)

Complete the following table by stating, for EACH piece of hardware, the type of
industry in which it would MOST likely be used. Justify your answer.
Hardware
Scanner

Type of Industry

Justification

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Barcode

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reader

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(c)

Complete the following table by stating, for EACH piece of hardware, the job title of
an individual who is MOST likely to use it. Indicate clearly how the hardware makes
the user more efficient in carrying out the job.

Hardware
Scanner

Job Title

How hardware makes the user more

efficient

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Barcode

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reader

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(4 marks)
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- 11 SECTION II
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
[15 marks]
Answer ALL questions.
7.

Consider the following database which contains TWO tables that store data on examinations
held at a school.
TABLE 1: SUBJECT
SubjectID

SubjectName
25
45
86
91

Cost
$45.00
$40.00
$40.00
$55.00

Biology
English A
Mathematics
IT

TABLE 2: SCHEDULE
SubjectID
25
25
45
45
86
86
91
91
9

(a)

Paper
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
3

Time
Morning
Afternoon
Afternoon
Morning
Afternoon
Afternoon
Morning
Morning
Morning

Location
Hall
Lab
Library
Hall
Hall
Room 1
Hall
Lab
Lab

Time in (hours)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3

State the number of records in the SCHEDULE table above.

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(1 mark)

(b)

Identify the primary key in the SCHEDULE table.

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(c)

State the data type of EACH field in the SUBJECT table.

Subject ID: .....................................................................................................................

Subject Name: ..............................................................................................................

Cost: ..............................................................................................................................
(3 marks)

The cost of each subject is reduced by 10%. Write a query to find the new cost of the
subjects.

(d)

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(2 marks)
Total 7 marks

8.

The following questions are based on the spreadsheet given below.

A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

(a)

ITEM
Printer
Modem
Flash drive
Hard drive
Keyboard
Mouse
TOTAL

QTR1
QTR2
QTR3
TOTAL
$3,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$8,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,050.00
$1,000.00
$3,050.00
$3,200.00
$3,000.00
$3,020.00
$9,220.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$3,000.00
$8,000.00
$1,500.00
$2,000.00
$1,200.00
$4,700.00
$1,000.00
$1,400.00
$2,100.00
$4,500.00
$11,700.00
$12,450.00
$13,320.00
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The text Discounted Computers is entered in cell A2. State the formatting feature to
center the text across columns A to E.

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(1 mark)

(b)

Write the formula to be inserted in E5 to calculate the TOTAL sales of printers.

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(2 marks)

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(c)

State the results of the following functions:

(i) COUNTA(A5:A10)

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(1 mark)

(ii) nun(B11:D11)

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(1 mark)

(d)

In cell E11, instead of values, ####### appears. State the reason for this appearance
in the cell.

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(1 mark)

(e)

A pie chart was drawn where each slice represents the total sales for each quarter (QTR1
to QTR3). State the TWO ranges used to construct the chart.

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(2 marks)
Total 8 marks

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PROBLEM SOLVING AND PROGRAMMING
ANSWER ALL questions.
(45 marks)
9.

(a)

The terms listed below represent various types of statements used in programming:

Input statement
Arithmetic expression
Conditional statement
Variable name
Assignment statement

Complete the following table by writing the term corresponding to each program
statement in the CORRECT cell.
Numeral
I
II
III
IV
V

Program Statement

Term

J5
if (mark >=50) write (PASS);
ans :=A div B;
A:=B;
read(a, b, c)
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The students in Mrs. Hills class explained that their success in programming was due to the fact
that they followed the stages of problem solving. They also said that they always wrote their
program on paper before going to the computer to input the code. One student commented that
while her programs generated syntax errors she never had any logical errors.

(a)

Explain FOUR of the stages in problem solving.

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(8 marks)

(b)

Explain the cause of syntax errors.

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(2 marks)

(c)

Give ONE valid reason why the student did not have logical errors.

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Describe with the aid of an example, ONE likely method that this student would have
used to reduce logical errors.

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- 17 11.

The pseudocode shown below finds the sum of the square of numbers in the range 1 to 12 inclusive. Code this algorithm in Pascal.

Identify variables


member stores the generated numbers

square stores the square of the number

sum stores the sum of the square of the numbers

Initialise the variables

member 1

sum 0

Processing

While (member <= 12)



square member * member



sum sum + square



member member + 1
EndWhile
Print sum

End Processing

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Total 15 marks

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12.

(a)

Define the term flowchart.

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(1 mark)

(b)

The following symbols are used when drawing a program flowchart. Give the name of
EACH of the program flowcharting symbols shown below.

STOP

(i) START

(ii)

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(iii)

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(iv)

Yes

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No

(v)

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(c)

Draw a flowchart to obtain and store the cost of examination fees for music.

(4 marks)
Total 10 marks

TOTAL 120 MARKS

END OF TEST
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CANDIDATES RECEIPT
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:
1.

Fill in all the information requested clearly in capital letters.

TEST CODE:

SUBJECT:

PROFICIENCY:

REGISTRATION NUMBER:

FULL NAME: ________________________________________________________________

(BLOCK LETTERS)

Signature: ____________________________________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________________________________________

2.

Ensure that this slip is detached by the Supervisor or Invigilator and given to you when you
hand in this booklet.

3.

Keep it in a safe place until you have received your results.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 02

GENERAL

INSTRUCTION TO SUPERVISOR/INVIGILATOR:
Sign the declaration below, detach this slip and hand it to the candidate as his/her receipt for this booklet
collected by you.

I hereby acknowledge receipt of the candidates booklet for the examination stated above.

Signature: _____________________________

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