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4331/01 W16-4331-01

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 1: Understanding ICT
(Short Course) INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
UNIT 1: Understanding ICT

P.M. WEDNESDAY, 13 January 2016

1 hour 30 minutes

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Maximum Mark
Mark Awarded
Total 80

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Do not use pencil or gel pen. Do not use correction fluid.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.
If you run out of space, use the continuation pages at the back of the booklet, taking care to number
the question(s) correctly.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets at the end of each question or part-question.
Quality of written communication will be assessed in question 10.

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Answer all questions.

1. A draft poster, shown below, has been created to advertise a schools Book Club.

Book
Book Club
Club
Every Friday lunchtime in
the school library.

12:30pm.

All year groups welcome.

(a) Other than the features already used on the draft above, give three features of Desktop
Publishing (DTP) software that could be used to improve this poster. [3]

1.
.................................................................................................................................................

2. .................................................................................................................................................

3.
.................................................................................................................................................

(b) Name a feature of DTP software below that could be used to find words with a similar
meaning. [1]

(c) Other than DTP and email software, give two different types of software that could be
used to promote and advertise the Book Club and give an example of how it could be
used. [22]

Type of software 1 ................................................................................................................................................................

Example of use ........................................................................................................................................................................

Type of software 2 ................................................................................................................................................................

Example of use ........................................................................................................................................................................

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(d) State what is meant by the following email facilities: [2]

Carbon copy (CC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) ...............................................................................................................................................

2. A person uses a broadband Internet connection to download music they have bought.

(a) Tick () the correct boxes below to show which of the following statements are true or
false about broadband Internet. [4]

Statement True False

Some rural areas have poor broadband 1 2

access

There is no need to dial up, broadband 3 4

is always connected

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You cannot use the landline at the 5 6
same time as using the Internet

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It has slow data transfer speeds

(b) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of downloading music over the internet. [2]

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

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

3. Tick () the correct boxes below to show whether the following are data, information or
knowledge. [2]

DATA INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE

1 2 3
5, 13, 7, 12, 7

4 5 6
5C, 7C, 7C, 12C, 13C

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4. Schools and colleges make use of ICT for teaching and learning.

(a) Tick () the correct boxes below to show which three of the following are specialist input
devices used to support students with disabilities. [3]

Tick ()
1
Braille keyboard

2
Renaming folders

3
Foot mouse

4
Concept keyboard

5
Voice recognition software

6
Adjusting icon size

(b) (i) Give three different uses of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) in a school or
college. [3]

Use 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Use 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Use 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii) Describe three disadvantages of using a VLE in a school or college. [3]

Disadvantage 1 .......................................................................................................................................................

Disadvantage 2 .......................................................................................................................................................

Disadvantage 3 .......................................................................................................................................................

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(c) Online tutorials are used in VLEs. Give three advantages of online tutorials. [3]

Advantage 1
...............................................................................................................................................................................

Advantage 2
...............................................................................................................................................................................

Advantage 3
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5. A college caf uses the spreadsheet shown below to record details of profit and loss.

A B C D E F G H I J K L

Total Profit/
1 Month Income Wages Food Advertising Electricity Water Telephone Gas Balance
Cost Loss

2 January 3,500 1,750 450 25 250 75 40 175 2,765 735 Profit

3 February 4,000 1,500 500 25 250 75 40 150 2,540 1,460 Profit

4 March 4,000 1,500 750 25 250 75 40 100 2,740 1,460 Profit

5 April 5,000 1,500 750 25 250 75 40 100 2,740 1,260 Profit

6 May 6,000 2,000 750 25 300 75 40 100 3,290 2,260 Profit

7 June 7,500 2,750 750 25 300 75 40 80 4,020 2,710 Profit

8 July 8,000 2,750 1,000 25 300 75 40 75 4,265 3,480 Profit

9 August 8,500 2,750 1,500 25 350 75 40 75 4,815 3,735 Profit

10 September 7,750 2,000 1,500 25 350 75 40 75 4,065 3,685 Profit

11 October 6,250 1,500 1,500 25 350 75 40 100 3,590 2,660 Profit

12 November 3,000 1,500 850 25 350 75 40 200 3,040 40 Loss

13 December 2,750 1,500 750 25 350 75 40 200 2,940 190 Loss

(a) Give the data in cell A6. [1]

(b) Give the letter of the correct formula used to calculate the Total Costs in cell J2. [1]

A =SUM(B2:J2)

B =SUM(C2:I2)

C =B2+C2+D2+E2+F2+G2+H2+I2

D =SUM(B3:K2)

(c) Give a suitable formula for working out the Balance in cell K3. [1]

(d) Give a sensible IF statement that would be used in cell L12. [1]

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(e) Give a what if investigation that could be carried out on the spreadsheet. State what the
result of this investigation would be. [2]

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6. Part of a database to record information on members of the schools Book Club is shown below.

Student Date Favourite

First Name Surname Address Year Gender
ID Joined Genre
Science
1237 Michael Horsfield 5 Stable Street 11 M 11/01/2016
Fiction
1414 Rachel Llewellyn 17 Castle Lane 9 F 11/01/2016 Adventure
1344 Melissa Rees Ellis 15 Green Way 10 F 11/01/2016 Drama
1337 Mohammed Kawi 27 Oak Road 10 M 18/01/2016 Adventure
1382 Anthony Miller 37 Market Street 10 M 11/01/2016 Adventure
1371 Kate Keane 12 Kiln Avenue 10 F 04/01/2016 Mystery
1327 Cameron Jones 24 High Street 100 M 18/01/2016 Drama

(a) State how many records are shown in the database above. [1]

(b) State how many students would be found with the following search:

Favourite Genre = Drama [1]

(c) Circle the correct answer from the list below to show the most appropriate data type for
Address. [1]

AUTONUMBER DATE/TIME TEXT CURRENCY NUMBER

(d) The database contains an error. State the error and describe a suitable validation
technique that could have been used to prevent the error. [3]

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(e) The librarian sorts the database into ascending order on the Date Joined field. Give the
Student ID that would appear on top of the list. [1]

Other than faster searching and sorting and validating data, give two benefits of storing
(f)
data in a database over manual paper-based methods such as using a filing cabinet. [2]

Benefit 1
.......................................................................................................................................................................................

Benefit 2
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7. A school uses data logging to monitor the growing environment in their greenhouse.

(a) The data logger collects the readings from different sensors in the greenhouse. Name
and describe the use of three different sensors that could be used to monitor the growing
environment in the greenhouse. [3]

Sensor 1 .......................................................................................................................................................................................

Sensor 2 .......................................................................................................................................................................................

Sensor 3 .......................................................................................................................................................................................

(b) Describe two advantages and one disadvantage of data logging. [3]

Advantage 1
...............................................................................................................................................................................

Advantage 2
...............................................................................................................................................................................

Disadvantage
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8. A small home business has created a website to help sell its products.

(a) Tick () the correct boxes below to show which three of the following are ways of finding
products on a website. [3]

Tick ()
1
Transition

A menu system that uses 2

categories

3
Hyperlinks

4
Animation

5
Hotspots

6
Comments

(b) Describe three disadvantages of shopping online for the business. [3]

Disadvantage 1
......................................................................................................................................................................

Disadvantage 2
......................................................................................................................................................................

Disadvantage 3
......................................................................................................................................................................

(c) Give two methods the business can use to ensure their customers personal data remains
safe when shopping online. [2]

Method 1
......................................................................................................................................................................................

Method 2
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9. Many people use Social Networking.

(a) Give three different uses of Social Networking. [3]

Use 1
...............................................................................................................................................................................................

Use 2
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Use 3
...............................................................................................................................................................................................

(b) Give advantages and disadvantages of Social Networking to the user. [7]

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10. Concert tickets can be booked online.

Other than personal details and date and time of the concert, give three other important items
of data required when booking a concert ticket.
Name and describe one method of data verification used in online booking systems.

Discuss four advantages and two disadvantages of booking a concert ticket online. [11]

Remember that the quality of your written communication will be assessed in this question.

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