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RICHFIELD GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (PTY) LTD

HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING

FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

INFORMATION SYSTEMS 511 (PRACTICAL)

1ST SEMESTER NATIONAL FINAL EXAMINITION

DURATION: 2 HOURS MARKS: 100 DATE: 28 NOVEMBER 2019

EXAMINER: NGELETSHEDZO DAVAHANA MODERATOR: THABANG NKUNA

This paper consists of 3 questions and 4 pages including this page.
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2) The question paper consists of 2 sections.
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NUMBERS QUESTIONS MARKS TIME IN MINUTES

SECTION A: COMPULSORY
1 Question One (Compulsory) 50 60
SECTION B (ANSWER ANY ONE QUESTION)
2 Question Two (optional) 50 60
3 Question Three (Optional) 50 60
TOTAL 100 120

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SECTION A (COMPULSORY) (50 MARKS)

QUESTION ONE (COMPULSORY) (50 MARKS)

Type the following article:
1.1 (30)

Courtesy in the
 Share Classroom: A Lesson
 whatsapp
 Tweet
in Respect
 Email

T
HE students at Pelham Memorial High School here are probably no ruder than
other American teen-agers. Around the country, the young wear to school T-shirts
with sassy sayings on them, slouch or put their feet up during classes or engage in
put-downs in place of more thoughtful conversation.

But at the high school here, the adults in charge decided to draw a line between kids-
will-be-kids behavior and plain impoliteness. Not by cracking down on discipline or
writing new rules but by raising questions: What is the best environment for
learning? What is the meaning of civility, responsibility and respect, and how do these
quaint-sounding concepts apply to school life today?
The issue has been discussed in was a videotape of skits devised and
English classes and was explored at acted by the theater arts students of John
length at a Parent-Teacher Orefice, a teacher at the high school. The
Association meeting in January videotape, which included a skit called
that was attended by more than "The Classroom From Hell" as well as a
100 people, including many segment on adult and student drinking,
students. The focus of the meeting was also shown at a faculty meeting

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1.2 Create the following graphic (20)
Adults were asked to compare school dynamics Today with when they were in school

SECTION B (ANSWER ONE QUESTION FROM THIS SECTION)) (50 MARKS)

QUESTION TWO (OPTIONAL) (50 MARKS)

Create the below spreadsheet using Excel:

2.1
RGI_STUDENTS 2019

DEPARTMENT REGISTERED PART_TIME FULL_TIME TOTAL_SALES

DIT 100 20 80
HCIT 80 30 50
BSC_IT 150 50 100
TVET 50 10 40
HBA 50 10 40
BBA 100 20 80
TOTAL
(5)
2.1.1 Format all numbers as South African currency (7)
2.1.2 Create a formula to display a total for each department (6)
2.1.3 Create formulae to display a total for part time students (5)
2.1.4 Create formulae to calculate the total sales for all department (7)
2.1.5 center all text (6)
2.1.6 insert a header containing your student details (4)
2.1.7 Merge and center the following “RGI_STUDENTS 2019” (3)
2.1.8 Insert a picture of RGI (7)

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QUESTION THREE (OPTIONAL) (50 MARKS)

Create the following table using excel:

(5)
3.1.1 Calculate the total number of pedestrian fatalities that occurred during weekdays. (5)
3.1.2 Calculate the percent of all weekday fatalities that occurred during each of the given times
of day. (5)
3.1.3 Calculate the total number of pedestrian fatalities that occurred during weekends. (5)
3.1.4 Calculate the percent of all weekday fatalities that occurred during each of the given times
of day. (5)
3.1.5 Calculate the total number of fatalities that occurred during each time of day (i.e., add
weekday and weekend fatalities for each time of day). Calculate the percent of all
pedestrian fatalities that occur during each time of day (weekdays and weekends
combined). (8)
3.1.6 Format your percentage data so that percentage signs and only one decimal place is shown. (5)
3.1.7 Create a bar graph for the percent of all fatalities by the time of day (i.e., the figures in
column G). (10)
3.1.8 Save your Excel with your” Icas num” (2)

TOTAL MARKS: (100)

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Authorised By Group Chief Executive Officer Stefan Ferreira Revision No 01/2015
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