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FORM TP 2018248 MAY/JUNE 2018

CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION®

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

UNIT 2 – Paper 02

2 hours 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of THREE sections and SIX questions.

2. Answer ALL questions.

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

4. Do NOT write in the margins.

5. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on
the original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of
this booklet. Remember to draw a line through your original answer.

6. If you use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly
in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant,
include the question part beside the answer.

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

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SECTION I: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Answer ALL questions.

1. (a) Database management systems are an important element of information management.

(i) Define the term ‘database’.

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(ii) Define the term ‘database management system’.

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(iii) One type of database organization is hierarchical. List THREE other types of
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(iv) State the way in which data is organized in TWO of the database organizations
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(b) Data storage and retrieval systems have undergone rapid changes over the past decades.
Explain THREE ways in which data storage and retrieval have changed.

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(c) Healthy Babies Medical Centre is a healthcare facility that provides free services to mothers
and their newborn babies. The facility is managed by a group of volunteer doctors, nurses
and midwives. A decision was made by the organization to use a database approach to
register the babies.

(i) Explain TWO advantages of using a database approach, rather than a traditional
filing system.

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(ii) Outline THREE ways in which inaccurate data provided by mothers about their
babies can affect the quality of care provided by the healthcare facility.

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2. (a) Normalization is an important process in the design and development of database systems.

(i) Define the term ‘normalization’.

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(ii) The following table is a ‘books’ table’.

Book ID Category ID Category Title Price

1 1 Sports 100
2 2 Religion 125
3 1 Sports 75
4 3 Science 65
5 2 Religion 20

Apply normalization to the table above to convert it into 3NF.

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(iii) Using the normalized database, write an SQL statement to output the ID of all
books in Category 1.

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(b) List the THREE types of relationships that exist in relational databases.

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(c) Which type of relationship BEST describes the data in (a) (ii) on page 7.

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(d) Outline TWO benefits of enforcing referential integrity.

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SECTION II: USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

Answer ALL questions.

3. (a) Explain TWO reasons why information technology (IT) tools are preferred by businesses
over non-IT tools.

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(b) Software tools are used in almost every aspect of the daily lives of individuals and
businesses.

(i) State ONE example of EACH of the following types of software packages:

• Statistical tools

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• Database management tools

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• Financial packages

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(ii) Outline TWO functions of EACH of the following types of software:

• Statistical tools

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• Financial packages

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(c) Software tools assist researchers with many of their tasks.

(i) Outline TWO features of a word processing tool that are MOST appropriate for
the preparation of documents.

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(ii) Outline TWO features of a spreadsheet tool that researchers could use to process
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4. (a) Sam teaches Biology and has decided to set up a wiki page for his class to use for studying.

(i) Explain the term ‘wiki’.

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(ii) Outline TWO benefits of using a wiki.

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(b) Wearable computing devices are now commonly used for a variety of reasons.

(i) List TWO types of wearable computing devices.

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(ii) Describe TWO ways in which a wearable computer device can lead to improved
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(c) (i) Outline TWO advantages of using an authoring tool over HTML to create web
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(ii) Write the HTML code to display the table described below in a web page.

• A table with two rows and two columns each

• The headers “P1” and “P2” respectively in each of the two columns in the first
row
• One paragraph of text in each of the two columns in the second row

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SECTION III: SOCIAL, ORGANIZATIONAL AND PERSONAL ISSUES

Answer ALL questions.

5. (a) Information technology, and in particular the Internet, has impacted society in many ways.

(i) Explain how the widespread use of the Internet has affected EACH of the following:

• Privacy

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• Culture

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• Government

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• Recreation

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(ii) State THREE ways in which Internet users may prevent identity theft.

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(b) Spam has emerged as one of the biggest challenges for online users.

(i) Define the term ‘spam’.

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(ii) State THREE negative effects of spam.

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(iii) State THREE practices users may follow to minimize spam.

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(c) The management and disposal of obsolete computer equipment is a major challenge for
modern organizations.

Outline THREE strategies organizations can use to help manage this problem.

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6. (a) Computer security and health risks must be mitigated to ensure the protection of an
organization’s information, assets and employees.

(i) Define EACH of the following terms:

• Computer security risk

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• Ergonomics

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(ii) List THREE computer security risks.

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(iii) Outline THREE practices employees may follow to minimize health and safety
risks associated with computer use.

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(b) Natural disasters pose severe threats to the information technology systems of many
countries.

Discuss TWO strategies that may be used to mitigate the risks to information technology
systems posed by natural disasters.

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(c) Malware presents a threat to computer systems in many ways.

(i) List TWO types of malware.

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(ii) Outline TWO effects of malware attacks.

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