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Need help preparing for your IT practical exam?

Which type of student are you?

Which type of
student are you?

Student A Student B Student C

I know all my work I need to focus on I am struggling to
pretty well. specific weaker pass.
areas.

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Student A – I know all my work pretty well. What now?

 Focus on examination preparation.
 Go through previous exam papers (Use table below).
 Attempt the exam paper first, using exam conditions:
 Don’t use any resources like notes and textbooks.
 Do the WHOLE exam paper in a 3 hour period.
(Once the 3 hour time limit is over, take note of how far you got, if not finished
complete the exam)
 Use this to practice your time management of a 3 hour exam.
 Once you have completed the exam (or at a later time) identify areas that
need improvement (Questions that need to be done faster, sections of work
that need revision, etc).
 Use the memo and / or videos of the exam paper to mark your own work.
 Identity where you made mistakes, lost marks or misunderstood a question.

Previous Exam Papers

Paper Description Strategy and Link
Question 1 - General Programming Skills  Questions 1, 2 & 3 = 48 minutes each
 1.1 – 4 marks  Question 4 = 36 minutes
 1.2 – 8 marks
 1.3 – 11 marks
 1.4 – 17 marks Video Memo
TOTAL: 40 marks  Question 1 = 3 videos
Question 2 – SQL and Database  Question 2 = 2 videos
2020 Final  2.1.1 to 2.1.5 – 22 marks  Question 3 = 2 videos
 2.2.1 to 2.2.3 – 18 marks  Question 4 = 1 videos
November TOTAL: 40 marks  Link to playlist
Question 3 – Object Oriented Programming OR Scan QR code below
download here
 3.1.1 to 3.1.5 – 23 marks
 3.2.1 to 3.2.3 – 17 marks
TOTAL: 40 marks
Question 4 – Problem-Solving
 4.1 – 12 marks
 4.2 – 18 marks
TOTAL: 30 marks
More exam papers lists below

PLEASE NOTE:
If you can’t access the links (because document is printed) or if any links do not work then
 Go to YouTube and search for Mr Long IT and CAT
 Then go to playlists and search for relevant exam paper
 All videos have links to all videos and to data files in the Description

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Paper Description Strategy and Link

Question 1 - General Programming Skills  Questions 1, 2 & 3 = 48 minutes each
 1.1 – 8 marks  Question 4 = 36 minutes
 1.2 – 10 marks
 1.3 – 9 marks
 1.4 – 13 marks Video Memo
TOTAL: 40 marks  Question 1 = 2 videos
Question 2 – SQL and Database  Question 2 = 3 videos
2019 Final  2.1.1 to 2.1.5 – 19 marks  Question 3 = 2 videos
 2.2.1 to 2.2.2 – 21 marks  Question 4 = 2 videos
November TOTAL: 40 marks  Link to playlist
Question 3 – Object Oriented Programming OR Scan QR code below
download here
 3.1.1 to 3.1.6 – 20 marks
 3.2.1 to 3.2.4 – 20 marks
TOTAL: 40 marks
Question 4 – Problem-Solving
 4.1 – 11 marks
 4.2 – 19 marks
TOTAL: 30 marks
Question 1 - General Programming Skills  Questions 1 & 2 = 48 minutes each
 1.1 – 4 marks  Question 3 = 46 minutes
 1.2 – 9 marks
 Question 4 = 38 minutes
 1.3 – 13 marks
 1.4 – 14 marks
TOTAL: 40 marks Video Memo
Question 2 – SQL and Database  Question 1 = 3 videos
2018 Final  2.1.1 to 2.1.5 – 25 marks  Question 2 = 2 videos
 2.2.1 to 2.2.3 – 15 marks  Question 3 = 2 videos
November TOTAL: 40 marks  Question 4 = 2 videos
Question 3 – Object Oriented Programming  Link to playlist
download here
 3.1.1 to 3.1.4 – 17 marks OR Scan QR code below
 3.2.1 to 3.2.3 – 21 marks
TOTAL: 38 marks
Question 4 – Problem-Solving
 4.1 – 14 marks
 4.2 – 18 marks
TOTAL: 32 marks
Question 1 - General Programming Skills  Questions 1, 2 & 3 = 48 minutes each
 1.1 – 6 marks  Question 4 = 36 minutes
 1.2 – 14 marks
 1.3 – 8 marks
 1.4 – 12 marks Video Memo
TOTAL: 40 marks  Question 1 = 2 videos
Question 2 – SQL and Database  Question 2 = 3 videos
2018  2.1.1 to 2.1.5 – 20 marks  Question 3 = 2 videos
 2.2.1 to 2.2.3 – 20 marks  Question 4 = 2 videos + 1 extra
Exemplar TOTAL: 40 marks  Link to playlist
Question 3 – Object Oriented Programming OR Scan QR code below
download here
 3.1.1 to 3.1.5 – 22 marks
 3.2.1 to 3.2.3 – 18 marks
TOTAL: 40 marks
Question 4 – Problem-Solving
 4.1 – 16 marks
 4.2 – 14 marks
TOTAL: 30 marks

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Student B – I need to focus on specific weaker areas. What

now?
 A practical exam is divided into FOUR questions. Identity which questions are your
weaker areas and then use the table below to work through that area.
 For each area:
 Watch the lesson series on the potential topics.
 Review the summary note on the content.
 Practice on that area’s exam type questions.
If you get stuck on a question, then refer back to note for guidance.
 Identify common algorithms (or “recipe code”) that you can study in advance
to help with your time management of a practical exam.

Practical Exam Sections

Section Action Resources Links
Watch Lesson Series
Selection Programming Series
 Selection Programming
For Loops Series Part 1 - 4
 For Loops
Conditional Loops Series Part 1 - 4
 Conditional Loops
String Handling Series
 String Handling
Question 1: General Review Summary Notes
Programming Skills  Selection Programming Summary Selection Programming Summary
 Basic Grade 10 & 11  For Loops Summary For Loops Summary
work  Conditional Loops Summary Conditional Loops Summary
 Basic calculations  String Handling Summary String Handling Summary
 Selection and Looping Practice Question 1 November Final 2020
 String Manipulation  November Final 2020 Data Files Q1.1-1.2 Q1.3 Q1.4
 November Final 2019 November Final 2019
Data Files Q1.1-1.2 Q1.3-1.4
 November Final 2018 November Final 2018
Data Files Q1.1-1.2 Q1.3 Q1.4
 Exemplar 2018 Exemplar 2018
Data Files Q1.1-1.2 Q1.3-1.4
Question 2: SQL and Watch Lesson Series
Database  Databases in Delphi Databases in Delphi Series Videos 3 - 9
 CRUD (Create, Read,  SQL module SQL Series
Update, Delete) Review Summary Notes
 Manipulate data in DB Databases in Delphi Summary
 Databases in Delphi Summary
 Perform queries
 SQL Summary SQL Summary
 SQL
o Select, Distinct, Practice Question 1 November Final 2020
o Where, Order by  November Final 2020 Data Files Q2.1 (SQL) Q2.2
o Group by, Having  November Final 2019 November Final 2019
o Like, Between, Null Data Files Q2.1 (SQL) Q2.2.1 Q2.2.2
o Aggregate functions
 November Final 2018 November Final 2018
o Date functions
Data Files Q2.1 (SQL) Q2.2
o String functions
o Dynamic queries
 Exemplar 2018 Exemplar 2018
o Insert, Delete, Update Data Files Q2.1 (SQL) Q2.2.1 Q2.2.2

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Section Action Resources Links

Question 3: Object Watch Lesson Series
Oriented  OOP Series Object Oriented Programming Series
Programming Videos 1-4
 Private & public Review Textbook
attributes and methods  DBE Practical Textbook DBE Practical Textbook (Chapter 2)
 Constructors Practice Question 1 November Final 2020
 Accessor, Mutator,
 November Final 2020 Data Files Q3.1 Q3.2
Auxiliary, toString
 November Final 2019 November Final 2019
methods
Data Files Q3.1 Q3.2
 Instantiation of objects
 Use of methods  November Final 2018 November Final 2018
Data Files Q3.1 Q3.2
 Exemplar 2018 Exemplar 2018
Data Files Q3.1 Q3.2
Question 4: Problem Watch Lesson Series
Solving  Text Files Text File Series Videos 1 - 3
 Apply all programming  Arrays Arrays Module Video 1 – 10 (Not 4 & 7)
constructs, techniques,  Advanced Arrays Advanced Arrays Videos 1 – 5
algorithms  2D Arrays Advanced Arrays Videos 6 - 8
 Recognise patterns Review Summary Notes
 Customise algorithms
 Text Files Summary Text Files Summary
 Computational thinking
 Arrays Summary Arrays Summary
 Examples include:
 Advanced Arrays Summary Advanced Arrays Summary
o Text files
o Arrays Practice Question 1 November Final 2020
 November Final 2020 Data Files Q4
 November Final 2019 November Final 2019
Data Files Q4.1 Q4.2
 November Final 2018 November Final 2018
Data Files Q4.1 Q4.2
 Exemplar 2018 Exemplar 2018
Data Files Q4.1 Extra Q4.2
PLEASE NOTE:
If you can’t access the links (because document is printed) or if any links do not work then
 Go to YouTube and search for Mr Long IT and CAT
 Then go to playlists and search for relevant exam paper
 All videos have links to all videos and to data files in the Description

For more exercises on specific content use the following links:

 Selection Programming - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G10IT-SelectionProgramming
 For Loops - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G10IT-ForLoops
 Conditional Loops - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G10IT-ConditionalLoops
 String Handling - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G10IT-StringHandling
 Databases in Delphi - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G11IT-DatabasesInDelphi
 SQL - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G12IT-SQL
 Text Files - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G11IT-TextFiles
 Arrays - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G11IT-Arrays
 Advanced Arrays - https://tinyurl.com/MLE-G12IT-AdvancedArrays

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Student C – I am struggling to pass. What now?

 If you are struggling to pass and there is limited time left until your exam, focus on
specific key algorithms and examples that are commonly asked in exams.
 Identify key algorithms that you can study and know “off by heart”.
 Remember to change variable names to ones used in your practical exam.
 Identify all the inputs (values coming from edit boxes, spin edits, InputBox, etc) and
place them into variables.
 Identify all the outputs (anything displayed in edit boxes, rich edit controls or using
ShowMessage) and display the answer as shown in the example in the exam paper
 Take note of formats like currency etc.
 If you require to display an answer from a variable, create that variable, assign
it a value manually and then do the output.

Practical Exam Tips

Section Scenario in Exam Example or Resources Links
Any input from edit control or spin edit:
sName := edtName.Text ;
 Make variable
iNum := spnGrade.Value ;
 Place value from component into variable
rNum := StrToFloat( edtTotal.Text ) ;
 Check if conversation must occur (StrToInt)
Any reference to word prompt the user and there
isn’t a component:
sName := InputBox( ‘Name’, ‘’ , ‘’ ) ;
 Use an InputBox function (3 string
parameters)
iNum :=StrToInt( InputBox( ‘Num’, ‘’, ‘’ ) );
 Place value into variable
 Check if conversation must occur (StrToInt)
rSum := 0 ;
Any reference to a sum of values or counting
iCount := 0 ;
values
 Make Sum or Count variable
rSum := rSum + VALUE ;
 Initialise variable (set to 0)
General Inc( iCount ) ;
 Add value onto Sum OR increase Count
Programming  Display Sum or Count variable
Tips Showmessage( FloatToStr( rSum ) ) ;
Any reference to an average of values
 Do everything (both sum and count) as rAverage := rSum / iCount ;
described in scenario above
 Calculate average into real variable (Sum / redDisplay.Lines.Add( FloatToStr(
count) rAverage ) ) ;
 Display average variable
Any display of a variable in a box like below:

ShowMessage( ‘The answer is ‘ +

IntToStr( iAnswer ) ) ;

 Use ShowMessage procedure

 Convert number variables to string

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Section Scenario in Exam Example or Resources Links

Displaying real (decimal) numbers to specific
decimal places
redDisplay.Lines.Add(
 Use FloatToStrF (note F at end)
FloatToStrF( rAverage , ffFixed , 8, 1 ) ) ;
General  First parameter is real variable to display
Programming  Second variable is ffCurrency if dealing with
ShowMessage(
Tips (cont) money values, all others use ffFixed.
FloatToStrF( rPrice , ffCurrency , 8, 2 )) ;
 Third parameter use 8.
 Forth parameter is number of decimal places
to display (Example 2 for 2 decimal places)

Finding if X is a factor of Y (Use MOD) if X MOD Y = 0 then

Remove decimal values (Use ROUND / TRUNC ) iNum := TRUNC( rSum / iCount ) ;

Remove whole number and keep decimal (Use

rValue := FRAC( rSum ) ;
FRAC)
Common Generate a random number from X to Y
iNum := RandomRange( X , Y + 1 ) ;
Functions  Add Math under uses
used  Use RandomRange with low and high values
//Dice roll
separated by comma.
iThrow := RandomRange( 1, 7 ) ;
 Add one to high value.
“Round up” to nearest integer (Use CEIL) iNum := CEIL( rAnswer ) ;
“Round down” to nearest integer (Use FLOOR) iNum := FLOOR( rAnswer ) ;
Use POWER from X to power of Y rAnswer := POWER( X, Y ) ;
Use SQR to square and SQRT to squareroot rAns := SQRT( iNum ) ;
Any reference to READING from a text file:
 Declare
var F : TextFile ;
sLine : string ;
 If FileExists( ‘name of textfile’ ) =FALSE then
begin
LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
ShowMessage(‘File not found’ ) ;
Watch video for explanation
Exit ;
https://youtu.be/wheQ-Vjmqk4
Text Files end ;
 AssignFile( F, ‘name of textfile’ ) ;
Another example
 Reset( F ) ;
https://youtu.be/7MZ1dQuOc2c
 While NOT eof( F ) do
begin
readln( F, sLine ) ;
//work with sLine here
end ;
 CloseFile( F ) ;

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Section Scenario in Exam Example or Resources Links

Any reference to WRITING to a text file:
 Declare
var F : TextFile ;
sLine : string ;
 AssignFile( F, ‘name of textfile’ ) ;
 Rewrite( F ) ; LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
Text Files
//Use rewrite ONLY if creating a new text file Watch video for explanation
(cont)
 Append( F ) ; https://youtu.be/FecvQ_q8aqA
//Use append ONLY if added onto an exisiting text
file. (Use Rewrite OR Append)
 sLine := //what you want to put into textfile ;
 Writeln( F, sLine ) ;
 CloseFile( F ) ;
When you see something like data#data#data
(Example: Smith#John#45)
Strings
sLine := ‘Smith#John#45’ ;
separated by LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
a symbol  iHash := pos( ‘#’ , sLine ) ; Watch video for explanation
NOTE: often  sSurname := Copy( sLine, 1, iHash – 1 ) ; https://youtu.be/_okjwXswqKY
used with  Delete( sLine, 1, iHash ) ;
reading from a //repeat the process for Name Another example:
text file (use the  iHash := pos( ‘#’ , sLine ) ; https://youtu.be/TN7bbEDRlnY
sLine variable  sName := Copy( sLine, 1, iHash – 1 ) ;
mentioned on  Delete( sLine, 1, iHash ) ;
previous page) //last section is what is left in sLine
 iCode := StrToInt( sLine ) ;
Any reference to ADDING or INSERTING a new
record:
NOTE: change tblTableName to questions table
name
LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
 tblTableName.INSERT ;
Watch video for explanation
 tblTableName[ ‘FieldName’ ] := value ;
https://youtu.be/L3GQPGfnuW8
//FieldName in quotes must be exactly as is in
database. Value must be value you inserting for
that field. Repeat this step for all OTHER values.
 tblTableName.POST ;
Any reference to CHANGING or EDITING a record:
NOTE: change tblTableName to questions table
Databases
name
(NOT SQL)
 tblTableName.EDIT ;
LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
 tblTableName[ ‘FieldName’ ] := value ;
Watch video for explanation
//FieldName in quotes must be exactly as is in
https://youtu.be/93QZ9gLWQ_Q
database. Value must be value OR formula you
changing field to. Repeat this step if any other
fields must be changed.
 tblTableName.POST ;
Any reference to REMOVING or DELETING a
record: LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
NOTE: may need to use search algorithm, to find Watch video for explanation
record https://youtu.be/8UzyzueGm5Y
 tblTableName.DELETE ;

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Section Scenario in Exam Example or Resources Links

Any other example that requires going through all
the values in a table:
 tblTableName.FIRST ;
 while NOT tblTableName.EOF do LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
Begin Watch video for explanation
Databases
//work with fields for each record here https://youtu.be/yD-PfGmToRo
(NOT SQL)
 tblTableName.NEXT ;
(cont) End ; Another example:
https://youtu.be/pw9NV7KutKI
Any reference to a field use:
tblTableName[ ‘FieldName’ ]
where FieldName is exactly as name is in table
Each question will contain a ADOQuery component
with either an empty string or the text
qryTemp.Text := ‘ Add SQL text here ‘ ;
‘Add SQL text here’
REPLACE that with your SQL statement.
Any SQL statement that queries or displays a set
of results: Watch these videos:
SELECT <column names> Basics Part 1
https://youtu.be/ZgNdtFp4yME
FROM <table name> Basics Part 2 –
WHERE <criteria> https://youtu.be/ujZDLuuqya8
Basics Part 3 –
Column names must be exactly as in database https://youtu.be/9ESzJXPJVaA
table. Basics Part 4 –
Table name is name of table with column names.
https://youtu.be/OtytUq8Z-mM
Criteria is Field operator Value
Example: Grade >= 10
Any SQL statement that CHANGES or UPDATES
Databases
a record:
(SQL ONLY) LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
UPDATE <table name> Watch video for explanation
SET <field name> = <value> https://youtu.be/EfwPzx25JPQ

WHERE <criteria>
Any SQL statement that REMOVES or REMOVES
a record: LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
Watch video for explanation
DELETE <table name> https://youtu.be/Tt4fQ6k0VoA
WHERE <criteria>
Any SQL statement that ADDS or INSERTS a
record:
INSERT INTO <table name> LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
Watch video for explanation
( <field name> , <field name> ,…) https://youtu.be/wlhSsIDXh6A
VALUES ( <value> , <value> , …)

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Section Scenario in Exam Example or Resources Links

Any reference to a constructor:
Write a parameterised constructor accepting a
parameter for the team’s name and wins. All the
other (integer) fields must be set to 0 by default.

constructor Create(sTeam: string ; iWins:

integer);
begin
fTeam := sTeam ;
fWins := iWins ;
fLosses := 0 ;
fPoints := 0 ;
LEARN THIS ALGORITHM:
end;
Watch video for explanation
Any reference to a accessor:
https://youtu.be/OuMu4dgJZ8M
Write an accessor method for the name of the
team (fTeam).
Another example:
Object https://youtu.be/VBGu-stH6xk
function GetTeam: string;
Oriented
begin
Programming
result := fTeam ;
end;
Any reference to a mutator:
Write a mutator method that takes in a team name
as a parameter for the name of the team (fTeam).

procedure SetTeam (sName : string );

begin
fTeam := sName ;
end;
Any reference to a toString:
function toString: string;
 result := ‘ Text ‘ + private field + ….
// tabs = #9 Example of toString
// new lines = #13
//convert any numbers using IntToStr / FloatTostr
//Add Uses SysUtils ; at top of object under name
Arrays Know the following algorithms:
(Do this only  Displaying the contents of an array https://youtu.be/fIcDET8nMpI
once you are  Selection Sort https://youtu.be/gpu04MS8pJY
comfortable
 Aggregate Functions https://youtu.be/gBmL92SCxSU
with everything
 2D Arrays https://youtu.be/lCepY3luREc
covered above)
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