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UCLES 2022
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Cambridge IGCSE

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

0417/21
Paper 2 Document Production, Data Manipulation and Presentations

February/March

2022

2 hours 30 minutes
You will need:

Candidate source files (listed on page 2)

INSTRUCTIONS

Carry out
all
instructions in each step.

Enter your name, centre number and candidate number on every printout before it is sent
to the printer.

Printouts with handwritten candidate details will

not
be marked.

At the end of the examination, put all your printouts into the Assessment Record Folder.
If you have produced rough copies of printouts, put a cross through each one to indicate
that it is not the
copy to be marked.

You must
not
have access to either the internet or any email system during this examination.
INFORMATION

The total mark for this paper is 80.

The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [

].

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You have been supplied with the following source files:
M2221DELNOTE.rtf
M2221DRIVES.csv
M2221EVIDENCE.rtf
M2221EXTRA.txt
M2221MAKERS.csv
M2221ORDERS.csv
M2221PRES.rtf
M2221SALES.csv
M2221SSD.jpg
M2221STORAGE.rtf
Task 1 Evidence Document
Open the file
M2221EVIDENCE.rtf
Make sure that your name, centre number and candidate number will appear on every page
of this
document.
Save this document in your work area as
M2221EVIDENCE
followed by your candidate number, for
example, M2221EVIDENCE9999
You will need your Evidence Document during the examination to place screenshots when
required.
Task 2 Document
You are going to edit a document for a company. The company uses a corporate house style
for all its
documents. Paragraph styles must be created, modified and applied as instructed.
1

Open the file

M2221STORAGE.rtf

The page setup is set to A4, portrait orientation with 2

centimetre margins. Do
not
make any
changes to these settings.

Three paragraph styles have already been created. Do

not
make any changes to these unless
instructed.

Save the document in your work area, in the format of the software you are using, with the
file
name
UPGRADE

Take a screenshot to show this file has been saved including evidence of the file type. Place
this
screenshot in your Evidence Document.

[1]

EVIDENCE 1
Screenshot evidence of the document saved in your work area.
2

Remove any pre-set page breaks in the docume nt.

[1]

3
3

Place in the header your name, centre number and candidate number right aligned.
Place in the footer automated page numbers centre aligned.

Make sure that:

the header is right aligned to the page margin

the footer is centre aligned between the page margins

no other text or placeholders are included in the header or footer areas

headers and footers are displayed on all pages.

[2]
4

Create the following p aragraph style, basing it on the default paragraph style:
Style name
Font style
Font size
(points)
Alignment
Enhancement
Line spacing
Space before
(points)
Space after
(points)
HD-title
serif
28
centre
bold, italic
single
0
0

[2]
Take screenshot evidence to show the settings for the
HD-title
paragraph style and place this in
your Evidence Document.

EVIDENCE 2
Screenshot evidence showing the settings for the
HD-title
paragraph style.
5

At the start of the document enter the title:

Upgrade your data storage

Apply the
HD-title
style to this text.

[2]
6

Select the subheading

Which drive works for you?
and the following text up to and including the
paragraph ending
a slimmer drive in a 9.5

mm space.

Change the page layout so that only this text is displayed in two columns of equal width
with a
1.5

centimetre space between them.

[2]

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7

Apply bullets to the text from:

Mechanical hard drives

to

M.2 format SSDs

Make sure that:

the bullets are indented 1.5

centimetres from the left margin

the list is in single line spacing with no space before or after each line

there is a 6

point space after the last item in the list.

[3]
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The paragraph style

HD-subhead
has already been created and applied to the six subheadings.

Modify the
HD-subhead
paragraph style so only the following formatting is applied:
Style name
Font style
Font size
(points)
Alignment
Enhancement
Line spacing
Space before
(points)
Space after
(points)
HD-subhead
serif
12
centre
italic, bold,
all

capitals
single
0
9

[2]

Take screenshot evidence to show your modified settings for the

HD-subhead
paragraph style
and place this in your Evidence Document.

EVIDENCE 3
Screenshot evidence showing your modified settings for the
HD-subhead
paragraph style.

5
9

Place a text box at the top of the paragraph that starts

If you can physically upgrade

Align the text box to the top of the paragraph and the right margin of the document.

Wrap the text to make sure that no text is hidden behind the text box.

Locate the file

M2221EXTRA.txt
and place the contents of this file into the text box.
Format this text as
HD-body
paragraph style and make it bold. Make sure that all the text is visible
and words are not split over lines in the text box.

Format the text box with a light grey background and a 34 point thick line.

It may look like this:

[4]
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Locate the table in the document.

Set 1

point black internal and external gridlines.

Delete the entire column and contents with the heading

Notes

Apply the
HD-table
paragraph style to all the data in this table.

Set the table width to 15

centimetres.

Centre the table within the page margins.

Make sure that:

words are not split over lines when text is wrapped

all gridlines are displayed when printed

there is a 6
point space after the table.

[5]

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11

Import the image

M2221SSD.jpg
and place it in the paragraph beginning
The M.2 format is
effectively

Rotate the image 180

degrees.

Format the image so that:

it is resized to half the column width with its aspect ratio maintained

it is aligned to the right of the column and top of the paragraph starting
The M.2 format is
effectively

the text wraps round the image.

[4]
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Spell check and proofread the document.

Make sure that:

the list and table are

not
split over columns or pages

there are no widows or orphans

the original page break has been removed

there are no blank pages

paragraph styles have been applied as instructed with consistent spacing maintained
between all items

there is a 6

point space after the table and the list.

Save the document using the same file name and format used in step

1.

Print the document.

PRINTOUT 1
Make sure your
name
,
centre number
and
candidate number
are on your report.

[2]

[Total: 30]

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Task 3 Database
You are now going to prepare some reports. Make sure all currency values display the same
currency
symbol and are set to 2

decimal places.
13

Using a suitable database package, import the file

M2221MAKERS.csv

Use these field names and data types:

Field name
Data type
Notes
Maker_Code
Text
Maker
Text
City
Text
Country
Text

Set
Maker_Code
as a primary key.

Import the file

M2221DRIVES.csv
as a new table in your database.

Use these field names and data types:

Field name
Data type
Store
Display
Drive_Code
Text
Model_Code
Text
Model
Text
Maker_Code
Text
Suitability
Text
Connection
Text
Form_Factor
Text
Format
Text
Capacity_TB
Number
3

decimal places
3

decimal places
Read
Number
0 decimal places
0 decimal places
Write
Number
0 decimal places
0 decimal places
Price
Number/Currency
2

decimal places
currency symbol with
2

decimal places
Stock
Number
0 decimal places
0 decimal places

Set the
Drive_Code
field as a primary key.

Save the data.

Take screenshot evidence of the table structures showing the primary keys, field names and
data
types. Place this in your Evidence Document.

[5]

EVIDENCE 4
Screenshot evidence of the table structures in your database.

8
14

Create a one-to-many relationship between the

Maker_Code
field in the makers table and the
Maker_Code
field in the drives table.

[1]

Take screenshot evidence showing the fields and type of relationship. Place this in your
Evidence
Document.

EVIDENCE 5
Screenshot evidence showing the fields and type of relationship.
15

In the drives table, locate the record with

Drive_Code

DD88
and make the following amendments:
Capacity_TB
2.000
Price
450

Check your data entry for errors.

Save the data.

[1]
16

In the drives table, locate and delete the record w ith the
Drive_Code
DD65

Save the data.

[1]
17

Using fields from both tables, produce a tabular report that:

selects the records where:

Suitability
is Gaming or includes the text Creative

Read
is greater than 2200

contains a new field called

Retail
which is calculated at run
-
time. This field will calculate
the
Price
increased by 20%. Format this field to display as currency with 2

decimal places

shows only the fields

Drive_Code
,
Model_Code
,
Model
,
Maker
,
Country
,
Suitability
,
Form_Factor
,
Read
,
Capacity_TB
,
Price
and
Retail
in this order, with data and labels
displayed in full. Do
not
group the data

sorts the data into ascending order of

Country

has a page orientation of landscape

fits on a single page wide with no page number displayed

includes only the text

Drives for Gamers or Creative Work
as a title at the top of the
report

has your name, centre number and candidate number on the report.

Save and print your report.

PRINTOUT 2
Make sure that you have entered your
name
,
centre number
and
candidate number
on
your report.

[8]

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18

Using fields from both tables produce labels for d rives that:

select the records where:

Suitability
is Home or includes the text SOHO

Format
is SSD

Price
is less than 130

Capacity_TB
is 1 or more.

Using this selection produce labels which:

are sorted into ascending order of

Price
display 8 to the page and 2 side by side in portrait layout, for example,

99.00

mm wide 67.70

mm high (9.90

cm

6.77

cm)

display the fields in the positions as shown:

Maker

Model
City

Country
Suitability
Connection

Format
Price

display the text

Large capacity drives for home use
in a larger, bold font at the top of
each label

have your name, centre number and candidate number at the bottom of each label.

Save and print your labels.

PRINTOUT 3
Make sure that you have entered your
name
,
centre number
and
candidate number
on
your labels.

[12]

[Total: 28]

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Task 4 Mail merge
You are required to carry out a mail merge.
19

Create a mail merge document using the file

M2221DELNOTE.rtf
as the master document and
M2221ORDERS.csv
as your data source file.

Enter your name, centre number and candidate number in the footer of the document.

[1]
20

Replace the text and chevrons in the master document with the merge fields from the data
source
file as follows:
Text and chevrons to replace
Replace with merge field
<TTL>
Title
<FN>
First_Name
<LN>
Last_Name
<ADD1>
Address_1
<TN>
Town
<PC>
Post_Code
<DC>
Drive_Code
<MD>
Model
<MK>
Make
<CN>
Connection
<FF>
Form_Factor
<CP>
Capacity
<PR>
Price

Replace
<DATE>
with a field to display todays date in the format dd MMMM yyyy

Make sure the spacing, alignment and enhancements in the original master document are
maintained.

Replace the text

<Candidate Name>
with your name.

Take screenshot evidence to show the date field code format and place this in your Evidence

Document.

EVIDENCE 6
Screenshot evidence of the date field format.

Save and print your master document showing the merge field codes.

PRINTOUT 4
Make sure you have entered your
name
,
centre number
and
candidate number
on your
master document showing the merge field codes.

[5]

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21

Set an automated filter to select records where:

Ready
is Yes

Delivered
is No

Take a screenshot to show your automated selection method and place this in your
Evidence
Document.

EVIDENCE 7
Screenshot evidence of your automated selection method.

[1]
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Merge and print the delivery notes for the selected records only.

[1]

PRINTOUT 5
Make sure you have entered your
name
,
centre number
and
candidate number
on your
delivery notes.
Save and close the files.

[Total: 8]
Task 5 Printing the Evidence Document

Save and print your Evidence Document.

PRINTOUT 6
Make sure that your
name
,
centre number
and
candidate number
appear on every page
of your Evidence Document.
Task 6 Presentation
You are going to create a short presentation.
All slides must have a consistent layout and formatting.
23

Create a presentation of nine slides using the file

M2221PRES.rtf

Unless otherwise instructed, slides must be formatted to display a title and bulleted list.

Change the layout of slide

1 to title slide layout.

On slide

1 enter your name after the text

Overview presented by:

[2]
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Use a master slide to display the following featur es:

automatic slide numbers on the top right

your name, centre number and candidate number.

Make sure that:

master slide items appear in the same position on every slide

no items overlap on any slide.

[1]

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25

Delete the slide with the title

Suitable applications for HDDs

[1]
26

On the slide with the title

Consider your storage needs
, demote to the next level all the points that
follow the text
Is it:
[1]
27

Use the data in the file

M2221SALES.csv
to create a vertical bar chart to compare units sold for
the sales years 2020 and 2021.

[1]
28

Label the chart as follows:

chart title
Sales of storage devices

value axis title

Units sold

category axis title

Types and connections

[2]
29

Display the following:

only the data values at the top of each bar

a legend to show the years.

[2]
30

Place the chart to the left of the bullets on the slide with the title
Sales analysis 2020 2021
[1]
31

Add the following text as presenter/speaker notes for the slide with the title
Sales analysis
2020 2021

M.2 drives have solid state memory chips on a small stick

Print only this slide as presenter/speaker notes.

[2]

PRINTOUT 7
Make sure your
name
,
centre number
and
candidate number
are on this slide.
32

Save the presentation.

Print the presentation as handouts in landscape orientation with 4

slides to the page.

PRINTOUT 8
Make sure your
name
,
centre number
and
candidate number
are on the slides.

[1]

[Total: 14]