MOCK1 ASSESSMENT

Cambridge IGCSE™

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/21

Paper 2 Document Production, Databases and Presentations February/March 2024

2 hours 15 minutes

You will need: Candidate source files (listed on page 2)

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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 70.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

DC (SL) 335478/3
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You have been supplied with the following source files:

c02categories.csv
c02classifications.csv
c02evidence.rtf
c02games.csv
c02gaming.rtf
c02genre.csv
c02logo.jpg
c02ratings.csv
c02safety.rtf

Task 1 – Evidence Document

Open the file c02evidence.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 EVIDENCE followed by your candidate number, for example
EVIDENCE9999

You will need your Evidence Document during the examination to place screenshots in when required.

Task 2 – Document

You are going to edit a report about Video Gaming. The company uses a corporate house style for all
its documents. Paragraph styles must be created and applied as instructed.

1 Using a suitable software package, open the file c02gaming.rtf

The page setup is set to A4, landscape orientation with 2.5-centimetre margins. Do not make any
changes to these settings.

Two paragraph styles have already been created. Do not make any changes to these.

Save the document in your work area with the file name GAMARKET

Make sure it is saved in the format of the software you are using.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot to show this file has been saved. Make sure that
there is evidence of the file type.
[1]

2 Place in the header of the GAMARKET document the text Gaming review by: followed by a
space and your name, centre number and candidate number right-aligned.

Place in the footer automated page numbers right-aligned.

Make sure that:

• all the alignments match the page margins

• no other text or placeholders are included in the header or footer areas
• the headers and footers are displayed on all pages.
[3]
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3 Select the subheading Games and the following text up to and including the paragraph ending
… same hardware and performance.

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]

4 Apply numbered bullets (1., 2., 3., …) to the text from:

Action Games
to
Role-Playing Games

Make sure that:

• the numbers are aligned at 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]

5 Create and store the following style, basing it on the default/normal paragraph style:
Enhancement

Space before
Line spacing

Space after
Style name

Alignment
Font style

Font size
(points)

(points)

(points)
bold, italic, all
GA-subhead serif 20 centre single 0 0
capitals

Take a screenshot to show that you have defined the settings for the GA-subhead style.

Make sure that there is evidence that you have based this on the default/normal paragraph style.

Place this in your Evidence Document.

[2]

6 Identify the three subheadings in the document and apply the GA-subhead style to each one. [1]

7 Locate and move the paragraph:

Cloud gaming is a method … to access content.

so that it appears as a new paragraph immediately after the heading Cloud Gaming
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8 Place a cloud shape aligned to the right of the column and the top of the paragraph starting
… There are many advantages

Format the shape so that:

• it is re-sized to a width of five centimetres

• the outside edge of the cloud is black and 3–4 points thick
• it is filled with a light-grey shading (10–25%)
• the text wraps around the shape.
[6]

9 Enter the text Cloud Gaming in the cloud shape created in Step 8.

Format this text to display in a bold, black font.

Make sure that the text fits within the shape and does not touch the border. The completed shape
should look like this:

Cloud Gaming

[2]

10 Spell check and proofread the document.

Make sure that:

• the list is not split over two columns or pages

• there are no widows or orphans
• there are no blank pages
• original styles are maintained
• all styles are applied consistently
• spacing is consistent between all items.

Save the document using the same file name and format used in Step 1.

Print the document.

[2]

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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 two decimal places.

11 Examine the file c02games.csv and identify the most appropriate field to set as a primary key.
Close this file.

Using database software, import the file c02games.csv

Use these field names and data types:

Field name Data type Store Display

Game_Title Text
Release_Year Number Integer 0 decimal places
Gen_Code Text
Game_Code Text
Age_Code Text
Game_Publisher Text
Price Number/Currency Decimal currency symbol with
2 decimal places
Console_Type Text
Platform Text
Global_Sales Number Decimal 2 decimal places
Rank Number Integer 0 decimal places

Set the identified field as the primary key.

Save the data.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing the field names, data types and the
primary key used in the table.
[3]

12 Import the file c02classifications.csv as a new table in your database.

Use the field names and data types provided.

Set Age_Code as a primary key.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing the field names, data types and primary
key used in the table.
[1]

13 Import the file c02genre.csv as a new table in your database.

Use the field names and data types provided.

Set Gen_Code as a primary key.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing the field names, data types and primary
key used in the table.
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14 Create one-to-many relationships as links between:

• Gen_Code in the genre table and Gen_Code in the games table

• Age_Code in the classifications table and Age_Code in the games table.

Place in your Evidence Document screenshots showing the type of relationships between the
three tables.
[1]

15 Add the following as a new record in the games table:

Game_Title Dr Tomas
Release_Year 2006
Gen_Code G6
Game_Code PZ020
Age_Code C3
Game_Publisher Creation Arts
Price 18.80
Console_Type Cyrus 360
Platform GD7
Global_Sales 4.86
Rank 203

Check your data entry for errors. Save the data.

[2]

16 Using fields from all three tables, produce a tabular report that:

• selects the records where:

– Console_Type begins with the text Cyrus
– Release_Year is 2010 or later
• shows only the fields Game_Title, Genre, Age_Category, Release_Year, Console_Type and
Rank in this order, with data and labels displayed in full. Do not group the data
• sorts the data into ascending order of Rank
• has a page orientation of portrait
• fits on a single page
• includes only the title Latest Cyrus Console Games displayed in a larger font size, fully
visible, at the top of the page
• has your name, centre number and candidate number on the report.

Save and print your report.

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17 Using fields from the games table and classifications table, produce a tabular report that:

• selects the records where:

– Game_Title includes the text Tomas
– Age_Code is C3 or C7
• contains a new field called Sales_% which is calculated at run-time. This field will display the
percentage sales for each game in this selection. The total number of games sold was 354.
Use Global_Sales divided by 354, then multiplied by 100. Format this field to display with two
decimal places
• shows only the fields Game_Title, Age_Category, Global_Sales, Game_Publisher,
Console_Type, Price and Sales_% in this order, with data and labels displayed in full. Do not
group the data
• sorts the data into ascending order of Console_Type and descending order of
Global_Sales
• has a page orientation of landscape
• fits a single page width
• includes only the title Junior Tomas Games displayed in a larger font size, fully visible, at the
top of the page
• calculates the average price and places this below the Price column at the end of the report.
Format this value as currency with two decimal places
• has the label Average game price fully visible to the left of this value
• has your name, centre number and candidate number in the footer of the report so it appears
in the same position on every page.

Save and print your report.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing the database formula used to calculate
the average price. Make sure that the formula is fully visible.
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Task 4 – Presentation

You are going to create a short presentation about online gaming safety.

All slides must have a consistent layout and formatting.

18 Create a presentation of eight slides using the file c02safety.rtf

Unless otherwise instructed, the slides must display a title and a bulleted list.
[1]

19 Use a master slide to display only the following features:

• automatic slide numbers on the top left

• the company logo c02logo.jpg positioned 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.
[2]

20 Format Slide 1 so that:

• a title slide layout is applied with no bullets

• the title and subtitle text are centre-aligned and in the middle of the slide.
[1]

21 Delete the slides with the titles Gaming Benefits and Negative Effects Of Gaming
[1]

22 Use the data in the file c02ratings.csv to create a vertical bar chart to show the number of ratings
given to each age category in 2023 only. Display, with labels, the age categories on the category
axis and the number of games on the value axis.

Do not display a legend.

[2]

23 Label the chart as follows:

• chart title Rating of games in 2023

• category axis title Age category
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24 Display only the data values along the top of each bar. [1]

25 Format the value axis scale to display:

• a minimum value of 0
• a maximum value of 560
• increments of 70
[2]

26 Place the chart to the left of the bullets on the slide with the title Game Ratings

Make sure that:

• no words in the chart are split

• all data and labels are fully visible
• the chart and its contents do not overlap any slide items.
[1]

27 On the slide with the title Game Ratings, format the text age classifications so that when clicked, it
opens the document with the file name c02categories.csv

Take a screenshot to show that the text links to the correct file. Place this in your Evidence Document.
[2]

28 Add the following text as presenter/speaker notes to the slide with the title Game Ratings

Rating guidance helps parents make informed choices.

Print only this slide as presenter/speaker notes.

[2]

29 Save the presentation.

Print slides 1, 2, 3 and 4 only as handouts in portrait orientation, with two slides on each page, and
with each slide filling half the page.
[2]

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Task 5 – Printing the Evidence Document

30 Make sure that your name, centre number and candidate number appear on every page of your
Evidence Document.

Save your Evidence Document.

Print your Evidence Document.

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