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JUNYUAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019

SECONDARY FOUR EXPRESS

CANDIDATE NAME

CLASS INDEX NUMBER

COMPUTING 7155/01
Paper 1 3 Sep 2019
Candidates answer on the Question Paper. 2 hours
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, class and index number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Approved calculators are allowed.

Answer all questions.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
You should show all your working.
The total number of marks for this paper is 80.

For Examiner’s use

This document consists of 15 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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1 (a) A computer has 2048 MB of RAM.

How many GB of RAM does the computer have?

Show your working.

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..............................GB [2]

(b) Describe one item that is stored in RAM.

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............................................................................................................................................ [2]

(c) Explain two ways that RAM is different to ROM.

1...............................................................................................................................................

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2...............................................................................................................................................

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3

2 Five security terms and six statements are listed below.

Draw a line to match the security term with the most appropriate statement.

Security term Statement

Gathers information by monitoring key

presses on a user’s keyboard; the
information is relayed back to the
originator of the software.
Cookie
Provides a secure connection between
web browsers and websites allowing
secure transmission of private data.

Pharming
Uses rules and criteria, set by the user, to
help protect a network or system from
unauthorised access.

Phishing
Legitimate-looking email is sent in the
hope of gathering personal information; it
requires the user to click.

Spyware
A message given to a web browser by a
web server; it is stored in a text file; the
message is then sent back to the server
each time the browser requests a page
from the server.
Firewall
Malicious code installed on the hard drive
of a user’s computer; this code will redirect
the user to a fake website without the
user’s knowledge.

[5]

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3 Match the three descriptions below using the following list of types of software.

Open courseware Freeware Free and open source software

Proprietary software Shareware

Description Type of Software

(a) Users can download this software free of

charge, but they cannot modify the
source code in any way.

(b) Users can study the software source

code and modify it, where necessary, to
meet their own needs, without breaking
copyright laws.

(c) Users can obtain a free trial version of

the software, but this often does not
contain all the features of the full version.

[3]

4 Hexadecimal codes are used in MAC addresses.

(a) State what is meant by the term MAC.

.......................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) Explain what the hexadecimal code in a MAC address represents.

................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... [2]
5

5 (a) Convert the following two hexadecimal numbers into binary:

FA7
D3E

FA7

D3E

[4]

(b) Now perform the AND (logic) operation on each corresponding pair of binary bits in the two
numbers from part (a).

[2]
(c) Convert your answer in part (b) into hexadecimal.

................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... [2]

(d) Hexadecimal numbers are often used by computer programmers to represent binary
values.

Explain why computer programmers may choose to use hexadecimal numbers.

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.......................................................................................................................................... [2]

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6 A greenhouse uses a system to monitor the conditions that plants need to grow.

The inputs to the system are:

Input Binary value Condition

1 Window is open
W
0 Window is closed
1 Temperature >=26 °C
T
0 Temperature <26 °C
1 Humidity >=50%
H
0 Humidity <50%

The system will sound an alarm when certain conditions are detected.

Alarm (X) will sound (=1) when:

window is closed and temperature >=26 °C

or
temperature <26 °C and humidity >=50%

(a) Write a Boolean statement that matches the description of the logic required.

X = ………………………………………………………………………….………………………...

…………………………………………………………………………………………….… [2]
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(b) Draw a logic circuit to represent the monitoring system.

T X

[5]

(c) Complete the truth table for the monitoring system.

Input Working space Output

W T H X

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1
[4]

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7 A pseudo-code algorithm:

• allows a user to input 10 numbers

• checks whether each number is between 10 and 20, both exclusive
• totals and outputs the numbers within the range and outside the range

1 InRange = 0
2 OutRange = 1000
3 FOR Count = 1 TO 10
4 INPUT Num
5 IF Num > 10 AND Num < 20 THEN InRange = InRange + 1
6 ELSE OutRange = OutRange - 1
7 NEXT X
8 OUTPUT InRange, OutRange

There are three errors in the given algorithm.

State the line number for each error and write the correct pseudo-code.

Error 1 Line number.............................

Correction......................................................................................................................................

……..……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Error 2 Line number.............................

Correction......................................................................................................................................

……..……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Error 3 Line number.............................

Correction......................................................................................................................................

……..……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
[6]
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8 State which types of storage device would be most suitable for these scenarios.
For each device, give a reason for your choice.

(a) Storing applications on a tablet device.

Device: ...................................................................................................................................

Reason: ....…….......................................................................................................................

....……................................................................................................................................ [2]

(b) Storing a 1200 MB high-definition promotional movie about a new car. The movie is to be
given to people who are interested in buying a new car.

Device: ...................................................................................................................................

Reason: ....……......................................................................................................................

....……............................................................................................................................... [2]

9 Harry is planning to create a computer game using a high-level programming language.

(a) State why the computer needs to translate the code before it is executed.

.…………..…………………………………………………………………………………………….

..……................................................................................................................................. [1]

(b) Harry can use either a complier or an interpreter to translate the code.

Describe two differences between how a complier and an interpreter would translate
Harry’s computer game.

.….…………………………………………………….……………………………………………….

.…….………………………………………………….……………………………………………….

.……….……………………………………………….……………………………………………….

.…………….………………………………………….……………………………………………….

.……………………………………………………….…………………………………………… [4]

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10 Parity checks can be used to check for errors during data transmission. The parity bit is often
the leftmost bit in the byte.

(a) A system uses even parity. Write the appropriate parity bit for each byte of data.

Parity Bit

1 0 1 0 0 1 1

1 0 1 1 1 1 1

1 0 1 0 0 0 1
[2]

(b) A parity check can often detect corruption of a byte.

Describe a situation in which it cannot detect corruption of a byte.

….............................................................................................................................................

..…...........................................................................................................................................

.…...................................................................................................................................... [1]

...….................................................................................................................................... [1]
11

11 Check digits are used to ensure the accuracy of input data.

A 7-digit code number has an extra digit on the right, called the check digit.

Digit position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Digit - - - - - - - -

The check digit is calculated as follows:

• each digit in the number is multiplied by its digit position

• the seven results are then added together
• this total is divided by 11
• the remainder gives the check digit (if the remainder = 10, the check digit is X)

(a) Calculate the check digit for the following code number. Show all your working.

4 2 4 1 5 0 8 …

….............................................................................................................................................

Check digit......................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) An operator has just keyed in the following code number:

3 2 4 0 0 4 5 X

Has the operator correctly keyed in the code number?

..…...........................................................................................................................................

Give a reason for your answer.

................................................................................................................................................

..…...........................................................................................................................................

…….................................................................................................................................... [3]

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12 Andrew has a spreadsheet to keep track of the number of members in his CCA Club. He
records down their names and student IDs. The first character of the ID represents the
gender of the student while the second to fifth character represent the year they are born in.

A B C D E F G

1 Number of 4
Today's date: 16/7/2019
Boys
2 Number of 3
Year 2019
Girls
3
4 S/No. Name Student ID Gender Year of Birth Age
5 1 Andrew Simmons M20051233 M 2005 14
6 2 Catherine Lim F20030089 F 2003 16
7 3 Balakrishnan M20040988 M 2004 15
8 4 Charlotte Koh F20041092 F 2004 15
9 5 Tammy Wong M20050291 M 2005 14
10 6 Ahmad Ibrahim M2006423 M 2006 13
11 7
12 8

(a) The cell D5 shows the gender for Andrew Simmons.

Identify the most efficient function to use in cell D5.

.…………………………………………………………………………………………...……….. [1]

(b) The cell E5 shows the year of birth for Andrew Simmons.

Identify the most appropriate function to use in cell E5.

.………………………………………………………………………………...………………….. [1]

Identify the most appropriate function to use in cell F1.

.……………………………………………………………...…………………………………….. [1]

(d) Cell F5 shows the current age of Andrew Simmons.

What formula must be in cell F5 to calculate the current age?

.…………………………………………………………………………………...……………….. [1]
13

13 (a) A college decides to use network computers with wireless capability.

Give two advantages and one disadvantage of a wireless network as compared to a wired
network.

Advantage 1............................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

Advantage 2............................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................

…........................................................................................................................................ [1]

Disadvantage..........................................................................................................................

................................................................................................................................................

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) Devices in a network can be organised in either a client-server or peer-to-peer network.

Give two advantages and one disadvantage of client-server networks as compared to
peer-to-peer networks.