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FORM TP 2016084 MAY/JUNE 2016

CARIBBEAN E XAM I NAT I O N S COUNCIL

CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE®

EXAMINATION

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Paper 02 – General Proficiency

2 hours 15 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of THREE sections and a total of TWELVE questions.

Candidates MUST answer ALL questions in all THREE sections.

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

3. Do NOT write in the margins.

4. Code is to be written in the programming language, Pascal.

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

THEORY – 60 marks

Answer ALL questions.

1. Vickey bought a computer and needs help in understanding the type of software that is installed.

(a) Explain the difference between ‘application software’ and ‘system software’.
application software runs on the system software and usually needs user interaction
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system software runs in the background and normally does not need user interaction
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(4 marks)

(b) Categorize the following software as system or application software:

EXCEL application

LINUX system
(2 marks)

(c) State TWO examples of utility software and outline the purpose of EACH.

Example 1 Example 2

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Utility software antivirus

to check files in the automatically back

Purpose background up files ex. photos

(4 marks)

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2. (a) A company packages 10 000 eggs per day.

(i) State TWO advantages of using a robot (or robotic arm) over using a manual
method to carry out this process.
speed
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accuracy/precision
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(2 marks)

(ii) Apart from loss of jobs, state ONE disadvantage of using a robot (or robotic arm)
over using a manual method.

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cost

maintainence staff
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(1 mark)
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(iii) State ONE type of sensor that the robot (or robotic arm) should have. Give ONE
reason why this sensor would be useful when packaging the eggs.
pressure
Sensor: ...................................................................................................................

Reason: ...................................................................................................................
to ensure the eggs are not cracked when held
(2 marks)

(iv) A barcode sticker is placed on each package of eggs. State TWO types of data
that are contained in the barcode.
graphical
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numerical
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(2 marks)

(b) State ONE other industrial application that uses a robot (or robotic arm).
canned goods / soft drink factory car parts manufacture
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(1 mark)

(c) Outline ONE job function that is critical as a result of the implementation of robotics in
industry.
technician - coz they have to maintain the machines
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(2 marks)

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3. (a) Find the binary coded decimal representation of –165.

(4 marks)

(b) The two’s complement 8-bit representation of a decimal number is 11110100. What is the
decimal number? Show all working.

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(2 marks)

(c) The ASCII code for the letter A is 41 in hexadecimal. What is the binary representation
of the ASCII code for the letter E? Show all working.

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(4 marks)

Total 10 marks

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4. A school has acquired ten computers and related peripherals to set up a computer laboratory. The
school was advised to connect the computers and peripherals in a network.

(a) State the type of network that should be used to link the computers and peripheral devices
in the computer laboratory. Give a reason for your answer.
star - coz u can add or remove computers easily
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client - server
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peer to peer
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(2 marks)

(b) List TWO benefits of networking the computers and peripheral devices in the computer
laboratory.
access to print from any PC
1: .........................................................................................................................................
ability to share files
2: ........................................................................................................................................
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(2 marks)

(c) The school was also advised that a firewall is needed. Explain the purpose of a firewall.
to filter dangerous incoming or outgoing traffic on the network
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(2 marks)

(d) List TWO transmission media that can be used to link the computers in the laboratory.
twisted pair coaxial
1: .........................................................................................................................................
wireless
fibre optic wireless and twisted pair tho
2: ........................................................................................................................................
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(e) You need to send a file with confidential data to a friend via the Internet. List TWO
measures that could be used to secure the file.
encryptitle file
1: .........................................................................................................................................
password protect it
2: ........................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)

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5. (a) State the name of the computer personnel who performs the following tasks:

(i) Maintains an organization’s website

web developer
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(ii) Fixes and maintains computer hardware

technician
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(iii) Develops web service applications for an organization

software developer
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(iv) Writes code to create software programs

computer scientist
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(4 marks)

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(b) State the most suitable file access method to be used in the following applications and
provide ONE reason for your answer:

(i) Payroll application

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(2 marks)

(ii) Point of sale (POS) application

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(c) Outline TWO differences between a website and a webpage.

A website is a group of related webpages linked together by hyperlinks that resides on a web server
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a webpage is a single page written in HTML code
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(2 marks)

Total 10 marks
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6. (a) Data from a paper-based form are being entered into the computer by a data entry clerk.
List TWO types of data entry errors which could occur.
Transcription - bad handwriting
Error 1: ...............................................................................................................................
transposition - mixing up of numbers
Error 2: ...............................................................................................................................
(2 marks)

(b) State TWO verification checks which may be done to ensure that the data entered are
correct.
double entry - when 2 ppl enter and the system compaers

Verification check 1: ...........................................................................................................
visual checks - look at the original
Verification check 2: ...........................................................................................................
(2 marks)

(c) The data entry form has a field to store the age of students attending a secondary school.
Using the table below, state THREE validation checks that can be applied to the age field
and explain what EACH check does.

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Validation checks What each check does

range ensure it is between a certain set of numbers

eg. 11-19

make sure the field is filled out

presence

ensure DOB and age match each other

consistency

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SECTION II

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS – 15 marks

Answer ALL questions.

7. The Staff Welfare Department of an organization has prepared the following database table
showing employees who would receive long service awards this year. The database table is named
SERVICE.

TABLE: SERVICE

EmpNo Department Years Award

A100 Agriculture 12 Cash
A200 Agriculture 30 Medal
B100 Bursary 16 Cash
C100 Arts 15 Cash
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C110 Library 25 Medal

L100 Library 22 Certificate
M100 Maintenance 23 Medal
M110 Maintenance 28 Medal
N100 Sciences 18 Certificate
N110 Sciences 14 Cash

(a) State the data types for the Years and EmpNo fields in the SERVICE table.

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(2 marks)

(b) The records in the SERVICE table were sorted in ascending order on the Award field.
State the EmpNo of the record that would be at the top of the sorted table.
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(1 mark)

(c) Identify TWO fields that could be used to group the records in a report.

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(d) State the MOST appropriate field which could be used as the primary key. Indicate the
reason for your choice.

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(2 marks)

(e) A query was created to show all employees with more than 20 years of service. How many
records will be displayed when the query is executed?

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(1 mark)

Total 8 marks

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8. The following spreadsheet shows the number of workers in various sectors of the economy whose
ages range from 20 to 60.

A B C D E F G H
1 Age Group
2 Sector 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-60 Total_sec Percentages
3 Agriculture 12,000 5,000 8,900 3,500 29,400 25.28%
4 Mining 13,000 8,400 2,500 1,400 25,300 21.75%
5 Forestry 3,000 9,400 6,500 1,200 20,100 17.28%
6 Manufacturing 1,500 3,700 8,200 2,000 15,400 13.24%
7 Tourism 2,500 5,200 3,800 1,500 13,000 11.18%
8 Transportation 1,200 6,900 3,200 1,800 13,100 11.26%
9 Total_age 33,200 38,600 33,100 11,400 116,300 100.00%
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(a) The formula =F3/$F$9 was entered in cell G3.

(i) What type of cell referencing was used in $F$9?

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(1 mark)

(ii) Explain why this type of cell referencing was used.

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(2 marks)

(b) A pie chart is to be created. Each sector (slice) of the pie chart will represent the total
number of workers in the various age groups and also indicate the name of the age group.
State the data range and the category labels range to be used to create the pie chart.

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(c) Write the functions to find the following:

(i) The average of the sector totals

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(1 mark)

(ii) The maximum of the age group totals

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(1 mark)

Total 7 marks

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SECTION III

PROBLEM SOLVING AND PROGRAMMING – 45 marks

Answer ALL questions.

9. (a) The following table shows lines of code from three types of programming languages.

Complete the table to indicate the type of programming language and the generation to
which EACH sample of code belongs.

Code Program Instruction Type of Language Generation

A Add Y

B 89 F8 A9 01 00 75 06 6B C0

C X := X + Y
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(6 marks)

(b) Insert the numbers 1 to 4 to indicate the correct steps that correspond to the following
program implementation activities.

Step Number Activity

Compiling

Creating source code

Linking object code

Creating executable code

(4 marks)
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10. (a) Complete the following trace table using X = 5, Y = 10 and Z = 3 for the following
algorithm:

Read X
Read Y
Read Z
X = X + Y
Y = X + Z
Z = X + Y + Z
Print X, Y, Z

Line X Y Z

1 5 – –

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4

6
(5 marks)

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(b) Consider the following program segment:

Readln(salary);
If salary <= 5000 then
tax := 0
else
tax := (salary – 5000) * 0.25;
Writeln (tax);

Complete the flowchart below by writing appropriate program code from the segment
above in the corresponding symbols.
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Y N

(5 marks)

Total 10 marks
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11. (a) State the Pascal data type to store EACH of the following values:

34.276 ..............................................................................................................................

–37 ..............................................................................................................................

Mango ..............................................................................................................................
(3 marks)

(b) Each of the following program statements is incorrect. Rewrite each statement using
correct Pascal code.

Firstletter := M; ...................................................................................................................

Const rate :=0.20; ...............................................................................................................

Taxrate := 5%; .......................................................................................................................

Var scores: array(1..5) of integer; ........................................................................................

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Probability := .35; .................................................................................................................
(5 marks)

(c) What type of error would occur when EACH of the following lines of Pascal code are
executed?

(i) c = a +b;

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(1 mark)

(ii) d := c/0;

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(1 mark)

Total 10 marks
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12. Write a program named SWAP to do the following:

• Prompt the user to enter two unequal integers separated by a space.

• Read the numbers entered and store them in two variables named num1 and num2 respectively.
• Check if num1 is greater than num2. If yes, swap num1 and num2, else print “num1 is less
than num2” .
• Print the values of num1 and num2 separated by a space.
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Total 15 marks

END OF TEST

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