2015 Independent Paper

Section I - MC
1. C
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. D
7. B
8. A
9. B
10.A
11.A
12.D
13.B
14.D
15.B
16.C
17.D
18.C
19.A
20.B
Section II SA
21.
a) On a CD, data is stored as dips and flats on a series of spirals that
originate from the centre of the CD. Data is stored physically onto
these CDs through a process called burning where a laser in a CD/DVD
drive physically adds dips to the surface of the CD. These dips and flat
areas represent the 0s and 1s in binary. This is read by a CD ROM and
becomes a string of binary which is later converted to analogue data,
voltages, through a DAC. These voltages then are transmitted into
sound frequencies in a speaker.
b) Freedom of Information refers to the Freedom of Information Act which
states that any individual under the jurisdiction of the
government/citizen etc. has the right to access/see any information
that another person, organisation, government or business has on
them. It also states that they have the right to have that information
removed or edited if they have documented proof that it is incorrect,
misleading or outdated. An example would be for a job interview where
the person finds out that the information that the employer has on
them is false and gets them to change it based on documents with the
correct information.
c) Encryption and decryption is the process of encoding and decoding
data with a specific key to scramble the data. This means that if a
person accesses the data without permission or a key, they cannot
make any sense or use of the data. Encryption is often used for data
that is sensitive and must be kept secure.
A situation where data must be encrypted is in a bank database. The
personal details of a customer, transactions and bank details must be
stored securely and a way of doing this is using encryption to encode

the customer data so that only the customer and bank officials can
access this data with a key.
22.
a) Feasibility is an important area in the development of any system.
Feasibility is used to figure out the constraints and restrictions on the
possibility of the task. It is through the feasibility report that is carried
that different solutions with time guides, financials etc. There are 4
types of feasibility that must be considered: Financial/Economical,
Technical, Operational and Scheduling.
Financial: This refers to the economic feasibility of the system is the
system too expensive and can we afford to build it. In this scenario it
refers to if the hospital has enough funds to afford the system, the new
phones, and the development of the app software, the wireless network
and training.
Technical: This refers to whether the information technology exists
already to meet the requirements of the new system as specified in the
requirements report. To be specific does the necessary hardware exists
to ensure that the wireless connection can be used from all corners of
the hospital. Does the hospital have too much interference from
medical equipment? Can this be avoided? Also, how will privacy issues
be dealt with in the app software, so that patients can keep the privacy
of their information while also allowing doctors to efficiently work?
Scheduling: Has enough time been allocated to the project to make
sure that all testing, planning, implementation etc. has been completed
to a sufficient degree? Has the hospital allocated enough time (7
weeks) to finish the new system completely?
Operational: Operational feasibility refers to whether the system
meets the requirements as well as how it will function after conversion.
How will the participants and users deal with the changes? Has the
hospital been changed too much? Will staff be able to use the phones
and new technology or will they need training?
23.