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FORM TP 2010012
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

JANUARY

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNC IL

EXAMINTION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Paper 02 - Technical Proficiency

PRACTICAL
Word Processing
Spreadsheet Database Management
2 hours
13

JANUARY2010 (a.m.)

No printing is to be done in the 2 hours allotted for the examination. Time will be given for printing at the end of the examination.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1.

AnswerALL questions in the order given.

Read the instructions carefully before attempting EACH question.

)
3. 4.

Perform the instructions for ECH question in the order given.

Report any problems with the computer or software to the invigilator who will, if possible, grant you extra time to make up for time lost.

If problems are experienced in printing your files, you may request aid from the invigilator or teacher. Printing is not considered part of the examination.
N

6.

After printingo it is your responsibility to ensure that:

(a) (b)
(c) (d) (e)

All

side perforations

(if any) are removed.

Continuous paper (if used) is separated into single sheets which are then put together in the correct order.
Your candidate number appears in the upper right-hand corner of every page.
Each page is correctly labelled with the name(s) of the files being printed.

All

pages being attached belong to you.

Failure to comply with these requests could be disadvantageous to you.

A diskette will be provided which must be submitted together with all printouts at the end of the examination. Note that the examination will be marked from the printed output and NOT from the diskette.
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An adequate amount of stationery will be supplied.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
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AnswerALL questions.
Perform instructions in the order given.
Save

your work at regular intervals

as

you proceed.

1.

The Technology Club of your school has asked you to prepare a talk on new television serwices. The content of your talk is placed in a document called TELEVISION located on your diskette.

(a) (b) (c)

Open a new document in your word processing program'

Change the page orientation to Landscape.
Set the

(1 mark ) (1 mark )
(1

left and right margins to 0'5".

mark )

(d)
(e)

Insert atitle line with the text, "DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICE". Centre the title (3 marks) and use Arial font of size 20.
Three lines below the title line, divide the page into two newspapel columns.

(2 marks)
(

Retrieve the document named TELEVISION located on your diskette and place the paragraph on Digital Television in Column 1 and the paragraph on Internet Protocol Television in Column 2. Theheading of EACH paragraph should be included with the (4 marks) paragraph.
Change the case of the heading of EACH paragraphto upper case and bold and italicize

(e)

them.
(h) (l)
Replace

(3 marks)

ALL occurrences of o'Digihal" with

"DIGITAL". centre.

(1

mark )

Insert a footer with your candidate number at the

(1 mark )
(1

)
(k)
(1)

FULLY justify the text in Column

Use line spacing

1. 2.

mark )

of

1.5

for the text in Column

(1 mark )

The word "telavision" is spelt incorrectly. Use the spell check feature to correct the (1 mark ) spelling of all misspelt words.
Insert the following data using a table:

(m)

Provider BB Sales
E-net

IPTV
25
35

Internet
30 50 40

Phone n/a
25 30

G-force

nla

The table should NOT be in any column but at the centre of the document. must be shown. Save the document as TELEVISIONI'

All gridlines
(4 marks)

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(n)

Create a data source flle named STAFF. The file STAFF will contain the data to be used as the data source for a mail merge. The data in STAFF are as follows:

Name Mohan Sinsh Gres Jones RamNarine

Type Annual Vacation Annual

Duration
3 weeks

3 months 2 weeks

(2 marks)

(o)

Retrieve the document named LEAVE located on your diskette. Insert the merge fields as indicated in the document named LEAVE, using the data source created in part (n). Save the document as LEAVEI. (2 marks)

(p)

Merge the main document LEAVE1 with the data source STAFF. Save the results as STAFFLEAVE. (2 marks)

Total30 marks

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The Ministry of Human Services has estimated the population of elderly people for 2010 and as indicated in the spreadsheet named ELDERLY located on your diskette. Retrieve the spreadsheet named ELDERLY to begin in

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) ( (g) (h) ( 0) (k)

cELLAl.

(r mark )
(1

Add a column to the right with the heading

"YRTOT".

mark )

Using appropriate formulae/functions, compute the TOTAL elderly people for EACH year in EACH region. (2 marks)

Align the headings forALL numeric columns to the right of the cell.
Format all numeric data to comma (,) format with 0 decimal
Insert borders

(1 (1 (1
(1,

mark ) mark ) mark ) mark ) mark )

)

place.

onALL rows and all columns of the spreadsheet.

Insert a footer with your candidate number at the

left.

Move the spreadsheet to begin in

CELLA4. cELLAl.

(1

Enter the title "ELDERLY POPULATION: 2010 - 2011" in

(t mark

Format the title row to be at the centre of the columns used by the spreadsheet. Use font size of 17 and bold and italicize the title row. (4 marks)

(YRTOT).

Sort the data in Region 4 such that

it is in ASCENDING

order by the yearly total (2 marks)

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Using the appropriate formulae/functions, perform the following calculations and place your answers starting in a blank area of the spreadsheet:

( (i (ii
(m)

The TOTAL population for the year 2010 for

ALL

the

regions

(1

mark )

The difference between the TOTALpopulation for 2010 and2011 (2 marks) The HIGHEST total yearly population (YRTOT) (1

mark )

Filter the data forALL regions and years with 5000 or more people in EACH age group. Set up the criteria range and the extraction range in a blank area ofthe spreadsheet. (4 marks)

(n)

In a blank area of the spreadsheet, create a column chart to show for EACH region the total population for 2010 and 2011 respectively. EACH column should indicate
which year itrepresents or a legend should be provided. The title of the chart should be "ELDERLYPOPULAIION". The X-axis label shouldbe "REGION" while theY-axis label should be "YEARLY TOTAL". Save the spreadsheet as ELDERLY1. (6 marks)

NOTE: A formula

sheet showing the formulae used must be printed and submitted.

Total30 marks

3.

The Criminal Department of the Police Force has prepared the crime statistics for the year 2009. The crime statistics are given in a database named CRIMES located on your diskette. The database CRIMES has two tables named TYPE and DIVISION.

(a) (b)

Retrieve the database named CRIMES located on your diskette.

(1 mark )

Open the table TYPE and add a fleld named "Status" to indicate whether the type of (2 marks) crime has increased when compared with 2008 flgures.

(c)
(d)
(e)

Given that Fraud and Burglary flgures for 2009 are higher than that of 2008, insert the (2 marks) appropriate data in the Status fleld. The reported cases of Murder in Division B are 12 and not
changes.

9.

Make the necessary (1 mark )

Use the TYPE table and sort the records in DESCENDING order by the Status field. (2 marks) Use the DIVISION table and find the TOTAL convictions for 2009. Save this query eto/o" to store the percentage of as TOTCONQRY. Create a calculated field named reported cases that resulted in a conviction. Name the query PCTQRY. (5 marks)

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-)(e)
Join the TWO tables and find ALL type of crimes with more thanT 5 per cent conviction. Display only the Type, Division and C% fields. Save the query as CeRy. (5 marks)

(h)

file named DBQUERIES.

(

Copy the results

ofALL

queries in parts (f and (g) and paste it into a word processing (2 marks)

Make a basic report on the TYPE table. Your report must include ALL the fields of the TYPE table and be sorted on the Type field inASCENDING order. Use your candidate number as the title of the report. Save the report as TYPERpT. (4 marks)
Make a report to show the Type, Division, Reported Cases and Conviction frelds. Group the report on the Type field and sort on the Reported Cases eld. Your report should include the TOTAL reported cases and total convictions for EACH type of crime. The title for the report should be "CRIME STATS 2009". Insert your candidate number as the footer of the report. Save the report as CRIMERPT. (6 marks)

Total30 marks NOTE:

The following files are to be printed at the end of the examination:
Word processing:
Spreadsheet: Database:

TELEVISION1 ; STAFF; LEAVE 1 ; STAFFLEAVE; DBQUERIES ELDERLYI ; Formula sheet Updated TYPE and updated DIVISION Tables; TYPERPT; CRIMERPT

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FORM TP 2010011
SECONDARY EDUCTION CERTIFICATE

JANUARY

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

EXAMINTION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Paper 01

Technical Proficiency

THEORY

tj
18

nours

JANUARY2010 (a.m.)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. 2. 3.

This paper has THREE sections and a total of FOURTEEN questions. Candidates MUST answerAI-I, questions in all THREE sections.
Number EACH answer correctlv in the answer booklet.

You may write Basic or Pascal (or any other language) code in those questions requiring pseudocode/algorithms.

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2SECTION

I - 30 marks

HARDWARE AND SOFT\ilARE

AnswerALL questions.

l.

Computers are made up of different components and the names of the components are often written as acronyms.

Write the meaning of EACH of the following computer actonyms and state ONE task that is performed by EACH of the components.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

t

CU

(2 marks)
(2 marks)

ALU
RAM

(2 marks)
(2 marks)

RoM

Total S marks
State the type of optical disk that is suitable in EACH of the following situations:

(a) (b) (c)

Best for storing

videos Can be reused as necessary

Commonly used for distributing

mark ) (1 mark )
(1

software

(1

mark )

Total3 marks
3.

Figures A to C represent three different data capture methods.

Pay to th Order

of
Dollars

Figure A
or

57e47eo5@.r:sl

Figure B
1

Figure C
using the list of type of data capture method

In your answer booklet, copy and complete Table below.

OMR, OC& MICR' Voice Recognition TABLE

Fiqure
1

Type of Data Capture Method

A
B
C

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4.

(a)

You wish to purchase one of the devices shown in Figures

to 4.

Figure

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Table 2lists three requirements an organisation may need. In your answer booklet, copy and complete TabIe 2 to show which device would BEST meet EACH of the requirements in the table.

TABLE
Organisational Requirements Useful for multi-form sheets

Figure

Produces multiple copies rather quickly

Ideal for coloured flyers

(3 marks)

(b)

Write the general name given to the devices in part (a).

(1

mark )

Total4 marks

5.

Compute the following:

(a)
(b) (c) (d)

The eight-bit binary representation of the decimal number 17. The sign-and-magnitude representation for the decimal number

(1

mark ) mark )

NEGAIIVE

17.

(1

The result of 55 -25,using eight-bit, two's complementrepresentation and express your answer as an eight-bit binary number. (1 mark )

What is the decimal equivalent for the binary coded decimal number 0011 0101 1000? (1 mark )

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-46.

Auswer the following questions that relate to user interfaces:

(a)
(b) (c)

Write TWO ways inwhich a user ean input

command using

graphical user interfoe. (2 marks) (2 marks)

Name TWO tytrles of menu interfaces'

Explain why a graphieal user interfuce is c.onsidered to be very user-friend. (2 marks) Bxplain how a usier can input a command using the DOS operating system, (2 marks)

(d)

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SECTION

II
30 marks

APPLICTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

AnswerALL questions.
THREE friends have purchased computers to help them in the music industry.

7.

(a) (b)

State TWO uses of computers in the music

industry'

(2 marks)

Name TWO devices that can connect to the computer and state what they are used (4 marks) for.

Total6 marks
'.otg'and o.gov'as

8.

(a)

State the differences between '.edu',

seen in website addresses.

(3 marks)

(b)
(c)

Write the name of a well-known search engine.

You wish to acces s ht //www. caribbeannews. com.
:

(1

mark )

( (i

State where you

site.
State what

would type http:llwww.caribbeannews.com to access this (1 mark )

http

and www represent in (c)

above.

(2 marks)

TotalT marks

9.

For EACH of the following, state whether it is (A), a private network, (B), (C), private with selected access from public network users:

public network, or

(a) (b) (c)

Intranet Extranet Internet

(1mark )
(1" (1,

mark ) mark )

Total3 marks

10.

(a) (b)

Describe TWO ways in which a computer can be used illegally.

(4 marks)

Outline ONE example of how an organization can misuse its customers' personal (2 marks) data.

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(a)

Give ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage of using credit or debit cards ts purchase (2 marks) items. Explain TVIO potential health problems that can develop from using a computer over (4 marks) Give ONE positive impact and ONE negative impct that is the result of increased use (2 marks) of, cell phones in the workplace.

(b)

prol,onged periods.

(c)

TotI8 marks

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SECTION

III
30 marks

PROGRAMMING

AnswerALL questions.

t2.

(a)

Explain the difference between a 'syntax error'and a'logic error,.

(2 marks)

(b)

Explain the difference in the execution of the Two lines of code written below:

( (i
(c)

Line

1:

If MARK > 50 Then print "Good" If MARK >:

50 Then print ooDay"

(1 (1

mark ) mark )

Line2:

The number 50 was the value for MARK.

( (ii)

State the line number colresponding to the above code that would

print a result. (1 mark )

(1

Write the result that would be printed.

mark )

Total6 marks
13.

Answer the questions below using the following part of aprogram.

1 2
4
5

valuel, value2: integer; Minimum:real: valuel :30; vallae2:25.9; IF (valuel > vahte2) THEN read('MinA is', value2) ELSE writeln('MinB is', value2);

6 7
8

9 10

(a)

Write the line numbers that contain code to identiflz

( (i (ii
(b)

input
declaration output.

(l mark

(2 marks) (1

mark )

The program contains FOUR errors. For EACH error write the line number and the corrected line ofcode. (4 marks)

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( (i (ii
(d)
(e)

A variable

(1 (1 (1

mark ) mark ) mark )

A conditional statement A data type

Explain the purpose of the program segment.

(3 marks)

State the result when EACH of the following pairs of numbers is used in the corrected progfam: (

valuel valuel valuel

40,
50,

value2: value2: value2:

50 40 50

(2 marks) (2 marks) (2 marks)

(i

: :

(ii

50,

Total20 marks

14.

If Boxl contains

the number 16 and Box2 contains the number 44. state whether EACH of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(Boxl :16) (Boxl < Box2) (Boxl >

16)

(1 mark ) (1 mark ) (1 mark ) (1 mark )

AND (Boxl < Box2)

NoT (Box2:44)

Total4 marks

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TEST CODE

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FORM TP 2010013
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS
C

JANUARY

OUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCTION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINTION INFORMTION TECHNOLOGY

Paper
0312

Technical Proficiency

ALTERNATIVE TO SBA

I hour
18

JANUARY 2010 (a.m.)

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. 2. 3.

This paper consists of THREE questions.

AnswerALLquestions.
Number EACH answer correctlv in the answer booklet.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.

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-2AnswerALL questions.

1.

WORD PROCESSING
Consider the letter shown below:

Home Loan Bank

Tel

12 ll4.an Road, Georgetown, Guyana : 229-8 I 7 2 ; Email : accounts@hlb, com

October 7,2009

Mr. John Smith 10 Cornell Street

Georgetown Dear Mr. John Smith:

THIRD OUARTER LOAN PAYMENT

Please be informed that your loan payment for the third quarter of 2009 is $12,800 and it is due on November 30, 20091. Please visit the loan section of the bank to discuss any concerns that

you may have with respect to your loan payment, with one of our officers.

In20l0,

we plan to expand the loan services we are offering to our customers. Please give us

any suggestions you may want us to consider.

Yours Sincerely,

Michael Singh Loans Manager

' Late payment

will

allract a 10Yo interest

(a) (b)

Write THREE formatting features found in the letter.

You wish to replace all occurrences of the word

(3 marks)

'loan'with 'Loan'.

State the feature of the word processing software you would use to achieve this.

(l mark )
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(c)

What line spacing and justification have been used on the first paragraph of the body of the letter? (2 marks)
State which of the following is used in the letter and indicate where:

(d)

Header Footnote Endnote (e)

(2 marks)

The secretary of the loan section wishes to merge this letter with other customer letters. Name TWO documents which are required to perform this merge. (2 marks)

In the body of the letter, state TWO pieces of information that should be replaced by merge (2 marks)

fields.

(e)

State, with reasons, the number of merge fi-elds that you should have in your letter.

(2 marks)

(h)

Explain how you would change the line spacing of the second parugraphin the body of the letter to single spacing. (2 marks) In the text 'HrO', what formatting feature has been applied to
For EACH of the icons labelled (1),

the,2'?

(1

mark )

c)

(2) and(3) below, state its

use in a word processing

program: (1)

ffi

(2)

(3)

ffi

ffi
(3 marks)

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SPREADSHEETS
Rashida and her friends decided to share their Top-40 favourite songs. Some of the songs are shown in Figure 1 below.

c
Top-40
ZJ 35
A T

I
13

SONG Disturbia

ARTIST
Rihanna Fergie

COST
34.95 24.55

OWNER
Rashida Rena Shellaya Reyda

t4
15 16

Big Girls Don't Cry

Hate That I Love You Forever

Neyo
Chris Brown

20.50
45.95

t7
18

Miss Independent Kiss Kiss T-Shirt Umbrella

Neyo
Chris Brown Shontelle Rihanna

9 2

26.98
18.50

Alison Kimberley
Johnathan

t9
20

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10

39.99 28.99

Mikel

Figure
(a)

I
(2 marks)
1.

State the number of rows and columns shown in Figure 1.

(b)
(c)

Give the range of cells that contain the data on the songs in Figure Write functions or formulae to calculate

(2 marks)

( (i (iii)
(d)
(e)

songs count the number of songs the minimum cost of the songs.
the average cost of the

(2 marks)
(2 marks) (2 marks)

State the feature that would cause Row 1 to remain visible on the spreadsheet as the user

scrolls down the

rows.

(1 mark )

You decided to create a chart to show how the songs are performing on the Top-40.

(i) (i

State the ranges that should be selected to create the

chart.

(3 marks)

THREE charts, CHART 1, CHART 2 andCHART 3, are created using the data in Figure 1 and these are shown on page 5.

a) b) (iii) (iv)

For EACH chart, write the number and the corresponding chart type in your answer booklet. Write the chart number that shows how the songs are performing. (4 marks)

State why the chart identified in

(ii) b) is appropriate for that putpose.

1.

Give the name of the box containing the songs in CHART

(1 mark ) (1 mark )

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.5CHARTS to accompany Question 2 part (e).

Top"40 Songs

nisturtia

n"r"

That r Love

You

ffi Girls Donot cry "t* ffi no.*u,

lvn rrndependent I tsni",

lxi.xis*
Numurelta CHART
Top-40 Songs
1

Umbrella T-Shrt Kiss Kiss

Miss Independent

Forever
Hate That

Love You

Big Girls onft Cry

Disturbia
Chart Number

CHART 2
Top-40 Songs
40 35 30

t 25

z
G

t 20

l5
5

t to (,

::y

^,"t"

":"'/-/ {'"'

"""--

songs

CHART

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3.

DATABASE MANAGEMENT
Rashida has decided to create a database with her Top-40 artists of favourite songs. The names of the THREE tables are COST" ARTIST. and TOP40 and these are shown below.

COST Table

SONG ID
D1

SONG-TITLE
Disturbia

COST
34.9s 24.55 20.50 4s.95
26.98 18.50 39.99

B1
H1
F1

Big Girls Don't Cry Hate That I Love You

Forever

M1 K1
T1

Miss Independent Kiss Kiss

T:Shirt
Umbrella

U1

28.99

ARTIST Table

ARTIST ID
RH
FE

NAME
Rihanna Fergie

NE
CH
SH

Neyo
Chris Brown Shontelle

TOP40 Table

SONG_ID
D1 B1 H1
F1

ARTIST ID
RH
FE

CHARTNUM
J ^1

35

NE
CH NE CH
SH

4
8

M1
K1

9 2

TI
U1

I
10

RH

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The following questions are based on the THREE tables, COST" ARTIST and TOp40.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

Write appropriate primary keys for EACH

table.

(4 marks)

Write the data types for the Cost field in the COST table and the Chartnum field in the TOP40 table. (2 marks)

write the title of the song that is number one on the Top-40

chart.

(L

mark )

You wish to create relationships among the tables. Copy and complete the table using the example below:

TABLE NAME
COST

Joins to

TABLE NAME
TOP4O

Using

PRIMARYKEY(S) SONG ID

(3 marks) (e) You wish to write a query to produce all songs that cost over $40.00.

( (i (ii
(

Write the appropriate field names needed for the query. Write the

(2 marks) (2 marks)

query. query.

Write the result of the

(2 marks)

The report below was created on the data in the THREE tables. Write ONE or more field names that

( (i (ii

would be appropriate to use for calculating the number of songs for EACH artist (1 mark )

feature have been sorted.

used the grouped

(1

mark )

(2 marks)

Artists wth Songs on Tbp-40 Churts

NAME
Chris Brown

CTIARTNUM
2
8

SONG Kiss Kiss Forever

Fergie
Neyo

35

Big Girls Don't Cry

Hate That I Love You Miss Independent

4
9

Rihanna

10

z3

Umbrella Disturbia T-Shirt

Shontelle

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