Specimen Paper Computer Studies-Literacy

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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT FORM III

COMPUTER STUDIES/LITERACY

SPECIMEN PAPER Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes

Student Name

School Class

Instructions

This paper consists oftwo sections: Section A and Section B.

Section A

Answer all questions.

Section B

Answer all questions in any three options.

Write in dark blue or black pen in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.

You may use a soft pencil for diagrams.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

Ministry of Education and Human Resources

This document consists of21 printed pages and 1 blank page.

Mauritius Examinations Syndicate


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SECTION A

Answer ALL questions.

Question 1

For each question, fouroptions (A, B, C and D) are given. Choose the correct one and

write the letter (A, B, C orD) in the Answer Box.

Answer Box

(a) An example of a storage device with a high capacity of memory is a

A floppy disk. B hard disk.

C pen drive. D DVD.

(b) A personal computer is also known as a

A microprocessor. B personal system.

C microcomputer. D microchip.

(c) A peripheral is

A an input/output device. B an output device.

C an input device. D a software.

(d) An example of a portable computer is a

A mainframe. B supercomputer.

C minicomputer. D notebook.

(e) Which of these is the smallest unit of computer storage?

A bit B byte

C string D word


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(f) Which one of the following is not a processing action?

A adding two numbers.

B finding the average of ten numbers.

C printing a letter.

D calculating the difference between two numbers.

(g) Which of the following printers has the highest printing speed?

A plotter B dot matrix printer

C ink jet printer D laser printer

(h) An ATM is mainly used in

A schools. B banks.

C offices. D factories.

(i) When data is input in a computer for processing, it is stored temporarily in the

A ROM. B memory cards.

C main memory. D hard disk.

(j) Networks that use communication lines and are separated by a distance are called

A LANs. B WANs.

C MODEM. D EDI.

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Question 2

Tick () three items in the given table to show which of them are storage devices.

Tick () three boxes

CD ROM

Monitor

Mouse

Speaker

Memory Card

Floppy Disk

[3]

Question 3

A list of 10 items is given below. Choose your answers from the list and write the numbers

for the answers in the spaces given. An example is given.

1 Internet Explorer

2 Spreadsheet

3 Speaker

4 Mouse

5 Paint and Brush

6 Keyboard

7 Bar code reader

8 Screen

9 Joystick

10 Inkjet printer

Example: Which three items from the above list are software programs?

Answers 1 2 5

Which three items from the above list are:

(a) input devices?

Answers [3]

(b) output devices?

Answers [3]


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Question 4

Match column A and column B, and write the correct answer in column C using the

correct corresponding letter as shown in the example below.

Column A Column B Column C

1 Keyboard A converting images into

digital format1 C

2 Bar code B to play games 2

3 Speakers C Entering of text through

typing 3

4 Laser Printer D stores detailed

information on thick and

thin lines

4

5 Joystick E for high quality output 5

6 Scanner F voice and sound output 6

[5]

Question 5

Complete each sentence below using one item from the given list.

multimedia PIN microcomputers icons

menu ROM mainframes bar code

(a) Part of the memory that stores information permanently is called

(b) Computer based learning now uses . which includes text, sound

effects, colourful graphics, animation and video.

(c) Large and powerful computers that can store and process huge amounts of data are

called .

(d) One needs to enter ones .. to be able to remove money from an

ATM.

(e) The . is a list of available commands in an application window.

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Question 6

Tick () True orFalse next to each of these statements.

True False

(a) A microprocessor carries the same function as a

CPU.

(b) The Esc key allows a command to be accepted.

(c) ATM stands for Automatic Transformer Machine.

(d) A mainframe cannot be connected to a network.

(e) A floppy disk is a type of removable device.

(f) Supercomputers can only be used for researchpurposes.

[6]

Question 7

A travel agency interacts with its customers through emails.

(a) What is an email?

..

.....[2]

(b) State two advantages of using email compared with using the normal postal service.

Advantage1

..

Advantage 2

..

...[4]


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(c) One of the biggest security problems for the travel agency comes from hackers who

may introduce viruses into the system.

(i) What is a virus?

..

.. [2]

(ii) Describe any two effects of viruses.

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

.. [2]

2. .

.. [2]

(iii) State two measures that can be used to prevent virus attacks.

1. ..

... [2]

2.

.. [2]

Question 8

A company wants all its offices to take part in a video conference.

(a) What is meant by video conferencing?

..

... [2]

(b) State two hardware devices needed to work with video conferencing apart from

the keyboard, the mouse and the CPU.

Device 1:

Device 2: [2]


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Instructions

This section consists of four opti

Flowchart.

Answerall the questions from any th

Optio

Question 1

Questions (a) to (d) are based on fig

This is a memo to members of the st

Grandiose Cateri

Memorandum

To: Production Manager

Cc: All production line staff

From: Head of PurchasingDate: 24th May 2010

Re: Cost of ingredients

The items in the following list ha

these items from outside suppliers

dried fruits, nuts, flavourings, fres

items cost:

Rs 56, Rs 16, Rs 48, Rs 112, Rs 2

Eddy Eater

Head of Purchasing

Figure 1: Memo to mem

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SECTION B

ons: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Datab

ree (3) options.

n A: Word Processing

ure 1 below.

aff of the Grandiose Catering Company.

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our assistance is needed

e become very expensive recently. We have to b

and we must be careful to avoid waste. The item

h yeast, dairy cream, artificial sweeteners, chocol

, Rs 47 and Rs 42 per kg

CONFIDENTIAL

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Grandiose Catering

Memorandum

To: Production Manager

Cc: All production line staff

From: Head of PurchasingDate: 24th May 2010

Re: Cost of ingredients

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For each question from (a) to (d), fouroptions are given. Choose the correct one and


Answer Box

(a) The font style of the text labelled is

A bold. B italic.

C underlined. D larger size.

(b) The list of items and prices labelled is presented in

A italic and underlined. B italic only.

C bold and underlined. D bold and italic.

(c) The text labelled is

A centred. B left aligned.

C fully justified. D right aligned.

(d) In the date 24th

May 2010, the th term is in

A italic. B superscript.

C subscript. D bold character.

[4]

M

N

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Questions (e) to (h) are based on fig

This is a letter written by the catering

Dear Colleague

Grandiose Catering

15 Manger Street

Plaine des Papayes

It has come to my attenti

items is not being respect

wedding cakes

birthday cakes

flapjacks

oatcakes

vegetarian pasties

In the future, all food ite

recipe.

Yours faithfully,

Dan Pastry

(Manager)

Figure 2: Letter

Z

X

Y

W

ure 2.

company manager.

Grandiose Catering

15 Manger Street

Plaine des Papayes

n that the cooking time for the preparation of cer

d. The food items are

s must be cooked according to the time specifi

Grandiose Catering

written by the catering company manager.

Z

X

Y

W

Dear Colleague

ain food

d in the

Z

X

Y

W


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For each question from (e) to (h), fouroptions are given. Choose the correct one and


Answer Box

(e) How could the graphic labelled be placed into the letter?

A find and replace B edit and copy

C move and crop D insert picture from clipart

(f) The item labelled is a

A bullet. B column.

C header. D row.

(g) Compared to the rest of the text, the part labelled uses a different

A header. B margin.

C orientation. D font size.

(h) The text labelled is a

A title. B table.

C footer. D header.

[4]

W

X

Y

Z


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Question 2

Write the meaning of each of the following features in Word processing:

(a) Status bar ......

..

[1]

(b) Header

..

..

[2]

(c) Page preview

...

...

[2]

(d) Thesaurus .

.....

.

[2]


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Option B: Spreadsheet

Question 1

For each question from (a) to (h), fouroptions are given. Choose the correct one and

write the letter (A, B, C orD) in the Answer Box. The questions are based on figure 1.

A B C D

1 Destination Number of

people

Cost per person () Sales ()

2 France 3 120 360

3 Germany 2 100 200

4 Spain 2 200 400

5 India 4 900 3600

6 Japan 2 1200.50 2401

7 USA 3 800 2400

8 Brazil 2 1400.50 2801

9 Mexico 3 1500 4500

10 Canada 5 1000 5000

11 Peru 2 1500 3000

12

13 Total Sales 24662

Figure 1: Bird Travel Spreadsheet.

Answer Box

(a) Which cell shows the number of people going to Spain?

A A4 B B4

C C4 D D4

(b) If the cost of going to Japan is changed in cell C6, which other cells should change?

A A6 and D6 B B1 and B6

C C7 and B13 D D6 and D13


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(c) To print a list of holiday destinations starting with the most popular, the data should

be sorted in descending order of

A destination. B number of people.

C cost per person. D sales.

(d) Which formula should be used to find the lowest cost per person?

A = MAX (C2:C11) B = MIN (D2:D11)

C = MIN (C2:C11) D = SUM (B2:D11)

(e) The name of the airport for each destination has to be added. The user must

A extend row 13. B insert a new row.

C insert a new column. D make column D wider.

(f) Which two cells would change if the entry in B9 was changed to 5?

A D9 and D13 B C9 and D13

C A9 and D13 D A9 and D9

(g) To work out the total number of passengers, which function would you use?

A average B sum

C count D max

(h) The cell format of cell D13 is

A text. B date.

C currency. D percentage.

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Questions 2

The spreadsheet given in Figure 2 below shows an incomplete bill for items bought for a

computer lab.

Figure 2:AD Computers LTD.

Study Figure 2 and answer the following questions.

(a) The title of column A is not fully visible. Mark an X in the spreadsheet above to

show where the column should be widened to make the title of column A fully visible.

[1]

(b) Write down the formula that has been typed in cell D5 to find the cost of the 5 mice.

[2]

(c) Write down the formula that must be typed in each of the following:

(i) in cell D11 to find the total for all the items,

[2]

(ii) in cell D15 to find the amount payable after subtracting the discount.

[2]


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Option C: Database

Question 1

For each question from (a) to (g), fouroptions are given. Choose the correct one and


The Keeping Fit Activity Centre keeps a database of its previous members and part of the

database is shown below:

MemberID Surname OtherNames Title Address 1 Town Country

9234 Read Judith Ms 1 GreenacresRd

Port Louis Mauritius

9350 Smith Cyril Mr 12 Hall Park Curepipe Mauritius

9437 Smith Jilly Mrs 2 Dumas Lane Beau

Bassin

Mauritius

9458 Stone Peter Mr 12 Hall Park Curepipe Mauritius

9468 Smith Ray Mr The Park Vacoas Mauritius

Answer Box(a) The entries displayed as Address 1 are of type

A alphanumeric. B logical.

C Boolean. D region.

(b) What is the most appropriate size of the entries for Title?

A 1 B 2

C 3 D 4


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(c) The Keeping Fit Activity Centre database has

A 5 fields and 7 records. B 7 fields and 6 records.

C 7 fields and 5 records. D 5 fields and 6 records.

(d) Details of member called Read can be found in the database using

A Surname < Judith B OtherNames >= Read

C OtherNames = Judith D Surname = Read

(e) How many members are there in Curepipe?

A 5 B 2

C 4 D 3

(f) Which MemberID will be listed if the following search condition is input?

(Town = Vacoas)AND (Surname = Smith)

A 9350 B 9437

C 9468 D 9458

(g) Which of the following heading would be taken as the keyfield?

A Surname B OtherNames

C Title D MemberID

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Question 2

A school keeps information on each of its students and part of the information contained on

the computer file is shown below:

Admission

Number

Surname Date of

Birth

Name of Responsible

Party

2312 Doyle 09/12/84 Klive DOYLE

2344 Kendrick 03/06/85 Preety KENDRICK

2367 Smith 12/09/87 Hat SMITH

2380 Jones 09/01/86 Big JONES

2381 Jackson 01/01/86 Jesso JACKSON

(a) In all computer database systems there is a key field.

(i) What is a key field?

.

.[1]

(ii) Why is it important to have a unique field?

[2]

(b) Only part of the complete file is shown. Name 2 fields that could be added to this file

and give reasons for their inclusions.

Field 1 ..

Reason ..

..

[2]

Field 2 ..

Reason ..

..

[2](c) What type of field is Admission Number?

..

[1]


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Option D: Flowchart

Question 1

For each question from (a) to (g), fouroptions are given. Choose the correct one and


Answer Box(a) The decision symbol is represented by a

A square. B diamond.

C rectangle. D line.

(b) A flowchart is read

A from top to bottom. B from right to left.

C from bottom to top. D from left to right.

(c) Which one of the following does not form part of a flowchart?

A flowchart symbols B loops

C flowlines D computer language

(d) In a flowchart, a rectangular box is

A a start symbol. B a decision symbol.

C an end symbol. D a process symbol.

(e) Which symbol has at least two flowlines coming out?

A Process B Output

C Decision D Input


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(f) The flowline shows

A the flow of information in a problem.

B a repetition in a flowhart.

C how data is processed.

D the start of the flowchart.

(g) Which of the following does not appear as a symbol in a flowchart diagram?

A start B end

C process D print

[7]

Question 2

(a) Ring two errors on the flowchart diagram.

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(b) Draw a flowchart in the space below to input the salary of an employee as follows:

If the employees gross salary is less than Rs 10,000, there is a 5% tax to pay on the

gross salary. Otherwise, there is a 10% tax to pay on the gross salary. Calculate and

display the net salary, given that the net salary is gross salary tax.

[6]

~ End of Quest ion Paper ~

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