Computer Aplication Technology Paper 2 (english)

November 2011 — Grade 12 / Matric — Computer Aplication Technology

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1.10A component that determines the quality of the display on the screen A utility program that will speed up disk access by rearranging the contents of a hard disk

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2.1Which ONE of the follow ing components is the least important in terms of the DVD-writer

2.2Which ONE of the fo about good password practice or policy is FALSE? Passwords should be changed frequently. It is better to use the same passwor d for every situation that requires Your identity number is not a good

2.3Which ONE of the following is the best option to choose if you think the web

2.4Which ONE of the following options would be the most effective device for

2.5Which ONE of the following com ponents should be upgraded to allow more Hard drive (errors) and provide new feat ures for existing software?

2.6Which ONE of the following refers to software that is designed to fix bugs

2.7Which ONE of the following refers to the use of material and sources without Plagiarism

2.8Which ONE of the following ports is th e best to use to tr ansfer videos from a

2.9Which ONE of the following can you use to decrease the size of a large Snipping Tool Screenshot

2.10Which ONE of the fo firewall is TRUE? A firewall is not needed if you have an Internet connection. A firewall monitors communication between your computer and the (10 x 1\

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3.2Name TWO hardware components from the advertisement above that will

3.3State TWO advantages of purchasi ng a laptop computer rather than a The first task is to replace the old admin istration computer. Mr Wu saw the following ABC 21" LAPTOP Processor: Intel Celeron 1.8 Hz

3.1The reason why the old administration co mputer has to be re placed is that it mputer would crash. h video editing using the laptop. each hardware component in t

3.4Mr Wu wants to experiment wit Name TWO hardware components from the advertisement where the specifications are not suit able for video editing. Brie fly motivate the use of

3.5Many of the devices that can be connected to the laptop connect via USB ports and are therefore plug-and-play.

3.6The DVD drive is listed How could Mr Wu benefit from a dual-layer drive?

3.7Explain the function of the card r eader listed in the advertisement. (2\

3.8The advertisement for the lapt op lists an 'integrated webcam'.

3.8.1Briefly explain what the term means in this context. (1\

3.8.2State ONE advantage of having an integrated webcam on a

3.8.3Mr Wu used Skype to contact his cousin in Taiwan. Mr Wu complained that his cap soon he used the Explain why this happened by referring to the concept of a cap in

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3.9The advert refers to an 'on-site warranty'. Explain what an

3.10Mr Wu is considering purchasing an ex ternal hard drive to backup the data on nal hard drive for backup copies. could not be found.

3.11Mr Wu connected a printer to his lapt op to print his accounts but then experienced some problems with his printing. The first problem was a mess age that appeared, that said that a printer driver

3.11.1Briefly explain what a is by referring to its function. (2\

3.11.2Suggest TWO places where Mr Wu can try and find this driver. (2\

3.11.3The problem with t he driver was successfully sorted out. However, Mr Wu found that the printer did not print any hard copies and no error message appeared when he tried to print. Give TWO possible reasons for this.

3.12A number of customers are visual ly impaired and struggle to use the Name TWO utilities or featur es of the operating system that can be used to try

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4.1Mr Wu cannot understand why a com puter needs an operating system and

4.1.1Name THREE function s of an operating system. (3\

4.1.2State TWO advantages of usi ng an office suite rather than the individual programs available.

4.2Give ONE reason why many people sti ll use proprietary software such as Microsoft Office instead of an open-so urce software package, such as OpenOffice, which is free.

4.3Mr Wu says that there are too many programs on his co mputer and decides Give TWO reasons why a program should be uninstalled rather than just

4.4Mr Wu finds that his com Name TWO instances where, or reasons why, software might cause a

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4.5.2Name THREE possible ways in which Mr Wu would know if any of

4.5.3Mr Wu says that he will scan Give TWO reasons why this will not be a good policy to follow.

4.6Name TWO computer housekeeping tasks or good maintenance habits, besides the regular updating of security software, that Mr Wu should carry out

4.7Mr Wu has heard of a si ngle-user license, multi-us er license and a site license. He feels that single-user licenses would be too costly for hi

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5.1.3Discuss TWO possible disadvant ages of establishing and running

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5.3State TWO ways in which Mr Wu can, in terms of his business, help to bridge

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5.4.1What is the general term used to describe doing business over the

5.4.2Name ONE way in which he woul d know that he is using a secure

5.4.3State THREE advantages of Internet banking when compared with

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5.6Mr Wu has read about RSS f eeds offered by websites. Describe clearly how RSS feeds can make a user's life that much easier.

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5.7.1What is a ? (2\

5.7.2Give TWO reasons why many schools and companies block sites

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6.1Mr Wu would like to be able to assist people when they send e-mails from his Name THREE netiquette rules to keep in mind when adding and sending

6.2Consider the following e-mail address: abcgenius@bluecross.org.za

6.2.1Identify the mail address above. (1\

6.2.2What does the .org.za part of the e-mail address indicate? (2\

6.3Discuss the differences between a and a search engine

6.4

6.4.1Explain what the difference is between the Cc field and in

6.4.2Name TWO ways in which th e amount of spam received at the RFID ta g is. Do not simply write down what

6.5RFID tags are becoming commonplace.

6.5.1Briefly explain what an the abbreviation stands for.

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6.7Mr Wu needs to replace broken computer equipment.

6.7.1Explain why the broken comput ers should not be thrown away on

6.7.2Write down the collective name used for broken, discarded or

6.8The Internet provides a host of communication modes and methods.

6.8.1What is the main benefit of using VoIP technology like Skype? (1\

6.8.2State TWO disadvantages wh en using a chatroom or instant

6.9Mr Wu says that when he searched for information on the Internet about other Name TWO ways in which he could reduce unnecessary results and obtain a

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15.88#NAME? 11 120

70.00#VALUE! 62.00 12 100

8.894.857143 13 110

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7.1Mr Wu wants to help some peopleto im prove their word processing skills.

7.1.1One person says that a word processing docum ent that he has sent to a friend, cannot be opened by the friend as they do not What is the best file format to save the document in so that it can

7.1.2Give TWO reasons why one w ould make use of footnotes or

7.1.3What word processing feat ure should be used to allow both

7.1.4Give Mr Wu TWO reasons wh y some documents are distributed in

7.2One of the learners was tryi the spreadsheet below. Percentage 10% Name Rate Hours Bonus Fees Total Statistics Beth 9 14.00 Ruby 2 24.00 James 6 21.00 Sharney 5 14.00 Blessing 4 14.00

7.2.1Name TWO ways in which to change the appearance of the spreadsheet above so that it is eas ier to read and more meaningful to Mr Wu.

7.2.2How can Mr Wu prevent column E from showing in his spreadsheet

7.2.3State TWO possible causes for the error message that displays in

7.2.4State ONE possible cause for the error message that displays in ID

7.3A database table with columns appears as follows: ID Term Explanation W1 Windows Server 2003 An oper W2 Symbian An operating syst W3 Android An operating syst W4 Windows NT server An operating system for servers

7.3.1The field Suggest a new data type for the field that would enable the field to

7.3.2What is the most appropriate data type for a field that will contain

7.3.3The following query was cr eated on the given data table:

7.2.5Name the function that coul d be used to find the number appearing

7.2.6The value in ce ll F8 is calculated by using the formula When this formula is copied down to the rest of the column, error

7.2.7Which function could be used to work out how many numbers in the following queries:

7.3.4Briefly describe the difference in the results produced by each of

7.4Use the database table below to

7.4.1Only the A and B classes in Suggest a validation rule that wo uld prevent Mr Wu from entering

7.4.2A report is cr and then by Which surname will appear last in the report?

7.5The following formula was inserted in a query to calculate how long the person has been logged onto the Internet:

7.5.1Name the calculated fiel d created in the query. (1\

7.5.2What is the purpose of t he square brackets, [ ], and the round brackets, ( \e? TOTAL SECTION B:GRAND TOTAL:

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 34 + 21 + 22 + 27 + 26 = 150 marks

Per-question sum112 marks

Key Information

Contact Number074 000 1111

Email AddressPWu2@webmail.co.za · abcgenius@bluecross.org.za

Paper information

SubjectComputer Aplication Technology

Year2011

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages16

Downloads5

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago15y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start daySaturday

Exam periodNovember 2011

Days since exam5,467

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