Computer Aplication Technology Paper 2 (english)

Feb-March 2011 — Grade 12 / Matric — Computer Aplication Technology

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1.10A popular handheld, wireless device designed for providing e-mail, text access images on flat screen monitors Using ICT in a way that does not harm, or tries to reduce the damage to, the environment

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2.1Upgrading the hardwar e of your computer will be the best choice when

2.2Which ONE of the following word pr ocessing features should be used to indicate and acknowledge sources or

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2.5A circle/pie graph will be the best choi ce of graph to use when trying to show

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2.7Which ONE of the following is the best option to choose if you think the web

2.8To make sure a new game will work on your computer, you should first check you understand how the game works. the operating system is an open

2.9Which ONE of the following ports is the best choice to use to download videos

2.10Which ONE of the foll to reduce the number of errors a Setting the maximum size of text fields Making use of input masks (10 x 1\ SECTION B

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3.1Give the THREE main hardwar e components of a computer whose hen purchasing a new computer. (NOTE: This excludes any peripher

3.2The group is considering raising f

3.3When buying a laptop, name TWO specif ications and accessories that you will need to find out about t hat are specific to lapt ops as opposed to desktop

3.4Some of the monitors have to be replaced and the older types of CRT monitors are no longer avai lable, so flat-screen moni tors will need to be

3.4.1Name TWO specifications t hat the team should look at when purchasing flat-screen monitors (excluding the choice between

3.4.2Besides the fact that CRT m onitors are virtually impossible to source and buy, name TWO advant ages of flat-screen monitors

3.5Users often tend to overlook the importance of using a good quality mouse

3.5.1Briefly explain what is meant by the term (2\

3.5.2Name TWO features of an er gonomically designed keyboard. (2\

3.5.3How does a cordless mouse communicate with a PC? (1\

3.5.4Name TWO possible disadvantages of using a cordless mouse. (2\ ter will be the best option to (1)1

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3.6The team needs to look at purchasing a new printer.

3.6.1What type of prin use if they need to print 500 A4 black and white post ers for the school's sports day? (NOTE: Do NOT give specific models or brand names as an answer.\

3.6.2What type of prin use if they need to (NOTE: Do NOT give specific models or brand names as an answer.\

3.6.3Name THREE factors or specific ations to look at when purchasing (Assume that you have already c hosen the type of printer best

3.7Many flash disks now come with built-i n fingerprint recognition features.

3.7.1What is the general or generic name given to the device that can

3.7.2What will be the purpose of having fingerpr int recognition features

3.7.3Other than finger print rec ognition, name ONE other way a system can identify users by their physical characteristics.

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4.1.1Give THREE reasons why the computers cannot work without an operating system such as Windows 7 by referring to the functions

4.1.2Give THREE reasons why it ma y not be possible or desirable to

4.1.3What is the main difference, is open source and software that is not open source?

4.1.4Name a popular open-source operating system for use on a PC. (1\ on the computer includi ng the operating system.

4.2When a computer is connected to the Internet the operating system may automatically download and install patches and updates for software installed

4.2.1What is the adv antage of having the oper ating system download and install updates automatically, other than any value the updates

4.2.2How can one prevent the updat es from being installed automatically?

4.2.3Give TWO reasons why t hese updates and patches may be

4.2.4Give TWO reasons why one ma y NOT want to

4.3Viruses and types of malware, such as spyware, are a big concern especially

4.3.1Give a detailed definition of a virus and how it functions in general.

4.3.2Give THREE tips on how to prev ent computers from being infected

4.3.3Tersia feels that computers will not get affe cted by viruses if they

4.4Keshnee wants to remove a game she installed from her PC. Tasneem says she cannot simply delete the folder in which it has been stored, as it can

4.5Xolani cannot open a file called Prices.docx that he received as an

4.6Ben bought a 'home' edition of What is the difference between home editions and professional editions of

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5.1The team feels that t he next logical st ep will be to connect their computers and computer equipment in a LAN using cables. There are, however, some

5.1.1What is the main difference between a and a ? Give a suitable example of a WAN to illustrate your answer. (NOTE: Do NOT just expand the acronyms/abbreviations.\

5.1.2What additional hardw are will each PC need to have to be able to

5.1.3Name ONE way in which acce ss to other users' files can be prevented in a network environment. This excludes restricting

5.1.4Name TWO things that the t eam may notice as being 'different' compared to when they worked on computers that were not connected to the network.

5.2The team wants to upgr ade their dial-up connection to the Internet to a broadband connection.

5.2.1Name TWO factors, other than cost, that must be taken into account when choosing a broadband package.

5.2.2Explain the difference between how Internet usage is charged with a broadband connection as opposed to a dial-up connection.

5.3Upon investigation, t he team discovers that m any schools ban the use of

5.3.1Briefly describe the function or purpose of the YouTube website. (1\

5.3.2Briefly explain how the schoo l can prevent the learners from accessing these websites.

5.3.3Give a technical reason why schools may choose to ban sites, such

5.3.4Give TWO other reasons (other than the answer you gave in the previous question\ may choose to ban sites, such as FaceBook and YouTube.

5.3.5Explain how the History teac her can make content from the YouTube website accessible for all her learners if the school does latest sports news and results on the Internet.

5.4Xolani is a sports fanatic and spends a lot of time at home accessing the

5.4.1Often the same web page on hi s home computer seems to have Briefly explain to him why this may be happening and how to solve

5.4.2Someone suggests t hat he makes use of RS S feeds to make it easier for him to get the latest sc ores and news from the websites Briefly explain what an RSS feed is and how it will make it easier for

5.5Ben cannot remember the URL of a webs ite that he recently visited. He uses a search engine to try and find the site but is still unsuccessful.

5.5.1Explain what a is. The meaning of the acronym/abbreviation is

5.5.2Name TWO features of a web browser that Ben may use to find his

5.5.3Briefly describe the func tion of a search engine. (2\

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6.1The school secretary re nk Customer therefore you will need to logon to your online bank account and update some you the best possible service we

6.1.1The web address given in the e-mail starts with explain what the usually refers to or signifies. The actual meaning of the acronym/abbrev

6.1.2Give TWO reasons that will make y ou cautious or suspicious of this

6.1.3Name TWO ways in which you can confirm that this e-mail is

6.1.4What is the generic is type of activity? (1\

6.1.5Name TWO ways you can make sure you do not become a victim

6.2The school librar ian wants to buy some books for the library from an online

6.2.1Name TWO potential advantages of shopping for books online. (2\

6.2.2Name TWO benefits for the shop of selling their books online as opposed to selling from a conventional store.

6.2.3State TWO measures that banks use to ensu re that customers do not become victims of crime or fraud when they pay for goods Internet, she has been receiving large volumes of spam.

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6.3The librarian complain s to the team that since she has been working on the

6.3.1Briefly explain what is. (1\

6.3.2Name TWO possible ways in wh

6.4Ben downloaded a 20-page pdf document containing bursary application forms for Grade 12 learners. He sent it to a printer on the network but nothing was printed.

6.4.1Give TWO reasons why electr onic documents are often distributed

6.4.2Someone suggested he check t he printer queue. Briefly explain

6.4.3Ben did not find anything in the printer queue. Assume that the printer is correct ly installed and switched on. Give TWO other possible reasons why the document did not start to

6.5The librarian asked the team to help to prepare a poster giving learners tips Give THREE tips on how to check that information sourced from the Internet

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7.2Xolani says that sometimes when he edits a word processing document he

7.3Keshnee has typed a very long projec t and complains that she struggles to Name TWO features of a word processi ng program which will make it easier contract for one of the staff.

7.4The secretary asks you to look at the following sentence she typed in a This error occurs because the word 'm ay' is replaced with 'June' with the Find and Replace function of the word processor. Explain how to ensure that the word 'm

7.5Tasneem has discovered that the word processing program she uses has a feature that automatically allows you to add captions to pictures, graphs or Give TWO reasons, other than saving time, why it is better to use this feature

7.6Spreadsheet applications have a wide variety of functions which can be used. Write down the name of the spr eadsheet function that you will use for each of the examples below:

7.6.1Add up a series of numbers in a range. (1\

7.6.2Determine how many cells in a range have a value of 100 or more. (1\

7.6.3Find the number of cells in a range that contain numbers. (1\

7.6.4Extract the first two characters from a cell containing text. (1\

7.6.5Find the most frequently occurring value in a range of values. (1\

7.7When Ben prints a spreadsheet containi ng the club's budget, it prints on two Give TWO possible solutions for this problem, without altering the range of

7.8Xolani has created a database for ains the names, cellphone numbers and addresses of a ll the people who use the club's form to use to input the records.

7.8.1Briefly explain what a is by referring to its function. (2\

7.8.2Name TWO advantages of using a form to enter records into a database instead of adding them directly to the table.

7.8.3Xolani is advised to use a text type instead of a numerical type for Explain why it is a good idea to make the field that stores cellphone database:

7.8.4The following criteria was used in a query performed on the <=1 and >10 Will these criteria produce any records? Briefly motivate your

7.9The following function was placed =Count(*\

7.9.1Explain what this f unction will display. (2\

7.9.2Explain what the difference will be if the same function is placed in TOTAL SECTION B:GRAND TOTAL: e turn over

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 26 + 26 + 26 + 26 + 26 = 150 marks

Per-question sum106 marks

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Websitewww.standardbank.co.za

Paper information

SubjectComputer Aplication Technology

Year2011

SessionFeb-March

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages14

Downloads5

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