Computer Applicaitons Technology Computer Applications Technology P2 English

November 2008 — Grade 12 / Matric — Computer Applicaitons Technology

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1.10Another name for a web address A mobile communication device which is often Internet enabled A small picture that provides a preview of the file without opening the file Software used by the operating system to

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2.1Which ONE of the following is the MOST essential part of a database application? A Table C Query D Report

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2.3Software that makes the editing of a scanned document possible: C PIN D RTF

2.4Which ONE of the following prevents users from entering incorrect data in a database table? A Validation rule B Validation text C Default value D Format

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2.6A form of technology that will determine your current position or location via satellite : A GPRS B 3G C GPS D WAP

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2.9Many schools have restricted the use of cell phones by learners during school time. Which ONE of the following is NOT an applicable reason? A Learners are attacked for their phones B Distribution of offensive material

2.10A wireless connection whereby electronic devices communicate with each other over a short distance: B Ethernet C 3G D Bluetooth (10 x 1\ TOTAL SECTION A: 20

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3.1The team will be working together on the project. Discuss TWO advantages of having the five computers linked in a network. (2\

3.2You wish to set some 'rul es' for saving files on the network to make it easy for everyone to find and access the files. Name ONE way in which you could achieve this. (1\

3.3Jabu has to make sure that work is not lost. He is asked to make regular backups of the team's work. He can choose from the following devices: File server CD Flash disk MP3 player

3.3.1Name ONE potential disadvantage of saving on the file server as opposed to saving on the other three devices. (1\

3.3.2Name THREE potential disadvantages of using a CD, flash disk or MP3 player as compared to saving on the file server. (3\

3.4A list of some of the files from the project are shown below. Concert.avi Concert.jpg Concert.tif Concert.bmp Concert.mdb Concert.txt Concert.doc Concert.mp3 Concert.wav Concert.docx Concert.pdf Concert.wks

3.4.1Concert.dot is a template file. What does that mean? (1\

3.4.2You can open and read all the .doc files but not the Concert.docx file. What is the most likely cause of this? (1\

3.4.3Which ONE of the files is most likely to be a webpage? (1\

3.4.4What is a text file (.txt\? (1\

3.5Many pictures were scanned as bitmaps into a word processing document. You tried to e-mail this document to your home so that you could continue working on it. Every time you wanted to send the e-mail with the attachment

3.5.1Assuming that there is nothing wrong with the e-mail system, give ONE possible reason why this happens. (1\

3.5.2Suggest TWO ways of solving this problem. (2\

3.6Another learner wishes to join your team and since you only have access to five computers, he offers to bring an old computer from home. The machine runs extremely slowly. Name TWO critical hardware upgrades that could be done so that the speed

3.7One of the team members has a brand new computer, loaded with the latest software, at home. At school he cannot open a word processing document that he has saved and brought from home. Suggest an action that he could take to solve the problem.

3.8The team will be spending many hours working on the computers. Identify TWO possible health risks from spending long hours working on a computer AND, for each, suggest an action that could be taken to help reduce

3.9A member of your team wants to take some work home, but he does not yet have an office suite on his home computer. He now has to choose between a proprietary office suite such as Microsoft Office and an open source office

3.9.1Explain what an office suite is. (2\

3.9.2Compare these TWO types of office suites in terms of cost and support. (2\

3.10During preparation for the concert, you have created and deleted a large number of files. Your computer is now noticeably slower. Recommend a software utility which can be used to restore the speed of the

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4.1The guest artists would like video images of themselves shown on a screen on the stage during their performance. You decide to use your laptop for this purpose.

4.1.1Name the hardware device that could be used to project the images of the artists from your computer onto the screen. (1\

4.1.2During the show a message appears on the laptop saying that the laptop is about to hibernate. Explain why: (a\the hibernation message appears. (b\this is applicable to a laptop AND NOT a desktop. (2\

4.1.3Name ONE advantage and ONE disadvantage (besides hibernation\ of using a laptop instead of a desktop computer for the concert. (2\

4.2One of your team members will be taking photographs at the concert.

4.2.1Other than cost and brand name, name TWO specifications that you should consider when choosing a digital camera. (2\

4.2.2Name the most common device used for storage of these pictures on the camera. (1\

4.3Sam captured some photographs of the artists on his cell phone. Describe a process you could use to transfer these photographs to your computer. (2\

4.4You need to do some printing for the concert. What would be the best printer to do the following?

4.4.1Print 500 A4 posters advertising the concert (1\

4.4.2Print high quality colour photographs of each of the artists (1\

4.5You decide to burn and distribute CDs containing some of the music that was performed at the concert.

4.5.1Give THREE reasons why CDs are suitable for this purpose. (3\

4.5.2Give ONE legal/ethical reason why you should NOT sell any music other than that which was performed at the concert. (1\

4.64.6.1 From the following options, select a site where video clips from the concert could be stored on-line for free: Amazon.com Google.com YouTube.com Secondlife.com (1\

4.6.2Motivate why EACH of the other three options was rejected as a possibility by indicating what you would typically do on EACH these sites. (3\

4.7Conserving paper is every computer user's duty.

4.7.1Discuss TWO ways of saving paper in the computer centre. (2\

4.7.2Name ONE other way in which users can contribute to the environment by practising 'green computing'. (1\ [23]23

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5.1You need to communicate with certain individuals/groups. However, due to problems beyond your control, the same method of communication cannot be used for all. For EACH of the situations below, suggest the most suitable method of

5.1.1Sending a short invitation to last year's head learner/prefect who is backpacking in a rural area without Internet access (1\

5.1.2Communicating a sneak preview of the concert to your principal who is in London (1\

5.1.3A written invitation to another school that does not have Internet access (1\

5.2The date, time and venue of the concert need to be sent out to all past learners. The following communication methods could be used: Fax E-mail SMS Assuming that all of the above methods are available and accessible, arrange

5.3You have decided to use your word processing program to prepare some documents for the concert.

5.3.1John has inserted a picture to be included in the concert programme. He is unable to move the picture from the point at which it was inserted. Give the most likely reason for this occurrence AND explain how

5.3.2You insert a table into a document for the concert and find that this table is too 'wide' as it flows over the left and right margins. Recommend TWO ways in which you could solve this problem without deleting any columns or changing the font size.

5.3.3When you run the Spell Check function you find that the words programme colour appear as incorrectly spelt words. Propose a solution to this problem. (1\

5.4Sally is unable to use her fingers to ty pe but wants to be part of your team. Briefly discuss ONE way in which she can input data with limited use of the keyboard. (2\

5.5Jabu struggles to control the mouse as he finds the movement to be erratic. Suggest how this problem can be solved if:

5.5.1the mouse is a mechanical mouse with a ball inside. (1\

5.5.2the mouse is an optical mouse. (1\

5.6As one of the computer monitors was stolen, a new monitor has to be bought.

5.6.1Give ONE reason for choosing a CRT monitor. (1\

5.6.2Give TWO reasons for choosing a flat panel LCD screen. (2\

5.7The computers are linked in a network. List THREE ways of restricting access to confidential files on the network. (3\ [20]20

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6.1You plan to have outside vendors selling cold drinks, popcorn, hot dogs, chips and sweets during the interval at the concert. You need to keep data about vendors in a database. One of the tables is called VENDOR

6.1.1Suggest an appropriate field size for the Cell_Number field. (1\

6.1.2Why is the Cell_Number field declared as text when it is a number?(2\

6.1.3Why would it not be possible to select a default value for the Vendor_Name field? (1\

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6.3You invite many artists to perform at the variety concert. You have saved the following information about each artist in a database: Name and surname Agent Contact details Photograph Fee per performance

6.3.1The governing body requires a printed report containing the information about the artists in an easily readable format, giving the TOTAL AMOUNT of money needed at the bottom of the report. Discuss the most effective way of providing the total.

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6.3.3Give ONE reason why you would use a database and NOT a spreadsheet program to manage this data. (1\

6.4One of the team members has a fancy and expensive graphics program on his home computer. He offers to bring the disk to school so that you can load it onto the computers you are using to design the concert programme.

6.5Some learners at school indicated that it was not necessary to have a computer team to help with the concert: 'Everything could have been done the old-fashioned way!'.

6.5.1Give ONE possible reason to support this statement. (1\

6.5.2You disagee. Defend your use of computers for this concert. Support your argument by giving at least TWO relevant examples. (2\ Date

6.6Evaluate the street pole advertisement for the concert below and suggest FOUR ways in which the layout could be improved. Variety Concert 16 December 2008 Time 08:00 Skyview High School Performing Artists

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7.1You open your e-mail and notice that you have an e-mail from one of the guest artists. The e-mail contains an attachment called gucx.exe You are worried that the attachment might contain a virus.

7.1.1Define the term computer virus . (2\

7.1.2Give TWO reasons why you would NOT want a computer virus on your computer. (2\

7.1.3Describe how you would check that the attachment is safe to open. (1\

7.1.4Discuss ONE action you would take if the attachment you have checked contains a virus. (1\

7.1.5Apart from the possibility of downloading a virus, name TWO other problems associated with using e-mail. (2\

7.2Your team wishes to use the Internet for up-to-date information about the artists. You tell them to use a search engine.

7.2.1What is a search engine ? (2\

7.2.2Name TWO ways in which the search could be narrowed or limited to produce more relevant results. (2\

7.2.3Discuss TWO ways to decide whether the information on the websites that you access, is accurate and reliable, or not. (2\

7.2.4You find some surprising information about the artist on a blog. Explain what a blog (2\

7.3Your team wishes to develop an information sheet about the concert. The team would like to place it on the school's website. You decide to use the pdf format to do this.

7.3.1Give ONE reason for using a pdf format. (1\

7.3.2Predict whether people will be able to open this pdf document on their computers AND suggest a solution to assist those who have a problem in this regard. (2\

7.3.3Suggest another suitable format to which you can convert the document before placing it on the web. (1\ [20]20

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8.1The team members debate the topic of Internet banking.

8.1.1Identify TWO possible benefits of Internet banking for the school. (2\

8.1.2Identify TWO benefits to the bank if more people were to use the Internet to do their banking. (2\

8.1.3State TWO security measures that will help prevent unauthorised access to the bank account of the school, from the bank or user's side. (2\

8.2Patrons will be required to purchase coupons for snacks in the week before the concert. John wants to print the coupons for the concert. He has sent the print instruction various times but the printer still does not respond.

8.3When Sam tries to print the concert programme the printer prints one line of symbols such as ' ' at the top of each page. Suggest ONE solution to this problem. (1\

8.4You used a spreadsheet program to capture estimated income from refreshments. PROJECTED INCOME Product name Cost Selling price Profit per item

8.4.1You are told that the cost price of chips is actually R3.00. The vendor decides to sell them at R5.00. You change the data in cell B7 accordingly. Name any TWO cells where the values will automatically change

8.4.2The formula listed in one of the cells is: =F9 $B$10 Name and explain the differences between the TWO types of cell references used in the above formula. (4\

8.5Sam had to keep a running total of all the expenses and hours worked. Running expenses 2 Paper R 75.00 3 Coloured Card R 12.99 4 Envelopes R 20.00 5 Sellotape R 5.90 6 Glue R 4.75 7 Scissors R 11.99 #######

8.5.1The total in cell B8 displays #####. Give a solution to this problem.(1\

8.5.2When the total for the hours worked was checked it was found that it was wrong. Give ONE possible reason why this total is wrong. (1\

8.5.3When Sam entered an amount in the expenses column, the following message appeared on the screen: Give ONE reason for this message appearing. (1\

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Total150 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 28 + 23 + 20 + 19 + 20 = 130 marks

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Paper information

SubjectComputer Applicaitons Technology

Year2008

SessionNovember

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages19

Downloads8

Examination context

Decade2000s

Years ago18y

SeasonSpring (SH)

Start dayWednesday

Exam periodNovember 2008

Days since exam6,562

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