Computer Application Technology Paper 2 (english)

Feb-March 2012 — Grade 12 / Matric — Computer Application Technology

Past Paper 2012 Grade 12 English

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🎯 150 marks ⏱️ 3h 📄 15 pages 📝 60 items found 📚 7 topics

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1.10\ in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.11 COLUMN A COLUMN B

1.10A device that can be used to provide power in the event of a electricity failure The use of ICT in order to be able to work at home or anywhere away from

Q2— Section header —

2.10\ in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 2.11 D.

2.1Which ONE of the following is a special kind of computer designed to allow users to write or draw on the screen with a

2.2Which ONE of the following components holds data and instructions waiting to be processed and which will be lost when the power is turned off EEPROM CPU RAM

2.3Which ONE of the following refers to type of website that allows users to work together to create, add, delete or modify the content Webinar RSS feed Podcast

2.1Which ONE of the following combinations of spreadsheet functions will enable a user to create a code consist ing of the first three letters o f a name plus the last two letters of a

Q3— Section header —

13.3(720 p\ True Life WLED 4 GB DDR3 RAM 256 GB Solid State Drive (SSD\ Intel HD 3000 g raphics card

1.3MP (720p\ webcam Wireless N LAN and Bluetooth Windows 7 Professional 64 Interna l backlit keyboard

3.1Both Computer A and Computer B carry a warranty. Explain the term site warranty offered with Computer (2\

13.3(720 p\ True Life WLED hich hardware device are these specifications referring to (1\ What does the term Multi

3.4How can LED technology contribute towards green computing? (1\ Name TWO possible storage

3.1State TWO ways in which a user can reduce the chances of experiencing repetitive strain inju ries (RSI\ (2\ [26]26

4.3When a c ommunity member tries to install an office suite on his new computer a message to enter the product key appears

4.3.1Explain what a product key is. (2\

4.3.2Give the main reason why software developers make use of product keys.

4.10.1What is a backup file (1\

4.10.2State TWO best practices to consider concerning backups. (2\ [27] 1027

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5.1Explain th e difference between the terms Internet and world wide w

5.2Name the type of program on the Internet that is used to find websites, web pages, images, maps or information related to a specific topic Do NOT give brand names or examples as your answer.

5.4Name TWO e communication services which allow communication over the Internet. Do NOT give brand names or examples as your answer. (2\

5.1Mills tells th e learners that she found an example of phishing on her computer.

5.1Explain the term phishing (3\

5.1What should Mills do if she became a victim of a phishi ng scam 11

5.1Many hearing impaired users rely on ICT for better communication.

5.1Most e mail applications alert the user of an incoming e mail message by making a sound. What option is available to alert a deaf user of an incomin

5.1Name the type of application that enables a hearing impaired person to follow a lecture or speech. (1\

5.1How can videos on YouTube be made accessible for deaf users? (1\ 12

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6.2Name ONE device on which you could read an e book. (1\ Consider the following statement: You can not always trust information on the web and assume that

6.5.1Name a type of document created with a word processor that would allow respondents to answer a questionnaire electronically (1\

6.5.2Give TWO aspects to consider when setting up a questionnaire that will allow to collect levant data

6.6The school is given a brand new inkjet printer but when one of the CAT learners connects it to a computer it will not print

6.6.1State TWO possible causes this problem (2\

6.6.2ive TWO reasons why used ink cartridges should not be thrown into the rubbish bins at school

6.7Which chnology would enable ubscribers to a sports publication to re ceive the latest ports

6.8When one of the learners t ries to download information from the Internet is prompted to install a plug in called Adobe Reader

6.8.1Define a plug (1\

6.8.2Name the file type that will be read by A dobe Reader. (1\

6.9Mills keeps a blog and also tweets about the media centre.

6.9.1She would like to inform the community of a presentation taking place at the school. Give TWO reasons why it would be better for her to post a message on her bl

6.9.2hat is microblog

6.9.3Name ONE educational use for a blog. (1\

6.9Which Internet service would Ms Mills use to send tweets? (1\

6.10The s chool overning has asked Mills to investigate marketing the new media centre online. Briefly describe how organisations can benefit from marketing their products

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7.1Mills keeps a database of learners that use the media centre. She set up the following database table: Field name Description Surname urname of the learner Name Name of the learner

7.1.1To whic field of the database table would you assign a primary key? (1\

7.1.2What feature of the design view of the database would Ms Mills use to place a combo box in the Grade field

7.1.3Mills created a query t o display the names of all the G rade 10 and Grade 11 learners. This query does not return any names when she use

7.1.4What feature of a database report would Ms Mills use to obtain the Internet usage for each grade? (1\

7.1.5In which section of the report would Ms Mills place a formula to determine the total Internet usage of all the learners? (1\

7.1Mills wishes to transfer the data fr om the database to a spreadsheet. Other than using 'copy and paste', w hich feature of the spreadsheet would she use to

7.2What feature of a spreadsheet could Ms Mills use to ensure that other users cannot change formula in her spreadsheet? (1\

7.3Name ONE way in which Ms Mills can use the computer to find a solution to a problem she has encountered in a spreadsheet application. (1\

7.4What appropriate measure should Ms Mills take when she finds that t word processing application is not responding (2\

Topics Identified

Word ProcessingSpreadsheetsDatabasesPresentationsProgrammingNetworkingHardware

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks

Sections10 + 10 + 26 + 27 + 26 = 99 marks

Paper information

SubjectComputer Application Technology

Year2012

SessionFeb-March

TypePast Paper

PaperPaper 2

LanguageEnglish

Pages15

Downloads14

Examination context

Decade2010s

Years ago14y

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