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FORM TP22230 Test Code 003072
Christmas Exam (March) 2013
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ADVANCED PROFIENCY EXAMINATION
"FORMATO" TEC'"O&O()
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Christmas 2008 CAPE IT Unit 2 Paper 2
I N S T R U C T I O N S T O C A N D I D A T E S I N S T R U C T I O N S T O C A N D I D A T E S
1. This paper consists of 15 question.
2. You are required to all parts to the question.
3. Use sentences and diagrams where appropriate in Standard Jamaican English
along with clear notations when completing answers.
4. Your answers are to be entered in the Microsoft Word File Paper 1a. You were to
download this file and save to your thumb drive. You are to resave this file as Your
Name Paer 1a and comlete your wor! in this file. Para"rahs can be set in
double line sacin".
#. All answers must be tped and drawn in the Electronic file pro!ided.
F%"4AME"TA&$ OF "FORMATO" TEC'"O&O()
1. a. What is an information source$ (1 mar5)
b. %dentify &%' information sources. (2 mar5s)
c. &tate (N) advanta"e and (N) disadvanta"e of any *W( of the %nformation &ources identified
in art +a, above. (6 mar5s)
d. )-lain the imortance of data and information in ma!in" decisions by a medical health centre.
Feel free to include data .uality/ nature and structure of information in your discussion.
(3 mar5s)
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2. 0ata can be reresented in many ways/ and so is information.
a. Provide a descrition of *12)) named ways of reresentin" information. (1 3 mar5s)
b. &tate how effectively one way of reresentin" data can be used to assist ersons who are
travellin" on or under the sea. (1 3 mar5s)
c. Presentin" information in tables and "rah are useful. &u""est how these maybe used by 0ata
2esearchers. (3 mar5s)
d. 0istin"uish between Manual and 3utomated %nformation &ystems with at least *W(
aroriate e-amles. (6 mar5s)
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3. %nformation rocessin" refers to the transformin" of data into information throu"h the use of
comuters and other technolo"ies.
a. %nformation *echnolo"y +%*,
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4. Mr. Fran! 3nthony/ rincial a rominent hi"h school/ is notified by the )ducation Ministry that it
will rovide funds to assist in the settin" u of a comuter networ!. Mr. 3nthony is aware that
there are several hysical layouts +toolo"ies, that could be used for the networ!.
a. 0efine the term 7comuter networ!8. (2 mar5s)
1. 0escribe (N) toolo"y/ other than the bus toolo"y/ that Mr. 3nthony can use for the comuter
networ!/ hi"hli"htin" its rimary advanta"e (2 disadvanta"e. (6 mar5s)
c. 0raw a labeled dia"ram of the toolo"y discussed in .uestion 1 +b, above. (6 mar5s)
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#. *he use of comuters for transferrin" information is "rowin". &o much so that there are many
challen"es but ossibilities that arises.
a. 0istin"uish between the )-tranet and %ntranet/ with aroriate e-amles bein" used.
(6 mar5s)
b. Provide the list of e-amles of *12)) wireless and *12)) wired communication methods.
(3 mar5s)
c. 0escribe (N) wired and (N) wireless method of communicatin". (1 mar5)
d. 0efine the term 71otsot8 as used in %nformation *echnolo"y and "ive a clear e-amle of its
use. (1 mar5)
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9. &oftware develoment has come a far way since the 1:;5s/ when very oor .uality software was
develoed. &o much so/ that &oftware )n"ineerin" is now advance and e-tensive field of comuter
studies.
a. What is the field of study that sea!s to how rocedures we follow to effectively create
software$ (1 mar5)
1. With a list/ rovide &%' e-amles of tools that are used in the different sta"es of &oftware
creation. (3 mar5s)
c. Provide a clear descrition how any *12)) of these tools in art +b, above are used at
articular<named sta"es of &oftware creation. (8 mar5s)
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;. *he =obs in comutin" have certainly e-anded in the last 1# years. With newer technolo"ies/ more
wor!ers are needed and universities now offer a wide ran"e of courses. %n order to oerate/
or"ani>ations must have the ri"ht erson/ with the ri"ht .ualifications and certification and the other
re.uired s!ills in order to comlete the tas!s for oeratin" a successful or"ani>ations.
a. With use of a table/ list *12)) %* rofessionals. %n the second column/ comlete *12))
secific core functions they erform. &tate *W( ieces of .ualifications and certification they
will re.uire to ta!e u these =obs. (1 39 39 1 3) (8 mar5s)
1. )-ress the si"nificance of *W( named features of %nformation *echnolo"y &ystems.
(6 mar5s)
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?. (ur comuters today come with so many 7thin"s8 to wor! and erform such "reat and fantastic
tas!s.
a. %dentify and e-lain the relationshi between the four ma=or comonents of %nformation
*echnolo"y &ystems. (6 mar5s)
1. )-and the abbreviation 714%8 and rovide a descrition of this term as used in %*. (2 mar5s)
c. 0emonstrate with e-amle how *W( user characteristics are adative to a named tye of 14%.
(6 mar5s)
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