NC Tier7-Sample 2010

Computer Pioneers
CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010
Tier
7
Final
Review
Duration: 1 hour
To be filled in by the student

Name of Student
NCC Education Student ID
Class
To be filled in by the teacher

Date
NCC Education Centre ID
Name of Teacher
Centre Name
Marks Obtained
Section 1
(20)
Question 1
(20)
Question 2
(20)
Question 3
(20)
Question 4
(20)
Section 2
Total
Name of Assessor
(100)
Signature of Assessor
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Section 1
(20 marks)
Section 1 has 5 questions. Each question contains four statements which are
either true or false. Each question carries four marks and you must answer all
the questions.
Use the MCQ Answer Grid provided to answer the questions.

Mark true statements with a in the box under the TRUE column.
Mark false statements with a in the box under the FALSE column.
1.) These statements are about the iPod.

a)
It is a type of multimedia file distributed over the Internet.
b)
iPod applications were initially introduced for the Mac operating system.
c)
It is a popular digital music player.
d)
All iPods can function as mass storage devices.
2.) These statements are about network cables.

a)
Twisted pair cables can be used as a cheap and convenient method of

connecting computers.
b)
A twisted pair cable consists of thousands of hair thin strands.
c)
Fibre optic cables are normally used on small networks.
d)
Fibre optics allows high-speed data transmission.
3.) These statements are about the Central Processing Unit (CPU).
a)
It has four main parts.
b)
It is the device used to input data into the computer.
c)
It executes the programs and controls the operations of hardware.
d)
It cannot be used to solve arithmetical and logical problems.
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4.) These statements are about databases.

a)
When planning a database structure it is important to understand what

kind of output is needed.
b)
Microsoft Access is a relational database management system.
c)
A data table is a collection of records related to a particular entity.
d)
A field is the smallest unit of data in a database.
5.) These statements are about HTML tags.

a)
</title> tag marks the beginning of the document title.
b)
<html> tag is used to show the end of the web page.
c)
<head> tag marks the beginning of page properties.
d)
<body> tag is used to mark the beginning of the page body.
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Section 2
(80 marks)
Section 2 consists of 4 written questions. Each question carries 20 marks.

Answer all the questions.
Question 1
(20 marks)
1.) What are the four main functions performed by a computer?
(4 marks)
2.) Name two types of printers and describe them.
(6 marks)
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3.) Write down two control structures used in structured programming?
(2 marks)
4.) Write down two types of programming techniques that are used in
structured programming other than flowcharts.
(2 marks)
5.) Draw the symbols which are used to represent the following functions in flow
charts.
To show functions of input or output

a)
devices.
To show the beginning and end of a

b)
c)
flowchart.
To show functions like calculations.
(6 marks)
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Question 2
(20 marks)
1.) Select the most suitable type of technology from this list to match each
statement.
Blackberry TV
Podcasting
Google Earth
Energy Harvesting
Wiki
Blackberry
a) A wireless data and voice device available in mobile phone and PDA sizes:
b) The method of delivering a podcast:
c) An attempt to harness power from multiple energy resources found in the
environment:
d) A type of editable website:
e) A downloadable virtual globe program which uses images obtained from
satellites:
f)
A video player designed to play high quality video and audio files:
(6 marks)
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2.) Describe these new IT trends with related to computers.

a)
USB flash memory
b)
Movie creation
(4 marks)
3.) Write down two network topologies.
(2 marks)
4.) Write down two advantages of computer networks.
(4 marks)
5.) Write down two disadvantages of computer networks.
(4 marks)
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Question 3
(20 marks)
1.) Write down a website design program that can be used to create a website.
(1 mark)
2.) Write down the standard mark up language used to create web pages on the
World Wide Web.
(1 mark)
3.) Describe these features available in website designing programmes.

a)
Marquee
b)
Hover button
c)
Bookmarks
d)
Hyperlinks
(8 marks)
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4.) What is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?
(2 marks)
5.) Describe the use of these functions available in Microsoft Word.

a)
Find and Replace
b)
Subscript
c)
Superscript
d)
Bullets and numbering
(8 marks)
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Question 4
(20 marks)
1.) Answer the questions using this data table which has been created using
Microsoft Access.
Item Details table:
Employee
No:
Name
Date joined
Leave
taken
No of
Leave
Days
Basic salary
R058
Jane
20/05/2009
$5000.00
S052
Edward
12/05/2009
$6000.00
M005
John
10/12/2009
$10000.00
R002
Mathew
08/05/2009
$6500.00
A201
Emma
16/04/2010
$4200.00
A110
Harry
11/05/2009
$5000.00
a) Write down the most suitable data types that could be used for the fields
in the Item Details table.
Field Name
Data Type
Employee No
Name
Date joined
Leave taken
No of leave days
Basic salary
(6 marks)
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b)
Which field can be set as the primary key for the Item Details table?
(1 mark)
c) Write down the results that you would get if you apply this query criteria.
Leave taken = Yes
Employee
No:
Name
Date joined
Leave
taken
No of
Leave
Days
Basic salary
(3 marks)
2.) Describe these features available in database programs.

a)
Reports
b)
Filtering
c)
Sorting
(6 marks)
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3.) Write down four publications that can be created using Microsoft Publisher.
(4 marks)
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CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010

To be filled in by the student

NCC Education Student ID

To be filled in by the teacher

NCC Education Centre ID

CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010_final

Use the MCQ Answer Grid provided to answer the questions.

1.) These statements are about the iPod.

It is a type of multimedia file distributed over the Internet.

It is a popular digital music player.

All iPods can function as mass storage devices.

2.) These statements are about network cables.

Twisted pair cables can be used as a cheap and convenient method of

A twisted pair cable consists of thousands of hair thin strands.

Fibre optic cables are normally used on small networks.

Fibre optics allows high-speed data transmission.

It has four main parts.

It is the device used to input data into the computer.

It executes the programs and controls the operations of hardware.

It cannot be used to solve arithmetical and logical problems.

CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010_final

4.) These statements are about databases.

When planning a database structure it is important to understand what

Microsoft Access is a relational database management system.

A data table is a collection of records related to a particular entity.

A field is the smallest unit of data in a database.

5.) These statements are about HTML tags.

</title> tag marks the beginning of the document title.

<html> tag is used to show the end of the web page.

<head> tag marks the beginning of page properties.

<body> tag is used to mark the beginning of the page body.

CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010_final

Section 2 consists of 4 written questions. Each question carries 20 marks.

1.) What are the four main functions performed by a computer?

2.) Name two types of printers and describe them.

CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010_final

3.) Write down two control structures used in structured programming?

structured programming other than flowcharts.

To show functions of input or output

To show the beginning and end of a

To show functions like calculations.

CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010_final

b) The method of delivering a podcast:

c) An attempt to harness power from multiple energy resources found in the

d) A type of editable website:

e) A downloadable virtual globe program which uses images obtained from

CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010_final

2.) Describe these new IT trends with related to computers.

USB flash memory

3.) Write down two network topologies.

4.) Write down two advantages of computer networks.

5.) Write down two disadvantages of computer networks.

CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010_final

World Wide Web.

3.) Describe these features available in website designing programmes.

CP V3.0 T7 MY FR Oct 2010_final

4.) What is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)?

5.) Describe the use of these functions available in Microsoft Word.

Find and Replace

Bullets and numbering

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in the Item Details table.