rest cope 01329010 FORM TP 2009011 JANUARY 2009 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE, EXAMINATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Paper 01 - ‘Technical Proficiency INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. This paper has THREE sections and a total of TWELVE Candidates MUST answer ALL questions in all THRE} 2. Number EACH answer correctly inthe answer booklet. For questions requiring the writing of code, you may do so using Basic, Pascal or any other language. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2008 Caribbean Examinations Council ®. ‘All igh reserved. (01320010/1ANUARY AF 20092. SECTION HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ~ 30 marks Answer ALL questions. (Consider the following list of input and output devices: Keyboard Plotter ‘Optical Mark Reader Inkjet printer Joystick ‘Magnetic Ink Character Reader (2) Using the list shown above, write the device that would be most appropriate for BACH of the following tasks. (Do not use the same device more than once.) (Playing a video game i) Reading numbers atthe bottom of a bank cheque “Typing a repor using an electronic document preparation system Gx) Producing a erecting card with coloured graphics (0) Grading a computerized multiple-choice answer sheet (Smarks) (©) State which of the devices listed above are output devices, marks) ‘Total 7 marks Figure I shows thre devices. aS Device 1 Device 2 Figure 1 (8) Identify EACH ofthe devices shown in Figure 1 marks) (©) Explain the difference between direct access and sequential access. marks) (©) State TWO devices in part 2 (a) shove that allow dreet acces, marks) ‘Total 7 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE (013290101 ANUARYIF 20093. Figure 2 shows efile stracture. Study the file structure that relates to questions (a to (c) below. (CAPROIECT, a) 3 = a = =, (©) Explain what would happen if Rand R2 were moved to MEETINGS. (2 marks) (©) Write the path required to open WP. marks) ‘Total 6 marks 4. Explain clearly, the difference between EACH of the following pars of terms, using suitable examples or diagrams, (@) "Binary numbers’ and decimal numbers @ marks) 0) “Disorete" and continuous data? 2 marks) (©) “Positive neg’ and negative integer" @ marks) ‘Total 6 marks Describe ONE situation in Which the use of EACH of the following is essential (@)—Antiglare sereen marks) (©) HELP focilty in an application marks) ‘Total 4 marks GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE (01329010 ANUARYIF 2009SECTION APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS ~ 30 marks Answer ALL questions. 6. _Inhis specch toa group of second-year students. Dr. Murillo sai, "With his new software, we Will no only beable to use our web browser to search for meaningfl information, we will also be able 10 create web pages and websites fr the schoo! and community. In addition we will have accesso electronic mail and Internet Relay Chasing.” (2) Explain che meaning of the terms “website, ‘web page" and ‘web browser. marks) (©) For EACH of the following statements, determine whether itis true for electronic ‘mail ONLY, Intemet Relay Chat ONLY or BOTH. In your answer booklet weite the statement number and ONE of the terms; electronic mai, Internet Relay Chat, both (© Filescanbe atached @) Users mast be online at the se ie (Gi) natant Messenger (iv) Users must have an adios such as medi com (8) Messages are stored for the use to read later (i) Sharing information through fle atachmeats (marks) ‘Total 9 marks 7. (a) Desetbe ONE difference berween an ‘intranet’ and she “tere marks) (©) Give THREE reasons why a company would choose to setup an intranet. (marks) (©) Explain whats meant by che term ‘e-commerce’ (marks) ‘Total 7 marks (GOON TO THENEXT PAGE (013290L0JANUARYIF 2009(®) For EACH of the following areas below, state ONE way in which information techno! ‘oy can assist workers in the area to achieve improved performance © Laweaforeement (mark) Gi) Meine (mark) (i) Emerainment (mark) (2) plain he purpose of tlconfrencing marks) (©) Stale TWO pieces of hardware required fr teleconferencing marks) ‘Total 8 marks Figure 3 shows part of a web browser. Figure 3 (8) Write the URL shown in the web browser of Figure 3, (mark) (©) The “com' part inthe example above refers to commercial organizations. Copy and ‘complete the statements in (b) Gi) and (O) (i), by explaining to what does EACH ‘extension refer. @ The net refersto (mark) Gi) The edu’ refers to (mark) (©) The abbreviation “tp, used in Figure 3, refers to hypertext eransfer protocol. What is meant by EACH of the following abbreviations? © bunt (mark) FIP (1mark) www mark) “Total 6 marks GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE (01329000 ANUARYIF 20091. nL. SECTION IIL PROGRAMMING - 30 marks Answer ALL questions. Consider the TWO lines of code below: Line 1 [mark > 5 PRINT “You are good student”; Line 2: IF mark >=5 PRINT"You ate a good student"; (2) Explain te ditference inthe output ofthe two lines of code writen above marks) (©) Explain what is meant by the term “pseudocode” marks) (© Give TWO reasons why psendocode is useful to programmers. (marks) ‘Total 6 marks ‘The algorithm below is written to calelate the average of TWO numbers Line Number 1 2 3 4 3 6 7 average = (tem +iten2)5 + 8 ‘input ("The average is’, sum) ° (2) Identify THREE variables marks) (©) There are FIVE errors inthe algorithm. For EACH error write the ine number of the certr satement, followed by the correct statement. marks) (©) Determine the output ofthe corrected version ofthe algorithm, (marks) (@) Determine the result if Hine 7 was ‘average = tem -tem2y5" (mark) (©) State tine umber of the algorithm that represents ‘declaration’ (mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, (013290104ANUARYIP 2009(For BACH of the following statements: (i), (i), (i) and (iv), write Yes and the ine ‘number if is found in te algorithm above, otherwise write No. @ Alege operation )—_Anarithmetic operation ii) A conditional statement Ge) Adisplay statement (marks) ‘Tal 18 marks "Explain the DIFFERENCE or SIMILARITY betwen te following pis of terms (“Tracing and ‘drysun’ (©) “Object code" and “source cade (© "Syntax enor’ and “ogi enor? (marks) ‘Total 6 marks END OF TEST (013290107 ANUARYIF 2009