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INTERNATIONAL GCSE
MARKING SCHEME
SYLLABUS/COMPONENT: 0418/01
Information Technology
SPECIMEN PAPER
Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
CIE IGCSE - Specimen Paper - 2007 0418 1
2 False 1
True 1
False 1
False 1
False 1
3 three from
Windows
Icons
Menus
Pointers 3
4 CD ROM 1
Floppy Disc 1
5 Bar code 1
Magnetic stripe 1
Magnetic tape 1
Laser printer 1
6 Right 90
Forward 50
Right 90
Penup
Forward 10
Pendown
Forward 60
Penup
Forward 10
Pendown
Forward 30
Right 90
Forward 50
Right 90
Forward 60
2 ROM
two from:
Read only memory
Permanent memory / is not lost when power is lost
Cannot be changed / can only be read from 2
Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
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2 two from:
provides security for sensitive data
protects against results of unauthorised access / hacking
prevents data from being understood by hackers 2
11(a) one from:
faxed signed document is legally acceptable
can’t be hacked into it
can’t be affected by viruses 1
11(b) two from:
fax can be seen by anyone in the company / not confidential
paper can jam in the fax machine
may not be readable when it arrives
receiver’s fax line may be continually engaged
receiver’s fax may be out of paper
receiver’s fax may not be switched on 2
12(a) 7 1
12(b) 5 1
12(c) BFK 297 1
12(d) Size of engine / Price 1
12(e) Text/Alphanumeric 1
12(f) Registration 1
Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
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2 Range check 1
Less than 100 AND greater than 0 1
16(c) serial access 1
16(d) 1 magnetic disc 1
2 direct access 1
16(e) 1 name/address/phone number changes 1
2 new worker starts 1
3 worker leaves/is sacked/dies 1
Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
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temperature sensor
detects body heat 4 max
sound sensor
detects any noise made by burglar
18 three from:
more accurate
less dangerous
doesn’t forget
results/graphs automatically produced 3
19(a) two from:
car engine fault diagnosis
medical diagnosis
chess games 2
19(b) four from:
current system is observed
potential users interviewed
potential users given questionnaires
existing documents examined
user requirements decided
system specification decided
knowledge base designed
inference engine designed
design rule base
designing a method of displaying the results
hardware chosen
knowledge base created
inference engine created
rule base created 4
Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
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20 six from:
Bank
Advantages:
maximum of two marks from:
fewer workers needed - less wages
fewer branches needed - less rental
workers can be less qualified - lower wages
Disadvantages:
maximum of two marks from:
customer dissatisfaction - lose business
initial large expenditure on redundancies
initial large expenditure on retraining
Customer
Advantages:
maximum of two marks from:
don’t have to spend money on traveling to the bank
don’t have to spend time traveling to the bank
easier to transfer money from one account to another
Disadvantages:
maximum of two marks from:
hackers could hack into your account
loss of personal touch
cannot withdraw money 6 max