Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/13

Paper 1 Theory May/June 2018
2 hours

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

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1 A computer contains internal hardware.

Write down the item of internal hardware from the list to match the descriptions.

CD ROM Internal hard disk Network card RAM ROM

Sound card Touch screen Trackerball Video card Wide format printer

(a) Stores the start-up instructions for the computer.

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(b) A magnetic medium that stores applications when they are not in use.

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(c) Memory where data is lost when the computer is turned off.

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(d) Generates images to display on the monitor.

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2 For each application tick the most appropriate type of computer to match the description.

Desktop Laptop Smartphone

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A computer that is only used in one place.

Must always be connected to an external power

source to work.

Small enough to fit into a pocket.

A mobile device with a large keyboard and display.

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3 Data can be input into computers using direct data entry.

Tick the most appropriate method of direct data entry for each statement.

MICR OMR OCR

(✓) (✓) (✓)

Used to read magnetic data on cheques.

Used to read car number plates.

Used when entering handwritten text.

Used to read multiple-choice examination responses.

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4 Circle two items which are used as output devices.

3D printer Magnetic tape Microphone

Monitor Sensor Web cam

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5 A fish farm has a computer system that constantly monitors the quality of the water in its fish ponds.
The system uses sensors to carry out the monitoring.

(a) Name two sensors that could be used to monitor the quality of the water in the fish ponds.

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(c) Describe the role of the computer in monitoring the quality of the water in the fish ponds.

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6 Describe the following security issues.

(a) Phishing

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7 Peta is designing a new logo for his computer club. It must fit into a space 15 mm square on the
club’s headed note paper. The logo must look like this:

He is using a graphics package and has started by producing a white 10 mm square with a black
border like this:

Describe, in detail, how he can complete the logo.

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8 A large farm uses a robotic system to milk and feed animals. Until recently this would have been
carried out by farm workers.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using robotics in automated farms.

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9 A teacher is creating a web page in HTML to display on the school’s intranet.

All colour codes must be in hexadecimal. It has the following style sheet attached:

h1 {color: #ff0000;
font-family: Times, serif;
font-size: 30pt;
text-align: center;}

h2 {color: #0000ff;
font-family: Times, Helvetica, serif;
font-size: 24pt;
text-align: center;}

h3 {color: #00ff00;
font-family: Times, Helvetica, serif;
font-size: 14pt;
text-align: justify;}

body {background-color: #ad88e6;}

table {border-color: #000000;}

Having tested the web page the teacher needs to make some changes to the style sheet.

Write down the CSS to:

(a) edit style h1 so that the font is Comic Sans or, if not available, Arial or, if this is not available,
the browser’s default sans-serif font.

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(b) add markup to the table style to set a 3 pixel wide, dashed external border.

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(c) edit style h3 so that the colour is set to black.

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(d) add markup to the start of style h2 to display the text as bold.

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10 Magnetic tapes are traditionally used for backing up data on large computer systems. Liu works
from home and is considering either backing up her data on to magnetic tape or a pen drive.

Give three reasons why she may prefer to use a pen drive.

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11 When a system has been developed, two types of documentation are produced, technical and user
documentation.

(a) Explain why user documentation is needed.

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(b) Explain why technical documentation is needed.

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(c) Identify four components that are only found in user documentation but not found in technical
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(d) Tick three evaluation strategies that need to be carried out following implementation of the
new system.

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Observe users operating the old system.

Compare the final solution with the original requirements.

Design the report layout.

Check user documentation to see if it is correct.

Interview users to gather responses about how well the new

system works.

Test the system works correctly.

Identify any necessary improvements that need to be made.

Design error handling.

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12 There are two types of verification, visual and double data entry.

Explain the differences between visual verification and double data entry.

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13 An organisation is planning to train all staff online rather than by video-conference.

(a) Describe what is meant by a web-conference.

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14 Continuous use of computers can lead to a number of health issues.

In the table there are some recommended ways to minimise specific health issues. For each way,
identify the most appropriate health issue it is trying to minimise.

Identified health issues must be different in each case.

Ways of minimising the health issue Health issue

Use ergonomic keyboards.

Use fully adjustable chairs to give correct

posture.

Change to LCD screens from CRT screens.

Have the monitor at the correct height.

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15 Drones are unmanned flying vehicles that are used for commercial and leisure activities. Drones
are fitted with cameras to monitor situations.

A river has burst its banks following prolonged heavy rainfall. Explain why drones are used to help
monitor the situation.

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16 The manager of a large company wants to replace the company’s cabled LAN with a WLAN.

Describe the features of a WLAN.

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17 A small company makes toys and then delivers them to shops.

Throughout the day orders are received by the company from its customers. The office workers in
the finance department create and store an invoice for each order. They are too busy to be disturbed
from their work.

Delivery drivers receive copies of the invoices which they will pass on to their customers. The
drivers make a large number of deliveries per day and do not return to the office.

A systems analyst will research the current system and suggest improvements to be made.

(a) For each type of employee identified above, describe the most suitable method of collecting
information from them, giving a reason for your choice.

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(b) The factory is based on one site and only has space for one production line. The company
has decided to computerise its production line. It will use direct changeover as the method of
implementing the new system.

Explain why the company would use this method rather than other methods of implementation.

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18 As more and more people use the internet at home to carry out transactions they are at risk of
downloading software that could corrupt files or copy credit card details.

Discuss the effectiveness, or otherwise, of using different methods of increasing the security of a
home computer.

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