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Name: __________________________________ Class: _________ Index No: ____________

Friendship College Girls

Computer Studies Form 3

Final Examination 2011

Duration: 1 hrs 45 min

Instructions:

– Answer all questions

– Write your answer in the space provided

– Use a dark blue or black pen

– You can use pencil for your drawings

– The number of marks is given at end of each question part.– Write your name, class and index number on top of this sheet

1. a) Name the objects A, B ,C and D choosing from the devices listed below:

A _____________________ B_______________________

C____________________ D________________________

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Microphone Modem Floppy disk Hard disk

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b) Tick ( √ ) three boxes to show which of the following are output devices.

Tick( √ )three boxes

Monitor

Keyboard

Speaker

Mouse

Printer

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2. A list of 10 items is given below. Choose your answer from the list and write thenumbers for the answers in the space given.1. Speaker

2. Mouse3. Floppy disk 4. Keyboard5. 5 CD6. Barcode reader 7. Pen drive8. Scanner 9. Memory card10. Printer

a) Which three of the above are input devices?

Answers _______ _______ _______

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b) Which three of the above are storage devices?

Answers ______ _______ _______

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3. What do the following acronyms stand for?

i) USB ______________________________________________________

ii) BIOS ______________________________________________________ [2]

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4. Match column A and column B and write the correct answer in column C as shown inthe example below using the corresponding letter.

Column A Column B Column C

1 Keyboard A Produces hard copy 1 C

2 Joystick B A device used mainly for playinggames 2

3 Scanner C Entering text through typing 3

4 Mouse D Converting images into digitalformat

4

5 Printer E Moves a pointed arrow on thescreen

5

6 Speaker F Voice and sound output 6[5]

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6. Complete each sentence using one item from the list given below.

a) An electronic device used to capture and read information on the thin and thick labelsfound on articles is called a _______________________.

b) The __________________ is responsible for performing all mathematical and logicaloperations that are required for a computer system to run properly.

c) The computer stores data temporarily on ________________ as long as the computer is switched on.

d) Large and powerful computers that can store and process huge amounts of data arecalled __________________.e) A handheld device with telephone fax, computing and also networking features is

known as ________________.

Mini computers Barcode reader CPU

Mainframes RAM PDA

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_______________________________________________________________________

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Advantage 2

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

__

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c) One of the highest security problems for the company comes from hackers who mayintroduce virus into the system.

i) What is a virus?

_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

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ii) Name two effects of virus.

Effect 1

_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

__ Effect 2

_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

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iii) State two measures that can be used to prevent virus attack.

Measure 1

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________ __

Measure 2

_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________

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8. A company sells exercisers on the internet.

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a) What is the name given for this transaction? __________________________________[2]

b) Tick ( ) three boxes to show which of the following are advantages of thecompany of selling exerciser online rather than from a shop.

Tick ( ) three

boxesCheaper because they do not have any staff to pay.Gives their customers 24 hour access.Gives them access to people over the age of 18.Cheaper because they get the exerciser for free.Gives them access to a worldwide market rather than a local one.

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c) Gives two disadvantages of the company selling exercisers online rather than

from a shop.

Disadvantage 1

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

__

Disadvantage 2

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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d) The company wants all its offices to take part in a video conference.

i) What is meant by video conferencing?

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

__ [2]

ii) State two hardware devices apart from keyboard, mouse and CPU, which are

needed to work with video conferencing.

Device 1: ____________________________________

Device 2: ____________________________________

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Section B

Instructions

This section consists of four options: Word Processing, Spreadsheet, Database and

Flowchart. Answer ALL questions from any two options

Option I: Word Processing

Question 1

Questions (a) to (f) are based on the figure below.

Bouffe

For your approval

g will be an added value for our restaurant. It will be at a very competitive price and will be mostly lik

CONFIDENTIAL

M

N

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For each question from (a) to (f), four options are given. Choose the best answer,then write its letter (A, B, C or D) in the answer box.

A Bold C underlinedB italic D larger size

(b) The list of items and prices labeled is presented in

A italic and underlined C bold and underlinedB italic only D bold and italic

(c) The text labelled is

A centred C fully justifiedB left aligned D right aligned

(d) A copy of the memo is addressed to

A All staff C Head of sectionB production Manager D all production line staff

(e) In the date ‘22nd of August 2011’, the ‘nd’ term is in

A italic C subscriptB superscript D bold character

(f) The memo is labelled ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ because the information

A is copyright C should not be given to othersB has been backed up D includes private details to be changed

M

N

M

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Questions (g) to (j) are based on the figure below

Restaurant LaRoyaGoo

ear Rajeev

menu you propose are fine. However, the follwing ingredients need to be ordered from India for the

foetida

leaves

um

ango

ould suggest you look for suppliers of these hard-to-find spices.

rs truly,

niel Limnager)

Y

W

X

ZRestaurant La Bouffe

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a) The graphic labeled is available in a clip art file. It could be inserted

into the letter using

A find and replace C move and crop

B edit and copy D insert picture from clipart

b) The item labelled is a

A bullet C header

B column D row

c) Compared to the rest of the text, the part labeled uses a different

A header C orientation

B margin D font size

d) The text labeled is a

A title C footer

B table D header

X

Y

Z

W

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Question 2

A letter is to be sent to parents whose ward has been absenting from school for more

than a certain number of times. The figure below shows the letter with merged fields

and the second figure shows the database.

The letter

The database

(a) Complete the three letters below to show the output after the mail merge.

24th August 2011

Ministry of Education

Mauritius

To <<Title>> <<Surname>>

This is to inform you that your ward <<WardName>> who is attending the<<SchoolName>> was absent for more than <<TotalAbsent>> during thelast semester.

24th August 2011


Mauritius

To ………………………………………

This is to inform you that your ward ………………………. who is attending the…………………….. was absent for more than ………….. during the last semester.

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(b) State one advantage of using mail merge to send letters.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...[1]

24th August 2011


Mauritius

To ………………………………………


24th August 2011


Mauritius

To ………………………………………


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Option 2: Spreadsheet

Question 1

Refer to figure 1 below and answer the following questions. The spreadsheetshows the number of students coming to Friendship College Girls daily, the

mode of transport, cost per day, daily cost and Total cost.

A B C D

1 Transport Number of students

Cost perday

Dailycost(Rs)

2 Car 500 20 10000

3 Van 100 25 2500

4 Bus 500 30 15000

5 Motorcycle 200 15 3000

6 Lorry 50 20 1000

7 Train 100 40 4000

8 Total Cost Rs 35500

Figure 1: Transport cost Spreadsheet

(a) The intersection of a column and a row is known as

Answer box

A.B. column and row nameC. functionD. cellE. formula

(b) If the content of cell B2 is changed, which other cells should change?

A. D2 and D8B. B7 and D8C. B7 and D2

D. C2 and D2

(c) Which formula should be used to find the cheapest cost per day?

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A. =Max(C2:C7)B. =Min(C2:C7)C. =Sum(C2:C7)

D. =Average(C2:C7)

(d) what formula is need in cell D2 to calculate the daily cost?

A. D2 X D3B. =D2 X D3C. =D2 * D3

D. = D2: D3

(e) To work out the total number of student who travel by any vehicle, whichfunction would you use?

A. Average

B. SumC. Count

D. Min

(f) The cell format of D8 is

A.B. PercentageC. DateD. TextE. Currency

(g) Which cell would change if the information in row 5 is deleted?

A. D8B. D7C. D6

D. D4

(h) To avoid data loss, the spreadsheet should be regularly

A. UpdatedB. SavedC. CompressedD. Scanned with Antivirus

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Question 2

A spreadsheet is used to help to help Mr Voyce to manage the sales of food itemsin his canteen for four weeks. Part of the database is shown below in Figure 2.

Figure 2

Answer the following questions.

(a) Write down the formula which must be typed in cell G2 to find the total sales forfour weeks.

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(b) The total cost is calculated by multiplying total sales with price. What formulamust be typed in cell H2 to calculate the total cost for Fried Rice?

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(c) How can the formula in H2 be replicated into the cells H3 to H7.

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(d) Write down the formula that must be typed in each of the following:

(i) In cell G9 to find the minimum for total sales.

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(ii) In cell G10 to find the maximum for total sales.

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(iii) In cell G11 to find the total for total sales.

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Option 3: Database

Question 1

The following shows part of a computer database of cars and their owners:

Refer to the above table and answer the following questions. Write the correct letterin the answer box.

a) How many records are there in the above database extract?Answer Box

A 7 records C 3 records

B 8 records D 5 records

b) The car database consists of

A 6 fields C 5 fields

B 7 fields D 4 fields

c) To find details in the database concerning “Nissan” which one of the followingcan be done:

A Reg No = “Nissan” C Model = “Nissan”

B Make = “Nissan” D Colour = “Black”

d) Which car Reg No will be listed if the following search condition is input?

(Colour = “Black”) And (Make = “BMW”)

A K 1212 C A 2100

B F 7413 D B 1786

e) The entries displayed as “Reg No” are of which type?

A Alphanumeric C Date

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B Boolean D Character[5]

Question 2

The table below is an extract from a database of cartoons played on DisneyChannel of Canal Sat.

a) Which field would be most appropriate as Primary Key? Justify youranswer.

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b) Based on the above database, a form is to be created so as to easeaddition of other records in the table.

i. What is a form?

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ii. List down the steps to be followed to create a form.

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a) It has been decided that two other fields will be added to the file, namely,Date Scheduled and Cartoon type.State what data type these two fields are and give an appropriate

description for each field.

Data type 1

Description 1

Data type 2

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Description 2

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Option 4: Flowchart

Question 1

(a) Ring two errors on the flowchart diagram in column A and redesign it in column B

Column A Column B

Yes No

START

Stay at home Go out

END

Is it raining?

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Input XT = X/2Count = count + 1Count = 0

(b) Study the following flowchart carefully.

Yes

STARTIs T < 2?Output countEND

No

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What output would be produced from the following input?

Input Output

X Count

6

10

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Question 2

Rearrange the flowchart symbols and draw a proper flowchart in the space provided below

for the following problem

“Controlling temperature in a fish pond”

START

Is actual temperature > set temperature

Read

Compare actualtemperature withset temperature

Turn heater on

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Question 3

Draw a flowchart in the space provided below to process the discount given to a customer.

a) Input amountb) If amount is in the range given below, give discount accordingly:

a. (a)If amount > 5000 then discount = 5%i. If amount >2500 then discount = 2.5%ii.Else no discount

c) Output the discounted amount

Turn heater off

END

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