PREMIER EDUCATION SOCIETY’S

TRINITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (IGCSE – A LEVEL)

MOCK – II

Prepared on the basis of Model paper of:

Cambridge IGCSE
Cambridge Assessment International Education

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/01

Paper 1 Theory 13th January 2021
2 hours

No Additional Materials are required.

MODIFIED LANGUAGE

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of
the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 100.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● No marks will be awarded for using brand names of software packages or hardware.

This question paper consists of 11 printed pages.

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1. There are a number of different internal hardware devices.
Write down the most appropriate type of internal hardware that fits the following
descriptions:
(a) A volatile device that is used to store data.

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(b) This is the main printed circuit board found in computer systems.

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(c) A non-volatile chip that stores the start-up commands.

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(d) This electronic device provides a computer with the ability to produce sounds.

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2. There are many types of printer. Name the printer which best fits the
descriptions given below.
(a) A printer that prints by pressing metal pins against an ink ribbon onto the paper

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(b) A printer that sprays tiny droplets of ink directly onto the paper

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(c) A printer that uses toner to transfer the print image to plain paper

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(d) A printer that uses resin to create solid objects

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3.(a) A picture is an element of a web page. Name three other elements that could
be used in a web page.

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A student is designing a web page about herself which she plans to publish on
the internet.
The web page will contain a picture of herself as well as other details.

(b) She wants to place a picture ‘‘sport.jpg’’ on it.

Write the line of HTML markup to display the picture or to display the words
‘‘play sport’’ if the browser cannot locate the picture.

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(c) She has been advised by her teacher that she needs to be aware of e-safety.
Describe the e-safety issues that she should be aware of before she publishes
this web page.

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4. Using the list, write down the most appropriate output device to produce the
following.

(a) High resolution drawings in hard copy.

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(b) Sound from a computer.

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(c) A solid object.

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(d) Scenes from a video game.

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5. The directors of a multi-national car company need to communicate with each
other. They have decided that the best way to do this is through web-
conferencing.
(a) Describe web-conferencing and how it could be used in this scenario.
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(b) The directors wish to have a conference with their managers in other countries
and are considering the use of video-conferencing.
Name three pieces of hardware that would be needed in order to hold a video-
conference.

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(c) Describe three drawbacks of setting up and using video-conferencing.

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6. Describe the differences between the internet and an intranet.

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7. Different terms are used in document production.
Complete the following sentences.
(a) The unit used to measure the size of a font is called

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(b) A page can be portrait or landscape. This is called

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(c) The special margin that is placed at the top or edge to clear the text from the
fold in a page is called the

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(d) When the first line of a paragraph appears as the last line of a page this is called

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8. The security of software and data is very important.
Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate word(s) from the
list.

(a) An electronic device that plugs into a computer and contains the key for a piece
of software is called

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(b) The scrambling of data is known as

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(c) A security process that uses photons to enable secure communication is called

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(d) A numeric code that is entered to enable payment to be made for a meal in a
restaurant with a debit card is called

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9. A teacher has produced a piece of software and uses it to record exam marks.
Each exam has a total of 100 marks available. If a student does not take the
examination then the mark awarded is 0.
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(a) Write a formula that would be entered in cell C3 to display the word pass if the
value in B3 is more than 75 marks or the word fail if it is not.

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(b) The teacher wishes to test a formula on the spreadsheet and uses normal,
abnormal and extreme test data.
Describe each of the following terms.

Normal Test Data ________________________________________

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Abnormal Test Data _______________________________________

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Extreme Test Data ________________________________________

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10. You are a student creating a website for your IGCSE ICT revision work. You have
produced some HTML, but have not yet added the logo or merged the cells. You
are aiming to produce the following page.

fig.1
Part of the markup you have produced is:
...
<table>
<tr>
<td><h1>IGCSE ICT</h1></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><h3>Theory</h3></td>
<td><h3>Practical 1</h3></td>
<td><h3>Practical 2</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><h3>2 hour<br>Theory exam</h3></td>
<td><h3>2.5 hour<br>Practical exam</h3></td>
<td><h3>2.5 hour<br>Practical exam</h3></td>
</tr>
</table>

Fig. 2
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(a) Write the HTML that would display the image called “Logo.jpg” as shown in Fig.
1. If the browser cannot find the image, then the text “Tawara School Logo” will
be displayed.

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(b) The third line of HTML currently shown in Fig. 2 does not produce the title as
shown in Fig. 1.
Write the HTML that would produce the title as shown in Fig. 1.

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11. Midwest School library has a database system. Students who borrow books
present their library cards containing their details. The librarian wishes to
improve security by introducing biometric methods.
(a) Name one direct input methods the cards could use.

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(b) Give two examples of biometric input.

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(c) Name and describe in detail the files the library database system would use.

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(d) The fields date_borrowed and date_due_back are contained in the database.
The date_due_back field is calculated from the date_borrowed field. The student
can borrow a book for 14 days.
Write a formula for the calculated field date_due_back.

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12. Members of a US Conservation Unit recently discovered a species of frog new to

New York. They identified the frog using an expert system called ARK.
(a) Describe how an expert system can be used to help identify a newly discovered
type of animal.

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(b) Identify two other applications which make use of expert systems.

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(c) A developer has created a plan for a new database.

For each named field, give an appropriate validation check the developer should
use.
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(d) A report is generated from the results. The report contains headers and footers.
Explain, using examples, why headers and footers are used.

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13. Users of a weather station launch a weather balloon into the upper atmosphere.
(a) An example of a sensor attached to the weather balloon would be a pressure
sensor.
Name one other sensor that should be attached to the balloon.

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(b) The weather station continuously monitors the sensors on the weather balloon.
Describe the monitoring process.

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(c) The weather station could attach sensors to an aircraft and monitor the data as
the aircraft flies through the upper atmosphere.
Give three advantages of using the weather balloon rather than an aircraft.

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14. A soccer club is sending out renewal letters to all its members. The secretary of
the club plans to write a standard letter and then mail merge this with the club’s
database.
(a) Describe the process of mail merging.

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(b) Having created the mail merge, the letters are sent out to the members. When
the members received the letters, they noticed there were a number of errors.
Give two precautions that the club should have taken to avoid these errors
occurring.

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(c) The soccer club wishes to publish player information on its website, but one of
the members has pointed out that in a typical data protection act, personal data
must be kept confidential and secure.
Explain what is meant by personal data and why it should be kept confidential
and secure.

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