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5 New syllabus: Paper II mark scheme

Note
1. Essential keywords sufficient for credit in some answers are underlined.
2. Acceptable alternatives for a given word or set of words are separated by slashes.
3. L99 A indicates that any credit for the item should be given only if A is correct.

1. (a) Draw the expected output of the HTML code segment. [1]

The headings of the table must be in bold and center aligned. The data in the table must be left-aligned.
Ignore border style.

(b) (i) What are the colours of the text in line numbers 8 and 9? [2]

1 mark for each:

Line number 8: green

Line number 9: blue

(ii) One advantage of defining styles as in lines 3,4,5 over 8 [1]

1 mark for any one of the following for a maximum of 1 mark:

• the styles defined in the header can be used within the

same html page more than once
• it will be easier to maintain consistency
• update will be easier
• file size will be lower
• code duplication/repetition is reduced
• cleaner/uncluttered code results

(iii) Content of the required external style sheet [2]

Everything must be spelled correctly. Ignore case defects.

1 mark for each:

h1{color:green;}
#appear{font-family:Arial;}

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(c) (i) Write the labels of the four code blocks. [2]

D
B
A
C

(ii) What is the expected output if the Product table had only the given values? [2]

Proper case important. Ignore case defects.

1 mark for each:

Code:P1/Item:Pen
Code:P3/Item:Book

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2. (a) Fill the blanks in the six statements choosing from the list. [6]

Ignore case, hyphens.

1 mark for each:

(i) click and brick

(ii) a shopping cart
(iii) a web product catalogue
(iv) cash-on-delivery
(v) group purchasing
(vi) an online marketplace

Write the output of the given python program if the first input (that creates L1) is “7 4 1 2 2 8”
(b) (i) and second input (that creates L2) is “8 2 4 5 6”.
[2]

[2,4,8]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for any combination of the numbers 2,4 and 8 in any order (ignore spaces and
comma separators)
B: 1 mark for the exact answer which is [2,4,8]

(ii) What is the purpose of this program? [2]

Given two input lists of integers L1 and L2, output a sorted list
of unique integers that are present in both L1 and L2

1 mark for any two of the following for a maximum of 2 marks:

• elements that are present in both L1 and L2
• unique elements / distinct elements / no duplicates
• output in sorted (or ascending or increasing, or non-decreasing) order

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3. (a) (i) State two service models in cloud computing. [2]

Ignore any case defects in the abbreviations.

1 mark for any two of the following for a maximum of 2 marks:

• Software as a service / SaaS

• Platform as a service / PaaS
• Infrastructure as a service / IaaS
• Function as a service / FaaS

(ii) What are the three steps in the FETCH-EXECUTION cycle of a computer? [3]

1 mark for each correct line:

1. Fetch instruction
2. Decode instruction
3. Execute instruction

Correct order important. Other alternative words with similar meanings to those underlined are
also accepted. If there are any meaningless entries along with correct ones, reduce a maximum
1 mark from the earned total mark.

(b) Match the given five sentences to terms. [5]

1 mark for each:

(i) UDP
(ii) HTTP
(iii) Internet Layer
(iv) Phishing
(v) ADSL Connection

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4. (a) (i) Give one reason for Running to Blocked transition of spreadsheet process. [1]

1 mark for any one of the following for a maximum of 1 mark:

• Spreadsheet process requiring to read file

• Spreadsheet process requiring to write to file
• Spreadsheet process doing input
• Spreadsheet process doing output

Correct alternatives to spreadsheet process also accepted.

Why is it important to store the values for machine registers when moving from
(ii) Running to Ready?
[2]

So that the when the process starts running again it can start from
where it stopped

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for process can start again (resume)
B: 1 mark for from where it stopped (correctly)

Write down the value of an important number in the directory entry for maximum.py file
(b) (i) that will help an operating system locate the blocks in the file.
[1]

301

(ii) Size of maximum.py is increased to 20KB.What changes are needed in FAT for that purpose? [2]

1 mark for each:

A: Entry in 304 changes to 302 (or another free block number)

B: Entry in 302 (or the free block number used in A) changes to -1

(c) (i) How many bits are required to store a page number in this computer? [1]

(ii) Explain the mapping of the virtual address 0011 0000 0000 0010 to 110 0000 0000 0010. [2]

1 mark for each:

A: 0011 0000 0000 0010 refers to page number 3 and offset

0000 0000 0010
B: It is mapped to frame 110 and thus the virtual address is
110 0000 0000 0010

(iii) What is the 15-bit physical address that the virtual address 0001 0000 0000 0000 will be mapped to? [1]

111 0000 0000 0000

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5. (a) Give the complete truth table for the given circuit. [4]

Marks allocated as follows:

4 marks for all 8 rows correct

3 marks for maximum 5,6,7 rows correct
2 marks for maximum 3,4 rows correct
1 mark for maximum 1,2 rows correct

If the Z column is not labelled, reduce 1 mark from the earned total. However, having Output as the
Z column title is acceptable.

(b) Using a K map, derive a simplified SOP expression for Z. [4]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for the correct Karnaugh map with proper labels, 0 and 1 entries
B: 2 marks for correctly marking the two loops in the Karnaugh map (1 mark for each)
C: 1 mark for correct, simplified final SOP expression as Z = AC + BC (L99 B)

N OTES :
(A) Other logically correct Karnaugh maps are also acceptable for component A.
(B) For component C, the term Z is not compulsory.

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(c) Using a K map, derive a simplified POS expression for Z. [4]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for the correct Karnaugh map with proper labels, 0 and 1 entries
B: 2 marks for correctly marking the two loops in the Karnaugh map (1 mark for each)
C: 1 mark for correct, simplified final POS expression as Z = (A+B)C (L99 B)

N OTES :
(A) Other logically correct Karnaugh maps are also acceptable for component A.
(B) For component C, the term Z is not compulsory.

Out of the two expressions which one is better to implement a more simplified logic circuit than the given logic circuit.
(d) Explain.
[3]

The POS, Z = (A+B) C, is better than the SOP, Z = AC + BC.

Explanation:

The POS expression has fewer (3) literals than the SOP expression (4
literals). This means, we can implement a simpler logic circuit with
one OR gate and one AND gate (only two gates) using the POS whereas the
SOP leads to a logic circuit with two AND gates and one OR gate (three
gates), same as the given circuit.

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for correctly identifying that the POS is better than the SOP (L99 correct SOP and POS
expressions for 5(b) and 5(c))
B: 2 marks for correct explanation on why the POS is better than the SOP given as follows: (L99 A)
1 mark: POS has fewer (3) literals and leads to a logic circuit with 2 gates
1 mark: SOP has more (4) literals and leads to a logic circuit with 3 gates
or alternatively:

B: 2 marks for correctly showing the two correct circuit diagrams and identifying the better one or
for indicating generally that POS results in a circuit that has fewer gates when compared to the
circuit resulting from SOP (L99 A)

I MPORTANT: Note the dependency in marking component A. This basically means not to give credit
for part (d) if the student is not basing his/her argument using the expressions Z = AC + BC and Z =
(A+B) C.

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6. (a) Which network topology is most suitable? Give one reason to justify. [2]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for star
B: 1 mark for any one of the following reasons:
• high performance / speed (as no data collisions can occur)
• easy management / maintenance / fault detection / easy expansion
of network / easy addition of devices / easy removal of devices
(can be done without disturbing entire network)
• reliability (if one cable or device fails then all the others
will still continue to work)

(b) Fill the IP address table. [6]

Marks allocated as follows:

6 marks for all 12 highlighted cells correct

5 marks for maximum 9,10,11 highlighted cells correct
4 marks for maximum 7,8 highlighted cells correct
3 marks for maximum 5,6 highlighted cells correct
2 marks for maximum 3,4 highlighted cells correct
1 mark for maximum 1,2 highlighted cells correct

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(c) Draw the logical arrangement of the network to implement company requirements. [6]

1 mark for each:

A: Internet - Router - Firewall - IT switch link
B: Connecting HR, Finance and Marketing switches to the IT switch
C: Connecting Proxy and the DNS servers to the IT switch
D: Connecting AIS, HRIS, LMS and MKIS servers to Finance, HR, IT Unit and Marketing switches
respectively
E: Connecting the computers to the switches in each department
F: Connecting the three network printers to Finance, HR and Marketing switches and non-network
printer to a computer in the IT Unit

N OTE : The following standard symbols are also accepted in the diagram:

(d) Write down the mechanism that needs to be implemented to dynamically manage the IP addresses. [1]

Allocate the IP addresses through a DHCP server

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7. (a) (i) What is the ecommerce business type applicable in this scenario? [1]

B2C / Business to Consumer / Business to Customer

(ii) What is the revenue model used in this e-commerce offering of AB stores? [1]

online Sales / virtual storefront

Identify two possible reasons for most regular customers to prefer the physical outlet more than the
(iii) e-commerce solution.
[2]

Any two from the following reasons with 1 mark each:

• Customer perception of selecting goods (products) with the
ability to inspect the quality (fitness for their need)
• Possession (receipt of goods) at the point of sale
(without the delay in delivery)
• Reluctance to switch from the purchasing methods they have
used for a long period
• Lack of knowledge (confidence) on using e-commerce
• Lack of required resources/technology
(or any one from computer, internet connectivity,
online payment method)
• Ease of physically visiting the shop due to them being
‘‘local’’ customers

What is the ecommerce business type that AB stores implements

(iv) when their ecommerce system is integrated with suppliers’ systems [1]
to maintain its product stocks through automation?

B2B / Business to Business

What is the term used to identify the system when allowing local stores to have virtual stores
(v) within it [the system]?
[1]

e-commerce marketplace / online marketplace

Write down one advantage that each of (1) customers, (2) AB stores and (3) other local shops will receive
(vi) by having the proposed system in (v) above.
[3]

(1) Customers: 1 mark for any of the following:

• Can compare products/their quality and prices across a
number of vendors from a single marketplace
• Can fulfill all their purchasing needs through multiple
sellers from a single place
• Can have higher confidence on their purchases from less
popular/new sellers as the marketplace standard/assurance
is in place (3rd party protection to some extent)

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(2) AB Stores: 1 mark for any of the following:

• Attract a larger customer base to their e-commerce
solution
• Obtain influential control over the online sellers who use
its system
• Can obtain market/sales data for analysis and decision
making
• Can use different types of online revenue models within
the marketplace
(3) Other local shops: 1 mark for any of the following:
• Gets online presence without committing into a completely
new e-commerce project
• Shared costs for having their online presence
• Readily available solution to start online business rapidly
• Brand association with other online businesses in the area
• Can increase customer base / ability to increase sales

What is your suggestion to enable most of the registered customers to make purchases successfully
(vii) through the system and receive their goods at home without any restriction? Explain.
[1]

Give the mark if the cash-on-delivery option is suggested by the student with
any one of the following explanations:
• This is a low risk method as the users are registered and
nearby with a low delivery cost even if they refuse
to honor the purchase/payment.
• Enables the remaining 88% of registered customers,
who cannot pay online, to make successful e-commerce
purchases.

Explain two advantages that AB stores can get by outsourcing the delivery of customer purchased
(viii) goods to a third party delivery service.
[2]

Any two from the following at 1 mark each:

• Ability to scale the operations to varying demands
without wasting resources / Not needing to maintain separate
sales force for delivery / Not needing to maintain separate
vehicle fleet for deliveries
• Convenience of managing the orders as delivery
function does not incur risks that need to be managed
• Advantage of getting in to a reduced price
contract with the outsource partner
• Ability to obtain specialized team of delivery
professionals into the AB Stores business process

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(b) (i) Draw a simplified agent diagram and name important entities. [2]

Entities: Prospective Traveler/User, Chat-bot Agent/Chat-bot, Search-Agent, Flight Search/Flight

Search Agent, Hotel Search/Hotel Search Agent, Taxi Search/Taxi Search Agent

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 0.5 marks for User to ChatBot Agent interaction (two-way arrow with or without text)
B: 0.5 marks for ChatBot Agent to Search agent interaction (single direction arrow with or
without text)
C: 0.5 marks for Search Agent to Flight Search Agent, Hotel Search Agent [and optionally Taxi
Search Agent] interactions (two-way arrows with or without text)
D: 0.5 marks for Search Agent to User interaction to display tour packages (single direction
arrow with or without text) N OTE : For this, two-way arrows can be considered as well.
Important:
1 If the diagram has interactions between ChatBot Agent and Flight Search / Hotel Search / Taxi
Search Agents then DO NOT give marks for BOTH B and C.
2 If the diagram has interactions between Flight Search, Hotel Search and Taxi Search Agents
(i.e., among themselves) DO NOT give marks for C.
N OTE : If a student has included a user interface, ignore that additional information and mark as
given in the scheme.

(ii) Which agent cannot be considered as self-autonomous? [0.5]

Chat-bot Agent

(iii) Write a disadvantage of using a multi-agent system for the given example user requirement. [0.5]

0.5 marks for any of the following:

• Lack of user control in the search process
• Lack of user interaction/fine tuning during the search
• Search recommendations may not provide the best solution to the
user need
• Agent specific isolated search can be ineffective with lots of
results not fitting into the common criteria once the results are
combined to make the complete package offer

N OTE : Round-off the final mark obtained for part (b).

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8. (a) Construct a flow-chart or pseudo-code to output the list of even numbers from given N1 to N2. (N 1 < N 2) [5]

Marks allocated for either flowchart or pseudo-code as follows:

A: 1 mark for correct input action
B: 1 mark for correct a ≤ N 2 looping including the diamond symbol in the flowchart (L99 A)
C: 1 mark for correctly checking even number (L99 B)
D: 1 mark for correct output action (L99 C)
E: 1 mark for completeness (L99 D)
FLOWCHART: important arrows and correct symbols for start, stop, input/output, processes
PSEUDO - CODE : Begin-End, indentation

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A N ALTERNATIVE :

The marks allocation is similar to the first solution:

A: 1 mark for correct input action
B: 1 mark for correct M ≤ N 2 looping including the diamond symbol in the flowchart (L99 A)
C: 1 mark for correctly checking even number (L99 B)
D: 1 mark for correct output action (L99 C)
E: 1 mark for completeness (L99 D)
FLOWCHART: important arrows and correct symbols for start, stop, input/output, processes
PSEUDO - CODE : Begin-End, indentation

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A NOTHER ALTERNATIVE :

The marks allocation is similar to the first solution:

A: 1 mark for correct input action
B: 1 mark for correct N 1 ≤ N 2 looping including the diamond symbol in the flowchart (L99 A)
C: 1 mark for correctly checking even number (L99 B)
D: 1 mark for correct output action (L99 C)
E: 1 mark for completeness (L99 D)
FLOWCHART: important arrows and correct symbols for start, stop, input/output, processes
PSEUDO - CODE : Begin-End, indentation

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(b) (i) What would be the output if first input L was 2,4,7,9,3,5 and the next input K was 5? [2]

(ii) What is the purpose of this algorithm? [2]

Find the smallest element in L that is larger than K

Marks given as follows:

2 marks if answer correct
1 mark for incomplete/partially correct answer (e.g., “find the smallest element in L” or equiva-
lent)
0 marks for any other answer

(iii) Develop a python program to implement the algorithm expressed by the flowchart. [6]

Allocate marks as follows rounding off the final total:

A: 0.5 marks for correct input of the list L
B: 0.5 marks for correct input of K
C: 1 mark for correct initializing of M to a reasonably large value
D: 1 mark for correct looping to process items in L one by one(L99 A, B, C,colon)
E: 0.5 marks for comparing each item with K inside the loop (L99 D, indentation,colon)
F: 0.5 marks for comparing items larger than K with M inside the loop (L99 E, indenta-
tion,colon)
G: 1 mark for setting value of M correctly to identified item inside the loop (L99 F , indentation)
H: 1 mark for correct output (print) of M (L99 G, indentation)

Notes:

(A) The objective of the second line of code in the suggested solution is to transform the string
received from built-in function input() into the list of integers, L. Note that input() gives us a
single string. Therefore the following operations are performed to obtain L:

(1) Split the input string using “.split( )” method which gives a list of strings, splitting the
“words” that were separated by “space” in the input string. For example, if the input string
was “2 4 7 9 3 5”, then the split( ) method would produce [“2”,“4”,“7”, “9”,“3”,“5”].
(2) Convert each string in the list of strings into an integer using int( ). For example, the list
[“2”,“4”,“7”, “9”,“3”,“5”] will be converted into the list [2,4,7,9,3,5].
The two step process above for (input string) → (list L of integers) conversion can be done in
multiple ways.
One way is, as shown in the suggested solution, in a single line of code (2nd line):
L=[int(x) for x in inList.split()]

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Another way (which is also correct) is to separate the use of split() and int(). First use split()
to obtain a list of strings. Next go in a loop converting each string into an integer using int().
The four lines of Python code is as follows:
strLlist = inList.split() # this will produce a list of strings
L = [ ] # let L be an empty list
for s in strList:
L.append(int(s))
There can be other correct ways to do this. Students may write such code. Therefore in mark-
ing, we should check for such possibilities also.

(B) Instead of 1000, M could be set to a reasonably large integer.

e.g., M=max(L)+1 # or M=2**31-1

Also, M can be obtained as an input as well.

(C) A while loop can also be used as follows:

L = [int(x) for x in input("Input elements in L:").split()]
K = int(input("Input K: "))
N = len(L)
X = 1000 # or a reasonably large integer
a = 0
while a < N:
if L[a] > K:
if L[a] < X:
X = L[a]
a = a + 1
print("Smallest element in L that is larger than K is", X)

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9. (a) (i) Draw an ER diagram for the given description. [10]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for the SportsClub/Club entity with Name attribute marked as the primary key
(L99 correct entity and attribute symbols)
B: 1 mark for the Game entity with Code and Description attributes with Code marked as the
primary key (L99 correct entity and attribute symbols)
C: 1 mark for the Sponsor entity with Title attribute marked as the primary key
(L99 correct entity and attribute symbols)
D: 1 mark for the Player entity with NIC and Name attributes and NIC marked as the primary
key (L99 correct entity and attribute symbols)
E: 1 mark for the composite attribute Name which consists of “Surname” and “Initials”
(L99 correct attribute symbols)

F: 1 mark for “hours” attribute in Plays relationship

(L99 correct attribute symbol)
G: 1 mark for attaches [or other meaningful word]) relationship
(L99 correct relationship symbol, cardinality)
H: 1 mark for plays [or other meaningful word]) relationship
(L99 correct relationship symbol, cardinality)
I: 1 mark for has [or other meaningful word]) relationship
(L99 correct relationship symbol, cardinality)
J: 1 mark for completeness (spelling, non-display of additional incorrect content) [ignore case]

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(ii) Extend the ER to include the number of hours played by each player for each game.
See above.

(iii) Extend the ER to include sponsor’s details.

See above.

(b) (i) Write an SQL statement to display the number of players who won gold medals. [1]

Select count (*) from Winner where MedalType=‘Gold’;

N OTES :
(A) Although not perfect, the use of a valid field name from the Winner table is acceptable as a
replacement of * in above.
(B) Semicolon is not essential for credit.

(ii) In which normal form does the above table exist? Justify. [2]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for any one of the following:
• 2nd NF
• 1st NF and 2nd NF
B: 1 mark for
All the non-key attributes are fully functionally dependent
on the primary key / No partial dependencies

(iii) Convert the above table to the next normal form. (It is not required to write the data in the tables.) [2]

1 mark for each:

A: Winner(NIC, MatchID, MedalType)
B: Medal(MedalType, Prize)

M ARKING GUIDELINES :
A: The primary keys should be marked. The Winner table name and NIC and MatchID attribute
names should be as given. The other attribute must match the primary key of the second table.
B: The primary key should be marked. The Prize attribute name should be as given.

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10. (a) (i) Draw context diagram. [4]

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for Letter registration system high-level process. (L99 correct symbol)
[Other meaningful names such as Post office system also acceptable.]
B: 1 mark for Customer external entity (L99 correct symbol)
C: 2 marks for correctly labelled data flows with proper directions. (L99 A,B)
The 2 marks for C are given as follows:
If all six data flows correct, give the full 2 marks.
If three to five data flows correct, give only 1 mark.

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(ii) Draw level 1 DFD. [5]

N OTE : Internal recording of customer details with unique registration number is not included.

Marks allocated as follows:

A: 1 mark for the Determine postage process (L99 correct symbol, process id, location)
B: 1 mark for the Issue stamps process (L99 correct symbol, process id, location)
C: 1 mark for the Register letter process (L99 correct symbol, process id, location)
D: 1 mark for Postage table data store (L99 correct symbol, data store id, correct data flow(s)
[at least postage] linking it with the Determine postage process)
E: 1 mark for the Customer external entity and all six correctly labelled data flows with proper
directions connecting properly with the three processes. (L99 correct symbol)

N OTES :
(A) Other equivalent and a meaningful names for the processes, locations and the data store are
also acceptable.
(B) The process and data store ids have to be unique and may be different to the ones shown.

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List three significant reasons why requirement analysis is important for this COTS project too.
(b) (i) (Answer must be specific to COTS use.)
[3]

1 mark each for any three of the following for a maximum of 3 marks:

• To define the useful feature set for the COTS system to be

selected
• There can be a gap between the business processes used by
the existing practices and those supported by the COTS
software system. It is essential to understand this gap through
a requirement analysis phase. For each such gap, organizations
have to decide whether to:
– ignore it (remove the requirement and just use the tool
as it is),
– change how they do something outside the solution
(i.e., modify the business process) or
– build something to bridge the gap (extend the solution).

• If the COTS software system is to be extended, it is required

to specify completely the requirements for those new capabilities.

• If the current practices are changed according to the selected

COTS, requirement analysis helps to understand the required changes,
training needs, resource requirements etc.
• To compare and benchmark a set of identified COTS to select the
most fitting COTS product for the need.

(ii) Write down the labels (A-G) of all the functional requirements. [2]

A, C, E

Marks given as follows:

2 marks if all three correct
1 mark for either one or two correct
N OTE : For each incorrect label reduce one mark for a minimum total mark of zero.

(iii) What is the most appropriate testing strategy for your team to evaluate the selected COTS system? [1]

black-box testing

(user acceptance test, system test can also be accepted)

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7 Old syllabus: Paper I answers

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8 Old syllabus: Paper II pages containing the changed question

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9 Old syllabus: Paper II mark scheme for the changed question

1. (a) Draw the expected output of the HTML code segment. [1]

The headings of the table must be in bold and center aligned. The data in the table must be left-aligned.
Ignore border style.

(b) (i) What are the colours of the text in line numbers 8 and 9? [2]

1 mark for each:

Line number 8: green

Line number 9: blue

(ii) One advantage of defining styles as in lines 3,4,5 over 8 [1]

1 mark for any one of the following for a maximum of 1 mark:

• the styles defined in the header can be used within the same html
page more than once
• it will be easier to maintain consistency
• update will be easier
• file size will be lower
• code duplication/repetition is reduced
• cleaner/uncluttered code results

(iii) Content of the required external style sheet [1]

Everything must be spelled correctly.

h1{color:green;}
#appear{font-family:Arial;}

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(c) (i) Does the statement correctly explain the output of the given code? Explain. [1]

No. The colour of the Hello World text would be blue.

(ii) Explain the expected outcomes of each of the three HTML code segments labelled A, B and C. [3]

1 mark for each:

A: sigiriya.jpg image will be displayed on the web page.

If the image not existing, the word ‘‘Sigiriya’’ will be
displayed on its place.

B: There will be a hyperlink named Sri Lanka Government that will

be displayed on the page which when clicked will take the user
to the www.gov.lk site.

C: Displays an audio controls interface on the web page which

will let the user play the test.mp3 audio file.

(iii) Show the expected outcome of the given HTML code fragment. [1]

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