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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/02

Paper 2 Document Production, Databases and Presentations October/November 2023

2 hours 15 minutes

You will need: Candidate source files (listed on page 2)

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INSTRUCTIONS
● Carry out all instructions in each step.
● Enter your name, centre number and candidate number on every printout before it is sent to the printer.
● Printouts with handwritten candidate details will not be marked.
● At the end of the examination, put all your printouts into the Assessment Record Folder.
● If you have produced rough copies of printouts, put a cross through each one to indicate that it is not the
copy to be marked.
● You must not have access to either the internet or any email system during this examination.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 70.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

DC (LK) 314796/4
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You have been supplied with the following source files:

n2302evidence.rtf
n2302guide.rtf
n2302platforms.csv
n2302players.csv
n2302ratings.csv
n2302review.rtf
n2302vgames.csv

Task 1 – Evidence Document

Open the file n2302evidence.rtf

Make sure that your name, centre number and candidate number will appear on every page of this
document.

Save this document in your work area as EVIDENCE followed by your candidate number, for example
EVIDENCE9999

You will need your Evidence Document during the examination to place screenshots when required.

Task 2 – Document

You are going to edit a report about Video Gaming. The company uses a corporate house style for all
their documents. Paragraph styles must be created, modified and applied as instructed.

1 Using suitable software, open the file n2302review.rtf

The page setup is set to A4, landscape orientation with 2.5-centimetre margins. Do not make any
changes to these settings.

Three styles have already been created. Do not make any changes to these unless instructed.

Save the document in your work area with the file name VGREVIEW

Make sure that it is saved in the format of the software you are using.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot to show this file has been saved. Make sure that
there is evidence of the file type. [1]

2 Remove any page breaks from the VGREVIEW document. [1]

3 Place in the header of the document automated page numbers left aligned.

Place in the footer the text Market review by: followed by a space and your name, centre number
and candidate number right aligned.

Make sure that:

● all the alignments match the page margins

● no other text or placeholders are included in the header or footer areas
● headers and footers are displayed on all pages.
[3]

4 Select the subheading Video Games and the following text up to and including the paragraph
ending … transactions and advertisements.

Change the page layout so that only this text is displayed in two columns of equal width with a
2-centimetre space between them. [2]

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5 Create and store the following style, basing it on the default/normal paragraph style:

Enhancement

Space before
Line spacing

Space after
Style name

Alignment
Font style

Font size
(points)

(points)

(points)
VG-subhead sans-serif 20 centre bold, italic single 0 0

Take a screenshot to show that you have defined the settings for the VG-subhead style.

Make sure that there is evidence that you have based this on the default/normal paragraph style.

Place this in your Evidence Document. [2]

6 Identify the four subheadings in the document and apply the VG-subhead style to each one. [1]

7 Locate and move the paragraph:

Aggressive competition between … the video game industry.

so that it appears as a new paragraph immediately after the paragraph ending … gamer controls
the action. [1]

8 Using the data in the file n2302players.csv create a vertical bar chart to show the worldwide
distribution of online game players for the year 2022 only. [1]

9 Label the chart as follows:

● chart title Global Online Players 2022 (millions)

● category axis title Region
[2]

10 Display only the data values along the top of each bar.

Do not display a legend. [1]

11 Format the value axis scale to display:

● a minimum value of 0
● a maximum value of 1500
● increments of 300
[2]

12 Insert the chart after the paragraph ending … game players in 2022:

Make sure that:

● the chart and all data fits within the column width
● all data labels are displayed in full with no overlap
● there is a 6-point space after the chart.
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13 The style named VG-list has already been created, stored and applied to the five list items in the
report.

Modify the VG-list style so only the following formatting is applied:

Enhancement

Space before
Line spacing

Space after
Style name

Alignment
Font style

Font size
(points)

(points)

(points)
aligned italic with
VG-list sans-serif 10 left to numbered list, i.e. single 0 0
margin 1., 2., 3.,

Place in your Evidence Document screenshots of the style settings for the VG-list style to show
that you have changed these. Make sure that the screenshots show all the changes made to this
style. [3]

14 Format the paragraph that starts Mobile gaming is expected … so that it is indented
1.5 centimetres from both the left-hand and right-hand margins. [1]

15 Spell check and proofread the document.

Make sure that:

● the list is not split over two columns or pages

● there are no widows or orphans
● there are no blank pages
● original styles are maintained
● all styles are applied consistently
● spacing is consistent between all items.

Save the document, using the same file name and format used in Step 1.

Print the document.

[2]

[Total: 24]

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Task 3 – Database

You are now going to prepare some reports.

Make sure that all currency values display the same currency symbol and are set to 2 decimal places.

16 Examine the file n2302vgames.csv and identify the most appropriate field to set as a primary key.
Close this file.

Using database software, import the file n2302vgames.csv

Use these field names and data types:

Field name Data type Store Display

Game_Title Text
Rank Number 0 decimal places
Game_Code Text
Platform Text
Release_Year Number 0 decimal places
Genre Text
Game_Publisher Text
Global_Sales Number 3 decimal places 3 decimal places
currency symbol with
Price Number/Currency 2 decimal places
2 decimal places

Set the identified field as the primary key.

Save the data.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing the field names, data types and primary
key used in the table. [3]

17 Import the file n2302platforms.csv as a new table in your database.

Use the field names and data types provided.

Set Platform as the primary key.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing the field names, data types and primary
key used in the table. [1]

18 Create a one-to-many relationship between Platform in the platforms table and Platform in the
games table.

Take screenshot evidence showing the fields and type of relationship. Place this in your Evidence
Document. [1]

19 In the games table, locate the record with the Game_Code AC105

Amend the details as follows:

Rank 455
Release_Year 2020
Genre Action

Check your data entry for errors. Save the data. [1]
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20 Add the following as a new record in the games table:

Game_Title Sprinter
Rank 134
Game_Code AC149
Platform GD
Release_Year 1999
Genre Action
Game_Publisher Lowena Interactive
Global_Sales 6.230
Price 12.80

Check your data entry for errors. Save the data. [2]

21 Using fields from both tables, produce a tabular report that:

● selects the records where:

– Game_Title includes the text sport
– Release_Year is 2011 or later
● shows only the fields Rank, Game_Title, Release_Year, Genre, Global_Sales and
Console_Name, in this order, with data and labels displayed in full. Do not group the data
● sorts the data into ascending order of Release_Year
● has a page orientation of portrait
● fits on a single page
● includes only the title Sports titles released since 2011 displayed in a larger font size, fully
visible, at the top of the page
● has your name, centre number and candidate number on the report.

Save and print your report.

[6]

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22 Using fields from both tables, produce a tabular report that:

● selects the records where:

– Genre is Action or Adventure
– Rank is 200 or less
● contains a new field called Discount_Price which is calculated at run-time. This field will
display the new price after a 5% discount has been applied. Use Price multiplied by 95 divided
by 100. Format this field to display currency
● shows only the fields Game_Title, Rank, Genre, Console_Name, Release_Year,
Game_Publisher, Price and Discount_Price, in this order, with data and labels displayed in
full. Do not group the data
● sorts the data into descending order of Genre and ascending order of Rank
● has a page orientation of landscape
● fits a single page wide
● includes only the title Top Entertainment Games displayed in a larger font size, fully visible,
at the top of the page
● calculates the earliest release year and places this below the Release_Year column at the
end of the report
● has the label Earliest game release fully visible to the left of this value
● has your name, centre number and candidate number in the footer of the report so it appears
in the same position on every page.

Save and print your report.

Place in your Evidence Document a screenshot showing the database formula used to calculate
the earliest release year. Make sure that the formula is fully visible.
[13]

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Task 4 – Presentation

You are going to create a short presentation.

All slides must have a consistent layout and formatting.

23 Create a presentation of 5 slides, using the file n2302guide.rtf

Unless otherwise instructed, the slides must display a title and a bulleted list. [1]

24 Place in the header your name, centre number and candidate number right aligned.

Make sure that the header appears in the same position on every slide. [1]

25 Change the layout of the slide with the title Age rating system to a title and table.

Create a table that contains 3 columns and 6 rows.

Format the table so that:

● a plain table style is applied with no cell shading

● all internal and external gridlines are displayed when printed. [2]

26 Copy the data from the file n2302ratings.csv and place this in the table created in Step 25.

Adjust the column widths so data in column 3 wraps over no more than 3 lines. [2]

27 Format the table so the height of all six rows is set to 2 centimetres. Make sure the data in column
3 still wraps over no more than 3 lines. [1]

28 Format the table so:

● the first column of the table has a solid black background with white text
● columns 1, 2 and 3 look like this:

Rating Description
Age Categories

Suitable for all age groups. There may be a very mild form of violence such as a cartoon setting. No bad language should
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be heard.

Same as rating 3 but may also have scary looking characters. Very mild forms of violence may be seen such as vehicles
7 crashing into each other or non-realistic violence. May contain scenes or sounds that could be frightening to younger
children.

May contain violence of a slightly more graphic nature towards fantasy characters such as dragons or trolls, or non-
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realistic violence towards people. May also contain suggestive themes, crude humour and mild swearing.

May contain more realistic violence towards people that looks the same as would be expected in real life. The use of bad
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language can be more extreme. Games of chance and the use of tobacco may also be present.

The adult classification is applied when the level of violence reaches a stage where it becomes a depiction of gross
18 violence, motiveless killing, or violence towards defenceless characters. May also have other content that is only suitable
for adults.

[5]

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29 On the slide with the title Content descriptors, select the seven bulleted items bad language … to
… suggestive themes and format them to look like this:

Content descriptors
● image content descriptors indicate why a game received a particular
age rating:
– bad language
– discrimination
– controlled substances
– fear
– games of chance
– violence
– suggestive themes

● this guidance helps consumers make informed choices

[3]

30 On the slide with the title Online gaming safety, format the text age rating in the last bullet point so
that when clicked it goes to the slide with the title Age rating system

Take screenshot evidence to show that the text links to the correct slide. Place this in your
Evidence Document. [2]

31 Save the presentation.

Print slides 2, 3, 4 and 5 only as handouts in portrait orientation with 2 slides to the page, each
slide filling half the page. [2]

[Total: 19]

Task 5 – Printing the Evidence Document

Make sure that your name, centre number and candidate number appear on every page of your
Evidence Document.

Save your Evidence Document.

Print your Evidence Document.

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