ZHONGHUA SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2018

SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS
Candidate’s Name Class Register Number

COMPUTING 7155/02
Paper 2 29 August 2018
2 hours 30 minutes

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your index number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Answer all the questions.

Write your answers in this question booklet where required. All other answers in the form of
software files must be saved on the provided thumb drive, within the stated file folders.

You are reminded of the need for clear presentation in your answers.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

For Examiner’s Use:

Setter: Mr. Calvin Heng

Vetter: Mr. Low Kee Ley

This question paper consists of 8 printed pages including this cover page.
Task 1

A Book Reading club uses spreadsheet software to record the money

received and how many years the member has been with the club. You are
required to finish setting up the spreadsheet to record the cashback
entitlement that will be paid.

Open the file MEMBERSAVINGS. You will find the following data.

Save the file as MEMBER_<YOUR NAME>_<INDEX NO>

1 In cell B17 enter a formula to calculate the total amount of [1]

annual subscriptions.

2 In cell B18 enter a formula to count the number of members of [1]

the book reading club.

3 In cell B19 enter a formula to calculate the range of number of [1]

years as member.

4 In cell D4, use an appropriate function to search for the Special [2]
Discount Rate in the Discount Rates table and use it to
complete the Special Discount Rate column.

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 5 In cell E4, enter a formula to calculate the Cashback Entitlement [2]
for members and use it to complete the Cashback Entitlement
column. Round these values to the nearest whole number.

(hint: Cashback Entitlement = Annual Subscription x Special

Discount Rate)

6 In cell F4, use a conditional statement, to identify those [2]

members who have contributed $750 with more than three
years membership and put PINK in the Free Gift column.
Otherwise put GREEN in the Free Gift column.

Save your file.

Open the tab FINANCIAL. You will see the following data.

7 Anthony wishes to take a study loan at an interest rate of 3.2% [1]

per annum compounded monthly that can be paid back with a
lump sum of $70,000 after 8 years. Using an appropriate
function, find the maximum amount Anthony can afford. Enter
your answer in cell E8.

Save and close your file.

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Task 2

The following program accepts timings (mm:ss) for the 2400m running
event, one for each completion of a 400m circuit, for a total of 6 values. It
will print out the average timing and the lowest timing. Timings are in the
range 00:00 to 30:00.

Open the file RUNTIMINGS.py

Save the file as RUNNING_EVENT _<YOUR NAME>_<INDEX NO>

8 Edit the program so that it:

(a) Accepts 12 timing entries, as the organizer wants to take [1]

timings at 200m intervals.

(b) Print out the highest timing entry as well as the average [4]
timing entry.

(c) Test if the timing entry input is between 00:00 and 30:00, if [3]
not, ask the user for input again as necessary.

Save your program.

9 Save your program as VAR_INTERVALS_<YOUR

NAME>_<INDEX NO>

10 Edit your program so that is works for any number of regular [2]
intervals.

Save your program.

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Task 3

The following program converts a range of Fahrenheit temperature readings

to Celsius and vice versa. It begins by allowing the user to choose between
an “F” for Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion or “C” for Celsius to Fahrenheit
conversion.

The formula for converting Fahrenheit to Celsius is:

C = 5/9 x ( F – 32 )

The formula for converting Celsius to Fahrenheit is:

F = 32 + ( C * 9/5 )

11 There are syntax errors and logical errors in the program.

100 def displayWelcome():

110 print("This program will convert a range of temperatures")
120 print("Enter (F) to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius")
130 print("Enter (C) to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit\n")
140
150 def getConvertTo():
160 which = input("Enter selection: ")
170 while which == "F" or which == "c":
180 which = input("Enter selection: ")
190 return which
200
210 def displayFahrenToCelsius(start, end):
220 print("\n Degrees", " Degrees")
230 print("Fahrenheit", "Celsius")
240
250 for temp in range(start, end + 1):
260 converted_temp = temp - 32 * 5/9
270 print(" ", format(temp, "4.1f"), " ", format(converted_temp,
"4.1f"))
280
290 def displayCelsiusToFahren(start, end):
300 print("\n Degrees", "Degrees")
310 print(" Celsius", "Fahrenheit")
320
330 for temp in range(start, end):
340 converted_temp = (9/5 * temp) + 32
350 print(" ", format(temp, "4.1f"), " ", format(converted_temp,
"4.1f"))
360
370 # --- main
380
390 #Display program welcome
400 displayWelcome()
410
420 # Get which conversion from user
430 which = getConvertTo()
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 440
450 # Get range of temperatures to convert
460 temp_start = int(input("Enter starting temperature to convert: "))
470 temp_end = input("Enter ending temperature to convert: ")
480
490 # Display range of converted temperatures
500 if which == "F":
510 displayFahrenToCelsius(temp_start, temp_end)
520 elif which == "c":
530 displayCelsiusToFahren(temp_start, temp_end)

Open the file TEMPCONV_BUGS.py

Save the file as TEMPCONV_DEBUG_<YOUR NAME>_<INDEX NO>

12 Identify and correct the errors in the program so that it works correctly [10]
according to the rules above.

Save your program.

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Task 4

In the Kingdom of Octavia, there exists a practice where suitable candidates

are vetted for service to the King. Part of the vetting requires you, the Grand
Statistician, to provide a report on a study of candidate names. To this end,
you have created a process to create this report so that the Special Civilian
Selection Committee can carry out further analysis on the candidates.

13 Create a program that allows the input of 10 names into a [1]

suitable data structure.

14 On inputting 10 names into the data structure, you discover that [1]
data entry can sometimes lead to a mix of uppercase and
lowercase letters entered in a name. Hence, your program
should find a way to ensure that names in the data structure are
stored as uppercase letters.

15 Sort the names in alphabetic order. [1]

16 Calculate the name_worth for each name. Using the ORD() [3]
function or otherwise, the number worth of each name is defined
as the sum of each letter, converted to its numerical ASCII
equivalent, after that, the value is multiplied by the position of
the name in the data structure. Please note that the first name
in the data structure is in position 1.

17 For the data structure of 10 names, calculate the score. The [2]
score is the addition of all the name worth values.

18 Produce the following report: [2]

Name Worth
-------- ---------
XXXXXXX 9999
YYYYYYY 99999
….
ZZZZZZZZ 9999

Score 999999

19 Test your program using the following test data: [2]

MARY
Jane
Lester
WILLIAM
calvIN
Henry
CHArles
JOLIET
COULSON
edison
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 20 Take a screen shot of your report. Name your bitmap file as: [1]

WORTHY_SCREENSHOT_<YOUR NAME>_<INDEX NO>

21 Save your program as:

WORTHY_ORDPROG_<YOUR NAME>_<INDEX NO>

22 You are required to enhance your program with the following

requirements:

(a) A different way of calculating the name_worth is as follows:

(i) if the character is a vowel, the value calculates as: [3]

numerical value * square root of 2

(ii) if the character is a consonant, the value calculates

as:

numerical value * 3 * pi * square root of 3

hint: use of the python built-in math library is encouraged.

(b) Your program is to allow for any number of names to be [2]

entered.

23 Save the enhanced program as:

WORTHY_ENHPROG_<YOUR NAME>_<INDEX NO>

24 You are strongly encouraged to demonstrate good [2]

programming and documentation practices.

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