SERANGOON SECONDARY SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS

CANDIDATE
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CENTRE INDEX
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COMPUTING 7155/01
Paper 1 25 August 2020
2 hours

Setter(s): Mr Adrial Tan

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write you Centre number, index number and name in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.

Approved calculators are allowed.

Answer all questions.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
You should show all your working.
The total number of marks for this paper is 80.

For Examiner’s Use

80

This question paper consists of 14 printed pages including the cover page.

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1 (a) The diagram below shows four logic gates on the left and three sets of Boolean
values on the right. The Boolean values have been extracted from the truth tables
of logic gates.

Draw one line from each logic gate to the correct set of Boolean values. Each set
of Boolean values may have more than one logic gate matched to it.

Logic gates Boolean Values

A
X
B
A B X
0 0 1
0 1 1

A
X
B

A B X
0 0 0
1 1 1

A
X
B

A B X
0 1 0

A 1 1 0
X
B

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(b) Draw a logic circuit to represent the following Boolean statement. Do not simplify
the statement.

X = (A OR (NOT B NAND C)) AND (A NOR B)

B X

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(c) Complete the truth table for the Boolean statement:

X = (A OR (NOT B NAND C)) AND (A NOR B)

Working Space
A B C X

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1
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2 Insert five of the following word(s) about network devices and terms used in the correct
place in the text below.

DHCP server firewall LAN cable modem

network hub network interface card network switch router

(a) The ……………………………………..… is the hardware interface that enables

the transfer of data between a device and a network.

(b) The ……………………………………..… is a device that constructs a single

network by connecting two similar networks together.

(c) The ……………………………………..… is a device responsible for modulating

and demodulating digital data when data is transmitted over long distances.

(d) The ……………………………………..… is a device that forwards packets

between separate networks.

(e) The ……………………………………..… is a device that transmits received

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3 During the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, countries all over the world went into
lockdowns. Technology was extensively used to minimise the impact on the everyday
lives of people.

(a) Give two social and two economic benefits that technology has brought about
on the everyday lives of people during the lockdowns.

Social benefit 1 ………………………………………………………………………….

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Social benefit 2 ………………………………………………………………………….

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Economic benefit 1 ……………………………………………………………………..

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(b) Give two negative impacts that technology may have brought about on the
everyday lives of people during the lockdowns.

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4 (a) Convert the binary number 1001 0110 into a positive whole denary number.
Show your workings.

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(b) Convert the positive whole denary number 459 into a hexadecimal number. Show
your workings.

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(c) RGB colour codes are used to describe colours which can be displayed on
computer systems. Describe how number systems are used in the RGB colour
code system.

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5 The following spreadsheet shows the profit or loss on sales at Hougang 88 Drink Stall
during a five week period.

A B C D E F
1 Hougang 88 Drink Stall
2 Cost Price Selling Price Weekly $ 1250.00
Expenses
3 Soya Bean Milk $ 0.35 $ 1.30
4 Grass Jelly $ 0.45 $ 1.50
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6 Soya Bean Grass Jelly Sales Expenses Profit/Loss
Milk Sales Sales ($) ($)
7 Week 1 850 750 $2,230.00 $1,885.00 Profit
8 Week 2 550 650 $1,690.00 $1,735.00 Loss
9 Week 3 750 200 $1,275.00 $1,602.50 Loss
10 Week 4 800 300 $1,490.00 $1,665.00 Loss
11 Week 5 700 850 $2,185.00 $1,877.50 Profit
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(a) What is the data type in cell B7?

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(b) Write down a formula that could be in cell D7 to calculate the amount of sales for
week 1.

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(c) Describe how the formula in D7 can be copied into the cells D8, D9, D10 and
D11.

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(d) Write down a formula that could be in cell F7 to determine if the stall was making
a profit or a loss for week 1.

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6 The following flowchart shows how barcodes are used at the point of sale in an
automatic stock control system.

Select statements from the list below, using numbers only, to complete the flowchart.

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7 To enhance contact tracing in public places during the COVID-19 pandemic, the
government has tasked SingStar to create a kiosk with an automated gantry system that
can be installed at all public spaces such as retail malls, public libraries and sports
facilities. The information of people visiting such public spaces are stored in a central
database where other information from other agencies reside, such as the information
of people on quarantine or who are infected by the COVID-19 virus.

• The contact tracing kiosk will require visitors to scan their NRIC and enter their
contact number.
• A thermal scanner will scan the temperature of the visitor and log it into the
visitor’s visit record together with the visitor’s NRIC number and contact number.
• The system will search through the central database to determine if the visitor is
currently on home quarantine, or is an undischarged patient tested positive for
the COVID-19 virus.
• The system will search through the central database against the visitor’s home
address, to determine if anybody residing at the address is currently on home
quarantine, or who are currently infected by the COVID-19 virus.
• The system will search through the central database to determine if the visitor
has recently been to any public spaces and came into close contact with
someone who was infected with COVID-19 virus.
• The gantry will automatically open to allow the visitor to enter the premise and
display a “Welcome” message on a LCD panel if all checks are clear, or display
an “Entry Denied” message on the LCD panel if the visitor fails any of the checks.

(a) Name two input devices that may be used in the automated gantry system.

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(b) When developing the system, SingStar system developers used modular
decomposition to break down the system into smaller, more manageable
modules to develop. One such module is the thermal scanning system.

Name four other possible modules that can be decomposed from the problem.

Module 1 ………………………………………………………………………………...
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Module 2 ………………………………………………………………………………...
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(c) The following pseudo-code algorithm validates the contact number of a visitor.

01 valid_contact = False
02 WHILE not valid_contact
03 valid_contact = True
04 PRINT "Enter contact number: "
05 INPUT contact_num
06 IF LEN(contact_num) != 8:
07 valid_contact = False
08 ENDIF
09 IF contact_num[0]!="9" or contact_num[0]!="6"
10 valid_contact = False
11 ENDIF
12 ENDWHILE

(i) The variables valid_contact and contact_num were used in the

algorithm. What is the data type of each of the variables?

Variable Data Type

valid_contact

contact_num

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(ii) Identify two data validation techniques used in the algorithm.

Validation 1 ……………………………………………………………………...

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(iii) To validate the algorithm, suggest test data for the contact number of
visitors for the given test case conditions shown in the following table.

Test case condition Test data

Normal

Error
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(iv) The algorithm needs to be changed such that the validation of the
visitor’s contact number allows contact numbers to start with “7” and “8”
as well.

State the line number in the algorithm that needs to be changed and
write the pseudo-codes for the changed line.

Line number …………………………………………………………………….

Changed line ……………………………………………………………………

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8 Study the following flowchart very carefully.

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(a) Complete the trace table for this flowchart using the following test data.

49.2, 50.4, 49.5, 50.2, 50.0, 49.7, 50.1, 51.3, 50.5, 50.6

Accept Reject Count Sack OUTPUT

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(b) State the purpose of the algorithm.

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(c) The size of the batch has increased to 30 sacks. It has been decided to only
reject sacks that are overweight. State the changes that need to be made to the
flowchart.

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9 The following pseudo-code describes an algorithm which requests for the inputs of 40
numbers between 0 to 100. It checks that the numbers are in the correct range, and
stores them in an array. It counts how many of the numbers are larger or equal to 50
and then outputs the result. Study the following pseudo-code.

01 Count = 0
02 FOR Index = 1 TO 40
03 INPUT Number
04 WHILE Number < 0 AND Number > 100
05 OUTPUT 'This is incorrect, please try again'
06 INPUT Number
07 ENDWHILE
08 NumArray[40] = Number
09 IF Number > 50 THEN Count = Count + 1
10 Until Count = 40
11 OUTPUT Count
12 OUTPUT ' numbers were at least 50.'

There are four errors in this pseudo-code. Locate the errors and state the correct
pseudo-code.

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Correction …………………………………………………………………………………….…

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10 A meteorological station wants to compare daily average temperatures over a period of

365 days between two cities (City A and City B).

Write an algorithm, using pseudo-code or a flowchart, which:

• inputs the two daily average temperatures for each city for all 365 days
• outputs how many days did City A have a higher daily average temperature
• outputs how many days did City B have a higher daily average temperature
• outputs the highest daily average temperature recorded in City A
• outputs the lowest daily average temperature recorded in City B

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