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June 2018

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Grade 11
Paper 2 – Written

TIME: 2.5 HOURS MARKS: 125

This question paper consists of 12 pages (cover page included)

Instructions and information
1. The question paper consists of three sections: Section A (25 marks), Section B (70 marks) and
Section C – the integrated scenario (30 marks).
2. Answer all the questions.
3. Read the questions carefully, taking note of the mark allocations. In general, one mark is
allocated per fact. A two mark question would therefore require two facts, and so on.
4. Number the answers according to the numbering system used in this question paper.
5. Leave a blank line after each sub-question.

SECTION A
Question 1

Identify the correct answer for each question. Write down only the number of each question, and
next to it the single capital letter which represents the best answer, for example 1.11 A.

1.1 Which one of the following factors is the least important in determining how powerful a
computer is?
A. The amount and type of storage it has
B. The size of the memory
C. The number of USB ports it has
D. The type of graphics card installed

1.2 Which one of the following specifications is common both to monitors and to printers?
A. Monthly duty cycle
B. Resolution
C. 4K
D. Aspect ratio

1.3 Which one of the following is NOT used to hold data created by the user?
A. RAM
B. SD card
C. Hard drive
D. ROM

1.4 Which one of the following data types can always be used for a field that must act as a
primary key in an Access table?
A. Short Text
B. Yes/No
C. AutoNumber
D. OLE Object

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1.5 Which one of the following statements about a hybrid laptop is always TRUE?
A. It has a longer battery life than a conventional tablet.
B. It comes with a touch screen.
C. It runs a mobile operating system.
D. It is less powerful than a conventional tablet.

1.6 Which one of the following is a document that contains the basic layout and sections
needed for a particular type of document?
A. Template
B. Form
C. Theme
D. Style

1.7 Which one of the following statements about printers is FALSE?

A. Both laser and inkjet printers can print in colour.
B. Inkjet printers are generally more expensive to run than laser printers.
C. Both laser and inkjet printers connect to a USB port.
D. Laser printers are better than inkjet printers for creating photo quality prints.

1.8 Which one of the following devices do ATM thieves use to obtain your PIN?
A. Card skimmer
B. Video camera
C. Touch screen
D. Magnetic strip

1.9 Which one of the following will NOT help to promote green computing?
A. Performing a spell check on soft copies of documents
B. Scanning documents that need to be shared with others
C. Training people to use Outlook effectively
D. Making hard copies of electronic documents

1.10 Which one of the following devices would NOT be used by a person who suffers from poor
motor control?
A. Braille keyboard
B. Joystick
C. Eye tracking device
D. Large trackball

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Question 2

Write down only the number of the description from Column A, and next to it the correct matching
capital letter from Column B, for example 2.11 T.

Column A Column B

2.1 A device used to connect a network cable to a computer A. Seconds

B. MP
2.2 A type of software C. Digital
D. Fibre
2.3 A type of ‘zoom’ that is likely to be used with a DSLR camera E. SD Card

2.4 A specification that describes the resolution of a type of F. Pixels

output device G. EMI
2.5 The unit in which the resolution of a digital camera is H. Bluetooth
measured I. URL
2.6 A type of light that can be used to project a virtual keyboard J. Laser
onto a surface K. Optical
L. 15.6"
2.7 A storage device that performs much faster than a hard drive
M. OCR
2.8 A code that lets people connect to a website by N. NIC
photographing it O. QR

2.9 A type of undesirable effect on copper-based network cable P. RFID

Q. Full HD 1080
2.10 A technology that uses radio to connect a speaker or R. SSD
headphone to a device

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Question 3

State whether each of the following statements is TRUE or FALSE.

If the statement is FALSE, then write down the word ‘False’ and, next to it, the word(s) which
should replace the underlined word(s) to make the statement TRUE. (Note that no marks will be
awarded if ‘False’ is given without a suggested replacement.)
Example 1: A printer is an example of an output device.
Answer: True
Example 2: A printer is an example of software.
Answer: False – hardware.
3.1 The lumen rating is a measure of a camera’s sensitivity to light.

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3.2 The term client refers to any computing device connected to a network that makes use of
network resources.
3.3 Laser printers allow one to create physical objects from designs created on a computer.
3.4 The term adware refers to any technique or software that tries to monitor the way you use
your computer, and then to report this information to a third party.
3.5 A continuous section break can be used to ‘balance’ (evenly distribute) the amount of text in
columns, in a Word document.

SECTION B
Question 4: System Technologies

4.1 Consider the specifications for a monitor below and answer the questions that follow:

Dell 28" S2817Q Monitor

 3840 x 2160
 8 Million:1
 16:9
 Height-adjustable
 Low response time
 2 x HDMI ports
4.1.1 What is the size of the screen?
4.1.2 Explain why the manufacturer can claim that the monitor has been ergonomically
designed.
4.1.3 Give the unit in which the response time of any monitor is measured.

4.2 Give TWO reasons why a person might choose to use a phablet, instead of a tablet.

4.3 Give TWO settings that one can change on a portable computer to help save power.

4.4 What is the main difference between a dedicated device and a computer? Also give ONE
example of a dedicated device.

4.5 All computers need a power source to work.

4.5.1 What device can be used to protect a computer against power supply problems?
4.5.2 Explain why it is not necessary to connect a laptop to the device referred to in the
previous question.

4.6 The concepts of archiving and backing up are often confused.

4.6.1 Explain both the similarity ('likeness') and the difference between archiving and
backing up.
4.6.2 Give an appropriate example of where archiving would be used.

4.7 Explain why defragmenting a fragmented hard drive would NOT free up more space on a
hard drive.
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 Refer to the general aim of defragmentation in your answer.

4.8 Scanning is used to convert images and other data into digital format.
4.8.1 Give ONE way to convert an image into digital format, besides using a scanner.
4.8.2 Explain how you would change a setting in the scanner software, so that the scanned
image will take up the least amount of storage space.

4.9 Different wireless technologies are built into mobile devices.

4.9.1 Give the name (abbreviation) of a technology that allows two electronic devices to
connect wirelessly, just by touching them together or bringing them close together.
4.9.2 Briefly explain how a mobile device (like a smartphone) can share its internet
connection with another device, without using cables.
4.9.3 Briefly explain the benefit of using GPS technology, in terms of the metadata that can
be stored with a file.

4.10 What type of storage (i.e. storage location) could a person use, to ensure that all his/her
devices always have the latest version of the data?

4.11 Sometimes a flash drive reports that it is not formatted, but you know that it contains data.
4.11.1 Explain why you should NOT format the drive.
4.11.2 Give ONE troubleshooting tip to follow in this situation.

4.12 It is possible to fix problems on disks by using a disk scanning program.

Is it necessary to buy a disk scanning program (if one wishes to use it)? Motivate your
answer.

4.13 It is sometimes necessary to increase the amount of disk space available on a drive.
4.13.1 Give the name of a utility provided by Windows that finds files that can be removed
and then allows the user to choose which files to remove.
4.13.2 Give ONE other way to make more disk space available, besides compressing files
or using the utility described above.

4.14 Consider the specification of a hardware item below and answer the questions that follow:

Intel Dual Core Z8350

4.14.1 Name the hardware item that this specification refers to.
4.14.2 Briefly explain the effect that the number of cores has on the general performance of
a computer.
4.14.3 Give the unit in which the speed of this item is measured.

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Question 5: Network Technologies

5.1 What is the general function of a server?

5.2 What is an intranet and how does it differ from a website?

5.3 List TWO advantages of a LAN.

5.4 Explain, by referring to the screenshot below, how one may deduce (conclude) that the
computer on which the screenshot was taken, is connected to a network.

5.5 One advantage of fibre cable over the ‘normal’ type of cable used to connect computers
in a LAN, is that fibre cable can span longer distances.
5.5.1 Name the ‘normal’ type of cable referred to above, i.e. that is usually used to connect
computers in a LAN.
5.5.2 Give TWO other advantages of fibre cable over the ‘normal’ type of cable, besides
the fact that it can span longer distances.
5.5.3 Fibre is mainly used as a backbone.
What is a backbone in this context?

5.6 Give ONE reason why it is sometimes necessary to increase the number of access points
in a wireless network (for example in a school).

5.7 Consider the specifications of a hardware item used for networking computers below and
answer the questions that follow:

 100/1000
 Supports 802.11

5.7.1 What is the maximum data transmission speed that this item can support? Also give
the unit in which this speed is measured in your answer.
5.7.2 What does the 802.11 specification refer to?

5.8 Good password management is important for network users.

5.8.1 Explain why a meaningless password (such as Wy5#1BhN!) is best.
5.8.2 Explain why it is a good idea NOT to use the same password for any two sites.

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Question 6: Information Management

6.1 Study the question below that appeared in a questionnaire, and answer the questions that
follow:

Do you have any further comments? (please write neatly):

____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________

6.1.1 Explain why this is an example of an open-ended question.

6.1.2 Why is it generally better, from the standpoint of the person conducting a survey,
that the survey should contain only closed questions?
6.1.3 How can the designer of a questionnaire ensure that the questions in a
questionnaire are closed questions?

6.2 Surveys are often used to gather information from people.

Give TWO advantages of using online questionnaires, beside the ease and speed with which
the data can be collected.

6.3 Consider the website address below and answer the questions that follow:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news

6.3.1 What is fake news?

6.3.2 Explain why many universities do not allow students to quote from Wikipedia.
6.3.3 Give a general method one could use to verify information obtained from this source.
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Question 7: Solution Development

7.1 How does one add a background image to all the pages of a document, by inserting the
image only once, and without using a header or footer?

7.2 Explain why the use of styles in a document makes it quick and easy to apply consistent
formatting throughout the document.

7.3 Name the Word feature that makes it possible to have pages with different orientations
(portrait and landscape) within the same document.

7.4 What additional information would be conveyed, if one specified a date format as
DDDD DD MM YY, instead of as DD MM YY?

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7.5 What would be the practical advantage of selecting (‘ticking’) the check box shown below,
when inserting the FileName field in a Word document?

7.6 Name the different indents that were used to format the extract shown below:

7.7 How can the designer of a Word form ensure that the person who fills in the form will only be
able to use the Tab key to move between the form fields themselves?

7.8 Examine the spreadsheet below, which is used to record the tickets sold by learners in
grades 10–12 for a lucky draw, and answer the question that follows.

Give TWO replacements that must be made to the function below, so that it will count the
total number of tickets sold by the grade 11 and 12 learners.
= COUNTIF(B3:B14,"11",C3:C14)

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7.9 Give a tool that Access provides to display only certain records, besides using a query.

7.10 The Access query below is supposed to display the firstnames, surnames and grades of
learners in grades 8 and 9 who participated in a school play.
Study the design of this query and give THREE reasons why it will NOT display the
information as intended.

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SECTION C
The school has a shop which sells stationary and school uniforms to learners. To date they have
not made use of any computer technology, but have now realised it is time to computerise their
operations in the shop.

Question 8: Integrated Scenario

8.1 One of the priorities is to install a POS (Point-of-Sale) system in the shop.
8.1.1 List TWO advantages of having a POS system installed from the point of view of the
business (shop), besides any issues related to speed.
8.1.2 List TWO advantages of using RFID tags instead of bar codes in the shop.

8.2 The manager of the school shop wants to use his laptop to do a PowerPoint presentation for
new parents to the school.
He found that, unlike his laptop (which only has a single HDMI port), the school’s data
projector does not have a HDMI port.
8.2.1 Name the older type of video connector that is most likely available on the school’s
data projector.
8.2.2 Suggest ONE way to connect the laptop to this data projector.
8.2.3 Describe TWO benefits that HDMI provides over older types of connections.

8.3 A bar-code reader was connected to the computer, and it was installed automatically.
8.3.1 What name is given to this process or technology, where new devices connected to
a computer are automatically detected, configured and installed?
8.3.2 What type (category) of software is a driver?
8.3.3 Briefly describe the function of a driver.

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8.4 Backing up the shop’s data is critical. Consideration is being given to backing up the data to
a storage service in ‘the cloud’. This is like an internet-connected version of a file server.

8.4.1 Name or describe TWO other types of servers besides a file server.
8.4.2 The shop manager wants to know if cloud storage is the same thing as
cloud computing.
Explain the difference between these concepts.

8.5 The manager’s computer is accessed by using biometric security measures.

8.5.1 Explain what the term biometric security means in general.
8.5.2 Would the manager’s assistant be able to use the manager’s computer?
Briefly motivate your answer.

8.6 A website has been designed for the school shop.

Give THREE criteria the manager can use to evaluate the website, in terms of navigating the
website. (3)

8.7 An assistant was found to be downloading videos from the internet. This type of thing should
be covered by the AUP that was set up for the school shop.

8.7.1 Describe in general what an AUP is in this context.

It is NOT necessary to expand the abbreviation.

8.7.2 Give TWO other things that should be covered in the shop’s AUP.

8.8 Consider the extract from a spreadsheet below, which works out the cost of items ordered in
the shop:

8.8.1 The following IF function was used in cell D4 to work out the price after discount has
been applied.
=IF(B4>=10,90%*C4,C4)
Write down (in your own words) under what circumstances (‘how’) a customer
qualifies for discount, and what discount a customer can expect to receive.

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8.8.2 The following formula was used to (correctly) calculate the Price plus VAT
in cell E4:
=D4+15%*D4
Explain why it would be better to use the following formula instead:
=D4+B1*D4

8.8.3 The manager successfully used the formula =D4+B1*D4 in cell E4.
Explain why a problem will occur if he copies the formula down to the rest of the
cells in the column, and suggest how the problem can be fixed (without using a
different formula).

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TOTAL: 125

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