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Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education 2009 Information and Communication Technology assessing Module 1: Fundamentals of Information and Communication Technology ASW11 Assessment Unit AS 1 [ASW11] THURSDAY 4 JUNE, AFTERNOON TIME 1 hour 30 minutes. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of this page. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper. Answer all seven questions. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 90, including a maximum of 4 marks for quality of written communication. Figures in brackets printed down the right-hand side of pages indicate the marks awarded to each question or part question. For Examiner s use only Question Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 QWC Total Marks 4676 Marks Answer all seven questions Examiner Only Marks 1 Remark Members of the public are asked by a shopping centre to complete a questionnaire about their shopping habits. (a) By referring to the questionnaire, explain what is meant by each of the following. A direct data source _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] An indirect data source _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 4676 2 [Turn over (b) Describe four factors which could affect the quality of information produced from a data source. Examiner Only Marks Remark 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 2. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 3. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 4. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 4676 3 [Turn over 2 A customer withdraws cash from an ATM. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Identify two examples from this use of ICT of each of the following. Input _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] Processing _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] Storage _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] Output _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] (b) Describe two examples from this use of ICT of feedback. 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] 4676 4 [Turn over 3 A school s computer network is connected to the Internet. Examiner Only Marks Remark The network uses system software and application software. (a) Explain what is meant by: System software _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] Application software _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] (b) Identify and describe the purpose of one other type of software the network will use. Type of software _________________________________________________________ Purpose _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] 4676 5 [Turn over 4 Supermarkets make increasing use of ICT for processing sales at checkouts. Examiner Only Marks Remark Describe the main impact of this use of ICT on: Checkout operators ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ [3] Customers ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ [3] Supermarket management ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ [3] 4676 6 [Turn over 5 A teacher uses the Internet to search for information. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Explain how the teacher could use a search engine. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (b) Describe one other way in which the teacher could use the Internet. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (c) Describe two benefits of using a broadband connection. 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] 4676 7 [Turn over 6 An information system undergoes testing and software maintenance. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Explain what is meant by: Application testing _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] Acceptance testing _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] 4676 8 [Turn over (b) Describe what is involved in software maintenance. Examiner Only Marks Remark _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [6] 4676 9 [Turn over 7 When a large organisation develops a new information system, there are a number of software costs. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Describe three different software costs that could be involved. 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 2. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] 3. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] (b) Describe two other main costs which will be involved. 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] 2. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] 4676 10 [Turn over (c) Name and describe two types of documentation produced during the development of an information system. Examiner Only Marks Remark Name ____________________________________________________ Description _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] Name ____________________________________________________ Description _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] Quality of written communication THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER 4676 11 Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright holders may have been unsuccessful and CCEA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgement in future if notified. 938-060-1

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