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GCE JAN 2009 : AS 1 Fundamentals of Information and Communication Technology

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Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education January 2009 Information and Communication Technology assessing Module 1: Fundamentals of Information and Communication Technology ASW11 Assessment Unit AS 1 [ASW11] MONDAY 12 JANUARY, 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 4292 Marks Answer all seven questions Examiner Only Marks 1 Remark A hotel guest must complete a registration form on arrival. Registration details are keyed into a database. (a) The database is used to produce a mailing list. Describe two reasons why the mailing list might be incorrect. 1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (b) Explain what is meant by each of the following in this case. (i) A direct data source _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] (ii) An indirect data source _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] 4292 2 [Turn over 2 A supermarket develops a new information system. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Identify and explain three different costs which will be involved. 1. Cost _________________________________________________ Explanation ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. Cost _________________________________________________ Explanation ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 3. Cost _________________________________________________ Explanation ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (b) The information system produces a graph showing monthly sales figures. Describe three reasons why this information might be of poor quality. 1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 3. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 4292 3 [Turn over 3 The manager of a company wishes to have a meeting with sales staff who are based throughout the world. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Describe three benefits of using e-mail to arrange the meeting. 1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 3. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (b) Describe three benefits of using videoconferencing to hold the meeting. 1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 3. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 4292 4 [Turn over 4 A school uses ICT software to monitor student attendance. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Describe two activities for which the spreadsheet component would be the most suitable. 1. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (b) Describe two activities for which the database component would be the most suitable. 1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (c) Describe two activities for which the wordprocessing component would be the most suitable. 1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 4292 5 [Turn over 5 A health centre uses an information system. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Identify the two main software components you would expect to find in this system and describe how each would be used. 1. Component ___________________________________________ Use _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] 2. Component ___________________________________________ Use _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [3] (b) Describe one way in which patients information could be protected from intentional misuse. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] (c) Describe one way in which patients information could be protected from unintentional misuse. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] 4292 6 [Turn over BLANK PAGE (Questions continue overleaf) 4292 7 [Turn over 6 A bookshop has its own web site. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Describe three benefits to the bookshop of using a web site. 1. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 2. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] 3. _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [2] (b) Describe one drawback of buying a book using the web site. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] (c) Describe how the bookshop could use the Internet. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] 4292 8 [Turn over (d) Describe how the bookshop could use an intranet. Examiner Only Marks Remark _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] 4292 9 [Turn over 7 Implementation and maintenance are two of the stages in the development of an information system. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Identify three activities which take place during implementation. 1. 2. 3. [3] (b) Identify three activities which take place during maintenance. 1. 2. 3. [3] 4292 10 [Turn over (c) Identify and describe two other stages of system development. Examiner Only Marks Remark 1. Stage ________________________________________________ Description ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [4] 2. Stage ________________________________________________ Description ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ [4] Quality of Written Communication THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER 4292 11 935-036-1 [Turn over

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