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Sp ec Ne i w ca tio n Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education January 2009 Assessment Unit AS 1 assessing Module 1: Components of ICT AW111 Information and Communication Technology [AW111] MONDAY 12 JANUARY, AFTERNOON TIME 2 hours. 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 five questions. For Examiner s use only INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The total mark for this paper is 120 marks including a maximum of 5 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. Question Marks Number 1 2 3 4 5 QWC Total Marks 5031 1 Each component used in the assembly of an airplane has a unique 4-digit product number. Examiner Only Marks Remark Example Product number Product description 6548 Right-side engine 7536 Left-side engine 1538 Right-side wing (a) By referring to the shaded cell, explain what is meant by each of the following. Data _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Information ___________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [4] 5031 2 [Turn over (b) The product number includes a modulus-11 check digit. Examiner Only Marks Remark (i) Explain how a check digit is used to detect errors. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (ii) Show how the check digit in the product number 6548 is calculated. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (c) The production manager receives daily progress reports on aircraft assembly. These reports are always up to date. Identify three other factors which could affect the quality of the information in the reports. 1. ___________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________ [3] 5031 3 [Turn over (d) The production manager wishes to send a drawing of an engine to a colleague. Examiner Only Marks Remark (i) Describe two file formats that could be used in this case. 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [6] (ii) Briefly explain the purpose of the ISO. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [3] 5031 4 [Turn over 2 The specification for a PC includes 1 GB RAM and 2 MB cache memory. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Describe the purpose of: RAM ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [3] Cache memory _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [3] 5031 5 [Turn over (b) The PC can be purchased with either a DVD drive or a Blu-ray disc drive. Examiner Only Marks Remark (i) Explain how data is written to and read from a DVD. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (ii) Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of using a Blu-ray disc instead of a DVD for watching a movie on the PC. Advantage _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Disadvantage ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] 5031 6 [Turn over (c) The PC comes already installed with an operating system and application software. Examiner Only Marks Remark (i) State two functions of the operating system. 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Describe the main features of a web authoring software package. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (iii) One of the packages installed on the PC is open source software. Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of using open source software. Advantage _______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Disadvantage ____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] 5031 7 [Turn over 3 Many small businesses use a LAN. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Identify three advantages of replacing standalone computers with a network. 1. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [3] (b) Describe the main features of a bus/star composite network. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [6] 5031 8 [Turn over (c) A company with offices throughout the country uses the Internet for communication. Examiner Only Marks Remark (i) Explain the purpose of an IP address. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (ii) Describe two ways in which the company could use the Internet for communication between its office managers. 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [6] 5031 9 [Turn over (d) Describe the main features of Bluetooth technology. Examiner Only Marks Remark _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [4] 5031 10 [Turn over 4 Supermarkets make extensive use of ICT. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Describe two benefits to a supermarket of using a barcode system. 1. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [4] 5031 11 [Turn over (b) Some supermarkets plan to implement RFID technology. Examiner Only Marks Remark (i) Describe the main features of RFID technology. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] (ii) Describe two advantages of RFID technology over the use of barcodes. 1. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ 2. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [4] 5031 12 [Turn over (c) Many supermarkets encourage their customers to use loyalty cards. Examiner Only Marks Remark Describe four measures a supermarket must take to ensure its loyalty card scheme complies with Data Protection Legislation. 1. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [8] (d) Because of its reliance on ICT, a supermarket chain devises a disaster recovery plan. Describe the main features of a typical disaster recovery plan. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [4] 5031 13 [Turn over 5 A new information system is being developed. Examiner Only Marks Remark (a) Describe two main costs involved in producing information. 1. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [4] 5031 14 [Turn over (b) The team developing the system consists of a project manager and a team of programmers. Examiner Only Marks Remark Describe the main roles of The project manager __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ A programmer _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [6] 5031 15 [Turn over (c) The new system will undergo testing. Examiner Only Marks Remark Describe the main features of each of the following. Application testing ____________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Acceptance testing ___________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ [6] (d) The direct changeover method will be used for the new system. (i) Describe the main features of direct changeover. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] (ii) Describe one other changeover method. _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ [2] QWC THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER 5031 16 [Turn over 935-077-1

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