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GCE JAN 2007 : AS 2 Components of ICT

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Centre Number 71 Candidate Number ADVANCED SUBSIDIARY (AS) General Certificate of Education 2007 assessing Module 2: Components of Information and Communication Technology ASW21 Information and Communication Technology Assessment Unit AS 2 [ASW21] WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY, MORNING 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 ASW2W7 2935 Marks Answer all seven questions. Examiner Only Marks 1 (a) Identify four features of an interactive whiteboard. 1. 2. 3. 4. [4] (b) A particular computer system uses voice input and output. (i) Describe how a computer can process voice input. [4] (ii) Describe how voice output is produced by a computer. [3] ASW2W7 2935 2 Remark 2 (a) Describe the main features of a: Examiner Only Marks Remark LAN WAN [4] (b) Explain what is meant by: A router A firewall A proxy server [9] ASW2W7 2935 3 [Turn over 3 (a) State the purpose of each of the following: Examiner Only Marks Data verification [2] Data validation [2] (b) Identify and describe the most suitable validation check for each of the following: Postcode Validation check Description Gender Validation check Description ASW2W7 2935 4 Remark QuantityInStock Examiner Only Marks Remark Validation check Description [9] ASW2W7 2935 5 [Turn over 4 A pupil studying ICT uses a web authoring package to create a web site. The package enables web pages to include images. Examiner Only Marks (a) Identify four other features of a web authoring package which can be used to create a web site. 1. 2. 3. 4. [4] (b) Explain why an image may be linked to a web page rather than being embedded into it. [4] ASW2W7 2935 6 Remark (c) Explain why JPEG would be a suitable format for storing the images used in the web site. Examiner Only Marks Remark [3] ASW2W7 2935 7 [Turn over 5 A CPU contains a control unit and memory. Examiner Only Marks (a) Explain how the control unit manages the way in which program instructions are carried out. [3] (b) The CPU s memory includes ROM. Explain what is meant by ROM. [2] Describe how ROM is used inside the CPU. [2] ASW2W7 2935 8 Remark (c) Identify one other main component of the CPU and describe two ways in which it may be used. Examiner Only Marks Remark Component 1. 2. [5] ASW2W7 2935 9 [Turn over 6 Most computers support a graphical user interface (GUI) which includes windows, icons, menus and a pointer. Examiner Only Marks (a) Describe three other features of a typical GUI. 1. 2. 3. [6] (b) Describe two ways in which a GUI could be used without a mouse. 1. 2. [4] ASW2W7 2935 10 Remark (c) A software package with a number of components is under development. Examiner Only Marks Remark Describe two benefits of designing the package with the same user interface in each component. 1. 2. [4] ASW2W7 2935 11 [Turn over 7 A company s database holds details about its current employees in the EMPLOYEE table which includes the following attributes: Examiner Only Marks EmployeeID Surname FirstName Title DOB Address YearOfJoining (a) When a new employee joins the company, the database is maintained by a new record being inserted into the EMPLOYEE table. With the aid of appropriate examples, describe two other main ways in which the EMPLOYEE data could be maintained. 1. 2. [4] (b) The company wishes to send an information pack about pensions to all employees who have joined within the past 5 years. (i) Describe how this information could be extracted from the database. [4] ASW2W7 2935 12 Remark (ii) Describe how this information could be presented in the form of a report. Examiner Only Marks Remark [4] Quality of written communication THIS IS THE END OF THE QUESTION PAPER ASW2W7 2935 13 S SW2W6 A 11/06 1900 9-064-1 16 [Turn over

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