CXC IT Theory Answers January 2004 Selected Answers 2. 3.

a) b) a) (i) read/write head (i) Use of MICR Device Diskette Hard Disk CD Rom i) 111 0 10 10 ii) 7 = 0111 Capacity 3 1 2 (ii) track (ii) Use of OMR Access Time 3 1 2 (iii) Sector (iii) Use of a keyboard Reliability 3 2 1

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BCD = 0010 0011 0100 2 3 4 5 = 0101 -5 = 1010 + 1 = 1011

7-5 = 7 + (-5) = 0111 + 1011 = 10010 = 0010 (4 bits) (dropped the overflow) 4. a) i) OS is a set of programs that direct the operations of the computer. ii) Utility program system software that performs common house keeping tasks e.g disk formatting, sorting of records, file maintenance delete, rename etc iii) Programs that perform specific tasks for the user. 3 things found on a GUI icons, mouse pointer, task bar, hyperlinks The print is fading. (i) Point of Sale and Bar Code reader or Scanner (ii) as a network 3 uses of information to analyse performance, to observe trends, to make decisions, to plan ahead. i) a web server is the computer used to host the website. Several websites can be hosted by 1 server, but a website is hosted only on 1 computer. ii) An email address is a location on a mail server computer where as a URL is the address of a website on a web sever. - Increased sales or business - Increased awareness or publicity - 24 hr access to website allows continuous business after closing hours. - Employees can do other things since walk-in customers maybe reduced. - May be cheaper than advertising on radio and print media. - Can reach a larger cross section of people across several countries. - Have password access to the file - assign persons to security groups. Some groups can access the file, some cant. - Restrict access to the computer.

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ii) Hacking Unauthorized access to a computer system iii) Computer fraud occurs when a person in an organization makes changes to information in a computer for personal gain or for malicious reasons.

9. a) Demonstrations, downloading notes, using computer aided learning (CAL. see pg. 245) b) Same as Teleconferencing with emphasis on the video part (cameras and monitors or screen) ii) Transport, meals and accommodation costs are reduced. 10. a) Fast information retrieval. b) Cheaper than hiring an expert 12. a) - It uses English like words. - Not made of 0 and 1s - No use of registers and absolute addresses - Calculations do not require simpler breakdowns. b) Compiling c) The computer understands 0s and 1s only. High level language must be compiled. d) To give tax an initial value. Cost is type currency or number e) f) Error for high as input. high is text. Cost is number g) If cost <=0 then Print Invalid price Else . . End If h) Input (cost) 13. i) Cmark and Emark ii) Finalmark = Cmark + Emark iii) Finalmark b) For I = 1 to 3 Read Cmark, Emark Finalmark = Cmark + Emark Print Name, FinalMark Next I 14. Trace Table X 5 5 5 5 5 M 1 2 3 4 5 Y 2 4 6 8 10 Z 10 8 6 4 2

Y - Represents the even numbers from 2 to 10 order. Or

Z - Represents the same even numbers in reverse Y = even no.s from 2 to 12 and y + z = 12