1 Introduction to Information Processing

ICT Focus
 Information literacy refers to the ability that people handle the vast amounts of
information encountered everyday effectively in the knowledge-based society.
 It helps individuals become independent lifelong learners.

Activity 1
1. Activity: Buying drinks through a vending machine
Input Process Output
Input object: Action taken: Output object:
Putting coins into Selecting the drink Taking out the
the vending machine by pressing a drink
button

2. Activity: Washing clothes with a washing machine

Input Process Output
Input object: Action taken: Output object:
Putting dirty clothes Washing clothes Taking out the
into the washing clean clothes
machine

Activity 2

MOVE_TO(1,2)
INSERT
PICK
MOVE_TO(3,2)
ROTATE
ROTATE
ROTATE
INSERT
PICK
MOVE_TO(4,5)
ROTATE
INSERT

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Concept Map
1. J
2. G
3. H
4. F
5. C
6. K
7. B
8. I
9. L
10. A
11. E
12. D

Concept Checker
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T

Multiple Choice Questions

1. B
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. D
7. D
8. A
9. C
10. A

Short Questions
1. (a) Automate the process of computer resource management in the computer
science department. (1)
(b) Student name, student ID, resource name, resource ID, borrow date, return

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 date (each one × 0.5)
(c) Systems analyst (1)

2. (a) Class number (1)

(b) Use ‘Age’ (1) and then ‘Name’. (1)
(c) Text (1)
(d) Floating point number (1)
(e) Text (1)

3. (a) Data is a collection of raw facts that are not organized and has no meaning
on its own while information is data that has been organized. (1)
(b) The analogue bar code image is fi rstly converted into a digital image with a
bar code scanner, (1) which further identifi es the image pattern to become a
sequence of integer digits. (1)

4. Turn off the machine. 6

Turn on the machine. 1
Select the washing program. 2/3
Add detergent. 3/2
Wash clothes. 5
Press the ‘Start’ button. 4
(Each correct answer × 1)

5. (a) In a knowledge-based society, the knowledge and the skills required for
effective use of IT change quickly. People must supplement their knowledge
through continuous education over the span of their career. (1)
(b) No (1). It is because an information literate person should have the
capability of collecting and managing information with IT technologies.
One may not acquire the skill even though spending a lot of time surfing on
the Internet. (1)

Long Questions
1. (a) (i) The ISBN of a book (1)
(ii) The number of books (1)
(b) (ii) • Information of books (0.5)
• Status of borrowers (0.5)
(iii) • Enquiring books through a computer network. (0.5)
• Check out a book. (0.5)

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 (iv) • Network server for online enquiry or booking service (0.5)
• Computer systems for check-in and check-out desks (0.5)
(v) • Librarians (0.5)
• System administrators / technicians (any one × 0.5)
(c) Input: Library card or Hong Kong smart ID card and the book are given to
the library counter. (2)
Process: Update the status of borrower’s records and book records in the
book borrowing system. (2)
Output: Return the demagnetized book and the library card or the Hong
Kong smart ID card to the borrower. (2)
2. (a)
Item Number of customers who bought the item
Egg 2
Toothpaste 3 (1)
Milk 3 (1)
Vegetable 1 (1)
Toothbrush 3 (1)

(b)
Pair of items Number of customers who bought the pair
of items
Toothpaste, Milk 2
Toothpaste, Toothbrush (1) 3 (1)
Milk, Toothbrush (1) 2 (1)
(c) Toothpaste (1), Toothbrush (1)
(d) The number of potential item pairs is huge if there is a lot of collected data.
(1) We can process data more effi ciently after fi ltering out the unnecessary
data at the early stage. (1)

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