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SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Which one of these is a short code made up of numbers that is used to confirm the
identify of a user?

A Fingerprint

B Password

C PIN

D Username

(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)

2 Which one of these describes digital etiquette?

A The right way to act at home

B The right way to act at school

C The right way to act offline

D The right way to act online

(Total for Question 2 = 1 mark)

3 Cyberbullying takes place on social media.

(a) Complete the sentence by choosing one word from the box.
(1)

envy  fear  happiness  strength

Cyberbullying can cause . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................................................

(b) Give one way someone could get help to stop cyberbullying.
(1)

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(Total for Question 3 = 2 marks)

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4 A webcam is a device that is used to input data.

Give two other input devices.

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(Total for Question 4 = 2 marks)

5 Complete the sentence by choosing two words from the box.

buzzer  motor  printer  screen  speaker

A ................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... and a ............................................................................................. are

devices used to output sound.

(Total for Question 5 = 2 marks)

6 Complete the sentence by choosing one word from the box.

cable  telephone  video  wireless

Digital devices can use a wired or a ............................................................................................. network

connection to transfer data.

(Total for Question 6 = 1 mark)

7 Complete the sentence by choosing one word from the box.

hardware   networks  software  webpages

The world wide web (WWW) is a collection of .............................................................................................

accessed through the Internet.

(Total for Question 7 = 1 mark)

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8 Which one of these could be used as an online diary?

A Blog

B Spreadsheet

C Virtual learning environment (VLE)

D Wiki

(Total for Question 8 = 1 mark)

9 Draw one straight line from each description to the item it is describing.
Description Item

Bookmark

Allows users to find content on

the Internet using keywords
Forum

A shortcut for quick access to a Search engine

web page

Work space

(Total for Question 9 = 2 marks)

10 Explain one way in which playing computer games can damage someone’s health.

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(Total for Question 10 = 2 marks)

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11 Ezra has created an image and has uploaded it to her website.

Complete the sentence by choosing one word from the box.

copyright   reliability  saving   streaming

The image is protected by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...........................................................................

(Total for Question 11 = 1 mark)

12 Aadela is holding a book sale.

She prints posters to advertise the sale.

She records the number of each book sold and how much money she has taken.

Complete the table by adding the most appropriate type of software for each task.

Task Software type

Produce posters

Record sales

(Total for Question 12 = 2 marks)

13 Joshua is spending the day at the beach.

He uses his smartphone to take a photo and email it to his friend.
Complete the table by adding a tick () next to the network type he would use to
do this.

Network type Tick ()

Mobile phone network

Wired phone network

Cable TV network

(Total for Question 13 = 1 mark)

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14 Monica wants to watch a movie on her smartphone.

Explain one reason why she might choose to stream the movie rather than
download it.

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(Total for Question 14 = 2 marks)

15 Draw one straight line from each description to the activity it is describing.
Description Activity

Pharming

Tricking people into giving

away personal information
Phishing

Watching someone enter Shoulder surfing

personal information

Social interaction

(Total for Question 15 = 2 marks)

16 Which one of these is a reason why computers are connected in a network?

A To reduce the amount of paper used

B To save electricity

C To save office space

D To share a printer

(Total for Question 16 = 1 mark)

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17 Which one of these describes the purpose of a variable in a program?

A To carry out a calculation

B To find errors

C To hold data

D To repeat an action

(Total for Question 17 = 1 mark)

18 A number of sweets needs to be shared between ten people.

Which one of these calculates how many sweets each person will get?

A = number of sweets * 10

B = number of sweets / 10

C = number of sweets + 10

D = number of sweets − 10

(Total for Question 18 = 1 mark)

19 Draw one straight line from each data type to the correct value.
Data type Value

Real
25

Char 11.2

TRUE

(Total for Question 19 = 2 marks)

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20 Which one of these is a term for breaking a problem down into smaller
sub‑problems?

A Debug

B Decompose

C Interpret

D Write

(Total for Question 20 = 1 mark)

21 Complete the sentence by choosing one word from the box.

algorithm   event   integer   operator

A flowchart is a way of describing an .............................................................................................

(Total for Question 21 = 1 mark)

22 Look at Figure 1.

It describes a process.

Check the time

if the time is before 18:00 then output It is
day time
otherwise output It is night time

Figure 1
Give the output when the current time is 22:00.

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(Total for Question 22 = 1 mark)

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23 Look at Figure 2.
It shows the first draft of a flowchart that checks whether a password is correct.
A user gets three attempts to input the correct password before their account
is locked.

Start

Stored Password is Ngx054

Set attempts to 0

Input password

Does the password match Yes

Output welcome
the stored password?

No

Add 1 to attempts

No
Has the user had 3 attempts?

Yes

Output account locked

Stop

Figure 2

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(a) Identify one variable used in the flowchart.

(1)

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(b) The flowchart contains an error.

The start of the loop is in the wrong place.
Describe the effect of this error.
(2)

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(Total for Question 23 = 3 marks)

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24 This flowchart shows what happens when a car is started.
An alarm sounds if a door is not shut or if any of the passengers is not wearing a
seat belt.

Start

Start car

No

Yes

Are all passengers wearing a No

seat belt?

Yes

Stop

(a) Complete the flowchart by adding text to the empty boxes.

(2)
(b) The structural components sequence and input are used in the flowchart.
Give the name of one other structural component used in the flowchart.
(1)

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(Total for Question 24 = 3 marks)

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25 This flowchart checks whether a letter is a vowel.

• The user is asked to input a letter.
• If the input is not a letter, the flowchart outputs an error message.
• Once the user has input a letter, the flowchart outputs whether it is a vowel
(a, e, i, o, u) or is not a vowel.

Start

No

Yes

Yes Output The letter is a

vowel

No

Output The letter is not

a vowel

Stop

Here are the missing steps for the program. They are not in the correct order.

A Is the input a vowel (a, e, i, o or u)?

B Get the input

C Output You must input a letter. Try again.

D Is the input a letter?

Complete the flowchart by adding the letter of each step in the correct flowchart box.

(Total for Question 25 = 3 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 40 MARKS

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SECTION B
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
26 Which one of these is a tool used to remove part of an image?

A Caption

B Crop

C Format

D Scissor

(Total for Question 26 = 1 mark)

27 Explain one positive environmental impact of the use of technology.

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(Total for Question 27 = 2 marks)

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28 Look at Figure 3.

It shows two versions of a document.

A B

It was great to see you today as we It was great to see you today as
have not seen each other for ages. I we have not seen each other for
thought the movie we saw was very
good. Did you? We should not wait as ages. I thought the movie we saw
long to see each other next time. was very good. Did you? We should
not wait as long to see each other
next time.

Figure 3

State two features of word processing software that have been used to turn
version A into version B.

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(Total for Question 28 = 2 marks)

29 Look at Figure 4.

It shows two versions of a document.

A B

Today will be a sunny day. Take

your sunscreen with you so that
you do not burn. Today will be a sunny day. Take
your sunscreen with you so that
you do not burn.

Figure 4
Which one of these layout features has been used to turn version A into version B?

A Horizontal left alignment

B Horizontal right alignment

C Vertical top alignment

D Vertical centre alignment

(Total for Question 29 = 1 mark)

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30 Complete the sentence by choosing one word from the box.

colouring   drawing   shading   tabs

The background colour of a text box could be changed from white to red using the

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(Total for Question 30 = 1 mark)

31 Look at Figure 5.
It shows an extract from a student attendance database.

Student ID First name Last name Attendance % Telephone number

11_1 Nirved de Silva 100.0 (0191) 498 0002

11_2 Davina Cooper 95.8 (0191) 498 0997

11_3 Mobin Islam 77.6 (0191) 498 0986

11_4 Monica Weidmann 100.0 (0191) 498 1358

Figure 5
(a) Which one of these is where records are stored in a database?
(1)

A Cell

B Column

C Field

D Table
(b) Which one of these is a field used in Figure 5?
(1)
A 95.8

B (0191) 498 0002

C Attendance %

D Davina

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(c) Which one of these is the data type used for Student ID?
(1)
A Char

B Number

C Integer

D Text
(d) Complete the query to find the students who have never missed a lesson.
(2)
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(Total for Question 31 = 5 marks)

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32 Look at Figure 6.
It is part of a spreadsheet showing the marks students scored in tests.

A B C D

1 Scarlett Joshua Luciana

2 English test 10 8 7

3 Science test 7 6 8

4 Maths test 9 10 4

5 Total mark 26 24 19

Figure 6
(a) An example of a cell reference is E2.
Complete the table by adding a tick () to show the part of the cell reference that
identifies the row and the part that identifies the column.
(1)

Cell part Row () Column ()

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(b) Which one of these is used to calculate Luciana’s total mark?

(1)
A =SUM(B2:D4)

B =SUM(B4:D4)

C =SUM(D2:D4)

D =SUM(D4:D5)
(c) Give one reason why the teacher should save the spreadsheet with a sensible
filename.
(1)

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(d) The teacher must produce a printed report for the headteacher.
She wants to include part of the spreadsheet in the report.
State the type of software she should use to create the report.
(1)

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(Total for Question 32 = 4 marks)

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33 Look at Figure 7.
It shows the design for a slide.

Title will go here

Text will go here Image

################## ##################

Component A – Will move to the Component B – Will go to a website

next slide when clicked when clicked
Figure 7
(a) Components A and B use hyperlinks.
Complete the table by adding a tick () to show whether the component is an
internal or external hyperlink.

Component Internal External

hyperlink () hyperlink ()

B
(1)
(b) One use for a button on a slide is to provide navigation using a hyperlink.
Give one other use for a button.
(1)

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(Total for Question 33 = 2 marks)

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34 Describe one difference between a transition effect and an animation effect in a

presentation.

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(Total for Question 34 = 2 marks)

TOTAL FOR SECTION B = 20 MARKS

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 60 MARKS

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