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MARKING GUIDELINE

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE

COMPUTER PRACTICE N4
23 September 2020

This marking guideline consists of 28 pages.

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COMPUTER PRACTICE N4

SECTION A

QUESTION 1

1.1 Output
1.2 Output
1.3 Input
1.4 Input
1.5 Output
(5 × 2) [10]

QUESTION 2

2.1 Read only memory – Permanent memory.


OR
It retains information even when power is switched off.

2.2 A modem is used to connect a computer to a telephone line to make


electronic communication possible.

2.3 Device used to read text, images, etc. and make a copy of it on the screen in
a specified program.

2.4 A program or set of instructions written in a programming language


interpreted by the central processing unit.

2.5 A program designed to act as translator between the operator and the
computer.
(5 × 2) [10]

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QUESTION 3

QUESTION 3.1

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 EXAMINATION NUMBER and QUESTION 3.1 not inserted as header
and/or incorrect 1
2 Excel file, TRAINING, not created in the PILOTS folder and/or incorrect 1

(2)

QUESTION 3.2

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 EXAMINATION NUMBER and QUESTION 3.2 not inserted as header
and/or incorrect 1
2 Folder, LAWYERS, not renamed to MEDICAL SPECIALISTS and/or
incorrect 1

(2)

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QUESTION 3.3

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 EXAMINATION NUMBER and QUESTION 3.3 not inserted as header
and/or incorrect 1
2 File, SYSTEMS, not deleted in the IT MANAGERS folder and/or incorrect 1

(2)

QUESTION 3.4

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 EXAMINATION NUMBER and QUESTION 3.4 not inserted as header
and/or incorrect 1
2 Attributes of the file, TECH-RELATED, not changed to Read-only and/or
incorrect 1

(2)

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QUESTION 3.5

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 EXAMINATION NUMBER and QUESTION 3.5 not inserted as header
and/or incorrect 1
2 Folder, GENERAL MANAGER, not created in COMPUTER PRACTICE N4
folder and/or incorrect 1

(2)
(5 × 2) [10]

TOTAL SECTION A: 30

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SECTION B: WORD PROCESSING

QUESTION 4A

ACCURACY: 5
MANIPULATION: 5
TOTAL: 10

ACCURACY ERRORS MARKS


[QUESTION 4A] not keyed in and/or incorrect
[EXAMINATION NUMBER] not keyed in and/or incorrect
All other keying-in errors in text 5

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 [QUESTION 4A] not inserted in capital letters as a header left-aligned and/or
[EXAMINATION NUMBER] not inserted as a header right-aligned and/or
incorrect
2 Margins incorrect
3 Alignment incorrect
4 Line spacing incorrect
5 Letter spaces incorrect
6 Upper case/lower case incorrect
7 Font and/or font size incorrect – Courier New 12 pt
8 Paper orientation incorrect
9 Any additional errors 5

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QUESTION 4A (CONTINUED)

QUESTION 4A EXAMINATION NUMBER


1 header left, uc 1 header right
High demand jobs in 2020

Of course, before you can launch yourself into any career,


you need to have the appropriate training. That's why
2 left and
right we've included a list of the most in-demand degrees that
1"/2,54 cm employers are looking for. If you're on the fence about
what you should study or what field you should pursue,
looking through the list of majors that are in highest
3 left-align demand might help you to decide.

High demand jobs in 2020, divided by sector:

Skilled trades
Technology
Business and administration
Health services
Hospitality

A M T
5 5 10

4 Line spacing
5 Letter spaces
6 Upper case/lower case
7 Font and/or font size – Courier New 12 pt
8 Paper orientation
9 Any additional errors
(10)

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QUESTION 4B

ACCURACY: 6
MANIPULATION: 25
TOTAL: 31

ACCURACY ERRORS MARKS


[QUESTION 4B] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[Prepare yourself!] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[Trades], [John Coetzee] and [Room 210] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[Administration], [Linda Jackson] and [Conference room] not keyed in and/or
incorrect 1
[Health services], [Andy Moloi] and [Reception venue] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 [QUESTION 4A] not changed to [QUESTION 4B] in the header and/or
incorrect
2 Line spacing incorrect
3 Letter spaces incorrect
4 Upper case and lower case incorrect
5 Font and/or font size incorrect – Courier New 12 pt
6 Paper orientation incorrect
7 Alignment incorrect
8 Left-hand margin not changed to 2"/5,08 cm and/or incorrect
9 [HIGH DEMAND JOBS IN 2020] not changed to capital letters and/or
incorrect
10 [HIGH DEMAND JOBS IN 2020] not changed to bold and/or incorrect
11 [HIGH DEMAND JOBS IN 2020] not underlined and/or incorrect
12 [HIGH DEMAND JOBS IN 2020] not centred and/or incorrect
13 [Prepare yourself!] not inserted and/or incorrect
14 [Prepare yourself!] not double underlined and/or incorrect
15 [Prepare yourself!] not in italics and/or incorrect
16 [Prepare yourself!] not right-aligned and/or incorrect
17 [Today's date] not inserted and/or incorrect
18 [That's why … looking for.] not deleted and/or incorrect
19 [Of course, … you to decide.] not centred and/or incorrect
20 [Skilled trades … Technology] not sorted in alphabetical order and/or
incorrect
21 [Skilled trades … Technology] paragraph numbers not inserted and/or
incorrect

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QUESTION 4B (CONTINUED)

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


22 Tab stop not inserted on 2"/5,08 cm left and/or incorrect
23 Tab stop not inserted on 5"/12,7 cm right and/or incorrect
24 [Trades], [John Coetzee] and [Room 210] not inserted and/or incorrect
25 [Administration], [Linda Jackson] and [Conference room] not inserted
and/or incorrect
26 [Health services], [Andy Moloi] and [Reception venue] not inserted and/or
incorrect
27 Text at tab stops not inserted in Arial 10 pt and/or incorrect
28 Page not centred vertically and/or incorrect
29 [JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020] not inserted as footer and/or incorrect
30 [JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020] not inserted in 9 pt and/or incorrect
31 [JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020] not inserted in capital letters and/or
incorrect
32 [JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020] not inserted in bold and/or incorrect
33 [JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020] not centred and/or incorrect
34 Any additional errors 25

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QUESTION 4B (CONTINUED)

QUESTION 4B EXAMINATION NUMBER


1 Change to QUESTION 4B

8 left 2"/5,08 cm

9 uc
10 bold
HIGH DEMAND JOBS IN 2020 11 underline
12 centre
13 insert
14 double underline
Prepare yourself!
17 insert date
15 italics
16 right-align
23 September 2020

18 del Of course, before you can launch yourself into any


sentence career, you need to have the appropriate training.
19 centre If you're on the fence about what you should study
paragraph or what field you should pursue, looking through the
list of majors that are in highest demand might help
you to decide.

High demand jobs in 2020, divided by sector:

1. Business and administration

2. Health services
20 sort paragraphs
21 paragraph numbers
3. Hospitality

4. Skilled trades

5. Technology 22 tab stop 2"/5,08 cm left 23 tab stop 5"/12,7cm right

24 insert Trades John Coetzee Room 210


25 insert Administration Linda Jackson Conference room 27 Arial 10 pt
26 insert
Health services Andy Moloi Reception venue
2 Line spacing
3 Letter spaces
28 centre page vertically 4 Upper case and/or lower case
5 Font and/or font size – Courier New 12 pt
29 insert footer 6 Paper orientation
30 9 pt 7 Alignment
31 uc
32 bold
A M T 33 centre
34 Other
6 25 31 JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020
(31)
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QUESTION 5

ACCURACY: 8
MANIPULATION: 36
TOTAL: 44

ACCURACY ERRORS MARKS


[QUESTION 5B] and [EXAMINATION NUMBER] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[CAREERS SA – TOP CAREERS] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[Which career to choose] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[LIST OF IMPORTANT JOB EXPECTATIONS] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[EXPECTATIONS] and [DESCRIPTION] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[Security] and [Provides steady employment] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[Advancement] and [Progress in one's job or career] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[Co-workers] and [Competent and congenial] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 Line spacing incorrect
2 Alignment incorrect
3 Letter spaces incorrect
4 Upper case and/or lower case incorrect
5 Font and/or font size incorrect – Courier New 12 pt
6 Paper orientation incorrect
7 Margins not 1"/2,54 cm and/or incorrect
8 [QUESTION 5A] not changed to [QUESTION 5B] in the header and/or
incorrect
9 [EXAMINATION NUMBER] not inserted as header right-aligned and/or
incorrect
10 [CAREERS SA – TOP CAREERS] not inserted and/or incorrect
11 [CAREERS SA – TOP CAREERS] not inserted in capital letters and/or
incorrect
12 [CAREERS SA – TOP CAREERS] not in bold and/or incorrect
13 [CAREERS SA – TOP CAREERS] not in italics and/or incorrect
14 [CAREERS SA – TOP CAREERS] not centred and/or incorrect
15 [Which career to choose] not inserted and/or incorrect
16 [Which career to choose] not underlined and/or incorrect
17 [Which career to choose] not right-aligned and/or incorrect
18 Paragraph [If you are … your chosen field.] not copied to correct position as
indicated by * and/or incorrect
19 Paragraph [Learning about … sacrifice now.] not indented left and right by
0,79"/2 cm and/or incorrect
20 Table not inserted with 2 columns and 5 rows and/or incorrect
21 Text in table wrapped and/or incorrect

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QUESTION 5 (CONTINUED)

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


22 Table borders incorrect
23 Table not 3 pt outside border and/or incorrect
24 [LIST OF IMPORTANT JOB EXPECTATIONS] not inserted and/or
incorrect
25 [LIST OF IMPORTANT JOB EXPECTATIONS] not inserted in 16 pt and/or
incorrect
26 [LIST OF IMPORTANT JOB EXPECTATIONS] not inserted in capital
letters and/or incorrect
27 [LIST OF IMPORTANT JOB EXPECTATIONS] not centred and/or
incorrect
28 [EXPECTATIONS] and [DESCRIPTION] not inserted in capital letters
and/or incorrect
29 [EXPECTATIONS] and [DESCRIPTION] not in bold and/or incorrect
30 [EXPECTATIONS] and [DESCRIPTION] not centred and/or incorrect
31 [Security] and [Provides steady employment] not inserted and/or incorrect
32 [Advancement] and [Progress in one's job or career] not inserted and/or
incorrect
33 [Co-workers] and [Competent and congenial] not inserted and/or incorrect
34 Page break not inserted and/or incorrect
35 Two columns not inserted and/or incorrect
36 Column break incorrect
37 Paragraph headings in columns not changed to bold and/or incorrect
38 Paragraph headings in columns not double underlined and/or incorrect
39 Paragraph numbers not inserted in columns and/or incorrect
40 [relatively] not deleted and/or incorrect
41 Paragraph [Individuals … per month.] not changed to 1,5 lines and/or
incorrect
42 [training] not replaced with [TRAINING] in capital letters and bold and/or
incorrect
43 [training] not replaced with [TRAINING] - 2 occurrences and/or incorrect
44 Page 1 not justified and/or incorrect
45 Page number not deleted and/or incorrect
46 Hyphenation not used for whole document and/or incorrect
47 Any additional manipulation errors 36

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QUESTION 5 (CONTINUED)

QUESTION 5B 10 insert 11 uc 12 bold EXAMINATION NUMBER


13 italics 14 centre
8 Change to QUESTION 5B 9 header right
7 1"2,54 cm CAREERS SA – TOP CAREERS
15 insert 16 underline 17 right-align

Which career to choose


18 copy and paste

If you are deciding on a career path, it might help you to


learn more about your job prospects after you graduate or qua-
lify to work in your chosen field. 44 justify

19 indent left Learning about the earning potential of your


and right prospective profession can motivate you to
0,79"/2 cm
work hard and sacrifice now.
24 insert 25 16 pt 26 uc 27 centre
28 insert
LIST OF IMPORTANT JOB EXPECTATIONS in uc
29 bold
EXPECTATIONS DESCRIPTION 30 centre
Security Provides steady employment 31 insert
Advancement Progress in one's job or career 32 insert
33 insert
Co-workers Competent and congenial

20 insert table 21 not wrapped 22 borders 23 3 pt outside border

34 page break

45 del page number


46 hyphenation
47 Other

1 Line spacing
2 Alignment
3 Letter spaces
4 Upper case and/or lower case
5 Font and/or font size – Courier New 12 pt
6 Paper orientation

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QUESTION 5 (CONTINUED)
35 2 columns
QUESTION 5B 36 column break EXAMINATION NUMBER
37 bold
1. Software engineers 40 del 3. IT managers 38 double underline
[relatively] 39 paragraph numbers
Software engineers ma-
IT managers are respon-
nage the design, deve-
sible for overseeing
lopment and maintenance
tech-related operations
of software programs.
in the business. As our
The profession of soft-
world becomes more digi-
ware engineer is new but
tal, tech-based roles
its ranking proves that
have increased in sta-
it is one of the coun-
ture and value improving
try's most important
the financial rewards
jobs. Earning potential
for professionals in
can be as much as R100
these fields. A good IT
000 per month.
manager can earn up to
R50 000 per month.
2. Pilots 41 1,5 lines

4. Medical specialists
Individuals must undergo
many years of TRAINING Depending on the type of
specialisation, most
and earn several licen-
specialists have huge
ces and certificates to earning potential. This
is not surprising con-
qualify as a pilot. In
sidering that it takes a
addition, 1 500 hours' minimum of nine years to
train as a general prac-
flight experience is one
titioner while special-
of the requirements for ists must undergo ad-
vanced education and
working at a commercial
clinical TRAINING. Me-
airline. However, once dical specialists can
earn R50 000 per month.
a pilot is established
at an airline, they can
42 F&R uc and bold
rake in R60 000 per 43 F&R - 2 occurences
month.
If you are deciding on a career path, it might help you to
learn more about your job prospects after you graduate or qua-
lify to work in your chosen field.
18 copy and paste
A M T
8 36 44

[44]
TOTAL SECTION B: 85

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SECTION C: SPREADSHEET

QUESTION 6A

ACCURACY: 3
MANIPULATION: 3
TOTAL: 6

ACCURACY ERRORS MARKS


Read all keyed-in text for accuracy 3

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 Upper/lower case incorrect
2 Rows incorrect
3 Letter spaces incorrect
4 Column widths incorrect
5 Column headings incorrectly aligned
6 Format of figures incorrect
7 Date format incorrect
9 Lines inserted
10 [EXAMINATION NUMBER] not inserted as a footer left-aligned and/or
incorrect
11 [QUESTION 6A] not inserted as a footer right-aligned in capital letters and/or
incorrect
12 Font and/or font size incorrect (Courier New 12 pt, Arial 10 pt or Calibri 11
pt)
11 Spreadsheet not on ONE portrait page and/or incorrect 3

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QUESTION 6A (CONTINUED)

SALARY INDICATOR
JOB DESCRIPTION DATE UPDATED INTERMEDIATE SENIOR
Warehouse operator 15-Jul-20 12250 18250
Dispatch clerk 14-Jun-20 9345 14345
Nurse 13-May-20 20886 27886
Wages clerk 12-Apr-20 19222 23333
Marketing assistant 11-Apr-20 13500 20500

1 Uc/lc
2 Rows
3 Letter spaces
4 Column widths
5 Column headings
6 Format of figures
7 Date format
8 No lines
9 Examination number left as footer
10 Question 6A right as footer
11 Font and/or font size
12 Spreadsheet ONE portrait page

A M T
3 3 6

(6)

EXAMINATION NUMBER QUESTION 6A

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QUESTION 6B

ACCURACY: 5
MANIPULATION: 24
TOTAL: 29

ACCURACY ERRORS MARKS


[SALARY INDICATOR SOUTH AFRICA] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[AVERAGE SALARIES … CAREERS] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[INCREASE PERCENTAGE] and [10%] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[DIFFERENCE] not keyed in and/or incorrect
[INCREASE] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[TOTAL] not keyed in and/or incorrect
[AVERAGE SALARY] not keyed in and/or incorrect
[TOP SALARY] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[NUMBER OF JOBS] not keyed in and/or incorrect

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 [QUESTION 6A] not changed to [QUESTION 6B] in the footer and/or
incorrect
2 Upper case and/or lower case incorrect
3 Letter spaces incorrect
4 Font and/or font size incorrect (Arial 10 pt, Calibri 11 pt, Courier New 12 pt
acceptable)
5 Landscape orientation and/or not ONE page used and/or incorrect
6 Open rows not inserted and/or incorrect
7 [SALARY INDICATOR SOUTH AFRICA] not inserted as header and/or
incorrect
8 [SALARY INDICATOR SOUTH AFRICA] not inserted in capital letters and/or
incorrect
9 [SALARY INDICATOR SOUTH AFRICA] not in bold and/or incorrect
10 [SALARY INDICATOR SOUTH AFRICA] not in italics and/or incorrect
11 [SALARY INDICATOR SOUTH AFRICA] not centred and/or incorrect
12 [SALARY INDICATOR] not in bold and/or incorrect
13 [SALARY INDICATOR] not in italics and/or incorrect
14 [AVERAGE SALARIES … CAREERS] not inserted and/or incorrect
15 [AVERAGE SALARIES … CAREERS] not inserted in capital letters and/or
incorrect
16 [AVERAGE SALARIES … CAREERS] not in italics and/or incorrect
17 [AVERAGE SALARIES … CAREERS] not in bold and/or incorrect

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QUESTION 6B (CONTINUED)

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


18 [INCREASE PERCENTAGE] and [10%] not inserted and/or incorrect
19 Column [DATE UPDATED] not deleted and/or incorrect
20 [DIFFERENCE] column not inserted and/or incorrect
21 [INCREASE] column not inserted and/or incorrect
22 Column headings not italics and/or incorrect
23 Column headings not right-aligned and/or incorrect
24 [TOTAL] not inserted in capital letters and bold and/or incorrect
25 [AVERAGE SALARY] not inserted in capital letters and/or incorrect
26 [TOP SALARY] not inserted in capital letters and/or incorrect
27 [NUMBER OF JOBS] not inserted in capital letters and/or incorrect
28 Horizontal lines not inserted and/or incorrect
29 Vertical lines not inserted and/or incorrect
30 A: DIFFERENCE: SENIOR – INTERMEDIATE not inserted and/or incorrect
31 B: INCREASE: INTERMEDIATE × 10% + INTERMEDIATE not inserted
and/or incorrect
32 C: TOTAL not inserted and/or incorrect
33 D: AVERAGE SENIOR SALARY not inserted and/or incorrect
34 E: TOP SALARY: HIGHEST SENIOR SALARY not inserted and/or incorrect
35 F: NUMBER OF JOBS not inserted and/or incorrect
36 Formulae not copied to other cells as indicated on spreadsheet and/or
incorrect
37 Values not displayed as currency with 2 decimals and/or incorrect
38 [NUMBER OF JOBS] not displayed as integer and/or incorrect
39 Column widths and/or cell addresses incorrect and/or row and column
headings displayed
40 Any other manipulation errors 24

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QUESTION 6B (CONTINUED)
7 insert header 8 uc 9 bold 10 italics 11 centre
SALARY INDICATOR SOUTH AFRICA

SALARY INDICATOR 12 bold 13 italics

AVERAGE SALARIES FOR SELECTED CAREERS 14 insert 15 uc 16 italics 17 bold

INCREASE PERCENTAGE 10% 18 insert, uc


19 del column 20 insert 21 insert

JOB DESCRIPTION INTERMEDIATE SENIOR DIFFERENCE INCREASE 22 italics


23 right-
Warehouse operator R12 250,00 R18 250,00 R6 000,00 R13 475,00 align
Dispatch clerk R9 345,00 R14 345,00 R5 000,00 R10 279,50
Nurse R20 886,00 R27 886,00 30 R7 000,00 R22 974,60 31 A M T
Wages clerk R19 222,00 R23 333,00 R4 111,00 R21 144,20 5 24 29
Marketing assistant R13 500,00 R20 500,00 R7 000,00 R14 850,00
TOTAL 24 insert, uc, bold R75 203,00 R104 314,00 R29 111,00 R82 723,30 32

AVERAGE SALARY 25 insert, uc R20 862,80 33 28 horizontal lines


29 vertical lines - with or without
TOP SALARY 26 insert, uc R27 886,00 34 outside borders
NUMBER OF JOBS 27 insert, uc 5 35
38 integer
36 copy formulae
37 R two decimals
39 colum widths, cell addresses, no row and column headings
2 uc/lc 5 ONE landscape page
3 letter spaces 6 open rows
4 font and font size 40 Other
1 Change to QUESTION 6B
EXAMINATION NUMBER QUESTION 6B
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QUESTION 6C

MANIPULATION: 6
TOTAL: 6

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 [QUESTION 6B] in the footer not changed to [QUESTION 6C] and/or
incorrect
2 Formulae not displayed: Formula A and/or incorrect
3 Formulae not displayed: Formula B and/or incorrect
4 Formulae not displayed: Formula C and/or incorrect
5 Formulae not displayed: Formula D and/or incorrect
6 Formulae not displayed: Formula E and/or incorrect
7 Formulae not displayed: Formula F and/or incorrect
8 Column widths not adjusted to display the whole formulae and/or incorrect
9 Landscape orientation and/or not ONE page used and/or incorrect
10 Spreadsheet not printed with row and column headings and/or incorrect 6

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QUESTION 6C (CONTINUED)

SALARY INDICATOR SOUTH AFRICA

A B C D E F
1 SALARY INDICATOR
2
3 AVERAGE SALARIES FOR SELECTED CAREERS
4
5 INCREASE PERCENTAGE 0,1
6
7 JOB DESCRIPTION INTERMEDIATE SENIOR DIFFERENCE INCREASE
8 Warehouse operator 12250 18250 2 =C8-B8 =(B8*$B$5)+B8 3
9 Dispatch clerk 9345 14345 =C9-B9 =(B9*$B$5)+B9
10 Nurse 20886 27886 =C10-B10 =(B10*$B$5)+B10
11 Wages clerk 19222 23333 =C11-B11 =(B11*$B$5)+B11
12 Marketing assistant 13500 20500 =C12-B12 =(B12*$B$5)+B12
13 TOTAL =SUM(B8:B12) =SUM(C8:C12) =SUM(D8:D12) =SUM(E8:E12) 4
14
15 AVERAGE SALARY =AVERAGE(C8:C12) 5
16 TOP SALARY =MAX(C8:C12) 6
17 NUMBER OF JOBS =COUNT(C8:C12) 7
18
19 8 column widths 10 row and column headings
20 9 ONE landscape page
1 Change to QUESTION 6C
EXAMINATION NUMBER QUESTION 6C
(6)
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QUESTION 7A

ACCURACY: 3
MANIPULATION: 3
TOTAL: 6

ACCURACY ERRORS MARKS


Read all keyed-in text for accuracy 3

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 Rows incorrect
2 Alignment incorrect
3 Letter spaces incorrect
4 Upper case and/or lower case incorrect
5 Font and/or font size incorrect (Arial 10 pt, Calibri 11 pt, Courier New 12 pt
acceptable)
6 Portrait orientation incorrect and/or does not fit on ONE page and/or
incorrect
7 [EXAMINATION NUMBER] not inserted as a header left-aligned and/or
incorrect
8 [QUESTION 7A] not inserted as a header right-aligned in capital letters
and/or incorrect
9 Format of figures incorrect
10 Column widths not adjusted and/or correct cell addresses not used and/or
spreadsheet printed with row and column headings and/or incorrect
11 Any additional manipulation errors 3

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QUESTION 7A (CONTINUED)

EXAMINATION NUMBER QUESTION 7A

GREENPEACE ENGINEERS
NAME OF GROSS TOTAL NETT
EMPLOYEE SALARY PAYE UIF DEDUCTIONS SALARY
JACKSON JJ 9000
MHLAMBI PJ 10000
VILJOEN P 11000
ISMAIL PP 12000

A M T
3 3 6

1 Rows
2 Alignment
3 Letter spaces
4 Upper case and/or lower case
5 Font and/or font size
6 ONE portrait page
7 [EXAMINATION NUMBER] header left-aligned
8 [QUESTION 7A] header right-aligned, uc
9 Format of figures
10 Column widths, cell addresses, no row and column headings
11 Any additional manipulation errors
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QUESTION 7B

ACCURACY: 4
MANIPULATION: 27
TOTAL: 31

ACCURACY ERRORS MARKS


[PAYROLL SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2020] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[TOTAL] not keyed in and/or incorrect
1
[AVERAGE GROSS SALARY] not keyed in and/or incorrect
[HIGHEST PAYE] not keyed in and/or incorrect
1
[LOWEST NETT SALARY] not keyed in and/or incorrect
[NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 [QUESTION 7A] not changed to [QUESTION 7B] in the header and/or
incorrect
2 Upper case and/or lower case incorrect
3 Letter spaces incorrect
4 Font and/or font size incorrect (Arial 10 pt, Calibri 11 pt, Courier New 12 pt
acceptable)
5 Landscape orientation and/or ONE page not used and/or incorrect
6 [GREENPEACE ENGINEERS] not changed to Courier New 16 pt and/or
incorrect
7 [GREENPEACE ENGINEERS] not changed to bold and/or incorrect
8 [GREENPEACE ENGINEERS] not merged and centred and/or incorrect
9 [PAYROLL SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2020] not inserted and/or
incorrect
10 [PAYROLL SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2020] not inserted in capital
letters and/or incorrect
11 [PAYROLL SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2020] not italics and/or
incorrect
12 [PAYROLL SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2020] not merged and centred
and/or incorrect
13 Open rows not inserted and/or incorrect
14 Column headings not bold and centred and/or incorrect
15 Row [VILJOEN P] and [11 000] not deleted and/or incorrect
16 [TOTAL] not inserted in capital letters and/or incorrect
17 [TOTAL] not bold and/or incorrect
18 [AVERAGE GROSS SALARY] not inserted in capital letters and/or
incorrect
19 [HIGHEST PAYE] not inserted in capital letters and/or incorrect
20 [LOWEST NETT SALARY] not inserted in capital letters and/or incorrect

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COMPUTER PRACTICE N4

QUESTION 7B (CONTINUED)

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


21 [NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES] not inserted in capital letters and/or incorrect
22 Horizontal lines not inserted and/or incorrect
23 Vertical lines not inserted and/or incorrect
24 A: PAYE: GROSS SALARY x 15% not inserted and/or incorrect
25 B: UIF: GROSS SALARY x 1% not inserted and/or incorrect
26 C: TOTAL DEDUCTIONS: PAYE + UIF not inserted and/or incorrect
27 D: NETT SALARY: GROSS SALARY – TOTAL DEDUCTIONS not inserted
and/or incorrect
28 E: TOTAL not inserted and/or incorrect
29 F: AVERAGE GROSS SALARY not inserted and/or incorrect
30 G: HIGHEST PAYE not inserted and/or incorrect
31 H: LOWEST NETT SALARY not inserted and/or incorrect
32 I: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES not inserted and/or incorrect
33 Formulae not copied to other cells as indicated on spreadsheet and/or
incorrect
34 Money values not displayed as currency with 2 decimals and/or incorrect
35 [NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES] not displayed as integer and/or incorrect
36 Column widths and/or cell addresses incorrect and/or printed with row and
column headings
37 Any additional manipulation errors 27

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COMPUTER PRACTICE N4
QUESTION 7B (CONTINUED)

EXAMINATION NUMBER QUESTION 7B

GREENPEACE ENGINEERS 6 Courier New 16 pt 7 bold 8 merge and centre

13 open rows
PAYROLL SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER 2020 9 insert 10 uc 11 italics 12 merge and centre

NAME OF GROSS TOTAL NETT


14 centre, bold
EMPLOYEE SALARY PAYE UIF DEDUCTIONS SALARY
JACKSON JJ R9 000,00 R1 350,00 R90,00 R1 440,00 R7 560,00
MHLAMBI PJ R10 000,00 R1 500,00 R100,00 R1 600,00 R8 400,00
ISMAIL PP 15 del row R12 000,00 R1 800,00 R120,00 R1 920,00 R10 080,00
TOTAL 16 insert, uc 17 bold R31 000,00 R4 650,00 R310,00 R4 960,00 R26 040,00 28
24 25 26 27
AVERAGE GROSS SALARY 18 insert, uc 29 R 10 333,33
HIGHEST PAYE 19 insert, uc 30 R 1 800,00
LOWEST NETT SALARY 20 insert, uc 31 R 7 560,00
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 21 insert, uc 32 3
22 horizontal lines
23 vertical lines - with or without outside borders
1 Change to QUESTION 7B
2 Upper and/or lower case
3 Letter spaces
4 Font, font size
5 ONE landscape page
33 Formulae copied
34 Currency 2 decimals
35 Integer
36 Column widths, cell addresses, no row and column headings
37 Any additional manipulation errors

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A M T
4 27 31

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COMPUTER PRACTICE N4

QUESTION 7C

ACCURACY: 2
MANIPULATION: 5
TOTAL: 7

ACCURACY ERRORS MARKS


[SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES] not keyed in and/or incorrect 1
[EXAMINATION NUMBER] not keyed in and/or incorrect
1
[QUESTION 7C] not keyed in and/or incorrect

NO MANIPULATION ERRORS MARKS


1 [SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES] not inserted as chart title in first line
and/or incorrect
[EXAMINATION NUMBER] not inserted as chart title in second line
and/or incorrect
2 [QUESTION 7C] not inserted as chart title in third line and/or incorrect
3 Column graph not created and/or incorrect
4 Data labels not displayed outside end and/or incorrect
5 Legend not displayed at the bottom of the graph and/or incorrect
6 Legend not displaying correct information
7 Incorrect information used for graph
8 Graph not printed as new sheet and/or not in landscape orientation
and/or incorrect 5

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COMPUTER PRACTICE N4
QUESTION 7C (CONTINUED)
SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES 1 Chart title – 1st line
EXAMINATION NUMBER 2 Chart title – 2nd line
3 Chart title – 3rd line
QUESTION 7C
R14 000,00

R12 000,00
R12 000,00 4 Column chart

5 Data labels – outside end R10 000,00 R10 080,00


R10 000,00
R9 000,00
R8 400,00

R8 000,00 R7 560,00

R6 000,00

R4 000,00

R2 000,00

R 0,00
JACKSON JJ MHLAMBI PJ ISMAIL PP

6 Legend bottom GROSS SALARY NETT SALARY


7 Legend – correct information
8 New sheet, landscape
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TOTAL SECTION C: 85
GRAND TOTAL: 200

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