# Computer Applications Technology Grade 12 P1 2022 QP > Grade 12 Computer Applications Technology Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape Mock Exam 2022, 16 pages. 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Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 SEPTEMBER 2022 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1 (DEAF) MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours This question paper has 16 pages, an HTML tag sheet, an input mask character sheet and an information sheet. ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Owing(Due) to the nature of this practical examination, it is important to note that, even if you complete the examination early, you will NOT be permitted(allowed) to leave the examination room until all the administrative functions associated(linked) with the examination have been finalised. During the examination, the normal rules regarding leaving the examination room apply. 2. If you are working on the network, or the data files have been preloaded on your system, you must follow the instructions provided by the invigilator/ educator. 3. At the end of the examination, you must make sure that ALL your answer files are saved on the network/computer as explained to you by the invigilator/educator. 4. Make absolutely sure that ALL files can be read. Do NOT save unnecessary files/folders and do NOT hand in duplicate answer files/folders. Do NOT delete any original files that you did not work on. 5. The information sheet that has been provided with the question paper MUST BE COMPLETED AFTER THE THREE-HOUR EXAMINATION SESSION. Hand it to the invigilator at the end of the examination. 6. A copy of the master files will be available from the invigilator. Should there be any problems with a file, you may request(ask) another copy from the invigilator. 7. This question paper has of SIX questions. Answer ALL the questions. 8. Read through each question before answering or solving the problem. Do NOT do more than is required(wanted) by the question. 9. Ensure that you save each document using the file name given in the question paper. Save your work at regular intervals as a precaution(protection) against possible power failures. 10. You may NOT use any resource material. 11. Accuracy will be taken into account, e.g. if a question requires the answer to be in cell F3 in a spreadsheet, and you enter the answer in cell G4, it will NOT be marked. 12. Ensure that the regional settings are set to South Africa and date and time settings, number settings and currency settings are correctly set. 13. In all questions involving word processing, you should set the language to English (South Africa). The paper size is seen as to be A4 Portrait, unless instructed otherwise. Use centimetres as the unit of measurement. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF 3 14. Ensure that the Developer tab and Ruler are activated. 15. Ensure that the decimal symbol is set as a full stop ('.') and the list separator is set as a comma (','). 16. Formulae and/or functions must be used for ALL calculations in questions involving spreadsheets. Use absolute cell references only where necessary to ensure that formulae are correct when you copy them to other cells in a spreadsheet. NOTE: All formulae and/or functions should be inserted in such a manner that the correct results will still be obtained even if changes are made to the existing data. 17. You may NOT use a word processing program such as Word to answer the HTML question. 18. The examination data folder that you receive with this question paper contains the files listed below. Ensure that you have all the files before you begin with this examination. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) SCENARIO Like technology in general, social media has both an upside and a downside. When it comes to the social media effects on teens, there are pros and cons. Your school has decided to run a campaign(drive) on the safe use of social networks. QUESTION 1: WORD PROCESSING A document was created to give some basic facts about safe use of social networks. Open the 1_ Social Networks word processing document. 1.1 Create a new character style in the document as follows: 1.1.1 Name the new character style Media. (1) 1.1.2 Set the font size to 17 pt. (1) 1.1.3 Set paragraph spacing to 18 after. (1) 1.1.4 Apply the style Media to the first heading in the document, ‘What is social media?’ (1) 1.2 Apply a Drop Cap feature for the first letter of the word ‘Social’ in the first paragraph, so that it appears over 2 lines and 0.2 cm away from the text. (3) 1.3 Insert the footnote on yellow highlighted text ‘social media’ found in paragraph 2 as follows: 1.3.1 Use the footnote Wingdings symbol  (character code 70). (2) 1.3.2 Add the text ‘https://www.investopedia.com’ to the footnote. (1) 1.4 Find the text ‘Facebook’ in paragraph 3. Insert a citation on this text as follows: 1.4.1 Type of source: Film (1) 1.4.2 Title: The Social Networks (1) 1.4.3 Ensure that the APA style has been selected. (1) 1.5 Set the proofing language for the whole document to English South African. (1) 1.6 Use a word processing feature to ensure that the text in the paragraph under the heading ‘TikTok’ appears on the same page. (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF 5 1.7 Modify all the bullets under the heading, ‘Why teens use social media?’ as follows: 1.7.1 Replace the bullets with the 1_SN. jpg picture found in your exam folder (1) 1.7.2 The alignment of the bullets must be changed to centred (1) 1.8 Locate the bulleted list on the paragraph under the heading, ‘What are the benefits of social media for teenagers?’ and do the following: 1.8.1 The text must be in two columns with a line in between (2) 1.8.2 Use the word processing feature to ensure that there are four bullets in each column (1) 1.9 Find the bulleted list under the heading, ‘What are the risks of using social media?’ Create and apply a multi-level list as follows: 1.9.1 Insert the numbering I, II, III… for the 1st level at 1 cm and i, ii, iii … for the 2nd level at 2 cm as shown in the example below. (4) 1.10 Apply page numbering to the document as follows: 1.10.1 Use the Arrow 1 style. (1) 1.10.2 No page number on first page. (1) 1.10.3 Must be odd and even numbers. (2) 1.11 Find the text, ‘Back to the Top’ at the end of the document. Hyperlink this text to the top of the document. (2) 1.12 Hide the text, ‘adapted from https://parents.au.reachout.com’, at the end of the document. NOTE: Do NOT delete this text. (1) Save and close 1_Social Networks. [31] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) QUESTION 2: WORD PROCESSING You are requested(asked) to modify the flyer. This flyer will be distributed to students for awareness. Open the 2_Flyer word processing document and modify the document to resemble (look like) the one below. 2.1 Modify the SmartArt to Cycle Diverging Radial. (1) 2.2 Add ALL text as it appears in the picture. (1) 2.3 Insert the 2_SN.jfif picture found in your exam folder as follows: • In the centre of the SmartArt. • Resize the picture to 2.5 cm x 2.5 cm. • Set the picture style to soft edge oval. (5) 2.4 Format the SmartArt as follows: • Insert a shape fill colour of your choice. • Add a blue shape outline with a weight of 2¼ pt. (3) Save and close 2_Flyer. [10] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF 7 QUESTION 3: SPREADSHEET A spreadsheet 3_Survey has been created to record all the results of the survey conducted by the learners. Open the 3_Survey spreadsheet and work in the Summary worksheet. 3.1 Row 1 and row 2 must be changed as follows: 3.1.1 Merge cells A1:U2 (1) 3.1.2 Heading must be horizontally and vertically centred (1) 3.1.3 Background (fill) colour must be standard green (1) 3.1.4 Change font colour of the heading to white (1) 3.2 Ensure that the contents of cell S4 are visible without increasing the width of the column. (1) 3.3 Change the format of the dates of birth (column D), so that the date will display in the format dd-mm-yyyy and copy to formula down to the rest of the cells in column D. (2) 3.4 Insert a function in E5 to calculate the age of Emery Schwartz. The final answer must be a whole number, in completed number of years. (3) 3.5 Column F contains e-mail addresses of all learners that participated in the survey. These e-mail addresses are made up as follows: • Surname as in column C • A full stop, followed by • First letter of the name of the learner in lower case, followed by • @school.za Use a function in cell F5 to display the correct e-mail address for the learner Emery Schwartz. (4) 3.6 The learners were asked to list the social networks they frequently use. Those who listed WhatsApp first and Facebook second are Old Users and the others are New Users. Use a function in cell K5 to determine what type of a user Emery Schwartz is. (4) 3.7 Add a conditional formatting rule to column P, so that cells containing the text ‘Watch Videos’ are filled with red thin horizontal crosshatch pattern. (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 8 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) 3.8 Learners who have encountered(come across) any challenges will be enrolled for an online safety course. Use a function in cell O5 to display the text Online Safety Course to all the learners who have encountered(come across) any of the three challenges in their survey and leave blank for those who do not encounter. (5) 3.9 Insert a function in cell S56 to determine the most common amount used by learners to buy data. (2) 3.10 Insert a formula in cell U5 to calculate the deficit of data that learners needed and the data used. Copy the formula down to the rest of the cells in column U. MTN has pledged(promised) an amount of R7 020.00. This amount is the total deficit(shortfall) amount of all learners using MTN. Insert a function in cell S58 to calculate how MTN calculated the amount of R7 020.00. (6) Work in the Graph worksheet. 3.11 Use the data provided in Sheet 1 to create a graph similar to the one shown below. NOTE: • The chart title must be centred • Callout data labels • Legends at bottom • MTN explosion point must be set at 30% • Gradient fill applied to a plot area • Rename Sheet 1 to Graph (8) Save and close the 3_Survey. [43] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF 9 QUESTION 4: DATABASE A database of all learners that participated in the survey was created. Modify the database and do all queries in design view. Open the 4_Learner Survey database. 4.1 Edit the Registrations table as follows: 4.1.1 Insert an input mask for the Code field, to ensure that the user enters a code made up as follows: • three compulsory lowercase letters, followed by • a hyphen ( - ), followed by • three uppercase letters, the first two of which must be compulsory, and the last one optional. For example, the following are valid codes: boy-BOY or xyz-AB. (5) 4.1.2 Add the values ‘Male” and “Female” to the drop-down list for the Combo Box for the Gender field. (2) 4.1.3 Change a field property of the CellNo field, to ensure that cellphone numbers cannot be duplicated. (1) 4.1.4 Enter a validation rule for the RegistrationDate field, so that it conforms (matches) the validation text property of the same field. (2) 4.1.5 Change the properties of the Transport field, so that when a new record is added, the value “Yes” for this field will be automatically displayed. (1) 4.2 Open the form frm4_2. Modify the form as follows: • Change the background colour of the Detail section of the form to any colour of your choice. • Distribute-align the text in the CellNo field. • The Pledge text box on the form displays a “Type of User” information when the form is opened in design view. Make the necessary correction. (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 10 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) 4.3 Open query qry4_3. Modify(change) the query to give the outcome below: (5) 4.4 Open query qry4_4. Modify(change) the query to extract the following information: • All learners with no cell numbers. • Learners who are old users. The learners will receive a deduction of 15% on their pledge(promised) money. • Create a calculated field called Balance to display the amount left after the deduction. • Apply a red alternate row colour to the query. (6) 4.5 Create a report from the Survey Data table. • Only the following fields must be used: Name, Surname, CellNo, Pledge and Education. • Group according to Pledge field. • Sort ascending according to the Surname field. • In the Pledge footer, use a function to calculate the total number of records for the group. • Also add a function in the Pledge footer to calculate the total amount per group. • Ensure that the calculation is in Rands currency. • Save the report as rpt4_5. (10) Save and close 4_Learner Survey. [35] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 11 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF 11 QUESTION 5: WEB DESIGN (HTML) A web page has been created to make people aware of the popular networks for Children. Open the incomplete 5_Social Network website.html web page in a web browser and also in a text/HTML editor e.g. Notepad (NOT a word processing program such as Word). NOTE: • Question numbers are inserted as comments in the coding as guidelines to show approximately where the answer(s) should be inserted. • An HTML tag sheet has been attached for reference. Your final web page should look like the example below. 5.1 Add a HTML code to display the text ‘Popular Social Networks’ in the browser. (1) 5.2 Adjust the heading ‘Popular Networks for Children’ as follows: • Centre the heading ‘Popular Networks for Children’. • Change the font colour to red. (2) 5.3 Modify the bulleted list as per example above and also change the list to Roman figures. • The Roman figures must be in uppercase. • Ensure that the list can be read by all browsers. (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 12 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 12 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) 5.4 A table has been created, but does not display correctly. Correct it as follows: • Set the width of the table to 500. • Set the cell spacing to 5. (2) 5.5 Set the fill colour of the first row of the table to yellow. (1) 5.6 Insert the image WhatsApp.png from your data folder in the second row, fourth column. • Both width and height of the picture must be set at 30. (3) 5.7 Insert a red horizonal line below the table. The size of the line must be 10. (2) 5.8 The heading Further Reading must be changed to heading 2 as well as bold and italics. (2) 5.9 Insert a hyperlink to the text ‘Click here’ to open a website, Raising children. Use the link provided. (3) ONE mark will be allocated for closing tags and correct nesting. (1) Save and close 5_Social Network. [20] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 13 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF 13 QUESTION 6: GENERAL 6.1 Open the spreadsheet 6_Analysis and make the necessary changes. 6.1.1 Data for learners has been copied to a new worksheet, all the learners appear more than once. Use a spreadsheet function in worksheet Q6.1 to remove the reproductions of learners. Mention the function used in cell E104. (3) 6.1.2 The school governing body has organised short courses for the learners to be safe when using social networks. Each course is allocated(given) a number of minutes per day. All courses start at 09H00. In worksheet Q6.2 in cell C4 calculate the end time for the first course. (3) Save and close 6_Analysis. 6.2 Open the 6_Survey form and prepare the survey as follows: • Insert a text form field next to the text 'Name' to display the names in capital letters. • Add the option ‘TikTok’ to the drop-down form field. • Replace the symbols next to the text, ‘Do you want …?’ with a checkbox form field. Check the Yes checkbox. (5) Save and close 6_Survey. [11] TOTAL: 150 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 14 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 14 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) ANNEXURE A – HTML TAG SHEET Basic Tags Formatting Tags continued Tag Description Tag Description Defines the body of the web
  • Inserted before each list item, page and adds a number or symbol the web page list selected Sets the colour of the body Adds an image text Contains information about the "right", "centre"; "bottom", "top", "middle" Creates an HTML document – an image Defines a title for the Comment ="200"> Text Tags alternative when the mouse hovers over Tag Description text the image or when the image Creates the largest heading is not found
    Creates the smallest heading
    Inserts a horizontal line Creates bold text
    Sets size (height) of line Creates italic text
    Sets width of line, in percentage or absolute value "7" color="ff0000"/> Link Tags
    Creates a table Tag Description Creates a row in a table Creates a hyperlink Creates a cell in a table Creates a table header (a src="URL"> cell with bold, centred text) Creates a target location Sets the width of the table Links to a target location
    Sets the width of the border created somewhere else in the around the table cells document Formatting Tags
    table cells Tag Description
    cell border and its contents

    Creates a new paragraph Sets the alignment for cell(s) (can also be "centre" or "right")

    Aligns a paragraph to the "left"

    Sets the vertical alignment (default), can also be "right", or for cell(s) (can also be "centre" "middle" or "bottom")
    Inserts a line break
    Sets the number of columns a cell should span
      Creates a numbered list       		Sets the number of rows a cell should span
        used
          Creates a bulleted list
            Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 15 Downloaded from hlayiso.com (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF 15 INPUT MASK CHARACTER SHEET CHARACTER DESCRIPTION 0 Digit (0 to 9, entry required, plus [+] and minus [–] signs not allowed) Digit or space (entry not required, plus [+] and minus [–] signs not 9 allowed) Digit or space (entry not required; spaces are displayed as blanks # while in Edit mode, but blanks are removed when data is saved; plus [+] and minus [–] signs allowed) L Letter (A to Z, entry required) ? Letter (A to Z, entry optional) A Letter or digit (entry required) a Letter or digit (entry optional) & Any character or a space (entry required) C Any character or a space (entry optional) Decimal placeholder and thousand, date and time separators (The .,:;-/ actual character used depends on the settings in the Regional Settings Properties dialog box in the Windows Control Panel.) < Causes all characters to be converted to lower case Causes all characters to be converted to upper case to right. You can > include the exclamation point anywhere in the input mask. Causes the input mask to display from right to left, rather than from left ! to right. Characters typed into the mask always fill it from left to right. You can include the exclamation point anywhere in the input mask. Causes the character that follows to be displayed as the literal character \ (for example, \A is displayed as just A) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 16 Downloaded from hlayiso.com 16 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1: DEAF (EC/SEPTEMBER 2022) COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY P1 – SEPTEMBER 2022 INFORMATION SHEET (to be completed by the candidate AFTER the 3-hour session) SCHOOL: NAME: WORK STATION NUMBER: SUITE USED Microsoft Microsoft Office Microsoft Office Office 365 (Mark appropriate Office 2013 2016 box with a cross (X)) 2010 WEB BROWSER USED Other (QUESTION 6) Internet (Specify) Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome (Mark appropriate Explorer box with a cross (X)) FOLDER NAME: Tick if saved and/or attempted. Question File name Saved Attempted Maximum Maximum Marker HOD Cluste EM Number (√) (√) mark achieved r 1_Social 1 31 Networks 2 2_Flyer 10 3 3_Survey 43 4 4_LearnerSurvey 35 5_Social 5 20 Networks 6_Analysis 6 11 6_Survey TOTAL: 150 Comment (for marker use only) Copyright reserved Please turn over ## Related documents - [CAT P1 QP GR12 SEPT 2022 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/cat-p1-qp-gr12-sept-2022-english/2c41f16c-52dc-4d98-a4a4-e3296512bace) — Computer Applications Technology · QP · 2022 · Eng - [ERRATA CAT P1](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/errata-cat-p1/363f4b7e-98be-46d4-9d47-fcfea8705198) — Computer Applications Technology · Errata · 2022 - [CAT P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2022 Afrikaans](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/cat-p1-memo-gr12-sept-2022-afrikaans/f2668d9e-7e46-4aab-9a85-3adafc9338a0) — Computer Applications Technology · Memo · 2022 · Afr - [CAT P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2022 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/cat-p1-memo-gr12-sept-2022-english/837c4abb-40c6-4f10-a6eb-4a6db8bfe1b4) — Computer Applications Technology · Memo · 2022 · Eng - [CAT P2 GR12 SEPT2022 English deaf](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/cat-p2-gr12-sept2022-english-deaf/54bb9db8-ddb8-49da-98d3-9305d3e38697) — Computer Applications Technology · QP · 2022 · Eng - [CAT P2 GR12 SEPT2022 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/cat-p2-gr12-sept2022-english/5bf11b7b-3780-438b-a247-980dec6042a6) — Computer Applications Technology · QP · 2022 · Eng ## More from Grade 12 Computer Applications Technology - [CAT P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2025 ENG watermark](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/cat-p1-memo-gr12-sept-2025-eng-watermark/9df1288f-0f95-46d9-8231-26c401ed1a1b) — Memo · 2025 · Eng - [CAT P2 GR12 MEMO September 2025 - AFR watermark](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/cat-p2-gr12-memo-september-2025-afr-watermark/3e182b7b-5d5f-4afc-b54c-b286289512f6) — Memo · 2025 · Afr - [Computer Applications Technology P1 May-June 2025 MG Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/computer-applications-technology-p1-may-june-2025-mg-eng/8beb5c31-24fa-4cf4-b90c-aedcc234a4dd) — Memo · 2025 · Eng - [CAT P1 MEMO GR12 SEPT 2024 English](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/cat-p1-memo-gr12-sept-2024-english/91df7fb9-ea6b-4fed-8f93-a1466ec697c3) — Memo · 2024 · Eng - [Computer Applications Technology P2 May-June 2024 MG Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12-computer-applications-technology-2024-nsc-june-exam-memorandum-paper-2-english/a32bb637-25b5-4469-8be9-e72527e65d8a) — Memo · 2024 · Eng - [Computer Applications Technology P1 Nov 2023 Eng](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/computer-applications-technology-p1-nov-2023-eng/60311585-04c7-46dc-bcf6-87da09dc1ea5) — QP · 2023 · Eng ## Collection - [Grade 12 past papers](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-12/past-papers) --- Hlayiso: free CAPS and IEB past papers, memos, notes and study guides for South African learners. When citing, link the page URL above, not a PDF or /api/ URL.