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Information Technology Grade 11 P2 2020 Memo (Eng)

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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 11 NOVEMBER 2020 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P 2 MARKING GUIDELINE MARKS: 150 This marking guideline consists of 13 pages.
2 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) SECTION A: SHORT QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 1.1 1.1.1 B ✓– (Low-level programming language) (1) 1.1.2 A ✓– (0) (1) 1.1.3 A ✓– (Process) (1) 1.1.4 B ✓– (Data verification) (1) 1.1.5 C ✓– (_Discount) (1) 1.1.6 B ✓– (Data maintenance) (1) 1.1.7 B ✓– (Modulation and Demodulation) (1) 1.1.8 C ✓– (Machine code) (1) 1.1.9 A ✓– (Acceptable Usage Policy) (1) 1.1.10 B ✓– (Office automation) (1) 1.2 1.2.1 Data redundancy ✓ (1) 1.2.2 Telecommuting ✓ (1) 1.2.3 Anomaly/Anomalies ✓ (1) 1.2.4 Constant ✓ (1) 1.2.5 Jail breaking ✓ (1) TOTAL SECTION A: 15 Copyright reserved Please turn over
(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 3 SECTION B: SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES QUESTION 2 2.1 2.1.1 Dual Inline Memory Module / DIMM ✓ (1) 2.1.2 Volatile memory ✓ (1) 2.1.3 DIMM slots/RAM slots ✓ (1) 2.1.4 32bit operating system can only see and use 4GB of memory. ✓ (1) 2.1.5 Any ONE: ✓ • Loads data and instructions (programs or applications) before the CPU can work with them. • Temporarily stores data and instructions (programs or applications) before the CPU can work with them. (1) 2.2 Any ONE: ✓✓ Spec A • Windows 10 Pro – Operation system (OS) • Kaspersky – Utility software Spec B • Windows 10 Home – Operating system (OS) • ESET – Utility software (2) 2.3 2.3.1 8192 GB / 8GB ✓ (1) 2.3.2 Double Data Rate ✓ (1) 2.4 2.4.1 Intel CoreTM i7 9750H ✓ (1) 2.4.2 Machine cycle ✓ (1) 2.4.3 • Fetching the instructions and data from memory (RAM) ✓ • Decoding the instructions ✓ • Executing the instructions ✓ • Transferring data back to the memory ✓ (4) 2.5 2.5.1 • Built-in video/integrated adapter is used when doing normal tasks ✓ because it uses much less power and battery life. • Video card is used by programs that require good graphics. ✓ (2) 2.5.2 • Intel RX 5700XT 8GB ✓ • NVDIA GTX 1660 4GB ✓ (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over
4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) 2.6 • Compiler ✓ takes the entire program and translates into machine language. ✓ • Interpreter ✓ runs one line of a program and the current line is converted into machine language. ✓ (4) 2.7 2.7.1 HDMI is an audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data, ✓ compressed or uncompressed digital audio from HDMI device to a computer monitor, video projector, digital TV or digital audio device. ✓ (2) 2.7.2 High Definition Multimedia Interface ✓ (1) TOTAL SECTION B: 26 Copyright reserved Please turn over
(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 5 SECTION C: COMMUNICATION AND NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES QUESTION 3 3.1 3.1.1 Computer network is a collection of computers or other computing devices connected by some sort of communication medium/channel to allow users to share software, hardware, data and information. ✓ (1) 3.1.2 Any TWO: ✓✓ • Fast and efficient communication • Sharing of hardware resources • Centralisation of data • Transfer of files • Leisure • Increased control and security • Flexible access (2) 3.1.3 Global Area Network (GAN) / World Wide Web (WWW) ✓ (1) 3.2 3.2.1 (a) Wi-Fi ✓ NIC (1) (b) 3G/4G/LTE/5G ✓ (1) 3.2.2 (a) Wi-Fi ✓ NIC (1) (b) Ethernet ✓ port (1) 3.3 Wi-Fi access point sends and receives radio signals and allows devices to connect to a wired network wirelessly. ✓ (1) 3.3.1 Base station ✓ (1) 3.3.2 • Hotspot is an area, usually in a public space (such as airport, hotel lobby and restaurant etc), where people may be granted Wi-Fi access from access point to connect wirelessly to the Internet via a wired network. ✓ • Bandwidth refers to the total amount of data that can be transferred from one point to another in a given period of time. ✓ (2) 3.4 3.4.1 Any ONE: ✓ • Skype • Google voice • Vonage • ooVoo • Viber • Facebook Messenger • Jitsi • MicoSIP • 8*8 • EkigaZoiPer (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over
6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) 3.4.2 Any TWO: ✓✓ • The call quality may be poor if you have a slow Internet connection. • Your data cap can be used up quickly, especially when using video. • You need to purchase credits to call telephones that are not on the Internet. • You need to have an Internet connection and both users need to use the same software. (2) 3.5 3.5.1 • Lossy compression compresses data by losing some of the data / compresses data by sacrificing some insignificant or virtually indetectable portion of the data. ✓ • Lossless compression compresses data without losing any portion of the data. ✓ (2) 3.5.2 Lossy compression (Any ONE): ✓ • Audio • Video • Still images Lossless compression (Any ONE): ✓ • Documents • Spreadsheet • Databases (2) 3.6 3.6.1 • Fixed location Internet access ✓ refers to high speed data transmission to homes and businesses using cabled technology. ✓ • Mobile Internet access ✓ refers to the ability to connect to the Internet using wireless networks such as cellular phone network. ✓ (4) 3.6.2 Fixed Location Internet Access • ADSL ✓ Mobile Internet access (Any ONE): ✓ • 3G • 4G/LTE • 5G (2) TOTAL SECTION C: 25 Copyright reserved Please turn over
(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 7 SECTION D: DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT QUESTION 4 4.1 4.1.1 DBMS is a software that allows you to work with electronic databases. ✓ (1) 4.1.2 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • Creates database • Edits the structure of the database • Adds, edits and deletes data in the database • Queries or searches the data in the database • Processes the data in the database to extract information (3) 4.1.3 Bigtable ✓ (1) 4.2 4.2.1 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • Format check • Data type check • Range check • Presence check • Check digit (3) 4.2.2 • Accurate and without errors ✓ • Verifiable ✓ • Timely information ✓ (3) 4.3 4.3.1 tblStudent tblStudentTransactions 1✓ PK ✓ StudentID PK ✓ TransactionID ∞/m ✓ FirstName FK ✓ StudentID LastName PostDate Address Amount City Description PostalCode DateAdmitted Major Photo (5) 4.3.2 Composite keys refer to the combination of more than one field to uniquely identify a record. ✓ Primary key is a field which identifies each record with a unique value. ✓ (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over
8 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) 4.4 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • Manages and maintains databases • Controls the allocation and supervision of users of the database and their access rights • Performs routine maintenance on the database • Ensures the DB software is updated regularly • Implementing a good backup policy • Installing and configuring software on additional servers • Ensuring systems have enough storage and memory (3) TOTAL SECTION D: 21 Copyright reserved Please turn over
(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 9 SECTION E: SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT QUESTION 5 5.1 5.1.1 American Standard Code for Information Interchange / ASCII ✓ (1) 5.1.2 CSV/Comma elimited ✓ (1) 5.1.3 (a) AssignFile(txtStock, ‘Goods.txt) – Links file variable (txtStock) to the file on the disk (Goods.txt). ✓ (1) (b) Append(txtStock) – opens an existing file to write to, ✓ the file pointer is positioned at the end of the file and the new data is added to the end of the file. ✓ (2) 5.2 Step-and-Watch ✓ (1) 5.3 Data persistence refers to the ability of data to be retrieved and used more than once after it has been saved. ✓ (1) 5.4 5.4.1 Format function is used to convert the real values to strings of equal length, ✓ with leading spaces added. (1) 5.4.2 (a) • % – this indicates that the text which follows is formatting instructions and not normal text ✓ • 10 – shows that the final string must contain 10 characters ✓ • 2 – shows that the final string must contain 2 decimal points/ values ✓ • f – shows that the value being passed in the second parameter is a floating-point value ✓ • rWeight – holds the information that needs to be converted into a formatted string ✓ (5) (b) m, ✓ monetary ✓ (2) 5.5 • Selection sort is a sorting algorithm that uses two For loops to sort a list, by moving the smallest or largest element to the top of the list. ✓ • Bubble sort is a sorting algorithm that bubbles the smallest or largest element to the bottom of the list by using Boolean flag and a For loop. ✓ (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over
10 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) 5.6 Line No Value1 Value2 Value3 Value4 Screen Output 1 10 ✓ 2 5✓ 3 7✓ 4 10.6 ✓ 5 2✓ 6 5✓ 7 5✓ 8 2✓ 9 10 ✓ 10 10.6 ✓ (5) 5.7 • Readln will read a line of text from the file buffer/variable text file and place it into the string variable. ✓ • Writeln will write a line of text to the buffer area/variable text file ✓ and add an EOLn character to the line of text. (2) TOTAL SECTION D: 24 Copyright reserved Please turn over
(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 11 SECTION F: INTEGRATED SCENARIO QUESTION 6 6.1 6.1.1 Ant THREE examples: ✓✓✓ • Better record keeping or data storage and management • Better communication and virtual presence • Automation • Artificial Intelligence and sensor driven computing (3) 6.1.2 Any TWO: ✓✓ • Musicians now record an album with greater ease and lower cost than ever before. • Well-known musicians have released albums created entirely on iPads. • Musicians distribute their work directly without the aid of a studio. • IT gives them many ways to market themselves. • Customers can buy/ download music via Internet. (2) 6.1.3 • Workplace – is wherever work takes place/any place where people work. ✓ • Employment practices – refer to how people are employed, ✓ for how long, how they are paid, where and when they are expected to work. (2) 6.1.4 Outsourcing occurs when contracting a specialist business to run aspects of your own business that are essential for proper functioning, ✓ but that do not fall within your area of expertise. ✓ (2) 6.2 6.2.1 Settings in server operating system ✓ (1) 6.2.2 Any THREE aspects: ✓✓✓ • A code of conduct educating users and governing their behaviour when using the network and the Internet. • Details on when and where portable storage devices such as flash disks and portable media players may be used. • Details of restrictions about installing any hardware or software. • Procedures to follow if users become the victims of identity theft, malware, cyber bullying and/or cyber stalking. • Hints on how to avoid plagiarism and breaking copyright law. • Clear consequences of violating conditions spelt out in the AUP. (3) 6.2.3 Restrictions ✓ (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over
12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 (EC/NOVEMBER 2020) 6.3 6.3.1 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • Better communication • More efficient administration • Census and statistics • Elections • Weather services and predictions (3) 6.3.2 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • Insufficient knowledge of and exposure to ICT. • ICT exposes them to risks that they cannot manage. • Abuse of ICT by criminal elements through activities such as hacking, cybercrime. • Malware increases people’s fear of ICT and limits implementation and adoption of ICT projects. (3) 6.4 6.4.1 Globalisation is the integration of economies, cultures, ideas and groups across the globe ✓ driven by a world-wide network of communication, transport, trade and immigration. ✓ OR Globalisation is a process of connection, interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments. ✓✓ (2) 6.4.2 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • An efficient market where there is an equilibrium between what buyers are willing to pay for a good or service and what sellers are willing to sell a good or service for. • Increased competition between companies which improves the service and quality of goods or services delivered to the consumers. • Security as countries’ economies are intertwined and dependent on each other. • Wealth equality throughout the world as poorer nations have more job opportunities. (3) 6.4.3 • Agricultural sector: ✓ AI-powered machine vision systems can measure crop populations and detect weeds or plant pests and use robotic sprayers to precisely apply herbicides. ✓ • Healthcare sector: ✓ Precision medicine helps doctors analyse a patient’s genome sequence, medical history, and lifestyle, making a diagnosis more reliable. ✓ (4) 6.5 6.5.1 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • Accidentally deleting files or reformatting a disk. • Not ensuring that regular backups are made. • Entering incorrect data in a program. • Losing or misplacing portable storage devices. • Allowing other unauthorised users to get access to data by not following security principles (such as having secure password and changing it on a regular basis.) (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over
(EC/NOVEMBER 2020) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P2 13 6.5.2 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • You need to back up data. • Automate or schedule the running of the backup software so that you do not forget to run the backup process. • Back up your files on an external storage device such as portable hard drive. • Keep the backups off-site in case of theft or a disaster such as fire. • Perform housekeeping so that you do not have multiple copies or versions of the same files on your computer. • Consider archiving large files that you seldom use by moving them off your computer to an external hard drive. • Check from time to time that the backups are actually working by restoring some of the files from backups. (3) 6.6 Any THREE: ✓✓✓ • Minimising user input • Format checks • Data type checks • Range checks • Presence check (3) 6.7 Mandatory fields are specific fields that are compulsory and need to be filled in. ✓ (1) TOTAL SECTION F: 39 GRAND TOTAL: 150 Copyright reserved Please turn over

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