# Information Technology Grade 12 P1 Supplementary 2015 QP > Grade 12 Information Technology Paper 1 question paper from the Supplementary Exam 2015 (English), 19 pages. 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Read online or download the PDF. 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 NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY P1 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015 MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours This question paper consists of 19 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 2 Information Technology/P1 2 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. This question paper is divided into THREE sections. Candidates must answer ALL THREE sections. 2. The duration of this examination is three hours. Because of the nature of this examination it is important to note that you will not be permitted to leave the examination room before the end of the examination session. 3. This paper is set in programming terms that are not specific to any particular programming language (Delphi/Java (using the Netbeans IDE)). 4. Make sure that you answer the questions according to the specifications that are given in each question. Marks will only be awarded according to the set requirements. 5. Answer only what is asked in each question. For example, if the question does not ask for data validation, then no marks will be awarded for data validation. 6. Your programs must be coded in such a way that they will work with any data and not just the sample data supplied or any data extracts that appear in the question paper. 7. Routines such as search, sort and selection must be developed from first principles. You may not use the built-in features of a programming language for any of these routines. 8. All data structures must be defined by you, the programmer. You may not use components provided within the interface to store and later retrieve data. 9. You must save your work regularly on the disk you have been given, or the disk space allocated to you for this examination. 10. Make sure that your examination number appears as a comment in every program that you code as well as on every event indicated. 11. If required, print the programming code of all the programs/classes that you completed. You will be given half an hour printing time after the examination session. 12. At the end of this examination session, you must hand in a disk/CD/DVD/flash disk with all your work saved on it OR you must make sure that all your work has been saved on the disk space allocated to you for this examination session. Ensure that all files can be read. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Information Technology/P1 3 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC 13. The files you need to complete this question paper have been given to you on a disk/CD/DVD/flash disk or on the disk space allocated to you in the form of a password-protected executable file: • Delphi learners must use the file DelphiDataENG.exe. • Java learners must use the file JavaDataENG.exe. Do the following: • Double click on the file. • Click on the extract button. • Enter the following password: ProperTies87&% Once the file has been extracted, the following list of files will be available in the folder DelphiDataENG/JavaDataENG: Delphi files Java (Netbeans) files Question1: Question1: Question1_P.dpr metre1.png Question1_P.res Question1.form Question1_U.dfm Question1.java Question1_U.pas Question2: Question2: Abdul Brouwer.txt Abdul Brouwer.txt HomeLoan_U.pas Paula Redhat.txt Paula Redhat.txt Xavier Outland.txt Question2_P.dpr Question2_P.res HomeLoan.java Question2_U.dfm Question2.form Question2_U.pas Question2.java Xavier Outland.txt Question3: Question3: Question3_P.dpr PopulateArrays.java Question3_P.res Question3.form Question3_U.dfm Question3.java Question3_U.pas Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Information Technology/P1 4 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC SCENARIO You are employed as a software developer at a company that buys, renovates and sells properties. SECTION A QUESTION 1: GENERAL PROGRAMMING SKILLS INSTRUCTIONS: Delphi programmers Java programmers • The project Question1 is provided in • The project Question1 is provided in the Delphi folder. the Netbeans folder. • Open the incomplete project file • Open the incomplete class called Question1_P.dpr in the Question1 Question1.java in the folders Source folder. Packages (src) and Question1Package. • Add your examination number as a • Add your examination number as a comment in the first line of the main comment in the first line of the class form unit Question1_U.pas. Question1.java. Do the following: • Compile and execute the program. The interface displays three different tabs, namely Advertisement, Living room renovation and Water and electricity. Example of the tab sheets: • Complete the code for each tab as described in QUESTION 1.1 to QUESTION 1.3. NOTE: QUESTION 1.1 refers to the tab Advertisement. QUESTION 1.2 refers to the tab Living room renovation. QUESTION 1.3 refers to the tab Water and electricity. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Information Technology/P1 5 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC 1.1 Interface for the Advertisement tab NOTE: The market value of a property is the municipal value that the property is assessed for. The selling price of a property is the value of the sale of the property. [Button – Generate advertisement] Write code to do the following: • Use information from the provided text boxes to compile an advertisement in the following format: House for sale: #Bed#Bath# Use the following information to compile the advertisement: o The selling price contained in the advertisement must be formatted to a currency. Do not display any decimal values. o If the Pool check box is selected, the text 'Pool#' must be added to the advertisement text. o If the selling price of the property is less than the market value, the word 'Bargain' must be added to the advertisement text. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Information Technology/P1 6 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC • Display the advertisement information in the output area provided. Examples of compiled advertisements: Example 1: If the market value of the property is R950 000, the selling price is R850 000 and the house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a pool, the advertisement should be displayed as follows: Example 2: If the market value of the property is R750 000, the selling price is R800 000 and the house has two bedrooms, one bathroom and no pool, the advertisement should be displayed as follows: (11) 1.2 Interface for the Living room renovation tab Write code to do the following: 1.2.1 [Radio Button – Painting] If the radio button Painting is selected, use a variable to save the selected type of renovation as the character P. (1) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Information Technology/P1 7 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC 1.2.2 [Radio Button – Tiling] If the radio button Tiling is selected, use a variable to save the selected type of renovation option as the character T. (1) 1.2.3 [Button – Calculate and display renovation cost] The user is required to enter the number of square metres to be renovated as an integer value and select the type of renovation to be done. The cost of each type of renovation must be calculated as explained below. (a) If the type of renovation is Painting, use the following information to calculate how much paint will be required as well as the total cost: • One litre of paint is used to paint an area of eight square metres. • The pricing structure of paint per drum is as follows: o 1-litre drum R 55.50 o 2-litre drum R 92.30 o 5-litre drum R 199.00 Display the calculated values in the provided output area using the following format: Area: square metres Volume of paint required: litre 1-litre drums: 2-litre drums: 5-litre drums: Total cost: The total cost must be displayed rounded to two decimal places. Example: If the area entered is 148 m2, the output will be as follows: Area: 148 square metres Volume of paint required: 18.5 litres 1-litre drums: 0 2-litre drums: 2 5-litre drums: 3 Total cost: R 781.60 (17) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Information Technology/P1 8 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC (b) If the type of renovation is Tiling, a dialog box must be used to allow the user to enter the cost of tiling per square metre. Add five square metres to the original square metre value that was entered to provide for breakages, and then calculate the cost. Display the area to be tiled in square metres. The total cost must be displayed rounded to two decimal places. Example: If the area entered is 100 m2 and the cost of tiling is R50,00 per square metre, the following will be displayed: Area: 100 square metres Total cost: R 5250.00 (6) 1.3 Interface for the Water and electricity tab Write code to do the following: 1.3.1 [Button – Calculate amount due] The previous reading for electricity used is supplied in a text box as an integer. The user must enter the current reading in a text box as an integer. • If the current reading entered by the user is less than the previous reading, display a suitable message and clear the current reading text box. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 Information Technology/P1 9 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC • If the current reading is equal to or greater than the previous reading, use the following tariffs to calculate the amount due for electricity used: Units Tariffs 0–600 R1,00 per unit >600 R600 + R1,50 per unit for all units that exceed 600 • Display the amount in the label provided in a format that includes a currency correct two decimal places. Example: (11) 1.3.2 [Button – List geysers] In an effort to save electricity, solar geysers are investigated as a possibility. Three sizes of solar geysers are available based on their capacity in litres. The user is required to enter one of the three sizes: 50 (litres), 100 (litres) or 150 (litres). An array that contains strings of text which each describes a type of geyser is provided as part of the supplied code. The description of each type of geyser starts with the capacity of the geyser in litres, followed by a dash and the brand name of the geyser. Example: The geyser described as '50-Small Wonder' can hold 50 litres of water and the brand name of the geyser is 'Small Wonder'. Write code to display the types of geysers in the array that matches the capacity entered by the user when the List geysers button is clicked. No validation of the input value is required. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 Information Technology/P1 10 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC Example: List of geysers when the value 50 is entered: (6) • Ensure that your examination number is entered as a comment in the first line of the program file. • Save your program. • A printout of the code may be required. TOTAL SECTION A: 53 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 11 Information Technology/P1 11 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC SECTION B QUESTION 2: OBJECT-ORIENTATED PROGRAMMING Clients who want to buy properties usually apply for home loans. The following information about submitted applications are usually required: • Does the applicant qualify for a home loan? • What is the status of the application based on the duration of the loan in years and the interest rate? • What is the instalment amount to be paid each month? INSTRUCTIONS: Delphi programmers Java programmers • The project Question2 is provided in • The project Question2 is provided in the Delphi folder which contains: the Netbeans folder which contains: o A main form file called o A GUI class file called Question2_U.pas Question2.java o An incomplete unit file called o An incomplete object class called HomeLoan_U.pas HomeLoan.java o A text file for each applicant o A text file for each applicant • Open the incomplete project file • Open the incomplete file called called Question2_P.dpr in the Question2.java and HomeLoan.java Question2 folder. in the folders Source Packages (src) and Question2Package. • View (Ctrl+F12) the unit file • Add your examination number as a HomeLoan_U.pas and add your comment in the first line of the examination number as a comment in classes Question2.java and the first line of both unit files HomeLoan.java. Question2_U.pas and HomeLoan_U.pas. Do the following: • Compile and execute the program. Currently the program has no functionality. Example of the interface (see next page): Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 12 Information Technology/P1 12 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC • Complete the code as described in QUESTION 2.1 and QUESTION 2.2 to add functionality to the program. 2.1 Complete the code in the home loan class THomeLoan/HomeLoan as described below. 2.1.1 Write code to add the following five attributes to the class: Names of attributes Description Delphi Java Name of applicant fApplicantName applicantName Disposable income fDisposableIncome disposableIncome Home loan amount applied for fLoanAmount loanAmount Number of years to repay fYears years the home loan Interest rate fInterestRate interestRate (4) 2.1.2 Write code to create a constructor which receives the following parameter values: name of applicant disposable income loan amount applied for Initialise the relevant attributes using the parameter values. Initialise the attributes for the number of years and the interest rate to 0. (5) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 13 Information Technology/P1 13 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC 2.1.3 Write an accessor method for the name of the applicant. (2) 2.1.4 Write mutator methods for the attributes Years and Interest rate. (4) 2.1.5 A method called calculateInstalmentAmount has been provided. Uncomment the code that calculates the monthly instalments in order to make the method functional. (1) 2.1.6 Write code for a method called isApproved to return a Boolean value indicating whether the home loan has been approved or not. A home loan will only be approved if the following criteria are met: • Loans of more than R800 000 must be repaid over a period of more than 20 years (25 or 30 years). • The monthly disposable income of an applicant who applies for a loan up to R600 000 must be at least 130% of the monthly instalments. (9) 2.1.7 Write code to create a toString method to return a string formatted as follows: Name of applicant: Disposable income: Loan amount: Number of years: Interest rate: % (5) 2.2 You have been provided with three text files which each contains information about a different home loan application. The name of each text file is the name of the applicant. Example: If the applicant's name is 'Abdul Brouwer', the name of the text file is Abdul Brouwer.txt. Each text file contains four lines of information about a home loan applicant in the following format: Content of the three text files for each of the following applicants: Abdul Brouwer, Paula Redhat and Xavier Outland Abdul Brouwer Paula Redhat Xavier Outland 28000 25785 44741 12500 11190 20384 750000 888000 978000 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 14 Information Technology/P1 14 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC The GUI is supplied with the names of different applicants stored in the combo box that is provided. An object of the THomeLoan/HomeLoan class has been declared globally. 2.2.1 [Button – Find applicant] The user is required to select the name of an applicant from the combo box. Write code to do the following: • Test whether an applicant was selected or not and display a suitable message. • Test whether a text file with the applicant's name exists or not, and display a suitable message which includes the applicant's name, and whether an application was submitted or not. o If a text file is not found for the applicant selected from the combo box, no home loan application was submitted. Example of output of a home loan application by John Smith that was not submitted: No home loan application was submitted by John Smith. If a home loan application was not submitted, disable the 'Evaluate application' button. o If a text file with the applicant's name exists (was submitted), do the following: - Read the income, expenditure and loan amount from the text file. - Calculate the disposable income by subtracting the expenses from the income. - Instantiate a THomeLoan/HomeLoan object for the applicant. - Enable the button 'Evaluate application'. (18) 2.2.2 [Button – Evaluate application] The user must select the number of years for the loan to be repaid from the combo box provided and enter the interest rate in the text box provided for this purpose. Write code to do the following: • Use the mutator methods and the information provided by the user to update the applicable attributes of the home loan object for the applicant. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 15 Information Technology/P1 15 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC • Test whether the loan was approved (adhered to the requirements) or not. o If the loan was approved, display the details of the loan application in the output area using the toString method. Display a message with the following format: Loan APPROVED with a monthly instalment of Example of output for the approved home loan application by Abdul Brouwer for R750 000 over 20 years at an interest rate of 9%: Name of applicant: Abdul Brouwer Disposable income: R 15500.00 Loan amount: R 750000.00 Number of years: 20 Interest rate: 9.0% Loan APPROVED with a monthly instalment of R 6847.00 o If the home loan was not approved, display the applicant's name and surname and a message indicating that the loan was not approved. Example of output for the home loan application by Xavier Outland for R870 000 over 20 years at an interest rate of 9%, which was not approved: Name of applicant: Xavier Outland Loan NOT APPROVED (12) • Ensure that your examination number is entered as a comment in the first line of the class and the form. • Save all the files. • A printout of the code in both classes/units may be required. TOTAL SECTION B: 60 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 16 Information Technology/P1 16 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC SECTION C QUESTION 3: PROBLEM-SOLVING PROGRAMMING Six estate agents are employed at a local estate agency. The manager of the agency requires software that is able to evaluate the profiles of their sales agents annually. INSTRUCTIONS: Delphi programmers Java programmers • The project Question3 is provided in • The project Question3 is provided in the Delphi folder. the Netbeans folder. • Open the incomplete project file • Open the incomplete classes called Question3_P.dpr in the Question3 Question3.java and folder. PopulateArrays.java in the folders Source Packages (src) and Question3Package. • Add your examination number as a • Add your examination number as a comment in the first line of the main comment in the first line of the class form unit file Question3_U.pas. file Question3.java. Do the following: • Compile and execute the program. Currently the program has no functionality. Example of interface: Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 17 Information Technology/P1 17 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC Two arrays called arrAgents and arrSales are supplied. You may create and use additional arrays as part of your solution. The array arrAgents stores the codes and names of a number of sales agents in the following format: : Example: A120:Wes Seelig NOTE: The information of sales agents with agent's codes A120–A125 is supplied. The array arrSales stores information about sold properties in the following format: ##; Description of information provided in one line of text: o month: The number of the month of the year in which the sale transaction was conducted o type: The type of property sold: - C: Commercial - R: Residential - A: Agricultural o agent's code: The code of the agent who sold the property o price: The price at which the property was sold Example: 02#C#A123;650000 • Complete the code for QUESTION 3 as described in QUESTION 3.1 and QUESTION 3.2 below. 3.1 [Button – Find agent's name] The user is required to enter the code for an agent in the text box provided. Write code that will search the arrAgents array for the code of the agent that was entered by the user. The search process should be constructed in such a way that the search process stops when the agent's code is found. If the agent's code is found, display the agent's name in the label provided for the name of the agent. If the agent's code is not found, display the message 'Invalid agent's code' in the label which is provided for the name of the agent and clear the text box provided for entering the agent's code. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 18 Information Technology/P1 18 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC Example of output if the agent's code entered is A123: Example of output if the agent's code entered is B123: (11) 3.2 [Button – Agent's sales] 3.2.1 Add a suitable output component in the Display area on the GUI to provide for the output for QUESTION 3.2.2. Rename the component with an appropriate name. (2) 3.2.2 A summary of the sales conducted by the sales agent identified in QUESTION 3.1 must be displayed in the component added in the GUI in QUESTION 3.2.1. Use the information in the arrSales array and summarise the sales of the agent as shown below. Example of output if the agent's code is A123: NOTE: The values displayed in the last column indicate the total number of the different types of properties sold by this agent. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 19 Information Technology/P1 19 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2015 NSC The total value of sales displayed below the summary indicates the total value of all properties sold by this agent. Any other suitable output component may be used other than the one used in the given example. (24) • Ensure that your examination number is entered as a comment in the first line of the program file. • Save your program. • A printout of the code may be required. 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