Functional Skills ICT
Level 2 Sample Paper BB Big Apple Travel Company
Assessment Task Sheet
Part B
Learner name
Learner registration number
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Task
Mark
4
5
Learner signature
6
7
Centre
Total
Assessment date
Your tutor/assessor has sent you an email. This email has an attachment which will tell you
where to find the data files you need for the assessment. These are:
1.
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4.
5.
travelplanningtext2013.doc – required for all tasks
travelemail.txt – required for tasks 5 & 6
travelholidays.txt - required for task 5
travelletter.txt - required for task 6
travelapplelogo.gif – required for task 6
There are 3 tasks in Part A and 4 tasks in Part B
You must attempt ALL tasks.
Total marks available for Part B: 46
CHECK YOUR WORK CAREFULLY AND SAVE YOUR WORK REGULARLY.
REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR NAME AND THE DATE TO ALL FILES
You have 1 hour and 30 minutes to finish Part B of the assessment.
You must not access the internet or email in this part of the assessment.
You may be disqualified from the whole of the assessment if you access email or the
internet.
Level 2 Sample paper BB Big Apple Travel Company (Part B)
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Level 2 Sample Paper BB Big Apple Travel Company
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Scenario
You are working for the Big Apple Travel Company as a Travel Consultant. Big Apple Travel
specialises in providing a personalised service to customers. It offers short breaks to the
United States.
A couple have emailed their requirements for a short break in New York. Your task is to
select the right holiday for them from your travel database. You will create a letter with
the details of the holidays you have found. You will add information to the letter about
two attractions in New York. You will also include images of the attractions. You will need
to research this information using the Internet.
You will receive an email from your tutor telling you where to find the relevant files. You
will email the key points of the research that you have done to your tutor for checking.
Part B
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Import data into a database.
Create a report from the database
Create a letter using the standard text provided by your company.
Include information and images from your research in your letter.
Ensure that your name and the date are added to the footer of all files and printouts.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You must use the travelplanningtext2013 document throughout the assessment to plan
and evaluate your work. The travelplanningtext2013 document may be printed off at
the beginning of the assessment and handwritten or completed on the computer as you
work through the paper. You must make sure that you hand in the completed
travelplanningtext2013 document at the end of the assessment.
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Task 4 Database
4
a.
Open suitable software to setup a database. Import the information from a text
file, travelholidays.txt to your database. You must ensure that you use
appropriate data types and formats for your database.
b.
Open and read the file travelemail.txt This file contains the holiday requirements
from your customer. You must select suitable holidays for your customer to
meet their requirements. You will need this information for a later task.
c.
Using the information provided by the customer in his email, create a query to
select the short break holidays that meet their requirements. Create a report
showing only the selected information. Sort the information into ascending order
of price. Make sure the information is presented clearly and is easy to read. The
report must be formatted to fit on one page.
d.
Answer the questions in the Database Section of the
travelplanningtext2013.doc file.
e.
Ensure that the database is accurate, well designed and includes all relevant
information.
Paste a copy of the table design view into the travelplanningtext2013 file.
Print a copy of your finished data table.
Paste a copy of the query design view into the travelplanningtext2013 file.
Print a copy of the report created from the database.
Take a screen print showing the work folder and paste into the file travel
planningtext2013.doc file.
(18 marks)
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Task 5 Letter to Customer
5
a. A letter needs to be sent to the customer – no longer than 2 sides of A4. This
should use the travelletter.txt file that you saved in Task 1.
You should include:
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the selected holiday information (the database query from task 4) at an
appropriate point in the letter
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the information about the two tourist attractions that you researched
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the two images that you found
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the company logo travelapplelogo.gif at an appropriate place. Ensure that it
is of a suitable size and not distorted.
b. Answer the questions in the Word Processing Section of the
travelplanningtext2013.doc file.
c. Ensure that the letter meets the purpose of the task. Make sure the information
is presented clearly, is appealing and is easy to read.
Save the letter with a suitable filename.
Print a copy of the letter.
Take a screen print showing the saved work folder and paste into the file
travelplanningtext2013.doc
(19 marks)
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Task 6 Theory
6
The following questions need to be answered and recorded in the
travelplanningtext2013.doc file:
a
What is a wildcard when used in a database query?
What does the * character represent when used as a wildcard? (1)
b
What data type should be used for telephone numbers when you put a telephone
number into a database? Why must you use this data type? (1)
c
Describe one method of ensuring the accuracy of data in a database? (1)
d
Describe two methods that can be used to ensure that information in database is
stored securely? (2)
e
Describe how to shut down a computer safely. (1)
(6 marks)
Task 7 Evaluation
Answer the questions in the evaluation section of the
travelplanningtext2013.doc file.
7
Save the file travelplanning2013.doc and print one copy.
(3 marks)
Check that you have the following printouts for Part B:
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Print
Print
Print
Print
of database data table from Part B Task 4
of database Report from Part B Task 4
of the letter from Part B Task 5
of the file travelplanningtext2013.doc (which contains the screen prints)
END OF ASSESSMENT
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