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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Cambridge ICT Starters
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4281/B
NEXT STEPS
Stage 1: Exploring Databases
2012
Maximum time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Additional Materials:
Resource files:
Music database file
CD.doc
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
For Tutor Use
Exploring Databases
Candidate was able to:
Pass/
Merit
Add new records to a data file
P
Identify field types
P
Use ‘equals’, ‘more than’ and ‘less than’ in
searches
P
Re-phrase a given question in terms of
search criteria
M
Interpret data
M
Please
tick
Tutors also need to complete and sign the
Learning Objectives Record Sheet for each Candidate.
This document consists of 4 printed pages.
IB12 01_4281_01B/RP
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Next Steps – Stage 1 – Exploring Databases
Section A
1
Open the database file named Music. Open the table called CDs. There are
20 records in this database of CDs.
2
Add these five new records to the database. Type your name in the Artist or
Band field of the My Songs CD.
Title
Artist or Band
Year
released
Genre
Number of
tracks
Pavarotti
Luciano Pavarotti
2005
Classical
36
Unplugged
Alicia Keyes
2005
Rock
16
ABBA Gold
Love Angel Music
Baby
My Songs
ABBA
1992
Pop
19
Gwen Stefanie
2004
Rock
14
Your Name
2006
Pop
15
3
Check your entries and Save.
4
Print the CDs table.
(LO1)
5
(a) Name one field that is a text field.
(b) Name one field that is a number field.
(LO2)
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(a) Search for the CDs which have more than 20 tracks.
List their titles here.
(b) Search for the CDs which have a Genre = Folk.
List their titles here.
(c) Search for the CDs that were released before 1990.
List their titles here.
(LO3)
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Next Steps – Stage 1 – Exploring Databases
Section B
1
You want to find out how many Pop CDs have 15 or more tracks.
Include one or more screenshots (print screen) to show what you did to find the
CDs. Open the document CD.doc Use Copy and Paste to place a copy of your
screenshot in the document. Remember you may need to include more than one
screenshot.
2
Type your name in the document and Save the document as CD1.doc
3
Print the document.
(LO4)
4
Sort the records in order of Year of Release. What can you say about the number
of tracks on the CDs?
The number of tracks on a CD has
• increased over the years
• decreased over the years
• not appeared to have changed over the years
Tick the option that best fits the data.
5
Explain the reasons for your choice.
(LO5)
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been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make
amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local
Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.
© UCLES 2012
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