Form: 5
2012-2013 F.5 ICT Yearly Examination Paper 1
MADAM LAU KAM LUNG SECONDARY SCHOOL
OF MIU FAT BUDDHIST MONASTERY
Yearly Examination, 2012 – 2013
Date: 26 June 2013
Subject/Paper: Information and Communication Technology Paper 1
Time allowed: 1.5 hours
Class:
Mark
Class
No.
Section A
Name:
Section B
1
Section B
2
Section B
3
Section B
4
Total:
Instructions:
1.
The paper consists of two sections. Section A carries 40 marks and Section B carries 60 marks.
2.
Answer ALL questions
3.
Section A are multiple choice questions, mark your answers on the answer sheet provided.
4.
For Section B, write your answers in the spaces provided.
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Section A (40 marks) - Answer ALL answers and mark your answers on the answer sheet provided.
1.
A classroom has 4 light switches to control the
'ON' or 'OFF' of each light as shown below.
C.
D.
7.
(2) and (3) only
all of them
The computer products shown below are best
described as
How many different combinations of states does
the set of switches have?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.
4
8
16
32
The specifications of 4 CPUs are listed below.
Which one of them has the best performance?
CPU
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
Clock Rate
2 GHz
2 GHz
3 GHz
3 GHz
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
Word Length
32 bits
64 bits
32 bits
64 bits
Arrange the following storage units in ascending
order of access speed.
(1) cache memory
(2) main memory
(3) hard disk
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
5.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
wireless router
hard disk drive
modem
network interface card (NIC)
12. Which of the following is/are NOT input device(s)?
(1) handwriting board
(2) Octopus card reader
(3) thermal printer
(1) USB port
(2) LAN port
(3) video capture card
A.
B.
The monitor is under the energy saving mode.
The screen saver is turned off.
The operating system is being updated
The computer is performing system backup.
11. Which of the following is NOT communication
device?
RAM
ROM
CMOS memory
hard disk
Which of the following is/are interface between the
motherboard and peripheral devices?
It is essential for a computer and hence it is
free of charge.
It controls peripheral devices through device
drivers.
It provides a platform for application software
to run.
It provides an interface for the user to use
computer resources.
10. A user leaves a computer turning on and unused for
a while and the monitor display turns black. Why?
MAR
MDR
Instruction register
Accumulator
When a computer is restarted, which of the
following will be reset?
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
B.
(1), (2), (3)
(3), (2), (1)
(1), (3), (2)
(3), (1), (2)
Internet browser
utility programs
operating system
word processor
Which of the following about an operating system
is INCORRECT?
A.
Which of the following registers is used to store
data which is to be written to the main memory or
just read from the main memory?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Which of the following software should be
installed and run before other programs can be
executed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
9.
main memory
optical storage
semi-conductor storage
magnetic storage
A. (1) only
B. (1) and (2) only
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
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B. word processor
C. image processing software
D. web authoring tool
C. (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
13. Which of the following specifications of an image
scanner affect the output quality?
18. Which of the following I/O devices are commonly
used in a point-of-sale terminal of a supermarket?
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Resolution
USB 2.0 connection
Color depth
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
software included
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
thermal printer
optical character reader
bar code reader
memory card reader
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
(1), (2) and (4) only
(2), (3) and (4) only
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
(2) and (4) only
(3) and (4) only
14. Which of the following diagrams show(s) a
graphical user interface (GUI)?
19. An application is developed by a cross-platform
programming language. It means that
(1)
A.
B.
C.
D.
the source code of the program is open.
the application is free to download.
the application can be run at different
machines.
the application can be run in a faster speed.
(2)
20. Speech synthesize technology is always used in
a/an
A.
B.
C.
D.
(3)
telephone enquiry system
online ticket reservation system
e-banking system
online auction web site
21. What is the device shown below?
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1) only
(1) and (2) only
(3) only
(2) and (3) only
A.
B.
C.
D.
switch
router
bridge
USB hub
15. Touch screen is NOT suitable for
A.
B.
C.
D.
22. The format of a data packet transmitted in a
network is determined by
inputting a large amount of text
browsing web pages
viewing photos
reading e-mails
A.
B.
C.
D.
16. In a scientific research, 8000 CPUs work together
to calculate a simulation result. It is an example of
the transmission speed
the transmission medium
the computers installed in the network
the protocol used in the network
23. The essential protocols for Internet connections are
A.
B.
C.
D.
real-time processing
multi-tasking
multi-processing
time sharing
17. Which of the following is NOT an example of
application software?
A. backup program
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
TCP
SMTP
IP
HTTP
A.
B.
(1) and (2) only
(1) and (3) only
C.
D.
24. The number 1F-68-A3-07-26-FF is possibly
A.
B.
C.
D.
31. Which of the following protocols is NOT used in
e-mail service?
the IP address of a device in a network.
the URL of a web page
the MAC address of a network interface card
(NIC)
the resolution of a screen display
25. The diagram shown below is
A.
B.
C.
D.
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D. 480 MBps transmission speed, USB 2.0
interface
(2) and (4) only
(3) and (4) only
an RJ-45 connector
a BNC connector
a memory card interface
a USB interface
A.
B.
C.
D.
32. The file size of a video file on a video sharing web
is 500 MB. Peter's computer can start to play the
video after only 50 MB is downloaded. What
technology is used in this case?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
http://photo.lkl.edu.hk/~photo/20130503/20120503005.jpg
A.
B.
C.
D.
http
photo.lkl.edu.hk
~photo
20130503
http
photo.lkl.edu.hk
20120503005.jpg
20130503
(1) web surfing
(2) e-banking
(3) e-mail service
A.
B.
C.
D.
URL
HTTP
DNS
FTP
29. A wireless access point in a LAN is usually a
A.
B.
C.
D.
hub
switch
router
bridge
(1) only
(2) and (3) only
(3) only
all of them
35. Which of the following applications is required to
publish a web site?
28. The English domain name of a URL is translated to
binary IP address by
A.
B.
C.
D.
upgrade patches
plug-ins
driver programs
system programs
34. User authentication is always required in
27. The folder name is
A.
B.
C.
D.
WWW
encoding
streaming
encryption
33. Adobe Reader is an example of
Questions 26-27 refer to the following URL of an image
file.
26. The domain name is
SMTP
IMAP
POP
FTP
A.
B.
C.
D.
database management system
text editor
spreadsheet software
FTP program
36. In the web page shown below, a video will be
played in the web page (without popping out
another window) when the audience clicks on the
"Play" button inside the video frame. It is an
example of
30. Which of the following is an appropriate
configuration of a wireless router?
A.
B.
C.
54Mbps transmission speed, 70m signal
coverage
300 dpi resolution, 75 Mhz refresh rate
24 bit color depth, 24 pages per minute
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A.
B.
C.
D.
video linking
video embedding
video importing
video decoding
37. Which of the following is always embedded in an
HTML document in order to make the web page
more interesting?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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39. Which of the following statements add a
background image to a web page correctly?
A.
B.
C.
D.
JavaScript program
Pascal program
another HTML document
Flash animation
38. Which of the following is/are examples of mark up
languages?
40. Which of the following HTML tags change the
format of text in a web page?
(1) <B>
(2) <FONT>
(3) <TR>
(1) HTML
(2) XML
(3) SMTP
A.
B.
C.
D.
<body background=apple.jpg>
<body bgimage=apple.jpg>
<img background=apple.jpg>
<img src=apple.jpg>
A.
B.
C.
D.
(1) only
(1) and (2) only
(2) and (3) only
all of them
(1) only
(1) and (2) only
(2) and (3) only
all of them
END OF SECTION A
Section B ( 60 marks)
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
1.
(a)
Fill in the boxes in the following diagram.
Computer
System Unit
CPU
Peripheral Devices
...
Input
Devices
Output
Devices
Magnetic
Storage
Memory
Card
Semiconductor
Optical
Storage
...
(4 marks)
(b) State one main advantage of
(i)
RAM over ROM
(ii) ROM over RAM
(iii) Backing storage over main memory
(iv) Semi-conductor memory over magnetic storage
(4 marks)
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(c)
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Suggest a daily life application which is suitable for each of the following types of printers.
(i)
inkjet printer
(ii) laser printer
(iii) dot matrix printer
(3 marks)
(d) For each of the following applications, state whether batch processing system or real-time system should be
adopted and give one reason for your choice.
(i)
Online renewal of library items.
(ii) Marking of MC answer sheets for the HKDSE examination.
(iii) Printing of monthly statements of a bank.
(3 marks)
2.
Amy has a desktop computer, two tablet computers and a printer at home. Her family registers with an Internet
service provider (ISP) for Internet connection. She wants to set up a local area network to connect the computers
and the printer as shown below:
Desktop computer
A
Wireless router
B
Device X
Printer
Tablet computer
(a)
(i)
Tablet computer
Device X is provided by the ISP, what is it?
(ii) What kind of network cable is always used for the connection A and B?
(2 marks)
(b) The printer can be connected to the LAN through the desktop computer by using a USB cable. Amy's father,
Peter, tells her that she can connect the printer to the LAN wirelessly.
(i)
Name the technology adopted if Peter's method is used.
(ii) Give one advantage of Peter's method over the original method.
(2 marks)
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Suggest two ways for the tablet computers to connect to the Internet.
(2 marks)
(d) Can the two tablet computers share files without using any network device or service provided by ISP? If
yes, name the technology that can be used.
(2 marks)
(e)
Peter has bought an external hard disk as network storage so that all devices at home can share the contents
of the hard disk.
(i)
State how the hard disk can be connected to the network.
(ii) State one more method for network storage without purchasing any hardware device.
(2 marks)
(f)
Peter wants to improve the performance of the desktop computer. Besides replacing the CPU, suggest two
methods.
(2 marks)
(g)
Amy always does her homework by using the tablet computers. Peter says that she should use the desktop
computer instead of the tablet computers. Give two reasons to support Peter in view of
(i)
working efficiency __________________________________________________________________
(ii) Amy's health _______________________________________________________________________
(2 marks)
3.
Mary and her classmates are preparing a display about the school's history for the coming Open Day. They must
discuss the contents and design the booth frequently during non-school hours.
(a)
Mary suggests e-mail should be used for their discussions but her teacher, MR. Chan, says that it is not a
good method. Suggest an alternative efficient method and state one advantage of this method.
(2 marks)
(b) Mary decides to purchase souvenirs for their booth in an online shop. State two advantages of online
shopping in the view of
(i)
the shop
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(ii) the customers
(4 marks)
(c)
Mary e-mails their proposal to Mr. Chan. The heading of her e-mail is shown below.
(i)
How many people will receive the e-mail? ______________________________________________
(ii) One of the recipients of the e-mail is not visible to Mr. Chan. Which one is it? Write down his/her
e-mail address.
(2 marks)
They decide to present the materials about school history in the form of a web site. The web site is designed by
Mary in her notebook computer.
(d) Mary has completed the web pages in her computer, what should she do so that other people can visit the
web site? What kind of software should be used for this purpose?
(2 marks)
(e)
Mary's classmates can see the web pages after the process in part (c) is completed. However, they find that
one of the photos in the web page cannot be displayed and the following symbol is displayed.
Suggest a possible reason for this problem.
(1 mark)
(f)
Part of the home page for the web site is completed as shown below.
Color: blue
Typeface: Arial
Size: 3 level larger than normal size
A hyperlink to the page
1970.htm is created.
Filename: logo.gif
The file is stored in the same folder as
the home paeg.
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Complete the following HTML codes for the home page.
<center>
<font _______________________________________ size=+3>School History</font>
<BR>
<img ______________________________ width=150 height=100>
<_____________________>
<table border=2>
<tr>
<td align=center width=150>______________________________1970s</a></td>
<td align=center width=150>1980s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align=center>1990s</td>
<td align=center>2000s</td>
</tr>
<________________________>
</center>
(5 marks)
4.
John stores the information of his students in a database table as shown below.
Table Name: FORM3
Name
(a)
(i)
Class
ClassNum
Telephone
Rank
Au Mei Mei
3B
12
29003111
Junior
Chan Ka Chi
3A
1
23889102
Junior
Cheng Ching
3B
23
26770754
Junior
Ho Mei Sze
3C
12
60025341
Junior
Ha Man Yei
3C
13
24000553
Junior
Ching Ying, May
3A
10
26883744
Junior
Kwok Ho Yee
3C
2
20991223
Junior
Ho Wai Man, Ricky
3A
29
60025341
Senior
Lai Tai Pang
3A
15
24500553
Senior
Fong Wing Sze
3B
31
23847561
Junior
Suggest a primary key for table FORM3. _________________________________________________
(ii) If the table is sorted in ascending order of Class and then descending order of ClassNum. What is the
Name of the 6th record?
(iii) If a filter with condition RANK='Junior' is applied to the table. How many records will be displayed?
(3 marks)
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(b) Write the output of the following SQL statements.
(i)
SELECT name, class
FROM FORM3
WHERE name LIKE '*ing*'
(ii) SELECT class, SUM(classNum)
FROM FORM3
GROUP BY class
(4 marks)
(c)
(i)
Write the SQL statements to perform the tasks in part (a) (ii) and (iii).
Task in (a) (ii)
____________________________________________________________________
Task in (a) (iii) ____________________________________________________________________
(ii) Write an SQL statement to find the number of students in each rank.
(6 marks)
(d) The table is exported as a spreadsheet as shown below.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
(i)
A
Name
Au Mei Mei
Chan Ka Chi
Cheng Ching
Ho Mei Sze
Ha Man Yei
Ching Ying, May
Kwok Ho Yee
Ho Wai Man, Ricky
Lai Tai Pang
Fong Wing Sze
B
Class
3B
3A
3B
3C
3C
3A
3C
3A
3A
3B
C
ClassNum
12
1
23
12
13
10
2
29
15
31
Class
3A
3B
3C
Count
D
Telephone
29003111
23889102
26770754
60025341
24000553
26883744
20991223
60025341
24500553
23847561
E
Rank
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Senior
Senior
Junior
Name the spreadsheet feature that John should apply for the following task:
Shade the cells in column E automatically if it is Junior. When the content of a cell is changed,
the format will change accordingly also.
(ii) A formula is to be entered in cell C14 to count the number of students in 3A. The formula will be
copied into C15 and C16 to count in class 3B and 3C also. Complete the formula:
=COUNTIF( ______________________________ , ____________________ )
(3 marks)
- END OF PAPER –
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Database (SQL commands - based on SQL-92 Standard)
Constants
Operators
SQL
TRUE, FALSE
+, -, *, /, <, <=, >, >=, <>, %, _, ', AND, NOT, OR
ABSOLUTE (ABS), AVG, INT, MAX, MIN, SUM, COUNT, AT, CHAR_LENGTH(LEN),
LOWER, TRIM, SPACE, SUBSTRING (SUBSTR/MID), UPPER, AS, BETWEEN, BY ASC,
DESC, DISTINCT, FROM, GROUP, HAVING, LIKE, NULL, ORDER, SELECT, UNIQUE,
WHERE
Electronic Spreadsheet
Constants
Operators
Functions
TRUE, FALSE
+, -, *, /, <, >, =, <>, <=, >=
ABS, INT, RAND, SQRT, ROUND, AND, NOT, OR, CHAR, CONCATENATE (&),
ISBLANK, LEFT, LEN, LOWER, MID, PROPER, RIGHT, TEXT, TRIM, UPPER, VALUE,
AVERAGE, COUNT, COUNTA, COUNTBLANK, COUNTIF, MAX, MIN, RANK, SUM,
SUMIF, FIND, VLOOKUP, IF
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Suggested Solutions
Section A
1. CDBBA
21.DDBCA
6. ACCAA
26.BDCCA
11. BCBDA
31.DCBBD
16. CABCA
36. BABAB
Section B
1.
2.
(a)
main memory/mother board/power supply/hard disk drive/DVD-ROM drive/display card/…
secondary storage
USB flash drive
2
1
1
(b) (i) RAM can be re-written but ROM is read only.
(ii) ROM can store data permanently but RAM is volatile.
(iii) Backing storage can be carried anywhere. /
Backing storage has a much larger capacity /
Backing storage is much lower in cost
(iv) Faster access speed
1
1
1
(c)
1
1
1
(i) Print family photos with complicated colors.
(ii) Print a large amount of black and white teaching notes with high quality.
(iii) Print receipt with duplicate copies in a supermarket.
1
(d) (i) Real-time. Reason: The system must keep most up-to-date records at all time.
(ii) Batch processing. Reason: The marking process is carried out after a batch of answer sheets is
collected.
(iii) Batch processing. Reason: The printing is carried out in time interval.
1
1
(a)
1
1
(i) modem
(ii) twisted-pair cable / Cat5 cable
1
(b) (i) Wi-Fi / Bluebooth
(ii) The printer can work without switching on the desktop computer
OR The mobility of the printer is higher (i.e. it can be placed anywhere at the home)
1
1
(c)
1
1
1.
2.
Share the Internet connection of the ISP by using Wi-Fi.
Use 3G service provided by mobile phone company.
(d) Yes. They can use bluebooth.
2
(e)
(i) Use a USB cable to connect the hard disk to the wireless router.
(ii) Apply free storage space from some web sites and save the files on the Internet.
(i.e. cloud hard drive)
1
1
(f)
Add more RAM.
Replace the old RAM with faster RAM.
Replace the hard disk with a faster one with larger capacity.
1
1
(g)
(i) It is faster to type text by using normal keyboard instead of onscreen keyboard.
(ii) The screen of tablet computer is smaller, it is harmful to eyes. OR
It is harmful to the hand if Amy always types by onscreen keyboard.
1
1
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3.
(a)
Social network (e.g. Facebook) OR instant messaging (e.g. WhatsApp)
Advantage:
All members can see the posts immediately.
A member can respond to a post easily, other members can also see the respond and participate in
the discussion.
1
(b) (i)
(c)
Lower setup cost/running cost.
The shop can operate at any time.
Customers from any place can visit the shop.
More items can be displayed.
(ii) The custom can shop at any time and anywhere.
It is easier to search for goods.
More interactive, i.e. customers can exchange information in the web
(i) 5
(ii) maychan@gmail.com
1
(d) She should upload all files of the web site to a web server.
Software: FTP software
(e)
(f)
4.
(a)
The filename of the photo file is mistyped in the HTML document.
Mary forgets to upload the photo file.
color=blue face=arial
src=logo.gif
HR
<a href=1970s.htm>
</table>
(i) Class+ClassNum
(ii) Cheng Ching
(iii) 8
1x2
1x2
1
1
1
1
OR
1
1x5
1
1
1
(b) (i)
Cheng Ching
Ching Ying, May
Fong Wing Sze
3B
3A
3B
2
(ii) 3A 55
3B 66
3C 27
(c)
2
(i)
SELECT * FROM FORM3 ORDER BY class, classNum DESC
SELECT * FROM FORM3 WHERE RANK='Junior'
(ii) SELECT class, COUNT(*) FROM FORM3 GROUP BY rank
(d) (i) conditional formatting
(ii) =COUNTIF(B$2:B$11, B14)
2
2
2
1
2
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