Name

SING YIN SECONDARY SCHOOL

Class
F.5 FIRST TERM EXAM 2019 - 2020
Class Number

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Question-Answer Book
Marker’s
Duration: 120 minutes Use Only
This paper must be answered in English
Question No. Marks

A 1-20

INSTRUCTIONS 1

(1) After the announcement of the start of the examination, you 2

should first write your Name, Class and Class Number in the
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space provided on Page 1.
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(2) ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. 4

(3) In Section A, mark down your answers on a separate MC 5

answer sheet.
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(4) In Section B, C and D, write down the answer in the space
provided after each question. Do not write in the margins. 1
Answers written in the margins will not be marked.
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(5) No extra time will be given to candidates for writing name, C
classes, class number, or filling in the question number boxes 3
after the ‘Time is up’ announcement.
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Section A – Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks)

1. The smallest unit in an image is called a/an _______________.

A. digit
B. bit
C. dot
D. pixel

2. Which of the following cannot be an image input device?

A. Scanner
B. Projector
C. Webcam
D. Digital Camera

3. Which of the following statements about information system is correct?

A. Data is the major component of information system.

B. Most process contain simple tasks only and can be done easily.
C. Media used in information system is not considered as technology.
D. Only technical personnel are considered as part of information system.

4. Which of the following is not a direct means of information presentation?

A. Audio
B. Video
C. Printed output
D. Storage media

5. Which of the following categories of validity check does parity check belong to?

A. Check digit
B. Format check
C. Field length check
D. Fixed value check

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6. Which of the following is/are (an) effective data verification method(s)?

(1) Entering the password twice when setting a new password.
(2) Making sure that the password is at least 8 characters long.
(3) Making sure that the password field is not empty.

A. (1) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3s)

7. Which of the following is incorrect about using Unicode?

A. It can be represented by using bits.

B. Can be processed by computers with different regional setting.
C. Special characters are often included.
D. The storage required is smaller than ASCII.

8. Which of the following is not a valid ISBN?

A. 525-236-241-6
B. 496-038-593-5
C. 392-975-402-9
D. 254-363-467-3

9. What is the minimum value that a 9-bit unsigned binary number can represent?

A. 0
B. -63
C. -127
D. -255

10. Which of the following is not a vector graphic format?

A. WMF
B. PNG
C. SWF
D. AI

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11. Which of the following descriptions about analogue data and digital data is wrong?

A. Digital data has a lower rate of transmission error than analogue data.
B. Absolute replication is possible in both analogue and digital data.
C. Sequential access is the major mode of data access for analogue data, while direct access is possible for
digital data.
D. Digital data has a higher efficiency on data analysis than analogue data.

12. To change the distance between the paper edge and content, we need to adjust the ______________.

A. orientation
B. margin
C. size
D. column

13. If the word “crystal” is mistyped as “cristal”, which feature in Microsoft Word will help to correct this?

A. Thesaurus
B. AutoCorrect
C. Spelling and grammar checker
D. Mail merge

14. Which of the following hardware cannot help a user input text into a document?
A. A web cam
B. Microphones with voice recognition software
C. A scanner with optical character recognition software
D. A handwriting board

15. There is a cell in a Microsoft Excel worksheet which contains “=$A$13”. If its content is copied to the cell that is
just below it by using AutoFill, a warning of circular reference is displayed. The address of the original cell is
___________.

A. A12
B. A13
C. B12
D. B13

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16. Which of the following is not a valid operator?

A. ÷
B. %
C. <
D. &

17. Assume cell A1 stores the value of ‘concatenation’. Which of the following functions returns the value of ‘cat’?
A. =MID(A1,4,3)
B. =MID(A1,4,6)
C. =MID(A1,3,3)
D. =MID(A1,3,5)

18. Which of the following is not a suitable use of database?

A. A student stores his own personal data in a database.
B. A clerk who works in a clinic stores the data of the patients in a database.
C. A shop owner keeps track of his stock by a database.
D. A manager in a club house stores the data of the club members.

19. Which of the following is/are (a) multimedia element(s)?

(1) Text
(2) Graphics
(3) Video

A. (1) only
B. (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)

20. Which of the following elements should be considered when planning for a presentation?
(1) The objective
(2) The content
(3) The audience
(4) The means

A. (1) and (2) only

B. (2) and (4) only
C. (1), (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2), (3) and (4)

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Section B – Short Questions (20 marks)

1. Perform the following number system conversions. Show your steps. (4 marks)

(a) Convert 1452710 to a hexadecimal number. (b) Convert FAB16 to a denary number.

2. State how the following actions can be performed in daily life. Give two examples for each of them.
(a) Data collection before data entry (2 marks)

(b) Data verification during data entry (2 marks)

3. Two image files, A.bmp and B.bmp, are shown below.

File A File B

(a) It is known that A.bmp has a higher colour depth but both files have similar file size. Give one possible reason
for this. (1 mark)

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(b) Mary claims that if she adds a watermark to each of the two files, the file sizes will be unchanged. Justify her
statement. (2 marks)

4. An audio file in WAV format has a sampling rate of 22,050 Hz and 16-bit resolution with mono channel.
(a) How many bytes are used to represent 1 second of audio in this file? (2 marks)

(b) Hence, or otherwise, find the file size of the audio file to the nearest 0.1MB if its duration is 10 minutes.
(2 marks)

5. Give two differences between object linking and object embedding. (2 marks)

6. State three advantages of using software suites over individual software. (3 marks)

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Section C – Long Questions (40 marks)

1. Nancy is the owner of a book shop. She would like to find out the number of books of each genre sold in the coming
month, as well as the titles of the top 3 bestsellers of each genre.

(a) To achieve the above target, Nancy is planning to collect some data from the customers.
(i) Describe three data she should collect and how she can collect them. (4 marks)

(ii) What kind of software should Nancy use to store the data? (1 marks)

(b) Suppose Nancy has successfully collected the data she needed in (a).
(i) Give one example of how the data can be organized and explain briefly. (2 marks)

(ii) Describe how she should analyze the data after processing. (2 marks)

(c) State an advantage of using technology to analyze the data, instead of doing it manually. (1 marks)

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2. David has finished his homework report in plain text. To make it more attractive, David modifies his work by tidying
up the formatting and checking for any grammatical mistakes.

(a) Suggest a type of application software which allows David to achieve his target. (1 mark)

(b) The following figure show how the title on the cover has been modified. Name four changes those David has
made to the cover title. (4 marks)

Environmental Protection
Before
By David Wong

Environmental Protection
After
By David Wong

(c) Later on, David needs to add a mind map to his report to explain his concept. Suggest two ways for him to do
so. (2 marks)

(d) David has found that the picture added is pushing away the text and leave a lot of space around.

Suggest how this problem can be solved such that the words and picture can pack closer together. (1 mark)

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3. Helen conducts a survey and inputs the results of the first two questions in the following worksheet.

A B C D E F G H
1 Survey on Internet Behaviour of Hong Kong Teenagers
2 QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2
3 Gender No. % Internet Time (hr/week) No. %
4 Male 124 <1 5
5 Female 141 1-3 21
6 Total 4-7 42
7 8-14 134
8 15-28 63
9 Total

(a) Suppose Helen fill in a formula “=B4+B5” in cell B6 and then copies the formula to cell F9, what will the
formula become? Does it deliver the expected result? Explain your answer briefly and correct the formula if
necessary. (4 marks)

(b) Write an alternative formula for cell B6 that gives the same result. (2 marks)

(c) Helen puts the formula ‘=B4/B6*100’ in cell C4. Suggest one better way to accomplish the task and explain
your answer. (2 marks)

(d) After finishing the formulae, Helen wishes to present the result by using charts.
(i) Suggest a type of chart to be used. (1 mark)

(ii) Suggest three chart elements to be added or modified those can make the chart clearer. (3 marks)

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4. ABC Office Supplies Ltd. uses two data tables, namely Inv and Trans to store the inventory and transaction
records respectively. The table designs are shown below.

Inv
Field Data Type Description Example
n_id Short text Item ID (“N” followed by 6 digits) N123456
item_name Short text Name of item Pencil
type Short text Type of item Stationery
price Integer Unit price of item 75

Trans
Field Data Type Description Example
t_id Short text Transaction ID (“T” followed by 4 digits) T1234
n_id Short text Item ID (“N” followed by 6 digits) N123456
retailer_name Short text Name of retailer XYZ Bookstore
quantity Integer Number of items ordered by retailer 2500

(a) Explain why t_id, instead of n_id, is chosen as the primary key in Trans. (2 marks)

(b) Complete the SQL commands which will perform the following queries.
(i) List all the types of items without duplication. (2 marks)

(ii) List detail of all transactions those involve an order quantity larger than 10000. (2 marks)

(iii) List the names of retailers which have total order over $100,000. (4 marks)

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Section D – Programming (20 marks)

1. Write a program that finds the maximum and minimum of a series of positive integers. The numbers are entered
one by one until 0 is entered. You may assume that all the numbers are entered correctly.

Sample input and output 1: Sample input and output 2:

Enter a number (0 to stop): 5 Enter a number (0 to stop): 0
Enter a number (0 to stop): 3 End of Program
Enter a number (0 to stop): 12
Enter a number (0 to stop): 0
Max: 12 Min: 3
End of Program

(8 marks)
program main;
var
max, min, current : integer;
begin

end.
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2. An integer is said to be ugly if it only has 2, 3 or 5 as its prime factors.

For example, 12 is ugly since 12 = 2 × 2 × 3 . On the other hand, 14 is not ugly because 7 is one of its factors.

The first ten “ugly numbers” are

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12

(a) Write a function which can test whether an input number x is ugly or not. (5 marks)
function isUgly(x : integer) : boolean;
begin

end;

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(b) By using the function in (a), write a program that calculates the nth ugly number by user input.

Sample input and output 1: Sample input and output 2:

Enter a number: 10 Enter a number: 50
The required ugly number is 12 The required ugly number is 243

(5 marks)
program main;
var
current, // Current number to be tested
position, // Number of ugly numbers found so far
n: integer;

function isUgly(x : integer) : boolean;

begin
...
end;

begin

end.

(c) Suggest and describe a more efficient method to solve the problem rather than trying out all the factors one by
one. (2 marks)

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A Partial Character List for ASCII

Character ASCII Character ASCII Character ASCII

0 48 J 74 d 100
1 49 K 75 e 101
2 50 L 76 f 102
3 51 M 77 g 103
4 52 N 78 h 104
5 53 O 79 i 105
6 54 P 80 j 106
7 55 Q 81 k 107
8 56 R 82 l 108
9 57 S 83 m 109
: 58 T 84 n 110
; 59 U 85 o 111
< 60 V 86 p 112
= 61 W 87 q 113
> 62 X 88 r 114
? 63 Y 89 s 115
@ 64 Z 90 t 116
A 65 [ 91 u 117
B 66 \ 92 v 118
C 67 ] 93 w 119
D 68 ^ 94 x 120
E 69 - 95 y 121
F 70 ‘ 96 z 122
G 71 a 97 { 123
H 72 b 98 | 124
I 73 c 99 } 125

List of Operators and Reserved Words in Pascal

+, -, *, /, power, >, <, =, >=, <=, < >, and, or, not, sqrt, trunc, random, abs,
+(string concatenation), length, ord, val, str, chr, copy, write, writeln, read,
readln, program, input, output, procedure, begin..end, for..to/downto..do, (*..*),
if..then, array..of, const, var, integer, real, char, string, record..end,
if..then..else, while..do, file of, rewrite, reset, eof, clrscr, sin, cos, arctan, Ln,
exp, lable, goto, case..of..end, assign, close, repeat..until
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