[CS(SG)06FMS] NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. COMPUTING STUDIES STANDARD GRADE Foundation Level. Marking Guidelines

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F [CS(SG)06FMS] NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Marking Guidelines COMPUTING STUDIES STANDARD GRADE Foundation Level This paper must be withdrawn from candidates after any follow-up discussion of

1 F [CS(SG)06FMS] NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Marking Guidelines COMPUTING STUDIES STANDARD GRADE Foundation Level This paper must be withdrawn from candidates after any follow-up discussion of marks/grades awarded. This is to ensure the ʻsight unseenʼ status of this paper is maintained for your centre and other schools/colleges during the diet of prelim examinations in 2006/2007. Submission of this test paper for Appeals purposes will assume that these conditions have been applied Perfect Papers All rights reserved. Page one

2 Standard Grade Computing Studies - Foundation Level Marking Instructions KU - Knowledge and understanding PS - Problem solving Structure of paper on paper The layout of this paper is modelled on the format of previous Foundation level papers produced by SQA. There are six questions in total. The sixth question is selected by the centre from either Commercial Data Processing or Automated according to which topic has been taught in preparation for the estimate examination. The questions draw on the following areas: Question 1: Question 2: Question 3: Question 4: Question 5: Question 6: General Purpose General Purpose Computer General Purpose General Purpose Commercial Data Processing OR Question 6: Industrial Applications The paper is marked out of 36 for KU and 36 for PS. The following thresholds are suggested. Knowledge and Understanding Problem Solving Mark Grade Mark Grade < 18 7 < 18 7 Page two

3 1 This question deals with content from General Purpose The results of a recent figure skating competition are stored in a spreadsheet. Part of the spreadsheet is shown below. (see exam paper) PS (a) Use the words below to complete the following sentences. column row cell (i) In the spreadsheet, a box is called a cell. (ii) All the information about Katy Anderson is contained in a row. (iii) All the scores from Judge 2 is contained in a column. 1 mark for each correct answer 3 marks PS (b) Use the words below to complete the following sentences. text value formula (i) Cell D5 contains value. (ii) Cell E6 contains formula. (iii) Cell B1 contains text. 1 mark for each correct answer 3 marks PS (c) Cell E2 contains a formula which calculates the total score. Which of the following is the correct formula? Tick ( ) one box only. PS (d) When the data was first entered into the spreadsheet some of the competitors names did not fit properly. How was this problem solved? PS (e) The score in cell D5 should have been 5.3 and not 5.2. The contents of one other cell will change when the correct score is entered. Which other cell will change when the correct score is entered? KU (f) The spreadsheet package uses a WIMP environment. What is meant by WIMP? = SUM(B2:D2) 1 mark Make the column wider 1 mark E5 1 mark Windows 1 mark Icons 1 mark Menu 1 mark Pointer 1 mark Page three

4 2 This question deals with content from General Purpose The school library uses a database to store information about the books and the authors. One of the records is shown below: (See Exam paper) PS (a) The librarian has just bought a new book. What must she do to enter the book s details into the database? Tick ( ) one box only. PS (b) The librarian has discovered that one of the ISBN numbers has been entered wrongly. What must she do correct this? Tick ( ) one box only. PS (c) The librarian would like the record to contain a suitable age range for each book as shown in the example below: (See Exam paper) What must she do to include this information? Tick ( ) one box only. PS (d) The librarian can search and sort the information in the database. Complete the following sentences using the words search or sort and also entering the correct field name. (See Exam paper) (i) (ii) (iii) KU (e) (i) The librarian keeps a backup copy of the database. What is meant by a backup? Add a new record - 1 mark Edit a record - 1 mark Create a field - 1 mark Search on the Author field to find all the books written by Jane Aspell. Sort on the title field to put the books in alphabetical order Search on the category field for all non-fiction books 1 mark for each correct entry max 6 marks A copy of the original 1 mark KU (ii) Why are backups taken? Incase a file is lost corrupted Any suitable answer 1 mark for each bullet point max 1 mark (f) The school also keeps information about the pupils. KU (i) Christopher would like to see the information that the school holds on him. Is he allowed to see this information? Tick ( ) one box only. KU (ii) Is Christopher allowed to see the information held on his friend? Tick ( ) one box only. Yes 1 mark No - 1 mark Page four

5 3 This question deals with content from Computer A computer system has both main memory and backing store. KU (a) (i) Main memory is split into ROM and RAM. 1. What is meant by ROM? Read Only Memory 1 mark 2. What is meant by RAM? Random Access Memory 1 mark KU (ii) Describe two differences between ROM and RAM. KU (b) Magnetic tape is an example of a backing storage medium. Give two other examples of backing storage. ROM non volatile memory RAM volatile memory ROM cannot be altered RAM can be altered 1 mark for each bullet point max 2 marks Floppy disc Hard disc CD ROM DVD ROM Any other suitable answer Accept media or device. 1 mark for each bullet point max 2 marks KU (c) (i) Put the following terms in order, starting with the smallest. One has been done for you. kilobyte bit terabyte gigabyte byte Bit byte kilobyte (megabyte) gigabyte terabyte 5 correct 4 marks 3 correct 3 marks 2 correct 2 marks 1 correct 1 mark KU (ii) What is meant by a bit? Binary digit 1 or 0 1 mark for each bullet point max 1 mark PS (d) Choose the correct word from the list 1. Files can be stored in a directory. 1 mark below to complete the sentences. 2. chip is a small piece of silicon used to make an integrated circuit. 1 mark 3. A program or set of programs that run automatically when the computer is switched on is the operating system. 1 mark Page five

6 4 This question deals with content from General Purpose Paula has typed up her history project on the PC. KU (a) The teacher gave her a template to use for the project. What is meant by a template? Ready made document Holds all the information about layout, style etc 1 mark for each bullet point, max 2 marks KU (b) Paula found the wordwrap feature particularly useful. What is meant by wordwrap? Automatically moves a word on to a new line if it does not fit 1 mark KU (c) Three examples of text layout are shown below. Fill in the blanks using the correct word from the following list. (See Exam paper) PS (d) Part of Paula s project is shown below. Use the words below to complete the following sentences. (See Exam paper) 1. centre 2. left align 3. right align All correct 2 marks 1 correct 1 mark (i) 1941 has to be amended 1 mark (ii) down has to be deleted 1 mark (iii) later has to be inserted 1 mark KU (e) Paula decided to send the draft copy of her project to her teacher by electronic mail. Apart from a computer system, what other piece of hardware would be needed? Modem 1 mark Page six

7 5 This question deals with content from General Purpose Callum created this using an application package. (see exam paper) PS (a) (i) Which package would have been used to create this? Tick ( ) one box only. PS (ii) Name three tools that would have been used to create this. Graphics 1 mark Square/rectangle tool Straight line tool Freehand tool Circle/ellipse tool 1 mark for any bullet point, max 3 marks PS (iii) A change was made and it now looks like the following. (see exam paper) Describe the change. PS (b) Callum carried out the following steps when he made the change. Enter the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 into the table to show the order he must use to make the change. Text added 1 mark Load file 2 Save file 4 Edit file - 3 Load package mark for each correct answer max 3 marks KU (c) (i) Rebecca suggested that he could have used an integrated package. Which is meant by an integrated package? KU (ii) Describe two advantages of using an integrated package. Combines two or more packages e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc. 1 mark Ease of transfer of data Common HCI Any other suitable answer 1 mark for any bullet point, max 2 marks Page seven

8 6 This question deals with content from Commercial Data Processing KU (a) The stages in the data processing cycle are shown below. Enter the numbers 1-5 in the table below to show the correct order. Data input Data collection Data output Data preparation Data processing and storage All correct 4 marks 3 correct 3 marks 2 correct 2 marks 1 correct 1 mark KU (b) Choose from the list below to complete the following sentences. mainframe desktop terminal laptop A mainframe is a powerful computer system with a large processing power. 1 mark A terminal is a keyboard, mouse and monitor connected to a central computer. 1 mark KU (c) (i) Which two pieces of information are contained in a bar code? Tick ( ) two boxes only. PS (ii) Give two reasons why bar codes are used in supermarkets. Country of origin 1 mark Product id 1 mark Less chance of error Quicker data entry Any other suitable answer 1 mark for each bullet point max 2 marks PS (d) On-line shopping is becoming more popular. Give two advantages to the customer of shopping on-line. Don t have to leave house to shop Can shop 24 hours a day Don t have to spend time going around shops Any suitable answer 1 mark for each bullet point max 2 marks Page eight

9 6 This question deals with content from Industrial Applications KU (a) Robot arms are used in factories. Fill in the boxes to correctly label the diagram below. (see exam paper) 1 mark for each correctly labelled part max 4 marks KU (b) The factory uses CAD/CAM. What is meant by CAD/CAM? Computer Aided Design/ Computer Aided Manufacture Computer correct twice 1 mark Aided correct twice 1 mark Design 1 mark Manufacture 1 mark PS (c) Firms often use mobile and stationary robots. Tick the correct boxes to show whether a stationary or mobile robot would be used to carry out the task. Transporting stock from the stockroom to the factory floor mobile 1 mark Welding component parts together stationary 1 mark Spray painting car doors - stationary 1 mark Repairing pipelines under the sea - mobile 1 mark Page nine

10 Source of Questions from Standard Grade Computing Studies Foundation Marking Scheme. Question Broad Area Main Aspect Item No 1 (a) General Purpose Spreadsheet row/column/cells 1 (b) (i) General Purpose Spreadsheet Value/text/formula 1 (b) (ii) General Purpose Spreadsheet Value/text/formula 1 (b) (iii) General Purpose Spreadsheet Value/text/formula 1 (c) General Purpose Spreadsheet formulae 1 (d) General Purpose Spreadsheet Alter column width 1 (e) General Purpose Spreadsheet calculation 1(f) General Purpose Human Computer Interface (HCI) WIMP environment Windows, Icons, Menu, Pointer 2 (a) General Purpose 2 (b) General Purpose 2 (c) General Purpose 2 (d) (i) General Purpose 2 (d) (ii) General Purpose 2 (d) (iii) General Purpose 2 (e) (i) General Purpose 2 (e) (ii) General Purpose 2 (f) (i) General Purpose 2 (f) (ii) General Purpose Database Database Database Database Database Storage Storage Storage Security and Privacy Security and Privacy add record Edit record Create fields Search/query/find on one field Search/query/find on one field Search/query/find on one field Need for backup Need for backup Right of access to personal data Right of access to personal data Page ten

11 Question No Broad Area Main Aspect Item 3 (a) (i) Computer 3 (a) (ii) Computer 3 (b) Computer 3 (c) (i) Computer 3 (c) (ii) Computer 3 (d) Computer Hardware Hardware Low Level Machine Backing storage (computer systems) Low Level Machine Low Level Machine Operating System Hardware Operating systems ROM and RAM ROM and RAM Floppy disk Hard disk CD-ROM DVD-ROM, etc Bit, Byte, kilobyte (Kb), megabyte (Mb), gigabyte (Gb), terabyte (Tb) Bit Directory/folder Chip Operating system as a program 4 (a) General Purpose 4 (b) General Purpose 4 (c) General Purpose 4 (d) General Purpose 4 (e) Communications and Networks Presentation and Multimedia Word processing Word processing Common features of most General Purpose Internet Use wizard or template Word-wrap text alignment Insert/amend/delete modem 5 (a) (i) General Purpose 5 (a) (ii) General Purpose 5 (a) (iii) General Purpose 5 (b) General Purpose 5 (c) (i) General Purpose 5 (c) (ii) General Purpose Selection of Graphics Graphics Common features of most general purpose packages Software integration Software integration Main purpose of each package Common tools Enter text Load Save Integrated package Common HCI Page eleven

12 Source of Questions from Standard Grade Computing Studies Foundation Marking Scheme. 6 (a) Commercial Data Processing 6 (b) Commercial Data Processing 6 (c) (i) Commercial Data Processing 6 (c) (ii) Computer 6 (d) Commercial Data Processing Data processing cycle Hardware and Software Data collection preparation and input Data collection preparation and input Implications - Technical Data collection, preparation, input, processing, storage, output Mainframe systems terminals Bar codes Bar codes On-line shopping Question Topic Aspect Item No 6 (a) Industrial Hardware and Software Anatomy Applications 6 (b) Industrial Hardware and Software CAD/CAM Applications 6 (c) Industrial Applications Hardware and Software Stationary/mobile Page twelve

CS(SG)09FMS. COMPUTING STUDIES STANDARD GRADE Foundation Level NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. Marking Guidelines

CS(SG)09FMS. COMPUTING STUDIES STANDARD GRADE Foundation Level NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. Marking Guidelines F NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Marking Guidelines COMPUTING STUDIES STANDARD GRADE Foundation Level This paper must be withdrawn from candidates any follow-up discussion of marks/grades awarded. This is to