COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PAPER 1
GRADE 12
BACKUP MEMORANDUM
NOVEMBER 2016
NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION NUMBER
IGNORE SPELLING IN ALL CASES WHERE IT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE ANSWER.
QUESTION 1 File name: 1Gold_Goud Total Q1: 25
No | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
1.1 | Page size - Page size changed to A4 ✓
| 1 | |
1.2 | Margin - Top margin set to 2 cm ✓
- Gutter position set to left ✓
| 2 | |
1.3.1 | Style - New style 'Love Gold' created ✓
- Based on the 'Heading 1' style ✓
- Text centred horizontally ✓
- Any border applied ✓
- New style applied to heading ✓
| 5 | |
1.3.2 | Citation - 'Pinn&Co, J' citation inserted after the heading ✓
- Page number 3 displayed ✓
- Year (2012) displayed ✓
| 3 | |
1.4.1 | Line spacing - First paragraph line spacing set to multiple ✓
- At 1.2 ✓
| 2 | |
1.4.2 | Spacing - First line indent applied to second paragraph ✓
- Set at 2 cm ✓
| 2 | |
1.5 | Find and replace - Text 'nano' replaced with 'NANO' in small caps ✓
- 4 occurrences of 'nano' replaced ✓
| 2 | |
1.6 | Thesaurus - 'Alchemist' replaced with word from suggested list: experimenters, transformers, pseudoscientists, etc. ✓
| 1 | |
1.7 | SmartArt - Last shape filled with picture 1Gold_Goud ✓
- Text added to the last shape ✓ ('Gold Bricks')
- Layout changed to 'Closed Chevron Process' ✓
- Automatic caption inserted ✓ ('Processing Gold') (ignore if caption is centred)
| 4 | |
1.8 | Bibliography - Any automatic bibliography inserted ✓
| 1 | |
1.9 | Watermark - Any text watermark added on any page ✓
- Text changed to 'Love of Gold' ✓ (accept any part of text)
| 2 | |
| Total for QUESTION 1 | 25 | |
QUESTION 2 File name: 2Resource_Bron Total Q2: 27
No | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
2.1 | Table of contents - Table of contents updated ('Index' to be included) ✓
- 2 levels of headings displayed ✓
- Page number displayed with solid tab leader ✓
- 'Fancy' format used ✓ (Small caps)
| 4 | |
2.2 | Comment - Any comment added to word 'resources' ✓
| 1 | |
2.3 | Cross reference - Cross reference on text 'production is slowly declining' added (text does not display) ✓
- Entire caption is displayed 'Table 1: Year-on-year changes' ✓
| 2 | |
2.4 | Text inserted - All the text from 2Trade_Handel inserted ✓
- Text replaced in the correct position ✓
| 2 | |
2.5 | Image - Image cropped correctly ✓
- Image rotated/flipped ✓ (camel appears on left)
- Any border with any border width added to image ✓
| 3 | |
2.6 | Edit table - Table auto fitted to window ✓
- Any row height set to 1 cm ✓
- Cells in first column merged ✓
- Any content in cells centred vertically and horizontally ✓
- Argument in MIN function changed to LEFT ✓
| 5 | |
2.7 | Text to table - Text added as first row to table ✓
- Any predefined table style applied ✓
- Alternative table title text inserted ✓ ('Changes')
(Note to marker: Check table properties to see if changes were made in Alt Text.) | 3 | |
2.8 | Link - Document 2Predict_Voorspel inserted ✓
- Displays as icon ✓
(Note to marker: Award one mark only if learner used a hyperlink with no icon.) | 2 | |
2.9 | Table of figures - Table of figures updated (2 automatic entries) ✓
| 1 | |
2.10 | Index - Index inserted ✓
- Appears as one column ✓
| 2 | |
2.11 | Page numbers - Automatic page numbers inserted in header/footer ✓
- Display vertically in left or right margin ✓
| 2 | |
| Total for QUESTION 2 | [27] | |
QUESTION 3 File name: 3Mine_Myn Total Q3: 23
- Mark the questions from the formulae and not the values/answers in the cell.
- Check against candidate's actual work (Cell references may differ, depending on the candidate's response).
- Candidate may use multiple formulae or cells as 'building blocks' to reach answers.
- Named ranges can be used instead of cell references.
- The answers must still be correct even if changes are made to the existing data.
No | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
3.1 | Cells A1:G1: - Cells A1:G1 merged and centred ✓
- Text wrapped ✓
| 2 | |
3.2 | Number formatting (B3:B14): - Number formatting used ✓
- Negative values displayed in red font colour (any number format) ✓
(Note to marker: Do not award any marks if conditional formatting was used.) | 2 | |
3.3 | Conditional formatting: - Conditional formatting applied to columns B to F ✓
- Cells with lowest ten values appear shaded (not font colour) ✓
(Note to marker: The top '10 negative numbers' will be shaded.) | 2 | |
3.4 | Cell B15: =AVERAGE(B3:B14) - AVERAGE function ✓
- Correct range (B3:B14) ✓
| 2 | |
3.5 | Cell B16: =LARGE(Five,2) - LARGE function ✓
- Named range 'Five' ✓
- 2 ✓
| 3 | |
3.6 | Cell G3: =IF(F3>=0,A3,"*") OR =IF(F3<0,"*",A3) - IF function ✓
- Test: F3>=0 OR F3<0 ✓
- "*" displayed if cell F3 is negative ✓
- Month displayed if cell F3 is positive or 0 ✓
(Note to marker: Accept if only > or < is used in the condition.) | 4 | |
3.7 | Graph/chart: - Column graph/chart inserted ✓
- Correct data =Stats!$A$3:$A$14,Stats!$F$3:$F$14 used ✓
- Chart title inserted ('Production 2015') below the chart ✓
- Data labels displayed inside ✓ data series
- Month names (horizontal axis labels) displayed in 8.5 pt font size ✓
- 'August' series filled with green colour ✓
(Note to marker: Ignore if the legend appears on the graph/chart.) | 8 | |
| Total for QUESTION 3 | [23] | |
QUESTION 4 File name: 4Extra_Ekstra Total Q4: 26
- Mark the questions from the formulae and not the values/answers in the cell.
- Check against candidate's actual work (Cell references may differ, depending on the candidate's response).
- Candidate may use multiple formulae or cells as 'building blocks' to answers.
- Named ranges can be used instead of cell references.
No | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
4_1 worksheet |
4.1 | Data sort: - All data sorted by date of birth (column C) ✓
- Youngest to oldest ✓ (newest to oldest)
| 2 | |
Shift_Skof worksheet |
4.2 | Cell A3: =CONCATENATE(LEFT(B3,3),RANDBETWEEN(1,250)) OR =LEFT(B3,3)&INT(RAND()*(250)+1) - CONCATENATE OR & ✓
- LEFT (B3,3) ✓
- RANDBETWEEN ✓ (1,250) ✓
(Note to marker: If RAND was used accept any correctly used function to round off the number, such as INT, TRUNC or ROUND.) | 5 | |
4.3 | Cell G3: =F3+H3/24 | 2 | |
Sum_Ops worksheet |
4.4 | Cell D3: =COUNTIF(Shift_Skof!D3:D252,"AR001") - COUNTIF function ✓
- Criteria range: Shift_Skof!D3:D252 ✓
- Criteria: "AR001" ✓ (not name or surname)
| 3 | |
4.5 | Cell E4: =SUMIF(Shift_Skof!D3:D252,"BD002", Shift_Skof!H3:H252) - SUMIF function ✓
- Criteria range: Shift_Skof!D3:D252 ✓
- Criteria: "BD002" ✓
- Sum range: Shift_Skof!H3:H252 ✓
(Note to marker: Allocate marks only if name AND surname columns were correctly used.) | 4 | |
4.6 | Column F: =VLOOKUP(D3,Scale_Skaal!$A$2:$B$8,2) OR =VLOOKUP(D3,Scale_Skaal!A$2:B$8,2) - Lookup Value: D3 ✓
- Table array: Scale_Skaal!$A$2:$B$8✓ OR
- Table array: Scale_Skaal!A$2:B$8
- Absolute cell referencing applied correctly ✓
- Column index number: 2 ✓
- Copied to other cells ✓
(Note to marker: Accept A1:B8 as lookup range.) | 5 | |
4.7 | Cell I5: =IF(E5>60,"Experienced",IF(H5>20,"Experienced", "")) OR =IF(OR(E5>60,H5>20),"Experienced","") OR =IF((E5>60)+(H5>20),"Experienced"," ") - Syntax of IF function is correct ✓
- Criteria E5>60 ✓
- Criteria H5>20 ✓
- "Experienced" shows if either of the criteria is true ✓
- " " OR "False" ✓
| 5 | |
| Total for QUESTION 4 | [26] | |
QUESTION 5 File name: 5Work_Werk Total Q5: 39
No | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
Table:tbEmploy |
5.1.1 | Field: Name | 1 | |
5.1.2 | Field: Surname | 1 | |
5.1.3 | Field: Gender - Default value set to 'Male' OR 'M' ✓
| 1 | |
5.1.4 | Field: YearsEmployed Validation Rule - >0 ✓ and ✓ <50 ✓
OR >=1 and <=49 OR Between 1 and 49 - Validation text
Any suitable message that refers to range between 1 and 49 ✓ | 4 | |
5.1.5 | Field: IDNum Input Mask: 000000 0000 000 will appear as 000000\ 0000\ 000; OR 000000\ 0000\ 000 OR 000000" "0000" "000" - Correct character 0 ✓
- Two spaces correctly placed ✓
- Thirteen valid placeholders ✓
| 3 | |
Form: frm5_2 |
5.2.1 | Form properties record source changed to qry5_2 ✓ (Note to marker: Check in Property Sheet (Data) for record source.) | 1 | |
5.2.2 | Form header background changed to any colour ✓ | 1 | |
5.2.3 | Function: =(Date() ✓- [Birthdate]) ✓ /365 ✓ OR =(Now()-[Birthdate])/365.25 OR =(Year(Now())-Year([Birthdate]) - Fixed/Standard ✓
- Age field formatted to zero decimal places ✓
- Suitable label relating to age inserted ✓
(Note to marker: Accept the function =Round ✓ ((Now()✓-[Birthdate]✓)/365.25✓,0✓) for the first 5 marks.) | 6 | |
5.2.4 | Examination number inserted in form footer ✓ | 1 | |
Query: qry5_3 |
5.3 | - Only Name, Surname and ContactNum fields display ✓
- Additional fields added (ContactNum, Gender, Permanent) ✓
- Gender criteria: "F" ✓ and ✓ Permanent criteria: "No" OR FALSE OR 0 ✓
(Note to marker: 34 records expected.) | 5 | |
Query: qry5_4 |
5.4 | - New field Salary created ✓
- Calculation: [Notch] ✓ *1200 ✓
- Calculated field Salary formatted to currency ✓
| 4 | |
Query: qry5_5 |
5.5 | - Sorted in ascending order according to Surname and Name fields ✓
- Surname field appears before the Name field ✓
- Notch criteria 12 ✓
- OR operator (or separate criteria line) used ✓
- Birthdate criteria <#01/01/1956# OR <=#31/12/1955# OR YEAR([Birthdate])<1956 ✓(ignore format of year)
(Note to marker: 9 records expected.) | 5 | |
Report: rpt5_6 |
5.6 | - 5Mine_Myn picture ✓ inserted in report header ✓
- Function inserted in the Permanent group footer/header ✓
- Function: =Count(*) ✓ OR =Count([Name]) or on any other field
- Average function moved to report footer ✓
- Replaced AVERAGE with AVG in function ✓
| 6 | |
| Total for QUESTION 5 | [39] | |
QUESTION 6 File name: 6Gold_Goud Total Q6: 21
- This question should be marked from the HTML code.
- Numerical attribute values do not need to be in inverted commas.
- A maximum of 1 mark will be deducted if one or more closing tags are omitted.
No | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
6.1 | Heading <h1 align="center"><font color="yellow">Jewellery Design</font></h1> - Heading alignment set to centre ✓
- Heading font colour changed to yellow ✓
| 2 | |
6.2 | Horizontal line <hr width="60%" size="8"> - Horizontal line inserted ✓
- Line width set to 60% ✓
- Line size set to 8 ✓
| 3 | |
6.3 | Open lines <br/><br/> - Break tag inserted <br/> ✓
- Two open lines inserted ✓
| 2 | |
6.4 | Bold <b>You can buy high quality …</b> - Bold tags applied to correct paragraph ✓
| 1 | |
6.5.1 | Image <img src="/6J.png"> - 'src' attribute inserted ✓
- Correct file used "6J" ✓
- Image displays correctly ✓ (correct extension used)
| 3 | |
6.5.2 | Alternative text <img src="/6J.png" alt ="Jewellery"> - Alternative text tag inserted ✓
- Correct text inserted "Jewellery" ✓
| 2 | |
6.6 | Table <table border=5> <tr> <td>Jewellers use:</td> <td>Precious stones</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jewellers work with:</td> <td> <ul> <li>Plastic</li> <li>Enamel</li> <li>Perspex</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">Jewellers create their own beads and jewellery made from ostrich eggshell, leather and wood</td> </tr> </table> - The table consists of three rows and two columns ✓
- Correct text appears in each cell ✓
- Unordered list inserted ✓
- Correct tags identify items in list ✓
- Last row: cell (colspan) spans 2 columns ✓
| 5 | |
6.7 | Hyperlink <a href="http://www.southafrica.net.za">Go to Jewellery design website</a> - Hyperlink tags inserted <a href></a> ✓
- Tags inserted to link to the correct file "http://www.southafrica.net.za" ✓
- Hyperlink inserted on correct text 'Go to Jewellery design website' ✓
| 3 | |
| Closing tag(s) or triangular brackets omitted or multiple closing tags in the incorrect order | -1 | |
| Total for QUESTION 6 | [21] | |
QUESTION 7 Total Q7: 19
File names: 7Statem_Staat, 7Graph_Grafiek, 7Invest_Belê, 7Answ_Antw
No | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
7Statem_Staat |
7.1.1 | Mail Merge - Source table Clients linked with 7Statem_Staat ✓
- Merge fields Initials and Surname added in the correct place (accept if only one field) ✓
- Space inserted between two fields (do not allocate if only one field inserted) ✓
| 3 | |
7.1.2 | Form controls - 'Date' form field set to 'Current date' ✓
- 'Amount Due' form field set to display in 'Number' and 'Currency' and default value set to zero ✓
- 'Cash' option added to drop down form field ✓
| 4 | |
7Graph_Grafiek |
7.2 | Insert graph/chart data - 'Gold fields' mine name appears ✓
- Value '211' inserted correctly for Newmont Mining ✓
| 2 | |
7Invest_Belê |
7.3.1 | Page orientation - Page orientation of only indicated text changed to landscape ✓
| 1 | |
7.3.2 | Header - Text 'Choices' inserted in header on any/all pages ✓
- Applied to landscape pages only ✓ (Link to previous removed)
| 2 | |
7.4 | Line breaks - 'Keep lines together' setting applied to all paragraphs in document ✓
| 1 | |
7.5 | Hyphenation - Automatic hyphenation applied to text ✓
- Hyphenation limit set to 2 consecutive lines ✓
| 2 | |
7Answ_Antw |
7.6.1 | What is the size of the spacing AFTER the paragraph in the 'Title' style? - Auto ✓ (Accept any paragraph spacing)
| 1 | |
7.6.2 | How many times does the EXACT word 'Gold' appear in this document? | 1 | |
7.6.3 | What is the alternative text title of the picture found at the end of the document? | 1 | |
7.6.4 | What is the name of the artistic effect applied to the picture at the end of the document? | 1 | |
| Total for QUESTION 7 | [19] | |
| TOTAL | 180 | |