COMPUTER APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
PAPER 1
GRADE 12 
AMENDED SCE PAST PAPERS AND MEMOS
MAY/JUNE 2018

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 

  1. Owing to the nature of this practical examination, it is important to note that,  even if you complete the examination early, you will NOT be permitted to  leave the examination room until all the administrative functions associated  with the examination have been finalised. During the examination, normal  rules regarding leaving the examination room apply. 
  2. Enter your examination number in the header or footer of EVERY document  that you create or save, where applicable.
  3. The invigilator will give you a CD/DVD/flash drive containing all the files  needed for the examination OR you will be told where the files can be found  on the network or computer. If a CD/DVD/flash drive has been issued to you,  you must write your examination number and centre number on the  CD/DVD/flash drive. If you are working on the network, you must follow the  instructions provided by the invigilator/educator.
  4. A copy of the master files will be available from the invigilator. Should there  be any problems with a file, you may request another copy from the  invigilator. 
  5. This question paper consists of SEVEN questions.
  6. Answer ALL the questions.
  7. Ensure that you save each document using the file name given in the  question paper. Save your work at regular intervals as a precaution against  possible power failures. 
  8. Read through each question before answering or solving the problem.  Do NOT do more than is required by the question.
  9. At the end of the examination, you must hand in the CD/DVD/flash drive given  to you by the invigilator with ALL your answer files saved onto it, OR you  should make sure that ALL your answer files are saved on the  network/computer as explained to you by the invigilator/educator. Make  absolutely sure that all files can be read. Do NOT save unnecessary  files/folders and do NOT hand in duplicate answer files/folders.
  10. The information sheet that has been provided with the question paper MUST  BE COMPLETED AFTER THE THREE-HOUR EXAMINATION SESSION.  Hand it to the invigilator at the end of the examination. 
  11. During the examination you may consult the offline help functions of the  programs that you are using. You may NOT use any other resource material.
  12. Unless instructed otherwise, use formulae and/or functions for ALL  calculations in spreadsheet questions. Use absolute cell references only  where necessary to ensure that formulae are correct when you copy them to  other cells in a spreadsheet.
  13. NOTE: All formulae and/or functions should be inserted in such a manner  that the correct results will still be obtained even if the data changes.
  14. If data is derived from a previous question that you could not answer, you  should still proceed with the questions that follow.
  15. In all questions involving word processing, you should set the language to  English (South Africa). The paper size is assumed to be A4 Portrait, unless  instructed otherwise.
  16. Ensure that the regional settings are set to South Africa and date and time  settings, number settings and currency settings are set correctly. 
  17. The examination folder/CD/DVD/flash drive that you receive with this question  paper contains the files listed below. Ensure that you have ALL the files  before you begin with this examination.
    • 1Artists                                           Word processing file
    • 1Daniella                                         Image file
    • 2Art                                                 Image file
    • 2Top15SA                                       Word processing file
    • 3Sales                                            Spreadsheet file
    • 4Novice                                          Spreadsheet file
    • 5ArtData                                         Database
    • 6Expensive                                    HTML file
    • 6No1                                              Image file
    • 6No3                                              Image file
    • 7ForSale                                        Spreadsheet file 
    • 7Global                                          Word processing file
    • 7Ruga                                            Word processing file
    • 7Watercolour                                   Database

QUESTIONS 

SCENARIO 

South Africa has a wealth of artistic talent. You were asked to research some of the  artists and their work.

QUESTION 1: WORD PROCESSING  
Open the 1Artists word processing document, which contains background information  on the ten top young South African artists. Insert your examination number in the  header or the footer. 
1.1 Change the top margin of the document to 2.5 cm. (1)
1.2 Format the heading 'Ten young artists of South Africa' as follows: 

  • Centre the heading. 
  • Expand the character spacing by 2 pt. (3)

1.3 Add the following to the source 'Culture Trip (2017)': 

  • 'S Keam' as the author 
  • 'South Africa's 10 Young Artists' as the name of the web page
    NOTE: If a warning appears, select 'Yes'. (3) 

1.4 Format the paragraph that starts with 'South Africa boasts …' and ends with  '… in South Africa' with the same paragraph spacing as the rest of the  paragraphs in the document. (1) 
1.5 Find the last sentence in the first paragraph that starts with 'We discover …'  and ends with '… citation here)'. Make the following changes: 
1.5.1 Display only the year in the citation 'Webb, 2017'.  Do NOT change the source. (1) 
1.5.2 Replace the text 'insert citation here' with a citation to the source  'Young Talent (2017)'. (1) 
1.6 Insert a text box above the text 'Athi Patra-Ruga' and add the text 'DID YOU  KNOW?' (2) 
1.7 Find the numbered text below the heading 'Athi Patra-Ruga'.  
Replace the automatic numbers with bullets using the '' symbol (Webdings  character code 162). (2) 
1.8 Use a word processing feature to display ALL occurrences of the word  'culture' in small caps. (2)
1.9 Insert the image 1Daniella found in the examination folder as follows: 

  • The image should appear to the right of the paragraph with the heading  'Daniella Mooney'. 
  • The size of the image should be exactly the same as the image of 'Athi  Patra-Ruga' in the previous paragraph. (5) 

1.10 Add the caption above the last image in the document to appear as 'Figure 5:  Destinies'. (2) 
1.11 Insert a table of figures below the text 'Table of Figures' at the end of the  document. Display the table of figures in the 'Simple' format. (2)
1.12 Insert a text watermark as follows: 

  • Insert the text 'Top Ten' as the watermark text. 
  • Do NOT display the watermark on the first page. (4) Save and close the 1Artists document. [29]

QUESTION 2: WORD PROCESSING 
Open the 2Top15SA word processing document, which contains a list of 15 of the  most famous South African artists.  
2.1 Edit the cover page as follows: 

  • Insert your examination number as the author. 
  • Change the image on the first page to the 2Art image found in the examination folder. 
  • Find the text that starts with 'Although it is impossible ...' and ends with  '… no particular order).' on the third page. Move this text to the abstract on  the cover page. (5) 

2.2 Change the page numbers of the document as follows: 

  • Start the numbering on the page after the table of contents with 1. 
  • Change the page numbering format to 'Page X of Y'. 
  • The cover page and the table of contents page should NOT be numbered. (3) 

2.3 Find the heading 'Marlene Dumas', the paragraph about Marlene Dumas and the image of Marlene Dumas.  Change the paragraph setting to display the heading, paragraph and image  together and not split over two pages. (2) 
2.4 Find the table under the heading 'Explore our Art Galleries' and change the  whole table as follows: 

  • Apply shading to the row containing headings in any colour of your choice. 
  • Sort the table alphabetically, first by location and then by gallery name. 

The first four rows of the table should appear as below:  (4) 

Province 

Gallery Name 

Location

KwaZulu-Natal Art Galleries 

Imbizo Gallery 

Ballito

Western Cape Art Galleries 

Magpie Art Collective Gallery 

Barrydale

Gauteng Art Galleries 

Afrinova 

Braamfontein

Gauteng Art Galleries 

Wits Art Museum 

Braamfontein 

2.5 Find the table under the heading 'Most famous works'. Insert a formula in the  first cell in the last row to display the total number of artists listed in the table. (2) 
2.6 Display only the text that starts with the heading 'Photo credits …' and ends  with '… cross reference here)' on a landscape page. (2) 
2.7 Insert a cross reference to the caption 'Figure 3: Irma Stern' to replace the text  '(Insert cross reference here)' at the end of the document. (2) 
Save and close the 2Top15SA document. [20]

QUESTION 3: SPREADSHEET 
NOTE: 

  • Use formulae and/or functions for ALL calculations in the spreadsheet.
  • Use absolute cell references ONLY where necessary to ensure that formulae are  correct when you copy them to other cells in the same column (copy down). 
  • All formulae and/or functions should be inserted in such a manner that the correct  results will still be obtained even if the existing data changes.  

Open the 3Sales spreadsheet, which includes a summary of the gallery's sales. Work  in the Summary_Opsomming worksheet.  
3.1 Change the vertical alignment of row 1 to centre. (1) 
3.2 Insert a function in cell K3 to determine the average selling price of all the  art pieces sold (column G). (2) 
3.3 Insert a COUNTIFS function in cell K4 to determine the number of art pieces  sold in 30 days or less (column F) AND sold for an amount of more than  R2 000 (column G). (5) 
3.4 Insert a function in cell K5 to determine the total value of all the art pieces  sold (column G), for experience code 1 (column D). (4) 
3.5 Each art piece must have a selling code. 
Insert a combination of functions in cell H3 to create the code as follows: 

  • The artist's surname (column B) 
  • Followed by the first two letters of the artist's name (column A) 
  • Followed by a random three-digit number (7)

Work in the Chart_Grafiek worksheet. 
3.6 Change the chart in the worksheet to appear as shown below: 

  • Insert data labels for the amounts of each code. Ignore the position of the  data labels. 
  • Remove the legend. 
  • Set the major axis units to 10 000. 
  • Fill only the back wall of the chart with any colour of your choice. 

value of art(4) 
Save and close the 3Sales spreadsheet. [23] 

QUESTION 4: SPREADSHEET 
NOTE: 

  • Use formulae and/or functions for ALL calculations in the spreadsheet. 
  • Use absolute cell references ONLY where necessary to ensure that formulae are  correct when you copy them to other cells in the same column (copy down). 
  • All formulae and/or functions should be inserted in such a manner that the correct  results will still be obtained even if the existing data changes.  

Open the 4Novice spreadsheet, which contains information about new artists' work  displayed in a gallery. Work in the Artist_Kunstenaar worksheet. 
4.1 Format row 1 as follows: 

  • Merge cells A1:M1, but DO NOT centre the text. 
  • Increase the font size to 32. 
  • Apply any gradient fill to cells A1:M1. (3)

4.2 The e-mail addresses in column C should NOT include upper case letters.  
Use an appropriate function in column D to display the data only in lower case. 
Copy the function to the rest of the cells in the column. (2) 
4.3 Use an appropriate LOOKUP function in cell F3 to determine the description  in the Code_Kode worksheet by using the 'Type code' in column E. (4) 
4.4 The percentage of the commission depends on the artist's experience code in  column G. 
Use a function in cell H4 to determine the commission percentage as follows:   (6) 

CODE 

PERCENTAGE

20%

25%

33% 

4.5 The art gallery will display the art pieces for a certain number of months, as  given in column I.  
The date on which the display of the art piece starts appears in column J.  Use a function in cell K5 to determine the date at which the artist's art pieces  will be removed. (5)
4.6 Change the format of the values in column L to currency. (1) 
4.7 Each artist sets a price (column L) for his/her art piece. The gallery's  commission is calculated by using the artist's price and adding the commission  percentage (column H). Insert a formula in cell M6 to calculate the selling price of an art piece by  adding the percentage of the gallery's commission to the artist's price. (3) 
4.8 All art pieces in the spreadsheet are exhibited in the art gallery currently.  
If the date in column K is BEFORE the current date, the art piece should have  been removed.  
Use conditional formatting to shade the cells in column K with any colour of  your choice to show which art pieces should be removed. 
NOTE: This feature must work on any day. (3) Save and close the 4Novice spreadsheet. [27]

QUESTION 5: DATABASE 
Open the 5ArtData database, which stores data of new artists at the gallery.
5.1 Edit the tblArtists table as follows: 
5.1.1 Remove the ID field. (1)
5.1.2 Change the data type of the Name field to a more suitable data type. (1) 
5.1.3 Set the field properties of the Cellnumber field so that the user is forced to enter data in this field. (1) 
5.1.4 Set the field properties of the StreetName field so that it will not  accept more than 25 characters. (1) 
5.1.5 Insert a field named PostalCode between the City field and  the E-mail field. (2)
5.1.6 Change the format of the E-mail field to display the address in  lower case. (1) 
5.1.7 The Genre field allows the user to choose only one option from a list  of options.  Change a property of the Genre field to allow the user to choose  more than one genre. 
NOTE: If a warning appears, select 'Yes'. (1) 
5.1.8 Create an input mask on the ArtistCode field to ensure that the user  inserts a code for the artist in the following format: 

Related Items

  • ONE compulsory letter  
  • Followed by ONE compulsory letter or digit 
  • Followed by at least ONE digit, but possibly TWO digits Example of a valid ArtistCode include: x35, Aa3, gg52 (4)

Save and close the tblArtists table. 
5.2 Create a new form called frm5_2 based on the tblArtists table. 

  • Include ALL the fields. 
  • Add your examination number in the form header. 
  • Change the font colour of the Name field so that ALL names display in  red. 

Save and close the frm5_2 form. (5) 5.3 Open the qry5_3 query based on the tblData table.  

  • Modify the query so that it displays the total amount of each  TypeDescription, as shown below. 
  • Sort the values from the highest to the lowest on the ArtistPrice field to  display as follows: 

TypeDescription 

SumOfArtistPrice

Drawing 

R 73 441.00

Watercolour 

R 70 690.00

Architecture 

R 67 903.00

Sculpture 

R 57 224.00

Crafts 

R 56 767.00

Painting 

R 54 935.00

Ceramics 

R 45 480.00

Design 

R 45 061.00

Printmaking 

R 43 103.00

Filmmaking 

R 37 141.00

Save and close the qry5_3 query. (5)
5.4 An error was made in the database when dates were captured incorrectly. Open the qry5_4 query and do the following: 

  • Add a calculated field called NoDays, which will determine for how many  days the work of art has been exhibited, using the DateIn field and the  DateOut field. Errors will show as a negative value. 
  • Display only the error records where the DateIn value is after the DateOut  value. 
  • Display only the DateIn field, the DateOut field and the new calculated  field, NoDays.  

Save and close the qry5_4 query. (7)
5.5 Open the qry5_5 query and do the following: 
Display only the records of those artists whose price (ArtistPrice) was more  than R2 500 AND whose art pieces were sold (Sold). 
Save and close the qry5_5 query. (4)
5.6 Open the rpt5_6 report and turn on 'Group & Sort', if it is not already  displayed. 

  • Add the current date and time in the report footer. 
  • Insert a function to determine the total ArtistPrice for art pieces per  TypeDescription. 
  • Change the grouping of the DateOut field to display per month instead of  per year.  
  • Ensure that the text box in the DateOut header displays the month. 

Save and close the rpt5_6 report. (7)
Save and close the 5ArtData database. [40]

QUESTION 6: WEB DESIGN (HTML)  
Open the incomplete 6Expensive web page in a web browser and also in a text/ HTML editor (NOT a word processing program such as Word). 
NOTE:  

  • Question numbers are inserted as comments in the coding as guidelines to  show approximately where the answer(s) should be inserted. 
  • Your web page may display differently depending on the web browser used.
  • An HTML tag sheet has been attached for reference. 

most expensive artworks eversold
Your final web page should look like the example below.
NOTE: Use the example on the previous page to help you with this question. 
6.1 Insert tags to ensure that the text 'Most Expensive Artworks!' displays in the  browser tab. (1) 
6.2 Change the font of the entire web page to 'Calibri'. (2)
6.3 Change the text 'Most Expensive Artworks Ever sold' as follows: 

  • Display the text as a 'Heading 1' style heading. 
  • Centre the heading. (2) 

6.4 Find the text that starts with '*Adapted from article …' and ends with  '… 4 Jan 2017'.  
Insert tags to display this text in italics. (1)
6.5 Insert tags to set the size of the horizontal line to 10. (1) 
6.6 Add an attribute to the image to display the text 'Painting by Paul Gauguin' if  the image cannot be displayed. (2) 
6.7 Insert tags so that the text 'Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) – Paul Gauguin' appears as a bulleted point. (1) 
6.8 Modify the table as follows: 

  • Set the colour of the table to orange. 
  • Change the border to 5. 
  • Set the cell spacing of the table to 10. 
  • Insert tags to display the 1st artist correctly. (7)

6.9 An attempt was made to create a link on the text 'No. 6 (Violet, Green and  Red)' in the fourth row of the table to link to the image 6No3.jpg in the examination folder. Modify the HTML code so that the image can be opened when the user clicks  on the text 'No. 6 (Violet, Green and Red)' in the web browser. (2) 
Save and close the 6Expensive web page. [19] 

QUESTION 7: GENERAL  
Contemporary South African artists have started using new media technologies. 
7.1 Open the 7Global word processing document. 
7.1.1 Fill the background of the WordArt shape with a colour pattern of  your choice. (2) 
7.1.2 Find the text 'Insert linked object'.  
Insert the document 7Ruga, found in the examination folder, to  display as an icon. (3)
7.1.3 Modify the 'Intense Quote' style as follows: 

  • Set the numbering format to 1), 2), 3), etc. 
  • Apply the 'Intense Quote' style to all 'Heading 2' headings. (2) 

7.1.4 Insert a comment on the text 'Resources' at the top of the last page  of the document with the text 'Media resources'. (2) 
Save and close the 7Global document. 
7.2 Open the 7Watercolour database. 
7.2.1 Add the data in the tblA table and the tblB table to the tblColours table. (2) 
7.2.2 Export the data in the tblA table to a pdf format file and save it as  7WColour in die examination folder. (2) 
Save and close the 7Watercolour database and the 7WColour pdf document.
7.3 Open the 7ForSale spreadsheet. 
This question requires you to SHOW the steps/method/formula/function  in the 7ForSale spreadsheet that you used to obtain the answer. 
7.3.1 Work in the 7.3.1 worksheet. 
Determine how many artworks are on the list. 
Type the answer in cell A1 of the 7.3.1 worksheet. (1)
7.3.2 Work in the 7.3.2 worksheet. 
Determine how many artworks with lithograph as medium are on the  list. 
Type the answer in cell A1 of the 7.3.2 worksheet. (2)
7.3.3 Work in the 7.3.3 worksheet. 
Determine how many artworks have data for BOTH the framed  
categories and the unframed categories. 
Type the answer in cell A1 of the 7.3.3 worksheet. (2)
7.3.4 Work in the 7.3.4 worksheet. 
Determine the number of different artists that appear on the list. 
Type the answer in cell A1 of the 7.3.4 worksheet. (2)
7.3.5 Work in the 7.3.5 worksheet. 
Determine in how many different mediums the artworks of the artist  
'Kentridge, William' appears on the list. 
Type the answer in cell A1 of the 7.3.5 worksheet. (2)
Save and close the 7ForSale spreadsheet. [22]

TOTAL: 180

HTML TAG SHEET 

Basic Tags 

Tag 

Description 

<body></body> 

Defines the body of the web page

<body  

bgcolor="pink">

Sets the background colour of the  web page

<body  

text="black"> 

Sets the colour of the body text 

<head></head> 

Contains information about the  web page 

<html></html> 

Creates an HTML document – starts and ends a web page

<title></title> 

Defines a title for the web page 

<br/> 

Inserts a line break 

<!-- --> 

Comment

Text Tags

Tag 

Description 

<hl></hl> 

Creates the largest heading

<h6></h6> 

Creates the smallest heading 

<b></b> 

Creates bold text 

<i></i> 

Creates italic text 

<font  

size="3"></font> 

Sets size of font, from "1" to "7" 

<font color=  

"green"> </font> 

Sets font colour 

<font face="Times  New Roman"></font> 

Sets font type 

Links Tags 

Tag 

Description 

<a href="/URL"></a> 

Creates a hyperlink 

<a href="/URL"><img  src="name"></a> 

Creates an image link 

<a name="NAME"></a> 

Creates a target location in the  document

<a href=  

"#NAME"></a>

Links to a target location created  somewhere else in the document

Formatting Tags 

Tag 

Description

<p></p> 

Creates a new paragraph

<p align="left">

Aligns a paragraph to the "left" (default), can also be "right" or  "center"

<br/> 

Inserts a line break 

<ol></ol> 

Creates a numbered list 

<ol type="A","a",  "I","i","1"></ol>

Defines the type of numbering  used 

<ul></ul> 

Creates a bulleted list

<ul type="disc",  "square","circle">  </ul>

Defines the type of bullets used

Formatting Tags continued

Tag 

Description

<li></li>

Inserted before each list item,  and adds a number or symbol  depending on the type of list  selected

<img src="/name"> 

Adds an image

<img src="/name" align="left">

Aligns an image: can be "left",  "right", "bottom", "top"

<align="center">  <img src="/name"> 

Aligns an image in the "center",  can also be "middle"

<img src="/name" border="1">

Sets the size of the border  around an image

<img src="/name" width="200" 

height ="200">

Sets the height and width of an  image 

<img src="/name" alt="alternative  text">

Displays alternative text when  the mouse hovers over the  image or when the image is not  found

<hr/> 

Inserts a horizontal line

<hr size="3"/> 

Sets size (height) of a line

<hr width="80%"/> 

Sets the width of a line, in  percentage or absolute value

<hr color=  

"ff0000"/> 

Sets the colour of the line

Table Tags

Tag 

Description

<table></table> 

Creates a table

<tr></tr> 

Creates a row in a table

<td></td> 

Creates a cell in a table

<th></th> 

Creates a table header (a cell  with bold, centred text)

<table  

width="50"> 

Sets the width of the table

<table  

border="1">

Sets the width of the border  around the table cells

<table  

cellspacing="1">

Sets the space between the  table cells

<table  

cellpadding="1">

Sets the space between a cell  border and its contents

<tr align="left">

Sets the alignment for cell(s)  ("left", can also be "center" or  "right") 

<tr valign="top">

Sets the vertical alignment for  cell(s) ("top", can also be  

"middle" or "bottom")

<td colspan="2"> 

Sets the number of columns a  cell should span

<td rowspan="4"> 

Sets the number of rows a cell  should span

INPUT MASK CHARACTER SHEET

CHARACTER 

DESCRIPTION

Digit (0 to 9, entry required, plus [+] and minus [–] signs not allowed)

Digit or space (entry not required, plus [+] and minus [–] signs not allowed)

#

Digit or space (entry not required; spaces are displayed as blanks while in Edit  mode, but blanks are removed when data is saved; plus [+] and minus [–] signs  allowed)

Letter (A to Z, entry required)

Letter (A to Z, entry optional)

Letter or digit (entry required)

Letter or digit (entry optional)

Any character or a space (entry required)

Any character or a space (entry optional)

. , : ; - /

Decimal placeholder and thousand, date and time separators (The actual  character used depends on the settings in the Regional Settings Properties dialog box in the Windows Control Panel.)

Causes all characters to be converted to lower case

Causes all characters to be converted to upper case

!

Causes the input mask to display from right to left, rather than from left to right.  Characters typed into the mask always fill it from left to right. You can include  the exclamation point anywhere in the input mask.

Causes the character that follows to be displayed as the literal character (e.g. \A is displayed as just A)

INFORMATION SHEET (to be completed by the candidate AFTER the 3-hour session)

CENTRE NUMBER__________________________________________________________

EXAMINATION NUMBER _____________________________________________________

WORK STATION NUMBER ____________________________________________________ 

SUITE USED  

(Mark appropriate  box with a cross (X))

Microsoft Office  2010

Microsoft Office  2013

Microsoft Office  2016 

Office 365

WEB BROWSER USED 

(Mark appropriate  box with a cross (X))

Mozilla Firefox 

Google Chrome 

Internet Explorer

Other  

(Specify)

 

FOLDER NAME______________________________________________________________ Tick if saved and/or attempted. 

Question  Number 

File name 

Saved 

(✔)

Attempted  (✔)

Maximum  mark

Mark  

achieved 

Marker 

SM 

CM 

IM/EM

1Artists 

   

29

         

2Top15SA 

   

20

         

3Sales 

   

23

         

4Novice 

   

27

         

5ArtData 

   

40

         

6Expensive 

   

19

         

7

7Global

   

22

         

7Watercolour

   

7WColour

   

7ForSale

   

TOTAL 

180

         

Comment (for office/marker use only) 

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