COMPUTER APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
PAPER 1
GRADE 12
NSC PAST PAPERS AND MEMOS
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018
MEMORANDUM
IGNORE SPELLING IN ALL CASES WHERE IT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE ANSWER.
QUESTION 1 File name: 1Pat Total Q1: 28
No. | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
1.1 | Font and alignment - More than half of document's font size changed to 12 ✔
- More than half of document's alignment changed to justified ✔
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1.2 | WordArt - Heading changed to any WordArt ✔
- Text filled with any green colour ✔ (mark from WordArt settings, accept green gradient fill)
- Text outline set to 3 pt ✔ (mark from WordArt settings)
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1.3 | Find and replace - Symbols '㜀' replaced ✔
- With 'fi' ✔ (ignore quotation marks)
- 9 replacements made ✔
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1.4 | Citation - Any citation inserted ✔ on the text
- Citation refers to website source ✔
- Only the title displayed ✔
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1.5 | Footnote - Footnote inserted on text 'soda bread' ✔
- Custom mark is '♣' symbol ✔
- Footnote text entered ✔ ('Bread without yeast')
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1.6 | Bullets - Image 1StPat used as bullet ✔
- Bullet position 0.5 cm from margin ✔
- Text indent 2 cm from bullet ✔
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1.7 | Table - Table with 2 columns inserted ✔
- First column width changed to 3 cm ✔ (allocate mark for column instead of table)
- Paragraph setting 'Keep with next' applied (or first two rows) ✔ (accept Paragraph setting 'Page break before')
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1.8 | Heading 1 style - Font changed to small caps ✔ in green ✔
- Paragraph spacing 'after' set to 12 pt ✔
- All 4 changes automatically applied ✔
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1.9 | Synonym - Word 'celebrations' replaced by any word from list (revels, revelries, merriments, festivities, partying, carousing, parties, fetes) ✔
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1.10 | Linked object - Link to 1Luck image file inserted ✔ (Alt+F9, accept hyperlink)
- Appears as an icon ✔
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1.11 | Date and format - Format of date changed to dd MMM yyyy ✔
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| Total for QUESTION 1 | | | [28] | |
QUESTION 2 File name: 2Place Total Q2: 22
No. | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
2.1 | Table of contents - Automatic table of contents inserted ✔
- Displays only one level ✔ (no Bibliography/Table of figures)
- Style of second heading changed to 'Heading 1' ✔
- '2. The leaning tower of Pisa, Italy' appears in the table of contents ✔
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2.2 | Crop and format picture - Picture cropped OR colour changed to black ✔
- Any shadow effect added to the picture ✔
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2.3 | Caption and comment (Picture below 6. Selfridges) - Figure caption added to picture ✔
- Caption text 'Photograph by Nala Rewop' ✔
- Comment deleted ✔
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2.4 | Orientation - Any/All pages appear in landscape orientation ✔
- Only selected text in landscape orientation ✔
- Text entered in any footer ✔ ('Table mountain') on specific page only ✔
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2.5 | Bookmark and hyperlink - Hyperlink inserted on 'Day' ✔
- Hyperlink linked to bookmark March ✔
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2.6 | Sources and bibliography - 'Month Accessed' changed to July ✔ ('History' source)
- Source 'Tourism Ireland announces Global Greening line-up for St Patrick's Day' removed ✔
- Bibliography updated ✔ (see 'Big Becky')
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2.7 | Table of figures - Automatic table of figures inserted ✔
- Labels and figure numbers excluded ✔
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2.8 | NumWords field - Number of words field inserted ✔ (NumWords)
- Total number of words shown ✔
(Note to marker: Number of words may differ depending on what was done previously in the question. Accept any number between 1075 and 1150.) | 1 1 | | 2 | |
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| Total for QUESTION 2 | | | [22] | |
QUESTION 3 File name: 3Cost Total Q3: 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 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 |
Spending worksheet NOTE: Sort the worksheet on column B before marking. |
3.1 | Cell A1: - Data vertically centred ✔
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3.2 | Page setup: - Left margin set to 2 cm ✔
- Worksheet horizontally centred on page ✔
- Row 2 set to repeat on top of pages ✔
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3.3 | Column A: - All or some identifying codes continued ✔
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3.4 | Cell H3: =G3*$I$1 - G3 ✔
- * ✔
- I1 ✔ (OR $I$1)
- Displays in South African currency ✔
- Absolute cell reference used ✔
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3.5 | Cell I4: =IF(D4="Wear Green", IF(E4="Accessories", "Green"," ")," ") OR =IF(E4="Accessories", IF(D4="Wear Green", "Green"," ")," ") OR =IF(D4<>"Wear Green", " ", IF(E4="Accessories","Green"," ")) OR =IF(AND(D4="Wear Green", E4="Accessories"),"Green"," ") - Nested IF/IF function used ✔
- Criteria 1: "Wear Green" ✔
- Criteria 2: "Accessories" ✔
- Correct result for both criteria being met: "Green" ✔
- Correct result if either/both criteria not being met: " " ✔ ∙
- ested IF constructed correctly ✔ (OR IF/AND used correctly)
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3.6 | Cell M3: =AVERAGE(G3:G102) OR =AVERAGE (G:G) - AVERAGE function ✔
- Range: (G3:G102) ✔
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3.7 | Cell M4: =SUMIF(E3:E102,"Snacks", G3:G102) OR =SUMIF(E:E,"Snacks","G:G) OR =SUMIFS(G3:G102, E3:E102, "Snacks") - SUMIF(S) function ✔
- Criteria range: E3:E102 ✔
- Criteria: "Snacks" ✔
- Sum range:G3:G102 ✔
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3.8 | Cell M5: =COUNTIF(D3:D102,"*party*") | 2 | | 2 | |
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Green worksheet |
3.9 | Filter and copy to new worksheet - Filtered/sorted on column F ✔
- Filtered/sorted data ('online') displayed in Green worksheet ✔ (15 items expected)
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| Total for QUESTION 3 | | | [26] | |
Related Items
QUESTION 4 File name: 4Dublin Total Q4: 24
- 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 |
List worksheet |
4.1 | Cell E3: =D3-C3 OR =DAYS(D3,C3) OR =DAYS360(D3,C3) OR =DAY(D3)-DAY(C3) - D3 OR DAYS OR DAYS360 ✔
- -C3 OR (D3,C3) ✔
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4.2 | Cell H4: =VLOOKUP(G4,Codes!$A$2:$B$10,2) OR =VLOOKUP(G4,Codes!$A$1:$B$10,2) OR =LOOKUP(G4,Codes!$A$2:$B$10) - VLOOKUP/LOOKUP function ✔
- Lookup value: G4 ✔
- Lookup table: Codes!A2:B10 ✔ (ignore absolute cell referencing)
- Column index number: 2 ✔
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4.3 | Cell I5: =LOWER(CONCATENATE(LEFT(B5,1),RIGHT(A5,4), "@stp.co.",H5)) OR =LOWER(LEFT(B5,1)&RIGHT(A5,4)&"@stp.co."&H5) - LOWER ✔ ()
- LEFT ✔ (B5,1) ✔ (accept (B5))
- RIGHT ✔ (A5,4) ✔
- "@stp.co." (no mark as it's already provided) ∙ H5 ✔
(Note to marker: Accept any other options that will yield the correct answer.) | 1 2 2 1 | | 6 | |
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Summary worksheet |
4.4 | Cell C1: =IF(SUM(B2:B21)=COUNTA(List!A3:A102),"True", "False") OR =SUM(B2:B21)=COUNTA(List!A3:A102) - IF statement ✔
- SUM(B2:B21) = COUNTA ✔ (List!A3:A120) ✔ (columns A, B, C, D, F & G can also be used) ∙ Value if condition true: "True" ✔
- Value if condition false: "False" ✔
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4.5 | Cells A23:B43: - Duplicates removed ✔
- UK 36
- South Africa 2
- USA 11
- Canada 12
- Russia 16
- Italy 8
- Korea 5
- Australia 6
- Japan 4
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4.6 | Chart/Graph: - Chart/Graph type changed to bar ✔
- Data selection changed to include only Chicago, New York and Washington ✔
- Data series gap width set to 40% ✔
- Data series fill set to vary colours by point ✔
- Data labels displayed ✔ with dash style border ✔ (Note to marker: If a new chart/graph was created do not allocate the first two marks.)
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| Total for QUESTION 4 | | | [24] | |
QUESTION 5 File name: 5Data Total Q5: 40
No. | Criteria | Maximum Mark | Candidate Mark |
Table: tbGroups |
5.1.1 | Field: GroupId - Field ID renamed to GroupID ✔
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5.1.2 | Field: Artist - Combo box/List box added ✔
- Row source: Soloist, Group, Band ✔
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5.1.3 | Field: Manager - Format set to uppercase: > ✔
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5.1.4 | Field: CellNo Input Mask: "+27"00\ 0000000 - "+27" ✔
- 00 and space ✔ (do not accept 9)
- 0000000 ✔ (allocate this mark if 9 was used)
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5.1.5 | Field: Available - Format changed to Yes/No ✔
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5.1.6 | Field: DateBooked - Validation rule: Between #2018/03/14# ✔ AND ✔ #2018/03/17# ✔ (format of the date may differ) OR >=#3/14/2018# AND <=#3/17/2018#
OR >#3/13/2018# AND <#3/18/2018# OR Between "2018/03/14" AND "2018/03/17" OR Between DateSerial(2018,03,14) AND DateSerial(2018,03,17) - Required property set to 'Yes' ✔
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Form: frm5_2 |
5.2 | - Artist field displays in bold ✔
- Label inserted next to ReleaseDate field ✔ with help for date format MMM-yy ✔ (allocate second mark if in 'ControlTip Text')
- NoOfCDsInShop field AND label deleted ✔
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Query: qry5_3 |
5.3 | - Sorted by Title field ✔ in ascending order ✔
- ReleaseDate criteria: Is Null ✔
- OR operator ✔
- NoOfCDsInShop criteria: 0 OR <1 ✔
(Note to marker: 36 records expected.) | 2 1 1 1 | | 5 | |
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Query: qry5_4 |
5.4 | - Displays Artist, CountOfTitle and LastOfReleaseDate fields ✔
- Artist field: Group By selected in Total row ✔
- Title field: COUNT selected in Total row ✔ and criteria set to >1 ✔
- ReleaseDate field: LAST selected in Total row ✔ (Note to marker: 14 records expected.)
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Query: qry5_5 |
5.5 | - Fields displayed: Title, Format, Price ✔
- Format field criteria: Tape ✔ OR ✔ DVD ✔
- Total row ✔ included in datasheet view
- Displayed as SUM ✔
(Note to marker: 8 records expected.) | 1 3 1 1 | | 6 | |
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Report: rpt5_6 |
5.6 | - Data source changed to qry5_6 ✔
- ZARPrice field inserted ✔ in Detail section ✔
- Label ('ZARPrice') added to the page header ✔
- Grouping on Artist field ✔
- Function in Artist group footer/group header ✔ =Count ✔ ([Title]) ✔ OR Count(*)
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| Total for QUESTION 5 | | | [40] | |
QUESTION 6 File name: 6Quiz Total Q6: 20
- 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 font and size: <h1 align = "center"><font face = "forte" size = "10">St Patrick's Day</font></h1> - Font changed to 'Forte' ✔
- Font size set to 10 ✔
- Font tags correctly used ✔
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6.2 | Table: Merge and alignment <tr Height = "80"> <!--Row--> <td colspan="4" valign="top"><h2 align="center"> - Row 1 vertically aligned to the top ✔
- Row 1 merged over 4 columns ✔
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6.3 | Table row: Shading <tr bgcolor="white"> - Row 2 background colour changed ✔
- To white ✔
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6.4 | Bullets and type <td> <ol type="A"> <li>It's the day St Patrick was born</li> <li>It's the day St Patrick drove snakes out of Ireland</li> <li>It's the day St Patrick died</li></ol> </td> - Ordered list tags inserted ✔
- Numbered type: A, B ✔
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6.5 | Tag copied <td><input type="text"></td> - Correct tag ✔
- Inserted in fourth column for question 1 (row 3) ✔
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6.6 | Link <a href="/6Rip.png">Look</a> - Hyperlink tags correctly inserted ✔
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6.7 | Bold and italic <td><b>Where was St. Patrick born?</b></td> - <i> and </i> tags removed ✔
- <b> and </b> tags inserted ✔
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6.8 | Image <td><img src="/6Lep.png" Width="120" height="60" > </td> - src inserted ✔
- File extension .png added ✔
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6.9 | Table: column tags <td><b>6. According to legend, what should you never do if you catch a leprechaun?</b></td> <td><ul> <li>Kiss him</li> <li>Take your eyes of him</li> <li>Tell your friends</li></ul></td> <td><input type = "text"></td> <td><img src="/6Eye.jpg" Width="120" height="60" > </td> - Opening column tags <td> included ✔
- Sixth question displays correctly ✔
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6.10 | Image editing <button style="background:green" type="submit"><img src="/6Button.jpg" Width="30" Height="30"> SUBMIT</button> - Width="30" ✔ (OR 30)
- Height="30" ✔ (OR 30)
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| Closing tag(s) or triangular brackets omitted or tags incorrectly nested | -1 | | | |
| Total for QUESTION 6 | | | [20] | |
QUESTION 7 File names: 7St, 7Old, 7New, 7Top Total Q7: 20
No. | Criteria | Maximum | Candidate |
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7St |
7.1.1 | Track changes - All track changes rejected ✔ (See Irish (not bold) and heading 5)
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7.1.2 | Comment - Comment inserted on word 'Biography' ✔
- Comment reads 'See source' ✔
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7.1.3 | Edit picture - Images ungrouped ✔ (allocate mark even if seventh image appears but the picture is ungrouped, allocate mark if six images grouped)
- Seventh image removed from document ✔ (if seventh image is not removed, but is not grouped with the six images, allocate first two marks)
- Regroup remaining images ✔ (only six images)
- Seventh image saved as an image file ✔ (Saint)
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7.1.4 | Form controls - Text form field maximum length set to 30 ✔
- Drop-down form field: Dance added ✔ and list displays in alphabetical order ✔
- Check box default changed to unchecked ✔
- Text form field inserted ✔ and type set to date ✔
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7New |
7.2 | Import - tbDanceArticles table imported ✔ to 7New ✔ (accept if new database was created)
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7Top |
7.3 | Sort/Filter and delete table data - Gender: only females ✔
- Age: under 30 ✔
- Sorted according to amount ✔ in descending order of amounts ✔
- Displays only top 10 records ✔
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| Total for QUESTION 7 | | | [20] | |
| TOTAL | | | 180 | |