1 Advantages of robots (any two from these, max two marks)
• Robots can do repetitive jobs with the same accuracy •
Increased productivity
• Robots don’t need wages
• Robots don’t go on strike, max two marks
Disadvantages (any two from these)
• Use of robots may cause unemployment
• Robots require high maintenance fees
• Initial purchase price is high
[total 4 marks]
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2 One mark for each correct answer, max four marks
a Command Line Interface/CLI
b Graphical User Interface/GUI
c Dialogue-based interface
d Gesture-based interface [4]
3 One mark for correct description and one mark for correct method of prevention the
security issue. Each method of prevention can only be used for one security issue
a Hacking
Description
• Gaining illegal or unauthorised access to a computer system
Method of prevention
• Use of firewall
• Use of strong username and password
• Use of biometrics
b Phishing
Description
• Sending fraudulent emails purporting to be from a legitimate organisation or
individual to solicit for personal or financial information
Method of prevention
• Use anti-spyware
• Don’t open suspicious email attachments or respond to email requesting for
personal information
• Use spam filters or anti-phishing add-ons
• Use firewalls to monitor traffic going in and out of the network
c Pharming
Description
• Malicious code that redirects a web request to a bogus (fake but looks real) website
in an attempt to collect personal information that the user types in on the website
Method of prevention
• Install/update antivirus software
• Use firewalls to monitor traffic going in to and out of the network
d Viruses
Description
• A malicious program that replicates itself and has the ability to corrupt, modify or
delete files
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Method of prevention
• Install/update antivirus software
• Install pop-up blockers
• Use firewalls to monitor traffic going in and out of the network
• Use encryption to prevent viruses from modifying your data
• Don’t open suspicious email attachments
[total 8 marks]
4 One mark for each correct answer
a 8
b 5
c Book_ID
d All the values in this field are unique
e CA1345, CD1010 (one mark each, max two marks) [6]
5 One mark for each correct answer
• microphone
• webcam
• speakers [3]
6 One mark for correct test data, two marks for correct description, one mark for Example
a Test data 1: Normal Data
Description: This is data that is within the range $15 000 and $25 000 and must be
accepted by the system
Example: $16 000 [4]
Test data 2: Extreme/Boundary data
Description: This is data at the boundary (15 000 or 25 000) of the salary and must be
accepted by the system
Example: either $15 000 or $25 000 [4]
Test data 3: Abnormal or Erroneous data
Description: This is data outside of what is acceptable by the system and should
be rejected
Example: $14 000, Fifteen Thousand dollars, 2%$% [4]
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b One mark for correct change over and two marks for any correct reason, max four marks
Either Direct changeover
• Fastest way on implementing the new system
• The benefits from the new system will be almost immediate
• Cheap to implement as you do not need to have two sets of workers in parallel
• The system would have been tested thoroughly so chances of errors are slim
Or Parallel changeover
• There is the old system to fall back on in case the new system fails to work
• There is enough time for the staff to be trained to use the new system
• You can easily compare the output or results from both systems; any difference
means the new system may not be working well [4]
7 Any three from the benefits and two from the drawbacks. Learner must give
reasonable conclusion
Benefits:
• Customers can bank from the comfort of their homes
• Customers can bank 24/7, every day of the week
• Customers can save money as there is no need for travel to the location
of the bank
• Customers can avoid long queues in the bank
• Customers can have more time to do other things [max three marks]
Drawbacks:
• Customers can lose personal touch with bank staff
• Customers can face increased risks of falling victim of phishing
or pharming scams
• Customers can make errors during transactions, i.e. send money
to a wrong person. [max two marks]
• Reasonable conclusion [max one mark]
[total marks 6]
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