\Serangoon Secondary Computing

Sec 4E
2019 Preliminary Exams (Marking scheme)

Q1) [5]

Network Term Description

A 32-byte long string that

identifies a wireless access
point and all devices
connected to it.

IP Address A network configuration that

requires a central device
such as a hub or a bridge to
manage the transmission of
data.
MAC Address
A network configuration
where all computers are
connected together through a
single common cable.
Ring Topology

A network configuration
where the entire network may
Service Set fail whenever any computer
Identifier in the network fails.

An identifier that is
Star Topology automatically assigned by a
router. It is required to
receive and forward data
packets out of a network

An identifier that is required

to receive and forward data
packets within a network
through a network bridge.

Q2)

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 a) (10000101)2
= (1*128) + (1*4) + (1*1)
= 133 or (133)10 [2]

b) F16 = (1111)2 B16 = (1011)2

(FB)16
= 11111011 or (11111011)2 [2]

c) (11110)2
= (0001 1110)2
= ( 1 E )16
= 1E or (1E)16 [2]

d) (365)16 = (3 x 162) + (6 x 161) + (5 x 160)

= 869 [2]

Q3) (a) (i) [5]

Highest Num1 Num2 Range i

1 15 6 15 1
1 6 2
3 3
4
5
6

(ii) [1]

• Find the highest common factor of 2 inputs

• Find the largest common factor of 2 inputs
• Find the greatest common factor of 2 inputs

(b) (i)

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 [2]

Validation check: Presence check

Description: To check that the user has entered a
value in the inputs

Validation check: Format check

Description: To check that the user has entered only
numbers in the inputs

Validation check: Length check

Description: To check that the user has entered at
least 1 character/digit in the inputs

Validation check: Range check

Description: To check that the user has entered
numbers greater than zero

(ii) [2]

• Presence check
• Length check
• Format check
• Range check

(c) [4]

Test Case Condition Test Data

Boundary condition 1, 1

Error condition 0, 10

Q4) (a) [2]

• Poor authentication
• Poor access control or authorization
• Poor understanding of privacy policies
(b) [2]
• Use of passwords

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 • Use of security tokens
• Use of Biometrics
• Setting file permissions
• Use of firewalls
• Encryption of files (password protecting of files)
• Reading and fully understanding privacy policies on use of
services online
• Use of anti-virus software

(c) [4]

• Cookies. Personal information stored in cookies can be

stolen and misused.
• Pharming. Interception of requests sent from a computer to a
legitimate website and redirecting the user to a fake website
to steal personal information.
• Phishing. Sending of emails/text messages from fake
websites that appear to be from legitimate reputable
companies (e.g. banks). Users who are unaware will submit
personal information to the phishing websites.
• Spamming. Mass distribution of unsolicited digital content to
email addresses or phone numbers collected from various
sources.
• Spyware. Having a hidden program that secretly collects
personal information from its host computer and transmitting
them to attackers without the host computer’s knowledge.
• Trojan horse. A computer program that disguises itself to be
a harmless program in a host computer but instead opens
backdoors on the host computer to allow unauthorized
access to attackers.
• Virus. A malicious program that attaches itself to a normally
harmless file and modifies (corrupts) it and subsequently
attaches copies of itself to other programs.
• Worm. A computer program that runs automatically and
attempts to spread by sending copies of itself to other
computers. It often affects computers by taking up bandwidth
and memory which slows the computer down.

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Q5) (a) [4]

Household Device Input Component Output Component

One from: One from:
• Selection knobs • Motor
Washing Machine • Buttons • LCD panel
• Buzzer/Beeper
One from: One from:
• Buttons • LED display
• Touchscreen • Speakers
Smart Mobile panel • Headphones
Phone • Microphone • Flash light
• Camera
• Fingerprint
scanner

(b) [3]

Component: Central Processing Unit or Processor

Functions: Any 2 from:

• Arithmetic calculations
• Perform logical functions
• Controls flow of data in the computer
• Decides when data is stored, received or
transmitted in the computer

(c) [3]

• Storage device: Thumbdrive or other memory cards

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 Storage medium: Solid state
Advantage: One from:
§ Faster read/write speed
§ Light weight and portable
§ Silent operation
§ Low power consumption

• Storage device: CD/DVD or other optical medium

Storage medium: Optical
Advantage: One from:
§ Light and portable
§ Cheaper than SSD devices

• Storage device: Hard disk drive (can be portable)

Storage medium: Magnetic
Advantage: One from:
§ Extremely large capacity
§ Relatively cheap considering
storage capacity

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 Q6) (a) [4]

F X

(b) [4]

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 Working Space
F T P X
T AND F NOT P NOT P AND F
0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 1 1 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 1

7) a) [8]

• Error 1: Line 5
Correction: WHILE Guess != Answer

• Error 2: Line 10
Correction: BREAK

• Error 3: Line 13
Correction: Record[Count] = Guess

• Error 4: Line 15
Correction: Count = Count + 1
(Single indentation. This statement must be
within the While loop.)

8) a) [3]

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 A5 – Text / General
D5 – Currency / Accounting / Money
H10 – Date

b)

= C5 * $B$2

c) [2]

= MAX(D5:D22)

9) (a) (i) [2]

• Byte 5
• Byte 7

(b) (i) [1]

• Byte 3

(ii) [1]

• Column 7

(iii) [1]

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

(iv) [1]

• Auto rectification of errors

• Sender does not need to send data again when error
is detected
• Precise error can be located

10) [6]

- Initialization of 2 variables to store highest score and count inputs

- Loop management 32 repetitions

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- Input name and score
- …… and check if name is “DONE” then break
- Input name and/or score in separate arrays
- Check if score input is higher than the highest recorded score
- …… and update as highest score if it is higher
- Loop management to read scores from array
- …… and output name and score of top student(s)

Sample algorithm:

Highest = -1
Count = 0

FOR i = 1 to 32
OUTPUT "Enter student name: "
INPUT Name
IF Name == "DONE" THEN
BREAK
ENDIF

OUTPUT "Enter student score: "

INPUT Score
IF Score > Highest THEN
Highest = Score
ENDIF

Namelist[Count] = Name
Scorelist[Count] = Score

NEXT i

FOR j = 1 to Count
IF Scorelist[j] == Highest THEN
OUTPUT Namelist[j],Highest
NEXT j

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