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GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION TYSTYSGRIF ADDYSG GYFFREDINOL
MARKING SCHEME
ICT AS/Advanced
SUMMER 2008
INTRODUCTION The marking schemes which follow were those used by WJEC for the Summer 2008 examination in GCE ICT. They were finalised after detailed discussion at examiners' conferences by all the examiners involved in the assessment. The conferences were held shortly after the papers were taken so that reference could be made to the full range of candidates' responses, with photocopied scripts forming the basis of discussion. The aim of the conferences was to ensure that the marking schemes were interpreted and applied in the same way by all examiners. It is hoped that this information will be of assistance to centres but it is recognised at the same time that, without the benefit of participation in the examiners' conferences, teachers may have different views on certain matters of detail or interpretation. WJEC regrets that it cannot enter into any discussion or correspondence about these marking schemes.
ICT UNIT 1
1. Information consists of processed data or data with a context. Knowledge is derived from information by applying rules to it. Appropriate example covering both parts. For example, information could be 1.03, 1.07, 1.15 minutes, time in a swimming race. Knowledge would be that the swimmer with the time of 1.03 has won because the rule is that the person who completes the swim in the shortest time is the winner. Two other costs: time human resources Appropriate example, such as: the time consuming nature and the specialist staff requirements Accept also, time to re-train (could come under time or HR issues) time to analyse the data 1 1 2
2.(a)
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
(b)
Two appropriate examples (one for each) such as: (complete) An address on a letter without a postcode will delay delivery. An incomplete order may result in non delivery of some items. (up to date) Letters sent to deceased people causing great
GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION TYSTYSGRIF ADDYSG GYFFREDINOL
MARKING SCHEME
ICT AS/Advanced
SUMMER 2008
INTRODUCTION The marking schemes which follow were those used by WJEC for the Summer 2008 examination in GCE ICT. They were finalised after detailed discussion at examiners' conferences by all the examiners involved in the assessment. The conferences were held shortly after the papers were taken so that reference could be made to the full range of candidates' responses, with photocopied scripts forming the basis of discussion. The aim of the conferences was to ensure that the marking schemes were interpreted and applied in the same way by all examiners. It is hoped that this information will be of assistance to centres but it is recognised at the same time that, without the benefit of participation in the examiners' conferences, teachers may have different views on certain matters of detail or interpretation. WJEC regrets that it cannot enter into any discussion or correspondence about these marking schemes.
ICT UNIT 1
1. Information consists of processed data or data with a context. Knowledge is derived from information by applying rules to it. Appropriate example covering both parts. For example, information could be 1.03, 1.07, 1.15 minutes, time in a swimming race. Knowledge would be that the swimmer with the time of 1.03 has won because the rule is that the person who completes the swim in the shortest time is the winner. Two other costs: time human resources Appropriate example, such as: the time consuming nature and the specialist staff requirements Accept also, time to re-train (could come under time or HR issues) time to analyse the data 1 1 2
2.(a)
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
(b)
Two appropriate examples (one for each) such as: (complete) An address on a letter without a postcode will delay delivery. An incomplete order may result in non delivery of some items. (up to date) Letters sent to deceased people causing great