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COMPUTING Paper 1
9691/11
October/November 2011 1 hour 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No additional materials are required. No calculators allowed. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions. No marks will be awarded for using brand names for software packages or hardware. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
This document consists of 10 printed pages and 2 blank pages.
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2 1 (a) Describe the purpose of storage devices.
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(b) A student has a computer at home as well as using computers at school. State two different storage devices that the student would use on her computer and explain what she would use each for. 1
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(c) The operating system controlling the student's home computer is a single-user, multitasking operating system. (i) Describe a single-user, multi-tasking operating system.
(ii) Explain how the student can use this type of operating system.
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3 2 (a) In the systems development life cycle, describe what is involved when designing a system.
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(b) When a new system has been developed it must be installed into the organisation for which it has been produced. Describe the tasks involved in installation planning and of implementing the system into the organisation.
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