WJEC ICT 1 AS Level - 5th June 2017

Hi, how did people find the WJEC ICT 1, AS Exam today?

Last year I got a U and was repeating. To find it to be even harder

I revised loads but I found that really tough

Any of you know if there's an unofficial mark scheme for it??

No, sorry not sure where to find that

Any of you know if there's an unofficial mark scheme for it??

Yeah would love to see one haha not sure if someone is making one though!

Hi, well here are all of the questions I think off the top of my head:

Q1 - two examples of the relationship between information and knowledge. (4 marks)
Q2 - HCI- A use an advantage, and a disadvantage of touch sensitive and game playing device. (6 marks)
Q3 - How good quality info can add value to an organisation. (4 marks)
Q4 - Three costs of obtaining good quality information (three stages) (6 marks)
Q5 - Use of word processing software, how would: Templates, Macros and Mailmerge benefit a hospital. Q6 - Differences between large scale DTP, and house DTP (4 marks)
Q7 - Define the term validation, give two validation techniques in online banking. (5 marks)
Q8 - Describe three different acts, and explain the malpractice they are designed to prevent (7 marks) Q9 - give four uses of sensors in hospitals (2 marks) Q10 - Two advantages (other than availability) (2 marks)
Q11 - How hospitals use ICT to control the hospital (or something like that can't remember) (4 marks?) Q12 - similarities and differences of MRI and CAT. (5 marks)
Q13 - Give other methodologies that are used currently, and will be used in the future. (6 marks) Section B:
Q14 - give hardware requirements for weather forecasting, give two physical quantities it measures and two advantages. (4 marks)
Q15 - One formula used in spreadsheet from list A or B. (4 marks)
Q16 - Give the purpose of a startup user interface used on a spreadsheet. (2 marks)
Q17 - Give two methods of simplifying data entry used in spreadsheet. (4 marks)
Q18 - State the purpose of: A SORT A SEARCH ABSOLUTE CELL ADRESSSING. (6 marks)

Hi, well here are all of the questions I think off the top of my head:

Q1 - two examples of the relationship between information and knowledge. (4 marks)
Q2 - HCI- A use an advantage, and a disadvantage of touch sensitive and game playing device. (6 marks)
Q3 - How good quality info can add value to an organisation. (4 marks)
Q4 - Three costs of obtaining good quality information (three stages) (6 marks)
Q5 - Use of word processing software, how would: Templates, Macros and Mailmerge benefit a hospital. Q6 - Differences between large scale DTP, and house DTP (4 marks)
Q7 - Define the term validation, give two validation techniques in online banking. (5 marks)
Q8 - Describe three different acts, and explain the malpractice they are designed to prevent (7 marks) Q9 - give four uses of sensors in hospitals (2 marks) Q10 - Two advantages (other than availability) (2 marks)
Q11 - How hospitals use ICT to control the hospital (or something like that can't remember) (4 marks?) Q12 - similarities and differences of MRI and CAT. (5 marks)
Q13 - Give other methodologies that are used currently, and will be used in the future. (6 marks) Section B:
Q14 - give hardware requirements for weather forecasting, give two physical quantities it measures and two advantages. (4 marks)
Q15 - One formula used in spreadsheet from list A or B. (4 marks)
Q16 - Give the purpose of a startup user interface used on a spreadsheet. (2 marks)
Q17 - Give two methods of simplifying data entry used in spreadsheet. (4 marks)
Q18 - State the purpose of: A SORT A SEARCH ABSOLUTE CELL ADRESSSING. (6 marks)

Thanks - well remembered!

For the HCI question I might have messed up because I didn't state that a game playing device was an example of a GUI? Is that required? I also put a disadvantage of a game playing device was addiction + social isolation and the advantage as fun to use / colourful.

For the touch sensitive device i put for use: buying tickets at a train station, advantage: quicker to enter information than typing as you dont need a keyboard, disadvantage: you might not have all the options you need and dirt can cause problems

How many marks do you think I'd get for that question (out of 6)

Also for Q16 I put the startup user inference would be user-friendly for the user as they are novice users of spreadsheet software. Would that get me a mark perhaps?

For Q13 I talked about expert systems, blood tracking and body scanning??

For Q8 (acts and crimes) I was talking about allocation of access levels to users by managers (i didn't put auditors as I forgot to use that word), investigating instances of bug abuses of the system?

Think you did quite well on those questions. However, Q8 is the only one which may have not went as well. Thought it was more on the DPA, Computer Misuse Act and Copyright, Design and Patents Act

Thanks - well remembered!

For the HCI question I might have messed up because I didn't state that a game playing device was an example of a GUI? Is that required? I also put a disadvantage of a game playing device was addiction + social isolation and the advantage as fun to use / colourful.

For the touch sensitive device i put for use: buying tickets at a train station, advantage: quicker to enter information than typing as you dont need a keyboard, disadvantage: you might not have all the options you need and dirt can cause problems

How many marks do you think I'd get for that question (out of 6)

Also for Q16 I put the startup user inference would be user-friendly for the user as they are novice users of spreadsheet software. Would that get me a mark perhaps?

For Q13 I talked about expert systems, blood tracking and body scanning??

For Q8 (acts and crimes) I was talking about allocation of access levels to users by managers (i didn't put auditors as I forgot to use that word), investigating instances of bug abuses of the system?

Think you did quite well on those questions. However, Q8 is the only one which may have not went as well. Thought it was more on the DPA, Computer Misuse Act and Copyright, Design and Patents Act

Hi! I wouldn't worry it seems you've done alright. For a game playing device, a simple use of saying a "joystick" on a flight sim would get you the mark there.
The start up interface I think was to do with navigational macros. If you've mentioned user friendliness I think you'll be alright.
Q16, I'm not too sure, I think it's to do with PET, Blood tracking with bar codes ext.
For Q8, I reckon it's naming the three acts, giving an example of malpractice then an extension mark. This probably being gained by adding two malpractices for an act).
I think this in all was an okay paper, however the health care was completetly unusual to any past paper resources I have seen...

Yeah mate it was really hard. I mean last year I found hard, but this was worse. Did so many AS papers and they all had similar questions. But today had questions never seen before and stuff I have never been taught. Hope the grade boundaries are low. Don't worry about A2 next year, if you're not in year 13. It's a lot easier than the AS.

Wow is it? That's encouraging sorry for the short answers on new to this

Yeah fingers crossed. Are you in year 12 or 13?
Also for my spreadsheet i dont think i actually have evidence of sort but i remember using it on my price column to display the most expensve prices first and then i just said the purpouse was the shop owner to identify what the most expensive product was and leaat expensive but yeah like i said i dont have it clearly on my spreadsheet.

Same with the user interface. I just said its user friendly but my spreadsheet just goes straight into it with all the cells etc.

You have a great memory. Thanks for this.

Found Q6 , Q11 , Q14, Q16 (though simple) and Q18 very odd