TITLE HET: DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT DOCUMENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 1B

SUBJECT CODE SAD220
TEST/EXAM TEST
SEMESTER 2ND
DATE WRITTEN 20 SEPTEMBER 2016

TOTAL MARKS 120

DURATION 2 HOURS
PASS MARK 50%
WEIGHTING 10%
EXAMINER MISS Z KHUMALO
MODERATOR MR S NGUBENI

REQUIREMENTS:

Learner Requirements:
Equipment Requirements:

This paper consists of:

1. SECTION A : 20 MARKS
2. SECTION B : 30 MARKS
3. SECTION C : 70 MARKS

Please answer ALL questions.

PLEASE READ THE ASSESSMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT FOLLOW

Learners are warned that contravening any of the examination rules or disobeying the instructions of
an invigilator could result in the examination being declared invalid. Disciplinary measures will be
taken which may result in the students’ expulsion from Damelin.

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ASSESSMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

Please ensure that you have read and fully understand the following assessment rules and regulations
prior to commencing with your assessment:

1. To be permitted access to the examination, a learner must arrive with:

- an Identity Document or other official proof of identity (for example,
- a student card, passport or driver's licence card with photo); and
- the required exam stationery.
2. No learner may enter the examination room more than 30 minutes after the examination sitting
has commenced and no candidate may leave the room less than one hour after the examination
sitting has commenced.
3. No extra time will be allowed should a student arrive late.
4. All learners must sign the Attendance Register for the examination on arrival.
5. It is the responsibility of learners to familiarise themselves with the examination rules prior to
sitting for the examination.
6. All examinations are to be written on the date and time officially stipulated by the College.
7. It is the responsibility of learners to ensure that they are writing the correct paper and that the
question paper is complete
8. Cell phones must be switched off prior to entering the exam venue. Cell phones and wallets may
be placed under candidates' chairs rather than at the front of the room.
9. Learners may not handle cell phones or wallets during the exam.
10. No weapon of any description may be taken into the assessment room.
11. All personal belongings are to be placed at the front of the examination room. Personal
belongings brought to the examination are at the owner's risk.
12. Smoking is not permitted and learners will not be allowed to leave the examination room in order
to smoke
13. Once the examination has commenced, all conversation of any form between candidates must
cease until after candidates have left the room, after the examination.
14. Only the official College examination book, as supplied by the College, may be used.
15. Learners must ensure that their student number is written on the answer book.
16. Learners are responsible for ensuring that they follow the instructions in the examination for
submitting their answers.
17. Please read the instruction appearing on the examination paper carefully
18. The number of every question must be clearly indicated at the top of every answer.
19. No pages may be torn out of the answer book. All question papers and scrap paper must be
handed to the invigilator after the examination.
20. Learners finishing earlier are to leave the examination room as quietly as possible on the
instruction of the invigilator, and may not talk until outside the building where the examination is
being written.
21. Only under exceptional circumstances will a learner be permitted to leave the examination room
during the examination, and if the invigilator gives permission. An invigilator must accompany the
learner. Only one learner at a time may be absent from the examination room.
22. Candidates may not act dishonestly in any respect.

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SECTION A True or False and Acronyms [20 Marks]

Question 1 [5]

State whether the following statements are true or false

1. Routers can be used to connect LANs and WANs to other networks, such as the Internet.
(1)
2. Visio offers a wide variety of drawing types, styles, and downloadable templates. (1)
3. A thin client design places all or most of the processing logic at the server. (1)
4. System Environment Describes the constraints, or conditions. (1)
5. The Extended Service Set (ESS) is made up of two or more Basic Service Set networks
(1)

Question 2 [15 Marks]

Write out the following acronyms in full.

1. SaaS (1)
2. IBS (1)
3. ASP (1)
4. BPO (1)
5. TCO (1)
6. ROI (1)
7. HCI (1)
8. DML (1)
9. IC (1)
10. NPV (1)
11. UI (1)
12. BCI (1)
13. ATM (1)
14. ERD (1)
15. RFP (1)

SECTION B Short Questions [30 Marks]

Question 3

Give a concise definition of the terms used in System s analysis and Design (20)

1. Human Computer Interaction. (2)

2. Graphical user interface (2)
3. Web-Based Data Design (2)
4. Connecting To The Web (2)
5. Middleware (2)
6. Data Security (2)
7. Candidate Key (2)

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 8. Foreign Key (2)
9. Secondary Key (2)
10. Crow’s Foot Notation (2)

Question 4 (10)

Discuss the various types of reports (10)

SECTION C Essay and long Questions [70 Marks]

Question 5 (14)

You have been appointed by Bytes Solutions as analysts in their IT department; one of your
responsibilities is to design a user interface. During such process, outline the 7 habits of successful
Interface Design that should one apply. (14)

Question 6 [26 Marks]

Discuss 8 Golden Rules for User Interface Design (26)

Question 7 [30 Marks]

1. State and explain 10 reasons why is to the advantage of a company to develop its own
software in-house. (10)

2. With the aid of diagrams explain the FOUR network topologies network topologies.
(20)

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