COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
GRADE 10 NOVEMBER 2023
PAPER 2 PREPARATION GUIDE
Task Description Theory Exam (P2)
Assessment Date 14 NOVEMBER 2023
Number of Questions Nine (9)
Duration 3 Hours
Total Mark 100
Preparation Guide
SECTION A
Question 1: (10 marks) Matching Items
Question 2: (10 marks) Multiple Choice
Question 3: (5 marks) True/False
SECTION B
Questions related to the content, concepts, and
skills in the system technology’s topic area.
Question 4: (10 marks)
Computer specifications
SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES Pointing devices
Optical disc
Output devices
Questions related to the content, concepts and
skills in the Internet and WWW, e-communication,
Question 5: (10 marks) and network technology topic area.
INTERNET NETWORK
LAN and WAN
TECHNOLOGIES
ICT
Advantages and disadvantages of a network
Questions related to the management of
information.
Question 6: (10 marks)
Data and information
INFORMATION
Questionnaires
MANAGEMENT
Applications for data collection
Plagiarism
Questions are focused on the content, concepts
and skills in the social implications focus area,
namely impact of ICT’s on society and health,
Question 7: (10 marks) social, legal, ethical, security and environmental
issues.
SOCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Software piracy
RSI
Green computing
Questions focused on the solution development
topic area, namely the knowledge and
understanding that supports the practical
Question 8: (10 marks) application of skills.
SOLUTION Make sure that you can answer practical questions
DEVELOPMENT on:
Word Functions in a table
Excel Functions
Error messages
SECTION C
This section is based on a single scenario and will
be aligned to all the topics. This section will also
assess the understanding of these technologies to
make informed decisions in a real-life end-user
scenario, ranging from choices of technology to its
responsible use.
Question 9: (25 marks)
Dedicated devices
INTEGRATED SCENARIO Biometric scanner
Physical damage prevention of computer lab
Types of printers
Options to consider when buying a printer
Networks
Storage devices