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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

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== DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 0595/01
Paper 1 October/November 2007

2 hours 30 minutes

'::andidates answer on the Question Paper

No Additional Materials are required

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, Centre number and Candidate number in the spaces provided at the top of this page.
Section A
Answer all questions.
Section B
Answer all questions.
Section C
Answer one question.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ 1 at the end of each question or part question.
All dimensions are in millimetres.

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Section A

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Section B
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Section C 16

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This document consists of 19 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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Section A

Answer all questions.

1 (a) State two safety precautions that should be observed when using aerosol spray paints.

(i) [1J

(i i) [1]

(b) State one health hazard associated with spray painting .

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2 Fig.1 shows a marking out tool.

Fig.1

(a) What is the name of the tool?

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(tl:r) ~hat is the tool used for?

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3 State two fixings that can be used to prevent nuts from loosening.

(a) [1]

(b) [1]

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,; Fig. 2 shows a simple electronic circuit.

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(i) What is the name of component A?

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(ii) What is the main function of component A in the circuit?

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(iii) Which of the components in the circuit is an energy source?

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(b) Give two examples of renewable energy sources.

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5 (a) What types of gear can be used to change rotary motion into linear motion?

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(b) State two advantages of using gears over belt drives .

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• (c) What type of output motion is often produced using a cam mechanism?

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6 Complete the table below by stating relevant properties and uses of the materials given.

Materials Properties Uses

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7 Give two examples of mechanical and two examples of physical properties of materials.

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Physical [1] ................................................... [1]

8 Fig.3 shows a method used in wood construction.

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(a) Name this method .

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(b) Where is the method used?

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(a) Name the method used to apply a plastic finish to metal.

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(b) Give one reason why plastic is sometimes used as a finish on metal.

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10 Explain the term 'mechanical advantage' .

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I State two reasons why timber is felled in winter.

(a) [1]

(b) [1]

12 Name and sketch two ways in which timber warps.

(a) (i) Name [1]

(ii) Sketch

[2]

(b) (i) Name [1]

(ii) Sketch

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Answer both questions.

13 Fig. 4 shows a board game (Morabaraba/Mhe/e) played by moving playing pieces and
inserting them in the blind holes.

Board

Tracks

Fig.4

(a) Name two specific materials for making the board.

(i) Material 1 =..C C [1]

(ii) Material 2 [1]

(b) Give one reason for each material chosen at (a).

(i) Material 1 [1]

(ii) Material 2 [1]

(c) Select one material you have stated at (a) and name three suitable tools to be used for
marking the tracks.

Material .

(i) [1]

(ii) [1]

(iii) [1]

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(d) Stating the material of your choice, describe with the aid of notes and sketches how the
playing pieces can be made.

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(e) Using notes and sketches, describe how the edges of the wooden board could be
shaped.

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Fig.5 shows a study lamp made from metal.

Lamp shade ----I-

Arm 480 x 015

Stem 520 x 015

I---Base 0200 x 20

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(a) Name a specific material for making the base .

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(b) With the aid of notes and sketches, describe how the base can be made by casting.

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(c) Using notes and sketches, explain how the stem could be joined to the base.

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(d) Show, by means of notes and sketches, how the arm could be fixed to the stem so that
it moves as shown by the arrows.

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Answer one question only.

15 Structu res

A number of pupils ride to a local school on bicycles similar to the one shown below.

Fig.6

Design a suitable structure that can be used by students to park their bicycles.

(a) State two important points to consider about the function of the structure.

(i) [1]

(ii) [1]

(b) Explain why the points stated at (a) are important.

(i)

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(c) Sketch and annotate two possible design solutions for the structure. Your solutions
should show clearly how the bicycle would be secured.

(i)

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16 Mechanisms

A local hair salon needs a mirror that can be moved back and forth as indicated in Fig. 7.

Fig.7

Design a mechanical device that could be used to move the mirror back and forth from a wall
as indicated above.

(a) State two factors that should be considered when designing such a device.

(i) [1]

(ii) " [1]

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(b) Sketch two possible solutions for the mechanical device.

(i)

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(c) Compare the two solutions and explain why one idea is better than the other .

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(d) Explain how the better idea functions.

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Electronics

Fish in a school pond, similar to that shown in Fig. 8, die from polluted water collected from a
nearby stream.

Fig.8

Design an electronic device that can be used to detect pollution in the water.

(a) State three important factors to be considered when designing such a device.

(i) [1]

(ii) [1]

(iii) [1]

(b) Suggest one input and one output component for the device.

(i) Input component: [1]

(ii) Output component: [1]

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(c) Draw a complete circuit diagram for the device.

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(d) State two possible weaknesses that the device may have.

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(e) Suggest one possible solution to one of the weaknesses stated at (d) .

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(f) With the aid of notes and sketches, explain how the device works.

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