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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
2890
Information and Digital TechnologyNetworking and hardware
General Instructions
•Readingtime–5minutes
•Workingtime–2hours
•Writeusingblackpen
•Board-approvedcalculatorsmaybeused
•WriteyourCentreNumberandStudentNumberatthetopofpages9,11,13and15
Total marks – 80
Section I Pages 2–8
20 marks
•AttemptQuestions1–20
•Allowabout20minutesforthissection
Section II Pages9–15
30 marks
•AttemptQuestions21–26
•Allowabout50minutesforthissection
Section III Page17
15 marks
•AttemptQuestion27
•Allowabout25minutesforthissection
Section IV Page18
15 marks
•AttemptQuestion28
•Allowabout25minutesforthissection
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Section I
20 marksAttempt Questions 1–20Allow about 20 minutes for this section
Usethemultiple-choiceanswersheetforQuestions1–20.
1 Whichofthefollowingispermittedunderthelicenceofanopen-sourceoperatingsystemsoftware?
(A) Sellthesoftware
(B) Downloadthesoftwareforfree
(C) Changethenameofthesoftware
(D) Placeacopyrightonthesoftware
2 TheminimumwagesandconditionsanemployeeisentitledtoinAustraliaaresetoutin
(A) agreements.
(B) arrangements.
(C) awards.
(D) contracts.
3 The diagram represents the results of running a diagnostic utility before and afterperformingaprocessonaharddrive.
B = Bad block B = Bad block
B B B B B B B B B B B
B B B
B B
Before the process After the process
Whichofthefollowingprocesseshasbeenperformedontheharddrive?
(A) Filesharing
(B) Optimisation
(C) Systembackup
(D) Filecompression
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4 Whattypeofdocumentwouldbemostlikelytocontainthefollowingstatement?
‘An employee must not share the personal information of another employee withco-workersorthepublic.’
(A) Codeofconduct
(B) Employeerolestatement
(C) Workhealthandsafetypolicy
(D) Equalemploymentopportunitypolicy
5 Acompanycarriesout a full backuponTuesdayandFridaynights andadifferentialbackup on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights. On Mondaymorning,thefileserverfailedandcausedallfilestobedestroyed.
Whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytorecoverthefiles?
(A) RestorethefullbackupfromFriday
(B) RestoreFriday’sfullbackupandSunday’sdifferentialbackup
(C) RestoreFriday’sfullbackupandMonday’sdifferentialbackup
(D) RestoreFriday’sfullbackupandbothSaturday’sandSunday’sdifferentialbackups
6 Oneexampleofahumancostofaworkplaceinjuryislossof
(A) staff.
(B) profit.
(C) output.
(D) morale.
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7 Theimageshowsafloorchannelcablecoverplacedoverapowercable.
Whatisthemainpurposeofthefloorchannelcablecover?
(A) Tohidethecable
(B) Tocreateafootrest
(C) Topreventapowersurge
(D) Toreducetheriskoftripping
8 Kimreceivesanemail claiming thathercredit cardaccount isabout tobe suspendedunless she emails her credit card details and personal identification number (PIN)immediately.
Whatisthisanexampleof?
(A) Phishing
(B) Scanning
(C) Debugging
(D) Virussigning
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9 Theimageshowsatestingtagattachedtoapowercable.
AccordingtotheAustralianstandard,whatothercriticalinformationmustbeincludedonthetag?
(A) Datetested,retestingdate,technicianID,testingcompanyname
(B) Locationoftest,retestingdate,technicianID,testingcompanyname
(C) Datetested,technicianID,typeofcable,testingcompanylicencenumber
(D) Locationoftest,retestingdate,typeofcable,testingcompanylicencenumber
10 Accesstoadocumentneedstoberestrictedtoasmallgroupofusers.
Whichofthefollowingwouldbemodifiedtoachievethis?
(A) Creations
(B) Extensions
(C) Permissions
(D) Fileattributes
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11 Awireless accesspoint isnot functioningcorrectly. Its indicators and their statusareseenbelow.
Indicators
Status On Off On On
Whichisthemostlikelycauseofthefaultwiththeaccesspoint?
(A) Thereisnopower.
(B) Theaccesspointisunlocked.
(C) Thereisnoconnectiontothenetwork.
(D) Theaccesspointisnottransmittingawirelesssignal.
12 Whichaddresssettingonanetworkprinterwouldbeconfiguredtoallowprintingfromallnetworkcomputers?
(A) StaticIP
(B) DynamicIP
(C) Staticproxy
(D) Automaticproxy
13 Whichofthefollowingidentifiesthepublicnameofawirelesslocalareanetwork?
(A) MAC
(B) SOHO
(C) SSID
(D) WPA
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14 When checking your account balance using internet banking, which of the followingprotocolsisused?
(A) DHCP
(B) HTTPS
(C) RTSP
(D) TCP
15 Whichdeviceminimiseserrorsthatmayoccurwhensendingamessageoveralocalareanetwork(LAN)?
(A) Hub
(B) Switch
(C) Modem
(D) Networkinterfacecard
16 Whichprotocolisusedforsendinganemail?
(A) FTP
(B) IMAP
(C) POP
(D) SMTP
17 Which of the following is the best device to connect two networks that use differentprotocols?
(A) Bridge
(B) Firewall
(C) Gateway
(D) Modem
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18 Thediagramshowstheresultsofadiagnostictest.
Whichdiagnostictestwasusedtoproducetheseresults?
(A) Ipconfig
(B) Inetconfig
(C) Inetping
(D) Ping
19 Whatisthepurposeofautomaticproxysettingsinapersonalcomputer?
(A) Toallowaconnectiontotheinternet
(B) Toallowaconnectiontoalocalareanetwork
(C) Toallownetworkrequeststoathirdpartyforaction
(D) Toallowauthenticationwithoutausernameandpassword
20 WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesdatatransferusingTCP/IP?
(A) Transmittedinbothdirectionsallthetime
(B) Transmittedinbothdirectionsafteraconnectionismade
(C) Transmittedinonedirectionafterconnectionismadebythesender
(D) Transmittedinonedirectionafterconnectionismadebythereceiver
©2015BoardofStudies,TeachingandEducationalStandardsNSW
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Centre Number
Student Number
2891
2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Information and Digital TechnologyNetworking and hardware
Section II
30 marksAttempt Questions 21–26Allow about 50 minutes for this section
Answerthequestionsinthespacesprovided.Thesespacesprovideguidancefortheexpectedlengthofresponse.
Question 21 (6marks)
(a) What is meant by recommended requirements in reference to an operatingsystem?
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(b) Howdothepowermanagementsettingsofhibernateandsuspenddiffer?
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(c) Whatisthedifferencebetweenbatchandreal-timesystems?
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Centre Number
Student Number
2892
2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Information and Digital TechnologyNetworking and hardware
Section II (continued)
Question 22 (5marks)
(a) IdentifyTWOdiagnosticfunctionsthatareperformedbyantivirussoftware.
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(b) OutlineTWOtasksthatshouldbeincludedinaroutinemaintenanceschedule.
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Question 23 (4marks)
Explainthebenefitsofeffectiveteamwork.
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Centre Number
Student Number
2893
Question 24 (8 marks)
(a) Using an example, outline why motherboards have expansion slots.
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(b) Why does the usable storage space on a magnetic hard drive differ from its physical size?
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(c) Explain the advantages of using a separate graphic adapter card compared to an inbuilt graphics chip on the motherboard.
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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Information and Digital TechnologyNetworking and hardware
Section II (continued)
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Centre Number
Student Number
2894
2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Information and Digital TechnologyNetworking and hardware
Section II (continued)
Question 25 (3 marks)
Why is it important to document user support requests?
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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Information and Digital TechnologyNetworking and hardware
Section III
15 marksAttempt Question 27Allow about 25 minutes for this section
Answerthequestioninawritingbooklet.Extrawritingbookletsareavailable.
Question 27 (15marks)
Abusinesswithfivestaff,oneserver,twodesktops,andthreelaptopshasmovedintoanewlocationandwillneed tosetupanewnetwork,withadditionalhardware toenableaninternetconnection.
(a) Design and draw a labelled network diagram, including the components andconnectionsforthisbusiness.Justifyyourchoiceofcomponents.
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(b) Describehowthenewnetworkcanbeprotectedagainstsecurityintrusion. 8
Please turn over
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Section IV
15 marksAttempt Question 28Allow about 25 minutes for this section
AnswerthequestioninaSEPARATEwritingbooklet.Extrawritingbookletsareavailable.
Youranswerwillbeassessedonhowwellyou:
n demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingrelevanttothequestion
n communicateideasandinformationusingrelevantworkplaceexamplesandindustryterminology
n presentalogicalandcohesiveresponse
Question 28 (15marks)
Atechnologycompanyisreviewingitsriskmanagementafterseveralworkplaceinjuries.Atechnicianwasstruckbyaboxfallingfromashelfwhilerepairingaprinter.Aclientslippedandfellonawetfloorwhenthefloorwasbeingcleaned.Mostrecently,atraineesufferedanelectricshockwhileattemptingtorepairacomputer.
Explainhowriskmanagementcouldbeappliedinthisworkplacetoidentifyhazards,andtoassess,control,monitorandreviewrisks.
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©2015BoardofStudies,TeachingandEducationalStandardsNSW