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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education
*5038468512*

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY 0417/31

Paper 3 Practical Test May/June 2012
2 hours 30 minutes
Additional Materials: Candidate Source Files

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Make sure that your Centre number, candidate number and name are written at the top of this page and
are clearly visible on every printout, before it is sent to the printer. Printouts with handwritten information will
not be marked.

DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Carry out every instruction in each step.

Steps are numbered on the left hand side of the page. On the right hand side of the page for each step, you
will find a box which you can tick (
) when you have completed it; this will help you track your progress
through the test.

At the end of the exam put this Question Paper and all your printouts into the Assessment Record Folder.

If you have produced rough copies of printouts, these should be neatly crossed through to indicate that they
are not the copy to be marked.

This document consists of 8 printed pages.

IB12 06_0417_31/3RP
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1 Create a new word processed document. Save this with the filename EVIDENCE
You will use this to store evidence during the examination.
Place your name, Centre number and candidate number in the header of this
document.
2 Create new folders called WEB31 and SS31 in your work area.

3 Open the webpage http://www.hothouse-design.co.uk/download31J2012

Follow the instructions to log in.
4 Download and save the following files into your WEB31 folder:

J12BACKGD1.JPG
J12BANNER1.JPG
J12BANNER2.JPG
J12DIVE.HTM
J12IMG1.JPG
J12IMG2.JPG
J12IMG3.JPG
J12IMG4.JPG
J12IMG5.JPG
J12IMG6.JPG
J12IMG7.JPG
J12IMG8.JPG
J12LIST.TXT
J12STYLE1.CSS
J12TABLE1.HTM
J12TABLE3.HTM
J12TEXT.TXT
J12TREE.JPG

Download and save the file J12EMPLOYEES.CSV in your SS31 folder.

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You work for a company called Hothouse Design. You are going to create new web pages for a client
called The Xtreme Adventure Holiday Company.

5 Open the image J12BACKGD1.JPG in a suitable application.
(You will manipulate this to create the background image which will be used in the
stylesheet.)
6 Resize the image so that it is 720 pixels wide and maintain its aspect ratio. Take a
screenshot to show how you resized the image. Place this in the evidence document
you created in step 1.
7 Save this image as J12BACKGD2.JPG in your WEB31 folder.

8 Reduce the image resolution, if necessary, to ensure that the stored image is no larger
than 100kb.
Save the image as J12BACKGD3.JPG in your WEB31 folder.
Place screenshot evidence of the file size of this image in your evidence document.
9 Using a suitable software package, create a new webpage called XAHC.HTM
Attach the stylesheet J12STYLE1.CSS to this webpage. As you create the webpage
make sure that the styles within the stylesheet are not changed.
10 If necessary, resize your browser window so that the background image fits the window
without tiling.
11 This webpage must open in any browser and will have three separate tables placed like
this:

E 1
BL
TA

E 2
BL
TA

E 3
B L
TA

12 Create Table 1 using the contents of J12TABLE1.HTM

13 Set the width of this table to 100% of the width of the window.

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14 Replace the text Place Table 1 anchor here with an anchor called top
Make sure that this anchor is not visible in the browser.
15 Replace the text Candidate details with your name, Centre number and candidate
number.
16 Create Table 2 with 4 rows and 2 columns as shown.

17 Set the width of this table to 75% of the width of the window.

18 Align this table with the centre of the window.

19 Place the image J12TREE.JPG in the right cell of this table.

20 Using the contents of the file J12TEXT.TXT

• place the text We offer holidays to suit your every need; we can often make dreams
come true... into the top left cell of this table.
• place the text Try zip wires in Mexico, cross-country skiing in Finland or alpine
skiing in Switzerland. into the second row on the left side of this table.
• place the text Ever driven off-road on ATVs or in amphibious vehicles? Try the
jungle, mountain passes or frozen wastes to enhance the experience. into the third
row on the left side of this table.
• place the text Combine this with superb value for money. Contact us with your
requirements and we are sure that we will not disappoint you. into the bottom left
cell of this table.
21 Apply style h3 to all the text added in step 20.

22 Create Table 3 using the contents of J12TABLE3.HTM

23 Set the table width of this table to 100% of the width of the window.

24 Replace the text Place Table 3 anchor here with an anchor called combi
Make sure that this anchor is not visible in the browser.
25 Create a hyperlink from the text Combination Holidays in Table 1 to the anchor called
combi.
26 In the text Return to the top of the page by clicking on this link. make only the words
clicking on this link a hyperlink to the anchor called top.
27 Replace the text Date & Time here with the date and time.

28 Replace the words Zip wire in Table 3 with the most appropriate image from those
obtained in step 4.
29 Replace the words Scuba diving in Table 3 with the most appropriate image from those
obtained in step 4.
Create a hyperlink from this image to point to the file J12DIVE.HTM which should open
in a new window called _undersea
30 Replace the word Skiing in Table 3 with the most appropriate image from those
obtained in step 4.

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31 Replace the words Off-road driving in Table 3 with the most appropriate image from
those obtained in step 4.
32 Replace the words Contact us in Table 3 with the most appropriate image from those
obtained in step 4.
Create a hyperlink from this image to send an email message to [email protected] with
a subject line Xtreme Adventure
33 Make sure that all of the images placed in steps 28 to 32 are 120 pixels wide. Maintain
the aspect ratio of each image.
34 Save the page as XAHC.HTM in your WEB31 folder.
Open this page in a web browser.
Print this page from your browser.
Print a copy of the HTML source.
35 Using a suitable software package, open the webpage J12DIVE.HTM so that it can be
edited.
Attach the stylesheet J12STYLE1.CSS to this webpage. As you create the webpage
make sure that the styles within the stylesheet are not changed.
36 Replace the text Candidate name, centre number, candidate number with your name,
Centre number and candidate number.
37 Replace the text Heading here with the text Scuba diving with:
Apply style h2 to this text.
38 Using the contents of the file J12LIST.TXT replace the text List here with the text
Novice divers… also catered for.
Apply the following styles:
Novice divers can: as style p
try out in the pool as style li
learn our safety tips as style li
learn confined water skills as style li
try out in the sea as style li
dive with an instructor as style li
qualify as an Open Water diver. as style li
You can: as style p
have fun as style li
discover a whole new world as style li
experience amazing fish. as style li
Experienced divers also catered for. as style p
39 Format the first list as an ordered list.

40 Format the second list as an unordered list.

41 Replace the text Image here with the image for scuba diving downloaded in step 4. Do
not resize this image.

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42 Save the page as J12DIVE.HTM in your WEB31 folder.
Open this page in a web browser.
Print this page from your browser.
Print a copy of the HTML source.

The Xtreme Adventure Holiday Company has an office in Switzerland. This office has 37 employees
and they use a spreadsheet to record the hours worked each week and calculate their pay. All
currency values are recorded in Euros with 2 decimal places.

43 Using a suitable software package, load the file J12EMPLOYEES.CSV

44 Place your Centre number, candidate number and name, centre aligned in the header
of this file.
45 On the left in the footer add the text Week 27
On the right in the footer add the text Last edited on followed by today’s date and time.
46 Merge cells A1 to G1 so they become a single cell.
Format the text in this cell so it is a white 24 point serif font. Format this cell so that it
has a black background colour. Centre align the contents of this cell.
47 Format cells B5 to B8 as currency.

48 Save the data model and print a copy of cells A3 to B20 only, showing the values.
Make sure that the contents of all cells in this range are fully visible and that the printout
fits on a single portrait page.
49 Use the cells A12 to B20 to create a named range called JC
Show evidence of the creation of this named range in your evidence document.
50 In cell D24 use a lookup function to show the Job Description. Use the Code column for
the lookup value and the range JC for the array.
Replicate this function so that the job description is shown for each of the other
employees.
51 In cell F61 use a function to calculate the total number of hours worked by all
employees.
52 In cell G24 use a formula to calculate the pay for this employee. This will look up the
rate of pay from the Pay rates table and multiply it by the number of hours worked.
This formula must include an absolute range, two relative references and must not
include a named range.
Choose an appropriate format for this cell.
Replicate this formula so that the amount of pay is shown for each of the other
employees.
53 In cell G61 use a function to calculate the total weekly wage bill. Choose an appropriate
format for this cell.
54 Save the spreadsheet and print the formulae and functions used in landscape
orientation. Make sure that the contents of all cells are fully visible and that the printout
is only one page wide.
55 Hide rows 3 to 21.

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56 Print the spreadsheet showing the values. Make sure that the contents of all the
required cells are fully visible and that the printout fits on a single page wide.
57 Hide row 61. Leave rows 3 to 21 hidden.

58 Extract only the employees with the word Snowboard in their job description who
worked for 25 or more hours.
59 Print the extract showing the values. Make sure that the contents of all the required
cells are fully visible and that the printout fits on a single page wide.
60 Save the spreadsheet.

61 Save and print your evidence document.

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After the examination time – on the html printouts of your webpage

On your printout highlight those portions of the code which show that:

• your name, Centre number and candidate number are present on all printouts
• the external stylesheet is attached to both webpages
• the table widths of all three tables in XAHC.HTM have been set
• the anchors top and combi have been placed
• Combination Holidays is set as a hyperlink to the anchor combi
• the hyperlink from the scuba diving image opens J12DIVE.HTM in a new window called
_undersea
• the hyperlink from the contact us image sends an email message to [email protected] with a
subject line Xtreme Adventure
• the hyperlink from the text ‘clicking on this link’ goes to the anchor top
• in the file J12Dive.htm you have set an ordered list
• in the file J12Dive.htm you have set an unordered list

Write today’s date in the box below.

Date

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