Computer Studies 7010 spreadsheet and database exercises

Form IV - 08/06/2012

The following spreadsheet shows the profit or loss on sales at an ice-cream stall during a four
week period.

(a) State the format of the data in cell B6.

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(b) Write down a formula that could be in cell D7 to calculate the Income for week 1.
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(c) Describe how the formula in D7 can be copied into the cells D8, D9 and D10.
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(d) Cell F7 contains the function:
=IF(D7 > E7, Profit, Loss)
and is copied into cells F8, F9 and F10. Write down the function that will be in cell F10.
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(e) State the cells that are needed to create a line graph to show the Income and Expenses
for Week 1 to Week 4.
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2. The following spreadsheet shows the 2-Night Bargain Break holiday bookings during a three
month period.

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Computer Studies 7010 spreadsheet and database exercises

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(a) Write down a cell that contains a label.

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(b) Write down a formula that could be in cell F7 to calculate the income for the hotel named
Beach Resort.
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(c) Describe how the formula in B13 can be copied into the cells C13, D13 and E13.
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(d) State the cells that are needed to create a bar chart showing the Total Bookings for each of
the hotels.
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(e) The data in row 7 to row 11 needs to be sorted into descending order of income.
(i) Describe how this sort will be done.
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(ii) Write down the Hotel names in the order that they will appear after this sort has been done.
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3. The spreadsheet shows the computer equipment on loan to a staff member in a company.
Cells B13 and C7:E13 contain formulae.

(a) State a cell that contains a data item.[1]

(b) Describe how the numbers in the range of cells B7:E13 can be changed to include money
symbols.[2]
(c) Give a formula that could be in cell B13 to calculate the total value of the equipment in
Year 1. [1]
(d) Each year the value of the equipment is halved. State a formula that could be in cell C7
to calculate the value of the PC system in Year 2. [1]
(e) If the value in cell B10 is changed to 60, state all the cells where the values would
change automatically. [2]
(f) On the spreadsheet diagram shade the cells that must be selected in order to create
and label a chart showing the Total value ($) of the computer equipment for Years 1, 2,
3 and 4. [2]

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Form IV - 08/06/2012

Database:
1. A music club keeps a file of members on a computer system. Part of the file is shown in
the following diagram:

(a) State how many fields there are in each record.

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(b) State the data type that should be used for the CODE data.
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(c) State two reasons why the data in the SEX field has been coded.
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2 ......................................................................................................................................
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(d) Which CODE data will be listed if the following search condition is input?
(DATE OF BIRTH< 01/01/87) AND (SEX = M)
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(e) Describe how the file can be sorted in ascending order of SURNAME.
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2. A shop keeps its stock file on a computer system. Part of the file is shown in the diagram
below:

The following codes have been used.

B = Black G = Green R = Red S = Silver
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(a) State how many records are shown in the diagram.

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(b) State two advantages of coding the data in the COLOUR field.
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2 .......................................................................................................................................
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(c) State the data type that should be used for the WEIGHT (KG) data.
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(d) State one advantage of using fixed-length records for storing the data.
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(e) Which STOCK NO data will be listed if the following search condition is input?
(COLOUR NOT B) AND (WEIGHT (KG) < 2.0)
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(f) Write down a search condition that will search for all the items with less than 16 in stock
and the price is more than $100.
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(g) State which field should be used to link this stock file to a supplier file. Give a reason for
your choice of field.
Field .................................................................................................................................
Reason.............................................................................................................................
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3. An airport has a number of hotels nearby. A database has been set up to give customers
information to allow them to select a hotel.

(a) How many records are shown in the database?[1]

(b) Which field in each record must be unique?[1]
(c) The following search condition was typed in:
(No. of stars > 3) OR (Hotel parking = Y)
Using Hotel Ref only, which records would be found?[2]
(d) Write down the search condition to find which hotels were less than 10 km from the
airport and charged under $100 per person.[2]
(e) The database was sorted into descending order using No. of rooms.
Using Hotel Ref only, write down the sorted order of records.[2]

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