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This document provides instructions for a Cambridge International AS & A Level Information Technology exam. It states that the exam is 1 hour and 45 minutes long and contains 3 questions. Students must answer all questions directly on the exam paper. Calculators are not allowed. The total number of marks for the exam is 70. Source documents are manually proofread to ensure mail merge accuracy. Merge fields can prompt for and insert event dates in custom invitations. Vector image shapes can be edited to change the image appearance.

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Cambridge International AS & A Level

* 1 0 7 5 6 6 4 8 5 8 *

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 9626/31

Paper 3 Advanced Theory October/November 2023

1 hour 45 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
● Calculators must not be used in this paper.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 70.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

DC (SL) 333701
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1 Social media consists of websites and applications that allow users to create content, share
content and interact with others. They have specific uses in health care.

Describe the uses of social media in health care.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [6]

2 A company holds special events for selected customers on various dates throughout the year.
Source documents of customer lists are used to create customised invitations by mail merge.

(a) Explain why source documents are proof read manually to try to ensure that the final versions
are accurate and error-free.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

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(b) Explain how a merge field can be used to prompt for and insert the date of the special event
in the invitations when they are produced.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [4]

3 Vector images consist of shapes which can be edited into different shapes to change the
appearance of the image.

Describe the techniques that can be applied to the shapes in a vector image to change its
appearance.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [6]
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4 Explain how the use of technology enhanced learning methods can affect the motivation of
students.

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.................................................................................................................................................... [6]

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5 Peer-to-peer networking can be used by companies to connect computing devices.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of peer-to-peer networking by companies.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [8]

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6 Technical documentation is created during the development of a software application.

(a) Describe the purpose of technical documentation.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) Describe the information that should be included in technical documentation.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [6]

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]
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7 (a) Describe each of the following terms when referring to JavaScript statements.

(i) operand

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(ii) operator precedence

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(iii) assignment operator

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(iv) literals

...........................................................................................................................................

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

(b) JavaScript has its own group of reserved keywords which cannot be used as names for
variables, labels or functions.

Describe one other group of reserved words that should not be used when writing JavaScript
code for use on web pages.

...................................................................................................................................................

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

8 (a) Describe what is meant by identity theft.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) Describe the impact of identity theft on individuals.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [6]

9 A new head office is to be designed and built for a company.

Evaluate the use of project management software for supporting this project.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [8]

10 Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the use of data mining by businesses.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [6]

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publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge
Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download
at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series.

Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge
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Cambridge International AS & A Level: Information Technology 9626/31

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Cambridge International AS & A Level

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 9626/31

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

Describe the uses of social media in health care.

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23

5 Peer-to-peer networking can be used by companies to connect computing devices.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of peer-to-peer networking by companies.

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23 [Turn over

6 Technical documentation is created during the development of a software application.

(a) Describe the purpose of technical documentation.

(b) Describe the information that should be included in technical documentation.

(ii) operator precedence

(iii) assignment operator

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23 [Turn over

8 (a) Describe what is meant by identity theft.

(b) Describe the impact of identity theft on individuals.

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23

9 A new head office is to be designed and built for a company.

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23 [Turn over

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23

© UCLES 2023 9626/31/O/N/23

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