Grade 12 C.A.T Prelim&Final 2024
Topics:
1. Multiple questions
2. System technologies 10
3. Network And Internet Technology 19
4. Information Management 28
5. Social Implications 32
6. Solution Development 36 - 47
These notes were compiled by previous papers of NSC NOV: CAT PAPER 2/2018...
COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY
Grade 12
NOVEMBER EXAM
PAPER 2
2024
These notes were compiled by previous papers of NSC NOV: CAT PAPER 2/2018, NSC NOV: CAT
PAPER 2/2019, NSC NOV: CAT PAPER 2/2022, SACAI 2018, 2019, 2022. NOTE: These are only
suggested answers. Some information is repeated, I want to show you the different ways the same
information is asked for.
I encourage you to answer the computation/illustration questions without even looking at the
answers.
Good luck . Juffrou Ansie
Topics:
1. Multiple questions
2. System technologies 10
3. Network And Internet Technology 19
4. Information Management 28
5. Social Implications 32
6. Solution Development 36 - 47
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Apps A term/name for a program designed for use on smartphones.
Dropbox/ Google An example of an online storage facility or service
Drive/ Sky Drive
Integrated It is built into the computer/motherboard
e-Commerce The term used for the marketing, purchase and sale of products or services
over the Internet.
Throttling This will happen if your ISP slows down your Internet connection.
Server A computer that provides resources and / or services to other computers
on a network.
Podcast A multimedia file downloaded from the Internet and can then be
transferred to computers or portable media players.
Crowd funding A website where a single idea or business practice is funded by a large
number of small donations of volunteer contributors, usually at the
beginning of the business.
Graphical User An interface type that is represented graphically by means of icons and
Interface (GUI) other visual aids.
Access point A device that is needed to get a connection to a wireless LAN.
Switch A device that causes communication between computers in a network
Card Reader A device connected to a computer to receive and read data from different
media such as SIM and SD cards and memory sticks, etc.
Landscape Refers to the orientation of a page in a word processing document
Carpal Tunnel The name given for injuries due to rapid repetitive actions.
Syndrome
A Blog A Blog is a website that allows users to add or update content to a site by
using their own web browsers.
Hardware The physical parts of a computer are called hardware.
UPS Uninterruptible power supply. An uninterruptible power supply is an
electrical device that supplies power as the power supply, typically the
main power source, failure.
URL Uniform Resource Locator.
Another name for a web address.
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An ergonomic Ergonomic keyboard designs help relieve painful conditions such as carpal
keyboard tunnel syndrome and repeated stress injuries caused by continuous use of
the keyboard. These specially designed keyboards with contours were
created with convenience in mind and are often recommended by
therapists and healthcare professionals.
Click jacking Click jacking is when users are tricked into clicking on an item on a web
page which acts as a concealed link.
GEO-tagging GEO-tagging is a process where the geographical position of an item, such
as where a picture was taken, is added to the metadata of the file
Disk Disk defragmentation is the process that improves the hard disk drive.
defragmentation Defragmentation is the tool that rearranges data on your hard drive and
reunited fragmented file segments so your computer can work better
A soft copy This is the information visible on the screen and not printed on paper.
Copyright Laws that are put in place to protect ownership and rights to intellectual
property.
Multitasking of the An operating system that is capable of allowing multiple software
operating system processes to run at the same time.
802.11 a/b/g/n Refers to a set of specifications and protocols used in communication on
a wireless network
VOIP Voice-over-Internet Protocol
ISP This is your Internet service provider.
(Internet service The provider allows you to connect to the internet.
provider)
OCR A type of software that recognises characters in a scanned image.
"Optical Character Recognition."
GIGO This principle refers to the concept that inaccurate data will produce
inaccurate information/results.
Blu-Ray A type of DVD technology.
E-zine A magazine published electronically on the Internet
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Grid computing Grid computing usually consists of one main computer that distributes
information and tasks to a group of networked computers to achieve a
common goal. Mutual computer systems where the machines collectively
use the same resources.
Convergence Combining different functions and technologies in computers and devices.
Fix bugs A reason for downloading a patch from the internet.
Bugs Bugs are unintended flaws in software.
Smart card A pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits that can process
data.
Hard drive A computer component found in fat/thick clients but not in thin client
computers.
Autofill A feature associated with a word processing application
A footnote A footnote is a source reference or text offering additional explanations
that is placed at the bottom of a page.
A router A router is a network device required for connecting a LAN to another
network.
A zombie A zombie computer on a network is a computer that has been hacked to
perform malicious tasks.
Site license A site license is a type of license needed to install software on all the
computers in a computer centre.
Input mask Database feature used to ensure the correct format of data input by the
user
Cap The limit placed on the amount of data a user can transfer via the internet
in a period of time, for example a month
Botnet Multiple computers that have been infected/accessed (many
bots/zombies)
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