Time 3 hours
Paper
reference 31761H
Information Technology
UNIT 2: Creating Systems to Manage Information
Part A
You must have:
activity2.rtf, activity3.rtf, activity4.rtf
Instructions
• Part A and Part B contain the material for the completion of the set tasks under
supervised conditions.
• There are 40 marks for Part A and 26 marks for Part B, giving a total mark for the
set tasks of 66.
• Part A and Part B are specific to each series and this material must be issued only
to learners who have been entered to take the tasks in the specified series.
• Learners must only have access to Part A during this examination session.
• This booklet should be kept securely until the start of the 3-hour supervised
assessment period.
• Part B materials must not be accessed during completion of Part A.
• Part A and Part B should be submitted together for each learner.
• This booklet should not be returned to Pearson.
• Answer all activities.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 40.
, Instructions to Invigilators
This paper must be read in conjunction with the unit information in the specification and
the BTEC Nationals Instructions for Conducting External Assessments (ICEA) document.
See the Pearson website for details.
Refer carefully to the instructions in this task booklet and the BTEC Nationals Instructions
for Conducting External Assessments (ICEA) document to ensure that the assessment is
supervised correctly.
The 3-hour Part A set task must be carried out under examination conditions.
Electronic templates for Activities 2, 3 and 4 are available on the website for centres to
download for candidate use.
Learners must complete this task on a computer using the templates provided and
appropriate software. All work must be saved as PDF documents for submission.
Invigilators may clarify the wording that appears in this task but cannot provide any
guidance in completion of the task.
Invigilators should note that they are responsible for maintaining security and for
reporting issues to Pearson.
Maintaining Security
• Learners must not bring anything into the examination environment or take
anything out.
• Centres are responsible for putting in place appropriate checks to ensure that only
permitted material is introduced into the examination environment.
• Internet access is not permitted.
• Learner’s work must be regularly backed up. Learners should save their work to their
folder using the naming instructions indicated in each activity.
• During any permitted break, and at the end of the examination, materials must be
kept securely, and no items removed from the supervised environment.
• Learners can only access their work under supervision.
• User areas must only be accessible during the examination session and only by
the individual learners.
• Any materials being used by learners must be collected in at the end of
the examination.
• Following completion of Part A of the set task, all materials must be retained securely
for submission to Pearson.
• Part B materials must not be accessed during the completion of Part A.
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