CORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
INSTITIÚID TEICNEOLAÍOCHTA CHORCAÍ
Autumn Examinations 2011
Module Title:
Computing Skills (CA)
Module Code:
COMP6005
School:
School of Science
Programme Title:
Bachelor of Science in Analytical & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Analytical Chemistry with Quality
Assurance
Programme Code:
SCHEM_7_Y1
SCHQA_8_Y1
External Examiner(s):
Internal Examiner(s):
Ms J. Ahern
Ms Irene Foley
Instructions: Answer all three questions below.
Duration:
2 hours
Sitting:
Autumn 2011
Requirements for this examination:
Question 1 consists of a Multiple Choice Questionnaire which should be completed on Blackboard.
Before you complete Questions 2 and 3 create a folder on your college network drive and rename
with your own name followed by CS, (for example Joan Bloggs would create a folder named
JoanBloggsCS).
Both Question 2 and 3 files should be saved in this folder as you work through the assessment, and
then transferred onto the diskette provided at the end of the assessment.
Note to Candidates: Please check the Programme Title and the Module Title to ensure that you have received the
correct examination paper.
If in doubt please contact an Invigilator.
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Question 1: Theory
The theory section is examined by Multiple Choice Questions which are found on your Blackboard
Assessments page. If for some reason Blackboard is unavailable, then the MCQ test may be taken on
paper.
This section of the assessment should not take any longer than 1 hour.
In order to access the theory test on Blackboard, you will need to enter the password –
AutumnMCQ2011
(40 marks)
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Question 2: Microsoft Word
Enter the text below into a blank Microsoft Word document:
The Gas Laws
Boyle’s Law
Robert Boyle built an air pump and used it to investigate how the volume of gas varies with pressure.
Boyle’s Law states that at constant temperature the volume of a fixed mass of gas is inversely
proportional to its pressure.
Charles’ Law
Charles’ Law relates the volume of a gas to its temperature.
Charles’ Law states that at constant pressure the volume of a fixed mass of gas is directly
proportional to its temperature measured on the Kelvin scale.
Note that Charles’ Law applies only to temperatures expressed on the Kelvin or absolute scale. To
convert degrees Celsius to Kelvin, add 273.
Kelvin = degrees Celsius + 273
The Combined Gas Law (The General Gas Law)
Boyle’s Law and Charles’ Law may be merged to produce the Combined Gas Law:
* * Insert formula here * *
Note: The values for standard temperature and pressure (s.t.p.) are:
Standard Temperature = 273 K
Standard Pressure
= 100 kPa (= 1 x 105 N m -2)
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Carry out the following tasks:
1. Save the file as YourNameQ2.docx in the assessment folder you created on your college
Network drive.
2. Change the format of the heading The Gas Laws as follows: Verdana font, 26pt, and centre.
3. Change the three sub-headings to Capital letters, Arial and bold.
4. Format the paragraphs Boyle’s Law states …and Charles’ Law states …, so that both
paragraphs are enclosed in a border with a light green background colour.
5. Centre the line Kelvin = degrees …, and put a box with a border of 1.5pt around the TEXT
only.
6. Insert the formula below into the area of the document marked with * *.
P1V1 P2V2

T1
T2
7. Save the file again.
8. Change the font of the text in all boxes to Tahoma 10pt.
9. Insert a suitable image at the top of the document, to the right of the title. Change the size
and use text wrapping on the image so that the image does not interfere with the layout of the
text.
10. Place a header on the document containing your Name, Class Group and today’s date.
11. Save the file again.
12. Go to page 2 in the same document and enter the text below:
The production of oxygen gas by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide was monitored and
recorded as shown in the table:
Time/mins
3
Volume of O2/cm
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
0
30
45
52
56
58
60
61
61
62
62
A graph of time (x-axis) against volume of oxygen can be seen below:
Insert Chart here
13. Save the changes made to the file.
14. Change the style of the table to Table Colourful 1, deselect the last row & last column check
boxes at the end of dialog box.
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15. Use the contents of the table and create a Line Chart with the data, select the subtype Line
with Markers.
16. If the datasheet displays different data than required, delete this data and use copy and paste
to replace it with the data from the table above.
17. If the chart is still not displaying properly as below, you may need to use the Switch
Row/Column button found in Chart Tools.
18. Enter the chart title: The Production of Oxygen.
a. Enter the Category (x-axis) title: Time (mins)
b. Enter the Value (y-axis) title: Volume of O2 (cm3)
19. Delete the Legend if necessary.
20. Resize the chart so that it lines up with the table.
21. Save the file again using the same filename as above.
The Production of Oxygen
70
Volume of O2 (cm3)
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Time (mins)
Figure 1: Example of completed chart.
(30 marks)
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Question 3: Microsoft Excel
Using MS Excel, reproduce the following table in a blank Excel worksheet.
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
B
C
D
E
F
G
Date:
Live at The Marquee 2011
Standing
Seating
Artist
The Frames
Erasure
Bob Dylan
Imelda May
Bryan Adams
Christy Moore
Elton John
Jedward
Westlife
Date
Standing
11/06/2011
650
543
705
715
1000
850
900
890
786
15/06/2011
16/06/2011
17/06/2011
22/06/2011
25/06/2011
28/06/2011
02/07/2011
09/07/2011
% Full
Seating
% Full
H
1000
500
Total
Tickets
% Full
350
300
400
490
500
375
500
455
250
Carry out the following tasks:
1. Save the spreadsheet in your network drive folder as YourNameQ3xlsx
2. Rename Sheet1 as Capacity.
3. Merge cells A1 to D1 and centre the title among those cells
4. Change the format of the title so that it is displayed in Bold, 14pt font.
5. Enter today’s date in cell H1.
6. Change the format of cells F3, F4 and all items on row 6 to show text in Bold.
7. Using a formula, calculate the % Full in columns D and F.
8. Use a formula to calculate the TOTAL TICKETS sold for each artist.
9. Use a formula to calculate the % Full of the venue for each artist in column H. This should
take into consideration the total tickets sold and the maximum number of tickets available.
10. Ensure that all the % Full columns are formatted to display the % sign.
11. Add a column heading “Tickets Available” in cell I6.
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REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORK AS YOU CONTINUE EXAM
12. Enter a formula in cell I7 that will check if the total number of tickets sold is less than 1500,
and if that is true it will display “Yes”, and if it is false will display “No”. Copy this formula
down for each of the other artists.
13. In cell A17, enter the text Total Sales.
14. Enter a formula in cells C17 and E17 to calculate the total tickets sold for the Standing and
Seating areas.
15. In cell A18, enter the text Average Sales.
16. Enter a formula in cells C18 and E18 to calculate the average tickets sold for the Standing and
Seating areas.
17. In cell A19, enter the text Highest Sales.
18. Enter a formula in cells C19 and E19 to calculate the maximum/most tickets sold for the
Standing and Seating areas.
19. In cell A20, enter the text Lowest Sales.
20. Enter a formula in cells C20 and E20 to calculate the minimum/least tickets sold for the
Standing and Seating areas.
21. In cell A17, enter the text Total Number of Performances. Format this cell to display
Wrapped Text.
22. Enter a formula in cells B17 to show the total number of artists that will perform in the
Marquee.
23. Save the completed file again using the same filename as before.
(30 marks)
When you have completed both the
practical questions,
DO NOT FORGET to upload the
files onto Blackboard.
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Instructions for Uploading Assessment Files onto Blackboard
1. Login to your Blackboard account using your Student number and Password.
2. Select the module Computing Skills (COMP6005) from the list.
3. Select Autumn Assessment link on the home page for the module
4. Scroll down the page until you find the Add Attachments button, and click it.
5. Click on the My Computer icon on left hand side.
o Click the Browse button (if this button is available), and browse to the location (your
network drive) where you saved your files.
o If a Browse button does not appear, and instead a dialog box named Open, then select
your network drive in the Look In drop down box.
6. Select your assessment files and click OK.
7. Ensure that BOTH of your files are listed below the Add Attachments button.
8. Scroll down the page and click the Submit button, and OK again.
9. Log out of Blackboard.
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