4d. Graham is thinking of retiring and the business needs to recruit a new Managing Director .In the words of  one of the employees ,”It will be difficult to find someone who can fill the shoes of Graham .”Advise if the business should recruit internally or externally .Outline the process the business will have to go through in recruiting a replacement for Graham basing on your choice of either recruiting internally or externally . (12)

4b. Pyranha has an ‘ethical policy which includes issues such as waste, energy and the environment.Assess why Pyranha chooses to act ethically ? (6)

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4e. In order to maintain the high levels of quality in production that Pyranha is well known for ,the business ensures all employees go through training .Pyranha mainly uses on the job training .Explain what on the job training is and state the benefits  to Pyranha of using it . (8)

3b. Explain why this answer is correct (3)

Question 3 Software   3.1 The network uses Windows Server operating system.   3.1.1 Name 3 functions of an operating system. (3) 3.1.2 There are other operating systems available.   a. Name one operating system which is OSS(Open Source Software) and available free of charge. (2) b. Motivate why the clinic chose to go the much more expensive route of using Windows, rather than the operating system referred to in a. (3) 3.2 In addition to the PC, the Doctor also uses a tablet (not a tablet PC).   3.2.1 Tablets have their operating systems stored on a chip. What do we call this type of operating system? (1) 3.2.3 Operating systems are always being updated. Explain briefly how one would update/upgrade the operating system. (3)    

2.1 He has a core2 quad PC running at 3GHz (Gigahertz) with a high performance graphic card with its own memory.   2.1.1 What component does core2 quad refer to? (1) 2.1.2 Explain briefly what is meant by core2 quad. (3) 2.2 The PC has 16GB (Gigabyte) of memory. What type of memory is being referred to? (1) 2.3 It also has a 1 TB (Terabyte) hard drive.         2.3.1 What is the EXACT ratio between 1GB and 1TB? (1) 2.3.2 Why is the hard drive so much larger than memory? Explain briefly. (3)    

3a. In September 2013, Apple launched two new iPhones with features such as fingerprint registration technology and a range of bright colours. The main reason for Apple to launch new iPhones is to (1)

Question 6 – Logic Gates and Circuits   (a)              Draw a logic circuit to represent the logic expression:     X = NOT (A OR C) OR (A AND NOT B)       (5) (b) Complete the truth table for the logic expression: The answer must be done on your exam pad.     X = NOT (A OR C) OR (A AND NOT B) (4)    

1b. Explain why this answer is correct (3)