Information and Communication Technology 0417/31 May/June 2025: question paper and mark scheme
Cambridge IGCSE Information and Communication Technology (0417), Paper 3 Spreadsheets and Website Authoring, May/June 2025. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.
Create a new folder called racing
Locate only the following files and store them in your racing folder.
TRbanner.png
TRdevelop.htm
TRracing.css
TRtext.txt
TRvideo.mp4
Display the contents of your racing folder, showing the folder name and all file names, file extensions, file sizes, frame height, frame width and image dimensions.
Take a screenshot of this folder, making sure that the required information is clearly visible. Place this screenshot in your Evidence Document.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Task 3 – Web Page
You will create a web page to advertise Tawara Racing, who race motor cars.
Mark scheme
Screenshot includes folder name, frame height and width, image dimensions, 1
file names, file extensions and sizes
Task Answer Marks
For Task 2 see below for example of HTML and browser view.
Create in your racing folder a web page called racing.htm
This web page must be created using a single table and work in all browsers. The table must be left‑aligned and fit 90% of the browser window. The table must have a structure as shown in this diagram:
A
B C
D
E
Each table cell is identified with a letter which must not appear on your final web page.
Table borders must appear on the final web page.
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Mark scheme
Table width=90% 1
Single table used 1
Table borders visible in the browser 1
No letters visible 1
Row 1 – colspan="2" 1
Rows 3 and 4 – colspan="2" 1
Task Answer Marks
For Task 3 see below for example of HTML 8
Place in:
• cell A the image TRbanner.png
• cell B video and source tags to display TRvideo.mp4
Make sure that the controls are visible and the video loops when played. Display an automated text‑based error message if the browser does not support this video type.
[7]
Mark scheme
Top row - TRBanner.png 1
Row 2 left - Video visible 1
video <…> tag used with… 1
… loop attribute 1
source<…> tag used with src="TRvideo.mp4" … 1
… type="video/mp4" 1
Appropriate error message between <video> and </video> 1
PUBLISHED
Task Answer Marks
For Task 5 see below for example of browser view.
Enter in cell D the text Click here to find out more about our exciting developments, or here for job opportunities.
Enter in cell E the text Web page created by: followed on a new line by your name, centre number and candidate number.
Set all the text in cells D and E as style h2.
[4]
Mark scheme
Row 3 – Click here to find out more about our exciting developments, or here 1
for job opportunities.
Row 4 – Web page created by: … 1
… new line then name and numbers … 1
Rows 3 and 4 – all set in style h2 1
Task Answer Marks
For Task 7 see below for example of HTML.
Make the text exciting developments a link to open the web page TRdevelop.htm in a new window called _blank
Make the text job opportunities a link to an email editor to prepare an email to
Tawara.Racing@cambridge.org with the subject line Job opportunities
[6]
Mark scheme
Anchor set around exciting developments 1
<a href="TRdevelop.htm" … 1
… target="_blank"> 1
Anchor set around job opportunities 1
… ?subject=Job opportunites"> 1
Task Answer Marks
For Task 8 see below for example of html and browser view.
Attach the stylesheet TRracing.css to your web page.
Edit this stylesheet so that the table borders are not collapsed.
Save this stylesheet.
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Mark scheme
TRracing.css attached in head section 1
Table – borders seen separated in browser view 1
Task Answer Marks
For Task 9 see below for example of browser view.
Save your web page.
Take a copy of your HTML source and place this in your Evidence Document.
Display your web page in a browser. If necessary, resize it so that:
• the full page can be seen
• all text can be easily read
• the address bar is visible.
Take screenshot evidence showing your web page in the browser. Place this in your Evidence
Document.
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[Total: 29]
Task 4 – Printing the Evidence Document
Save and print your Evidence Document. Make sure your name, centre number and candidate number appear on every page of your Evidence Document.
Task 5 – Spreadsheet
You will assist Tawara Racing to analyse performance data when testing their racing cars.
Mark scheme
In web browser with address visible 1
PUBLISHED
Task Answer Marks
For Task 10 see below for example of spreadsheet.
Open and examine the file TRtest.csv
Place, right‑aligned in the header, the text Created by: followed by a space then your name, centre number and candidate number.
Place in the footer the text Created on: followed by a space, the automated date, a space, then the text at followed by a space then the automated time.
Save this as a spreadsheet with the filename TestData_ followed by your centre number_candidate number, for example TestData_ZZ999_9999
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Mark scheme
Text Created by: with space then name, centre and candidate number right 1
aligned in header
Text Created on: with space then with automated date in footer … 1
… with space, the text at another space and the automated time in the footer 1
Task Answer Marks
For Task 11 see below for example of spreadsheet formulae.
Place a replicable formula in cell F14 to calculate the time in seconds taken for this lap.
For example: if the minutes = 1, seconds = 14 and thousandths of a second = 484 this cell should display 74.484
1 minute = 60 seconds
Display the data in cell F14 to 3 decimal places.
Replicate this formula for all laps.
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Mark scheme
Cell F14 1
=60*C14
+D14 1
+E14… 1
… /1000 1
Formatted to 3dp 1
Replicated to lap 40 1
Task Answer Marks
For Task 13 see below for example of spreadsheet formulae.
Insert ten rows between rows 1 and 2.
Move the contents of cells H13 to H20 into cells A3 to A10.
[2]
Mark scheme
10 rows inserted between rows 1 and 2 … 1
… text from H13:H20 moved to A3:A10 1
PUBLISHED
Task Answer Marks
For Task 14 see below for example of spreadsheet values.
Merge cells A1 to F1.
Format this merged cell with a black 36‑point sans‑serif font on a yellow background.
Merge cells A12 to F12.
Format rows 1 to 13 of the spreadsheet to look like this:
Test data for supercharger on the practice circuit
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Mark scheme
Cells A1:F1 and A10:F10 merged 1
Merged cell A1 black 36 point sans-serif font on yellow background … 1
… wrapped as shown 1
Borders as shown 1
Rows 1, 12 and 13 centre aligned horizontally 1
Row 13 centre aligned vertically 1
Row 13 wrapped as shown 1
Task Answer Marks
For Task 15 see below for example of spreadsheet values.
Place in cell B10 a formula to display SC success if the average lap times were faster with the supercharger on or to display SC failed if not.
Save your spreadsheet.
[4]
Mark scheme
Cell B10 1
=IF( … )
… B8<B9 … 1
… ,"SC success" … 1
… ,"SC failed" 1
Task Answer Marks
For Task 23 see below for example of formulae spreadsheet.
Print your spreadsheet showing the formulae. Make sure that the:
• printout is in landscape orientation
• row and column headings are displayed
• contents of all cells are fully visible.
[2]
Mark scheme
Formulae printout – All cells fully visible 1
Formulae printout – Landscape orientation with row and column headings 1
PUBLISHED
Task Answer Marks
For Task 24 see below for example of values spreadsheet and selection method.
Print your spreadsheet showing the values. Make sure that the:
• printout fits on a single page
• printout is in portrait orientation
• row and column headings are not displayed
• contents of all cells are fully visible.
[1]
[Total: 40]
Mark scheme
Values printout – Portrait, fully visible, single page, no row and column 1
headings.
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