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Holiday Homework
About ICT
1. What is Information and Communication Technology?
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2. What technology skills do you think should most people have?

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3. How do we find information?

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4. How do we store information?

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5. How do we share information?

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6. How do people learn new skills?

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7. How does technology help us to solve problems?

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Your thoughts

What is your vision for the school of the future?

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A basic computer system

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Inside the computer
Many components make up a computer system. In the picture below are some of the main
components you will find inside a typical desktop computer.

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Bonus section
Find out what a supercomputer is and what it is used for.
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Ten Basic Computer Skills
You should know how to do the following:

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1. Switch a computer on / off. ☐

2. Recognise which Operating System a computer is using. ☐
3. Log in with a username and password. ☐
4. Change/update your password. ☐
5. Find, open and close an application. ☐
6. Use a web browser to search the internet for information. ☐
7. Create, name and rename folders and sub-folders. ☐
8. Save, copy or move files or documents into folders or sub-folders. ☐
9. Type something using a word processor and print it. ☐
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Extra Computer Skills

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1. Zip/Unzip (a.k.a. Compress/Decompress) a file or files ☐

2. Upload a file to cloud storage (Google Drive/OneDrive/Dropbox etc.) ☐
3. Share a file in cloud storage with others ☐
Work with basic software such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and
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5. Get a file from your phone onto your computer, or vice versa ☐
Applications you should know
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Terms you should know
Find out what these words mean.

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Practice Questions:
1. Explain the main difference between computer hardware and software.

2. Give examples of computer hardware and software System Software; operating

system, device drivers, utilities

3. Which system software does the following?

a. Switches the printer on and off and sends data to the printer.
b. Compresses files so that they can be sent in less time over the internet
c. Provides a user interface so that users can easily create folders, copy files, move
files.
d. Keeps track of where to store data on the hard disk
e. Detects and removes viruses
f. Used to supply instructions as to how to operate hardware attached to the
computer such as printers and scanners
 4. Hardware devices can be either internal hardware devices or external hardware
devices. Explain the difference between the two?

5. From the following list identify which are internal hardware devices and which are
external hardware:
Mouse motherboard processor ROM keyboard
Video card internal hard disk RAM printer sound card
System software is a suite of programs that includes the operating system device drivers and
utilities
6. Explain why all computers or devices need an operating system?

7. Is a device driver hardware or software?

8. When a printer is attached or linked to a computer system, a device driver is loaded.

Explain what the purpose of a device driver is.

9. Give two tasks that are performed by utility software

10. Give two advantages of a fixed magnetic hard disc compared to an optical disc to
store data.

11. Identify two devices which are used in control systems to output data.

12. The pupils want to record themselves speaking. Their voices will be added to the
presentation. They will need to listen to their voices to make sure the presentation is
of good quality. Name two devices which they will need to use to do this.

13. Most school computer networks have a router and switches.

a) Explain what is meant by a switch.

b) Describe the purpose of a router.

14. Banks keep their customer account records on their file servers.
Describe three ways in which hackers could misuse this data.

15. Describe the purpose of three different authentication techniques.

16. Describe two advantages of using networked computers.

17. Describe three disadvantages of using networked computers.

18. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using these laptop computers
compared with using cabled desktop computers.

19. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to customers of Internet shopping

compared to visiting stores to do their shopping.
20. A car company has decided to develop an expert system to help mechanics with
their diagnoses of car faults. Describe steps required in the analysis and design of
such a system.

21. Name two other applications which involve the use of expert systems.

22. Many workers now use computers a lot in their work and this can cause them to
suffer from RSI.
Name two other possible health problems and for each one describe a different
precaution which could be taken to help prevent it.

23. The type of processing used for processing bank cheques is called

24. The type of access used on a magnetic hard disc is called

25. An item of hardware which is used to open windows is called a

26. Explain what is meant by Spam

27. Describe how web pages can be used to trick users into giving personal information

28. Alfonso’s family has three computers. He wants each member of his family to be
able to access internet shopping. Identify three items of hardware he may need to
purchase in order to setup a computer network that will enable this to happen.

29. Alfonso’s teenage daughter uses her computer to create and send work to school.
Describe three other ways she could make appropriate use of the internet.

30. Describe a strategy that Alfonso’s daughter could use to back up her school work
31. The bank that Alfonso uses only requires customers to log into their account by
inputting a user id and password.
Explain why this is not very secure and discuss other ways the bank could identify
the customer security information on the label of a supermarket product, debit card
details input at an ATM?

32. Describe three types of medical aid which can be produced using a 3D printer.

33. Explain what is meant by GPS

34. Give two examples of the use of GPS

35. Compare and contrast the use of magnetic tapes with removable magnetic disks to
make network server backups.

36. Johann is going on holiday to a different country. He will need to take his passport.
He has a new type of passport which has an RFID chip in it. He will be passing
through automated passport control gates.
a) Describe what an RFID chip consists of.
 b) Describe how RFID will be used as he passes through passport control

37. Describe the differences between RAM and ROM

38. A school has a cabled LAN. The head teacher of the school wants to replace it with a
WLAN. Explain the differences between a cabled LAN and a WLAN, giving two
advantages and two disadvantages of having a WLAN.

39. Describe the differences between physical safety and e-safety when using computers

40. Describe three measures which should be taken in order to maintain e-safety

41. There are many microprocessors controlled devices in the modern home. Discuss the
effects of these on people’s lifestyles
42. Multi-national companies often use video-conferencing. Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of holding video-conferences rather than face-to-face meetings

43. A new system has to be tested before it can be implemented. A variety of test data is
used. Name the following types of test data.
a. Data that is outside the boundaries of acceptability

b. Data that is on the boundary of acceptability

c. Data that has been used before and has known outcomes

44. Explain the meaning of the following terms used in document production.
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45. ThecityofVeniceisindangerofbeingdamagedduetorisingsealevels.Anewcomputercontr
olled flood defence system is being planned. The developers of the system are using
a spreadsheet to model the plan.
Give three reasons why computer models are used to simulate the flood defence
system

46. The city uses a manual system for detecting flood waters. This relies on people
watching for the rising levels of water.
Explain why creating a computerised system is better than using the manual system?

47. The developers have used the results from the model to choose a computer
controlled flood defence system. It will have a barrier which can open or close.
Describe the role of the microprocessor in such a system
 Project Work:

The Great Internet Treasure Hunt!

Find the answers to these questions. Every answer must come from a different web site.
You may not use the same web site twice or any answers that appear on a Google search
results page.

1. In which year was the South African National Defence Force created?
2. Which popular South African city is mentioned as the title of a song by Kabza De
Small and DJ Maphorisa?
3. Approximately how many rugby players are registered in South Africa?
4. How many years has the game Pac-Man been around?
5. Who wrote the book “Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life: A Former CIA Officer
Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected”
6. Mac Gargan is the alter ego of which Spider-Man villain?
7. How much money did Robert Downey Jr. make from The Avengers?
8. How many time zones does Russia have?
9. Re-arrange the letters, O O U S W T D N E J R, to spell just one word.
10. Which direction do bats always turn when leaving a cave?
11. Phil Coulter and Bill Martin wrote a song about someone telling everybody that a
person was in love with them. What is the first word of the title of that song?

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