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Chapter 1

Extra questions
1 A group of students are carrying out a study of the quality of river water for a project. They can
either use a tablet computer or a smartphone to monitor and record their findings.

(a) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a tablet computer rather than a smartphone
for this project.

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(b) Identify two devices that could be used by the students to enter data.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

[2]

2 Tick (✓) one external device.

A sound card

B pen drive

C motherboard

D ROM
[1]
3 A group of pupils is planning to create a newsletter for a history project. The group can either use
a smartphone or a phablet computer.

(a) Explain what is meant by a phablet computer.

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(b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using a phablet computer rather than a
smartphone for this project.

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4 A computer system consists of both hardware and software.

(a) Explain what the following types of software provide in the computer system.

Applications ......................................................................................................................

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System ..............................................................................................................................

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Chapter 2
Extra questions
1 State the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each sentence.

(a) The type of data output from a sensor is

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(b) The type of data read by a microprocessor is

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(d) The type of sensor that is used in a refrigerator is

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2 A computer system uses both analogue and digital data.

(a) Explain what is meant by these types of data.

(i) analogue data

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(ii) digital data

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(b) Digital data is processed in a computer system. Sometimes digital data needs to be converted
to analogue data.

Explain why digital data may need to be converted to analogue data.

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3 A teacher is setting up a school shop. The teacher is setting up a spreadsheet to keep the accounts
of the shop.

Each box delivered to the school shop includes a QR code.

Explain why QR codes are used.

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4 There are two forms of data: analogue and digital.

Contrast analogue and digital data.

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5 Desktop computers use input and output devices.

State two input devices that can be used in a desktop computer for working at home.

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2 .............................................................................................................................

[2]
(c) Use the most appropriate phrase from the list to complete the sentences. Your
answermust be different in each case.

Analogue data

Digital data

isplay a graph on a monitor

input the maximum safe water level for a

river measure acidity levels in a river

control humidity levels

open the windows in a greenhouse

(i) A motor is used to

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(ii) A DAC outputs

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(iii) A sensor is used to

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Chapter 3
Extra questions
1 Rockit Aircraft manufactures and flies aeroplanes.

Some of the components used in the manufacture of aircraft are produced using a 3D printer.

Analyse the use of a 3D printer to make the components rather than making the components by hand.

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2 Desktop computers use input and output devices.

State two output devices that can be used in a desktop computer for working at home.

1 .............................................................................................................................

2 .............................................................................................................................
[2]
Chapter 4
Extra Questions
1 Rowena’s laptop computer contains a small capacity Solid State Drive (SSD) of 32Gb and
a large capacity Hard Disk Drive (HDD) of 1024Gb.

(a) State, giving a reason for your choice, a use for the SSD and a use for the HDD in the
laptop computer. Your answers must be different in each case.

(i) SSD

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(ii) HDD

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(b) The laptop computer also contains internal memory.

Give two examples of internal memory.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

[2]
2 State the most appropriate storage medium from its description.

(a) A storage medium that stores data on the internet.

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(b) Internal storage where the current instruction is stored.

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(c) A solid-state storage that is used in digital cameras.

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(d) An optical storage medium that stores high-definition (HD) movies.

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3 A student needs to purchase a new computer for use on his university course.

The laptop computers available to him are one that contains a solid-state drive (SSD) or one that only
stores data on the internet, using the cloud.

Evaluate these two types of laptop computer.

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4 Circle two items which are solid-state storage media.

Actuator Blu-ray disc Cloud DVD

Flash memory Hard disk Printer SD card

[2]
5 Describe how data is stored and managed when using cloud computing.

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Chapter 5
Extra questions
1 A newsagent has created a database with fields to store details of each newspaper and magazine
he sells. Part of the database is shown.

Product_number Name_of_publication Selling_price Frequency Publisher

1001 Wireless Times $1.50 Daily Trinity Press

1015 The Daily Press $1.50 Daily H W Brown

1034 OME $2.00 Monthly Trinity Press

(a) Tick (✓) the field name that would be the most appropriate primary key for the database.

A Product_number

B Name_of_publication

C Selling_price

D Frequency

E Publisher
[1]

(b) The newsagent has added a field called Bar_code to store the bar code number of the product.

Explain why a presence check is not a suitable validation check for the Bar_code field.

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Describe the advantages of using a relational database rather than a flat file database.

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(d) From the data shown in the part of the database, identify the most appropriate data
typefor the:

(i) Selling_price

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(ii) Name_of_publication

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2 A teacher has set up a database for a class library. The data about the books in the class
librarywill be entered by the teacher.

(a) The data can be verified by double data entry or visual verification.

Compare double data entry with visual verification. Your answer must include similarities and
differences.

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(b) When data is entered into a date field it is validated. An example of the data that could
beentered is 01/04/2023

State two validation checks that could be used on this data.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

[2]
3 A teacher is creating a database for a class library. The teacher types the details of each book
intothe database. The teacher has entered a number of records.

Book_number Name_of_book Publisher Date_acquired ISBN

1101 Build a computer JB Books 02/11/2020 9780119192065

1012 IT terms MMA Books 16/05/2021 0893603944

Databases are
1414 fun Cam Press 01/10/2009 0090116393

Identify and describe a validation check based on the data shown in the database table, which
could be applied to the data as it is entered into each of the fields. Each validation check must be
different.

Book_number

Validation check........................................................................................................................

Description................................................................................................................................

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Date_acquired

Validation check........................................................................................................................

Description ...............................................................................................................................

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ISBN

Validation check........................................................................................................................

Description................................................................................................................................

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[6]
4 A hospital administrator enters data from medical forms into a database. Validation and
verificationare both used when entering data to minimise errors.

Explain what is meant by validation and verification and why they are both needed in this scenario.

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5 Peter needs to create a validation check for product numbers. Three examples of product
numbers he needs to check are:

977135120127916

976143148163921

845132120651166

Identify two validation checks he could use to check the numbers.

1 ...............................................................................................................................................

2 ...............................................................................................................................................

[2]
6 A form tutor at Tawara School is producing a database about the students in his class.

When the database is completed, it needs to be verified.

(a) Explain the importance of visual verification.

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(b) An example of the date of birth stored on the database is: 15/05/2009

Describe three validation checks that could be carried out on the date of

birth.

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Chapter 6
Extra questions
1 A bridge and a router are examples of networking devices.

(a) Explain the differences between a bridge and a router.

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(b) IP addresses are used in computer networks.

Explain what is meant by an IP address.

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(c) Explain the purpose of a routing table.

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2 An employee in a company has used QWERTY123 as his login password for some time.

(a) Give three reasons why this is not advisable.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

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3 ........................................................................................................................................

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[3]

(b) Complete the sentences using the most appropriate data protection method from the list.
Your answers must be different in each case.

Anti-spyware Biometrics A digital certificate A dongle

Encryption A firewall Two-factor authentication User ID

(i) A method which scrambles the data so that it cannot be understood is

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(ii) A fingerprint is an example of

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(iii) A method of guaranteeing a website is authentic is

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(iv) A hardware device that filters the information coming through the Internet connection
into a LAN is

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(c) An employee in the company uses his company password for other accounts.

Explain why this is not a good idea.

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3 Identify three different network communication devices and describe what each one does.

Device 1 ...................................................................................................................................

Description ...............................................................................................................................

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Device 2 ...................................................................................................................................

Description ...............................................................................................................................

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Device 3 ...................................................................................................................................

Description ...............................................................................................................................

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[6]
4 The manager of the Tawara Hotel has decided to computerise the hotel’s room booking system.
The new booking system will allow customers to book rooms online using an app on their
smartphones.

The manager has employed a systems analyst who will carry out research into the current system
by examining existing documentation and completed questionnaires from staff.

The hotel uses both a WAN and a WLAN.

Describe the differences between a WAN and a WLAN.

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5 A company’s computer system is protected by both a user ID and a password.

(a) Explain how a user ID and a password are used to increase the security of data.

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(b) The company plans to improve the security of its computer system by using biometric methods.

Describe what is meant by biometric methods. Give two examples of biometrics.

Description ........................................................................................................................

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Example 1 .........................................................................................................................

Example 2 .........................................................................................................................

[4]
6 A student has been the victim of a vishing scam.

a. Explain what is meant by the term vishing.

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b. Describe two methods that help to prevent vishing.

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[2]

7 (a) State four characteristics of spam emails.

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(b) Give two ways of reducing spam emails.

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[2]
Chapter 7
Extra questions
1 The manager of the Tawara Hotel has decided to computerise the hotel’s room booking system.
The new booking system will allow customers to book rooms online using an app on their
smartphones.

The manager has employed a systems analyst who will carry out research into the current system
by examining existing documentation and completed questionnaires from staff.

(a) One item of information that the systems analyst will need to identify is problems with
the current system.

State three other items of information that the systems analyst will need to
identify.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

3 ........................................................................................................................................

[3]

(b) Following the analysis, the systems analyst will implement the new system using either
parallel running or direct changeover.

Evaluate these different methods of implementation.

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2 A school has employed a systems analyst to help update its computerised examination system.

(a) The systems analyst researches the current system to see what will be required in the
new system.

State the methods of researching the current system that are described:

(i) talking to the network manager and examinations officer about the current system

. .................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) watching the users operating the current system

. .................................................................................................................................... [1]

(iii) forms sent out to all users to complete and return.

. .................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) After completing the analysis, the new system needs to be designed. One item that needs to be
designed is a file structure.

Identify three other items that would need to be designed.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

3 ........................................................................................................................................

[3]

3 Compare a test strategy with a test plan. Your answer should include similarities and differences.

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4 The audience needs to be considered when creating an ICT solution.

(a) Describe what factors need to be considered for the age of the audience.

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(b) Describe what factors need to be considered for the interests of the audience.

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Chapter 8
Extra questions
1 Microprocessor-controlled devices are used in the home.

Describe, with examples, how using these devices can affect the health and fitness of their users.

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2 Many teachers use multimedia projectors in their lessons.

(a) State two health issues associated with the use of multimedia projectors.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(b) State two safety issues associated with the use of multimedia projectors.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

[2]
3 A video of a race can be recorded using a camera either on an autonomous flying vehicle
(drone)or in a helicopter. A person would be needed in the helicopter to operate the camera.

Describe two advantages and two disadvantages of using an autonomous flying vehicle (drone)
to record the video of the race.

Advantage 1 .............................................................................................................................

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Advantage 2 .............................................................................................................................

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Disadvantage 1 ........................................................................................................................

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Disadvantage 2 ........................................................................................................................

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[4]
4
Many devices in the home can be connected to the internet so they can be controlled remotely.
These devices are called smart devices. A house contains a smart security system.

(a) Describe the benefits and drawbacks of using a smart security system.

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. ...........................................................................................................................................[4]

(b) Identify two sensors that could be used with the smart security system.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

[2]
5 Smart devices and microprocessors can monitor and control devices in the home.

Describe, giving examples, the negative effects of using these smart devices.

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Chapter 9
Extra questions
1 A headteacher is considering setting up a card system for students to buy food in the school canteen.

The headteacher is trying to decide whether to install a system that uses magnetic stripe card
readers or one that uses chip and PIN card readers.

Compare the use of magnetic stripe card readers with the use of chip and PIN card readers. Your
answer must include similarities and differences.

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2 A cricket club secretary saves a list of players as a PDF file.

(a) Describe two disadvantages of saving the list of players as a PDF file.

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The cricket club has a junior team for 6−8-year-old players. The secretary has produced an
ePublication to attract new members to the junior team.

(b) State two features of an ePublication that could not appear on a paper poster.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

[2]
(c) Describe the features that could be used to make the ePublication attractive to a
youngeraudience.

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3 The manager of the Tawara Hotel has decided to computerise the hotel’s room booking system.
The new booking system will allow customers to book rooms online using an app on their
smartphones.

The manager has employed a systems analyst who will carry out research into the current system
by examining existing documentation and completed questionnaires from staff.

Describe the benefits and drawbacks of using an online booking system.

...........................................................................................................................................

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4 A clothing retailer only sells its clothes on the internet.

(a) Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to the clothing retailer of using internet shopping.

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(b) A customer is purchasing some new clothes from this retailer.

Describe the steps the customer would take when purchasing the new clothes using internet
shopping.

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5 A computer model can be used to design and test a bridge before it is built.

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using a computer model before building a bridge.

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6 Rockit Aircraft manufactures and flies aeroplanes.

The pilots at Rockit Aircraft are trained using extended reality.

Describe what is meant by extended reality.

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. ...........................................................................................................................................[2]
7
(a) Part of the smart security system involves an automatic gate for vehicles approaching the house.
There is a CCTV camera at the gate and the smart security system has software for recognising
each vehicle’s number plate.

Explain how automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems work.

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. ...........................................................................................................................................[4]

(b) Describe three problems that could occur when the ANPR system reads a vehicle number
plate.

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8 Augmented Reality can be used with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device.

(a) State two other uses of Augmented Reality.

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2 ........................................................................................................................................

[2]

(b) Describe the differences between Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality.

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9 An expert system is used to help to locate an underground water source.

(a) Describe the following components of an expert system.

(i) User interface

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(ii) Knowledge base

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(b) Explain how an expert system is used to discover locations to drill for water.

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Chapter 10
Extra questions
1 Many Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) allow customers to print out mini statements of their
bankaccounts.

Describe the inputs and processing involved in printing out a mini statement.

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Practical Questions in Theory
Extra questions
1 A student has produced some work for a school project. A page of the work is shown.

A Study of the English Wallaby

The Problem

Wild wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus) continue The Zoological Society of London keeps
to be reported across the whole of England. up-to-date records of private collections of
Despite the harsh winter conditions, these animals wallabies in England, and to date there are over
have ﬂourished in recent years. Many people have 100 such collections.
contacted the police with reported sightings in
gardens, quiet country lanes and even alongside Many people ask why it matters if these animals
busy motorways. have escaped, as they are not dangerous. The
problem is that the introduction of invasive, non-
The original colony, thought to be the source of native species can have substantial impacts on
the English wallaby, was first reported in native species, and wallabies are no exception.
Derbyshire in England. These animals were
believed to have been released in the 1940s from
a private zoo. It is more likely that other private
zoos and escapees from wallaby farms are to
blame.

Fig. 12.1

(a) The student has placed a column break in his document.

Explain the purpose of setting a column break.

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(b) After running a spell check and proofreading his document the student notices that one
word is still showing an error.

Explain why this word has caused an error and how the student could ensure that the error
does not reappear when this word is used in future.

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2 The manager of a sports club is designing an online form for members to enter their
personal details. The form must be accessible to all members of the club.

(a) State four characteristics of a good form design.