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1. Data can be read directly by using a number of different devices.

Name the most appropriate device used to read the following data.
2.

Point of sale (POS) terminals are used in supermarkets


Tick (✓) which of the following devices used at a POS terminal are only input devices,
which are only output devices and which are both.
3. A list of hardware items is given.

Identify two input devices from the given list.

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4. This diagram shows a laptop computer being used in a measuring experiment.

(a) Apart from the keyboard, name two input devices shown in the diagram above.

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(b) Name two output devices shown in the diagram above.


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(c) Name two storage devices shown in the diagram above.

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5. Tick the most appropriate method of inputting data for the following uses.

6.

Complete the table by identifying the most appropriate output device for each type of application.
7. Complete each of the sentences using the most appropriate word from the list below.

(a) The type of processing used for processing bank cheques is called ....................................... [1]

(b) The type of access used on a magnetic hard disc is called .................................................... [1]

(c) An item of hardware which is used to open windows is called a ......................................... [1]

8. A home is fitted with a microprocessor-controlled burglar alarm system. It is not connected to a


police station.
(a) Tick three sensors which would be used in such a system.

[3]
9. Data can be stored on Magnetic, Optical or Solid state media.
Tick the most appropriate type of medium for each of the examples.

10. A student wishes to store data on an optical storage medium. List two optical media and give one
advantage and one disadvantage of using optical media when compared with fixed hard discs.

Optical medium 1 …………………………………………………………………………………….

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Optical medium 2 …………………………………………………………………………………….

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Advantage …………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Disadvantage ………………………………………………………………………………………....
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