0417_s22_qp_11
A paper of Information and Communication Technology, 0417
Questions:
15
Year:
2022
Paper:
1
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Martin, who is a teacher, is creating a multimedia presentation to explain a topic to his students. He produces a master slide. Write down four objects he could include in the master slide. 1 16 Martin wants to record a message for his students. His voice will be added to the presentation. He will also need to listen to his voice to make sure the sound is of good quality. Name two devices that he will need. Martin will need to use software to create different types of content before including them in the presentation. Name two types of software that he might use and for each one, write down what he would use it for. Software 1 Use Software 2 Use [Turn over 1 16
19. Presentations  →  19.1. Presentation creation
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A river authority is concerned about levels of pollution in a major river. The quality of the water in the river needs to be monitored using sensors. Name three sensors that could be used to measure the pollution in the river. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using computers to measure the pollution in the river rather than humans measuring the pollution. 1 16
7. The systems life cycle  →  7.1. Analysis
10. Communication  →  10.2. Effective use of the internet
7. The systems life cycle  →  7.6. Evaluation
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Many company computer network systems use WiFi as a communication system to help prevent the issue of tripping over trailing cables. For each of the following physical safety issues describe two ways of helping to prevent them. Fire Prevention 1 Prevention 2 Electrocution Prevention 1 Prevention 2 A common use of home computers is online gaming. Describe three eSafety measures which should be taken when playing games on the internet. 1 16 In order to log onto online gaming a user ID and password is needed. Explain what is meant by a user ID and password and why they are needed. [Turn over 1 16
8. Safety and security  →  8.1. Physical safety
8. Safety and security  →  8.2. eSafety
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Explain the need for copyright legislation when data is published on the internet. Describe methods that software producers use to prevent software copyright being broken. 1 16 Emails are used by people to communicate with each other. Copyright and using acceptable language in the email are two of the constraints that affect the use of email. Describe four other constraints that may affect the use of email. Describe two rules of the use of acceptable language in emails. [Turn over 1 16
9. Audience  →  9.2. Copyright
10. Communication  →  10.1. Communication with other ICT users using email
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The manager of a medical centre keeps the doctor’s stock records in a database. The stock for any item is not allowed to fall below 15 items and the manager keeps a maximum of 100 items in stock. The table shows examples of the stock. Shelf_number Name_of_supplier Number_in_stock Serial_number Name_of_item Capimed Medihoney Brooks Medical Sodium fusidate Capimed Crepe bandage Cams Meds Crepe bandage As data is entered it needs to be verified and validated. Explain why verification is carried out. Write down the field name from the table that would be the most appropriate for each of these validation checks. Each answer must be different. Check digit Length Type Name the most appropriate field from the table that could be used as a primary key in the database. 1 16
7. The systems life cycle  →  7.2. Design
15. Proofing  →  15.2. Proofing techniques
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A customer is booking a seat on a theatre’s online booking system. The customer reserves seats using the theatre’s website and a debit card. The website displays the seats that are available and a database stores the customer details, the payment details and the seat details. When the customer enters their debit card details for a seat, the theatre’s computer communicates with the bank’s computer. Describe four checks that the bank’s computer will make on the customer’s bank account. Describe the processing carried out by the theatre’s computer when making a booking. 1 16
6. ICT applications  →  6.9. Computers in the retail industry
6. ICT applications  →  6.5. Booking systems
6. ICT applications  →  6.6. Banking applications
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