Tick three features of wikis.  A wiki is an example of a spreadsheet. A wiki is quicker to search than a database. Wiki entries are in chronological order. A wiki can have several contributors. Wikis are always a reliable source of information. Wikis can be edited using a web browser. Anybody can create a wiki. Wikis never contain hyperlinks.

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2015

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A teacher is allowing her students to use the internet, including emails, to find information for a Geography project. Describe three strategies that students should use to stay safe when on the World Wide Web. Describe three strategies that students should use to stay safe when sending and receiving emails.

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2016

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A school is considering an educational trip to Iceland. There has been a meeting of parents and the school now requires that you set up a web page for inclusion on the school website. Use the following data provided by the parents’ committee to design a suitable web page for use by parents. Indicate the features that you would like to include to make it more interesting. Students depart from the school at 7:30 am on Saturday 15 November 2016. The hotel is the Excelsior Hotel in Reykjavik. A trip to watch whales off Greenland has been arranged. Students will return to the school on Saturday 22 November 2016. If you have any concerns contact the school.

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2016

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Students in a class are undertaking research for a school project. Much of the research is being carried out using the internet. Other than e-safety issues, discuss the benefits and drawbacks of students using the internet to carry out the research.

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2016

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Explain the differences between a blog and a wiki.

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2016

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Uniform Resource Locators (URL) are used to locate web addresses and resources. In order to get to the weather forecast for Auckland, New Zealand, you would enter: http://www.bbc.com/weather/2193733 Describe each of the following elements in the web address. http:// www.bbc.com weather The 2016 CIE IGCSE ICT syllabus can either be found using a web browser or a search engine. Describe two advantages of using a web browser rather than a search engine.

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2016

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Many people think there should be greater control of the use of the internet. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of policing the internet.

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2017

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Tick whether the following activities relate to an intranet, the internet or both. intranet () internet () both () This is a restricted access system. This system can use email for communication. This is a public system.

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2018

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A student is carrying out some research using the internet but is concerned about the reliability of some of the information he has found. Explain how he would assess the reliability of the websites where he has found information. Apart from the reliability of information, discuss the benefits and drawbacks of students using the internet to carry out research.

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2018

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The internet is not controlled by any one single country. The internet is a very good communication system, but it can also be seen as a security problem. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of policing the internet.

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2019

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