The Cambridge School

Doha, Qatar
Subject: Information & Communication Technology

Grade 10
Q1. Students can use CDs or pen drives for storing their work. Give three reasons why students
may prefer to use pen drives. [3]

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Q2. Tick() three advantages of using computers, rather than students, to control the growing conditions.
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Tick ()
Computer readings are more accurate

Students might be unavailable to take readings during school holidays

Students may forget to take readings

Computers can record data for later use

Computers can analyze the results

Computers can react to changes in the conditions immediately

Q3. The students want a printed record of the computer readings as they are taken. They want to
put the printer inside the greenhouse. Their teacher has suggested a dot matrix printer. The
students suggested an inkjet printer.

a) Give two reasons why the teacher has suggested a dot matrix printer. [2]

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b) Give two reasons why the students have suggested an inkjet printer. [2]

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Q4. Data can be input to a computer using direct data entry methods.
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 Write down the most appropriate device to input the following:
a) information from the chip in an electronic passport

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b) text from an id card

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c) account details from the front of a credit card at an EFTPOS Terminal

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d) account details from the back of a credit card at an EFTPOS terminal

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Q5. Nicholas is the manager of a sports club. The club has football, cricket, netball and hockey
teams.

When he needs to send a letter to members of a team he types out the letter, prints it and
makes several photocopies of it to send to members.

He has a database of members and has decided that in future he will use mail merge to print
the letters.

Give any three advantages of using mail merge instead of photocopying the letters. [3]

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Q6. Tick true or false next to each of these statements. [2]

True False
Scanner produces a hard copy from a given soft copy input
Sensors are used in Computer controlled green houses
Internal memory comprises of hard disk and DVDs
A desktop computer has built in Bluetooth and Wifi

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Q7. Circle two items which are input devices. [2]

Sensor Video card Graphics Tablet

Projector RAM ROM

Q8. A motor car company has some designers based in London and some in Beijing. The cost of travel
between the two cities is very high, so when they wish to meet to discuss new products they use video-
conferencing.

(a) The designers all have PCs with a keyboard and a mouse in order to take part in
video-conferencing.

Name two other devices used to input or output data which would be needed to take part in
the video-conference.
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(b) Describe three potential problems of the designers using video-conferencing systems
rather than meeting in either London or Beijing.

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(c) Documents that are sent between the two cities are encrypted. Explain what encryption is

and why it is used.

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 Q9. Using computers can lead to a number of physical safety issues. Describe four of these

types of issue.

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Q10. Complete each sentence below using one item from the list. [4]

bar code DVD ROM floppy disc

keyboard magnetic stripe magnetic tape

monitor laser printer zip disc

(a) Data about the details of a tin of beans is stored on the tin using a ……………………………………

(b) Data about a bank account is stored on a credit card on a ……………………………………….

(c) A full system backup of 40GB would be made using a ………………………………………….

(d) High quality permanent output can be produced using a ……………………………………………….

Q11. People use several types of computers like PC/Desktops, Laptops, Tablets or Smart phones in
their profession.
a. Describe one advantage and one disadvantage of a Smartphone over a laptop [2]

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Q12. Define the role of each of these components with 2 examples each: [6]

PROCESSOR & INTERNAL MEMORY .........................................................................................................................

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Q13. Many workplaces now make use of biometrics.

a. Explain the meaning of the term biometrics. [2]

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b. Explain how the uses of biometric systems have had an impact on our daily lives. [1]

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Q14. Robots have made an impact in today’s world in various places.

a. List one advantage and one disadvantage of using robots. [2]

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b. Name any one sensor used in robots [1]

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Q15. Describe the following file formats: [2]

a. Html.....................................................................................................................................

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b. gif.........................................................................................................................................

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Q16. Define the following with 2 examples each. [2]

a. System software

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b. Application software

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17. 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 s
sport control gates.

(a) Describe what an RFID chip consists of. [2]

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Q18. Match the sensor with the correct application by drawing straight connecting lines. [4]

Sensor Application
Temperature Production line control
Pressure Computer controlled green houses
Light Air conditioning systems
Humidity Burglar Alarm systems

Q19. For each use, tick() the most appropriate type of application software. [4]

Use DTP Database Word Processing

Typing a letter

Generating Utility Bills

Storing student records in a school

Producing a Business Card

Q20. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to a teacher of using a tablet computer instead of
another type of computer. [6]

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 Q21. Give two uses, one advantage, one disadvantage of a 3D printer. [4]
Use 1 ..................................................................................................................................................................

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Q22. Describe the impact of the following emerging technologies: [4]

a. Vision Enhancement ................................................................................................................................

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Q23. Describe the features of the following:

(a) Blog

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(b) Wiki

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Q24. The number of people who now shop online has increased over the past few years.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages to a customer of shopping online rather than
travelling to a mall to shop.

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Q25. A student is designing a web page about herself which she plans to publish on the internet.
The web page will contain a picture of herself as well as other details.

(a) She wants to place a picture ‘‘sport.jpg’’ on it.

Write the line of HTML markup to display the picture or to display the words ‘‘play sport’’ if
the browser cannot locate the picture.

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 (b) She has been advised by her teacher that she needs to be aware of e-safety.

Describe the e-safety issues that she should be aware of before she publishes this web page.

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Q26. There are a number of health and safety issues associated with the use of computers. [4]

Draw arrows from the terms Health or Safety to the matching issue. Use a maximum of four
arrows.

Tripping over loose

wires.

Heavy equipment falling

Health
off tables and
injuring people.

Clicking a mouse
Safety
repetitively causing RSI.

Overloading sockets
causing fire.

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