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Unit 3Topics & Sample

Questions

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Web and Presentation Software

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• Animation

• Transitions

• Links

• Target Audience

• Disability Considerations

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Sample Question

Good websites and presentations use standard navigation techniques.

(a) Give three examples of standard navigation techniques used on a website.

(3 marks)

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Web Software

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• Browser Softwareo URLo Links

• Interactive Featureso Forms, email, games etc.

• Web Development o Softwareo Templates, Navigation, Hosting,

Use of HTML

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Sample Question

Tick () to show which of the following allows access to web pages stored on the internet.

A URLsB RGBC PixelsD Links

(2 marks)

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Presentation Software

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• Range of templateso Newsletters, brochures, etc.

• Multimedia effects

o Audio, videos, movies, animation, etc.

• Animations to control the way items

are added to the slide, e.g. Bullet points added one by one

• Data compression

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Sample Question

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A school decides to produce a self-running presentation of what it can offer prospective pupils.

(a) Define each of the following functions used in the presentation and give an appropriate example how each function could be used in this situation. (4 marks)

(i) Templates

(ii) Slide Transitions

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Sample Question

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Tick () to show which of the following statements are True or False.

A design template is an outline design

providing a basic colour scheme,

font type, font size, etc.

Animation involves getting some of the

content that makes up the slides to move.

True False

(2 marks)

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Sample Question

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A college decides to produce a self running presentation for all its courses. The presentation has Narration.

Explain what is meant by Narration and why it is used.

(3 marks)

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Sample Question

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Another presentation created by the college allows users to decide which slides from the presentation they want to look at by making use of hyperlinks and hotspots.

Explain what is meant by the terms:

Hyperlink

Hotspot

(4 marks)

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Multimedia

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• Mediao Texto Still imageso Audioo Animationo Interactive

• Useso Businesso Educationo Entertainmento Society

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Sample Question

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Tick () to show if the devices listed below are used for input or output.

Graphics tablet

Colour laser printer

Microphone

Digital camera

Input Output

(4 marks)

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Sample Question

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Explain the meaning of the term Multimedia.

(2 marks)

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Sample Question

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Describe two advantages and two disadvantages of using Multimedia.

(4 marks)

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Digital Imaging

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• Bitmapo Pixels

• Vectoro Mathematical equation

• Common file formatso GIF, JPEG etc.

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Sample Question

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Vector and Bitmap are two types of graphics available in ICT and shown as A and B below.

Tick () to indicate which of the following statements are True.

Bitmap graphics are made up of millions of pixels.

Bitmaps lose their sharpness when they are enlarged.

Vector graphics can be enlarged and yet keep their sharpness.

A B

True

(3 marks)

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Sample Question

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For the following examples created using ICT, indicate by placing V or B in the adjacent boxes if they are best created using Vector or Bitmap images.

A photograph taken using a digital camera.

A simple logo that uses four colours.

An accurate plan of room drawn to scale.

A piece of clipart that needs to be resized.

V or B

(4 marks)

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Sample Question

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When an image is to be published on a website it should always be optimised.

Why should the image be optimised and what are the advantages of doing so?

(3 marks)

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Animation

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• Persistence of vision• Flip books• Flash / Key Frame• Stop-motion• 3D animation• Story boards• Mood boarding• Claymation & Pixelation• Rotoscoping• Tweening• Onion skinning

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Sample Question

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Use the following animation terms to describe the three processes shown below.

A Rotoscoping B Onion Skinning C Pixilation

PROCESS ANIMATION TERM

(3 marks)

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Sample Question

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Persistence of vision is important when using computers to produce animation.

Briefly explain what Persistence of vision means.

(2 marks)

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Sound and Music

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• Creatingo MIDIo Sequencerso Notatorso Sound Wave Editors

• Listeningo Downloadso Load Music onto Portable

Playerso Greater Choice

• Problemso File Sharingo Illegal Copying o Denied Internet Access

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Sample Question

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ICT has had a huge impact on the way we listen to music. Two developments are MP3 and portable music players. Describe the benefits of these two developments.

(6 marks)

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Networks

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• LAN• WAN• Topologies• Intranets• Extranets• Hubs• Switches• Routers• Bridges• Networks vs. Standalone

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Sample Question

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Name the following types of network topologies.

Network 1

Network 2

(2 marks)

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Sample Question

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What do the following abbreviations stand for? Write the correct letter, A, B, C, D or E in the box provided. WAN stands for:

A World Art NetworkB Wide Area NetworkC Wireless Access NetworkD World Area NetworkE Web Accessible Network

(1 mark)

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What do the following abbreviations stand for? Write the correct letter, A, B, C, D or E in the box provided. LAN stands for:

A Local Accessible NetworkB Long Area NetworkC Linked Art NetworkD Local Area NetworkE Live Accessible Network

(1 mark)

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Sample Question

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A small office has a number of stand-alone computers.State three benefits the office would gain from networking their computers.

(3 marks)

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Human-Computer Interface

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• GUI

• Command Line

• Biometrics

• Touch Sensitive

• Voice

• Menu

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Sample Question

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(a) State four features of a GUI.

Feature 1 -------------------------Feature 3 -------------------------Feature 2 -------------------------Feature 4 -------------------------

(b) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of using voice driven HCI.

(4 marks)

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Organisations

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January

E-commerceBankingPayroll

Mail Handling Methods

June

Control processes (feedback)RoboticsBionics

AIExpert Systems

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Sample Question

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Business activity Input Devices

Banking SCANNER KEYBOARD MICR

E-commerce SCANNER KEYBOARD MICR

Automatic mail handling

SCANNER KEYBOARD MICR

ICT is used in many businesses

(a) Circle to show which input device is mainly used by the business activity.

(3 marks)

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Sample Question

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(b) Describe how ICT is used in one of the business activities you have studied from the list below;

• Banking• E-commerce systems• Payroll• Automatic mail handling

For your chosen business; (i) Give two uses of ICT. (2 marks)

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(ii) Give three items of data collected for either use.

(3 marks) (iii) Describe one Verification and one Validation method used. (2 x 2 marks) Type of Verification

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Social and Environmental Impact

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• Employment patterns

• Retraining

• Working practices-collaboration

• Videoconferencing

• Environmental impact of ICT

• Impact of ICT on rich and poor

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Sample Question

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There are many ways in which ICT has had an effect on the way people work.

Name at least two different ways people work today and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of these methods of working.

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Sample Question

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The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act became law in 2000. Give one purpose of this Act?

(1 mark)

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Sample Question

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The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) was introduced to help protect people’s right to privacy.

Give two responsibilities placed on data users by the DPA.

Responsibility 1

Responsibility 2

(2 marks)

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Give one right the DPA gives to data subjects.

Give one exemption from the DPA.

(2 marks)