AL NOOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

BRITISH SENIOR SECTION

PRE MODEL EXAMINATION
2020 - 2021(E- Assessment)

Subject: ICT Date: 27-01-2021

Grade: 10 Time: 11:15 AM -12:45 NOON

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

 Answer all questions on a separate A4 paper with margin on both the sides, page
numbers and your name class and division on all the pages you hand in.
 Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
 Do not use correction fluid.
 You can use a calculator wherever appropriate.
 You must write clearly the question number and show all necessary working clearly; no
marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
 You will have to remain live in the Zoom meeting with your camera switched on while
taking the test. The camera should be kept at an angle to get the view of both the student
and the answer script.
 Scan all the pages with your smart phone using Scan App (Cam Scanner/ Adobe Scan)
in portrait only.
 If there is any technical issue in uploading, take the photograph of the entire script and e-
mail it to your subject teacher and try uploading later.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

Max. Marks 50

Marks Obtained

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 1. The following applications are examples of measurement only or control.

Automatic cookers, Weather stations, Microwave ovens and Automatic washing machines.

a) Identify measurement only applications from them [1]

b) Explain the difference between control and measurement when using microprocessors. [2]

2. Computer system are used to identify the faults with car engines

a) Identify the name of the system [1]

b) Name the components of the system [2]

3. At the supermarket’s checkout the payment for goods is done using credit/ debit card. Explain
how this system works. [4]

4. Emily at a school uses internet to get information about her assignment topic.

Describe any two features of a website that Emily can use to determine that the information
found on it is not likely to be reliable [2]

5. Describe the effects that the microprocessor controlled labor-saving devices could have on a
person’s lifestyle [2]

6. In order to get information related to kangaroo, you would enter:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/kangaroo

a) Define URL [2]

b) Describe each of the following elements in the web address
i. http:// [1]
ii. kangaroo [1]

7. The manager of a bank has decided to allow all data about their bank account holders to be
backed up onto the cloud.
a) Explain the ICT term cloud. [2]

8. Robots are used in car production line to manufacture vehicles. The robots have devices
attached to their arms to help in the manufacturing process.
a) Describe the use of a light sensor on a car production line. [1]
b) Give two advantages to the company of using robots rather than humans to manufacture
cars. [2]

9. Give two methods an organization could use to communicate electronically to an employee

who works from home. [2]

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10. Identify which of these statements apply to Blog, a Microblog or a Wiki [2]

a) Allows readers to edit posts

b) Very difficult to customize
c) Entries are not usually in chronological order
d) Very restricted on the size of post

11. A school has introduced a system so that parents of its students can access data about their
children.

In order to access this data, parents will need to log on to the school’s website. Describe the
purpose of the following two items of data they will need to enter.
User id and Password [2]

12. From the statements given below identify two changes which have occurred in libraries due
to introduction of computers [1]
 Libraries can stay open longer.
 More people work at the library.
 Fewer books can be borrowed.
 Information about books is more easily available to borrowers.
 Nobody borrows books any more.
 The librarian is automatically notified when books are late.

13. Emily is working on a school assignment and saves her work. She is told by one of her friends
that the school network has been infected by a computer virus.

a) Emily copies her school assignment from the school network onto her home computer using
a pen drive. There are many ways her home computer can become infected by a computer
virus.
Describe three ways in which John could protect his home computer from being infected.
[3]
b) The computer virus has attached itself to a file that Emily does not want to delete.
Describe what Emily should do to remove the threat of the computer virus infecting other
files. [2]
14. Name the law which is designed to protect individual’s data and describe any two principles
of the law. [3]

15. Identify three ways in which employment patterns have changed since the introduction of ICT.
[3]

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16. Name the device used to read the information from the following picture and what information
does it read? [3]

17. One implication of using a computer system is that people can break the law by hacking into
other computer systems. Cultural, Ethical and Moral implications can also be issues.
Identify the most appropriate implication for each of the following statements. [2]
a) Using pictures in a document without acknowledging copyright
b) Writing computer games that make fun of a country’s religion
c) A student has changed the contents of a company website without permission
d) Passing information to a rival company

18.
[4]

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 The turtle is facing up the page.
Complete the set of instructions to draw this shape by filling in the blank lines.
PENDOWN
REPEAT 4
FORWARD 50
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END REPEAT
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PENUP
FORWARD 120
PENDOWN
REPEAT 5
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END REPEAT

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