‘Admission Number: Class: [ 8) LJ Information and Communication Technology Grade 8 1 hour 30 minutes First Semester Examination 2017/2018 eae dniae Monday 08 January 2018 [Question | Marks ) Instructions to Candidates 1 « Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your admission number and class. |? 3 + This paper has 09 questions on 15 pages. 4 + Encirele the number of each question answered. - + Do not use paper clips, highlighter, glue or correction fluid. ; + Copying will result in zero marks. 7 3 9 Information for Candidates 10 + The total mark for this paper is 100. z + The marks for each question are shown in brackets (). = 8 Advice to Candidates s 15 + Read each question carefully before you start to answer it. 7 + Keop an eye on the time, 17 + Check your answers if you have time at the end, 18 + Write your answers neatly and in good English. 19 20 Examiner’s use only oH Name Marks | Signature 22 | Corrected by co 24 (Checked by 25 Total Department of Science, Sri Lankan International School, Riyadh, KSAAnswer ALL Questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Tom and his wife, Jasmine, own a small business called iwant. The business sells gadgets online. Tom spends a lot of his time away from home, meeting suppliers. Tom and jasmine make extensive use of ICT, especially mobile devices, in theit| business and private lives. Use this information to answer Question 1(a) poe | ‘Smartphone A ai reCHTOIOgY.Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box X.. Mark only one answer for each question. If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box & and then mark your new answer with a cross 1) Tom wants to buy a smartphone. (a) @ Which one these has the highest resolution camera. © Smartphone A CO Smartphone B C Smartphone C O Smartphone D a) (ii) Which one of these has the best battery life? 0 Smartphone A CO Smartphone B Smartphone C CO Smartphone D (1) (iii) List two features of smartphone that make it more suitable to take on short! journeys than a laptop. (b) Smartphones allow the use of peripheral devices. List two peripheral devices that could be used with a smartphone. 1.(c)Tom buys one of the smartphones. When he switches it on for the first time he is asked if he wants to share its location. ce | cites Give one benefit and one drawback to Tom of allowing his smartphone to always share its location, Benefit Drawback (d) Smartphones and other devices allow cloud computing services. State what is meant by cloud computing. Q) (c(i) When Tom turns his smartphone , a sensor rotates the image on the screen. 5) i: G8 NHR : Which sensor is used to make this happen? D Accelerometer 0 Gps ( HDMI O Touchscreen (yy (ii) The sensor can also be useful when playing games. Give one other use for this sensor. ), (f) Tom also has a tablet computer. (i) Give two features of tablet computers that make them easier to use than desktop computers. Q) (ii) Tom decides to buy a “wireless charging” mat for his smartphone and tablet, Give one advantage of wireless charging. @) (g)Explain what is meant by GPS. cTenee at(h) Give two examples of the use of GPS. 1, Q) (Total 19 Marks) 2) The table shows the specifications of two laptop computers. Feature Laptop A Processor speed 2.2 GHe, 800 MHz, 15.6 inches ‘Operating system Wireless enabled (a) What is the processor speed of Laptop A in pulses per second? Q) (b) Joe Bennett is a salesman, He makes long journeys by train as part of his job. His company offers him the choice of Laptop A or Laptop B. (® Name three features of the specification of Laptop B that make it more suitable for Joe than Laptop A. Feature 1 .. Feature 2... Feature 3... rans —nrorma Tea TECH(ii)For each of the three features, explain why Laptop B is more suitable for Joe. Explanation of Feature 1 Explanation of Feature 2 Explanation of Feature 3 (©) Laptop A has Bluetooth. (j) Describe the term ‘Bluetooth’. (i)Give one example of how Bluetooth can be used with a laptop @) (d) Laptop A and B has Wi-Fi facility, Give two differences between wifi and I) Bluetooth, Q) (Total 12 Marks) OrSei lor and Comin3) Input can take a variety of forms, from commands you enter from the keyboard to data from another computer or device. (a) Name the methods used to represent information on A, B, C and D using the words| from the list. eee D {0} £10} (20) £30] f+ (50) {60} [70] [80] [90] (100] 0213 4001 Singh Gugit [48 fo 0 2 BM G44) 9 P) {0} [t0} £20] [30] (40) 649} [60] [70] (80) (90) (100) 0213 4002 Harding Mask | $3, Oe eH 8 ol B 5002"741 0 £0} 20} £20} {30} [40] (50) 60} (70) foe} {90} (100) 0213 4003 Mish Nin | 82 oo + 8 8 Barcode Chip DVD-ROM Flash memory Graphics tablet Light pen Magnetic stripe Optical marks A. B... D... (b) How many function keys are on a standard keyboard? ‘Department of Science Information and Communication Technology {ICT} Graces” 7(©) Standard keyboards include function keys. Give two cxamples of their use. Example 1... Example 2... Q)) (d)Give one advantage and one disadvantage of using keyboards to input data Advantage... Disadvantage... (e) A mouse is a pointing device. State two other pointing devices. Q) (Total 11 Marks) 4) Fill in the blanks by choosing the suitable words given below. Super computers, Mainframe computers, Micro computers, Game console, Microprocessors .. are used as servers in larger businesses. b) 9) 4) . are found in schools and offices and often called PCs. .are embedded in devices such as DVD players. are used in weather forecasting centers and space stations to process extremely large amounts of data. ..is a device that outputs a video signal to display a video game. (Total 05 Marks) ime im ‘anercomi oyee 5) The Central Processing Unit (CPU) is often described as the brains of the computer. Three components of the CPU are the Arithmetic and Logic Unit, Immediate Access Store and the Control Unit. Identify two functions of each of these components, Arithmetic and Logic Unit Function 1 Function 2 Immediate Access Store (Main memory) Function 1 Function 2 Control Unit Function 1 Function 2 (2) (Total 06 Marks) “or seren jatrorr am 1 TOTOOy.i ea 6) A company needs to decide on the most appropriate type of printers to buy. a) The consultant suggests that the company buys a laser printer and an inkjet printer. For each type of printer give: A brief description of how it produces a printout. One benefit to the company ‘One drawback for the company Laser printer How it produces a printout @) Benefit Drawback Ink-jet printer How it produces a printout Benefit a OF SciOM ratrOn mm ra 10b) List two drawbacks of using an all-in-one printer. c) What type of printers is suitable for producing duplicate of a print? d) What types of printers are used to produce solid objects which actually work? e) Give two benefits of using pre-printed stationery. L. f) Describe the term ‘Buffering and Spooling’. 4) (Total 19 Marks) ‘Department of Science Information and Communication Technology (IcT] —~~erades it‘catia Sigil 7) A computer peripheral, or peripheral device, is an external object that provides input and output for the computer. (a) The table shows a list of components that may be used when playing computer games. For each component put a cross in the correct box to show whether it is used for input, output or processing. Speaker Tracker ball Plotter Monitor 6) (b)Data capture forms can be used to input data to a computer. (@ Diagram | and diagram 2 show two types of data capture form. In the space provided below each diagram write the name of the device that would be used to ‘read’ the data. ‘Sanaa ae Ganibor | Fein ew PERT) Diagram 1 Device ‘Departiient of Science —Ihrormation and Communication Technology ICT] erage s. 12Diagram 2 i) “penis ations Device @) (c) Give two advantages of inputting data using these devices rather than entering the data manually. 2) (Total 09 marks) 8) Write the name of most suitable input device used for each of the following application: a) Reading temperature from a Green House. b) Video conferencin, c) Reading finger print of a person... d) Highlighting or selecting an object on the screen. ¢) In computer aided design (CAD). (Total 05 Marks) rep mam UnICaTOTT zee ee aH 9) Smartphones are small computers with Wi-Fi and mobile phone connectivity to allow them to make phone calls and access the Internnet. (@) Give two accessibility features included in smartphones for blind users. 1... | (b) Describe the term convergence. (c) What are embedded computers? (2) (d)Describe the differences between a Desktop and laptop computer. ) Ent O im an COnATUICA ov rade 4(e) Describe the differences between tablets and smartphones. (f) Give one benefit and one drawback of using Near Field Communication (NFC) in smartphones Benefit... Drawback.... @ (Total 14 Marks) TOTAL FOR PAPER: 100 MARKS, THE END 15