Class: Admission Number: SRI LANKAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, RIYADH, KSA [8 Information and Communication Technology Grade 8 J hour 30 minutes Second Semester Examination 2017/2018 ‘Total Marks ‘Thursday 10 May 2018 Question | Maris ' Mnstructions to Candidates 1 « Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your admission number and class. |_ 3 + This paper contains 09 questions on 14 pages. 4 + Bncirele the number of cach question answered. 7 # Do not use paper clips, highlighter, glue or correction fluid. e @ Copying will result in zero marks. 7 8 ° Information for Candidates 70 The total mark for this paper is 100. iW The marks for each question are shown in brackets ( ). i ) 1 Advice to Candidates 14 18 © Read each question earefully before you start to answer it. 7 «+ Keep an eye on the time. " » Check your answers if you have time at the end. 1% © Write your answers neatly and in good English 9 20 ___ Beamer oe only n ‘Name Marks | Signature 2 Corrected by = Peel _ 24 ‘Checked by 25, pee Total Department of Science, Sri Lankan International School, Riyadh, KSAAnswer ALL questions, Write your answers in the spaces provided. Parts of the specifications for four laptops are shown in Figure 1. Laptop B VY Laptop A | Processor ‘Axiom G28 ~~ | DRE A10-5800K | 1.33 GHz 42. GHz RAM 2Gb 12Gb Additional Drives | No DVD-RW te Resolution 1280 800 1920 x 1080 ) | Storage Type ssD HDD Storage Capacity 256 Gb 1Tb ws pion ‘(snes Weight 19kg 28kg Laptop C Laptop D Processor DRF A8-10 APU ‘Axiom N3700 2.16 GHz 1.7GHz RAM 2Gb 4G ‘Additional Drives | No DVD-RW Resolution 1366 768 1366 x 768 Storage Type ssp HDD Storage Capacity _| 256 Gb 500 Gb See Weight 17kg 23kg Figure 1 Departnient of Science Information and Communication Technology (CT) 1 Grade 81) (@) Stateoneperipheral device thatis usedtoinput sound. a) (b) State one peripheral device that is used to output sound. qa Use the information in Figure | to answer these questions. (©) Laptop B has a DVD-RW additional drive. (i) Which one of these is the method of storing data on a DVD? @ 1 Optical storage CO Flash memory C1 Biometric memory CI Magnetic storage (ii) State what is meant by ‘RW? in the term ‘DVD-RW.’ @ (d) Identify the speed of the processor in Laptop C. (©) Laptop B has a storage capacity of 1 Tb. Which one of these has the same storage capacity as 1 Tb? a OD 1000 kilobits 1 1000 megabytes 1) 1000 gigabits 1000 gigabytes Department of Science Information and Communication Technology (ICT) “Grade 6 2(© Laptop B has the most RAM. (i) State what ‘RAM’ stands for. @ (ii) State two characteristics of RAM. (iii) Explain why having a large amount of RAM can benefit the user. @) (g)Laptop A has a solid state drive (SSD), Laptop B has a hard disc drive (HDD). Laptops with SSDs generate less heat than those with HDDs. (i) Explain two other advantages of having an SSD rather than an HDD in a laptop. (2) Department of Science _ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Grade 8 3(i) Explain one disadvantage of having an SSD rather than an HDD in a laptop. (1) (a) The measurement of the screen resolution for Laptop A is shown as 1280 x 800, Which one of these is the unit used to measure screen resolution? () @ Inch 1 Mbps 0 Pixel 0 Bit (i) Identify the type of software that must be first installed in laptops. @) Complete the table by identifying the most appropriate type of applications software to use for each task, ‘Tasks ‘Type of Applications software Creating a logo for a business Writing letters to a friend | Creating a website for a business Producing advertising flyers Managing an ICT Projects. (5) (Total 23 Marks)} oO Department of Science information and Communication Technology (ICT) Grade 8 42) There are many types of printer. Name the printer which best fits the descriptions given below, (a) A printer that prints by pressing metal pins against an ink ribbon onto the paper a (b) A printer that sprays tiny droplets of ink directly onto the paper qa) (©) A printer that uses toner to transfer the print image to plain paper (1) |) @ A printer that uses resin to create solid objects qa) (Total 04 Marks) 3) People now tend to buy laptops rather than desktop computers. Despite this, desktop computers are still fairly popular. Describe three advantages of using a desktop computer rather than a laptop computer. @) (Total 03 Marks) Department of Science _Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Grade 8 54) The utility program is a type of system software that allows a user to perform maintenance-lype tasks, usually related to managing computer, its devices, or its programs. Give two examples of utility programs and explain the tasks performed by each utility program, (4) Example Task Example 2: (i) Describe the term Interrupt signal. Q) (Total 24 Marks) 5) Windows and Mac operating systems provide graphical user interface. a) Write four features of good user inter: Department of Scfence —_ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Grade 8 8'b) What does the term WYSIWYG mean? c) List three features of GUI that help to disabled users. 6) Backing storage devices are used for bulk storage of data. a) What is a computer’s main internal backing store? b) Give three different types of optical disk. 4d) Solid state storage devices use flash memory. i) What do you mean by the term solid state? Department of Science _ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 9 @) (Total 09 Marks) q@ Grade 8information. ii) Give two benefits of using a USB pen drive to s e) Explain the benefits and iii) Give two drawback of using a USB pen drive to store data use as secondary storage in smartphones. g) Describe what virtual memory is and why it is used. £) Explain two reasons why the characteristics of flash memory make it suitable for Q GB) Department of Science Information and Communication Technology (ICT) (Total 18 Marks) Graco 8Input device Bar code reader Microphone Mouse Numeric key pad Optical mark reader 7) Draw five lines on the diagram to match the input device to its most appropriate use. Use Inputting voiceovers into presentation software Selecting options from a list Inputting a PIN at an ATM Inputting data from a school register Inputting code numbers from products at a POS terminal (Total 05 Marks) 8) Identify the types of user interface shown below: CaCO ee eee Conne a freee: cea Pe tata UCP MECC ee (es EL} ereeeeS zc Cotirrest ime Tunnel adapter Toredo ‘Tunneling Poeudo-Intorface: Tem Tc en i Media disconnected orirras Chertet Ser are EB 1} Department of Science _Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Grade 8 WLDepartment of Science —_ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Grado 8ra Stree et ec erro) ee Pertearrmrt Perret ere reat | em aCcrn Ae Maree Portes tea en instructor Pasa La ene a ee een essa cnon en Taree) Paes ce een cr ey ado Reporting Menu ras fray Nreny Doan URE an Te te nn Mee o rao Peni Rte) STs eee) esac Zoe rere tra fate MA Meee UNG re Rae ros Tear ea ot on (1) 9) Josef uses a laptop to complete his college work. He has installed open source software because it is free. a) Explain one other benefit of using open source software. b) State two drawbacks of using open source software. Qe (Total 04 Marks) @) Q) Department of Science Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 13©) Josef is considering upgrading the operating system on his laptop. Explain two factors that he should consider before upgrading the operating system. 4) d) What is software licensing? Q) (Total 10 Marks) TOTAL FOR PAPER: 100 MARKS THE END Department of Science _ Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Grade 8 14