Unit 3 Theory review & Practical review: Answers

Theory review Student Book pp. 123–124

Answers to the Theory review questions for Unit 3 are given below.

Question 1
Fixed hard disc Storage device in a digital
camera
Pen drive Business wanting to take a
weekly file backup
Memory card A student transferring homework
file to the school network
Magnetic tape The main backing storage
device in a desktop computer

Question 2
Magnetic Optical Solid State
Portable hard drive 
DVD 
RAM chip 
DVD RAM 
Tapes 

Question 3
Backup of files in a large
Hard disc drive
commercial organisation

Magnetic tape Storing images in a camera

Main storage in a desktop

Flash memory
computer

Pen drive Storage of film or music files

Temporary storage and transfer of

CD/DVD
files between computers

Question 4
• In order: ROM, RAM, ROM, RAM.
• Storing the operating system on ROM might seem like a good idea, but if it were on
a ROM chip, then it could not be updated or edited with, for example, updates from
the software company or new drivers for input/output devices.

Question 5
a A backup involves duplicating the information stored on a computer so that, in the
event of a problem or loss of the original file, the backup copy can be used as a
replacement.
b The backup process will only take a short time because fewer files are being
copied. It also means that the space needed for these file copies is smaller than if
all files were copied.

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c Sergeiy needs the latest versions of files copied in case the originals are lost or
deleted. He could also look at files as they were at a particular date in the past –
important if there seems to be some error in a past order and a customer’s account
needs examining.
d It would ensure safety of data files should anything happen to his office, such as
fire or burglary.
e Sergeiy might consider the risk that this solution is protecting him from is too small.
f Sergeiy could take the backup onto a removable storage device such as a CD-
ROM, and then store it somewhere away from his office – at home maybe.

Question 6
a Telephone: conversation with bank staff.
Internet: online access to accounts.
Mobile phone: Apps allowing direct access to accounts.
b Access via the internet will be done through secure webpages.
Access by bank staff will be restricted through passwords dependent on need-to-
know or need-to-view details.
c Banks will issue usernames and passwords for remote login.

Practical review Student Book pp. 148–149

For assistance with checking answers to the Unit 3 Practical Review questions, please
refer to the completed examples on the Teacher Guide CD:
• ConcertPoster.pdf (Questions 1–7).
• CoachBookings.pdf (Questions 8–20).
The formulae needed for the following questions are:
9 =COUNTIF(A1:E12,1).
10 =H2-H5.
12 =H8*H11.
Tip: There is an IF statement at step 13. Students do not necessarily need to
understand the formulae for this task; they will move onto more advanced
spreadsheet skills in Unit 6. However, if you do want to explain IF functions at this
point, you could.

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