1. State one suitable application for each of the following printers.

A different application
should be given in each case.
i. Inkjet printer
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ii. 3D printer

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2. Name another type of printer and describe one way in which different from the two printers
named in Question 1.

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3. Contactless debit cards are replacing standard debit cards. Some countries are introducing
contactless debit card transactions at ATM machines. Give three disadvantages to the
customer of using these cards at an ATM.

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4. List one most suitable device for inputting a short report into a computer.

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5. Name one device that:

i. use to produce a digital image of a hard copy photograph.

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ii. use to produce a very large drawing on plastic sheeting

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iii. use for printing large number of high quality black and white leaflets.

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 iv. use to measure using a sensor

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v. allows the use of light pen

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6. Five devices are shown on the left and five descriptions are shown on the right. By drawing
lines, connect each device to its correct description.

7. Which ten computer terms are being described below?

i. A matrix of filled-in dark squares on a light background; read using a smartphone camera
or tablet using an app.

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ii. A device that can read marks written in pen or pencil; the pencil or pen marks must be
made in the correct position.

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iii. An input device that takes physical readings from the surroundings and sends the data
back to a computer.

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iv. An input device that converts sound into electric signals that can be stored digitally on a
computer.

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v. A device that converts a photograph or document into a computer-readable file.

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vi. A device used to control the operation of other electronic devices using infrared signals.

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vii. A direct data entry device that uses radio waves to read and capture information stored
on an electronic tag.

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viii. A device that produces very high-quality hard copy output; uses dry ink cartridges and
an electrically charged drum.

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ix. A device that prints by impacting a print head made up of an array of pins against an
inked ribbon.

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x. A pointing device that moves around on a surface in an X–Y direction to control a cursor
on a computer screen.

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8. Describe how a QR reader works.

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9. What are QR codes used for?

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10. Give two advantages and two disadvantages of using QR codes.

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11. A touch screen can be used as both an input device and an output device. Explain how this is
possible.

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12. Give a use for each of the following input and output devices.

i. Keyboard

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ii. Driving wheel or joystick

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iii. QR code reader

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iv. Barcode reader

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v. Microphone

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vi. Touch screen

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 vii. 3D printer

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viii. Dot matrix printer

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ix. RFID

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x. chip and PIN reader

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13. A home is fitted with a microprocessor-controlled burglar alarm system. It is not connected
to a police station. Tick (✓) three sensors which would be used in such a system.

14. A member of the sports department will use a computer to produce a magazine of the
competition. He will include photographs stored in a digital camera as well as printed
photographs. Identify the methods he would use to transfer the photographs to the
computer.

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15. Tick ( ✓ ) for TRUE and ( X ) for False.
a. Answers to multiple-choice examination papers can be read using an optical mark reader
(OMR) ------ [ ]

b. The PIN is stored on the magnetic stripe on a credit card--------[ ]

c. An RFID chip can be used to track stock--------[ ]

16. A school is holding an athletics competition. The timings of each running event will be
measured electronically using sensors at the start and finish. Runners begin a race in starting
blocks. When the starting pistol is fired the electronic timing starts. The winner of the race is
the first to break the light beam at the end of the race. Describe the function of each of the
sensors.
a. Infra-red sensor

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b. Light sensor

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c. Moisture sensor

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d. Motion sensor

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e. pH sensor

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f. Pressure sensor

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 g. Sound sensor

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h. Temperature sensor

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17. Blu-ray and DVD are two types of optical media.

a. Give three differences between Blu-ray and DVD.

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b. Give one application that uses Blu-ray discs and one application that uses DVD disks.

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c. Hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD) are two types of storage device. Give
three differences between HDDs and SSDs.

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d. Give one application that uses an HDD and one application that uses an SSD.

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e. Describe the changes in technology, which have led to the disappearance of the hard
disk drive (HDD) as the main backing store on a computer.

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18. Fifteen words or phrases are listed below:

» direct access » serial access

» flash drives » SSD endurance

» latency » storage device

» media » three-year period

» memory sticks » actuator

» platters » Blu-ray discs

» data transfer rate
» cards

19. Use words or phrases from this list to complete the following paragraph. Note that each
word or phrase can be used once, more than once or not at all.

……………………………………….is used by magnetic disks, optical disks and solid-state media when
locating data. ……………………………… is the name given to the hardware on which the data is
actually stored. Magnetic disks in an HDD are better known as …………………………….. ; the time
taken for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head is
called……………………………………... . …………………………………….. is the time taken to send data
from a device to a computer’s memory………………………………………………… is how long it takes
to locate data on any type of media. Some optical media use laser light of 405 nm; this
media is called …………………………………. Solid-state drives are rated at 20 GB write operations
per day over a…………………………. ; this is known as ……………………………. Solid-state devices
that plug into a computer USB port are known as ………………………………………..

20. A magnetic tape is a very thin strip of plastic, which is coated in a magnetic layer. They are
read from or written to by a read or write head in a magnetic tape storage device.

Advantages of magnetic tapes

Disadvantages of magnetic tapes
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