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Year 10 Week 11 Assessment

This document is a Year 10 ICT assessment for a student. It contains 6 questions about microprocessors and their uses in devices around the home. The questions address potential security issues with connected devices, functions of microprocessors, examples of household devices that contain microprocessors and how they are controlled, and ways microprocessors have changed social interactions. The student is asked to answer in bold or with color. The total marks for the assessment are 27.

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Year 10 Week 11 Assessment

This document is a Year 10 ICT assessment for a student. It contains 6 questions about microprocessors and their uses in devices around the home. The questions address potential security issues with connected devices, functions of microprocessors, examples of household devices that contain microprocessors and how they are controlled, and ways microprocessors have changed social interactions. The student is asked to answer in bold or with color. The total marks for the assessment are 27.

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AVI-CENNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

YEAR 10 T2 ICT WEEK 11 ASSESSMENT TASK


NAME: _________________________________________ CLASS: __________
INSTRUCTION: Attempt all the questions given below. Make your answers bold or give it another
colour.

1. There are potential security issues when using microprocessor-controlled devices in the home.
Describe these issues and explain how can be mitigated. [4]

2. Indicate which of the following statements are True or False by ticking (√) the appropriate box [5]
True False
(√) (√)
Using microprocessors has increased the longevity of devices in the home,
therefore reducing waste
Microprocessor-controlled devices are far more energy efficient

Smart televisions are an example of a labour-saving device

Microprocessor-controlled devices in the home are not vulnerable to attack


by viruses or hackers
Microprocessor-controlled devices, such as smartphones, have no impact
on social interactions

3. Explain briefly the functions of the following in document production.


(i) Columns: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

(ii) Section Break: ………………………………………………………………………………………...

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]

4. List four text formatting tool that can be found in the font category of Microsoft word program

(i) …………………………………................., (ii) …………………………………………………..

(iii) …………………………………………….., (iv) ……………………………………………... [4

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5. Microprocessors are tiny computer cpu’s (like tiny digital brains) that are found in many
devices that we use in our houses every day. Microprocessors control how these devices
function.

a. Name two household devices that contain microprocessors. For each one describe
what the microprocessor would control: [4]

Household Device 1:

What the microprocessor controls:

Household Device 2:

What the microprocessor controls:

b. Explain two ways in which microprocessor controlled devices could affect our
leisure time: [4]

6. Microprocessors have really changed the way in which we socialise and interact with
our friends and family.

a. Name two ways in which microprocessors have changed the way in which we
interact with each other: [2]

TOTAL MARKS: [27]

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