EDUBBA, MAMBAKKAM

NAME: GRADE:
SUBJECT: TOPIC:

1. Tick (✓) whether the following are examples of personal data.

Yes (✓) No (✓)

Full name

Capital of England

Gender

Number of flowers in a garden

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2. Circle two input devices that could be used in a smartphone.
HDD magnetic stripe reader microphone mouse
remote control speaker touchpad touch screen
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3 Describe four characteristics of a tablet computer.
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4) One component of the internal memory of a computer is Random Access
Memory (RAM). State two characteristics of RAM.
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5) For each of the following uses of data capture, name one appropriate direct
data entry device. The devices must be different in each case.
(a) Contactless credit
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(b) Multiple choice answers in an examination
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6) A glasshouse is used to grow plants and is computer controlled.
(a) Name three sensors which could be used in this glasshouse.
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(b) Give two reasons why data from the sensors need to be converted for use
by a computer.
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7) A smartphone has many uses, for example making and receiving telephone
calls. Give four other uses of a smartphone.
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8)Systems analysts have been employed to computerise a car dealer’s
operations. They will be creating a database of cars for sale.
This table shows part of the design of the database.

Make Registration Engine size Maximum speed

number

Frod K674 TUV 1.3 140

Olep K349 XUP 1.4 140
Yotoya R123AZN 2.0 160
Dahom U283 BBV 1.7 175
Yotoya K943 SCG 1.3 180

(a) (i) How many fields are there?

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(ii) Name the field which contains real numbers.
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(iii) Give the field name for the first column of data.
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(iv) Which field has the database been sorted by?
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(b) Circle the field which would be the best choice as the key field for this
database.
Engine size Make
Maximum speed Registration number
(c) Give one reason for your choice 0f key
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(d) Name two ways that the system could be implemented.
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