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This document discusses peripherals, user interfaces, and user access management for computers. It contains activities that classify example peripheral devices as input or output. It compares graphical and command line interfaces, noting that GUIs are more feature-rich and user-friendly while CLIs are more efficient. The final activity evaluates access levels for students, teachers, and IT technicians to different computer resources based on their roles and responsibilities.

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IGCSE CT Work

This document discusses peripherals, user interfaces, and user access management for computers. It contains activities that classify example peripheral devices as input or output. It compares graphical and command line interfaces, noting that GUIs are more feature-rich and user-friendly while CLIs are more efficient. The final activity evaluates access levels for students, teachers, and IT technicians to different computer resources based on their roles and responsibilities.

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TOPIC 3: COMPUTERS

OS: peripherals and user management

ACTIVITIES FOR Y10-04-P22

Name ____________________________________________ Date __________________

Activity 1
Put the following peripheral devices in the correct columns in the table below. If you don’t
know what one of these devices is, do a quick WWW (World Wide Web) search to find out.

 digital camera  mouse


 external hard drive  pen tablet
 headphone  plotter
 headset  printer
 joystick  projector
 keyboard  scanner
 media card reader  speakers
 microphone  touchscreen
 monitor  TV screen
 MIDI keyboard  video camera

Input Output Both

digital camera
joystick
monitor
keyboard
speakers headphone
microphone
TV screen headset
MIDI keyboard
plotter media card reader
mouse
printer touchscreen
pen tablet
projector
scanner
video camera

Activity 2
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TOPIC 3: COMPUTERS

OS: peripherals and user management

Complete the table to compare a graphical user interface to a command line interface.

GUI CLI

The GUI has more features than The CLI is a command based
Features the CLI such as the menu window interface which doesn’t require as
pointer etc many features

GUI is easier to use and is user CLI is efficient with memory and
Advantages
friendly storage

The GUI is very memory and


Disadvantage storage intensive requiring aroud
5-10x more than a CLI Harder to use and interact with
s

The GUI has excellent image


CLI is not capable of showing
Image displaying capabilities as that was
images
one of the reasons it was made

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TOPIC 3: COMPUTERS

OS: peripherals and user management

Activity 3
Complete the table to identify and justify why each individual should or should not be given
the access described in the first column.

Student Teacher IT technician

No as they do not Not necessarily as Yes, in case it


Access the LCD need the information their job is to teach breaks down or for
screen in the it shows and I do not see maintenance
reception lobby how they will require
the LCD

Yes because its Yes, as they need to The IT technician


theirs check for may be able to see
See the contents of
inappropriate files hidden files as they
a student’s file
are more
storage
experienced than
the teacher

Install an application Yes, if they are an Yes Yes


program IT/CS/ICT student

No as the device is No as that will be Yes, as the IT


for the school and handled by the IT technician
Create new log-in
they already have a technician
details for a user
pre-existing Student
log in

If assigned by a NO as they have no Yes


Execute an
teacher then yes good reason to do
application program
so

See the contents of Yes Debatable Yes


the local hard drive

Yes if they are a Yes if they are going Yes to maintain and
Access the 3D student that deals to teach with it fix it
printer with designing
things or CAD/CAM

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TOPIC 3: COMPUTERS

OS: peripherals and user management

Access the laser No as they may Yes to print tests Yes to fix and
printer misuse it maintain it

No they might mess No Yes to update the


Install a device
up and cause driver and fix any
driver
problems possible problems

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