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Connectivity - 2021 - 19 IGCSE Computer Science Question

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a ala aca 21/19 I i Nov/2021/Paper_4T1_01/No.4 Kay uses the Internet to work from home. (a) Kay does not have to waste time travelling to work. Describe one other positive impact the Internet has on how Kay works. 2) (b) When Kay logs on to a browser application at home she sees the bookmarks that she saved when she was in the office. Describe how this is made possible. (2) (c) Which one of these is the role of an ISP? Connects webpages to intermediate servers Gives users access to the Internet Prevents security leaks of company information Haag 99 @ > Sets up a portal for immediate access (d) Complete the description of a secure password. (2) Asecure password should use a minimum of eight anda mixture of and (e) Kay is searching for some information online. Describe two ways that Kay can make effective use of a search engine to select information. (4) (f) Kay reduces the risk of electric shock by not having uncovered drinks near her laptop. Complete the table to show two other health and safety risks of using ICT and one method of prevention for each risk. Health and safety risk Method of prevention (4) (g) Which one of these is used to connect a local area network to a wide area network? Hoaooa A B c D Gateway Router Wireless access point Modem (1) (h) This diagram shows data sent to a laptop. Internet Data Firewall | 'aprop | ieee Describe how the firewall acts on the data that has been sent to the laptop. (2) (i) State twe ways devices are identified on a network. @ () Discuss the use of wireless and wired connectivity for a home network. 2. June/2021/Paper_4IT1_01/No.2 Judy is researching online. (a) List two types of user-generated reference sites Judy could use. (2) (b) Judy uses a mobile phone to make a voice call. Draw a diagram to show the mobile phone's input and output devices required to make the call Label each device you use in your diagram. 3) (¢) Judy sets file permissions on her online documents. Which one of these is a benefit of doing this? oa a oO a on oO > a) Improves encryption Increases storage Quicker backup Secures data (d) Describe how a CAPTCHA test reduces the function of malware. (2) (e) Explain one positive impact of cloud-based services on learning. (2) (f). Describe how mobile broadband can be used to provide access to cloud-based services. (2) (g) Give one reason why Judy should use mobile broadband. (h) Explain one benefit of using wired connectivity. (2) (Total for Question 2 = 15 marks) 3. Nov/2020/Paper_4IT1_01/No.3 Ashan works in an office with a network. (a) He uses his smartphone to make an online video call. (i) Which one of these does Ashan need to do this? a) © A WAN B WEP O ¢ WPA GD wap (ii), Describe how high latency affects his experience of the video call. (2) (i) State three ways in which latency can be reduced 3) (6) State the function of a gateway. (d) Describe two benefits of using a client-server network. Benefit 1... Ce cs ames a) (4) (€) Which one of these is 2 method of identifying a computer on a network? (1) Da HTTP © B wep Oc rp Oop (f) Which one of these is a feature of a media access control address? a) GA Itdirects protocols © B Itisunique 1 C Ithasto be entered into a web browser 1 _D Itencrypts downloads (g) Ashan tells Sachini that her smartphone will not be able to use her location as she isnot connected to the Internet. State the reason why Ashan is wrong. a) (h) Ashan needs to print some documents Explain two ways an inkjet printer performs differently to a laser printer. Cy 4. June/2019/Paper_4IT1_01/No.2 Zara uses her tablet computer to watch TV online. (a) Describe the function of a router. (b) State two benefits to Zara of online TV. (2) (¢) Zara streams an online video. She sees the notice shown in Figure 1 What has happened? Your files are no longer accessible. Can | get access to my files? Yes. Send a paymentas described below. How long do Ihave? You have 14 days to send payment. How do | pay? Send £500 in Bitcoin to abc123def456ghi789. Figure 1 Describe what has happened to Zara. (d) Give two benefits to Zara of connecting her tablet computer to her tel (2) (e) Zara uses a PIN to unlock her tablet computer. List three other methods she could use to prevent unauthorised access to her data. (3) (f) Explain one advantage of using hosted applications with tablet computers. (g) Explain one advantage of using locally installed applications. (2) (2) solvedpapers.co.uk June/2019/Paper_4iT1_01/No.S James teaches in a school that uses a local area network and a wide area network. (a) Give one example of a wide area network. a) (b) Some learners have accessibility needs. Complete the table to describe how two peripheral devices designed specifically for accessibility could improve the learning of people with accessibility needs. (a) Eee ee care ao How it supports accessibility needs 1 (©) Describe twe benefits to teachers of using a local area network. @ (a) One type of backup procedure the school could use is incremental backup. State one other backup procedure the school could use to secure its data. (e) Explain the purpose of an acceptable use policy. (f) The learners use communication software. Describe the purpose of communication software. ap) @) {(@) Discuss the impact of VLEs on learners. (8)

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