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2 Input and output devices

Exam-style questions Name:.......................

Date:.........................
1 In each of the following questions, only one of the responses is
correct. Choose one of the five options given. [10]
a Which one of the following is the most suitable device for inputting Grade:.G10 IG.(........)
a short report into a computer?
a trackerball
b
c
scanner
keyboard
__/34
d optical mark reader (OMR)
e joystick

b Which one of the following would you use to produce a digital


image of a hard copy photograph?
a touch screen
b keyboard
c optical character reader (OCR)
d scanner
e QR scanner

c Which one of the following is NOT a suitable use for an optical mark reader?
a reading barcodes
b multiple-choice exam papers
c choice of candidate in voting forms
d opinion poll survey
e data collection with limited options

d Which one of the following is the most appropriate device for printing out
wage slips, where carbon copies are also required?
a laser printer
b (graph) plotter
c inkjet printer
d actuator
e dot matrix printer

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Exam-style questions

e Which one of the following devices could be used to produce a very large
drawing on plastic sheeting?
a (graph) plotter
b laser printer
c dot matrix printer
d 3D printer
e touch screen

f Which one of the following printers is most suitable for printing a very
large number of high-quality black and white leaflets?
a (graph) plotter
b laser printer
c dot matrix printer
d inkjet printer
e computer-aided design (CAD)

g Which one of the following cannot be directly measured using a sensor?


a temperature
b light intensity
c heat
d air humidity
e pressure

h Which one of the following devices allows the use of a light pen?
a CRT monitor
b LCD monitor
c barcode reader
d QR reader
e touch screen

i Which one of the following cannot be used as an output device?


a touch screen
b (graph) plotter
c actuator
d speaker
e mouse

j Which one of the following cannot be used as an input device?


a touch screen
b sensor
c optical mark reader (OMR)
d QR reader
e (graph) plotter

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2 Input and output devices

2 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. [4]
Display that uses light modulating properties of
Inkjet printer
crystals

Image from a source is magnified and shown on a


LCD screen
large screen

3D printer Droplets of ink are ejected onto a sheet of paper

Electrically-charged powdered toner is melted


Digital projector
onto paper

Laser printer Produces solid objects using CAD software

3 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. [3]
(✓)
Pressure sensor
Oxygen level sensor
Wind speed sensor
Sound sensor
Body sensor
Moisture sensor
Infra-red sensor
Touch sensor
Cambridge IGCSE Information and Communication Technology (0417) Paper 11 Q7 a,
May/June 2015

4 Tick (✓) whether the following statements are True or False. [4]

True (✓) False (✓)


Answers to multiple-choice examination papers can be read
using an optical mark reader (OMR)
The PIN is stored on the magnetic stripe on a credit card
The chip on a credit card is read by a PIN reader
An RFID chip can be used to track stock

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Exam-style questions

5 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.
a Complete the table using the most appropriate words from the list below.
Infra-red sensor Light sensor Moisture sensor Motion sensor
pH sensor Pressure sensor Sound sensor Temperature sensor
Device
Data from the starting pistol is read by this device
This device detects that the athlete has left the starting block
When the light beam is broken the data is read by this device
[3]
Cambridge IGCSE Information and Communication Technology (0417) Paper 12 Q3,
October/November 2017

6 Which ten computer terms are being described below? [10]


a A matrix of filled-in dark squares on a light background; read using
a smartphone camera or tablet using an app.
b A device that can read marks written in pen or pencil; the pencil or
pen marks must be made in the correct position.
c An input device that takes physical readings from the surroundings and
sends the data back to a computer.
d An input device that converts sound into electric signals that can be
stored digitally on a computer.
e A device that converts a photograph or document into a
computer-readable file.
f A device used to control the operation of other electronic devices using
infrared signals.
g A direct data entry device that uses radio waves to read and capture
information stored on an electronic tag.
h A device that produces very high-quality hard copy output; uses dry ink
cartridges and an electrically charged drum.
i A device that prints by impacting a print head made up of an array of
pins against an inked ribbon.
j 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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