WEEK 4 & 6: WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (0417)

PAPER 1: THEORY
TOPIC: INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICES
NOTE: TOTAL MARKS FOR THIS PAPER is 34 MARKS
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
NAME: Jermaine Coker

1. Complete the sentences using words from the list below.

ROM a remote control RAM
a dot matrix printer a tracker ball OMR
a laser printer an inkjet printer

(a) The device used for switching channels on a television is called

A Remote control
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(b) A method of inputting answers from a candidate's exam paper is called
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OMR

(c) A printer which is suitable for producing large volumes of high quality printout is called
Laser Printer
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2. Tick (✓) which device produce solid objects

A Inkjet printer

B Dot matrix printer

C Laser printer

D 3D printer

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 3. Complete the following sentences, using the most appropriate direct data entry device.

a bar code reader OCR a chip reader OMR

PIN pad a magnetic stripe reader RFID reader

(a) The device that reads data from a card in a contactless card system is called
A Magnetic stripe reader
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(b) The device that reads scanned text and converts it into a readable form is called

OCR
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(c) The device that reads the data made up of black lines and spaces on household goods is called
A Bar code reader
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4. The way we buy products using credit cards has changed in recent years. Originally the magnetic stripe
on the back of the card was used with a signature. Then chip and PIN methods were used, and more recently
contactless methods have been introduced.
Discuss the effectiveness of using these different methods to improve security when paying for goods.
Technology has been evolving, The signature method compared to present day was not really secure because
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Some times, The signatures are not often check and can also easily be forged by other people but the advantage
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was when it was checked and authorized it was effective.
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The chip and pin remains one of the most effective methods securely because nearly every vendor you go
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to support the chip and pin method. The chip and pin method allows you to create a unique password before
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your card can be used. This is effective as you are not meant to share the PIN with other people so its only you
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That can use your cards but its ineffective as you have to type it in if you are on the go.

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Then technology evolved into a contactless system which is effective for people
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who are on the clock , or are rushing because its a tap and go But the disadvantage is that you have to
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look out for the contactless sign because it is relatively new and still yet to be all around the place and

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in the instance that your card is stolen , The tap and go (contactless) is not the safest securely because the
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person who would have stolen your card would only have to tap in and spend it. Never the less , As technology
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evolves, so will new methods of purchasing goods and all methods all have their advantages and

disadvantages of effectiveness
5. 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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6. Circle two items that could be used to output data directly from a smartphone.

Blu-ray disc SD card microphone sensor

mouse speaker screen webcam

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7. Tick (✓) the most appropriate printer which relates to the following statements.

3D Dot matrix Laser

(✓) (✓) (✓)

This printer is an impact printer

This printer uses toner

This printer uses an inked ribbon

This printer uses tomography

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8. The director of a museum in China is planning an exhibition on ancient civilisations. One of the
exhibits is a full representation of a 10 000-year-old human. The Natural History Museum in
London is planning to send a complete skeleton, but it is too fragile.
(a) Describe how a computer could be used to create a 3D copy of the skeleton which will then be
printed in China.
Using Computer aided design applications , A 3D printer could be used to carefully craft a direct
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Replica of the skeleton which could then be sent to China.
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(b) Describe four benefits of using 3D printers.

3D printers allow users to create customized products from designs

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3D printers enable rapid prototyping , converting designs into working prototypes quickly and efficiently
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Despite high costs, 3D printing is cheaper than traditional manufacturing

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Faster production compared to conventional manufacturing methods.
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9. Ajiro Ndi is producing a web page about his YouTube Channel Ajiro Tech. He has been given
some old hard-copy photographs which he will include on the web page. He has a digital camera
and a scanner to use to convert the hard-copy photographs into a digital format.
Compare the use of a digital camera with a scanner in this scenario. Your answer must include
similarities and differences.
The similarities between scanners and a digital camera are close yet different, Scanners
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Scan in documents and convert into a format for use and can recover old and damaged photographs
While digital cameras are Used as a data-capture device; and have a memory card where images
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are stored.
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The quality of a scanner can be limited while digital cameras are higher quality. So by combining their
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advantages, in this scenario Ajiro Ndi can recover the old hard copy with a scanner then use the

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High quality digital camera and take a picture of his recovered photographs then plug in the memory
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card from the digital camera to his web page to achieve a high quality restored picture for his youtube
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channel.

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