MTE ICT Year 10 Revision 1

MTE Year 10 Revision 1

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A computer consists of both hardware and software.

What is meant by ‘Computer Hardware’?

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A computer consists of both hardware and software.

What is meant by ‘Computer Software’?

Multiple Choice

Select true or false for each of these statements.

The main memory of a computer can store software and data.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select true of false for each of these statements

Desktop computers don’t have hard disk drives.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select true of false for each of these statements.

A command line interface is a user friendly method of communication with a computer.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select true of false for each of these statements

A Graphical User Interface is a part of an operating system.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Select true of false for each of these statements.

Output devices are examples of computer software

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Two Manual Input Devices are:

• Numeric Keypads

• Optical Mark Recognition

• Touch Screens

• Bar Code Readers

Multiple Select

Two Direct Input Devices are:

• Remote Control

• Microphones

• Chip-and-PIN Readers

• Magnetic Stripe Readers

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…………………………………………………………………….. is used in Computer Aided Design [CAD] applications to produce very large printouts.

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…………………………………………………………………….. is used to display data from a computer onto a very large screen.

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…………………………………………………………… sends data to a microprocessor in a washing machine.

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…………………………………………………………………….. is used to control the pointer on a laptop screen.

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………………………………………………………… is used to input sounds for use in presentation software.

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A student wishes to store data on an optical storage medium.

List two optical media.

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A student wishes to store data on an optical storage medium.

Give one advantage of using optical media when compared with fixed hard discs.

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A student wishes to store data on an optical storage medium.

Give one disadvantage of using optical media when compared with fixed hard discs.

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A large company has a LAN. The manager of the company wants to replace it with a WLAN.

Explain two differences between a LAN and a WLAN

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A large company has a LAN. The manager of the company wants to replace it with a WLAN.

Give an advantage and a disadvantage of a WLAN.

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Identify two other pieces of hardware you would need to set up this network.

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The network has been connected but the principal complains that the network is not stable; he is not able to access the internet or any computer from the computer lab.

Suggest two changes to your network to improve its efficiency and reliability.