Uses of digital devices

Does not apply to digital devices:

• Comparator

• Camera

• Printer

• Tablet

Which of the following is not personal use of digital devices?

• Online banking

• Entertainment program

• Appliances

• Social network

Jim can control his Central heating system from his smartphone. What term do we use to describe the use of such digital devices?

• One-way calculations

• Ubiquitous computing

• Harmful calculations

• Simple calculations

One of the biggest uses of digital devices is entertainment. Now we get access to things like TV, movies, and music over the Internet thanks to digital devices. What's the drawback?

• This is much more expensive than buying CDs and DVDs.

• This is much slower than going shopping and buying CDs and DVDs.

• People illegally download music, TV shows, and movies for free over the Internet.

• This led to less choice of music, television, and movies.

Susan is going on a journey and wants to have an easy way to keep in touch with all her friends and family. She wants to be able to share photos and regular updates of her progress. What use of digital devices should she use?

• Social network

• Instant messaging

• VoIP

• VLEs

VoIP has replaced traditional phone calls in many cases. What benefits does VoIP have over traditional telephone calls?

• You can use video along with your voice so you can see the people you're speaking to.

• It's often much cheaper, especially when phoning someone in another country.

• It's much faster than traditional telephone calls.

• You can leave voice mail messages so the person you're calling can respond to you at a later time.

Which of the following are benefits of using whiteboards in education?

• Notes taken on the board can be saved to a central location that can be accessed by students to use outside of the classroom.

• It allows teachers to mark student work so students can access their feedback from home.

• You can easily & neatly edit the notes taken and bring in content from other software applications.

• Presentations & worksheets can be uploaded to it so they can be accessed from home.

Steven wants a change in his career. He has decided to retrain as a games developer but can’t find a course nearby to study this. What use of digital devices in education would help Steven?

• VoIP

• Online Learning Sites

• Virtual Learning Environments

• Whiteboards

Haleema is looking into using a VLE in the evening course she teaches. Which of the following is a benefit a VLE would offer to her students?

• Haleema can access and mark her students work from wherever she is online.

• Notes can be easily & neatly edited and content brought in from other software.

• Lesson resources can be accessed from home in order to revise & to help with homework.

• Courses can be accessed that are not taught in the students area.