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Cambridge IGCSE ICT Paper 1

Authored by Steven Senjaya

Information Technology (IT)

10th Grade

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Cambridge IGCSE ICT Paper 1
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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

State one reason why analogue data has to be converted to digital data. [1]

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So it can be processed by a computer

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

State one reason why digital data might have to be converted to analogue data. [1]

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One from:

So it can be used in control systems

So that the data can be understood by a human

3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Complete each of the following sentences.

Software that the user requires to carry out a task is called ... [1]

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Applications

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Software that the computer requires to operate is called ... [1]

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System

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The collective name for the physical components of a computer is ... [1]

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Hardware

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The component used to process instructions in a computer is called ... [1]

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One from:

Central Processing Unit

Micro processor

7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 4 pts

Describe the differences between backing storage and internal memory. [4]

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Backing Storage

Max three from:

  • - Backing Storage is non-volatile only

  • - This is permanent storage

  • - Storage devices have slower access rates than internal memory

  • - Larger storage capacity than internal memory

  • - Secondary storage

  • Internal Memory

  • Max three from:

  • - Data can be either volatile or non-volatile

  • - Can be permanent or temporary storage

  • - Directly accessed by the CPU

  • - Primary storage

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