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WorksheetsBTEC DIT In Class Mini Assessment
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 20mins
A company that sells books has shops all over the UK. The company has a head office in Carlisle and a Disaster Recovery Policy. The policy includes the process for backing up its book sales data. One example of information that should be in the policy is a list of files and folders to be included in the backup. Which of the following two are examples of information to be included?
The type of back up needed i.e. full or incremental
A list of competitors
A marketing strategy
Location of the back up so the company knows where to recover the data from
A car insurance company sells policies to customers all over the UK. The company uses communication tools to manage its staff. One communication tool it uses is email. Which other communication tool might the car insurance company use?
Social media which enables the company to create closed groups
Leaflets that are posted to their customers
Intranet to enable the company to share information with all the staff
Newspaper articles to display the information
Anna works for an online estate agency. She travels to different places to meet with people who are selling their houses. She uses a company laptop to record the property details. She then uploads the property details to the company website using a mobile network. Anna often loses connection to the mobile network. What is one reason for this?
Might be in a blackspot where mobile coverage is poor
The laptop battery is low.
The website is under maintenance.
Limited data allowance so her network has stopped her connecting
Explain two possible drawbacks to Anna of working from home.
Lack of social interaction and distractions at home
Increased productivity and better work-life balance
More time for personal projects and hobbies
Access to better technology and resources
State two other benefits to Clare of using cloud storage.
Increased security and automatic backups
Limited access and high costs
Requires constant internet connection and complex setup
Incompatibility with most devices and software
Synchronisation across devices
Maya has an online shop selling fair trade products. She collects personal data about her customers. There is legislation covering data protection. One of the data protection principles that Maya must follow is to protect the customers' personal data she has collected. Maya uses cloud storage to save all her data. The image shows the interface that she uses. It has been annotated to explain one of the features.
Explain two other features of the cloud storage interface.
Upload icon so Maya can add her files
Many can add colour to make it user friendly
Search bar so Maya can locate items quickly
Maya can add her profile picture
Which icon provides Maya with messages or updates?
Notifications (icon)
Closed Folder
Add icon
Download (icon)
What is one of the data protection principles that Maya must follow?
Share customer data with partners
Protect the customers' personal data
Store data on local servers
Use customer data for marketing
Andrea owns an indoor trampoline park. The park has recently lost data due to an employee accidentally deleting customer records. Andrea has now decided to back up her data using cloud storage. She will be using a service provider to store her data
Explain two benefits to the park of using a service provider for cloud storage.
Increased data security and automatic backups.
The data will be backed up at a different location which protects it if systems are damaged
Limited storage capacity and manual updates.
Reduced data accessibility and increased downtime.
What is one improvement suggested for the holiday search form to make it more user-friendly?
Add more fields for additional information
Make each text box an appropriate size for the input data
Use a different font style
Change the background color
A company sells vegan food and clothing and wants to create a website. What is one accessibility feature it could use to support visually impaired users?
High contrast mode which set background to contrasting colours so the text is clearer
Faster loading times
More product categories
Larger product images
TechnoWhizz is a technology development company based in London that makes a range of digital systems, devices and apps. TechnoWhizz also have offices in New York, Hong Kong and Sydney. Their latest project is developing a new smartphone and designers from all offices will be involved.
Discuss how modern technologies can be used to help the company manage this project.
TechnoWhizz is a technology development company based in London that makes a range of digital systems, devices and apps. TechnoWhizz are considering the following projects to improve their use of digital systems:
Project 1: Providing all employees with new devices for accessing and using the cloud services.
Project 2: Power off all systems outside working hours
Project 3: Distributing internal documents using only electronic methods.
Evaluate the risks each project would have to Technowhizz and which project would have the most positive impact.
Which of the following is a reason for designating a person for backup/recovery?
To reduce costs
To clearly define responsibilities
To increase data speed
To minimize storage space
What is a potential mental health issue from working at home?
Increased face-to-face interaction
Isolation and loneliness
Improved social life
Enhanced teamwork
What can affect work-life balance when working from home?
Having a strict routine
Lack of a routine
Regular office hours
Frequent team meetings
What does the Avatar/User Profile indicate?
When Maya can access saved files
When Maya is logged into her storage area
When Maya can create new folders/files
When Maya can personalize her storage area
Which of the following is a benefit of not holding an internal disaster recovery policy?
Increased maintenance costs
Service provider has their own policy
Limited access to data
No support available
What is a benefit of having data backed up at a different location?
Increased risk of data loss
Protection if local systems are damaged
No need for IT staff
Limited data access
Why is there no need to employ IT staff when using certain services?
Data is not backed up
Maintenance is not required
Access to data is limited
No technical support available
Which feature allows users to hear website content as speech?
Alt text
Screen reader support/text to speech
High contrast option
Magnifier/adjustable font size
What is the purpose of alt text on a website?
To increase font size
To provide an invisible description of images
To change text color
To enable simultaneous working
Which feature helps users with visual impairments by adjusting the size of text?
High contrast option
Alt text
Magnifier/adjustable font size
Online testing documentation
How can project leaders use digital systems for collaboration?
By using online systems to store files
By using high contrast options
By adjusting font sizes
By providing alt text
What is one advantage of digital systems in terms of time zones?
They require manual adjustments for time zones.
They automatically allow for variations in time zones.
They do not consider time zones at all.
They complicate time zone management.
What is a benefit of sharing work across teams in different time zones?
It increases misunderstandings.
It allows for more work to be completed in a short time.
It reduces the amount of work done.
It makes deadlines more difficult to meet.
