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1.
What do the
following commonly used acronyms stand for?
RAM
ROM
SVGA
RGB
LCD
LED
MIDI
CD
DVD
2.
Which of the
following are computer input devices?
keyboard
mouse
scanner
microphone
plotter
sensor
monitor
printer
speaker
3.
Which of the
following are computer output devices?
keyboard
mouse
scanner
microphone
plotter
sensor
monitor
printer
speaker
4.
Approximately how
many A4 pages of text can be stored on one floppy
disk?
4 50 360
600 900
5.
The complete
works of Shakespeare can be purchased on one CD-ROM
or as a printed book. Why might it be better to
(a) use a CD-ROM?
(b) use a book?
6.
Which storage
device would you use to bring a piece of work, which
you have done on your computer at home, into school
to enable you to continue working on it here?
floppy disk hard disk
CD-ROM
7.
Put these storage
devices in order of access speed, starting with the
fastest:
> >
8.
Put the following
in order of storage capacity, starting with the
highest:
> >
9.
Ink-jet printers
have become very common in schools, when a laser
printer can be purchased for a similar price.
(a) Give
two reasons why a laser printer
might be preferable.
(b)
Give one reason for not using a
laser printer.
10.
State four
pieces of equipment that you would recommend to a
blind person wishing to purchase a computer system.
11.
You have been
asked to set up an experiment to measure and record
the effects of pollution in a local river during the
summer months. You have been told that pollution
causes an increase in bacterial growth which reduces
the amount of dissolved oxygen available.
(a) What
items of equipment would you need?
(b)
How often would readings need to be taken?
12.
Supermarkets now
use a lot of computer equipment for many different
purposes.
(a) Give one
example of where in the supermarket such equipment is used.
(b)
Explain (describe with reasons) why this has made the
job easier for the staff involved.
(c)
Give one disadvantage of the introduction of IT into
supermarkets.
13.
The change over
to computer equipment in the automobile and newspaper
industries during the 1980's has had a devastating
affect on employment in this country. However,
employment in supermarkets has grown and things are
generally looking much brighter for the 21st Century.
Give reasons to explain both of
these statements.
14.
Which
letter of the alphabet would be drawn by the
following list of commands?
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