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Q1 2015-Nov, P12

1 (a) Examples of primary and secondary storage devices include:

 Hard disk
 DVD-RW
 Flash memory
For each device, describe the type of media used.

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Describe the internal operation of the following devices:

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Q2 2015-June, P13

4 (c) DVD-RAM and flash memory are two examples of storage devices.
Describe two differences in how they operate.
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Q3 2015-June, P11

4 (a) Sensors are one type of input device.

For each of the following situations, name a different sensor that could be used.

(i) Air conditioning in an office building

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(ii) Maintaining correct growing conditions in a greenhouse

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(iii) Detecting an intruder in a building

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(b) Sensors are used to monitor seismic activity. At the end of each day, all the data are
transmitted to a central computer. This is hundreds of kilometers away.
Describe one way of ensuring that the integrity of the data is retained during the transmission
stage.
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6 (a) Name the most suitable input or output device for each of the following uses.
Give a different device in each case.

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Q4 2014-Nov, P12

4 Secondary storage media are categorised as:

 magnetic
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 optical
 solid state

(a) Give one example of each type of storage medium.

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(b) Describe a use for each of the types of storage medium named above. Give a different use in
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(c) Give two advantages of using optical media when compared to magnetic media.

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5 A microprocessor-controlled alarm clock uses the 24-hour clock. The current time is stored in two
8-bit memory locations:
 the hours value is stored in memory location A

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 the minutes value is stored in memory location B

(e) The microprocessor contains both RAM and ROM.

Give one function of each type of memory in the alarm clock.

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Q5 2014-Nov, P11

7 Researchers have been monitoring noise levels at a large airport. They have also monitored levels of
air pollution. The pollutants that they monitored were the gases nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide.
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Monitoring devices were placed around the boundary of the airport.

(a) Name a suitable device to measure each of the two following quantities:

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Q6 2014-June, P12

1 Four types of storage, labelled A, B, C, D are shown in the table below.

(a) Four types of memory, media or devices are shown in the first column.

Consider each medium or device and put a tick in the appropriate column A, B, C or D to

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indicate the type of storage to which it belongs.

You should only put one tick in each column.

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5 The following answers were seen on a Computing exam paper.
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Explain why each of the answers is incorrect:

“ROM is used to store data that is currently in use when running some applications software”.

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Q7 2014-June, P13

4 A supermarket uses barcodes on all its products.

(a) When products pass through the point-of-sale (POS), various data are captured.
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Name three suitable input devices at the POS.

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2 A large oil refinery is monitored and controlled by a computer system. The operators in the refinery’s
control room monitor processes (for example, checking the temperature) and take actions (for
example, open or close valves).

(a) Describe a suitable human computer interface to enable the operators to monitor the
processes.

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Name two suitable input devices which could be used in this interface. Give reasons for your
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6 (c) The data logging device is used for automatic data capture.

Name another device used for automatic data capture and describe an application where it is
used.

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Q9 2013-June, P13

3 A computer system is being developed to monitor seismic (earthquake) activity in the Antarctic.
Sensors are being used to detect ground tremors

(b) The information received is processed and then displayed on large output screens in a control
room.

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(ii) Describe the input devices you would expect to see in the control room. Justify your
choice of devices.

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4 Computer Aided Design (CAD) uses many specialist input and output devices. Name three specialist

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input or output devices and describe what they are used for in the CAD package.

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Device 3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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9 A supermarket uses barcodes as part of its item price retrieval and automatic stock control system. A
customer takes items to the point-of-sale (POS) checkout. The barcodes are scanned.

(b) Name two devices needed at the POS checkout. Give a reason for your choice of device.

Device 1………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Q10 2013-Nov, P13

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(b) A cinema allows its customers to buy tickets from an automatic dispensing machine. Payment
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can be made either with cash, or by debit or credit card.

State two input and two output devices that would be needed and give reasons for your choice
of device.

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Q11 2012-June, P12

1 (b) Define what is meant by:

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(c) A local hockey league is run by a secretary from home. The secretary is responsible for all
fixtures and league tables.
The secretary is blind and uses her home computer for carrying out the necessary tasks.
State a suitable hardware peripheral for each of input, output and storage, which the secretary
could use. Justify your choices.

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Q12 2011-Nov, P11

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1 (b) Describe the purpose of having a peripheral storage device as part of a computer system.

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(c) A robotic vacuum cleaner moves around a room in a straight line until unable to go any further,
at which point it changes direction. This continues until it is switched off.
State a suitable configuration of hardware peripherals that the computer controlling the robot
could use. Justify your choices.
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Q13 2011-Nov, P13

1 (a) Describe the purpose of the following:

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(b) A point-of-sale (POS) terminal in a supermarket has a number of output devices. State two
different output devices used at the POS terminal and state the purpose of each.

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6 State two different types of optical storage medium. Give a use that a school student could make of
each with their computer at home.
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Q14 2010-Nov, P13

11 A farmer has a large herd of dairy cows. The cows are milked twice a day. During the time that they
are being milked each cow is given some extra food to supplement what they eat in the fields. Each
cow needs a different amount and type of extra food.

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A systems analyst is employed to oversee the computerization of the feeding system.

When the farmer wishes to change the food given to a cow, a terminal in the cow shed is used. A enu-
based HCI is used to input the new data.

(a) State two hardware peripherals used for the HCI. Justify your answers.

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Q15 2010-Nov, P12

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A factory production line produces parts for a car manufacturer. The management of the factory
decide to computerise the production line. A systems analyst is employed to oversee the
computerisation.

The operator sometimes needs to alter the type of work done by a machine. A form-based HCI is used
to input the new data.

(a) State two output peripherals that would be used for the HCI. Justify your answers.
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Q16 2010-June, P13

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2 An examination board sets multiple-choice examination papers that are automatically marked by a
computer system. The system allows for monitoring by the personnel in the department and keeps
the results until they are required.

(a) Select appropriate peripheral hardware for this system, justifying your choices.

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