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ICT THEORY TEST - GRADE 9 [50 marks]

3 Young people use the internet for research and communication.

Search engines can be used to research information on the internet.

Describe three benefits of using a search engine to find information.

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4 Social media can be used to communicate with friends.

Give four precautions that young people should take when using social
media.

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5 A student has downloaded a file which contains a virus.

(a) Describe the possible effects on his computer system if he opens the
file.
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(b) Explain how the student could prevent the computer from being
infected by viruses.

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6 A tennis coach is creating a presentation to explain to teenagers the

basics of playing tennis.
Describe the design features that must be included to make the
presentation appeal to the teenagers.
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7 Explain the need for copyright legislation.

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8 People can watch a movie either by streaming or from a Blu-ray disc.

Give three advantages of watching the movie by streaming rather than
from a Blu-ray disc.

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9 Compare RAM and ROM. Your answer must include similarities and
differences.

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10 Sahil Stores is a small company that does not make much profit. The
managing director is deciding whether to implement a new IT system
using direct changeover or parallel running.

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Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using direct changeover
compared with parallel running in this scenario.
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11 Verification and validation are used to check data.

(a) Identify and describe two methods of verification.

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(b) Explain the following validation checks.

Presence check

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Type check

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12 Modern laptop computers use Solid State Drives (SSD) rather than
Hard Disk Drives (HDD).
State three advantages of using SSDs rather than HDDs in a laptop
computer.

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