Cambridge IGCSE ICT Communication Chapter-10

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Cambridge IGCSE ICT Communication Chapter-10

Summer-2020 – QP-1-2
5 When using the internet, FTP can be used.

Explain what is meant by the term FTP.

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Summer-2020 – QP-1-3
12 A student is undertaking research for his studies. He needs to find up-to-date information
and has decided to look for it using the internet.

Explain how he would check the reliability of this information.

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Winter-2020 – QP-1-2
5 (a) Compare and contrast an intranet with the internet.

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(b) Protocols are associated with the internet and an intranet.

Identify three protocols and for each one, identify a use.

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9 When software is bought, the purchaser is subject to copyright legislation.

Give four actions that would breach copyright legislation.

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10 Define the following internet terms.

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Winter-2020 – QP-1-3
13 Email is a common way of communicating with other people. Netiquette is associated with
emailing.

A headmistress of a school has asked the network manager to produce a document listing
netiquette rules the staff and students should follow when sending emails from the school.

Describe, giving reasons, three rules that he could produce.

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March-2021 – QP-1-2
5 A parent is concerned about his children sending texts. When sending a text, it is important to
follow netiquette.

(a) Explain what is meant by the term netiquette.

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(b) The parent is planning to produce a number of rules to ensure that his children follow
netiquette when texting other people.

Write down four rules that he could include in his list.

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10 Computer data can be stored on physical storage devices. Data can also be stored in the
‘cloud’.

(a) Explain what is meant by the cloud, giving two advantages of storing data in the cloud
compared with physical storage devices.

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Summer-2021 – QP-1-1
6 You have been asked by the secretary of a soccer club to create a website to publicise its
results, fixtures and other events.

When the website has been created it has to be published on the internet. You plan to upload it
onto the internet using FTP.

(a) Explain what is meant by FTP.

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(b) Explain how to upload and publish the content of a website using FTP.

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Summer-2021 – QP-1-2
9 (a) Describe two uses of a company intranet.

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(b) Social networking is used to communicate with friends; this is one use of the internet.
Describe four other uses of the internet.

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12 A search engine can be used to find information on the internet.

(a) Describe the disadvantages of using a search engine to find information rather than typing
in a web address.

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(b) A student is writing a project on rare animals. He uses a search engine to find information
about the animals from the internet. He is concerned about the reliability of some of the
information he has found.

Explain how he would evaluate the reliability of this information.

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Summer-2021 – QP-1-3
5 Complete the sentences using the most appropriate item from the list.

Blog Cookie Email Fax

Search Engine Social Media Web Browser Wiki

(a) A piece of software that allows a user to display a web page is called a

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(b) A personal internet journal is called a

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(c) A web application that allows a group of people to edit the content is called a

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Oct./Nov. – 2021 – QP-11

8 An organisation uses the internet and an intranet.

(a) Explain how the purpose of the internet differs from the purpose of an intranet.

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12 The use of social networking is a part of modern living.

(a) Define the term social networking.

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(b) Describe the benefits of using social networking.

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Oct./Nov. – 2021 – QP-12

12 Discuss the disadvantages of policing the internet.

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13 The internet has both moderated and unmoderated forums.

Explain what is meant by a moderated forum.

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14 The students visit different websites to get information for their project.

(b) Explain why it is not always easy for the students to find reliable information on the
internet.

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Oct./Nov. – 2021 – QP-13

6 The internet has both moderated and unmoderated forums.

Explain what is meant by an unmoderated forum.

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7 (d) The web address of the bank is:

https://www.tawarabank.com

Describe the following parts of the web address.

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Feb./Mar. -2022 – Qp12

5 The World Wide Web (WWW) is often mistaken for the internet.

(a) Explain the differences between the WWW and the internet.

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(b) The web address for Cambridge IGCSE is:

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/IGCSE

Describe the following parts of the web address.

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13 (b) Arjun is a member of the family. He uses the internet to carry out research and send
work to his office.

Describe three other ways he could make appropriate use of the internet.

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(c) Arjun uses the internet to carry out research for his work.

Describe two drawbacks of Arjun using the internet for research.

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Summer-2022-QP11
13 (c) Emails are used by people to communicate with each other. Copyright and using
acceptable language in the email are two of the constraints that affect the use of email.

(i) Describe four other constraints that may affect the use of email.

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(ii) Describe two rules of the use of acceptable language in emails.

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Summer-2022-QP12
8 Uniform Resource Locators (URL) are used to locate websites and resources. A teacher needs
to find a teaching guide from Cambridge Assessment International Education. To download the
teaching guide she types in:

(a) Write down only the part of the URL which shows the file name of the teaching guide.

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(b) Write down only the part of the URL which is the folder where the teaching guide is stored.

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(c) Write down only the part of the URL which is the domain name.

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(d) Explain what is meant by https.

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Summer -2022 -QP13

10 Both the internet and the intranet are used for communication.

(a) Define the terms internet and intranet.

(i) Internet

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(b) The World Wide Web is part of the internet.

Explain why the World Wide Web has become so popular.

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12 The protection of personal data is important as many transactions are carried out online.

(b) Controlling the freedom of speech is part of policing the internet.

Discuss whether the internet should be policed or not.

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Oct./Nov. 2022 – QP-11

13 Hyperlinks, bookmarks and anchors are software tools used in web pages and web browsers.

(a) Describe the function of a hyperlink.

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(b) Describe the term bookmark.

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(c) Describe the function of an anchor.

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Oct./Nov. – 2022 – QP12

11 A village is built next to a river. During heavy rain the river floods and endangers the people
living in the village. If the river is in danger of flooding, an email is sent to all members of the
village.

(a) Explain why an email group is used when contacting the villagers.

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Oct./Nov. – 2022 – QP13

9 The use of email has replaced many forms of communication.

Describe the constraints that you need to consider when writing and sending an email.

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11 A student is carrying out some research for school.

(a) Explain two ways she could search for information on the World Wide Web (WWW).

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(b) Explain the differences between the internet and the World Wide Web (WWW).

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Feb./Mar. – 2023 – Paper-12

4 Young people use the internet for research and communication.

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

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

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(b) 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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Summer-2023 – Paper - 11
4 (a) Describe the purpose of a web browser.

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(b) A company may use an intranet or an extranet.

Describe the differences between an intranet and an extranet.

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Summer-2023 – QP-12
4 A company uses an extranet.

(a) Explain what is meant by an extranet.

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(b) Describe the differences between the internet and an extranet.

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Summer 2023 – Paper- 13

4 A company uses an intranet. They are considering using an extranet.

Compare an intranet with an extranet. Your answer must include similarities and differences.

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10 A school secretary is composing an email. She will send the email to a teacher and will copy
the headteacher into the message. She can either copy the headteacher in as cc or bcc.

(a) Describe what is meant by cc and bcc.

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(b) A teacher is considering setting up either a forum or a blog for his class to help his students
with their studies.

Describe the benefits of using a forum rather than a blog.

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