IGCSE Design & Technology (0979) — May–June 2024, Paper 42

Fig. 1.1 shows four examples of timber structures used in a building. Name the type of structures shown in Fig. 1.1.

State the meaning of static load on a structure.

A list of materials and properties is given below. Draw lines to link each material to its property. One has been done for you. Materials: hardwood, aluminium, polyvinyl chloride…

Use sketches and notes to show one example of a first order lever and one example of a third order lever. Use the space provided above each label.

Fig. 5.1 shows three different arrangements of spur gears (A, B, C). A: two gears of equal size meshing directly. B: a small driver meshing with a larger driven gear. C: a driver…

Fig. 6.1 shows an electric scooter with a motor casing on the wheel. Give the conversion of motion that occurs when the motor operates and the scooter starts to move: '……… motion…

Fig. 7.1 shows three component symbols (1, 2, 3). State the name of each component symbol. (Symbol 3 is shown with a '+' indicating polarity.)

Fig. 8.1 shows two battery symbols (each 9 V). Draw parallel connections between the two batteries.

Complete Table 9.1 by adding the missing values (convert each value in multiple units to a value in ohms). Value in multiple units Value in ohms (Ω) --- --- 5 kΩ ? 0.27 kΩ ? 3 MΩ ?

Students have been set the task of designing a model suspension bridge to span a gap of 400 mm. The available materials are: softwood strips 250 × 10 × 6; steel wire 1 mm…

Fig. 11.1 shows a gardening tool used for cutting branches from trees. It uses a lever (lever A) combined with a gear mechanism (a larger gear driving a smaller gear) to provide…

Fig. 12.1 shows a meter used for testing press button switches and a graph of the signal from a correctly working switch. When the press button switch is pressed and released, the…