IGCSE Information And Communication Technology (0417) — May–June 2023, Paper 11

A book has an ISBN which is 330247204X. Tick (✓) the most appropriate data type for the ISBN. A Numeric: integer B Text C Boolean D Date

Identify the hardware from the descriptions given. A volatile internal memory that stores the current instruction.

A headteacher is setting up a newsletter to send to parents of pupils at a school. She has some photographs saved on storage devices that she needs to place in the newsletter.…

Describe the purpose of a web browser.

State the safety issue that is most likely to occur for each of these causes. Spilling drinks on computer equipment.

A student has set up a password for his laptop computer. The password he has chosen is Px2zY!Cg3?bd Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using this password.

A systems analyst has been asked to carry out an analysis of a company's current computer system. State three methods of analysing the current system.

Compare Optical Mark Readers (OMRs) with Optical Character Readers (OCRs). Your answer must include similarities and differences.

Absolute and relative file paths are used in the content layer when creating a web page. Explain the differences between an absolute file path and a relative file path.

Some people use dialogue-based user interfaces to operate their car audio system. Describe what is meant by a dialogue-based user interface.

Portable hard drives can be Solid State Drives (SSDs) or Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). Explain why the SSD may be better to use than the HDD.

Many media companies now provide media streaming for users to watch their television programmes. Explain what is meant by the term media streaming.

gif and jpg file formats are used to store images. Give one reason for using each of the file formats. Each of your reasons must be different. gif ... jpg ...

Identify the most appropriate method for reducing data entry errors from the descriptions given. Manually checking the data without reference to the original copy.