ICT applications — IGCSE Information And Communication Technology (0417) questions by topic

Viewers can watch movies by video streaming. One of the issues with video streaming can be a reduction in quality due to file compression. Discuss the use of video streaming to…

Many taxis now use satellite navigation systems. Evaluate the use of satellite navigation systems for taxis.

A group of people use satellite navigation systems on their smartphones when walking in remote areas of the countryside. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using satellite…

State the processing involved in withdrawing cash from an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) after a customer has inserted his card into the machine.

Weather forecasts are generated using computer models. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using computer models in this way.

Many organisations use audio-conferencing or video-conferencing as some employees work from home. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using audio-conferencing rather than…

Virtual reality can be used when training for sports. State two other uses of virtual reality.

An expert system can be used to diagnose problems. Explain the rules base component of an expert system.

An autonomous vehicle uses an automated braking system. There is a sensor at the front of the vehicle to measure the distance between the vehicle and the obstacle. The brakes are…

Explain what is meant by electronic conferencing.

Explain the differences between virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).

Explain the user interface component of an expert system.

Cars can have sensors at the front and rear of the vehicle to detect obstacles. Describe how the sensor detects an obstacle and sends the data to the microprocessor when parking…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is having an impact on everyday life. Social media now uses AI for many tasks. State what is meant by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

An expert system can be used in medical diagnosis. An explanation system is a component of an expert system. State three other components of an expert system.

An automatic vacuum cleaner uses sensors to detect obstacles. If the vacuum cleaner is too close to the obstacle, it stops and automatically changes direction. Describe the…

A traffic management company is planning to improve traffic flow at a major road junction. A computer model is to be used before any changes are made to the junction. Describe the…

Describe the processing and the outputs that are used in an expert system.

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 ...

A teacher provides revision lessons during the holidays. The teacher plans to use web-conferencing for the lessons. Explain what is meant by web-conferencing.

Weather forecasters use computer modelling. Explain why computer modelling is used to forecast the weather.

ePublishing software is used to create an ePublication to display a school's yearly magazine. Describe the characteristics of an ePublication.

The retail industry uses point of sale (POS) systems. Discuss the benefits of using POS in the retail industry.

The manager of an organisation is planning a meeting of its directors. The manager plans to use audio-conferencing for the meeting. Explain what is meant by audio-conferencing.

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.…

Many books contain a gutter margin. Explain what is meant by a gutter margin.

A newsagent has created a database with fields to store details of each newspaper and magazine he sells. Part of the database is shown: Productnumber Nameofpublication…

State the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each sentence. The type of data output from a sensor is ...

A cricket club secretary saves a list of players as a PDF file. Describe two disadvantages of saving the list of players as a PDF file.

Many Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) allow customers to print out mini statements of their bank accounts. Describe the inputs and processing involved in printing out a mini…

A student has produced some work for a school project ('A Study of the English Wallaby'), shown in Fig. 12.1 as a two-column page with the heading 'The Problem'. The student has…

A computer system uses both analogue and digital data. Explain what is meant by analogue data.

A clothing retailer only sells its clothes on the internet. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks to the clothing retailer of using internet shopping.

The manager of a sports club is designing an online form for members to enter their personal details. The form must be accessible to all members of the club. State four…

A student has created a document with images for her geography project. The layout of page one is portrait orientation. The student needs to set page two as landscape orientation.…

A teacher is setting up a school shop and a spreadsheet to keep the accounts. Fig. 3.1 shows a box of 50 Choco Bars with labels: A = the product name 'Choco Bars'; B = 'Contains:…

A computer model can be used to design and test a bridge before it is built. Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using a computer model before building a bridge.

Rockit Aircraft manufactures and flies aeroplanes. The pilots at Rockit Aircraft are trained using extended reality. Describe what is meant by extended reality.

Many devices in the home can be connected to the internet so they can be controlled remotely. These devices are called smart devices. A house contains a smart security system.…