ICT applications — IGCSE Information And Communication Technology (0983) questions by topic
Completing sentences on sensor and microprocessor data types, weighing tablets against smartphones for a river-water study, explaining components of an expert system such as its user interface, and discussing satellite navigation use in remote countryside walking are typical of the 8 ICT applications questions from 2023 to 2025, worth 3 to 10 marks.
Explain, discuss, identify, state and describe top the command words, with discuss again expecting benefits weighed against drawbacks in context rather than a generic list. What separates a strong answer here is tying every advantage or drawback to the specific scenario given, rather than a generic device fact, so mark your scenario answers instantly and see where a point needs anchoring back to the study, walk or task described.
May–June 2025, Paper 12
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…
Answer this question and get it marked →State the processing involved in withdrawing cash from an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) after a customer has inserted his card into the machine.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 12
(a) Explain the differences between virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR).
Answer this question and get it marked →Explain the following components of an expert system. (a) User interface
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 11
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. (a) Describe…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 12
Weather forecasters use computer modelling. (a) Explain why computer modelling is used to forecast the weather.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 11
State the most appropriate word or phrase to complete each sentence. (a) The type of data output from a sensor is (b) The type of data read by a microprocessor is (c) The item of…
Answer this question and get it marked →A group of students are carrying out a study of the quality of river water for a project. They can either use a tablet computer or a smartphone to monitor and record their…
Answer this question and get it marked →Other IGCSE Information And Communication Technology topics
- Spreadsheets (38)
- Website authoring (25)
- Document production (22)
- Presentations (20)
- Data manipulation (databases) (16)
- Types and components of computer systems (9)
- Safety and security (8)
- Input and output devices (7)
- The systems life cycle (7)
- The effects of using IT (health and safety) (6)
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