Input and output devices — IGCSE Information And Communication Technology (0983) questions by topic
Comparing barcode readers against RFID readers for warehouse stock tracking, naming direct data entry devices, weighing ID cards against handprint scanners for school registration, and listing output devices beyond a given 3D printer example are typical of the 7 input and output devices questions from 2023 to 2025, worth 2 to 8 marks.
Compare, identify, state, discuss and describe lead the command words, with compare specifically requiring points made about both devices rather than one described alone. Getting a device's category wrong, input mistaken for output, or direct entry confused with indirect, is the main way marks slip away, so instant marking on these classification answers flags a misplaced device before it recurs in the next question.
May–June 2025, Paper 12
Circle two direct data entry devices. 3D printer DVD reader keyboard mouse pen drive QR scanner RFID reader SD card
Answer this question and get it marked →The headteacher at Tawara School is planning to improve the registration system for pupils. The headteacher can choose a system that uses either ID cards with a magnetic stripe or…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 11
A company produces medicines. Chemists working in the company use 3D printers. (a) The 3D printer is an example of an output device. State three other output devices.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 12
A headteacher is producing a web page about the history of her school. She has been given some old hard-copy photographs which she will include on the web page. She has a digital…
Answer this question and get it marked →The products in a warehouse contain either a bar code or a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The data about each product is read electronically. (a) Compare bar code…
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 11
A headteacher is considering setting up a card system for students to buy food in the school canteen. The headteacher is trying to decide whether to install a system that uses…
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)
- ICT applications (8)
- Safety and security (8)
- The systems life cycle (7)
- The effects of using IT (health and safety) (6)
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