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(c) Which one of these digital communication types has the greatest bandwidth?
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(f ) How tethering can be utilized to provide a smart speaker with Internet connectivity..
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(i) Some people cannot access the Internet because of technical faults.
List three other causes of a lack of access to the Internet.
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(j) List two benefits to music companies of using the Internet to distribute music.
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2 Chapa uses an online store to shop for a new laptop.
(a) Which one of these would Chapa need in order to use the online store?
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A Utility
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D Hosted application
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(d) The online store can be accessed from any Internet-connected device.
List two features of a smartphone that make it suitable for online shopping when
travelling.
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(e) The online store must backup its data.
Which one of these is the most suitable storage type for a large organisation to
use for backups?
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A DVD
B Magnetic tape
C SD Card
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(f ) The online store uses a forum, which is shown in Figure 1.
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(ii) Describe one method of reducing the risks associated with online
misrepresentation.
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3 Laura plays online games with other people.
(a) Laura notices that her character’s actions are not in time with other players’
characters.
Which one of these would need to be reduced to improve Laura’s online gaming
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B Storage
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(b) A Blu-ray disc is listed as being able to store 50 GiB of data.
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(d) Identify the device that uses solid state storage.
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(e) (i) Explain one benefit of using magnetic storage with a games console.
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(ii) Explain one technical advantage, with appropriate supporting details, of integrating
solid-state storage technology into a gaming console and its impact on gaming performance.
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(h) A smartphone can be used to play games, make calls and take photographs.
State the term used to describe this type of device.
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(k) State the term used for the type of email shown in Figure 2.
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4 An airline uses locally installed software to manage bookings.
(a) The airline is concerned about viruses.
(i) Describe in technical terms of anti-virus software prevents risks to data and
information.
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(c) Explain two reasons why operating systems need to be updated.
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(e) The airline stores transactional data about customer purchases.
Customers who fly are offered rewards by the airline and other companies.
Analyse the use of transactional data by the airline.
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5 An athletics organisation stores data about athletes.
(a) Describe how two features of hosted applications could benefit the athletics
organisation.
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(d) The athletics organisation uses networks.
(i) Complete this table.
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(e) The athletics organisation asks athletes to provide a detailed personal profile with
this statement:
‘Having more data about our members helps us to help you.’
Justify the organisation’s decision to gather this personal information from athletes.
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