1 - 1 All About ICT ANSWERS

Study Opportunities Computers, part of your life – Grade 11, 2nd Edition
Module 1.1 It's all about ICT

Written module activity
1. Give two ways in which ICT can assist us in the workplace, specifically in terms of information
processing.
1. We can make better, more informed decisions far quicker as we can search for and process data
very quickly.
We can more easily store and make ‘sense’ of vast quantities of data.
We can identify and adapt to changing trends far quicker, e.g. sales figures and patterns in the
workplace.
2. How does ICT promote more effective communication in a business?
2. There is now a variety of ways for us to communicate instantly, regardless of the physical
distance between the sender and recipient of a message.
3. Give two possible drawbacks of the use of ICT in the workplace.
3. Fewer staff needed.
Can be expensive with a constant need to upgrade skills, hardware and software, which could
get expensive.
Staff may end up working longer hours to meet modern customer expectations.
4. Name a few careers in which ICT skills play an important role, and describe the skills broadly.
4. Fashion, game and web page designers – use graphics software for their designs
DJs and musicians – combine and compose music using ICT
Accountants – use spreadsheets, etc.
5. Dedicated devices and general-purpose computers all play a key role in the field of ICT. Briefly
explain the difference between these two categories.
5. Dedicated devices are built for specific purposes. General-purpose computers can perform a
variety of tasks as different programs (software) can be loaded and run on them.
6. Briefly explain why having more memory available makes a computer more ‘powerful’.
6. The larger the memory is, the more programs and data can be loaded to be processed at any
one time.
7. Besides the size of the memory, which other hardware specifications generally determine the
overall ‘power’ of a computer?
7. The speed and performance of the CPU(s).
The amount of storage.
The type of graphics card installed.
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8. What are the two the main advantages of computers such as laptops compared to desktop
computers?
8. Portability and the ability to work on battery power for a limited period of time.
9. Give three common settings one can use on a laptop computer in order to preserve battery life.
9. Specifying that the portable computer must switch to a lower, power-saving state when it has
not been used for a period of time, e.g. 20 minutes.
Setting the brightness of the screen to reduce the power consumption.
Choosing a balance between power consumption and performance.
10. Name the popular range of tablet computers manufactured by Apple.
10. iPad
11. Give two advantages that tablet computers provide over other portable computers.
11. One can interface with them directly via a touch / pen-sensitive monitor.
They use special operating systems designed for mobile devices and they have a long battery
life and wireless / 3G data connectivity.
12. From which two words is the word ‘phablet’ derived?
12. phone + tablet
13. What do we mean when we say smartphones are examples of convergence?
13. They combine the features and technologies of many separate gadgets into one device.
14. Give two examples of operating systems used on smartphones besides the Windows range.
14. Google Android, iOS
15. Besides making phone calls, smartphones have features like electronic diaries, internet access
(including social networking and emailing), taking photos and playing games.
Give three other common features of smartphones.
15. Read e-books / listen to audio books
Record, edit and share video or audio and edit / share it
Play music or video – and even output this to other screens, projectors and speakers
Use GPS to navigate / find out where one is
View and do limited editing of popular productivity documents (e.g. Word, Excel and
PowerPoint)
Run various other applications and utility software, etc.
16. Your mother wants a new computer, to do some research from home for the recipe book she is
writing. She was advised to buy a server.
Briefly explain why this is not a suitable choice by referring to the function of a server.
16. A server is a computer designed to be used to control or ‘run’ all the computers that are linked
together in a network. She doesn’t need to spend lots of money on such a powerful computer,
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because she’s not going to be using it to run a network. A computer for a single user will meet
all her needs if she’s just going to use it for browsing, etc.
17. What is the difference between a client computer and a server computer on a network?
17. Servers are computers that provide services or resources to other computers called clients that
are also linked in a network. A network typically consists of one or more servers and many client
computers. A client computer does not have to be as powerful as a server.
18. Why do some organisations disable the USB ports on their computers?
18. To prevent portable storage devices being inserted, so that data cannot be copied on them and
taken away.
19. What is a micro-USB? Also name a device on which this is found.
19. A smaller version of the USB port, e.g. on a smartphone
20. Name a commonly used piece of equipment to prevent computers, especially laptops, from
being stolen from the workplace.
20. Cable locks
21. What additional level of security can be used to ensure that data will not be able to be used,
even if it is stolen?
21. Password protection, encryption
22. Why should backups be stored off-site?
22. So that they will be safe in the case of fire or theft, etc.
23. Give two reasons why you should consider purchasing a UPS.
23. To protect your hardware and data against power dips and surges as well as power outages.

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