Communication (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE ICT): Exam Questions

1 hour19 questions
12 marks

Emails are used by people to communicate with each other. Copyright and using acceptable language in the email are two of the constraints that affect the use of email.

Describe two rules of the use of acceptable language in emails

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2a1 mark

Uniform Resource Locators (URL) are used to locate websites and resources. A teacher needs to find a teaching guide from Cambridge Assessment International Education. To download the teaching guide she types in:

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/igcse-ICT-0417/219373.pdf

Write down only the part of the URL which shows the file name of the teaching guide.

2b1 mark

Write down only the part of the URL which is the folder where the teaching guide is stored.

2c1 mark

Write down only the part of the URL which is the domain name.

2d1 mark

Explain what is meant by https.

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32 marks

Spam is associated with ICT systems.

Explain what is meant by the term spam.

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42 marks

The use of social networking is a part of modern living.

Define the term social networking

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52 marks

You have been asked by the secretary of a soccer club to create a website to publicise its results, fixtures and other events.

When the website has been created it has to be published on the internet. You plan to upload it onto the internet using FTP.

Explain what is meant by FTP.

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64 marks

A search engine can be used to find information on the internet.

Describe the disadvantages of using a search engine to find information rather than typing in a web address.

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12 marks

Describe the purpose of a web browser.

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24 marks

Emails are used by people to communicate with each other. Copyright and using acceptable language in the email are two of the constraints that affect the use of email.

Describe four other constraints that may affect the use of email.

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36 marks

Spam is associated with ICT systems.

Describe the ways that a user can recognise spam and methods to help prevent it.

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46 marks

The use of social networking is a part of modern living.

Describe the benefits of using social networking.

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54 marks

The internet has both moderated and unmoderated forums.

Explain what is meant by a moderated forum.

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64 marks

Students in Tawara College are using the internet to find information for a project. They have been told that the college has a firewall.

The students visit different websites to get information for their project.

Explain why it is not always easy for the students to find reliable information on the internet.

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74 marks

The internet has both moderated and unmoderated forums.

Explain what is meant by an unmoderated forum.

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83 marks

Many customers now use contactless payment and internet banking.

The web address of the bank is:

https://www.tawarabank.com

Describe the following parts of the web address.

  • https://

  • tawarabank

  • .com

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94 marks

You have been asked by the secretary of a soccer club to create a website to publicise its results, fixtures and other events.

When the website has been created it has to be published on the internet. You plan to upload it onto the internet using FTP.

Explain how to upload and publish the content of a website using FTP.

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106 marks

A search engine can be used to find information on the internet.

A student is writing a project on rare animals. He uses a search engine to find information about the animals from the internet. He is concerned about the reliability of some of the information he has found.

Explain how he would evaluate the reliability of this information.

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14 marks

The protection of personal data is important as many transactions are carried out online.

Controlling the freedom of speech is part of policing the internet.

Discuss whether the internet should be policed or not.

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26 marks

Discuss the disadvantages of policing the internet.

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38 marks

A major part of the everyday use of the internet is social networking. Currently some social networks are not policed. The owners of a website have full discretion on what material is removed and what is allowed to be kept.

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of policing social networking sites.

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