Set 3 - random IT questions

Katherine uses specialist software to create flowcharts. Give two reasons for using specialist software.

Michael is a long-distance runner. He is preparing for a marathon. On the day of the marathon, Michael wears a GPS device so his team can monitor his location during the marathon. State two pieces of information that could be calculated using GPS data.

Some social networking services also use GPS data. Explain how the irresponsible use of GPS data could place social network users at risk.

John wants to reduce the file size of one of the photographs. Give two ways he can do this.

Give one disadvantage of reducing the file size of the photograph.

Amy owns AMYSCLOTHES.com. It sells a range of clothes and accessories from different suppliers. Zain has been employed to design and develop the company's digital products. Zain will create some digital products. Some will be interactive and others will not. Which one of these products is NOT interactive?

Identify one interactive feature that could be added to a web banner

Harry is a Year 7 student. He is doing a project on volcanoes. Harry uses a search engine to find out about volcanoes. Describe the purpose of a 'search engine'.

Harry enters the phrase volcanic eruptions into a search engine, but finds too many results. How could Harry ensure that only web pages with the exact phrase he is looking for are found?

Harry has a video of a volcano on his smartphone. State two methods Harry can use to transfer the video from his phone to the school network

Any High is a secondary school with over 1000 students age 11–19. It makes extensive use of ICT for teaching and learning, as well as administration. The school wants to buy laptops for Year 7 students. The students will sometimes use their laptops for video conferencing in lessons. Give one reason why a built-in webcam may be more convenient than an external one.

The students will use headsets when video conferencing. State two advantages of using a headset.

Sometimes after plugging in a headset the sound cannot be heard. Give the two most likely reasons.

When using a headset is it important to ensure that the volume is set to an appropriate level. Give two reasons for this.

The school wants to buy laptops for Year 7 students. Year 7 students will take their laptops with them to to all lessons. Describe one feature of a laptop that makes it suitable for this purpose.

Ryan and Michael arrive in the country where an international athletics event is being held. Ryan sees that he has a mobile phone signal from a local network. Which one of these allows him to use the local network?

Ryan receives a welcome message from the network on his phone. Which one of these would be used to send the message?

Jon wants to 'surf the web' on his phone. State one feature the phone could have to make this possible.

on wants to use his phone in the car. He needs to use a hands-free connection. State one method of hands-free connection.

State TWO uses of GPS on a mobile phone