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IGCSE - ICT - Paper 1 Theory - Paper 11

This document provides instructions for a theory exam on Information and Communication Technology. It states that candidates must answer all questions in the spaces provided using a black or blue pen. Diagrams can be done in pencil. The total marks for the paper are 80. The document contains 12 pages and any blank pages are indicated.

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Cambridge IGCSE™ • The number of marks for each question or part question is

shown in brackets [ ]. • No marks will be awarded for using


brand names of software packages or hardware.

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION


TECHNOLOGY *

Paper 1 Theory
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You must answer on the question paper.


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This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.


No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions. 06_0417_11_2023_1.9
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• Use a black or dark blue pen.

0417/11
May/June 2023 1 hour 30 minutes

• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in


the boxes at the top of the page. • Write your answer to each
question in the space provided.
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
• Do not write on any bar codes.
• You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or
rough working.

INFORMATION
[Turn over
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
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1
A book has an ISBN which is 330247204X

Tick (✓) the most appropriate data type for the ISBN.

A Numeric: integer

B Text

C Boolean

D Date
[1]

2 Identify the hardware from the descriptions given.

(a) A volatile internal memory that stores the current instruction.

........................................................................................................................................... [1] (b)

A printed circuit board containing the CPU and other components of a

computer. ...........................................................................................................................................

[1] (c) A printed circuit board that controls the output to a monitor.

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

A printed circuit board that is installed in a computer so that the computer can be connected
(d)
to a network.

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

A headteacher is setting up a newsletter to send to parents of pupils at a school. She has some
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photographs saved on storage devices that she needs to place in the newsletter.

State two communication methods which the headteacher could use to upload the photographs
onto the school network.

1 ...............................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................ [2]

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4 (a) Describe the purpose of a web browser.


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(b)
A company may use an intranet or an extranet.

Describe the differences between an intranet and an extranet.

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.......................................................................................................... [2]

5 State the safety issue that is most likely to occur for each of these causes. (a)

Spilling drinks on computer equipment

........................................................................................................................................... [1] (b)

Overloading sockets by plugging in too many devices

........................................................................................................................................... [1] (c)

Trailing cables across the floor

........................................................................................................................................... [1] (d)

Placing a laser printer at the edge of a table

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6
A student has set up a password for his laptop computer. The password he has chosen is Px2zY!
Cg3?bd
(a) Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using this password.

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The student could have protected his laptop computer by using two-factor authentication. This
(b)
could have combined his password with a biometric method.

State two examples of biometric methods he could use.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................ [2]

7 A systems analyst has been asked to carry out an analysis of a company’s current computer system.

(a) State three methods of analysing the current system.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

3 ........................................................................................................................................ [3]

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(b)
The systems analyst is working with a team to create some new software. The software
documentation will be stored on the cloud.

Describe how the team can use the cloud to share the documentation.

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(c)
Members of the team can use video-conferencing to join business meetings from different
locations around the world.

Describe, giving reasons, three disadvantages of using video-conferencing for business


meetings rather than meeting in person.

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Compare Optical Mark Readers (OMRs) with Optical ................................................................. .......................


Character Readers (OCRs). Your answer must include
similarities and differences. .........................................................................................

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........................................................................................ [6]

(b) Identify two uses of Optical Mark Recognition (OMR).

1 ........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................ [2]

9 (a) Absolute and relative file paths are used in the content layer when creating a web page. (i) Explain

the differences between an absolute file path and a relative file

path. ................................................................................................................................ .............................

................................................................................................... ...................................................................

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....................... [2]

Explain why absolute file paths should not be used for hyperlinks to locally-saved web
(ii)
pages.

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...................................................................................................................... [1]

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(b)
Anchors and hyperlinks are both used in HTML.

Compare an anchor with a hyperlink. Your answer must include similarities and

differences. ...................................................................................................................................

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10 Some people use dialogue-based user interfaces to operate their car audio system. (a)

Describe what is meant by a dialogue-based user interface.

........................................................................................................................................... ...........

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.......................................................................................................... [2]

(b) Describe the benefits and drawbacks of using a dialogue-based user interface in this

way. ........................................................................................................................................... ...........

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Portable hard drives can be Solid State Drives (SSDs) or Hard Disk Drives (HDDs).

Explain why the SSD may be better to use than the HDD.

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12 Many media companies now provide media streaming for users to watch their television programmes.
(a) Explain what is meant by the term media streaming.

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.......................................................................................................... [2]

(b) Describe the benefits and drawbacks of media streaming.

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13 gif and jpg file formats are used to store images.

(a) Give one reason for using each of the file formats. Each of your reasons must be different.

gif ...................................................................................................................................... ...................

........................................................................................................................

jpg ..................................................................................................................................... ...................

........................................................................................................................ [2]

(b) Explain the differences between the two file formats.

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(c)
The file size of an image can be reduced by changing the file format of the image.

State two other ways of reducing the file size of an image.

1 ........................................................................................................................................ ...........

................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................ ...........

................................................................................................................................ [2]

14 Identify the most appropriate method for reducing data entry errors from the descriptions given. (a) Manually

checking the data without reference to the original copy.

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) Checking that the data being entered is reasonable.

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

(c) Preventing errors when data is copied from one medium to another.

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make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.

To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment
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