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Thuzar Education Center (TZEC)

O-2025 Edexcel (May 2024)
ICT Question Paper

CANDIDATE
Myat Hmue Hay Thi
NAME

DATE

TIME 1 hour 30 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Write your name in the box at the top of the page.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided.

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.

1. Circle two items which are optical media. (2)

RAM Blu-ray disc Cloud DVD

Flash memory Hard disk ROM SD card

2. Which one of these is a camcorder used for? (1)
 A Backing up video files
 B Connecting a camera to a tablet
 C Creating presentation transitions
 D Creating video files

3. Flash memory is non-volatile.

i. State two other characteristics of flash memory. (2)
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More energy-efficient than hard disks

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Suitable to use in portable devices
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ii. Describe how a flash memory devices stores data. (2)
It uses different levels of electrical charge, held in tiny individual
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iii. State why flash memory must be non-volatile. (1)
Flash memory must be non-volatile in order not to lose data when the system’s power is turned off.
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iv. State the type of memory that is volatile. (1)
Random access memory
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4. State one advantage of using a Blu-ray disk rather than a CD. (1)

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Blu-ray can store 25 GB while CDs can only store up to 700 MB of data.
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5. Kay uses a laptop for work.

Which one of these features would be improved if she used a desktop replacement?(1)
 A User interface
 B Energy consumption
 C Portability
 D Performance

6. RFID tags can be included in a variety of objects such as (3)

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card reader
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7. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using sensors to make decisions for car
drivers. (8)
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The implementation of sensors in smart cars has become increasingly crucial as the automotive industry progresses
toward automation and enhanced safety measures. There are both advantages and disadvantages of using sensors in
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smart cars. For advantages, they improved Safety as sensors such as cameras, radar, and ultrasonic devices can
detect objects around the vehicle, helping to prevent accidents. Automated Driving Features which allow vehicles to take
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control in specific driving conditions. The disadvantages are they have higher costs and are not always reliable.

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8. Describe how an inkjet printer works. (2)
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These printers use cartridges containing different colored ink and tiny dots of these inks are sprayed
onto the paper to form images or text
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9. Describe how OCR works. (2)
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software allows scanners to read characters on the document
and store the result in a text file.
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10. Draw one straight line from each characteristic to the correct hardware. (3)

11. Which one of these identifies how OMR recognizes text? (1)
 A Magnetic
 B Online
 C Optical
 D Random

12. Complete the labeling of this image of a storage device. (3)

Platters

Spindle

Read/ write head

13. State two advantages of Matrix over Linear Barcodes. (2)

Matrix codes are also known as QR codes and are newer than linear barcodes
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advantages over linear barcodes. For example, they can hold much more information than linear
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barcodes and can be scanned from any angle
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14. List four examples of biometric scanners. Describe two advantages and two
disadvantages of using them. (8)
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Biometric scanners work by measuring part of the unique physical characteristics of a user, often
multiple times, until a suitable average result is produced. Four examples of biometric scanners are
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fingerprint recognition, facial recognition, voice recognition and iris recognition. Fingerprint recognition
read the patterns of arches, loops and whorls in a human fingerprint. Facial recognition identifies the
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structure of a human face in order to identify an individual. Voice recognition requires a microphone to
capture the voice and compare the voice print against a saved original and check to see whether the
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two prints match. Iris recognition is like fingerprints, the human iris has a unique pattern, though an iris
scan is approximately 120 times more detailed than a fingerprint, so it is 120 times more reliable when
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identifying people. Biometric scanners are easier for users than passwords because biometric data can't
be forgotten and is more difficult to trick or confuse than others. However, they are expensive and can
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make some people uncomfortable.

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15. What is User Interface? List five types of User Interface. (7)
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User interface is a system that allows a user to interact with a device. There are five types
of user interface. They are command line interface (CLI), menu-driven interface. graphical
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user interface (GUI), voice interface and gesture interface. CLI requires little memory but
commands have to be typed precisely because the interface only recognizes certain commands.
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Menu-driven interfaces are easier to use than command line interfaces but can take more time.
A graphical user interface is controlled by a pointer on the screen and uses a screen made up of
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windows, icons and menus. This is the easiest type of interface to use, but it takes up more memory
and storage than a command line or menu-driven interface. A voice interface allows the user to give spoken
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commands to a device but require internet access. Gesture interface allows the user to control the
device by swiping their finger or fingers across the screen, or by pinching their fingers together to zoom in or
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out. And is commonly found on devices with touch screens.

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