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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Cambridge ICT Starters
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4273/B
INITIAL STEPS
Stage 2: Starting Searches
2012
Maximum time allowed: 1 hour
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
For Tutor Use
Starting Searches
Candidate was able to:
Pass/
Merit
Use buttons, menus and indexes to
search for and navigate to information
P
Use keywords to search for information
P
Provide evidence of research undertaken
P
Select appropriate keywords
M
Select appropriate results
M
Please
tick
Tutors also need to complete and sign the
Learning Objectives Record Sheet for each Candidate.
This document consists of 3 printed pages.
IB12 01_4273_01B/FP
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Centre Number
Candidate Number
Name
Initial Steps – Stage 2 – Starting Searches
Section A
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Go to the website on high mountains suggested by your teacher.
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Use this website to answer these questions.
(a) What are the three highest mountains in the world?
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2
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(b) What is the height in metres of the highest mountain in the world?
(c) What are two ways to get back to the home page of this website?
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2
(LO1) (LO3)
3
Use the Search facility on this website or a search engine to answer these
questions.
(a) Enter the keyword ACONAGUA. Where is this mountain?
(b) Enter the keywords SEVEN SUMMITS. What is the highest mountain in
Antarctica?
(LO2)
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4273/01/B/J/12
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Centre Number
Candidate Number
Name
Initial Steps – Stage 2 – Starting Searches
Section B
1
You are now going to use a search engine to find out some more information
about mountains from other websites.
Write down the keyword or keywords that would help you find out about the
following.
(a) Where is the highest volcano in the world?
Keyword(s)
(b) Where is the largest mountain range in the world?
Keyword(s)
(LO4)
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Enter your keyword(s) for question 1 (b) into the search engine. Print the results.
Write your name on the printout of the search results.
3
Write your answers to these questions.
(a) In which continent is the largest mountain range?
(b) What is the length of the largest mountain range?
4
On the printout of the search results, tick () two websites that were useful in
finding the answers. Put a cross (x) by two websites that were not so relevant.
(LO5)
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4273/01/B/J/12
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