ICT Challenge Game
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1.
Give one
example of a
piece of
hardware
2.
Name the
main internal
components
of a computer
3.
Explain what
is meant by
‘normal’ data
4.
Explain the
purpose of
having a
username and
password
5.
Explain one
health
problem
associated
with the use
of ICT
6.
Give one
example of a
piece of
software
7.
Write an
example
formula used
in
spreadsheets
and explain
what it does
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14.
Give an
example of an
organisation
that may use
a database
and what
they might
use it for
15.
Name an
input device
16.
Explain what
is meant by
‘extreme’ data
17.
Describe one
feature of
word
processing
software
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18.
Name this
type of
memory
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30.
Give one
Describe one
keyword
difference
associated
between a
with
word
databases
processor and
and explain
a DTP
what it means
program
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31.
Explain what
computer
viruses are
and how to
protect
against them
32.
What is
software
copyright and
how does it
work?
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9.
Describe one
feature of
spreadsheet
software
10.
Give one
difference
between main
memory and
backing
storage
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11.
Describe one
advantage to
a business of
having a
network
12.
Describe one
feature of
teleconferencing
13.
Name an
output device
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8.
Describe a
test you
might
perform on a
database
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19.
Give an
example of
what you can
do with
photo-editing
software
20.
Give an
advantage of
using a chart
to display
data
21.
To ‘filter’ the
data in a
database you
would run
what?
22.
Give an
example of
how a
database
query could
be used
23.
Give one
example of a
type of sensor
which could
be used in a
science
experiment
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36.
Describe a
change which
has taken
place in the
retail sector
due to ICT
37.
Name one
type of
network
topology
38.
Name this
type of
memory
39.
Describe one
disadvantage
to a business
of having a
network
40.
Give an
advantage of
using a GUI
over the
command line
41.
Draw a
diagram of
the basic
computer
model
33.
34.
Write a simple
Describe a
formula to
change which
multiple the
has taken
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place in the
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finance and
banking
sector due to
ICT
35.
Explain what
is meant by
‘abnormal’ or
erroneous
data
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24.
25.
Name a
Write a simple
device which
formula to
is both an
add up the
input and
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output device
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26.
What does
WIMP stand
for?
27.
28.
Describe an
Describe how
advantage of you might use
using a data
photo editing
logger rather
software to
than
merge two
recording
pictures into
data manually
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