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1 A computer consists of both hardware and software.

(a) Give two examples of input devices which are part of a laptop computer.

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(b) There are two types of software: system and applications.

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2 Tick (3) the most appropriate printer which relates to the following statements.

3D Dot matrix Laser

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This printer is an impact printer

This printer uses toner

This printer uses an inked ribbon

This printer uses tomography

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3 (a) Describe two disadvantages of using a tablet computer rather than a laptop computer.

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(b) Modern computers often do not have an optical drive.

State two ways music can be transferred onto a computer that does not contain an optical
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4 Write down the most appropriate network device to match the following statements. Your answers
should be different in each part.

(a) This network device checks the data packet arriving from one computer and sends the data
to a specific computer.

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(b) This network device sends the data packet from a computer to all devices connected to it.

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(c) This network device connects a LAN to the internet.

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(d) This network device connects one LAN to another with the same protocol.

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5 The Internet of Things (IoT) is a computer network which allows users to control household
devices remotely. It has many benefits, for example a user can turn on the house central heating
via a smartphone. The IoT can use WiFi and Bluetooth which can cause problems regarding data
security.

Describe the methods that could be taken to protect the user’s data.

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6 As a student you often use a computer keyboard. This could be a virtual keyboard or a physical
keyboard on a desktop computer, a laptop computer or even a smartphone.

Evaluate your use of computer keyboards in terms of health risks, and explain any strategies you
use to minimise these health risks.

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7 Rockit Motors recently created a new car sales website. The website uses internet shopping
features. Customers can ask questions of the virtual salespeople on the website, and then
purchase the car on the website.

(a) Describe two other features of internet shopping.

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(b) Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of using internet shopping for Rockit Motors.

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8 You are creating a presentation on the World Games. You have created a spreadsheet showing
the number of gold, silver and bronze medals awarded to different countries.

You are planning to create a graph in the presentation showing the country, the number of gold
medals and the total number of medals.

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4 1 Italy 153 145 142 440
5 2 United States 142 131 109 382
6 3 Germany 137 111 138 386
7 4 Russia 137 110 72 319
8 5 France 101 102 105 308
9 6 China 68 55 27 150
10 7 Great Britain 61 89 210 360
11 8 Japan 55 38 53 146
12 9 Ukraine 47 36 125 208
13 10 Spain 42 42 42 126

Original data

(a) Explain how you would create a vertical bar chart, showing the name of the country, the
number of gold medals and the total number of medals awarded to each country, on a new
slide in the presentation.

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(b) The total number of medals has been calculated manually and entered as a value. This could
lead to errors.

Explain how you could create a formula to calculate the total number of medals awarded for
Italy, using only the mouse.

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(c) Explain how the data could be sorted by the total number of medals won by each country.
The country with the largest number of medals should be at the top of the list.

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(c) Describe four advantages of using a mail merge for this document.

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(d) When the mail merge is created, a special field containing the date needs to be added. This
date will change automatically each time the merged document is sent or printed.

Explain how the date field can be added.

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11 An air-conditioning system has been fitted in a hotel bedroom. The air-conditioning system will
contain fans which operate at varying speeds.

Identify the devices used in the system from the descriptions given.

(a) This device captures the temperature from the room.

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(b) This device changes the data from the microprocessor into a form that can change the speed
of the fan.

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(c) This output device operates the fan.

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12 Discuss the disadvantages of policing the internet.

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The students visit different websites to get information for their project.

(b) Explain why it is not always easy for the students to find reliable information on the internet.

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2 Fig. 2.1 (Insert) shows population density in Chile in South America. Fig. 2.2 (Insert) shows some
influences on population density.

Use the information on Figs. 2.1 and 2.2 only to answer the following questions.

(a) (i) What is the population density of region 6?

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(ii) In which part of Chile is the region with the highest population density?

Circle the correct answer below.

centre east north south west [1]

(iii) Explain why population density is low in region 2.

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(iv) Suggest possible difficulties of living in region 8.

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(b) State one advantage of the position of Santiago as the capital of Chile.

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4 Figs. 4.1 and 4.2 (Insert) are photographs and Fig. 4.3, a diagram, showing types of cloud.

high 12 km
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Cirrostratus

Cirrus

Cumulonimbus
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(a) Use Figs. 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 to complete the tables that follow.

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Cloud in Fig. 4.2

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(b) Estimate the cloud cover on Fig. 4.2.

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(c) Use Fig. 4.3 to state one difference between:

(i) stratus and cirrostratus cloud

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(ii) cumulus and cumulonimbus cloud.

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1 Students from Brazil who lived near Tijuca National Park did some fieldwork to study the tropical
rainforest ecosystem. They visited three sites which are described and located in Fig. 1.1 (Insert).

(a) The vegetation in the tropical rainforest adapts to the climate. Use arrows to match the
vegetation feature with the reason for its adaptation. One has been completed for you.

Feature of the vegetation Reason for adaptation

Drip-tip leaves to compete for sunlight

Tall trees to make the tree more stable

Large leaves to remove heavy rainfall

Buttress roots to allow more transpiration

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The students decided to investigate the effect of vegetation cover at the three sites. They agreed
on the following hypotheses:

Hypothesis 1: Humidity is greater where there is more vegetation cover.

Humidity is the amount of water vapour in the air.

Hypothesis 2: Infiltration is quicker where there is more vegetation cover.

(b) (i) To obtain data the students made each of their measurements five times at each site.
Explain why this would make their results more reliable.

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(ii) To measure the amount of vegetation cover the students used the piece of equipment
shown in Fig. 1.2 (Insert).
What is this piece of equipment called? Tick (✓) your answer below.

Tick (✓)

barometer

callipers

clinometer

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(iii) To measure humidity the students did a simple test which a student described in his
fieldwork notebook, Fig. 1.3 (Insert). Suggest one weakness of this test.

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(iv) The students also measured the time it took for water to infiltrate (soak into) the ground.
Describe a fieldwork method to measure infiltration. Refer to equipment which could be
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(c) The results of the students’ measurements are shown in Table 1.1 (Insert).

(i) Which site has the highest amount of vegetation cover? Circle your answer.

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(ii) One set of measurement results is shown below.

Percentage of vegetation cover = 68

Percentage of bare ground = 32
Humidity measurement = 90 seconds
Infiltration time = 28 seconds

At which site and for which measurement (1–5) were these results recorded?

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(iii) Use the results in Table 1.1 to calculate the average infiltration time at site B. Show your
calculation below.

Answer = ............................ seconds

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(d) Using their results from Table 1.1 the students plotted the graphs shown in Fig. 1.4 below.
Results of students’ measurements
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time 100 100 humidity
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50 50 infiltration time
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Site 1 2 3 4 5
A measurement number
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vegetation
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cover bare
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time 100 100
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Site 1 2 3 4 5
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% %

ground
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0 0
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time 100 100
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Site 1 2 3 4 5
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(i) Use the information in Table 1.1 to plot the following on Fig. 1.4:

• the percentage of vegetation cover and the percentage of bare ground in

measurement 3 at site C

• how long the cobalt chloride paper took to turn pink (humidity measurement) in
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(ii) Before they made a conclusion to Hypothesis 1 the teacher reminded the students that
the less time the paper took to turn pink the greater the humidity of the air.
What conclusion would the students make about Hypothesis 1: Humidity is greater
where there is more vegetation cover? Support your decision with evidence from Fig. 1.4
and Table 1.1.

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(iii) The students decided that Hypothesis 2: Infiltration is quicker where there is more
vegetation cover was correct.
What evidence from Fig. 1.4 and Table 1.1 supports their conclusion?

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