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1 Six applications are shown inthe table below. By using a tick (/) indicate the most
appropriate method of inputting data for each application.
Application Touchscreen Sensor
Keyboard
Inputtingtext into a word processor
Inputtingtemperatures directly in an industrial
control procesS
Selecting from a menu at an ATM
Inputting moisture levels in a greenhouse monitoring
system
Inputting commands,such as Prnt scrnor Ctrl+P, into
a computer
Selecting options at an information system access
point at an airport

2 a What is meant by the two terms: 0CR and OMR?

0CR:

OMR:

b Compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of using 0CR and OMR as a method
of inputting data from apaper questionnaire.
0CR OMR

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3 Give one use for each of the following input devices.

Give a different use in each case.

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an nrinters use various ways to produce solid objects. Explain each of the
following terms:

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ii Direct 3D printing

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b Acar enthusiast has bought a car manufactured in 1911.

Unfortunately, none of the
parts for the car are available any more.

Explain how 3D printing technology could be used to create spare parts for this 1911 car.
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Which devices are being described below? output devices
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that utilises radio waves to read and capture
Adevice a chip and
a comprises an antenna.
information using atag, which
that can read marks written in pencil or pen, and is
b Adevice
multiple-choice exam papers. used in the marking of
OMR

c Adevice that can convert hard copy documents into an electronic form; software in
the device also allows it to read and
understand handwriting.

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image and allows it to be shown on acomputer, for example, and then magnifies the
large screen.

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Adevice that uses a printing
sheets of paper.
drum, which is positively charged, and negatively charged

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left and five descriptions are shown on the right.
By drawing lines, connect each output device to its
correct description.
|(Graphlplotter Output device that uses tiny crystals which
change when different electric fields are
applied
Dot matrix printer
Output device that uses pens to build up the
image by drawing multiple continuous lines
Inkjet printer
Device under computer control which is
3 mechanical or electromechanical in nature
and operates switches, motors, and so on
Actuator Droplets of ink are ejected onto paper;
makes use of thernmal bubble or piezoelectric
technology to eject the ink onto paper
LCD screen Output device where a print head (containing
2 a matrix of pins] strikes an inked ribbon to
print characters

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8 Airports use QR codes to advertise tourist information aimed at arriving passengerS.
a Describe aQR code.

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Directdata entry(DDE) is used to input data into a computer, remQving
data entry. Complete the following need for
table by giving the most
manual
devicefor
each application described. appropriate DDE
Application DDE device

Shaded boxes or-lozenges on a paper

Questionnaire to be read in directly to a
computer
automaticallytrack an item in a distribution
To without
centre the need for any scanning; the
item can be recognised from up to 50 metres
away
of
Davice that can read a matrix made up
light background: these
dark squares on a
sQuares represent data which can be read by a
smartphone camera
QR coole
Devicethat can read alternating dark and light
lines. of varying thickness, that can be used to Bas coole eeay
identify an item
Cuctem that can take characters on paper and
convert each character into a form that can be
understood by, tor example, a word processor

40 ke the following list of words and phrases to complete the paragraph that follows.
Each word or phrase can be used once, more than once or not at all.
» fuser negatively red
» impact » noisy and dirty » strikes
» ink cartridges » piezoelectric » thermal bubble
» inked ribbon » positively » toner
laser » quiet » toner cartridge

Inkjet printers use . . . L 4 . .to supply ink to a spray nozzle toenable printing.
Ink droplets are produced usina.hesmal
Piezvele. technology.
Dot matrix printers are atype of .Cac printer where a matrix print
tead
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. .toprint characters; this type of
printer works well in ...e. environments, unlike other types of printer.

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casel pnnters use a printing drum which is given apositive charge; as the drum rotates,
a..
laaer light scans across it removing the ...sai...harged
areas which match the image to be printed. The drum is then coated in positiveiy

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rolled over the drum, Finally, a kuse is used to melt the ink onto the paper.

seven Statements about input/output devices are given below. By ticking () either the
true or false column, indicate which statements are true and which are
false.
Statement False (/)
True (/)
Digital cameras use HDD storage to hold the
Light pens only work with CRT photographs
monitors
Trackerballs are used in luxury cars to select functions rather
than operate dials and
switches
Data from microphones can be
computer
directly processed by a
Optical mice use light to transmit data
directly to the
Ergonomic keyboards are much smaller than standardcomputer
QWERTY keyboards 1
Driving (steering) wheels use sensors to detect
movement to give the sensation of steering left/right
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operation of the following devices:
a RFID:

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133Dprinters produce solid objects. When data is sent to a 3D printer, it qoes through a
number of stages.The stages are shown below. By writing the numberS 1 to 5, put the
stagesin the correct order:
following
Descriptionofstage
Order of stage
is now set upto allow the solid object to be printed'
30printer
Finalised drawing isimported|into 3D printing software that
prepares datain aformat understood| by the printer 2
0bject removed| from the 3D printer and any unwanted material is
cutaway or washed away to produce a final | solid object
Designis made using CAD software or blueprint downloaded
from the internet 1
Solidobject is now built up layer by layer; each layer is 0.1 mm
several hours
thick and printing Can take

14Complete the table below by identifying the most appropriate output device for each use.
The $ame answer can be used more than once.

Description of use Name of device

To produce high-quality one-off printing, such as a photograph
To make use of continuous stationery and produce multi-part Cnee
printouts Dot nat
Toproduce a prototype for a new machine part to test its
functionality
To operate a valve in a computer-controlled chemical process
To produce wage slips (4000 to be printed overnight unattended);
Actuolo
acarbon copy is also needed
Produces high quality printing where high volume is also required oiu bntu
Produce verbal output from a computer to help a sight-impaired
person correct errors in a word-processed document Speakes
Produces very large accurate printouts, such as an A0 drawing,
on a variety of materials
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15 Achemical process is being
monitored by temperature and pH
microprocessor. Aheater is used to raise the temperature and asensors
valve
and by a
is controlled
toadmit acid whenever the pH rises
above 5.0.
Ine rollowing diagram is a schematic of the process. Label each of parts
list below. numbered 1to 6 from the
» actuator
» analogue to digital converter
» digital to analogue
» pH sensor converter » microprocessor
>» temperature sensor

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16 At the beginning of the 21st
LCD monitors became much century,tocathode ray tube (CRT) monitors were being phased out as
cheaper purchase.
a Describe three advantages of LCD monitors compared to CRT
monitors.
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b Describe two disadvantages of LCD monitors compared to CRT monitors.

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c Tablet computers could be operated using a mouse. Desribé tfle advantages of

using touch Screens on tablets rather than using a mouse.

17 Bydrawing connecting lines, choose the most appropriate sensor

be used in each of the five applications shown on the right.
shown on the left, which could

Temperature
)System that counts the number of vehicles
passing over a plate in the road
Pressure
Checking the acidity levels in soil
Light Automatic operation of doors leading into a
building
Acoustic (sound) Intruder alarm system that works by picking
upthe noise of breaking glass
pH Part of the control of a central heating
system

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18 Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of using:

» laser printers
» inkjet printers
» dot matrix printers

to produce a hard copy output.

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