SRI LANKAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL RIYADH - KSA

Admission Number:

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Information and Communication Technology

Grade 8
Paper 1: Written Paper

First Semester Examination 2018/19 Final Marks

Thursday 27th of December 2018

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

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 Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your admission number and class. 1

 This paper contains 6 Questions on 8 pages. 2

 Encircle the number of each question answered. 3

 Do not use paper clips, highlighter, glue or correction fluid. 4

 Copying will result in zero marks.
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 The total mark for this paper is 80.
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 The marks for each question are shown in brackets ( ).

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 Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
 Keep an eye on the time.
 Check your answers if you have time at the end.
 Write your answers neatly and in good English.

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Department of Science, Sri Lankan International School, Riyadh, KSA

 Answer all questions on the paper
Delton is a visual artist.
He is buying digital equipment for an entry level visual art studio.
Use this information to answer question 1.

Department of Science 1 ICT Grade 8

Some question must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an answer,
put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1. Delton wants to buy a new smart TV.
1.1. Which one of these has best screen resolution?

Smart TV A

Smart TV B

Smart TV C

Smart TV D
(1)
1.2. Which one of these would use the least electricity?

Smart TV A

Smart TV B

Smart TV C

Smart TV D
(1)
1.3. Which one of these provides wireless connectivity?

Smart TV A
Smart TV B
Smart TV C
Smart TV D
(1)
1.4. Which are of these need Set-top box (STB) to connect satellite television?

Smart TV A & B

Smart TV A & C

Smart TV B & C

Smart TV C & D
(1)
1.5. Which one of these can use USB dongle to connect to a network?

Smart TV A
Smart TV B
Smart TV C
Smart TV D
(1)
Total for Q1 = 5 marks

Department of Science 2 ICT Grade 8

2. Modern Television screens are UHD.
2.1. Define the term UHD.

(2)
2.2. Delton streams a video to his smart TV.
Give two ways in which streaming is different from downloading.

(4)
2.3. Discuss whether UHD television is suitable for home television?

(8)
Total for Q2 = 14 marks

Department of Science 3 ICT Grade 8

3. Delton bought a smart phone and a tablet.

3.1. What is a pixel?

It is an animated object in a game that can move or collide with other objects
It is a pair of coordinates that tell the computer where to draw a point on the
screen
It is an object in a line drawing

It is a single coloured 'dot' in a bitmap image

(1)
3.2. What does 'dpi' mean?
The number of colours supported by the image format

The number of dots that can be plotted each second on a screen or printer

The number of dots used per horizontal inch in the image

The number of bits used to represent the colour

(1)
3.3. What is the 'colour depth' of a raster image?
The number of alternative colours that a pixel can use

The number of different colours actually used in the image

The width of the image measured in pixels

The height of the image measured in pixels

(1)
3.4. Which of these formats uses lossless compression?
JPG

TIFF

GIF

JPEG
(1)
3.5. Why are vector files often high quality, even when you zoom in or out of the image?
Because the precise position of each part of the image can be recalculated using the
coordinates and mathematical formulae
Because engineers and people that use vector files often use more powerful computers
than people at home
Because screens and printers are much more detailed than they used to be

Because they are computer graphics

(1)

Department of Science 4 ICT Grade 8

 3.6. State the image type that Delton’s smart phone can produce.

(2)
3.7. State three camera settings that Delton could change to reduce the file size of a photo.

(3)
3.8. Delton uses his tablet computer to watch the video.
State three features of a tablet computer that make it a multifunctional device.

(3)
3.9. State two methods that Delton can use to connect his smart phone and tablet to transfer photographs.

(2)
3.10. Delton decided to buy a PC to manipulate images and video editing.
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Delton selecting a desktop computer rather than a
laptop.

(8)
Total for Q3 = 23 marks

Department of Science 5 ICT Grade 8

4. Delton travels a lot to take photographs.
He also uses drone to capture aerial footage of attractive places.
4.1. Define the term GPS?

(2)
4.2. What are two uses of GPS on a smart phone?

(2)
4.3. Discuss whether smartphones are replacing navigation aid such as Sat-Nav.

(4)
4.4. Explain two positive and two negative effects of using drones in public.

(4)
Total for Q4 = 12 marks

Department of Science 6 ICT Grade 8

5. CLI and GUI are two types of user interfaces a user can interact with the device.

5.1. Define the term GUI.

(2)
5.2. State one major difference between CLI and GUI.

(2)
5.3. State two benefits of voice interfaces on digital devices for elderly and disabled people.

(2)
5.4. Discuss why GUI is popular among modern digital devices.

(6)
Total for Q5 = 12 marks

6. Delton’s smart phone security.

6.1. Define the term PIN.

(2)
6.2. State two reasons for Delton use in a pattern PIN instead of numeric PIN.

(4)

Department of Science 7 ICT Grade 8

 6.3. Explain the difference between software security and physical security.

(8)
Total for Q6 = 14 marks

Total for paper = 80 marks

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Department of Science 8 ICT Grade 8