Answers for revision sheets

YR 8
Topic: Applying ICT
Q1. Fill in the blanks:
• Data consist of raw facts and figures - it does not have any meaning
until it is processed and turned into something useful.
• Data comes in many forms, the main ones being text, numbers,
images and sound / animations
• Information is data that has been processed in such a way as to be
meaningful to the person who receives it.
•Data can be stored in many different formats called data types
 Q2. Define the following terms:

• Monochrome: using a range of shades of one colour

• Greyscale: using range of shades of grey
Q3. What can you enter, organize, develop, refine
and format using the following application
software?
A. Word Processor

Enter: Text, Images, Graphics, Charts

Organize: Paragraphs, pagination, bullet points,
tables, wrapping
Develop: Add image captions, Duplicate text and
images
Refine: Spell check and thesaurus
Format: style, size, emphasis, color, export or publish
B. Database management
Enter: data into tables
Organize: sort, filter
Develop: New fields, relationships
Refine: Queries, group, validation
Format: export or publish options
C. Graphics
Enter: Text, Images
Organize: layers, positioning
Develop: resize, animation
Refine: filters
Format: export or publish options
D. Web authoring
Enter: Text, Images, buttons, animations
Organize: tables, frames
Develop: hyperlinks, navigations
Refine: menus
Format: font enhancements, alignment
E. Presentation
Enter: Text, Images, buttons, animations,
sound, video
Organize: contents on slide, slide sorter
Develop: animations, transitions
Refine: notes, timings
Format: master slide, font
F. Spreadsheet
Enter: Text, numbers
Organize: sort, filters, use of columns and
rows
Develop: functions, formulae, graphs, charts
Refine: charts features, absolute referencing
Format: cell, column, row, sheet, print layout
Q4. What does the house style include?
• Images
• Colour
• Logos
• Type face or font style
• White space
• layouts
Q5. Differentiate between serif and sans serif
font?
• There are two main font styles:
• Serif: A serif font is a type face that adds a short, flat
line, known as serif, to the end of some letter
• Sans Serif: A San serif font is a type face that does
not add serif to the end of letters. The word San means,
without, in French. For example, veranda is a sans serif
font.
Q6. What are the Factors depending on the
Colour Choices of a document?
• Emotion and meaning
• Harmony
• Contrast
• Accessibility
Q7. Write methods of checking contents of a
document.
• Automated checking tools (automated spelling and grammar check)
• Proof reading
Topic: File Management
Q1. Complete the table given below:
Q2. Fill in the blanks:
1. Short cut key for saving file: Ctrl + S
2. Snake case_is using underscores (underlines) to separate words in a file name.
3. Build date means the date_ on which a file was created
4. Build number is the number within a series of versions from the build date
5. A _folder holds one or more files, and a folder can be empty until it is filled.
6. A folder can also contain other folders , and there can be many levels of folders within folders.
Q3. What is a file extension?
• File extension: The letters at the end of the name of a computer file,
which show what type of file it is, such as .doc
Question at the back of the chapter:
Topic: Online services
List the drawback and benefits of the following online
services: Online shopping
Advantages Disadvantages
• Convenience -You can shop from any computer • Security concerns surrounding
with an internet connection any time while
avoiding the need to travel, pay for parking, payment by credit card over
queue in-store etc. the internet.
• Greater variety is available- more shops online • Not being able to physically inspect
than any high street or shopping center.
the goods before purchase.
• Cheaper goods -it increases competition between
retailers and brings down prices. • Cannot physically inspect the goods
• Accessibility - those with a disability that limits before purchase.
their mobility can choose to have goods
delivered. • Goods getting damaged during
• Comparability - using the internet it's easy to
transport.
research products or services very thoroughly, • Goods not arriving in time or at all.
comparing prices and product details in order to
get the best deal.
• Comparing products is easy.
List the drawback and benefits of the following
online services: Online Booking system
Advantages
• instantly find out availability
• book out of office hours
• pay and receive confirmation
(via email) immediately
• lower prices - access to a greater
number of retailers increases
competition and prices fall
Disadvantages
• Risk buying from a website setup
to scam money out of customers,
ie the tickets never come
• even when buying from genuine
websites, the tickets may not arrive
in the post in time (where
confirmation email cannot be used)
• websites may not be able to cope
with high demand (making them
inaccessible)
List the drawback and benefits of the
following online services: Online banking
• Customer benefits
• Convenience - banking when it suits
them, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
from any computer with an internet
connection.
• Higher interest rates - savings banks
make through reduced staffing, fewer
premises and increased automation
mean they can offer higher interest
rates.
• Increased market awareness - visit all
the banks and find out what interest
rates they offer online.
• Customer concerns
• The closure of small, local branches
or reductions in opening hours.
• The security of online banking,
specifically hacking and credit card
fraud.
• Staffing reductions.
• As banking becomes increasingly
reliant on technology these
concerns are set to increase.
Q. List some features of VLE and online
gaming.
Features of VLE:
• Wall/timelines containing posts from teachers/students
• Noticeboard for the announcement of different courses
• Sharing video, audio, weblinks, files
• Online tests, that are often graded automatically
Features of Online Gaming:
• This allows users to play games that are hosted on a remote server.
• Sometimes these games are multiplayers, so that player can control
different characters in a game and other players can see their action in
the real time.
Q2. What is VLE?
• VLE stands for Virtual Learning Environment
• It is a website that contain teaching and learning tools
Q3. List some features of auction sites.
• Auction sites allow sellers to list items for sale for a certain period of
time and allows buyers to offer money for these items.
• Auction sites provide ratings for buyers.
• Auction sites provide ratings for sellers.
• Most auction sites also allow sellers to list items for sale with a fixed
price.
Q4. List some benefits of online information
providers.
• Get up dated news
• Get updated traffic situations
• Get update weather forecast
• Receive updated notifications
Q5. List some negative impacts of online
goods and services.
Best of luck