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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
TOPIC QUESTIONS PAPER-1 SET-1
SMART EXAM RESOURCES
Unit 1.5 Impact of Emerging Technologies
1. A teacher is teaching students about history using a virtual reality (VR) system.
Identify three devices that could be used with a VR system.
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2. The security of software and data is very important.
Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate word(s) from the list.
anti-spyware iris scan chip reader a password coding
a PIN a dongle encryption a token quantum cryptography
(a) An electronic device that plugs into a computer and contains the key for a piece of
software is called
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(b) The scrambling of data is known as
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(c) A security process that uses photons to enable secure communication is called
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(d) A numeric code that is entered to enable payment to be made for a meal in a
restaurant with a debit card is called
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3. Some smartphones connected to the internet can allow the user to point their phone’s
camera at an object or image to display information about it on the phone’s screen.
The object acts like an item in a search engine. This is called augmented reality.
One example of its use is in mobile games, where the user tries to catch characters from
the game as the characters appear to walk in the streets.
Explain, using examples, other ways in which augmented reality could be used in
everyday life.
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4. Complete the following sentences, using the most appropriate technology from the list
below.
a 3D printer artificial intelligence batch processing biometrics
a dot matrix printer a microphone a password a robot
a scanner a speaker
(a) A printer that is capable of producing physical objects is called
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(b) The use of a computer to perform tasks that mimic or duplicate the functions of the
human brain is called
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(c) A device used in a car production line to assemble a car is called
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(d) Authentication techniques that use fingerprints or retina scans is called
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