Topic 9 – ICT and Modern LivingName:
Topic 9 ICT and Modern Living
Has the way ICT systems have changed the way people go about their daily lives been positive or negative?
Some ICT developments have had positive effects on our lives while others have produced negative effects. Here are some things/situations and you have to decide whether they are positive or negative by completing the boxes in the following table.
Comments about ICT / Positive or negative?It is very hard to keep your personal life private.
New problems have been created such as cyberbullying.
People are worried about having their identity stolen.
Your personal life is no longer your own.
Communication, wherever you are, is easier.
Widens the gap between the haves and the have-nots.
Creates a new group of ICT-related crimes.
There are health problems associated with working with ICT equipment.
Allows disabled people to work.
Some employees are able to work from home.
Using the Internet to shop means that you have a much greater choice of products and services to choose from.
Using ICT can be very stressful.
Mobile phones allow communication between people on the move (taxi drivers, reps, etc.).
More realistic computer games are available that are more fun.
Paying for goods is much faster using ICT.
Mobile phones are useful in an emergency.
You can use the Internet for research and this saves a trip to the library.
Investigating online shopping sites
Many people now shop online.
For this activity you are required to browse the following sites, some of which you may already be familiar with. Here are the sites you need to look at:
Produce a list of the things you like about these online sites and also a list of the things you do not like about the sites. Please note that you are comparing the sites and how easy they are to use and not the range of products they are selling.
Multiple Choice
1Which one of the following is not a social networking site?
AMySpace
BFacebook
CTwitter
DBlog
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2 What can you use social networking sites for?
ATo access social services
BTo purchase goods from supermarkets
CTo make price comparisons between the same article bought in different stores
DTo communicate efficiently with friends and family and to network with people with similar interests
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3 Facebook, MySpace and Twitter are all examples of which one of these?
ASocial networking sites
BNetworks
CWord-processing software
DGraphical user interfaces
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4 A young person decides to produce a website outlining some of their interests.
Which one of the following should they never reveal on this website?
ATheir age
BTheir interests
CPictures of their pets
DTheir mobile phone number
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5 Which one of the following can you not do on a social networking site?
ACreate your own blog
BUpload photographs
CUpload videos
DView medical records
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6 Online shopping has become very popular. This may cause social problems.
Which one of these is a social problem caused by online shopping?
A High street shops closing owing to not being able to compete with online stores
B People having fewer goods to choose from
C Not being able to return goods easily
D Goods being sent from anywhere in the world
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7 What is working from home making use of ICT called?
ATeleworking
BTelecommunications
CSurfing
DCommuting
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8 Which one of the following is not an advantage of online banking?
AAvailability of services 24/7, 365 days per year
BFaster than queuing up in a bank
CThere is a danger of identity theft
DYou do not have to waste time travelling to banks
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9 Which one of the following bestdescribes what artificial intelligence means?
A Creating ICT systems that can learn from experience like the human brain
B Implanting a chip into someone’s brain to make them more intelligent
C Using speech recognition to input words into a word-processor
D Putting a microprocessor into a device
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10 Which one of the following is not a biometric method used to identify a person?
AFace recognition
BFingerprint recognition
CRetinal scanning
DPaper driving licence
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Text Book Questions
Questions A Page 178
Question / Mark / Answer1A / 3
B / 2
2A / 6
B / 2
3 / 4
4 / 2
5A / 1
B / 2
C / 2
6A / 7
BI / 1
BII / 1
BIII / 1
7A / 2
B / 2
CI / 4
CII / 4
Questions B Page 180
Question / Mark / Answer1A / 2
B / 1
2A / 2
B / 1
3 / 3
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