Int 1 information and the internet revision

Intermediate 1 Computing Studies

Information and the Internet Revision:
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and the Internet”

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Carol stores the details of the her company’s
plumbers and electricians in a database. She includes
their bank details.

Explain why the details of the plumbers are an
example of information rather than data.


Carol stores the details of the her company’s
plumbers and electricians in a database. She includes
their bank details.

Explain why the details of the plumbers are an
example of information rather than data.

 Information has meaning/make sense
or
 Data is raw values with no meaning


What is the term that is used to describe
“interlinked pages of information on the
Internet”?


What is the term that is used to describe
“interlinked pages of information on the
Internet”?

 The World Wide Web


State the type of website that would be used
for each of the following. (The first one has
been one as an example.)
(a) Buying books online = A Shopping Website
(b) Finding out about current events = ?
(c) Learning about how to build a PC = ?


State the type of website that would be used
for each of the following. (The first one has
been one as an example.)
(a) Buying books online = A Shopping Website
(b) Finding out about current events = ?
(c) Learning about how to build a PC = ?

(b) A news website
(c) An education website


Billy buys all his shoes online from
www.downatheel.co.uk.

Complete the table below by adding the correct type
for each website, the first one has been done for you.


Billy buys all his shoes online from
www.downatheel.co.uk.

Complete the table below by adding the correct type
for each website, the first one has been done for you.

news

leisure


What does WWW stand for?


What does WWW stand for?

 World Wide Web


What is the “Internet”?


What is the “Internet”?

 All the world’s computers connected
into a large network.


What is meant by the “home page” of a website?


What is meant by the “home page” of a website?

 The first page


What is a network?


What is a network?

 Two or more computers that are
connected to share information and
other resources


Information can be classified as: Public, Private, Electronic,
Manual.

Which type of information is each of the following? The first has
been done as an example.
(a) Bus timetable on a website Public, Electronic
(b) A teacher’s handwritten list of pupil marks
(c) A doctor’s database saved to a computer
(d) A telephone directory


Information can be classified as: Public, Private, Electronic,
Manual.

Which type of information is each of the following? The first has
been done as an example.
(a) Bus timetable on a website Public, Electronic
(b) A teacher’s handwritten list of pupil marks
(c) A doctor’s database saved to a computer
(d) A telephone directory

(b) Private, manual
(c) Private, electronic
(d) Public, manual


A building company stores details of their customers in
a database.

Under which law must the company register before
they can store the customer information in the
database?


A building company stores details of their customers in
a database.

Under which law must the company register before
they can store the customer information in the
database?

 The Data Protection Act

(Your answer must give the full name
of the Act or it is wrong.)


What is the purpose of a modem?


What is the purpose of a modem?

The modem is an item of hardware that
is used to convert data for use over a
phone line


A web address consists of these parts:

Host name
Directory name
Web page.

Identify the three parts of this web address:

www.bbc.co.uk/radio/radio4.html


A web address consists of these parts:

Host name
Directory name
Web page.

Identify the three parts of this web address:

www.bbc.co.uk/radio/radio4.html

Host name = www.bbc.co.uk
Directory name = /radio/
Web page = radio4.html


State one advantage of having a bus timetable
on the internet, rather than as a paper copy.


State one advantage of having a bus timetable
on the internet, rather than as a paper copy.

 More people can access the
information.
 It’s easier to update.
 You can search the information easily.


Bob is creating a report on how to build your
own computer. He uses the internet to conduct
his research.

State features of the internet that Bob would
find useful to help prepare his report.


Bob is creating a report on how to build your
own computer. He uses the internet to conduct
his research.

State features of the internet that Bob would
find useful to help prepare his report.

 Newsgroups
 Forums
 Search Engines


What Act makes it illegal to
download software that you haven’t
paid for or use images from
websites without getting permission
first?


What Act makes it illegal to
download software that you haven’t
paid for or use images from
websites without getting permission
first?

 The Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act
(Your answer MUST give the full name
of the Act or 0 marks.)


What law makes it illegal for Jim to access
Betty’s email without her permission?


What law makes it illegal for Jim to access
Betty’s email without her permission?

 The Computer Misuse Act


Which type of software is required to access the internet and send
emails?


Which type of software is required to access the internet and send
emails?

 Communications software

(Remember: Communications software is a
type of software including your web browser
(Internet Explorer) and your email
software.)

What type of communications
software do you need to view
web pages?


What type of communications
software do you need to view
web pages?

 A web browser


What type of internet connection
would be the best choice if you
want to watch videos online?



 Broadband


State a measure that a school could put in
place to prevent pupils from accessing
inappropriate sites while at school.


State a measure that a school could put in
place to prevent pupils from accessing
inappropriate sites while at school.

 Filtering


GUST wants to create a website to advertise and sell
products over the Internet. GUST employees will use
the Software Development Process to create the
website.

GUST must first decide exactly what has to be on the
website.
Which stage of the Software Development Process is
this?


GUST wants to create a website to advertise and sell
products over the Internet. GUST employees will use
the Software Development Process to create the
website.

GUST must first decide exactly what has to be on the
website.
Which stage of the Software Development Process is
this?

 Analysis


Give an example of what might be involved in the
testing stage when developing a website.


State one example of information that you would
expect to find in each of the following items of
documentation.

(i) User Guide

(ii) Technical Guide

(i) Instructions on how to use the
Website

(ii) Instructions on the hardware or
software to allow user to access
website

Information sources such as CDs and websites can be classified
as belonging to these categories of information:
Leisure
Education
Advertising / Shopping
News
Sports

Bob is looking for information about the flags of the world. What
type of website should he look for?


Information sources such as CDs and websites can be classified
as belonging to these categories of information:
Leisure
Education
Advertising / Shopping
News
Sports

Bob is looking for information about the flags of the world. What
type of website should he look for?

 Education


Sarah does not want her computer to be infected by a
virus.

Explain what Sarah should do to protect her computer.


Sarah does not want her computer to be infected by a
virus.

Explain what Sarah should do to protect her computer.

 Use anti-virus software
 Use a firewall


Hattie is a professional web site designer.
Write down the steps in the software
development process that she will follow to
produce a website.


Write down the steps in the software
development process that she will follow to
produce a website.

1. Analysis
2. Design
3. Implementation
4. Testing
5. Documentation
6. Evaluation


Write down one setup cost and one running
cost that would be associated with her internet
connection.


Write down one setup cost and one running
cost that would be associated with her internet
connection.
Never say things like “employees
wages” or “electricity” as these are
not specific to the internet
connection and are general costs!

Setup cost examples: Running cost
Putting in a phone examples:
line Monthly ISP bill
Buying a computer Telephone bill
Buying a modem

Bob is a web designer. Below is a list of his expenses.
State whether each is an example of a running cost
or a setup cost.

(a) Buying a web cam
(b) Purchasing new web authoring software
(c) Installing a new telephone line
(d) Internet service costs


Bob is a web designer. Below is a list of his expenses.
State whether each is an example of a running cost
or a setup cost.

(a) Buying a web cam
(b) Purchasing new web authoring software
(c) Installing a new telephone line
(d) Internet service costs

(a) Setup cost
(b) Setup cost
(c) Running cost
(d) Running cost

Gerry notices that his home
computer downloads web pages
slower than his school computer.

State one way that he could improve
his internet speed.


Gerry notices that his home
computer downloads web pages
slower than his school computer.

State one way that he could improve
his internet speed.
 Upgrade his computer processor to a
faster processor


Gerry has purchased a new game and makes a copy
of the new game for his friend, David.

State the name of the law that Gerry has broken.


Gerry has purchased a new game and makes a copy
of the new game for his friend, David.

State the name of the law that Gerry has broken.

 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
(You answer must give the full name of
the act or you will not get any
marks.)


Gerry discovers that someone else has been
using his email account without his permission.

This is an example of “hacking”.

State the name of the act that makes hacking
illegal.


Gerry discovers that someone else has been
using his email account without his permission.

This is an example of “hacking”.

State the name of the act that makes hacking
illegal.

 Computer Misuse Act
 (Your answer must state the full
name of the Act or 0 marks.)


Mohan is a professional web designer. He has created a website
for a travel company.

Once the website is finished, it must be tested. State one element
of the site that should be tested.


Mohan is a professional web designer. He has created a website
for a travel company.

Once the website is finished, it must be tested. State one element
of the site that should be tested.

 Links


A stable keeps details of their horses and
owners in a database as shown below.
What is an advantage of using an electronic
database?


A stable keeps details of their horses and
owners in a database as shown below.
What is an advantage of using an electronic
database?

 Easy to sort
 Can search
 Can easily add new records
 Easy to edit
 Can make backups


SADA is a large supermarket chain with many branches across
the country.

They maintain an electronic information system of company
contact details.

(a) What type of application is being used by SADA to store the
company contact
details?


SADA is a large supermarket chain with many branches across
the country.

They maintain an electronic information system of company
contact details.

(a) What type of application is being used by SADA to store the
company contact
details?

 A database


State one disadvantage of an electronic information
system.


State one disadvantage of an electronic information
system.

• Need computer equipment to access
• Need training
• Data could be hacked
• Data could be lost IF NOT backed up
• System crash

An example of a field in this database that
uses the data field type number is the
HorseID field.
State a field that would use these types:
(a) Currency
(b) Date


An example of a field in this database that
uses the data field type number is the
HorseID field.
State a field that would use these types:
(a) Currency
(b) Date

(a) Daily Fee
(b) Arrival


The stable decides to store whether the horse
is male or female.

What must be done to the database?


A new horse joins the stable.


Add a record


is male or female.



is male or female.


Add a new field.


Information from a database can be in these
formats:
Record layout
Card layout
Column layout
List layout

Which layout is shown in the example below?


Information from a database can be in these
formats:
Record layout
Card layout
Column layout
List layout

Which layout is shown in the example below?

List layout


What would the stable have to do to the
database to find all horses who stayed for less
than 10 days after June 2006?

Write down the search that they would have to
use.


What would the stable have to do to the
database to find all horses who stayed for less
than 10 days after June 2006?

Write down the search that they would have to
use.

Your answer MUST name the field and
the value you are searching for like
this:
“Search for No of Days <10 AND
Arrival >30/06/2009”

Sunshine Shores Travel Agency has a database of holidays
available. This is an example of a record from the database.


Sunshine Shores Travel Agency has a database of holidays
available. This is an example of a record from the database.

 Search(Query)on resort = „Benidorm‟
 (AND) date from >‟1/7/09‟
 (AND) no.of.Nights = 7
 could also have date from 2/7/09

Once the holiday is selected, the database works out
the total cost of the holiday.

State the type of field that is used to do this.


Once the holiday is selected, the database works out
the total cost of the holiday.

State the type of field that is used to do this.

 Calculated


State the type of field that would be used to store a
picture of the accommodation in the holiday database.


State the type of field that would be used to store a
picture of the accommodation in the holiday database.

 Graphic
Or
 Object


What has been done to the database to produce the
report shown below?


What has been done to the database to produce the
report shown below?

 Sorted on Customer Name
ascending and Number of Nights
descending

The travel company wants to produce a list of all
bookings for “Pony trekking”. What must they do to
the database to print out a list of all pony trekking
holidays?


The travel company wants to produce a list of all
bookings for “Pony trekking”. What must they do to
the database to print out a list of all pony trekking
holidays?

 Search on field Holiday=“Pony
trekking” and then print out the
results.


A database stores information about holiday bookings. Part
of the database is shown below.

They want to add a field that will automatically total the cost
for the holiday using No Nights x Cost per Night. State the
type of field that would do this calculation automatically.
Customer Hotel No Nights Cost Per
Name Name night
Jane Smith Hotel 2 £110
Oynich
Betty Jones Kirk Inn 5 £99
Sam Davids Weatherby 7 £89
Lodge


A database stores information about holiday bookings. Part
of the database is shown below.

They want to add a field that will automatically total the cost
for the holiday using No Nights x Cost per Night. State the
type of field that would do this calculation automatically.
Customer Hotel No Nights Cost Per
Name Name night
Jane Smith Hotel 2 £110
Oynich
Betty Jones Kirk Inn 5 £99
Sam Davids Weatherby 7 £89
Lodge

A calculated field


State the name of the law that protects personal data saved to a
database.


State the name of the law that protects personal data saved to a
database.

 Data Protection Act
(Your answer must state the full name
of the Act or 0 marks.)


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