Assessment criteria for the portfolio (Paper Two for ITGS 2012)

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The portfolio is assessed against six criteria that are related to the assessment objectives of the ITGS course. Criterion A Presentation of the issue 4 marks Criterion B The IT background of the issue 5 marks Criterion C The impact of the issue 5 marks Criterion D A solution to a problem arising from the

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ITGS Quiz: Internet

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1. China has become the second largest user of the World Wide Web. China holds tight controls on which Internet services and Web pages can be accessed by the Chinese people. (a) Describe one method that can be used to control the Internet services and Web sites available to the Chinese people. [2 marks] –

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Teacher’s Feedback: Mock Exam ITGS Paper 2

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In ITGS, Paper 2 has more percentages for final mark, so it’s really important to fully understand how we can answer all of the questions correctly. This feedback refers to one of the student’s work 1. Read all of the questions carefully Sometimes you are not really careful read the question, so the answer you

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Mock Exam ITGS Paper 2

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Describe  three  electronic  fund  transfer  operations  that  can  take place without using an ATM. (Award up to [2 marks] for each full description up to a maximum of [6 marks].  Award only [1 mark] for each operation stated but not described.) * People have salary deposited automatically in their cash or savings accounts. * Bank

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Mock Exam ITGS Paper 3

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Based on ITGS Case Study: N & Q Investment hotspot a place that offers internet access (a place that provides public) wireless LAN/WiFi accessible by laptop/WiFi phone/PDA etc. short range of access. https Hypertext Transfer Protocol (Secure) used to encrypt and decrypt data … passing between the user and the server operates at transport layer

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ITGS Assessment

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(1)Calculate 230 decimal numbers equal in binary (2 marks) 230 = 11100110 (2)Calculate a thumb drive that has 128 MB capacity in bytes (1 KB = 1024 Bytes) (2 marks) 128 MB = 134,217,728 Bytes (3)Distinguish the differences between data and information. Outline three examples each (9 marks) Data is collection of words that even

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Mock Exam ITGS Paper 1

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compiled from last IB Exam Papers 1. A spreadsheet is used to calculate the cost of carpeting a house. It is shown here with the formula view switched on so that you can see how it is constructed (Image is not included) (a)  Identify the two functions used in this spreadsheet. [2 marks] SUM VLOOKUP

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ITGS Essay

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Write an Essay consist 200 – 400 words about the following topic (choose one) : China cleans up spam problem http://www.itnews.com/internet/29094/china-cleans-spam-problem Hacker writes easy-to-use Mac Trojan http://www.itnews.com/mac-os/29093/hacker-writes-easy-use-mac-trojan Chrome Browser Acts More Like an OS, But Security Is Unclear http://www.itnews.com/browsers/29088/chrome-browser-acts-more-os-security-unclear Guideline for writing the essay: You can divide into several parts: * Presentation of the issue

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IT in Movie Industry

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– State two uses of IT in creating films. * creating virtual actors * creating special effects (visual and/or sound only [1 mark]) * editing film * taking film footage either analog or digitally * enhancing old movies digitally – Describe three social impacts of using IT in film creation. * There may be changes

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Networking in Education

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– Describe two factors that could reduce productivity instead of increasing it when the computer network is introduced in the school. * Distractions: tinkering with files saved in file servers, answering e-mail, exploring the web, playing interactive games, etc. * Inadequate user training and support: network system is introduced into the workplace without any consideration

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Surveillance and personal monitoring

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– Outline two pieces of information which could be collected by monitoring the activities of employees and how each piece of information could be collected. * Length of time spent on telephone conversations monitored by software which records the telephone number and length of time. * Amount of computer activity and use of the keyboard

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