1 - understanding where information is held globally and how it is transfered

Question 1

(1.1) what is the digital divide?

Answer 1

The difference in having access to digital resources in different parts of the world.

Question 2

(1.1) what is different about the human development index in developing countries?

Answer 2

Lower than developed countries.

Question 3

(1.2) what is another term for optical media?

Answer 3

Music and film storage formats.

Question 4

(1.2) How does magnetic media store data?

Answer 4

Magnetic patterns

Question 5

(1.4) What is a network with interconnected networks?

Answer 5

Multiple computers forming a network that s one access point from the network to the internet.

Question 6

(1.5) what is the internet?

Answer 6

It is a world wide network of interconnected networks.

Question 7

(1.5) what is an intranet?

Answer 7

It is a network that is not connected to the internet.only available to people within an organisation.

E.g: school, shop

Question 8

(1.5) what is an entrant?

Answer 8

It is a website that provides restricted access to resources.

Question 9

(1.5) what is the characteristic of the internet?

Answer 9

Public

Open access

Question 10

(1.5) what is the characteristic of the intranet?

Answer 10

Private

Closed access

Question 11

(1.5) what is the characteristic of the extranet?

Answer 11

Private

Shared access

Question 12

(1.6) what is a RSS feed?

Answer 12

A small amount of information revealed for a short period of time

E.g: flash sale

Question 13

1.1

What are the 6 holders of Information?

Answer 13

1. Individual citizens
2. Businesses
3. Educational Institutions
4. Governments
5. Charities
6. Health care services

Question 14

1.2

What are the 4 different information storage medias

Answer 14

1. Magnetic media
2. Paper
3. Optical media
4. Solid state media

Question 15

1.2

What are the 5 different types of potential characteristics for storage media?

Answer 15

1. Mutability
2. Robustness
3. Access to data
4. Cost
5. Storage capacity

Question 16

1.2

What is mutability as a characteristic of storage media?

Answer 16

The ability to change the contents of a storage medium

Question 17

1.2

What is robustness as a characteristic of storage media?

Answer 17

The damage caused if the storage medium has been negatively affected in some way

Question 18

1.2

What is access to data as a characteristic of storage media?

Answer 18

How long it takes to find a specific piece of data within the storage media

Question 19

1.2

What is cost as a characteristic of storage media?

Answer 19

How much The storage media is

Question 20

1.2

What is storage capacity as a characteristic of storage media?

Answer 20

This is the amount of data that can be stored on each device

Question 21

1.3

What are the four types of information storage devices?

Answer 21

1. Handheld device
2. Portable device
3. Fixed device
4. Shared device

Question 22

1.3

What is a handheld device?

Answer 22

A small portable device

Question 23

1.3

What is a portable device?

Answer 23

An easily transported device

Question 24

1.3

What is a fixed device?

Answer 24

I device that is not portable or easily moved

Question 25

1.3 | What is a shared device?

Answer 25

A device that is accessed by more than one user at a time

Question 26

1.6 | What are the 7 different information formats?

Answer 26

1. Webpages 2. Blogs 3. Podcasts 4. Streamed audio and video 5. Social media channels 6. Document stores 7. RSS feeds

Question 27

1.6 | What is a webpage?

Answer 27

It is a hypertext document connected to the World Wide Web, webpages maybe static or dynamic.

Question 28

1.6 | What is a blog?

Answer 28

They were originally personal webpages

Question 29

1.6 | What is a podcast?

Answer 29

It can be a sound or video file which can be downloaded or played online.

Question 30

1.6 | What is a document store?

Answer 30

Documents stored online

Question 31

1.7 | What are 3 advantages of the Internet for individuals?

Answer 31

1. Communication has been revolutionised 2. Increases connectability for longer periods of time 3. The availability of information has impacted knowledge

Question 32

1.7 | What are 3 advantages of the Internet for organisations?

Answer 32

1. Transferring information internationally 2. Transferring information quicker 3. Transfer information at lower costs

Question 33

1.8 | What are 3 disadvantages of the Internet for individuals?

Answer 33

1. Increasing identity theft 2. A source of distraction 3. Introduced cyber-bullying

Question 34

1.8 | What are 2 disadvantages of the Internet for organisations?

Answer 34

1. High-quality websites can be time-consuming and costly to maintain/create 2. Websites can get hacked and data can get stolen