ICT and modern living

Question 1

How can employees work from home?

Answer 1

they can receive, create, and edit documents and send them back to their employer

Question 2

What is one major factor that the employee must depend on when working from home?

Answer 2

internet, so they can use email, www, and set up virtual private networks to connect to employers network

Question 3

What are some advantages to working from home?

Answer 3

• saves cost of fuel, parking and travel tickets
• saved time spent travelling
• no set working times, flexible working times
• • can adjust work schedule around family/ personal matters

Question 4

What are some disadvantages to working from home?

Answer 4

• cost of ICT equipment is company doesn’t provide ti
• cost of electricity to run equipment
• can be distracted

Question 5

What is artificial intelligence?

Answer 5

computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence,

visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.

Question 6

What are robotics

Answer 6

the design, creation and use of automated machines.

the robots are designed to carry out specific tasks

Question 7

what is biometrics?

Answer 7

a way of identifying people using physical features like fingerprints, retina patterns, or facial features

can be useful for verifying who a person is in security systems

Question 8

What is vision enhancement

Answer 8

used to help people see objects better by using zoom facilities or enlarged text

i.e night vision goggles

Question 9

What is computer-assisted translation

Answer 9

involves a translation memory that remembers how previous translations were carried out

Question 10

What is Quantum cryptography?

Answer 10

a secure way of encrypting data using the quantum properties of light

Question 11

What is 3D and holographic imaging

Answer 11

uses recorded light patterns scattered from objects to recreate images of the objects that appear to be 3-dimensional

Question 12

What is virtual reality

Answer 12

an environment generated by a computer system to stimulate the re

Question 13

What is 3D printing

Answer 13

works by adding successive layers of material onto a surface

Question 14

What features does online shopping contain

Answer 14

• search facility to find goods
• shopping basket to put their choices in
• options for return of goods

Question 15

What should customers be concerned about when shopping online

Answer 15

• their personal and bank details may not been secure
• may be delivery charges
• goods may take a long time to arrive or not be delivered at all

Question 16

Why do stores like to sell things online?

Answer 16

• they can reduce the number of shops and staff
• they can sell to customers all over the world
• data they collect can be used to target customer for further sales

Question 17

why do stored have extra costs in selling goods online?

Answer 17

• they have to set up and maintain a website
• make sure customer details are secure
• make sure payment facilities are secure

Question 18

What are some advantages for online banking (for customer)

Answer 18

• saves the costs of fuel and parking
• have access to bank all day, every day
• authentication can be very secure

Question 19

What are some disadvantages for online banking (for customer)

Answer 19

• extra costs of ICT systems and internet access
• complicated IDs ad PINs can be difficult to remember
• call-centre staff based in different countries may not be able to understand accent of caller

Question 20

What are some advantages for online banking (for bank)

Answer 20

• don’t need to have as many branches, saves cost of renting buildings
• can reduce amount of cheques used
• don’t need to hire as many staff

Question 21

What are some disadvantages for online banking (for bank)

Answer 21

• need to employ more ICT technicians who are trained
• need call centres to be open all the time
• need secure internet connections to online customer services