Personal Digital Devices

Question 1

What are the uses of Digital Devices for: Communicating?

Answer 1

Text message (Short Message Service, SMS)
Instant Messaging
Voice Calls
Video Calls
Media messages (Multimedia Messaging Service, MMS)
Social Networking sites
Emails

Question 2

What are the uses of Digital Devices for: Leisure?

Answer 2

Watching films
Streaming
Downloading/listening to music
Playing games with consoles or computers
Reading with ebook readers
Keeping in touch through social networking sites
Taking photos and videos on digital cameras

Question 3

What are the uses of Digital Devices for: Travel?

Answer 3

Find the route using sat nav and Global Positioning System (GPS)
Track location of deliveries
Geo tag images

Question 4

What is Flash Memory? And why is it used?

Answer 4

Flash memory is a type of peripheral that is ideal for portable digital devices because:
It doesn’t lose data when turned off
Has no moving parts so not easily damaged
It is removable and can be used to transfer data between devices

Question 5

Different types of Flash Memory?

Answer 5

Secure Digital (SD) card - stores up to a certain amount of data (e.g. 16GB, 32GB) and has no moving parts

Micro SD card - same as normal SD cards but smaller

SDHC ( High Capacity) card - stores a higher amount

USB flash drive - plugs into the USB port and generally has more storage than SD cards

SDXC ( Extended Capacity) card - stores up to 2TB

Question 6

Common Input devices?

Answer 6

Mouse
Keyboard
Game Controller
Webcam
Touch Screen
Microphone
Joystick
Tablet

Question 7

Common Output devices?

Answer 7

Speakers
Docking Station
Headphones
Printer
Headset
Screen

Question 8

Connectivity: Data Cable Connection

Answer 8

The most common method of data cable connection is USB cable.

Question 9

Connectivity: Bluetooth

Answer 9

Bluetooth allows devices to communicate wireless over short distances using radio waves

Question 10

Connectivity: Wi-Fi

Answer 10

Another method of wireless communication, enabled devices can communicate over longer distances. Allows devices to connect with a computer network and the internet. Devices can connect to Wi-Fi enables peripherals such as printers, speakers, scanners.

Question 11

Functions of Multi functional mobile phones

Answer 11

Internet browsing - stream music and videos

GPS receiver - pinpoint position on a ma, get local information, use as a navigational device

Entertainment - play games, music videos

Productivity - learning, financial management, entertainment and travel apps boost productivity and save time.

Data Storage - store photos, music and video, removable storage allows easy transfer

Camera/video camera - can take still images, make video calls

Question 12

Personal Computers: Desktop Computers

Answer 12

• Need input and output peripherals such as monitors, mouse, keyboard
• Have hard disk drives and optical drives, such as CD and DVD, as storage devices
• Can have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi cards fitted for wireless communication.

Question 13

Personal Computers: Laptop Computers

Answer 13

• Battery powered
• Built in screen, touchpad, and webcam
• Have hard disk drives and optical drives, such as CD and DVD drives, and slots for SD cards
• ## Have bluetooth and Wi-Fi built in

Question 14

Personal Computers: Netbook Computers

Answer 14

• Strong and robust
• Small and lightweight
• Boot up quickly
• Wi-Fi built in
• Tend not to have CD drive

Question 15

Personal Computers: Tablet Computers

Answer 15

• Very light and portable
• Battery powered
• Touch screen
• On-screen keyboard
• Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 3G
• Camera
• Can download and run apps