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Home entertainment
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- 1what is an input device?needed for data to be inputted into a system e.g. remote control unit, keypad or keyboard
- 2what is an output device?allows data out of the system e.g. TV screen, speakers.
- 3hardware is...the physical components that make up a computer system e.g. Monitor and motherboard.
- 4software is...the programming code used to complete a task.
- 5pay to view or pay per view services are...subscription based services where you pay a monthly fee for digital TV services that include; satellite channels and other services, cable TV and other services and digital terrestrial TV and other services
- 6interactive services...available using the internet and some cable/satellite systems ; online betting, online dating, online voting
- 7online betting...on the internet there are a large number of betting websites, containing casino games like roulette and poker.
+no need to pick up winning; added to your debit card amount.
- can become addictive - 8online dating...there's a huge amount of dating sites adding convenience to people with busy lives who can find out about potential partners through profiles of users.
+some people are shy and might find it hard to meet people.
-they may be meeting lots of other people. - 9online voting...if young people could vote online via the internet,it would encourage and make it easier for them to get involved in the voting system.
+encourages more people to vote
-not everyone has a computer or the internet. - 10gaming...you can play games on the computer and by using special consoles. To play fast action games it is necessary to use: a fast processor, a large screen and high quality graphics card.
- 11gaming 2+can make learning fun
- can be addictive - 12input devices in gaminga joystick, a games controller, a steering wheel controller.
- 13output devices in gaming.television and speakers.
- 14digital photography...pixel, a dot of light forming a digital image
megapixel, one million pixels. - 15digital camera or mobile phones with a cameraallows a person to photographic images on their computer.
- 16using an example define the key terms input device, output device.(2)input devices are needed for data to be input to the system like a joystick or mouse, output devices allow data out of the system like TV screens and speakers.
- 17using an example define the key terms hardware and software (2)hardware are the physical elements of the computer like motherboard and software are programs that give the computer instruction e.g. microsoft
- 18define the term information (2)information is data that has been processed by the computer this means the data has had calculations performed on it.or that has been organised somehow.
- 19identify three interactive services offered by digital TV (3)online voting, gaming and online dating
- 20There are plans in many countries for voting in elections to be done using the internet describe what equipment a person would need in their home in order to be able to vote using the internet (2)remote control and a computer or digital TV
- 21Describe two advantages and two disadvantages in people voting using the internet (4)results of elections may be obtained faster
it may be cheaper as less staff would be needed
not everyone would be able to vote if they didn't have a computer or digital tv
really good security systems would be needed. - 22a digital camera is advertised as 15 megapixels. explain what is meant by megapixel and why it is an important quality when purchasing digital camera(3)A megapixel is 1million pixels meaning the camera has 15 million pixels and this is an important quality when buying a camera because the higher the number the of pixels the better the resolution.
- 23sharing photos between friends and family is made easy with digital photography. Explain three methods of sharing digital photos (3)social networking, email as an attachment, they can be printed out
- 24A memory card contains hundreds of digital photos. Describe 2 methods by which photos can be output (2)displayed on a computer screen and also displayed on a monitor.
- 25Give three reasons why digital photography has become popular use of computers for home users (3)you can see the result straight away so if you don't like the photo you can do it again, you can email pictures to friends and family, you only need to print out pictures you like.
- 26describe the specialist input and output requirements for digital photography (4)special shiny print paper is used with ink jet printers to produce the best quality output images, digital camera used to capture the image the images can be inputted into the computer via a cable from the the camera to the computer.
- 27it is important that data entered into the computer is accurate. Explain 2 consequences of processing inaccurate data (2)wasted time having to sort out all the mistakes and loss of trust from companies and customers.
- 28Explain what a social networking site is and give two things you might do using the site (4)a website where you can create and online profile and add links to other profiles. You can post oictures and you can keep in touch with friends.
- 29give two dangers in using social networking sites (2)addiction and people may use your personal information to catfish.
- 30Explain what is meant by a webcam (1)A web cam that is used to capture still images or video images.
- 31Give two advantages in using an MP3 player to store and play music (2)You can download music for an MP3 player online and you only need to store the music you like.
- 32Besides making phone calls identify three tasks a mobile phone can perform (3)watch live TV, play videos, listen to music.
- 33Give one reason why digital images are normally compressed (1)reduces file size so more images and files can be stored
- 34Name one type of storage used in camera for the storing of images (1)memory card
- 35ICT has had a huge impact on the way children spend their leisure time. Describe 3 ways in which ICT impacts the way children spend their leisure time (4)Online games can help children learn about the world they live in
Use of internet for homework teaches children the information and also searching skills needed for later on in real life
Using IM and emails teaches children communication skills. - 36There is a number of disadvantages in using ICT in home entertainment. Discuss by giving two distinctively different examples, two such disadvantages (4)Computer games can be addictive and this can affect school work.
In chatrooms there may be bad people trying to get young people to meet them. - 37Discuss by giving four distinctively different examples, the benefits of ICT developments have brought to home entertainments (8) adating means people have the chance to meet new people online who may not normally meet people.
- 38Discuss by giving four distinctively different examples, the benefits of ICT developments have brought to home entertainments (8) bpeople can download music online meaning that they can choose what music they want to download instead of having to buy a whole album with some songs they may not want.
- 39Discuss by giving four distinctively different examples, the benefits of ICT developments have brought to home entertainments (8) cchat rooms allow people to talk to people all around the world whether they're making new friends or just keeping in touch with someone who's not near you.
- 40Discuss by giving four distinctively different examples, the benefits of ICT developments have brought to home entertainments (8) dBetting people can bet online or with digital TV's without having to leave the comfort of their own homes.
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- Flashcards on Home entertainment, created by Zoe Wura on 15/10/2014.
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- Zoe Wura · Oct 2014
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