Ocr 2024
GCE Design and TechnologyH406/01:
Principles of Product Design A Level
OcR 2024
JUN/
JULY
[Type the company address]
, Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 5 June 2024 – Afternoon
A Level in Design and Technology:
Product Design
H406/01 Principles of Product Design
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
You can use:
• a ruler (cm/mm)
• a scientific calculator
• geometrical instruments
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use extra paper if you
need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, the centre number andthe
question numbers.
• Answer all the questions.
• Where appropriate, your answer should be supported with working. Marks might begiven
for using a correct method, even if your answer is wrong.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 20 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
OCR is an exempt Charity
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1 A hearing aid is a device that fits on a person’s ear to make sounds clearer and louder.
There are different types of hearing aid and some can be programmed and controlled remotely.
Fig. 1.1 shows a basic hearing aid in use.
Fig. 1.2 shows a labelled photograph of a hearing aid.
Fig. 1.1 Fig. 1.2
ear mould
tube
ear hook
microphone
volume control
battery compartment
(a) Identify a suitable specific material for the ear mould.
Justify your answer.
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(b) Explain why extrusion would be used to manufacture the tube.
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(c) Explain how two features of the hearing aid improve ease of use.
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(d) Hearing aids are becoming increasingly more sophisticated.
(i) Discuss the influences new and emerging technologies could have on the design of the hearingaid.
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© OCR 2024 Turn over
GCE Design and TechnologyH406/01:
Principles of Product Design A Level
OcR 2024
JUN/
JULY
[Type the company address]
, Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 5 June 2024 – Afternoon
A Level in Design and Technology:
Product Design
H406/01 Principles of Product Design
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
You can use:
• a ruler (cm/mm)
• a scientific calculator
• geometrical instruments
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. You can use extra paper if you
need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, the centre number andthe
question numbers.
• Answer all the questions.
• Where appropriate, your answer should be supported with working. Marks might begiven
for using a correct method, even if your answer is wrong.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 20 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
, 2
1 A hearing aid is a device that fits on a person’s ear to make sounds clearer and louder.
There are different types of hearing aid and some can be programmed and controlled remotely.
Fig. 1.1 shows a basic hearing aid in use.
Fig. 1.2 shows a labelled photograph of a hearing aid.
Fig. 1.1 Fig. 1.2
ear mould
tube
ear hook
microphone
volume control
battery compartment
(a) Identify a suitable specific material for the ear mould.
Justify your answer.
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................................... [2]
(b) Explain why extrusion would be used to manufacture the tube.
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................................... [2]
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(c) Explain how two features of the hearing aid improve ease of use.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
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2 .......................................................................................................................................................
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[4]
(d) Hearing aids are becoming increasingly more sophisticated.
(i) Discuss the influences new and emerging technologies could have on the design of the hearingaid.
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