Q&A EXAM FOR BTEC FIRST L2 ONLINE WORLD
UNIT 1 #1
Give one other way the VLE will help Brian to complete the work. - correct answer He
can ask the teacher for help in the holidays
Give one disadvantage to the teacher of receiving Brian's work through a VLE. - correct
answer Also the teacher needs to be online, and have an internet connection.
Give two advantages to Suni of using online social networking websites to
Communicate with her family and friends at home. - correct answer Suni can access
social network websites anywhere in the world from many different devices, laptop,
Smartphone on wifi.
Suni can use the real-time chat to keep in touch with her friends and family
Give two precautions that Suni should take to reduce the risks of using online social
Networking websites. - correct answer Keep her online profile and pictures completely
private so that only people who she
Accepts as a friend or follower can view it.
Explain one advantage to Helen of having fibre optic broadband installed. - correct
answer This means if all her children want to play on online multiplayer games, they will
have
Fast internet speeds and won't lag online.
Explain two advantages of using IMAP to access your emails. - correct answer You can
keep a local archive, as well as rest, assured knowing a copy is stored on the mail
server.
Size of your message archive is limited only by your account's server space, not your
personal devices.
Explain two advantages of using an online storage facility to back up data. - correct
answer More secure as data is encrypted both
During transmission and while at rest,
Ensuring no unauthorised users can access
The files.
Automated backups so that you can select
What you want to back up, so it is not left to
Human error.
Explain two disadvantages of the 'store and forward' model. - correct answer Once the
message has been delivered it is
Deleted therefore there is no backup of
The message (held on the server.)
, Abuse of service by spam senders
Because sending through a store-and forward-host can reduce the effectiveness of
Many anti-spam checks that are done.
Explain how anti-virus software works. - correct answer Anti-virus software scans all of
the files on or entering a computer, and
References them against a list of known malware. It can quarantine the virus,
And sometimes repair some of the damage done by the virus.
Give the main use of voip technology - correct answer Talking to friends and family over
the internet
Identify one other benefit of using voip technology. - correct answer Available all around
the world with an internet connection
Identify two other advantages of using email. - correct answer The user can apply
recipients to the email which could tell the user if the mail has
Been sent, received or read.
The user can BCC (blind carbon copy) a contact into the email so that the other
Recipients do not know the email has been sent to someone else.
Outline two reasons why using email can cause problems for businesses. - correct
answer Phishing emails maybe received asking for
Confidential information from the computer user.
Viruses are spread via email by attachments or links being clicked.
Explain one advantage to Jim and Laura of using online software for collaborative
working. - correct answer Better decision making on the final product as
Jim and Laura can talk to each other and agree
Between themselves.
Explain two reasons why a business might use ubiquitous computing to aid stock
Control. - correct answer It provides a more accurate system and
Eliminates human error which means that the
Company will benefit from fewer errors in ordering
Costs etc.
Automatically identifies stock levels when
Reordering is required so that user time is
Reduced for manual ordering.
UNIT 1 #1
Give one other way the VLE will help Brian to complete the work. - correct answer He
can ask the teacher for help in the holidays
Give one disadvantage to the teacher of receiving Brian's work through a VLE. - correct
answer Also the teacher needs to be online, and have an internet connection.
Give two advantages to Suni of using online social networking websites to
Communicate with her family and friends at home. - correct answer Suni can access
social network websites anywhere in the world from many different devices, laptop,
Smartphone on wifi.
Suni can use the real-time chat to keep in touch with her friends and family
Give two precautions that Suni should take to reduce the risks of using online social
Networking websites. - correct answer Keep her online profile and pictures completely
private so that only people who she
Accepts as a friend or follower can view it.
Explain one advantage to Helen of having fibre optic broadband installed. - correct
answer This means if all her children want to play on online multiplayer games, they will
have
Fast internet speeds and won't lag online.
Explain two advantages of using IMAP to access your emails. - correct answer You can
keep a local archive, as well as rest, assured knowing a copy is stored on the mail
server.
Size of your message archive is limited only by your account's server space, not your
personal devices.
Explain two advantages of using an online storage facility to back up data. - correct
answer More secure as data is encrypted both
During transmission and while at rest,
Ensuring no unauthorised users can access
The files.
Automated backups so that you can select
What you want to back up, so it is not left to
Human error.
Explain two disadvantages of the 'store and forward' model. - correct answer Once the
message has been delivered it is
Deleted therefore there is no backup of
The message (held on the server.)
, Abuse of service by spam senders
Because sending through a store-and forward-host can reduce the effectiveness of
Many anti-spam checks that are done.
Explain how anti-virus software works. - correct answer Anti-virus software scans all of
the files on or entering a computer, and
References them against a list of known malware. It can quarantine the virus,
And sometimes repair some of the damage done by the virus.
Give the main use of voip technology - correct answer Talking to friends and family over
the internet
Identify one other benefit of using voip technology. - correct answer Available all around
the world with an internet connection
Identify two other advantages of using email. - correct answer The user can apply
recipients to the email which could tell the user if the mail has
Been sent, received or read.
The user can BCC (blind carbon copy) a contact into the email so that the other
Recipients do not know the email has been sent to someone else.
Outline two reasons why using email can cause problems for businesses. - correct
answer Phishing emails maybe received asking for
Confidential information from the computer user.
Viruses are spread via email by attachments or links being clicked.
Explain one advantage to Jim and Laura of using online software for collaborative
working. - correct answer Better decision making on the final product as
Jim and Laura can talk to each other and agree
Between themselves.
Explain two reasons why a business might use ubiquitous computing to aid stock
Control. - correct answer It provides a more accurate system and
Eliminates human error which means that the
Company will benefit from fewer errors in ordering
Costs etc.
Automatically identifies stock levels when
Reordering is required so that user time is
Reduced for manual ordering.
