ICT questions and answers 2025
Characteristics of user - CORRECT ANSWER- Physical characteristics, age,
environment of use, task to be undertaken, experience
Radio Frequency ID - CORRECT ANSWER- Way of tracking objects by attaching a
transmitter that sends a signal, getting the serial number and location
Employee's must ? - CORRECT ANSWER- Take reasonable care and use protective
equipment
Disability Monitors - CORRECT ANSWER- Can zoom in, check and change font size.
Change screen resolution and adjust color contrasts
Input Media - CORRECT ANSWER- OMR, OCR,MICR,BARCODE,MAGNETIC
STRIPES
Output devices - CORRECT ANSWER- Speakers, Monitors, Printers, Projectors,
Headphones
Optical Mark Recognition - CORRECT ANSWER- On an exam paper, multiple choice,
the scanner / reader would find out where the mark is on the paper
Optical Mark Recognition ? - CORRECT ANSWER- Uses a light beam, senses position
of pencil or other marks on paper. Software allocates the value. It is very expensive ,
however results are produced quickly
Optical Character Recognition - CORRECT ANSWER- Uses a scanner and specialist
software to turn paper based text into computer characters
Health and Safety at work act 1974 - CORRECT ANSWER- Protects workers from
things that could cause them to have accidents or damage to their health .
Employers duty of care to provide - CORRECT ANSWER- - Safe Working Environment
- Appoint someone trained in Health and Safety
- Emergency training
- Risk assesments
Magnetic ink character recognition - CORRECT ANSWER- Uses magnetic ink to print
characters . shaped to ansi standards and used to direct cheques and also read easily.
, Visual Output devices - CORRECT ANSWER- Monitors, Projectors, Printers
Printer Types - CORRECT ANSWER- Laser,inkjet, plotter,thermal
Special Purpose input devices - CORRECT ANSWER- Tracker ball, foot mouse , speed
of mouse adjusted, single key strokes
Users of ict systems can use a variety of input devices including ? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Scanner, Digital Camera, Touch pad, Keyboard, Mouse, Touch screen,
Touch tone pad
Photo Printing - CORRECT ANSWER- Much cheaper than printing at home
More expensive to run for standard documents
Prints available 6x 4
Plotters - CORRECT ANSWER- Use pens- move across paper, to draw detailed and
accurate images.
Mostly large scale drawings
Professional Printing - CORRECT ANSWER- Most towns have several off these shops.
Use offset lilo printing.
saves staff time and it is cheaper
Laser - CORRECT ANSWER- image is printed on a page, due to a laser beam being
shone on a light sensitive drum. It uses electrostatics charges
Monochrome lasers- Print in black and white, used more in the office, it's a high quality.
Inkjet - CORRECT ANSWER- Popular in the home- cheaper than laser but is slower
Prints in colour - x3 inkjet colours
DVT - CORRECT ANSWER- Deep Vein Thrombosis
Cathode Ray Tubes - CORRECT ANSWER- They fire electrons , making each pixel
glow
Thin Film Transistor - CORRECT ANSWER- Take up less room
Characteristics of user - CORRECT ANSWER- Physical characteristics, age,
environment of use, task to be undertaken, experience
Radio Frequency ID - CORRECT ANSWER- Way of tracking objects by attaching a
transmitter that sends a signal, getting the serial number and location
Employee's must ? - CORRECT ANSWER- Take reasonable care and use protective
equipment
Disability Monitors - CORRECT ANSWER- Can zoom in, check and change font size.
Change screen resolution and adjust color contrasts
Input Media - CORRECT ANSWER- OMR, OCR,MICR,BARCODE,MAGNETIC
STRIPES
Output devices - CORRECT ANSWER- Speakers, Monitors, Printers, Projectors,
Headphones
Optical Mark Recognition - CORRECT ANSWER- On an exam paper, multiple choice,
the scanner / reader would find out where the mark is on the paper
Optical Mark Recognition ? - CORRECT ANSWER- Uses a light beam, senses position
of pencil or other marks on paper. Software allocates the value. It is very expensive ,
however results are produced quickly
Optical Character Recognition - CORRECT ANSWER- Uses a scanner and specialist
software to turn paper based text into computer characters
Health and Safety at work act 1974 - CORRECT ANSWER- Protects workers from
things that could cause them to have accidents or damage to their health .
Employers duty of care to provide - CORRECT ANSWER- - Safe Working Environment
- Appoint someone trained in Health and Safety
- Emergency training
- Risk assesments
Magnetic ink character recognition - CORRECT ANSWER- Uses magnetic ink to print
characters . shaped to ansi standards and used to direct cheques and also read easily.
, Visual Output devices - CORRECT ANSWER- Monitors, Projectors, Printers
Printer Types - CORRECT ANSWER- Laser,inkjet, plotter,thermal
Special Purpose input devices - CORRECT ANSWER- Tracker ball, foot mouse , speed
of mouse adjusted, single key strokes
Users of ict systems can use a variety of input devices including ? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Scanner, Digital Camera, Touch pad, Keyboard, Mouse, Touch screen,
Touch tone pad
Photo Printing - CORRECT ANSWER- Much cheaper than printing at home
More expensive to run for standard documents
Prints available 6x 4
Plotters - CORRECT ANSWER- Use pens- move across paper, to draw detailed and
accurate images.
Mostly large scale drawings
Professional Printing - CORRECT ANSWER- Most towns have several off these shops.
Use offset lilo printing.
saves staff time and it is cheaper
Laser - CORRECT ANSWER- image is printed on a page, due to a laser beam being
shone on a light sensitive drum. It uses electrostatics charges
Monochrome lasers- Print in black and white, used more in the office, it's a high quality.
Inkjet - CORRECT ANSWER- Popular in the home- cheaper than laser but is slower
Prints in colour - x3 inkjet colours
DVT - CORRECT ANSWER- Deep Vein Thrombosis
Cathode Ray Tubes - CORRECT ANSWER- They fire electrons , making each pixel
glow
Thin Film Transistor - CORRECT ANSWER- Take up less room
