Question 5, November 2021, Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) Information and Communication Technology, Paper-1

Kay likes to listen to music.

(a) Kay connects her smartphone to her home entertainment system.

(i) Explain one advantage of connecting her smartphone to her home entertainment system. (2)

Connecting her smartphone to her home entertainment system can enhance the quality sound because the speaker are better and can produce loud, rich sound.

(ii) Give two other types of device that Kay could connect to her smartphone. (2)

1 Smartwatch

2 Smart TV

(b) Explain one benefit to Kay's lifestyle of being able to listen to audio streamed online, rather than downloading it. (2)

Kay can listen music live or on the go because streaming does not require lots of storage.

(c) Explain one drawback to musicians of sharing their music online. (2)

Musicians can lose revenue from sales because the music can be copied or pirated.

(d) Explain one drawback of using cloud storage to back up a digital film library. (2)

Uploads will take a long time because bandwidth is limited and file sizes of movies can be large.

(e) Explain one reason why films often appear pixelated when they first load from online streaming services. (2)

The user wants their film to play immediately so a low-resolution version is loaded first because bandwidth is limited.

(f) Kay is visually impaired.

List two ways that an ICT system can be configured to meet the needs of someone with limited eyesight. (2)

1 Braille keyboard

2 Voice recognition

(g) Evaluate the choices society must make between the expanding use of ICT and the need to protect the environment. (8)

The choices society must make between the expanding use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and the need to protect the environment involve complex trade-offs and considerations.

E-waste is a big problem. When a device or item becomes obsolete, it can often lead to waste as the materials of the device are difficult to dispose of.

Much of the e-waste can be recycled, many obsolete working computers can be re-used as second hand devices and many materials can be disposed.

Wildlife can be tracked using ICT. Climate change can be predicted using ICT.

In conclusion ICT can be both a force for good and also have negative impacts on the environment. By controlling e-waste, the negative effects can be balanced and ICT can also be used to protect the environment by monitoring wildlife and predicting climate.

(Total for Question 5 = 23 marks)

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