Features of Digital Devices (Edexcel IGCSE ICT): Flashcards
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Name five common features of a digital device.
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Name five common features of a digital device.
Common features are portability, performance, storage, user interface, connectivity, media support, energy consumption, expansion capability and security features.
What does the performance of a digital device describe?
Performance describes the device's processing power and memory (RAM).
What does the expansion capability of a digital device describe?
Expansion capability describes whether more storage, memory or other features can be added.
Define user interface.
A user interface is how the user interacts with the operating system.
Name the four types of user interface.
The four types are the Command Line Interface (CLI), the Graphical User Interface (GUI), the menu interface and the natural language interface (NLI).
How does a user interact with a Command Line Interface?
A Command Line Interface requires users to interact with the operating system using text based commands, and is more commonly used by advanced users.
A Graphical User Interface uses visual elements known as windows, icons, menus and pointers ( ).
A Graphical User Interface uses visual elements known as windows, icons, menus and pointers (WIMP).
What kind of input is a Graphical User Interface optimised for?
A GUI is optimised for mouse and touch gesture input.
How does a menu interface present choices to the user?
A menu interface presents successive menus with a single option at each stage, often using buttons or a keypad.
Give three places a menu interface is used.
Menu interfaces are used in chip and pin machines, vending machines and entertainment streaming services.
How does a natural language interface work?
A natural language interface uses the spoken word to respond to spoken or textual inputs from a user.
True or False?
A smartphone has higher performance and greater expansion capability than a desktop computer.
False.
A smartphone rates low on performance and expansion capability, while a desktop rates high on both; the smartphone's advantage is portability.
How does the connectivity of a desktop compare with that of a smartphone?
A desktop offers multiple ports in a wide variety (such as USB and HDMI), while a smartphone connects wirelessly using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
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