Types & Uses of Online Communities (Edexcel IGCSE ICT): Exam Questions

Exam code: 4IT1

13 mins5 questions
11 mark

Joe posts a link to the shows on an online community.

Which one of these is the best choice of online community for Joe to use?

  • Online gaming

  • Social bookmarking

  • VLE

  • Wiki

2a2 marks

Describe how one key feature of a social network is used to create communities.

2b2 marks

Describe one way the features of an online community can improve the reach of Joe’s post.

32 marks

The venue promotes events on a website.

Give two other types of online communities the venue could use to promote events.

42 marks

Camille shares family photographs online with friends.

Describe how transactional data can be used with photographs stored online to improve the experience of users.

5a2 marks

Camille’s child, Sarah, uses websites and video sharing sites for her school work.

Explain one drawback to learning of enabling the comments section of an online video content service.

5b2 marks

Sarah’s sister plays games with friends online.

Describe one key feature of online gaming that develops social skills.