Online Software (Edexcel IGCSE ICT): Exam Questions

Exam code: 4IT1

5 mins3 questions
12 marks

Visitors usually bring a digital device to events at the venue.

The venue uses a barcode scanner that connects to the booking system.

Give two benefits of hosting the booking system in the cloud.

21 mark

Camille uses digital devices for work.

Camille’s laptop uses secondary storage.

Which one of these is a reason for using local storage rather than online storage?

  • Data stored locally is harder to intercept

  • Local storage media cannot be encrypted

  • Online storage cannot be backed up automatically

  • Online storage is always compressed

32 marks

Camille shares family photographs online with friends.

Explain one reason why Camille should use hosted software to edit her photographs rather than local software.