6 questions · 22 marks · ≈ 22 min
The concert venue uses an online booking system.
Customers can store a digital ticket to their smartphone and access the venue by scanning their phone.
Which one of these is the wireless technology used during this scan?
Choose your answer
4G
Bluetooth
NFC
Wi‑Fi
Gail uses different types of networks in her job.
Draw one straight line from each type of network to the correct reason for its use.
Visitors usually bring a digital device to events at the venue.
Describe one way a visitor can use features of a tablet to connect it to a smartphone’s mobile broadband connection.
Camille creates a home network.
State what is meant by ‘tethering’.
Camille connects to a LAN.
State two features of a LAN that are different from a WAN.
Camille’s mobile phone can receive data using 3G, 4G, 5G and GPS.
State two other wireless communication methods used by mobile phones.
Camille uses wired and wireless connectivity.
Draw one straight line from each connection method to the correct characteristic.
Joe streams a radio show online.
State the type of network required to stream the show to listeners outside of Joe’s LAN.
Joe connects to different types of networks.
Joe uses networks to stream his show.
(i)
Give two types of wireless connectivity that Joe could use to connect a laptop to a smartphone.
(2 marks)
(ii)
Explain one reason why Joe must use a WAN to stream a show.
(2 marks)
Joe uses GPS.
Which one of these statements about GPS is true?
Choose your answer
Data must be sent to multiple satellites for accuracy
Devices cannot connect to a network without GPS
GPS calculations require data from one GPS satellite
The GPS system does not receive data from Joe’s devices
Which one of these is a reason why Joe would use GPS?
Choose your answer
To connect to a wide area network
To include location data in image files
To prevent access to files by the general public
To provide a connection if a mobile phone network fails
Joe’s laptop uses a wired connection to the Internet through broadband.
Joe’s smartphone has mobile broadband connectivity.
The laptop loses its connection to the Internet.
Describe one method Joe could use to keep the laptop online.