Btec IT Unit 2 Test Questions & Answers
2024/2025
CAD - ANSWERSComputer aided design
CAM - ANSWERSComputer aided manufacture
Copyright - ANSWERSLaw that legally protects ownership of data
Improved performance - ANSWERSMaking something fuction more efficiently
Reduced costs - ANSWERSLowering operation costs to increase profits
Computer - ANSWERSA machine that processes digital data
Server - ANSWERSPowerful computer that controls other devices on a network
Laptop - ANSWERSA mobile (portable) computer
Smartphone - ANSWERSMobile device with the main fuction of calling and texting with additional
fuctionality
Programmable digital devices - ANSWERSAny object with a digital control
Input - ANSWERSSomething that puts data into a device
Output - ANSWERSSomething that sends data out of a device
, Storage - ANSWERSA type of memory which holds data
Automated system - ANSWERSA combination of hardware and software to carry out a function without
human intervention
Eg. Central heating
Magnetic strip reader - ANSWERSRead the magstripe (strip) on cards such as credit cards
OCR - ANSWERSOptical character reader
Optical character reader - ANSWERSRead text and convert it to digital data,some can read handwritting
aswell as printed text
OMR - ANSWERSOptical mark reader
Optical mark reader - ANSWERSRead marks on a pre-printed sheet, used for surverys and lottery tickets
RFID - ANSWERSRadio frequency identification systems
Radio frequency identification systems - ANSWERSAttatched to clothing to trigger alarms when passed
through scanners at the exit of a shop
Barcode scanner - ANSWERSScans barcodes and turns the unique pattern into a product code
Network - ANSWERSDevices which have been connected together
Local area network (LAN) - ANSWERSDevices connected in one building eg. In an office
Wide area network (WAN) - ANSWERSDevices connected across different buildings or countries eg. The
internet
2024/2025
CAD - ANSWERSComputer aided design
CAM - ANSWERSComputer aided manufacture
Copyright - ANSWERSLaw that legally protects ownership of data
Improved performance - ANSWERSMaking something fuction more efficiently
Reduced costs - ANSWERSLowering operation costs to increase profits
Computer - ANSWERSA machine that processes digital data
Server - ANSWERSPowerful computer that controls other devices on a network
Laptop - ANSWERSA mobile (portable) computer
Smartphone - ANSWERSMobile device with the main fuction of calling and texting with additional
fuctionality
Programmable digital devices - ANSWERSAny object with a digital control
Input - ANSWERSSomething that puts data into a device
Output - ANSWERSSomething that sends data out of a device
, Storage - ANSWERSA type of memory which holds data
Automated system - ANSWERSA combination of hardware and software to carry out a function without
human intervention
Eg. Central heating
Magnetic strip reader - ANSWERSRead the magstripe (strip) on cards such as credit cards
OCR - ANSWERSOptical character reader
Optical character reader - ANSWERSRead text and convert it to digital data,some can read handwritting
aswell as printed text
OMR - ANSWERSOptical mark reader
Optical mark reader - ANSWERSRead marks on a pre-printed sheet, used for surverys and lottery tickets
RFID - ANSWERSRadio frequency identification systems
Radio frequency identification systems - ANSWERSAttatched to clothing to trigger alarms when passed
through scanners at the exit of a shop
Barcode scanner - ANSWERSScans barcodes and turns the unique pattern into a product code
Network - ANSWERSDevices which have been connected together
Local area network (LAN) - ANSWERSDevices connected in one building eg. In an office
Wide area network (WAN) - ANSWERSDevices connected across different buildings or countries eg. The
internet
