WJEC GCSE Digital Technology Impact overview quiz quiz

The change to work and business caused by digital technology

Moving files from one folder to another

Switching a computer off and on

Converting analogue sound to digital

Everyone must now work in a single office

Remote and flexible working using laptops and video conferencing

Computers are no longer used at work

All jobs have become manual

By showing adverts on a free service

By selling physical products only

By charging a regular fee for ongoing access

By giving everything away for free

A free basic service with paid extra features

A service that is always completely free

A service that always charges per use

A service funded only by selling hardware

A type of network cable

Software that performs tasks normally needing human intelligence

A method of compressing files

A law about data protection

Teaching people to use machines

A type of computer hardware

When software learns from data and improves over time

Repairing broken computers

Everyday objects connected to the internet that collect and share data

A search engine for finding things online

A type of cyber attack

The cables that make up the internet

VR is for phones; AR is for computers only

They are the same technology

VR overlays content on the real world; AR replaces it

VR creates a fully simulated world; AR overlays digital content on the real world

They can be hacked and can collect personal data

They make heating impossible to control

They cannot connect to the internet

They use no electricity at all

The gap between hardware and software

The gap between those with and without good access to technology

A method of splitting a network in two

The difference between a LAN and a WAN

It makes computers run slower

It increases the file size of documents

Those without access are disadvantaged in education, jobs and services

It uses more electricity

Discarded electronic devices, which can contain harmful materials

Spam email

Unused storage space on a hard disk

Data deleted from a computer

They improve air quality

They use a great deal of electricity, contributing to carbon emissions

They reduce the need for any energy

They create no environmental impact

By buying a new device every month

By sending all old devices to landfill

By recycling, repairing and reusing devices

By switching to larger screens

Concerns about privacy and the use of personal data

The speed of a broadband connection

The number of pixels in an image

The size of a hard disk