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ICT Quiz - Communicating with Others (Questions)

In KS2 ICT children will be taught about various aspects of online communication, for example podcasts and file sharing websites. They will also look at social interaction online, in places such as social media websites and internet forums, and how this allows them to interact with others in places all over the world.

The biggest impact the internet has had on our lives is the ease with which it allows communication with people all over the world, whether shopping, playing games or just chatting. Communication with others is social interaction. One of the most popular uses of ICT is for communicating with others. People use ICT to share information, opinions, news, music and work. Many people also enjoy using ICT to keep in contact with friends and family.

Try this quiz to see how much you know about the many different ways ICT is used for online interaction with others.

What does the 'C' in ICT stand for?

[ ]	Communications
[ ]	Community
[ ]	Complicated
[ ]	Clever

What is a podcast?

[ ]	A television programme which you can watch after it has been broadcast
[ ]	A live music programme broadcast on digital radio
[ ]	A digital audio file which can be downloaded/stream from the internet
[ ]	The discarded 'pod' or skin of a growing insect

Video-conferencing depends on which piece of hardware?

[ ]	A podcast
[ ]	A wireless router
[ ]	A printer
[ ]	A webcam

Which of these is NOT a method you could use to share a photo with someone?

[ ]	Post it on a website
[ ]	Send it as a text attachment
[ ]	Right click on the picture and click 'send to internet'
[ ]	Send it as an e-mail attachment

Which wireless technology allows you to transfer files from one device to another that is a short distance away?

[ ]	A modem
[ ]	Bluetooth
[ ]	GPS
[ ]	A digital recording device

Which of these could be used to communicate with a class of children living in another country?

[ ]	Letters
[ ]	Skype
[ ]	E-mails
[ ]	All of the above

What does 'WiFi' mean?

[ ]	Wireless Fidelity
[ ]	Wireless Freedom
[ ]	Wired Finally
[ ]	Wicked Fickleness

What does KB mean?

[ ]	Knowledge bits
[ ]	Knowledge beast
[ ]	Kilobytes
[ ]	Kinda big

What does 'social networking' mean?

[ ]	Belonging to and using a specific website to communicate with other members
[ ]	Having lots of friends
[ ]	Meeting with friends to talk about ICT
[ ]	Using the internet

10.

When communicating with others you need to be aware of your audience. What does this mean?

[ ]	Explaining every word you write
[ ]	Considering whether your information will be understood and enjoyed by the people you share it with
[ ]	Making your writing very complicated and impressive
[ ]	Expecting applause for your work

ICT Quiz - Communicating with Others (Answers)

What does the 'C' in ICT stand for?

[x]	Communications
[ ]	Community
[ ]	Complicated
[ ]	Clever

ICT means Information and Communications Technology

What is a podcast?

[ ]	A television programme which you can watch after it has been broadcast
[ ]	A live music programme broadcast on digital radio
[x]	A digital audio file which can be downloaded/stream from the internet
[ ]	The discarded 'pod' or skin of a growing insect

Many radio stations make their programmes available as podcasts

Video-conferencing depends on which piece of hardware?

[ ]	A podcast
[ ]	A wireless router
[ ]	A printer
[x]	A webcam

A wireless router might be used for internet access, but is not essential to video-conferencing

Which of these is NOT a method you could use to share a photo with someone?

[ ]	Post it on a website
[ ]	Send it as a text attachment
[x]	Right click on the picture and click 'send to internet'
[ ]	Send it as an e-mail attachment

Remember not to share photos with people you don't know

Which wireless technology allows you to transfer files from one device to another that is a short distance away?

[ ]	A modem
[x]	Bluetooth
[ ]	GPS
[ ]	A digital recording device

Remember to only accept a file transfer from someone you trust. Setting a device to 'hidden' means that other devices using Bluetooth cannot connect to it

Which of these could be used to communicate with a class of children living in another country?

[ ]	Letters
[ ]	Skype
[ ]	E-mails
[x]	All of the above

You might also have a school website, a class blog, or a shared space or 'virtual classroom' on the internet where both classes can safely post photos and other files

What does 'WiFi' mean?

[x]	Wireless Fidelity
[ ]	Wireless Freedom
[ ]	Wired Finally
[ ]	Wicked Fickleness

WiFi is the name for any local wireless network - 'wireless' means that the technology uses radio waves rather than wires to send information, and 'fidelity' means 'faithfully' (in WiFi's case, this means 'accurately and dependably') - laptops usually connect to the internet via WiFi

What does KB mean?

[ ]	Knowledge bits
[ ]	Knowledge beast
[x]	Kilobytes
[ ]	Kinda big

Data files are measured in Kilobytes

What does 'social networking' mean?

[x]	Belonging to and using a specific website to communicate with other members
[ ]	Having lots of friends
[ ]	Meeting with friends to talk about ICT
[ ]	Using the internet

Facebook and Twitter are two famous social networking sites

10.

When communicating with others you need to be aware of your audience. What does this mean?

[ ]	Explaining every word you write
[x]	Considering whether your information will be understood and enjoyed by the people you share it with
[ ]	Making your writing very complicated and impressive
[ ]	Expecting applause for your work

Try not to make your language too complicated or too boring