Personalised Feedback Sheet for IGCSE Section 2 Input, Output and Storage Devices

Name: Martha Millington

Target grade: (Not yet allocated)
Score on this assessment:

77/79

Grade for this assessment:

A*

Test Breakdown:
Question
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Score
4/4
2/2
5/5
4/4
6/6
5/5
4/4
2/2
2/2
2/2

Question
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

Score
2/2
1/2
5/5
4/4
4/4
3/3
4/4
5/5
3/4
4/4
6/6

General feedback/class needs:

Overall this was a good effort by everyone in the class with most of you achieving at least a C grade
which is exactly where we need to be right now well done to you all.
The focus for all of you should be on the last 3 questions in the paper these were not multiple
choices and therefore required some technique and thought to get right. Pay close attention to your
marks for these questions and investigate where you went wrong.
Most of you could clearly answer the multiple choice questions to identify the various inputs and
output devices. Be careful, though, you should be aiming for 100% on these questions have you
ever seen a touch pad with a lid, for example? No, it was a scanner!! So check the pictures carefully
and THINK about your answer.
The only problem that affected a lot of people was to tell the difference between a dot matrix/Laser
printer and a plotter. This is essential knowledge and the websites you used contained pictures so
this shouldnt have been new to you.
Your personal targets:
1. To revise the advantages of using a chip and pin system over a magnetic stripe
2. To be able to identify different output device
3. To test my knowledge of definitions before a test using the flash card resources provided on
the revision website
Challenge/Extension
You will have been allocated an exam question to further your knowledge or help you to overcome a
misconception. Copy out the question here in full and answer it.

Describe 4 advantages of using a chip and pin system over a magnetic stripe system. (4)
1) The data is more difficult to copy
2) The pin number adds a layer of security
3) It is more secure because if its stolen the thief needs to know the pin and have the card for the
card to work
4) Disabled people find it easier than signing
5) Large amounts of data can be stored.