Input and output devices: past paper questions
Real questions on input and output devices
The newest 11 of 11 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.
- 0983/11 · October/November 2025 · Q4[6]
A design company is planning to buy either a laser printer or a plotter. Compare and contrast a laser printer with a plotter.
See it on the paper → - 0983/12 · May/June 2025 · Q1[2]
Circle two direct data entry devices. 3D printer DVD reader keyboard mouse pen drive QR scanner RFID reader SD card
See it on the paper → - 0983/11 · October/November 2024 · Q6[2]
State two direct data entry devices.
See it on the paper → - 0983/11 · October/November 2024 · Q12a[3]
The 3D printer is an example of an output device. State three other output devices.
See it on the paper → - 0983/11 · October/November 2023 · Q2d[1]
The type of sensor that is used in a refrigerator is
See it on the paper → - 0983/11 · October/November 2023 · Q3b[2]
Identify two devices that could be used by the students to enter data.
See it on the paper → - 0983/12 · May/June 2023 · Q3[4]
A headteacher is producing a web page about the history of her school. She has been given some old hard-copy photographs which she will include on the web page. She has a digital camera and a scanner to use to convert the hard-copy photographs into a digital format. Compare the use of a digital camera with a scanner in...
See it on the paper → - 0983/12 · May/June 2023 · Q9a[6]
The products in a warehouse contain either a bar code or a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The data about each product is read electronically. Compare bar code readers and RFID readers. Your answer must include similarities and differences.
See it on the paper → - 0983/12 · May/June 2023 · Q13c[2]
The processed data is then output. Identify two output devices that could be used.
See it on the paper → - 0983/11 · October/November 2022 · Q10c[4]
Name two output devices they can use and for each one, write down a reason for its use. Output device Reason Output device Reason
See it on the paper → - 0983/11 · October/November 2020 · Q1a[2]
Identify two output devices from the list.
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What examiners said
This was a well answered question with most candidates gaining one mark. This question asked candidates to circle direct data entry devices which were QR scanner and RFID reader.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0983/12 Q1 (Cambridge)
This was well answered by many candidates who correctly identified temperature sensor. A few candidates wrote light sensor or motion sensor.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0983/11 Q2(d) (Cambridge)
Many of the candidates were able to gain full marks for this question. The answers the Examiners were looking for included touchscreen, sensor, or camera.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0983/11 Q3(b) (Cambridge)
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