GSM Phone Maintenance and Repair Paper 2, WASSCE (SC), 2017

Question 1

a) State:

(i) two differences;

(ii)one similarity; 

between a SIM card and a memory card.

 

b) What does the acronym SIM stand for?

 

 

Observation

Most candidates were able to answer the question correctly.

 

The expected answers are:

(a)(i)     Differences

 

SIM card

Memory Card

A card that identifies the terminal user when inserted

Does not identify terminal user when inserted

Allows access to a subscribed service to make / receive calls

Does not allow calls

Saves phonebook information

Does not save phonebook information

Has small memory capacity

Has large memory capacity

Cannot save/store images, music,  videos

Can save/store images, music, videos.

Can be blocked by the provider

Cannot be blocked by the provider

 

(a)(ii)    Similarities

 

          • -both can be used as data storage devices
          • -both can be inserted in most phones
          • -both can be corrupted
          • (b)       SIM means Subscriber Identity Module