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GSM Phone Maintenance & Repair Paper 2, May/June 2014  
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Question 14
QUESTION 14

    

                                    ITEM   D                                                        ITEM  E
                                (a)        Identify the items D and E shown above.
                        (b)        State the functions of D and E in a mobile phone.
                        (c)        How would you determine a faulty E?

 

                                    ITEM  F                                                         ITEM  G

                        (d)       Identify the items F and G shown above.
                        (e)        State the correct sequence for connecting F, G and a phone
                        (f)        List three functions of F in phone repairs
                        (g)        State one precaution you would take when using F.

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OBSERVATION

This question was not popular among the candidates performance was poor.  This was       due to non-exposure to practical activities because most of the devices are new to the      candidates.

           

 

            The expected answers are:

                        (a)        Item D  =  Capacitor
                                    Item E  =  Resistor
                       
                        (b)        D  =  Store(s) (and release(s) charges/electricity
                                    E   =  Controls flow of current
                       
                        (c)        When the probes of the multimeter set to resistance range is connected                                           across the ends of E, the pointer of the meter will not move

                        (d)       Item F   =  Dongle/soft ware box/flashing box/unlocking box
                                    Item G  =  Data cable

                        (e)        Connect F to G and other end of G to phone

                                                            OR

                                    F          G           Phone

                        (f)        Any correct 3

                                    e.g.      To flash phones
                                                To unlock phones
                                                To reset phones
                                                To upgrade phones
                                                To format phones
           
                                                To change/repair IMEI

                        (g)        Any correct 1

                                    e.g.      use appropriate cable terminals
                                                use correct flash files
                                                select correct model of phone

                                                do not interrupt the process of e.g. flashing, unlocking/re-setting                                                     e.t.c.

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