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