Paper+1+HL+Questions


 * 1. Describe the role of a computer program in a surgical robot. [2 marks]**


 * 2. Describe two sensors used in robotic surgery. [4 marks]**

3. Issues of concern related to robots include the following: • Reliability • Cultural awareness • Cost • Privacy • Legal implications
 * Discuss three of the above issues that may arise when the possibility of performing telesurgery is considered. Evaluate these issues. [8 marks]**

4. A country is considering introducing a nationwide health call centre system. It is intended that the service will give callers round-the-clock access to qualified nurses, who assess symptoms over the phone, using an expert system for clinical decision-making. The nurse then advises the caller whether to go to a pharmacy, see a doctor, attend a local hospital or call an ambulance. Health call centres are located throughout the country and linked via a WAN. Before the system is introduced, nurses will require training. A simulation will be used for the training.
 * Describe two parts of the expert system that could be used to provide this health advice to callers.**

5. Define the term // legacy system //. // [2 marks] // 6. The IT departments of organizations often use email for communicating with other departments. Describe how this can contribute to misunderstandings.// [2 marks] // 7. Identify ** two ** reasons why organizations continue to use legacy systems // [2 marks] // 8. Distinguish between an end-user and a client. 9. Identify ** two ** ways that a CAPTCHA can be used to distinguish between human and machine. // [2 marks] // 10. Identify ** two ** components of an expert system. // [2 marks] // 11. Describe ** one ** difference between a CAPTCHA and the Turing test. // [2 marks] //

12. Explain ** two ** reasons why the development of an expert system for self-diagnosis may bring benefits to patients and medical staff. // [6 marks] // 13. To what extent does the development of tests such as CAPTCHAs help to advance the development of artificial intelligence? // [8 marks] // 14. Describe how IT systems can enable the missile to fly close to the ground and hit the intended target. // [6 marks] // 15. Analyse whether it is acceptable that autonomous machines should be allowed to fight in wars. // [6 marks] // 16. To what extent could a cruise missile be considered a robot? // [8 marks] // 17. The project manager has to decide whether to use the waterfall development model or agile development model in order to manage the project. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each approach in the case of the Moldazia information syste [8 marks]