As promised, I’ve typed up the questions you wrote in yesterday’s revision session. Overall, they’re quite impressive. Below are the questions relating to the Wii article and you can find the article by clicking on the title of this post. The questions for the Format Wars (Blue Ray) article are on another post. Where groups didn’t finish their questions, I’ve put them together those from other groups that didn’t finish. I’ve also allocated marks differently for some questions – where it is obvious that answering the question wouldn’t require 20 marks worth of thought and writing.
There are two ways that you can benefit from this exercise.
1) Complete the answers to the questions under timed conditions – you should allow yourself no more that ½ hour to complete these.
2) Comment on each other’s questions. You may find that in trying to answer the questions that they actually reveal a misunderstanding of the issues or that they could be worded more accurately. You may think that they don’t warrant the amount of marks allocated.
Rehana’s Group
1a) Name three advantages of the Wii remote? (6)
1b) Give four examples of ways in which consumers are exploiting Wii equipment by using it for unintended purposes. (8)
1c)
i) Explain what is meant by the term “unlocked” and how unlocking impacts on Apple (3)
ii) What is meant by the “homebrewing community”? (3)
2 a) In what ways does the article suggest that the Wii is a revolutionary piece of technology? (5)
2 b) Using your wider knowledge of NMTs, discuss the extent to which audiences influence developments in technology. (20)
Carollee’s Group and Makeda’s Group
1a) Name three advantages of the Wii (3)
1b) Identify the ways in which the Wii attracts audiences (8)
1c)
i) Explain what the writer means by “a game of cat and mouse” (3)
ii) what is meant by a “family game platform”? (3)
2a) In what ways does the passage suggest that an audience are always looking to expand new technology (5)
2b) In what ways does the article suggest that Nintendo is limiting the Wii’s convergence with other technologies (5)
There are two ways that you can benefit from this exercise.
1) Complete the answers to the questions under timed conditions – you should allow yourself no more that ½ hour to complete these.
2) Comment on each other’s questions. You may find that in trying to answer the questions that they actually reveal a misunderstanding of the issues or that they could be worded more accurately. You may think that they don’t warrant the amount of marks allocated.
Rehana’s Group
1a) Name three advantages of the Wii remote? (6)
1b) Give four examples of ways in which consumers are exploiting Wii equipment by using it for unintended purposes. (8)
1c)
i) Explain what is meant by the term “unlocked” and how unlocking impacts on Apple (3)
ii) What is meant by the “homebrewing community”? (3)
2 a) In what ways does the article suggest that the Wii is a revolutionary piece of technology? (5)
2 b) Using your wider knowledge of NMTs, discuss the extent to which audiences influence developments in technology. (20)
Carollee’s Group and Makeda’s Group
1a) Name three advantages of the Wii (3)
1b) Identify the ways in which the Wii attracts audiences (8)
1c)
i) Explain what the writer means by “a game of cat and mouse” (3)
ii) what is meant by a “family game platform”? (3)
2a) In what ways does the passage suggest that an audience are always looking to expand new technology (5)
2b) In what ways does the article suggest that Nintendo is limiting the Wii’s convergence with other technologies (5)
