Sample questions from previous years

New Media Technologies
The questions a and b refer to passages that are no longer available to download but it gives you an idea of the kind of standard that will be required. The questions 3 and 4 are the essay type that you should practice.

2 (a) In what ways does the passage suggest that the mobile phone is important to a young
person?

(b) Using your wider knowledge of new media technologies, discuss how far young people’s
use of media technology differs from that of their parents.

3 To what extent do new media technologies make people more creative? [45]
Or
4 How much do media industries benefit from new media technologies? [45]

2 (a) In what ways could the Nokia 7700 phone be described as an example of ‘convergence’? [5]
(b) How far does all new media technology need to be as portable as the Nokia 7700? You should refer to examples from your wider studies in your answer. [20]

3 To what extent are digital technologies beneficial to audiences? [45]
Or
4 Discuss the extent to which media industries must introduce new ideas in order to compete. [45
]
2 (a) In what ways is this battle similar to that over video in the 1970s? [5]
(b) The next generation DVDs will be able to store much more material than current DVDs. How far are issues of storage and/or compatability significant for other new media? [20]

To what extent are new media technologies changing the way that audiences consume the
media? [45]
Or
4 Discuss the way media industries develop and promote new media technologies. [45]

2 (a) What impact do the loyal consumers appear to have on Apple’s development ? [7]
(b) The passage suggests the iPod could become an ‘all-in-one’ device. Explain how another technology with which you are familiar can be seen as an ‘all-in-one’. [20]

3 To what extent do new media technologies increase interactivity for audiences ? [45]
Or
4 Discuss why media industries invest in new media technologies. [45]