Question 1 (a)(i)

• Solid state

Question 1 (a)(ii)

• Fast access...

• ...less delays when turning the device on / turning pages etc

• No moveable parts / robust

• ...can be handled / manipulated / moved without damaging it

• Small / light enough...

• ...to fit within a hand held device

• Low power

• ...to extend battery life of reader

Candidates need to identify a relevant characteristics of solid state storage for the first mark, and expand by explaining why this is an advantage in an e-book reader for the second mark.

Note: portable / capacity are not acceptable answers here (as solid state storage is not particularly more portable / larger than other forms of storage for this application)

Question 2 (a)

1 mark for identifying the reason why solid state was chosen, 1 mark for explanation.

e.g.

• Is durable/robust // no moving parts

• Less likely to be damaged // by example e.g. dropped

• Faster read/write speed

• Fats to boot // faster to load maps // more responsive

• Small in size / light in weight

• Reduces size of the sat nav // fit inside the sat nav

• Lower power requirements

• More suitable for running off batteries

Do not accept portability / reliability

Do not accept "faster" without clarification of what is faster.