IGCSE Computer Science Paper 1 Word Scramble: 5.2 Digital Currency (Modules 500–509)
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Word scramble
Unscramble the letters and write each key term on the line.
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AITDILG YENRRUCC
Money that only exists electronically as data on computers. It has no coins or notes, cannot be held in your hand, and is stored and sent using devices.
2
RCPYYRERUCTCON
A kind of digital currency, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, that exists only electronically and is not printed or controlled by a government or central bank.
3
LGITDAI LATELW
Software or an app on a phone or computer that stores a person's digital currency and is used to send and receive it. Losing access to it can mean losing the currency.
4
EERE-EP-PORT SNRTAFER
Sending digital currency straight from one person's wallet to another's over the internet, even in another country, using the receiver's wallet address. No coins or notes are posted.
5
NEITNVSMET
Buying digital currency and holding it, hoping its value rises so you can sell it for a profit. Its value can also fall, so you could lose money.
6
STVAAGADNE NDA SSRKI
Digital currency is fast and easy to send, but its value can change quickly, hackers can steal it, a lost password loses access, and not every shop accepts it.
7
STARCTONINA
A single movement of money from one person to another, such as a payment of an amount from a sender to a receiver. Each one must be recorded.
8
DRELEG
A record book listing every transaction, so you can see who paid whom and how much. It is used to work out balances and keep an accurate history.
Answer Key
IGCSE Computer Science Paper 1 · Modules 500–509
1AITDILG YENRRUCC → digital currency — Money that only exists electronically as data on computers. It has no coins or notes, cannot be held in your hand, and is stored and sent using devices.
2RCPYYRERUCTCON → cryptocurrency — A kind of digital currency, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, that exists only electronically and is not printed or controlled by a government or central bank.
3LGITDAI LATELW → digital wallet — Software or an app on a phone or computer that stores a person's digital currency and is used to send and receive it. Losing access to it can mean losing the currency.
4EERE-EP-PORT SNRTAFER → peer-to-peer transfer — Sending digital currency straight from one person's wallet to another's over the internet, even in another country, using the receiver's wallet address. No coins or notes are posted.
5NEITNVSMET → investment — Buying digital currency and holding it, hoping its value rises so you can sell it for a profit. Its value can also fall, so you could lose money.
6STVAAGADNE NDA SSRKI → Advantages and risks — Digital currency is fast and easy to send, but its value can change quickly, hackers can steal it, a lost password loses access, and not every shop accepts it.
7STARCTONINA → transaction — A single movement of money from one person to another, such as a payment of an amount from a sender to a receiver. Each one must be recorded.
8DRELEG → ledger — A record book listing every transaction, so you can see who paid whom and how much. It is used to work out balances and keep an accurate history.