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This document consists of 2 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 2 inserts. DC (CW) 100476/2 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over * 3 6 1 9 2 6 4 3 2 4 * GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND RESEARCH 9239/01 Paper 1 Written Examination October/November 2015 QUESTION PAPER 1 hour 30 minutes No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet is provided inside this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Answer all questions. You should spend approximately 10 minutes reading the documents in the Resource Booklet before attempting to answer the questions. This is allowed for within the time set for the examination. Answers should be written in continuous prose. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level

2 9239/01/O/N/15 © UCLES 2015 Read the documents in the accompanying Resource Booklet and answer all the questions. The Impact of the Internet 1 Study Document 1. (a) Identify two ways in which the author of Document 1 thinks that young children may be attracted by touch-screens. [2] (b) Identify and explain two benefits that the author thinks touch-screen technology can bring to young children. [4] 2 Study Document 1. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence used in Document 1 to support the use of touch-screen technology with young children. [12] 3 Study Documents 1 and 2. To what extent is the argument in Document 2 stronger than that in Document 1? [12] [Total: 30]

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