Maximum Mark: 100
Maximum Mark: 100
Maximum Mark: 100
COMPUTER STUDIES
0420/01
For Examination from 2011
Paper 1
SPECIMEN MARK SCHEME
2 hours 30 minutes
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One mark for each property and one mark for each reason:
consume little power .
. hence prolonging internal battery life
run cool .
. thus minimising problem of heat dissipation
no processor fans required .
. therefore prolonging internal battery life
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6
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10 One mark for correct output, two marks for other two columns being correct
trace tables:
(i)
X
1
2
3
4
5
6
30
20
-20
10
-30
A
0
1
2
B
0
C
0
Output
1
3
2
3, 2, 0
- - - - - - - - 1 mark - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 mark - - - - - - 1 mk
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(ii)
X
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
0
-10
5
20
0
0
0
A
0
B
0
C
0
1
2
Output
1
1
2
3
4
5
2, 1, 5
- - - - - - - - 1 mark - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 mark - - - - - - 1 mk
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B
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
C
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
X
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
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12 Statement:
Award marks as shown:
S = 1 if [T = 1 AND C = 1] OR [V = NOT 1 AND C = 1]
- - - - 1 mark - - - - - - - - - 1 mark - - - - -
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Logic network:
Award one mark per correct gate:
T
AND
OR
C
AND
V
NOT
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Truth table:
Award one mark for each row showing correct 1-value in column S:
T
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
C
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
V
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
S
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
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13 (a) One mark per device, one mark for type of memory and one mark for reason;
devices such as:
Solid state
Miniature hard drives
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15 (a) use of satellite technology
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sum = 64 + 7 + 18 + 45 +4 + 6 + 7 = 151
}
}
}
}
1 mark
1 mark
1
mark
sum = 40 + 35 + 15 + 4 + 18 + 2 + 7 = 121
}
}
}
}
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(ii) 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
5 5 0 3 1 6 1 7
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17 (a) check digit
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19 Award marks as shown up to the maximum of 6 marks
best = 0
worst = 100
} 1 mark
total = sum = 0
for x = 1 to 3650
} 1 mark
input xchangerate
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marking points:
correct initialisation
correct loop and loop control
correct input (inside loop)
check on best and worst exchange rates
counting number of occasions when rate exceeded 2.0
finding the average value (sum inside loop and calc)
correct outputs (all outputs AND outside loop)
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2 marks
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