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This document contains information about computer networking concepts: - A kibibyte is a unit of digital information equal to 1024 bytes, while a kilobyte is equal to 1000 bytes. A mebibyte is equal to 1024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes. - An IPv6 address uses eight groups of four hexadecimal digits separated by colons in an X:X:X:X format. - Static IP addresses remain the same, while dynamic IP addresses can change. A LAN connects local devices using both wired and wireless connections in a hybrid topology.

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1 (a) State one difference between a kibibyte and a kilobyte.

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(b) Give the number of bytes in a mebibyte.

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10011010
+11110111

[2]

(ii) Describe the error that occurred when you added the binary numbers in part (c)(i).

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....................................................................................................................................... [2]

(d) Complete the binary subtraction. Show your working.

01100111
–00110010

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2 Yvette runs a company that books walking holidays for groups of people. She has a website that
customers use to book the holidays.

(a) The website has a URL and an IPv6 address.

Describe, using an example, the format of an IPv6 address.

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(b) An IP address can be static or dynamic. Describe static and dynamic IP addresses.

Static ..........................................................................................................................................

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Dynamic .....................................................................................................................................

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[4]

(i) Describe the characteristics of a LAN.

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(ii) The LAN has a range of different topologies. One subnetwork connects four computers
and one server set up as a star topology.

Describe how packets are transmitted between two of the computers in this subnetwork.

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(d) The LAN has both wired and wireless connections.

(i) Ethernet cables connect the computers to the server.

Identify three other hardware components that might be used to set up the LAN.

1 .........................................................................................................................................

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2 .........................................................................................................................................

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3 .........................................................................................................................................

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(ii) Describe how Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) manages
collisions during data transmission.

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3 Mehrdad has a holiday company database that includes:

•• data about holidays, such as the location, date, duration (in days)
•• data about the customers and the holidays they have booked.

(a) Mehrdad has normalised the database, which has three tables.

(i) Draw an entity–relationship (E–R) diagram for the normalised tables.

[3]

(ii) Complete the table to identify the primary key and foreign key(s) for each of the tables
you identified in part (a)(i). If the table has no foreign key(s), write ‘None’.

Table name Primary key Foreign key

[3]

(iii) Explain why the holiday database is in Third Normal Form (3NF).

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(b) The holiday company has several members of staff. The database has two additional tables
to store data about the staff.

STAFF(StaffID, FirstName, SecondName, DateOfBirth, Role, Salary)

SCHEDULE(ScheduleID, StaffID, WorkDate, Morning, Afternoon)

The following table shows some sample data from the table SCHEDULE.

ScheduleID StaffID WorkDate Morning Afternoon

210520-1 BC 21/05/2020 TRUE TRUE
210520-2 JB 21/05/2020 TRUE FALSE
220520-1 BC 22/05/2020 FALSE TRUE
220520-2 LK 22/05/2020 TRUE FALSE

(i) Write an SQL script to display the first name and second name of all staff members
working on 22/05/2020.

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....................................................................................................................................... [4]

(ii) Write an SQL script to count the number of people working on the morning of 26/05/2020.

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4 A cake factory uses machines to make cakes .

(a) Complete the following descriptions of types of system. Write the correct missing term in the
spaces.

The factory uses a .................................................. system to record data such as the number

of cakes being produced each hour.

When the data collected from sensors are analysed and used as

.................................................. it is a .................................................. system. One example

of this system, used in the factory, is to maintain a constant temperature in the ovens. It uses

a .................................................. to measure the values. [4]

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(b) Cake mixture is mixed in a large pot. A conveyer belt moves the cake tins beneath the pot.
The conveyer belt stops and a set quantity of the cake mixture fills the cake tin. The conveyer
belt then moves and another cake tin is positioned beneath the pot.

Explain how the control system will ensure the correct amount of mixture is placed in the cake
tins.

....................................................................................................................................................

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(i) Describe the implications of a hacker gaining access to the cake factory’s servers.

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....................................................................................................................................... [4]

(ii) Explain how the company could protect its data against hackers.

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(d) The machines have a counter to record the number of cake tins filled. Each time a cake tin is
filled, the counter is increased by 1. The value is stored in an 8-bit register, the current value
is shown.

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

(i) Show the value of the binary number after another five cake tins have been filled.

[1]

(ii) The following table shows some assembly language instructions for a processor which
has one general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC).

Instruction Explanation
Op code Operand
AND #n Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the
operand
AND <address> Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the
contents of <address>
XOR #n Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the
operand
XOR <address> Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the
contents of <address>
OR #n Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the
operand
OR <address> Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the
contents of <address>
LSL #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the left. Zeros
are introduced on the right hand end
LSR #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the right. Zeros
are introduced on the left hand end.

At the end of each day, the register is reset to 0.

Write the assembly language statement to reset the register to 0.

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(iii) A two-place logical shift to the left is performed on the binary number shown in
part (d).

Show the result of this logical shift.

[1]

(iv) State the mathematical result of a one-place logical shift to the right on a binary
number.

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(e) The factory servers run software that makes use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Explain how the use of AI can help improve the safety and efficiency of the factory.

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5 (a) Draw a logic circuit diagram for the logic expression:

X = NOT (A OR B OR C) OR (B AND C AND D)

[4]

(b) Complete the truth table for the logic expression:

X = (A XOR B) OR NOT (A OR B OR C)

A B C Working space X

0 0 0
0 0 1
0 1 0
0 1 1
1 0 0
1 0 1
1 1 0
1 1 1
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1 Anya scans an image into her computer for a school project.

(a) The scanned image is a bitmapped image.

(i) Complete the following table to describe the two terms about graphics.

Term Description

...........................................................................................................................
Pixel ...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................
File header ...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................

[2]

(ii) The image is scanned with an image resolution of 1024 × 512 pixels, and a colour depth
of 8 bits per pixel.

Calculate an estimate for the file size, giving your answer in mebibytes. Show your
working.

Working .............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Answer .......................................... mebibytes

[3]

(b) The image is compressed using lossless compression.

Identify one method of lossless compression that can be used to compress the image and
describe how the method will reduce the file size.

Lossless compression method .................................................................................................

Description ................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

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#FC238A

FC is the amount of red, 23 is the amount of green and 8A is the amount of blue in the colour.

(i) Convert the hexadecimal code FC into denary.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) The amount of green in binary is 00100011. This has the denary number 15 added to it
to create a second colour.

Add the denary number 15 to the binary number 00100011 and give your answer in
binary.

Perform the addition in binary. Show your working.

Working .............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Answer (in binary) ........................................

[3]

(iii) Hexadecimal 23 in two’s complement representation is 00100011. The denary number

10 needs to be subtracted from this value.

Subtract the denary number 10 from the two’s complement representation 00100011.

Give your answer in binary. Show your working.

Working .............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Answer (in binary) ........................................

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(d) Anya made sure that the image was not subject to any copyright before scanning it.

Describe what is meant by copyright.

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2 Bingwen’s computer comes with an Operating System and utility software.

(a) Draw one line from each utility software to its correct description.

Utility software Description

Scans software for errors and repairs the

problems

Moves parts of files so that each file is

Disk formatter
contiguous in memory

Defragmentation Creates a copy of data that is no longer

required

Back-up Sets up a disk so it is ready to store files

Disk repair Scans for errors in a disk and corrects them

Creates a copy of data in case the original is

lost

[4]

(b) Identify four key management tasks that the Operating System will perform.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

3 ................................................................................................................................................

4 ................................................................................................................................................
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3 A processor has one general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC), and several special
purpose registers.

(a) Complete the following description of the role of the registers in the fetch-execute cycle by
writing the missing registers.

The ........................................................................ holds the address of the next instruction

to be loaded. This address is sent to the ........................................................................ .

The ............................................................................ holds the data fetched from this address.

This data is sent to the ............................................................................ and the Control Unit

decodes the instruction’s opcode.

The ............................................................................ is incremented.

[5]

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(b) The following table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one
general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC), and an Index Register (IX).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDM #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to ACC
LDD <address> Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the given address to ACC
Indirect addressing: The address to be used is at the given address. Load the
LDI <address>
contents of this second address to ACC
Indexed addressing. Form the address from <address> + the contents of the
LDX <address>
Index Register. Copy the contents of this calculated address to ACC
LDR #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to IX
MOV <register> Move the contents of the accumulator to the given register (IX)
STO <address> Store contents of ACC at the given address
ADD <address> Add the contents of the given address to the ACC
INC <register> Add 1 to the contents of the register (ACC or IX)
CMP <address> Compare the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
JPE <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare was True
JPN <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare was False
JMP <address> Jump to the given address
OUT Output to the screen the character whose ASCII value is stored in ACC
END Return control to the operating system
Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the left. Zeros are introduced on
LSL #n
the right hand end
Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the right. Zeros are introduced on
LSR #n
the left hand end
<address> can be an absolute address or a symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123

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The current contents of the main memory and selected values from the ASCII character set
are shown.

Address Instruction ASCII code table (selected codes only)

200 LDD 365 ASCII code Character
201 CMP 366 65 A
202 JPE 209 66 B
203 INC ACC 67 C
204 STO 365 68 D
205 MOV IX
206 LDX 365
207 OUT
208 JMP 200
209 END

365 1
366 3
367 65
368 66
IX 0

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Complete the trace table for the program currently in main memory.

Instruction Memory address

ACC IX Output
address 365 366 367 368

1 3 65 66 0

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(c) (i) The Accumulator currently contains the binary number:

0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1

Write the contents of the Accumulator after the processor has executed the following
instruction:

LSL #2

[1]

(ii) The Accumulator currently contains the binary number:

0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1

Identify the mathematical operation that the following instruction will perform on the
contents of the accumulator.

LSR #3
...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

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4 Melinda and her friends set up a peer-to-peer network between their computers to share data.

(a) Describe the key features of a peer-to-peer network.

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(b) Describe two drawbacks to Melinda and her friends of using a peer-to-peer network.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[4]

(i) Tick (3) one box in each row to identify whether the task is performed by the router or
not.

Performed by Not performed

Task
router by router
Receives packets from devices
Finds the IP address of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
Directs each packet to all devices attached to it
Stores the IP and/or MAC address of all devices attached to it
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(ii) Melinda mainly uses the internet to watch films and play computer games.

Tick (3) one box to identify whether Melinda should connect to the router using a wired
or wireless network and justify your choice.

Wired
Wireless

Justification .......................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [3]

(d) Melinda sends emails from her webmail account (email account accessed through a website).

Explain whether Melinda is using the internet, or the World Wide Web (WWW), or both.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

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5 Kiara has a washing machine and a refrigerator.

(a) She has an embedded system in her washing machine.

Describe what is meant by an embedded system, using the washing machine as an example.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) The washing machine’s embedded system makes use of both Random Access Memory
(RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM).

State the purpose of RAM and ROM within the washing machine’s embedded system.

RAM ..........................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

ROM .........................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

The microprocessor in the refrigerator turns on the cooling if the temperature is too high, and
turns off the cooling if the temperature is too low.

Explain why the system in the refrigerator is a control and not a monitoring system.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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6 Each of the following algorithms performs data validation.

State the type of validation check that each of the algorithms performs.

(a)

INPUT x

IF x < 0 OR x > 10 THEN

OUTPUT "Invalid"

ENDIF

.................................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b)

INPUT x

IF x = "" THEN

OUTPUT "Invalid"

ENDIF

.................................................................................................................................................... [1]

(c)

INPUT x

IF NOT(x = "Red" OR x = "Yellow" OR x = "Blue") THEN

OUTPUT "Invalid"

ENDIF

.................................................................................................................................................... [1]

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7 Bobby and Kim are discussing databases.

(a) Bobby tells Kim that a file-based approach is usually better than a relational database.

Explain why Bobby is incorrect.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Bobby has a shop that sells products to customers. His database will store data about his
customers, their payment details, orders and the products he sells. Customers will have login
details to access their accounts. The database will update customers’ payment and login
details without keeping any historical records.

(i) Give one example of each of the following relationships from Bobby’s database.

one-to-one

...........................................................................................................................................

one-to-many

...........................................................................................................................................

many-to-many

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[3]

(ii) Tick (3) one box to identify the relationship that cannot be directly implemented in a
normalised relational database.

Relationship Tick (3)

one-to-one

one-to-many

many-to-many
[1]
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(iii) Bobby wants to name his database SHOPORDERS.

Write a Data Definition Language (DDL) statement to define a new database with the
name SHOPORDERS.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(c) A database has a data dictionary.

Give three items that are stored in a data dictionary.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

3 ................................................................................................................................................
[3]

8 Tick (3) one box in each row to identify the logic gate that each statement describes.

Statement AND NAND NOR XOR OR

The output is 1 only when both inputs are 1

The output is 1 only when both inputs are different

The output is 1 only when both inputs are 0

[3]

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To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge
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1 Raj owns houses that other people rent from him. He has a database that stores details about
the people who rent houses, and the houses they rent. The database, HOUSE_RENTALS, has the
following structure:

CUSTOMER(CustomerID, FirstName, LastName, DateOfBirth, Email)

HOUSE(HouseID, HouseNumber, Road, Town, Bedrooms, Bathrooms)
RENTAL(RentalID, CustomerID, HouseID, MonthlyCost, DepositPaid)

(a) Give the definition of the following database terms, using an example from the database
HOUSE_RENTALS for each definition.

Term Definition and example

..............................................................................................................................
Field
..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................
Entity
..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................
Foreign key
..............................................................................................................................

..............................................................................................................................
[6]

(b) Tick (3) one box to identify whether the database HOUSE_RENTALS is in Third Normal Form
(3NF) or not in 3NF.
Justify your choice using one or more examples from the database HOUSE_RENTALS.

In 3NF

Not in 3NF

Justification ...............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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(c) Example data from the table RENTAL are given:

RentalID CustomerID HouseID MonthlyCost DepositPaid

1 22 15B5L 1000.00 Yes
2 13 3F 687.00 No
3 1 12AB 550.00 Yes
4 3 37 444.50 Yes

(i) Complete the following Data Definition Language (DDL) statement to define the table
RENTAL.

CREATE ...................................... ...................................... (

RentalID INTEGER NOT NULL,

CustomerID INTEGER NOT NULL,

HouseID ...................................... (5) NOT NULL,

MonthlyCost ...................................... NOT NULL,

DepositPaid BOOLEAN NOT NULL,

.......................................................... (RentalID)

);
[4]

(ii) Write a Data Manipulation Language (DML) script to return the first name and last name
of all customers who have not paid their deposit.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [4]

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2 Aisha manages a team of software developers.

(a) Explain the reasons why it is important that Aisha acts ethically in relation to her team
members.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) The team are developing a computer game where the user plays a board game (such as
chess) against the computer.

Describe how the computer would use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to play the board game.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(c) The final game will be released under a licence.

Tick (3) one or more boxes in each row to identify the licence(s) each statement describes.

Free Open
Commercial
Statement Software Source Shareware
Software
Foundation Initiative

The user can edit the source code

The user must always pay before being

able to use the software

The user can redistribute the software

The user always gets a trial period

[4]

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3 A logic expression is given:

S = (A AND B AND C) OR (B XOR C)

(a) Draw the logic circuit for the given expression.

B S

[4]

(b) Complete the truth table for the logic expression:

S = (A AND B AND C) OR (B XOR C)

A B C Working space S

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1
[2]

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4 The table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one general purpose
register, the Accumulator (ACC), and an Index Register (IX).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDM #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to ACC
Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the given address to
LDD <address>
ACC
STO <address> Store contents of ACC at the given address
ADD <address> Add the contents of the given address to the ACC
INC <register> Add 1 to the contents of the register (ACC or IX)
DEC <register> Subtract 1 from the contents of the register (ACC or IX)
CMP <address> Compare the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
JPE <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare was True
JPN <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare was False
JMP <address> Jump to the given address
IN Key in a character and store its ASCII value in ACC
OUT Output to the screen the character whose ASCII value is stored in ACC
END Return control to the operating system
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123

The current contents of the main memory and selected values from the ASCII character set are:

Address Instruction ASCII code table (selected codes only)

70 IN ASCII code Character
71 CMP 100 65 A
72 JPE 80 66 B
73 CMP 101 67 C
74 JPE 76 68 D
75 JMP 80
76 LDD 102
77 INC ACC
78 STO 102
79 JMP 70
80 LDD 102
81 DEC ACC
82 STO 102
83 JMP 70

100 68
101 65
102 100

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(a) Complete the trace table for the program currently in main memory when the following
characters are input:

A D
Do not trace the program any further when the third input is required.

Instruction Memory address

ACC
address 100 101 102
68 65 100

[4]

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(b) Some bit manipulation instructions are shown in the table:

The contents of the memory address 300 are shown:

Bit Number 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

300 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0

(i) The contents of memory address 300 represent an unsigned binary integer.

Write the denary value of the unsigned binary integer in memory address 300.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) An assembly language program needs to test if bit number 2 in memory address 300
is a 1.

Complete the assembly language instruction to perform this test.

......................... #4
[1]

(iii) An assembly language program needs to set bit numbers 4, 5, 6 and 7 to 0, but keep
bits 0 to 3 with their existing values.

Write the assembly language instruction to perform this action.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

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5 Seth uses a computer for work.

(a) Complete the following descriptions of internal components of a computer by writing the
missing terms.

The ............................................................ transmits the signals to coordinate events based

on the electronic pulses of the ............................................................ .

The ............................................................ carries data to the components, while the

............................................................ carries the address where data needs to be written to

or read from.

The ............................................................ performs mathematical operations and

logical comparisons.
[5]

(b) Describe the ways in which the following factors can affect the performance of his laptop
computer.

Number of cores

...................................................................................................................................................

Clock speed

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[4]

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(i) Give two benefits of storing data using cloud computing.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) Give two drawbacks of Seth using cloud computing.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

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[2]

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(d) Draw one line from each term to its most appropriate description.

Term Description

It is only visible to devices within the Local

Area Network (LAN)

Public IP address
It increments by 1 each time the device
connects to the internet

Private IP address A new one is reallocated each time a device

connects to the internet

Dynamic IP address It can only be allocated to a router

It is visible to any device on the internet

Static IP address

It does not change each time a device

connects to the internet

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6 A computer uses the ASCII character set.

(a) State the number of characters that can be represented by the ASCII character set and the
extended ASCII character set.

ASCII ...........................................................

Extended ASCII ...........................................................

[2]

(b) Explain how a word such as ‘HOUSE’ is represented by the ASCII character set.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(c) Unicode is a different character set.

The Unicode value for the character ‘1’ is denary value 49.

(i) Write the hexadecimal value for the Unicode character ‘1’.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) Write the denary value for the Unicode character ‘5’.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

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7 Jennifer is writing a computer program for her A Level homework.

(a) Jennifer uses a program library to help her write her computer program.

Describe how a program library can be used while writing a computer program.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) Jennifer uses an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to write her computer program.

(i) The IDE allows Jennifer to use both an interpreter and a compiler while creating her
computer program.

Describe the ways in which Jennifer can use both a compiler and an interpreter while
developing the program.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [4]

(ii) Identify two debugging tools that a typical IDE can provide.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

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8 A company has several security measures in place to prevent unauthorised access to the data on
its computers.

(a) Describe the difference between the security and privacy of data.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) Each employee has a username and password to allow them to log onto a computer. An
employee’s access rights to the data on the computers is set to either read-only, or read and
write.

Identify one other software-based measure that could be used to restrict the access to the
data on the computers.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

Identify two threats to the data that are posed by networks and the internet.

Threat 1 ....................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Threat 2 ....................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

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1 Computers store data in binary form.

(a) State the difference between a tebibyte and a terabyte.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(b) Convert the signed denary value –100 into an 8-bit two’s complement binary integer.

Working .....................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Answer ............................................................................ [1]

Working .....................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Answer ............................................................................
[2]

(d) Add the following unsigned binary integers.

01010000

+00111110

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2 A computer has hardware and software.

(a) The hardware includes different types of memory.

(i) Complete the description of computer memory.

Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM) are both examples of

......................................................................... memory.

One item that is stored in RAM is ......................................................................... .

One item that is stored in ROM is ......................................................................... .

RAM can be either Static RAM (SRAM) or Dynamic RAM (DRAM).

SRAM uses transistors arranged as ......................................................................... .

DRAM uses transistors and ......................................................................... .

[5]

(ii) Explain the difference between Programmable ROM (PROM), Erasable Programmable
ROM (EPROM) and Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM).

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [3]

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(b) A magnetic hard disk is used to store data on the computer.

Describe the principal operations of a magnetic hard disk.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [5]

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(c) Computers consist of logic gates.

(i) Complete the table by writing one set of values (input 1 and input 2) for each gate that
will give the output 1.

Gate Input 1 Input 2 Output

AND 1

NAND 1

XOR 1

NOR 1

[4]

(ii) Write the logic expression for the given logic circuit.

A
B

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

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3 A teacher is writing examination papers on a laptop computer. The computer is connected to the
internet. The teacher is concerned about the security and privacy of the papers.

(a) State the difference between the security of data and the privacy of data.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(b) Identify and describe two threats to the data. Identify one security measure to protect against
each threat. Each security measure must be different.

Threat 1 ....................................................................................................................................

Description ................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Security measure ......................................................................................................................

Threat 2 ....................................................................................................................................

Description ................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Security measure ......................................................................................................................

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4 A teacher uses a relational database, MARKS, to store data about students and their test marks.

The database has the following structure:

STUDENT(StudentID, FirstName, LastName)

TEST(TestID, Description, TotalMarks)

STUDENT_TEST(StudentID, TestID, Mark)

(a) Describe the advantages of using a relational database compared to a file-based approach.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [4]

(b) Give the highest level of Normal Form (NF) the database MARKS is in and justify your choice.

Normal Form .............................................................................................................................

Justification ...............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[3]

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(c) (i) Sample data to be stored in the table STUDENT_TEST is shown.

StudentID TestID Mark

12 A1 50

12 P10 100

13 A1 75

14 P10 60

Write a Structured Query Language (SQL) script to create the table STUDENT_TEST.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [5]

(ii) Write a Structured Query Language (SQL) script to find the average mark of students in
test A7.

...........................................................................................................................................

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(d) The mark a student is awarded in a test will be entered into the database. This mark needs to
be a whole number between 0 and the maximum number of marks for that test (inclusive).

Explain how data validation and data verification can be used when a mark is entered.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [4]

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5 A programmer uses an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to develop a program.

(a) Draw one line from each IDE feature to its correct description.

IDE feature Description

Executes one line of the program and

Context-sensitive prompt
then stops

Underlines or highlights statements

Dynamic syntax check that do not meet the rules of the
language

Outputs the contents of variables and

Breakpoint
data structures

Single stepping Stops the code executing at a set line

Displays predictions of the code being

Report window
entered
[4]

(b) The programmer wants to allow users to edit, improve and redistribute the program.

Identify two different types of software licence that the programmer could use.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................
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(c) Explain the benefits to the programmer of using program libraries.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

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6 (a) A computer system is designed using the basic Von Neumann model.

(i) Describe the role of the registers in the Fetch-Execute (F-E) cycle.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [5]

(ii) Describe when interrupts are detected in the F-E cycle and how the interrupts are
handled.

Detected ............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Handled .............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
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(b) Identify one factor that can affect the performance of the computer system and state how it
impacts the performance.

Factor .......................................................................................................................................

Impact .......................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

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(c) The table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one general
purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
AND #n Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
XOR #n Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
OR #n Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
LSL #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the left. Zeros are
introduced on the right hand end
LSR #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the right. Zeros are
introduced on the left hand end
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123

(i) Complete the register to show the result after the instruction AND #2 is executed.

[1]

(ii) Complete the register to show the result after the instruction OR #8 is executed.

[1]

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(iii) Complete the register to show the result after the operation LSL #4 is executed.

[1]

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1 (a) Draw one line from each image representation term to its correct definition.

Term Definition

The number of pixels wide by the number of

Pixel
pixels high

The smallest identifiable component of an

Bit depth
image

Stores data about the image file, e.g. file

Image resolution
format, number of bits per pixel, file size

The number of bits used to represent each

File header
colour

[3]

(b) The following section of a bitmap image is 10 pixels wide and 5 pixels high. In this example,
each colour is represented by a letter, e.g. B is blue.

B B B B B B B B B B

Y Y P Y Y Y P Y Y Y

R R M R P K T T R R

B O P Y Y Y P G P P

R O R P P P R R R R

The complete image can have up to 256 colours.

(i) Identify the smallest number of bits that can be used to represent each colour in the
complete bitmap image.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

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(ii) Calculate an estimate for the file size of the section of the bitmap image shown, giving
your answer in bytes. Use your answer from part (b)(i).

Show your working.

Working .............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Answer ................................... bytes

[2]

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(d) The first row of pixels in the image from part (b) is shown:

B B B B B B B B B B

Explain how this row of pixels can be compressed using lossless compression.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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2 A car has several features.

(a) One feature is a lane detection system. This system monitors the lines on either side of the
lane. If the car gets too close to one line, the system automatically moves the car away from
the line.

Explain why the lane detection system is an example of an embedded system.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) Two other features:

• record the number of miles travelled in the current journey, from when the engine is
turned on to when it is turned off
• record the total number of miles the car has travelled since it was built.

Identify the data that will be stored in the primary and secondary storage of the car for these
two features.

Primary .....................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Secondary ................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

Tick (3) one box in each row to show whether each statement about a resistive touchscreen
is true or false.

Statement True False

The screen always has five different layers

A processor determines the horizontal and

vertical coordinates of the point of contact

The touchscreen will work if any object

touches the screen
[1]

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3 The table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one general purpose
register, the Accumulator (ACC).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
AND #n Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the contents
AND <address>
of <address>
XOR #n Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents
XOR <address>
of <address>
OR #n Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of
OR <address>
<address>
<address> can be an absolute or a symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123

(a) The ACC currently contains the following positive binary integer:

0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1

Write the bit manipulation instruction that would change the binary integer in ACC to:

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Opcode ..................................................... Operand .....................................................

[2]

(b) The ACC currently contains the following positive binary integer:

0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1

Write the bit manipulation instruction that would change the binary integer in ACC to:

1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

Opcode ..................................................... Operand .....................................................

[2]

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(c) Convert the following positive binary integer into hexadecimal.

01111110
............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(d) A three-place logical shift to the left is performed on the following positive binary integer.

Show the result of this logical shift.

01111110

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(e) Convert the denary numbers 127 and 12 to 8-bit binary and then perform the subtraction
12 − 127 in binary.

Show your working.

127 in binary .............................................................................................................................

12 in binary ...............................................................................................................................

12 − 127 in binary .....................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
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4 A school stores personal data about its staff and students on its computer system.

(a) Explain why the school needs to keep both its data and its computer system secure from
unauthorised access.

Data ..........................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Computer system .....................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

(b) Complete the table by identifying two security threats to the data on a computer.

Describe each threat.

Give a different prevention method for each threat.

Prevention
Threat Description
method

..................................................................................
.......................... .................................................................................. ..........................

.......................... .................................................................................. ..........................

..................................................................................

.......................... .................................................................................. ..........................

..................................................................................

[6]

Describe what is meant by encryption and explain why it is used.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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5 A database, FILMS, stores information about films and actors.

Part of the database is shown:

ACTOR(ActorID, FirstName, LastName, DateOfBirth)

FILM_FACT(FilmID, FilmTitle, ReleaseDate, Category)
FILM_ACTOR(ActorID, FilmID)

(a) Complete the entity-relationship (E-R) diagram.

ACTOR FILM_FACT

FILM_ACTOR

[2]

(b) A composite primary key consists of two or more attributes that together form the primary key.

Explain why the table FILM_ACTOR has a composite primary key.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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SELECT .......................................................................................

FROM FILM_ACTOR

INNER JOIN ........................................................................................

ON FILM_FACT.FilmID = ..............................................................................

WHERE FILM_FACT.FilmTitle = .............................................................................. ;

[4]

(d) Write an SQL script to count the number of films that were released in January 2022.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

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(e) A Database Management System (DBMS) is used to create and manipulate the database.

Complete the descriptions of the features and tools found in a DBMS using the given terms.
Not all terms will be used.

Boolean data dictionary data redundancy field names

input interface logical schema normalisation

operating system output primary keys query

structure

A DBMS provides data management. This includes the development of a

....................................................... that stores information about the data stored, such as

....................................................... and ....................................................... .

The ....................................................... uses methods, such as an E-R diagram, to show the

structure of the database and its relationships.

The ....................................................... processor allows a user to perform searches to find

specific data. The DBMS also provides a developer ....................................................... that

allows the user to create tables, forms and reports.

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6 A programmer uses language translators when writing and testing a program.

(a) Describe the operation of a compiler.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) Describe the operation of an interpreter.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(c) Explain how a programmer can make use of a typical Integrated Development Environment
(IDE) when writing and testing a program.

Writing .......................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Testing ......................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[4]

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7 Complete the truth table for the following logic expression:

X = (A XOR B) AND NOT C

Working space
A B C X

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1
[2]

8 Describe one application of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

..........................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [3]

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9 (a) The following incomplete table contains four network devices and their descriptions.

Complete the table by writing the missing devices and missing descriptions.

Device Description

Receives and sends data between two networks operating on the

..........................
same protocol

.................................................................................................................
Wireless
Network
.................................................................................................................
Interface Card
(WNIC)
.................................................................................................................

Restores the digital signal so it can be transmitted over greater

..........................
distances

.................................................................................................................
Wireless Access
.................................................................................................................
Point (WAP)
.................................................................................................................

[4]

(b) Describe three differences between fibre-optic cables and copper cables.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

3 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[3]

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(c) Ethernet uses Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD).

Describe CSMA/CD.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [4]

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1 Text and numbers are examples of data stored in a computer.

(a) A character set is used to represent characters in a computer.

(i) Describe what is meant by a character set.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Identify two character sets and state one difference between them.

Character set 1 ..................................................................................................................

Character set 2 ..................................................................................................................

Difference ..........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[3]

(iii) Describe how lossless compression can be used to reduce the file size of a text file.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(iv) Explain why lossy compression should not be used on a text file.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]
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(b) A computer can represent numerical data in different forms.

Complete the table by writing the answer to each statement.

Statement Answer

The hexadecimal value 11 represented in denary

The smallest denary number that can be represented

by an unsigned 8-bit binary integer
The denary number 87 represented in Binary Coded
Decimal (BCD)

The denary number 240 represented in hexadecimal

The denary number –20 represented in 8-bit two’s

complement binary
[5]

Working space

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2 (a) The Fetch-Execute (F-E) cycle is represented in register transfer notation.

Describe each of the given steps.

Step Description

......................................................................................................
PC [PC] + 1
......................................................................................................

......................................................................................................

......................................................................................................
MDR [[MAR]]
......................................................................................................

......................................................................................................

......................................................................................................
MAR [PC]
......................................................................................................

......................................................................................................
[3]

(b) Explain how interrupts are handled during the F-E cycle.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [5]

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3 (a) The table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one general
purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDM #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to ACC
Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the
LDD <address>
given address to ACC
Indirect addressing. The address to be used is at the given
LDI <address>
address. Load the contents of this second address to ACC
<address> can be an absolute or symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123

The current contents of main memory are:

Address
100 101
101 67
102 104
103 100
104 68

Complete the table by writing the value stored in the accumulator after the execution of each
instruction.

Instruction Accumulator
LDM #103

LDD 102

LDI 103

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(b) The instructions in part (a) are examples of the data movement group.

Describe two other instruction groups.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
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(c) The table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one general
purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
AND Bn Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
XOR Bn Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
OR Bn Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
B denotes a binary number, e.g. B01001010

The binary value 00111101 is stored in the memory address 200.

Each instruction in the diagram is performed on the data in memory address 200.

Draw one line from each instruction to its correct result.

Instruction Result

01111101

XOR B11110000
00111101

OR B01010101 11111111

AND B11111111 11000010

11001101

[3]

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4 A computer has system software including an operating system.

(a) Describe the key management tasks of an operating system.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [4]

(b) Utility software is a type of system software.

(i) Describe the purpose of back-up software and defragmentation software.

Back-up software ..............................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Defragmentation software .................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[4]

(ii) Give one other example of utility software.

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

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5 A company wants to store data about its employees in a computer system. The owner of the
company wants to ensure the security and integrity of the data.

(a) (i) State why data needs to be kept secure.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) One way the data stored in a computer can be kept secure is by using back-up software.

Give two other ways the data stored in a computer can be kept secure.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(b) The data about the employees is currently stored on paper. The data needs to be transferred
into the computer system.

Data validation and verification are used to help maintain the integrity of the data.

(i) Identify and describe one method of data verification that can be used when transferring
the data from paper to the computer.

Method ..............................................................................................................................

Description ........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) The company needs to transfer the date of birth of each employee into the computer
system.

Give one example of how each of the following data validation rules can be used to
validate the date of birth when it is entered into the system.

Range check .....................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Presence check .................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Length check .....................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
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(iii) Explain why the data in the system may not be correct even after validating and verifying
the data.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

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6 A relational database, TECHNOLOGY, stores data about the staff in a company and the computer
devices used by the staff.

The database has the following tables:

STAFF(StaffID, FirstName, LastName, DateOfBirth, JobTitle)

DEVICE(DeviceID, Type, DatePurchased, StaffID)

(a) Describe the relationship between the two tables. Refer to the primary and foreign keys in
your answer.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [4]

(b) The database uses a Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation Language
(DML).

(i) Complete the SQL script to return the number of devices stored in the database for the
staff member with the first name ‘Ali’ and last name ‘Khan’.

SELECT .............................................................. (STAFF.StaffID)

FROM ..............................................................

INNER JOIN DEVICE

.............................................................. STAFF.StaffID = DEVICE.StaffID

WHERE STAFF.FirstName = 'Ali'

.............................................................. STAFF.LastName = 'Khan';

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(ii) The table DEVICE needs a new attribute to store whether the device has been returned
by the staff member, or not.

Write a Structured Query Language (SQL) script to insert the new attribute into the table
DEVICE.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(c) The database is in Third Normal Form (3NF).

Complete the table by describing the three normal forms.

Normal Form Description

...............................................................................................

...............................................................................................
First Normal Form (1NF)
...............................................................................................

...............................................................................................

...............................................................................................
Second Normal Form (2NF)
...............................................................................................

...............................................................................................

...............................................................................................
Third Normal Form (3NF)
...............................................................................................

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7 (a) Write the logic expression for the following logic circuit.

B
X

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............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Complete the truth table for the following logic expression:

X = (A NAND B) OR (A AND NOT C)

Working space
A B C X

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1
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8 A company uses cloud computing.

(a) Define cloud computing.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(b) State what is meant by a public cloud and a private cloud.

Public cloud ..............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Private cloud .............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

Benefit 1 ...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Benefit 2 ...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Drawback ..................................................................................................................................

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1 (a) Draw one line from each binary value to its equivalent (same) value on the right.

Binary value
1 kibibyte

8 bits

1 gigabyte

8000 bits

1 byte

1000 kilobytes

1 kilobyte

1024 mebibytes

1 gibibyte

8192 bits

1 megabyte

1 mebibyte

[5]

(b) (i) Perform the following binary addition. Show your working.

10101010
+ 00110111

[2]

(ii) State how an overflow can occur when adding two binary integers.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(c) Convert the hexadecimal value F0 into denary.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

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2 Xanthe wants to maintain the integrity and security of data stored on her computer.

(a) Explain the difference between data security and data integrity.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) Xanthe uses both data validation and data verification when entering data on her computer.

(i) Describe how data validation helps to protect the integrity of the data. Give an example
in your answer.

Description ........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Example ............................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) Describe how data verification helps to protect the integrity of the data. Give an example
in your answer.

Description ........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Example ............................................................................................................................
[2]

(c) Two malware threats are spyware and viruses.

Give two similarities and one difference between spyware and a virus.

Similarity 1 ................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Similarity 2 ................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Difference .................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
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3 A logic circuit is shown:

A
B X

(a) Write the logic expression for the logic circuit.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Complete the truth table for the given logic circuit.

Working space
A B C X

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1

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(c) Identify one logic gate not used in the given logic circuit. Draw the symbol for the logic gate
and complete its truth table.

Logic gate: ………………………………

Symbol:

Truth table:

A B Output

0 0

0 1

1 0

1 1
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4 Francis is starting his first job as a software developer for a multinational company.

(a) Francis has been advised to join a professional ethical body.

Describe the benefits to Francis of joining a professional ethical body.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Francis is shown the software he will be working on. He is unfamiliar with the Integrated
Development Environment (IDE) he is required to use.

(i) Describe the ways in which Francis can act ethically in this situation.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) A typical IDE provides debugging tools to support the testing of a program.

Identify three other tools or features found in a typical IDE to support the writing of the
program.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

3 ........................................................................................................................................
[3]

(c) Francis is part of a team writing a program. He finds an error in part of the program that
has already been tested. He decides not to tell anyone because he is worried about the
consequences.

Explain the reasons why Francis acted unethically in this situation.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]
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(d) Francis’s team use language translators.

Complete the descriptions of language translators by writing the missing words.

............................................... are usually used when a high‑level language program is

complete. They translate all the code at the same time and then run the program.

They produce ............................................... files that can be run without the source code.

............................................... translate one line of a high‑level language program at a time,

and then run that line of code. They are most useful while developing the programs because

errors can be corrected and then the program continues from that line.

Assemblers are used to translate assembly code into ............................................... .

[4]

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5 Javier owns many shops that sell cars. He employs several managers who are each in charge of
one or more shops. He uses the relational database CARS to store the data about his business.

Part of the database is shown:

SHOP(ShopID, ManagerID, Address, Town, TelephoneNumber)

MANAGER(ManagerID, FirstName, LastName, DateOfBirth, Wage)

CAR(RegistrationNumber, Make, Model, NumberOfMiles, ShopID)

(a) Tick () one box in each row to identify whether each field is a primary key or a foreign key.

Table Field name Primary key Foreign key

MANAGER ManagerID

SHOP ManagerID

CAR RegistrationNumber

CAR ShopID

[2]

(b) Describe the ways in which access rights can be used to protect the data in Javier’s database
from unauthorised access.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

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(i) Complete the following DML statements to return the number of cars for sale in each
shop.

SELECT COUNT(.........................................................)

FROM .........................................................

......................................................... ShopID
[3]

(ii) Complete the DML statement to include the following car in the table CAR.

Field Data

RegistrationNumber 123AA

Make Tiger

Model Lioness

NumberOfMiles 10500

ShopID 12BSTREET

........................ ........................ CAR

............................ ("123AA","Tiger","Lioness",10500,"12BSTREET")
[2]

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6 (a) There are two errors in the following register transfer notation for the fetch‑execute cycle.

1 MAR [PC]

2 PC [PC] − 1

3 MDR [MAR]

4 CIR [MDR]

Complete the following table by:

• identifying the line number of each error
• describing the error
• writing the correct statement.

Line
Description of the error Correct statement
number

[4]

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(b) The following table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one
general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC), and an Index Register (IX).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDM #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to ACC
LDD <address> Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the given address to
ACC
STO <address> Store the contents of ACC at the given address
INC <register> Add 1 to the contents of the register (ACC or IX)
CMP <address> Compare the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
JPN <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare was False
JMP <address> Jump to the given address
IN Key in a character and store its ASCII value in ACC
OUT Output to the screen the character whose ASCII value is stored in ACC
END Return control to the operating system
XOR #n Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
XOR <address> Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
AND #n Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
AND <address> Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
OR #n Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
OR <address> Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
LSL #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the left. Zeros are introduced on
the right hand end
LSR #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the right. Zeros are introduced on
the left hand end
<address> can be an absolute or symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123
B denotes a binary number, e.g. B01001101

The current contents of main memory are shown:

Address Data
100 00001111
101 11110000
102 01010101
103 11111111
104 00000000

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Each row of the following table shows the current contents of ACC in binary and the instruction
that will be performed on those contents.

Complete the table by writing the new contents of the ACC after the execution of each
instruction.

Current contents of the ACC Instruction New contents of the ACC

11111111 OR 101

00000000 XOR #15

10101010 LSR #2

01010101 AND 104

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7 Bobby is recording a sound file for his school project.

(a) He repeats the recording of the sound several times, with a different sample rate each time.

(i) Describe the reasons why the sound is closer to the original when a higher sample rate
is used.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Describe the reasons why the sound file size increases when a higher sample rate is
used.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) Bobby wants to email the sound file to his school email address. He compresses the file
before sending the email.

(i) Explain the reasons why Bobby compresses the sound file.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Bobby uses lossless compression.

Describe how lossless compression can compress the sound file.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

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8 A school is setting up a network within one of its buildings.

(a) State whether the network will be a LAN (local area network) or a WAN (wide area network).
Justify your choice.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) One classroom in the building has 30 computers. The computers need to be connected to the
network. Each computer has a network interface card (NIC).

Identify two possible devices that can be used to physically connect the 30 computers to the
rest of the network.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................
[2]

Describe the functions of a Wireless Network Interface Card.

...................................................................................................................................................

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1 When designing computer systems, it is important to consider the security, integrity and privacy of
the data.

Draw one line from each measure to indicate whether it keeps data secure or protects the integrity
of data.

Measure

Firewall

Double entry
Data Security

Presence check

Data Integrity
Access rights

Password

[2]

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2 (a) Complete the truth table for each of the following two logic gates.

A B Output

A 0 0

B 0 1

1 0

1 1

A B Output

A 0 0

B 0 1

1 0

1 1

[2]

(b) Draw a logic circuit for the following logic expression.

X = NOT(NOT(A AND B)AND C)

X
B

[2]

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3 Andy likes to play computer games.

(a) Andy uses several input devices to play the games. These include a keyboard and a
microphone.

Describe the principal operation of a microphone.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Andy plays some of the computer games over the internet. He has several devices that
connect wirelessly to the router in his house.

(i) Identify the topology of Andy’s home network. Justify your choice.

Topology ............................................................................................................................

Justification .......................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) The router has a wireless access point (WAP) to allow the devices to connect wirelessly.

Identify three functions of the router in Andy’s network.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

3 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[3]

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4 A register stores the following binary number:

1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1

(a) The binary value in the register represents an unsigned binary integer.

Convert the unsigned binary integer into denary.

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(b) The binary value in the register represents a two’s complement binary integer.

Convert the two’s complement binary integer into denary.

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(c) The binary value in the register represents a hexadecimal number.

Convert the binary number into hexadecimal.

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(d) State why the value in the register cannot be interpreted as a Binary Coded Decimal (BCD).

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(e) The binary contents of two registers are:

(i) Add the contents of Register 1 and Register 2. Show your working.

Answer ..............................................................................................................................
[2]

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(ii) Subtract the contents of Register 2 from the contents of Register 1. Show your working.

Answer ..............................................................................................................................
[2]

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5 Riya has created the following logo as a vector graphic.

(a) Complete the table by writing a description of each vector graphic term and give an example
for this logo.

Term Description Example from logo

Property

Drawing list

[4]

(b) Riya takes a photograph using a digital camera. The photograph is stored as a bitmap image.

(i) Describe two differences between a vector graphic and a bitmap image.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
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(ii) Riya needs to email the photograph. She compresses the photograph before sending it
using an email.

Describe two lossy methods that Riya can use to compress the image.

Method 1 ...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Method 2 ...........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
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6 A shop sells plants to customers. The shop manager has a relational database to keep track of the
sales.

The database, PLANTSALES, has the following structure:

PLANT(PlantName, QuantityInStock, Cost)

CUSTOMER(CustomerID, FirstName, LastName, Address, Email)

PURCHASE(PurchaseID, CustomerID)

PURCHASE_ITEM(PurchaseID, PlantName, Quantity)

(a) The database is normalised.

(i) The table lists the following three stages of normalisation:

• The first stage is from a database that is not normalised (0NF) to First Normal Form
(1NF).
• The second stage is from 1NF to Second Normal Form (2NF).
• The third stage is from 2NF to Third Normal Form (3NF).

Tick () one box in each row to identify the appropriate stage for each task.

Normalisation stage
Task
0NF to 1NF 1NF to 2NF 2NF to 3NF

Remove any partial key dependencies

Remove any repeating groups of attributes

Remove any non-key dependencies

[2]

(ii) Draw an entity-relationship (E-R) diagram for the database PLANTSALES.

PLANT CUSTOMER

PURCHASE_ITEM PURCHASE

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(b) The shop manager uses a Database Management System (DBMS).

Describe the purpose and contents of the data dictionary in the DBMS.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(c) The shop manager uses both Data Definition Language (DDL) and Data Manipulation
Language (DML) statements to create and search the database.

(i) Complete the DML statements to return the total number of items purchased with the
purchase ID of 3011A.

SELECT SUM(..................................................)

FROM ..................................................

WHERE .................................................. = ..................................................;

[4]

(ii) Write DDL statements to include a field in the table PURCHASE to store the date of the
order.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [3]

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7 A computer has system software.

(a) The Operating System handles interrupts.

Tick () one box in each row to identify whether each event is an example of a hardware
interrupt or a software interrupt.

Event Hardware interrupt Software interrupt

Buffer full
Printer is out of paper
User has pressed a key on the keyboard
Division by zero
Power failure
Stack overflow
[3]

(b) Describe the file management tasks that an Operating System performs.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [4]

(c) Identify two utility programs that can be used to improve the performance of a computer and
state how they improve the performance.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
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8 The Von Neumann model for a computer system uses registers.

(a) Describe the role of the following special purpose registers in the fetch-execute (F-E) cycle.

(i) Memory Address Register (MAR) .....................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Memory Data Register (MDR) ...........................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[4]

(ii) Another special purpose register is the Index Register.

Identify one other special purpose register used in the Von Neumann model for a
computer system.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

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(b) The following table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one
general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC), and an Index Register (IX).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDM #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to ACC
LDD <address> Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the given address to
ACC
STO <address> Store the contents of ACC at the given address
INC <register> Add 1 to the contents of the register (ACC or IX)
CMP <address> Compare the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
JPN <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare was False
JMP <address> Jump to the given address
IN Key in a character and store its ASCII value in ACC
OUT Output to the screen the character whose ASCII value is stored in ACC
END Return control to the operating system
XOR #n Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
XOR <address> Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
OR #n Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
OR <address> Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
AND #n Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
AND <address> Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
LSL #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the left. Zeros are introduced on
the right hand end
LSR #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the right. Zeros are introduced on
the left hand end
<address> can be an absolute or symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123

The current contents of main memory are shown:

Address Data
100 01010101
101 11110000
102 00001111
103 00000000
104 11111111

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(i) In the following table, each row shows the current contents of the ACC in binary and the
instruction that will be performed on those contents.

Complete the table by writing the new contents of the ACC after the execution of each
instruction.

Current contents of the ACC Instruction New contents of the ACC

01010101 XOR 101

11110000 AND 104

00001111 LSL #4

11111111 OR 102

[4]

(ii) The following table contains five assembly language instruction groups.

Write an appropriate assembly language instruction for each instruction group, using the
given instruction set. The first one has been completed for you.

Instruction Group Instruction

Data movement LDM #2

Input and output of data

Arithmetic operations

Unconditional and conditional instructions

Compare instructions

[4]

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(iii) The opcode LDM uses immediate addressing. The opcode LDD uses direct addressing.

Identify and describe one additional mode of addressing.

Mode of addressing ...........................................................................................................

Description ........................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
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1 (a) (i) Convert the unsigned binary integer into denary.

00100111

Answer ........................................................................................................................ [1]

(ii) Convert the Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) into denary.

00100111

Answer ........................................................................................................................ [1]

(iii) Convert the 8-bit two’s complement binary integer into denary.

11100111

Answer ........................................................................................................................ [1]

(b) Perform the following binary subtraction. Show your working.

1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
_ 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1

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Similarity ...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Difference 1 ..............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Difference 2 ..............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[3]

(d) Sound samples are recorded and saved in a file.

(i) State what is meant by sampling rate.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) Explain the effect of increasing the sampling resolution on the sound file.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

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2 Draw one line from each security feature to its most appropriate description.

Security feature Description

converts data to an
alternative form

firewall

redirects a user to a fake

website

pharming

verifies the authenticity of

data

anti-virus software

scans files on the hard drive

for malicious software

encryption

accepts or rejects incoming

and outgoing packets based
on criteria

[4]

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3 (a) Draw a logic circuit for the logic expression:

X = NOT ((NOT A AND NOT B) OR (NOT B AND NOT C))

B X

[2]

(b) Complete the truth table for the logic expression:

X = NOT ((NOT A AND NOT B) OR (NOT B AND NOT C))

Working space
A B C X

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1
[2]

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4 A photographer creates a relational database to store data about photographs taken at birthday
parties.

The database, PHOTOGRAPHS, stores details of the customer, the party, the photographs taken
and the cameras used.

The photographer has several cameras that are used for taking the photographs at the parties.

Each camera has a specific lens type (for example, XY32Z) and lighting type (for example, F1672).

Data about each photograph is stored in the database including the party at which it was taken,
the time it was taken and the camera used.

The database has these four tables:

CUSTOMER(CustomerID, FirstName, LastName, Telephone)

PARTY(PartyID, CustomerID, PartyDate, StartTime)

PHOTO_DATA(PhotoID, PartyID, TimeTaken, CameraID)

CAMERA_DATA(CameraID, LensType, LightingType)

(a) Complete the entity-relationship (E-R) diagram for the database PHOTOGRAPHS.

PARTY CUSTOMER

PHOTO_DATA CAMERA_DATA

[3]

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(b) The database is normalised and is in Third Normal Form (3NF).

Describe the characteristics of a database that is in Third Normal Form (3NF).

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

PhotoID PartyID TimeTaken CameraID

ST23-56 BD987 08:34 NIK-02

ST23-57 BD987 08:55 NIK-02

ST23-60 BC08 09:01 CAN-01

ST23-61 BC08 10:23 CAN-12

ST23-62 BC08 10:56 NIK-01

(i) State what is meant by a tuple. Give an example of a tuple from PHOTO_DATA.

Tuple .................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Example ............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) Complete the Structured Query Language (SQL) script to display the total number of
photographs that have been taken using a camera with a camera ID starting with CAN.

SELECT ........................................................ (................................................................)

FROM .........................................................................................

WHERE CameraID LIKE .................................................................................. ;

[4]

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(d) Write an SQL script to include two new fields in CAMERA_DATA to store the number of
photographs currently on the camera and the date the camera was last used.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

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5 (a) State what is meant by the stored program concept in the Von Neumann model of a
computer system.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(b) A Central Processing Unit (CPU) contains several special purpose registers and other
components.

(i) State the role of the following registers.

Program Counter (PC) ......................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Index Register (IX) ............................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Status Register (SR) .........................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[3]

(ii) Tick () one box in each row to identify the system bus used by each CPU component.

CPU component Data bus Address bus Control bus

System clock

Memory Address Register (MAR)

[1]

(iii) Describe the purpose of the Control Unit (CU) in a CPU.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

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(c) Describe the purpose of an interrupt in a computer system.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(d) Identify two causes of a software interrupt.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

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6 The following table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one
general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC), and an Index Register (IX).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDM #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to ACC
LDD <address> Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the given
address to ACC
LDX <address> Indexed addressing. Form the address from <address> + the
contents of the index register. Copy the contents of this calculated
address to ACC
LDR #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to IX
STO <address> Store contents of ACC at the given address
ADD <address> Add the contents of the given address to the ACC
ADD #n Add the denary number n to the ACC
INC <register> Add 1 to the contents of the register (ACC or IX)
CMP #n Compare the contents of ACC with number n
JPE <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the
compare was True
JPN <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the
compare was False
OUT Output to the screen the character whose ASCII value is stored in
ACC
END Return control to the operating system
<address> can be an absolute or a symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123
B denotes a binary number, e.g. B01001101

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(a) The current contents of main memory and selected values from the ASCII character set are
given.

(i) Trace the program currently in memory using the trace table.

Instruction Memory address

ACC IX Output
Address Instruction address 100 101 110 111 112
77 LDR #0
0 0 66 65 35
78 LDX 110
79 CMP #35
80 JPE 92
81 ADD 100
82 STO 101
83 LDM #1
84 ADD 100
85 STO 100
86 INC IX
87 LDX 110
88 CMP #35
89 JPN 81
90 LDD 100
91 ADD #48
92 OUT
93 END
…
100 0
101 0
…
110 66
111 65
112 35

ASCII
Character
value
49 1
50 2
51 3
52 4

65 A
66 B
67 C
68 D

(ii) The following instructions are repeated for your reference.

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDD <address> Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the given
address to ACC
STO <address> Store contents of ACC at the given address

State the purpose of this part of an assembly language program.

LDD 100
STO 165
LDD 101
STO 100
LDD 165
STO 101
...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[1]

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(b) The following table shows another part of the instruction set for the processor.

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
AND #n Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
AND Bn Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the binary number n
XOR #n Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
XOR Bn Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the binary number n
OR #n Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
OR Bn Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the binary number n
LSR #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the right. Zeros are
introduced on the left-hand end
<address> can be an absolute or a symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123
B denotes a binary number, e.g. B01001101

(i) The current contents of the ACC are:

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Show the result after the execution of the following instruction.

XOR B00011111
...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

(ii) The current contents of the ACC are:

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Show the result after the execution of the following instruction.

AND B11110000
...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

(iii) The current contents of the ACC are:

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Show the result after the execution of the following instruction.

OR B11001100
...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]
(iv) The current contents of the ACC are:

1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1

Show the result after the execution of the following instruction.

LSR #2
...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

(c) Tick (3) one or more boxes in each row to indicate whether the task is performed in the first
pass or the second pass of a two-pass assembler.

Task First pass Second pass

Remove comments.

Read the assembly language program one line at a time.

Generate the object code.

Check the opcode is in the instruction set.

[2]

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7 (a) State two benefits to a programmer of using Dynamic Link Library (DLL) files.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

(b) Memory management is one of the tasks performed by an Operating System (OS).

Describe the ways in which memory management organises and allocates Random Access
Memory (RAM).

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

Describe one appropriate method of compressing a text file.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(d) Explain the reasons why increasing the amount of cache memory can improve the
performance of a CPU.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(e) State the name of a peripheral device port that provides a physical connection in the computer
for each of these peripherals.

3D printer ..................................................................................................................................

Monitor ......................................................................................................................................
[2]
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8 A Local Area Network (LAN) uses a bus topology.

Describe how Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detection (CSMA / CD) is used in a bus
network.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [4]

9 Many modern televisions are examples of embedded systems.

(a) Explain why these televisions are embedded systems.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(b) Embedded systems use Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM).

Describe one benefit of using EEPROMs in an embedded system.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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1 (a) Draw one line from each utility software to its most appropriate purpose.

Utility software Purpose

to reorganise files so
they are contiguous
virus checker
to scan for malicious
program code
disk formatter

to decrease the file size

backup

to initialise a disk

disk repair
to create copies of files
in case the original is lost
defragmentation
to check for and fix
inconsistencies on a disk

[5]

(b) Compilers and interpreters translate programs written in a high-level language into a low-level
language.

(i) State two drawbacks of using a compiler compared to an interpreter during program
development.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) Explain why high-level language programs might be partially compiled and partially interpreted.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]
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2 (a) (i) Convert the two’s complement binary integer into denary.

10010110

Answer ....................................................... [1]

(ii) Convert the unsigned binary integer into hexadecimal.

10010110

Answer ....................................................... [1]

(iii) Convert the unsigned binary integer into Binary Coded Decimal (BCD). Show your
working.

10010101
Working .............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Answer .......................................................
[2]

(b) Perform the following binary addition.

1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
+ 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
[1]

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3 (a) A greenhouse has an automatic window.

The window (X) operates according to the following criteria:

Parameter Description of parameter Binary value Condition

1 Too high
T Temperature
0 Acceptable

1 Too high
W Wind speed
0 Acceptable

1 Detected
R Rain
0 Not detected

1 On
M Manual override
0 Off

The window opens (X = 1) if:

• the temperature is too high and the wind speed is acceptable

• and
• rain is not detected, or the manual override is off.

Draw a logic circuit to represent the operation of the window.

[3]

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(b) Complete the truth table for the logic expression:

X = NOT (A OR B OR C) AND (B NOR C)

Working space
A B C X

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1

[2]

Explain the reasons why ROM is used in an embedded system.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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4 (a) State the difference between data verification and data validation.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

(b) A checksum can be used to detect errors during data transmission.

Describe how a checksum is used.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(c) One validation method is a presence check.

Describe two other validation methods that can be used to validate non-numeric data.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

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5 A relational database, GARDEN, has the following tables:

OWNER(OwnerID, FirstName, TelephoneNo, TreeID, TreePosition)

TREE(TreeID, ScientificName, MaxHeight, FastGrowing)

(a) The database is not in Third Normal Form (3NF).

Explain how the database can be normalised to 3NF.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) Write the Structured Query Language (SQL) script to add a new record in the table TREE to
store the following data:

Attribute Value

TreeID LOW_1276

ScientificName Salix_Alba

MaxHeight 30.00

FastGrowing TRUE

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(c) State what is meant by a candidate key in a relational database.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

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(d) (i) Describe, using an example, what is meant by a data dictionary.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Describe what is meant by a logical schema.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

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6 (a) A student uses a networked laptop computer to send an email to a colleague.

(i) Explain how a digital signature ensures the email is authentic.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Describe how a firewall protects the data on the computer.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [3]

(b) The student records a sound file.

(i) Explain the effect of increasing the sampling rate on the accuracy of the sound recording.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Explain the effect of decreasing the sampling resolution on the file size of the sound
recording.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

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7 The following table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one
general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC), and an Index Register (IX).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDM #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to ACC
LDD <address> Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the given address to
ACC
LDX <address> Indexed addressing. Form the address from <address> + the contents of the
index register. Copy the contents of this calculated address to ACC
LDR #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to IX
STO <address> Store the contents of ACC at the given address
ADD <address> Add the contents of the given address to the ACC
ADD #n Add the denary number n to the ACC
INC <register> Add 1 to the contents of the register (ACC or IX)
JMP <address> Jump to the given address
CMP <address> Compare the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
CMI <address> Indirect addressing. The address to be used is at the given address. Compare
the contents of ACC with the contents of this second address
JPE <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare was True
JPN <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare was False
END Return control to the operating system
<address> can be an absolute or symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123
B denotes a binary number, e.g. B01001101

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(a) Trace the program currently in memory using the trace table, stopping when line 90 is
executed for a second time.

Address Instruction Instruction Memory address

ACC IX
address 100 101 102 103 110 111 112
75 LDR #0

LDX 110 0 0 112 4 1 4 0

77 CMI 102

78 JPE 91

79 CMP 103

80 JPN 84

81 ADD 101

82 STO 101

83 JMP 86

84 INC ACC

85 STO 101

86 LDD 100

87 INC ACC

88 STO 100

89 INC IX

90 JMP 76

91 END

100 0

101 0

102 112

103 4

110 1

111 4

112 0

[5]

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(b) The following table shows another part of the instruction set for the processor.

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
AND #n Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
AND <address> Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
XOR #n Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
XOR Bn Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the binary number n
XOR <address> Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
OR #n Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
OR <address> Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
LSL #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the left. Zeros are introduced on
the right-hand end
LSR #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the right. Zeros are introduced on
the left-hand end
<address> can be an absolute or symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123
B denotes a binary number, e.g. B01001101

The contents of memory addresses 50 and 51 are shown:

Memory address Data value

50 01001101

51 10001111

(i) The current contents of the ACC are:

0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

Show the contents of the ACC after the execution of the following instruction.

XOR B00011111

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

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(ii) The current contents of the ACC are:

0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

Show the contents of the ACC after the execution of the following instruction.

AND 50

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

(iii) The current contents of the ACC are:

0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

Show the contents of the ACC after the execution of the following instruction.

LSL #3

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

(iv) The current contents of the ACC are:

0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1

Show the contents of the ACC after the execution of the following instruction.

OR 51

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

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Description Register transfer notation

Copy the address of the next instruction into
the Memory Address Register.

Increment the Program Counter.

Copy the contents of the Memory Data

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8 The following bitmap image has a resolution of 4096 × 4096 pixels and a colour depth of 24 bits
per pixel.

The image is displayed on a monitor that has a screen resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels.

(a) Tick (3) one box in each row to identify the effect of each action on the image file size.

Increases the Decreases the No change to

Action
file size file size the file size
Change the colour depth of the
image file to 16 bits per pixel.
Change the screen resolution
to 1366 × 768 pixels.
Change the colour of the
rectangle from black to red.
[2]

(b) State two benefits of creating a vector graphic instead of a bitmap image.

1 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

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The file is compressed using run-length encoding (RLE).

(i) The table shows the compressed and uncompressed values for parts of the image file.

Each colour of the pixel in the image is represented by a hexadecimal value.

Complete the table. The first row has been completed for you.

Uncompressed image RLE compressed image

EA F1 F1 F2 F2 F2 EA 1EA 2F1 3F2 1EA

2AB 2FF 11D 167

32 32 80 81 81

[2]

(ii) RLE is an example of lossless compression.

Explain why lossless compression is more appropriate than lossy compression for a
text file.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

9 One use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is for facial recognition software.

Describe the social impact of using facial recognition software to identify individuals in an airport.

..........................................................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................... [2]

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10 A Local Area Network (LAN) consists of four computers, one server and a switch.

The LAN uses a star topology.

(a) Complete the following diagram to show how the hardware is connected.

Switch

Computer Computer Server Computer Computer

[1]

(b) A router is attached to one of the devices on the LAN shown in part (a) to connect the LAN to
the internet.

(i) Identify the device. Give a reason for your choice.

Device ...............................................................................................................................

Reason ..............................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) Describe the role and function of the router in the network.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [3]

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1 A digital audio message needs to be recorded.

(a) Tick () one box in each row to identify the effect of each action on the accuracy of the
recording.

Accuracy Accuracy Accuracy does

Action
increases decreases not change
Change the sampling rate from 40 kHz
to 60 kHz.
Change the duration of the recording
from 20 minutes to 40 minutes.
Change the sampling resolution from
24 bits to 16 bits.
[2]

(b) The audio message is recorded with a sampling rate of 50 kHz and a sampling resolution of
16 bits.

The recording is 20 minutes in length.

Calculate the file size of the recording.

Give your answer in megabytes and show your working.

Working .....................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Answer ......................................... megabytes

[2]

(c) A computer uses a buffer when playing the audio message.

Explain the purpose of a buffer in a computer system using one other example.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

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2 The relational database ASTRONOMY is used to store data about telescopes, the companies that
own the telescopes and the photographs taken by the telescopes.

The database has these three tables:

COMPANY(TelephoneNumber, CompanyID, CompanyName)

PHOTOGRAPH(PhotoID, TelescopeID, DateTaken, TimeTaken, Elevation)

TELESCOPE(TelescopeID, CompanyID, SerialNumber)

(a) Complete the following table by writing the correct answer for each item.

Item Answer

a suitable field for the primary key in

COMPANY

a candidate key in TELESCOPE

the degree of relationship between

TELESCOPE and PHOTOGRAPH

[3]

(b) A Database Management System (DBMS) has several features.

Identify the feature that describes the relationship between data and its structure.

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

SELECT ........................................... (.............................................................)

FROM TELESCOPE

WHERE .................................................. LIKE ...............................................;

[4]

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(d) Write the SQL script to add one field to the table PHOTOGRAPH to store the resolution of the
photograph, e.g. 1920 × 1068.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

(e) The photographs are stored as bitmap images.

Complete the statements about bitmap images by writing the missing words.

The ................................................................................. of a bitmap image is the number of

bits that are used to store each pixel.

Metadata about the image is stored in the .................................................................................

of the file.
[2]

(f) Describe the purpose of a query processor in a DBMS.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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3 Draw one line from each Operating System (OS) management task to its most appropriate
description.

OS Management task Description

dynamically allocates memory to

processes

hardware management

marks unallocated file storage

for availability

security management

installs programs for devices

connected to external ports

memory management

validates user and

process authenticity

process management

allows processes to transfer

data to and from each other

[4]

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4 (a) A Central Processing Unit (CPU) contains several special purpose registers and other
components.

(i) State the roles of the following registers.

Memory Address Register (MAR) .....................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

Memory Data Register (MDR) ...........................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) State when interrupts are detected during the Fetch-Execute (F-E) cycle.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) A computer system contains a system clock.

Describe the purpose of the system clock.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

Identify one other upgrade to the hardware and explain why it improves the performance of
a computer system.

Upgrade ....................................................................................................................................

Explanation ...............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

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5 (a) Draw a logic circuit for the logic expression:

X = NOT ((NOT (A AND B)) OR (NOT (B AND C)))

B X

[3]

(b) Complete the truth table for the logic expression:

Y = (NOT P AND Q) OR (Q AND NOT R)

Working space
P Q R Y

0 0 0

0 0 1

0 1 0

0 1 1

1 0 0

1 0 1

1 1 0

1 1 1

[2]

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Question 6 begins on page 10.

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6 The following table shows part of the instruction set for a processor. The processor has one
general purpose register, the Accumulator (ACC), and an Index Register (IX).

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
LDM #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to ACC
LDD <address> Direct addressing. Load the contents of the location at the given
address to ACC
LDX <address> Indexed addressing. Form the address from <address> + the contents
of the index register. Copy the contents of this calculated address to
ACC
LDR #n Immediate addressing. Load the number n to IX
MOV <register> Moves the contents of the accumulator to the given register (IX)
STO <address> Store contents of ACC at the given address
ADD <address> Add the contents of the given address to the ACC
ADD #n Add the denary number n to the ACC
SUB #n Subtract the denary number n from the ACC
INC <register> Add 1 to the contents of the register (ACC or IX)
JMP <address> Jump to the given address
CMP #n Compare the contents of ACC with number n
CMI <address> Indirect addressing. The address to be used is at the given address.
Compare the contents of ACC with the contents of this second
address
JPE <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare
was True
JPN <address> Following a compare instruction, jump to <address> if the compare
was False
OUT Output to the screen the character whose ASCII value is stored in
ACC
END Return control to the operating system
<address> can be an absolute or a symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123
B denotes a binary number, e.g. B01001101

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(a) The current contents of main memory and selected values from the ASCII character set are
given.

(i) Trace the program currently in memory using the trace table.

Instruction Memory address

Address Instruction ACC IX Output
LDR #0 address 100 101 110 111 112
75
76 LDD 100
1 0 97 98 97
77 CMP #2
78 JPE 91
79 LDX 110
80 SUB #32
81 CMP #65
82 JPN 86
83 LDM #1
84 ADD 101
85 STO 101
86 LDM #1
87 ADD 100
88 STO 100
89 INC IX
90 JMP 76
91 LDD 101
92 ADD #48
93 OUT
94 END

100 1
101 0

110 97
111 98
112 97

ASCII Character
value
49 1
50 2
51 3
52 4

65 A
66 B
67 C
68 D

[4]

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(ii) Explain the purpose of relative addressing in an assembly language program.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) The following table shows another part of the instruction set for the processor.

Instruction
Explanation
Opcode Operand
AND #n Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
AND Bn Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the binary number n
AND <address> Bitwise AND operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
XOR #n Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
XOR <address> Bitwise XOR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
OR #n Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the operand
OR Bn Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the binary number n
OR <address> Bitwise OR operation of the contents of ACC with the contents of <address>
LSL #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the left. Zeros are introduced on
the right-hand end
LSR #n Bits in ACC are shifted logically n places to the right. Zeros are introduced on
the left-hand end
<address> can be an absolute or a symbolic address
# denotes a denary number, e.g. #123
B denotes a binary number, e.g. B01001101

(i) The current contents of the ACC are:

0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0

Show the contents of the ACC after the execution of the following instruction.

AND B01001100
...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

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(ii) The current contents of the ACC are:

1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

Show the contents of the ACC after the execution of the following instruction.

OR B01001111
...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

(iii) The current contents of the ACC are:

1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1

Show the contents of the ACC after the execution of the following instruction.

LSR #2
...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

[1]

(c) One instruction group is data movement.

Give the name of one other instruction group.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [1]

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7 (a) The diagram shows the hardware and software used to retrieve files stored on the cloud.

Internet
Laptop Firewall A Service X
Provider

Complete the following table by writing the answer for each row.
Answer

The name of device A that allows the

laptop to connect to the internet

A type of cloud, X

An example of an application, B, that

can run on the cloud
[3]

(b) Give one advantage and two disadvantages of transmitting data using satellites instead of
copper cables.

Advantage 1 .............................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Disadvantage 1 .........................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Disadvantage 2 .........................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[3]

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(c) Local Area Networks (LANs) can be made up of several subnetworks.

(i) Give two benefits of dividing a network into subnetworks by subnetting the LAN.

1 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

2 ........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) A subnet mask is used when subnetting a LAN.

Two devices on the LAN are located in different subnetworks.

The IP addresses and corresponding subnet masks are shown:

Device IP address Subnet mask

10.10.12.1 255.0.0.0

192.168.12.4 255.255.255.0

Identify the following network ID and host ID.

The network ID for the device with the IP address 10.10.12.1

...........................................................................................................................................

The host ID for the device with the IP address 192.168.12.4

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

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8 (a) (i) Explain why some programs are distributed under an open source licence.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(ii) Explain how a programmer benefits from distributing a program under a commercial
licence.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [2]

(b) A commercial program for a vehicle repair garage includes an Artificial Intelligence (AI)
module that can diagnose faults and suggest repairs.

Describe one economic impact the AI module may have on the garage.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [2]

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9 (a) (i) Convert the unsigned binary value into hexadecimal.

10010011

Answer ................................................................................ [1]

(ii) Convert the unsigned binary value into denary.

10010011

Answer ................................................................................ [1]

(b) State two benefits of using Binary Coded Decimal (BCD) to represent values.

Benefit 1 ...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................

Benefit 2 ...................................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................................................
[2]

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10 (a) Explain the importance of feedback in a control system.

...................................................................................................................................................

............................................................................................................................................. [3]

(b) (i) Identify one sensor that could be used in a car alarm system.

Justify your choice.

Sensor ...............................................................................................................................

Justification .......................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................

...........................................................................................................................................
[2]

(ii) The car alarm is an example of an embedded system.

Describe the characteristics of an embedded system.

...........................................................................................................................................

..................................................................................................................................... [3]

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1 (a) State one difference between a kibibyte and a kilobyte.

(b) Give the number of bytes in a mebibyte.

(d) Complete the binary subtraction. Show your working.

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(a) The website has a URL and an IPv6 address.

Describe, using an example, the format of an IPv6 address.

(i) Describe the characteristics of a LAN.

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(d) The LAN has both wired and wireless connections.

(i) Ethernet cables connect the computers to the server.

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3 Mehrdad has a holiday company database that includes:

(i) Draw an entity–relationship (E–R) diagram for the normalised tables.

Table name Primary key Foreign key

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STAFF(StaffID, FirstName, SecondName, DateOfBirth, Role, Salary)

SCHEDULE(ScheduleID, StaffID, WorkDate, Morning, Afternoon)

ScheduleID StaffID WorkDate Morning Afternoon

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4 A cake factory uses machines to make cakes .

of cakes being produced each hour.

.................................................. it is a .................................................. system. One example

a .................................................. to measure the values.  [4]

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At the end of each day, the register is reset to 0.

Write the assembly language statement to reset the register to 0.

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Show the result of this logical shift.

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5 (a) Draw a logic circuit diagram for the logic expression:

X = NOT (A OR B OR C) OR (B AND C AND D)

(b) Complete the truth table for the logic expression:

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1 Anya scans an image into her computer for a school project.

(a) The scanned image is a bitmapped image.

Answer .......................................... mebibytes

(b) The image is compressed using lossless compression.

Lossless compression method .................................................................................................

(i) Convert the hexadecimal code FC into denary.

Perform the addition in binary. Show your working.

Answer (in binary) ........................................

(iii) Hexadecimal 23 in two’s complement representation is 00100011. The denary number

Give your answer in binary. Show your working.

Answer (in binary) ........................................

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Describe what is meant by copyright.

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2 Bingwen’s computer comes with an Operating System and utility software.

Utility software Description

Scans software for errors and repairs the

Moves parts of files so that each file is

Defragmentation Creates a copy of data that is no longer

Back-up Sets up a disk so it is ready to store files

Disk repair Scans for errors in a disk and corrects them

Creates a copy of data in case the original is

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The ........................................................................ holds the address of the next instruction

to be loaded. This address is sent to the ........................................................................ .

The ............................................................................ holds the data fetched from this address.

This data is sent to the ............................................................................ and the Control Unit

decodes the instruction’s opcode.

The ............................................................................ is incremented.

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Address Instruction ASCII code table (selected codes only)

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Instruction Memory address

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(c) (i) The Accumulator currently contains the binary number:

(ii) The Accumulator currently contains the binary number:

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(a) Describe the key features of a peer-to-peer network.

a .................................................. to measure the values. [4]