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Computer science
Standard level
Paper 1

2 May 2024

Zone A afternoon Zone B afternoon Zone C afternoon

1 hour 30 minutes

Instructions to candidates
y Do not open this examination paper until instructed to do so.
y Section A: a
 nswer all questions.
y Section B: a
 nswer all questions.
y The maximum mark for this examination paper is [70 marks].

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Section A

Answer all questions.

1. (a) State one benefit of using software-as-a-service (SaaS). [1]

(b) State one drawback of using software-as-a-service (SaaS). [1]

2. Describe the pilot running method for the implementation of a new system. [2]

3. Describe the purpose of user acceptance testing. [2]

4. Identify two methods of providing user documentation. [2]

5. Outline one method that can be used to deliver user training. [2]

6. Define the term peripheral.[1]

7. State two usability issues that could occur when using a cell phone (mobile phone). [2]

8. Identify two methods that can be used to improve the accessibility of a computer system
for users. [2]

9. (a) Outline the purpose of the memory address register (MAR). [2]

(b) Outline the role of the arithmetic logic unit (ALU). [2]

10. (a) State the hexadecimal equivalent of the binary number 11111011. [1]

(b) State the binary equivalent of the denary number 89. [1]

11. Distinguish between two types of primary memory. [2]

12. Identify two of the layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) seven-layer model. [2]
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Section B

Answer all questions.

13. Different transmission media may be used within a network.

(a) (i) Identify two characteristics of fibre optic cables as a transmission medium. [2]

(ii) Identify two characteristics of wireless transmission. [2]

(b) Describe how encryption is used to protect data during transmission. [3]

(c) Explain how data is transmitted using packet switching. [5]

(d) Explain one social implication of changes to working patterns due to the use of a
virtual private network (VPN). [3]

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14. (a) Define the nor Boolean operator. [1]

A car has features that monitor its speed, direction and distance from the car in front. This is
shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Rules to control car motion

Binary
Input Description
representation

0 Car is less than 20 metres from the vehicle in front.

A
1 Car is 20 metres or more from the vehicle in front.

0 Car is travelling in reverse or stationary.

B
1 Car is travelling forward.

0 Car speed is more than 130 kilometres per hour.

C
1 Car speed is 0–130 kilometres per hour.

For example, if the car is travelling forward, input B would have a binary representation of 1.

(b) Construct a logic diagram with inputs A, B, and C and output Z to represent the
following scenario:

Output Z equals 1 when:

y the car is travelling forward and it is less than 20 metres from the vehicle in front.
or

y the car speed is more than 130 km per hour.

In all other conditions, output Z equals 0. [4]

An additional row (input D) is to be added to assist when the car is in reverse or stationary.
Input D checks if there are obstructions less than 3 metres from the rear of the car.

(c) State the rules that need to be added to Figure 1 to test this condition. [2]

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(Question 14 continued)

Information similar to that presented in Figure 1 could be used to construct decisions and
conditions in program design (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: Identifiers for car motion rules

Identifier Description

F Distance in metres to the vehicle in front

S Speed of car in kilometres per hour

T Travelling in a forward direction

(d) Determine the value of the following expression given that the input values for
F, S and T are:

F = 40
S = 115
T = true

F >= 25 AND S >= 5 AND S <= 130 AND T = true

You must show your working. [2]

(e) Construct an algorithm in pseudocode that repeats the following steps while the car
is moving:
y Input the value for the distance from the vehicle in front.
y Input the value for the speed of the car.
y Check the inputs and notify the user if either the distance from the car in front is less
than 15 metres or if the speed of the car is more than 115 kilometres per hour.

The algorithm will only terminate when the car stops moving. [6]

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15. (a) Describe one standard operation of collections. [2]

The collection CAPITALS holds the names of a number of capital cities and the names of
their corresponding countries, as follows:

Ankara, Turkey, Brasilia, Brazil, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Lisbon,

Portugal, Manila, Philippines, Rome, Italy

(b) Construct an algorithm using pseudocode to read the data from CAPITALS and store
the names of the cities in a one-dimensional string array, CITY, and the names of the
countries in another one-dimensional string array, COUNTRY.

The matching city and country must have the same index in the CITY and
COUNTRY arrays. [4]

(c) Construct an algorithm using pseudocode to sort the contents of the array COUNTRY
into alphabetical order. The indexes for the corresponding data in the two parallel
arrays must remain the same after sorting. [5]

(d) Compare and contrast the bubble sort algorithm and the selection sort algorithm. [4]