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Grade thresholds – November 2017

Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478)

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 0478 (Computer Science) in the November 2017 examination.

minimum raw mark required for grade:

maximum raw
mark A B C D E F G
available
Component 11 75 48 40 33 28 23 18 13
Component 12 75 49 41 34 28 23 18 13
Component 13 75 48 40 33 28 23 18 13
Component 21 50 31 23 16 12 9 6 3
Component 22 50 34 26 19 15 11 7 3
Component 23 50 31 23 16 12 9 6 3

Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.

The maximum total mark for this syllabus, after weighting has been applied, is 125.

The overall thresholds for the different grades were set as follows.

Combination of
Option A* A B C D E F G
Components
AX 11, 21 93 78 63 49 40 32 24 16
AY 12, 22 97 82 67 53 43 34 25 16
AZ 13, 23 93 78 63 49 40 32 24 16

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Maximum Mark: 75

Published

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examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2017 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level
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1(a) Output 1

1(b) 1 mark for each correct conversion 3

E 0 4

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

1(c) Any one from: 1

– Hexadecimal codes can fit in a smaller display rather than a full text based message
– Smaller amount of memory needed to store the hex error messages than text based

1(d) 1 mark for correct sensor, 1 mark for corresponding use 6

Possible examples could include:

– Temperature (sensor)
– To monitor the temperature of the water

– Pressure (sensor)
– To monitor the level of water in the washing machine

– Motion (sensor)
– To monitor whether the drum is still in motion

– pH (sensor)
– To monitor the level of water hardness/detergent present in the water

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2 1 mark for each correct file format e.g. 3

File type File format

Pictures .JPEG
.doc, .txt, .rtf,
Text
.docx, .odt .pdf
.mp3, .wav, .aif,
Sound
.flac, .mid
Video .mp4, .flv, .wmv

Question Answer Marks

3(a) – Part 1 (access) protocol 3

– Part 2 domain (name)
– Part 3 filename

3(b) Four from: 4

– IP address is used to identify a device (on the Internet / network)
– IP address is allocated by the network/ ISP
– Can be used in place of URL
– IP addresses can be IPv4 or IPv6
– IP address can be static «
– ... meaning it doesn’t change each time it is connected to the Internet
– IP address can be dynamic «.
– « meaning that it can change each time a device is connected to the Internet
– Any valid example (e.g. xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx or xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx)

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4 1 mark for each correct line up to a total of 5 marks 5

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5(a) 1 mark for each correct logic gate 4

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5(b) 1 mark for correct logic gate symbol: 5

Any four from:

– similar to an OR gate
– It has (at least) two inputs
– Output will be high/1 if both inputs are different
– Output will be high/1 if either input is high
– Output will be low/0 if both inputs are high
– Output will be low/0 if both inputs are low

Question Answer Marks

6 Any six from: 6

2D
– (Scanner) shines a light onto the surface of a document // Light moves across document
– Reflected light is captured
– Uses mirrors and lenses
– Captured image is converted into a digital file
– Produces a 2D digital image

3D
– Scanners shines a laser (or light) over the surface of a 3D object
– Records measurements of the geometry/dimensions of the object
– Measurements are converted to digital file
– Produces a 3D digital model

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7 1 mark for each correct tick 6

true false
Statement
(9) (9)
Firewalls can monitor incoming and outgoing traffic. 9
Firewalls operate by checking traffic against a set of rules. 9
Firewalls cannot block access to a certain website. 9
Firewalls can be software and hardware. 9
Firewalls can act as intermediary servers. 9
Firewalls can block unauthorised traffic. 9

Question Answer Marks

8(a) Any three from: 3

– Human error (e.g. deleting/overwriting data)
– Physical damage
– Power failure/surge
– Hardware failure
– Software crashing

8(b) Any three from: 3

– Online shopping // Online payment systems // Online booking
– Email
– Cloud based storage
– Intranet/extranet
– VPN
– VoIP // video conferencing
– Instant messaging (IM) // social networking // online gaming

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8(c) 1 mark for identifying, 1 mark for description 6

– Strong password
– To make it difficult to hack an account

– Biometric device
– To use data that is difficult to fake as a password

– TLS // Encryption
– To make data meaningless if intercepted
– To encrypt data that is exchanged (TLS only)
– More secure than SSL (TLS only)

– Anti-spyware (software)
– To find and remove any spyware that is installed on a computer
– To help stop key loggers recording key presses

– Firewall
– To help prevent unauthorised access to an account
– Blocks any requests that do not meet/match the criteria

– Authentication (card reader at home)/mobile security code app/two-step verification

– To add another level of identification of the user

– Use of drop-down boxes (or equivalent)

– So key loggers cannot record the key presses

– Proxy server
– To divert an attack away from the main system

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9(a) Any four from: 4

– (Red) laser is used
– (Laser beams) shines onto surface of the disk
– It is rotated (at a constant speed) to be read
– Surface is covered in a track (that spirals from the centre)
– Data is represented on the surface using pits and lands
– Pits and lands represent binary values
– Pits reflect light back differently (to the area in between/land)
– Optical device can determine the binary value from the light reflection

9(b) 1 mark for calculation, 1 mark for correct answer: 2

– 1000 × 16
– 16000/8

– Answer is 2000 bytes

9(c) Four from: (Max 2 for either primary or secondary) 4

– Primary RAM and ROM

– Secondary HDD and SSD

– Primary is directly accessible by CPU

– Secondary is not directly accessible by CPU

– Primary is internal to computer

– Secondary can be internal or external to the computer

– Primary stores boot up instructions and can hold data whilst being processed
– Secondary stores files/software

– Primary has faster access speed

– Secondary has a slower access speed

– Primary has both volatile and non-volatile

– Secondary is non-volatile

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10 1 mark for each correct tick 6

true false
Statement
(9) (9)
Assembly language uses mnemonic codes. 9
Assembly language programs do not need a translator to be executed. 9
Assembly language is a low-level programming language. 9
Assembly language is specific to the computer hardware. 9
Assembly language is machine code. 9
Assembly language is often used to create drivers for hardware. 9

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Paper 1 October/November 2017
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 75

Published

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

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1 1 mark per correct instruction: 5

9 – LEFT
1 – DOWN
C – OPEN
3 – CLOSE
F – UP

Question Answer Marks

2 1 mark for each correct category: 6

HDD – Secondary
RAM – Primary
ROM – Primary
CD-ROM – Off-line
SSD – Secondary
DVD-RAM – Off-line

Question Answer Marks

3(a) Any four from (Max 2 per number system) : 4

• A binary number system is a base-2 system

• A denary number system is a base-10 system

• A binary number system uses 0 and 1 values

• A denary number system uses 0 to 9 values

• A binary number system has units/ placeholders/column headings that increase by the power of 2
• A denary number system has units/ placeholders/column headings that increase by the power of 10

• Binary has more digit for the same value// Denary has less digits for the same value

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3(b) Five from: 5

• Correct column headings / place holders by example
• Correctly place a 1 or a 0 for each column
• Identify the columns to be added
• Add together the (denary) values identified «
• « this will give a total which is the denary number/answer
• Answer is 10

Question Answer Marks

4(a)(i) Method 1 Tick (9) Method 2 Tick (9) 2

Serial 9 Simplex
Parallel Half-duplex
Duplex 9

4(a)(ii) Any four from (Max 3 for serial): 4

• Serial has less/lower interference
• Serial is (more) reliable/accurate over distances
• In serial the bits won’t be skewed
• In serial it is easier to collate the bits together again after transmission

• Duplex transmits data in both directions at the same time

• simplex/half-duplex/remaining methods won’t allow read and write at same time

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4(b) 1 mark for error checking method, 2 marks for description: 6

Checksum
• A value is calculated from the data // Description of calculation
• Value is transmitted with data
• Value is recalculated after transmission
• If the values match the data is (more likely to be) accurate

Parity check
• A parity bit is transmitted with each byte of data
• Odd or even (parity can be used)
• Counts / checks number of 1’s // counts / checks to see if 1’s are even // counts / checks to see if 1’s are odd
• (Each byte is) checked after transmission to see if it matches the odd/even parity used

Automatic Repeat Request (ARQ)

• Uses acknowledgement and timeout
• When a device detects an error in data transmission it asks for the packet to be resent / no error detected, positive
acknowledgment sent
• The sending device resends the packet after the request to resend/ timeout received
• This process is continuous until the packet received is correct/until the ARQ limit is reached

Echo (check)
• Copy of data is sent back to sender
• Data is compared to see if it matches
• If it does not match error detected

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5(a) Any four from: 4

• Data / files
• Stored in a text file
• Downloaded to a user’s computer when a website is visited // webserver sends to web browser
• Stored on a user’s computer
• Stored by a browser
• Detected by the website when it is visited again

5(b) Any two from: e.g. 2

• To store personal information/data
• To store login details
• To save items in an online shopping basket
• To track/save internet surfing habits // to track website traffic
• To carry out targeted advertising
• To store payment details
• To customise a webpage // to store user preferences
• Store progress in online games/quizzes

Question Answer Marks

6 1 mark for each correct term, in this order: 4

• Interrupt
• Compiler
• ALU/Arithmetic and Logic Unit
• ARQ/Automatic repeat request

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7 1 mark for each correct logic gate with the correct input(s) 7

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8(a) 1 mark for correct calculation method, 1 mark for correct answer: 2

• 2048/1024 (or 1024 × 2)

• 2 GB

8(b) • Instructions/programs/data 2
• « currently in use

8(c) Any three from: 3

• RAM is volatile, ROM is non-volatile
• RAM is temporary, ROM is (semi) permanent
• RAM normally has a larger capacity than ROM
• RAM can be edited ROM cannot be edited // Data can be read from and written to RAM, ROM can only be read from.

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9(a) • It is an input device 2

• It measures/takes (physical) readings of the surrounding environment / environment by example / physical properties

9(b) 1 mark for each sensor, 2 marks for each description: 6

Moisture (sensor)
• To measure the water content of the soil
• To alert when the soil is too dry or too wet/needs watering

pH (sensor)
• To measure how acidic/alkaline the soil is
• To alert when there may be something polluting the soil

Light (sensor)
• To measure the brightness of the environment
• To alert when the fruit has too little/too much light

Temperature (sensor)
• To measure the temperature of the environment
• To alert when it is too hot/too cold for the fruit to grow

Gas (sensor)
• To measure the amount of CO2/oxygen present
• To alert when too much CO2/oxygen present

Humidity (sensor)
• To measure the water content in the air
• To alert when the air is too dry

Infra-red / motion (sensor)

• To measure level of infra-red/microwaves deflected
• To alert to any intruders e.g. animals stealing the fruit

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10(a) Any three from: 3

• It is a (security) protocol
• It encrypts data (sent over the web/network)
• It is the updated version of SSL
• It has two layers
• It has a handshake layer
• It has a record layer

10(b) 1 mark for each correct application, examples could include: 3

• Online banking
• Online shopping // Online payment systems
• Email
• Cloud based storage
• Intranet/extranet
• VPN
• VoIP
• Instant messaging (IM) // social networking

Question Answer Marks

11 1 mark for each correct missing word, in the correct order: 5

• Plagiarism
• Free software
• Freeware
• Shareware
• Ethics

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Paper 1 October/November 2017
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 75

Published

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

® IGCSE is a registered trademark.

This syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 10 printed pages.

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1(a) Output 1

1(b) 1 mark for each correct conversion 3

E 0 4

1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

1(c) Any one from: 1

– Hexadecimal codes can fit in a smaller display rather than a full text based message
– Smaller amount of memory needed to store the hex error messages than text based

1(d) 1 mark for correct sensor, 1 mark for corresponding use 6

Possible examples could include:

– Temperature (sensor)
– To monitor the temperature of the water

– Pressure (sensor)
– To monitor the level of water in the washing machine

– Motion (sensor)
– To monitor whether the drum is still in motion

– pH (sensor)
– To monitor the level of water hardness/detergent present in the water

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Question Answer Marks

2 1 mark for each correct file format e.g. 3

File type File format

Pictures .JPEG
.doc, .txt, .rtf,
Text
.docx, .odt .pdf
.mp3, .wav, .aif,
Sound
.flac, .mid
Video .mp4, .flv, .wmv

Question Answer Marks

3(a) – Part 1 (access) protocol 3

– Part 2 domain (name)
– Part 3 filename

3(b) Four from: 4

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4 1 mark for each correct line up to a total of 5 marks 5

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5(a) 1 mark for each correct logic gate 4

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5(b) 1 mark for correct logic gate symbol: 5

Any four from:

Question Answer Marks

6 Any six from: 6

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7 1 mark for each correct tick 6

Question Answer Marks

8(a) Any three from: 3

– Human error (e.g. deleting/overwriting data)
– Physical damage
– Power failure/surge
– Hardware failure
– Software crashing

8(b) Any three from: 3

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8(c) 1 mark for identifying, 1 mark for description 6

– Strong password
– To make it difficult to hack an account

– Biometric device
– To use data that is difficult to fake as a password

– TLS // Encryption
– To make data meaningless if intercepted
– To encrypt data that is exchanged (TLS only)
– More secure than SSL (TLS only)

– Anti-spyware (software)
– To find and remove any spyware that is installed on a computer
– To help stop key loggers recording key presses

– Firewall
– To help prevent unauthorised access to an account
– Blocks any requests that do not meet/match the criteria

– Authentication (card reader at home)/mobile security code app/two-step verification

– To add another level of identification of the user

– Use of drop-down boxes (or equivalent)

– So key loggers cannot record the key presses

– Proxy server
– To divert an attack away from the main system

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9(a) Any four from: 4

9(b) 1 mark for calculation, 1 mark for correct answer: 2

– 1000 × 16
– 16000/8

– Answer is 2000 bytes

9(c) Four from: (Max 2 for either primary or secondary) 4

– Primary RAM and ROM

– Secondary HDD and SSD

– Primary is directly accessible by CPU

– Secondary is not directly accessible by CPU

– Primary is internal to computer

– Secondary can be internal or external to the computer

– Primary stores boot up instructions and can hold data whilst being processed
– Secondary stores files/software

– Primary has faster access speed

– Secondary has a slower access speed

– Primary has both volatile and non-volatile

– Secondary is non-volatile

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10 1 mark for each correct tick 6

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Maximum Mark: 50

Published

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

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This syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 7 printed pages.

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1(a)(i) 1 mark per bullet: 3

• At least one array declaration

• At least one array has an appropriate name

• All arrays with appropriate names

Many correct answers, they must be meaningful. These are examples only.

Array_2Seater[ ]
Array_4Seater[ ]
Array_Historic[ ]

1(a)(ii) 1 mark per bullet: 4

• Name of variable
• Purpose of variable

• Name of constant
• Purpose of constant

Many correct answers, they must be meaningful. These are examples only.

Variable NumFlights
to store the number of flights in a day

Constant FlightCost2Seat30
to store the cost of a 30 minute flight in a 2 seater plane

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1(b) Any five from: 5

• Prompt for plane

• Input plane
• Prompt for another input length of flight along with the input.
• Attempt at calculation of maximum number of flights in a day
• Using correct values for maximum number of flights (from calculation or
otherwise)
• Calculation/determination of cost of a single flight for selected plane and
duration
• Calculation of income that can be generated for one combination of
plane and flight
• Output of total possible income for one combination of plane and flight
with message(s)

Algorithm example:

OUTPUT "Please Enter Type of Plane"

OUTPUT "1: 2 Seater"
OUTPUT "2: 4 Seater"
OUTPUT "3: Historic"
INPUT PlaneType
OUTPUT "Please Enter Length of Flight"
INPUT FlightLength
CASE FlightLength of
30: OUTPUT "Maximum number of flights is 10"
60: OUTPUT "Maximum number of flights is 6"
OTHERWISE OUTPUT "Invalid length of flight"
ENDCASE

CASE PlaneType of
1: Price30 Å 100; Price60 Å 150
2: Price30 Å 120; Price60 Å 200
3: Price30 Å 120; Price60 Å 500
OTHERWISE OUTPUT "Invalid type of plane"
ENDCASE

CASE FlightLength of
30: OUTPUT "Total Possible Income is ", Price30 * 10
60: OUTPUT "Total Possible Income is ", Price60 * 6
ENDCASE

1(c) 1 mark for each correct point related to the inputs for Task 1 4

• Description of how the program would validate the input

• Description/identification of input(s)
• Type of validation check
• Checking inputs against stored data/maxima/correct data
• Dry-running the program
• Use of test data
• Identification of types of test data
• Example(s) of test data

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1(d) Any four from: 4

• Input timeslot
• Check 3 types of plane
• Methodology for checking time slot
• Identify any planes available
• Output plane(s) available
• Output if no planes available

Question Answer Marks

2 1 mark for each error identified plus suggested correction (the corrected 4
lines must be written in full)

Line 4 correct line WHILE Number <= 99 OR Number > 1000

Line 7 correct line Num[Index] = Number

Line 9 correct line NEXT (Index)

Line 10 correct line PRINT Count

Question Answer Marks

3(a) 1 mark per bullet: 2

• Validation checks whether data to be entered is possible/sensible //

computer check

• Verification checks that data entered is the data that was intended to be
entered // can be a human check // matches the source

3(b) 1 mark for each valid point 2

Either
• Double Entry // suitable practical example
• the data will be entered twice
• compared by the computer or by a human
• if a discrepancy is found, the data entry operator is asked to re-enter
the data

Or
• Visual Verification // suitable practical example
• the data will be compared to the source ‘document’
• compared by a human
• if a discrepancy is found, the data is re-entered

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3(c) 1 mark for explanation and 1 mark for an expansion 2

• Library routine is a list of instructions // block of code // subroutine

• « that is used often «
• « which is given a name
• « and which can be called from other programs
• Library routines make writing programs easier and faster as the code is
already written
• Library routines make program testing easier as the code has already
been tested and debugged

Question Answer Marks

4(a) 1 mark for each correct line 4

Pseudocode description Pseudocode statement

A loop that will iterate at

least once. FOR…TO…NEXT

A conditional statement to IF…THEN…ELSE…ENDIF

deal with many possible
outcomes.
WHILE…DO…ENDWHILE

A loop that will iterate a set

number of times. CASE…OF…OTHERWISE…ENDCASE

A conditional statement REPEAT…UNTIL

with different outcomes for
true and false.

4(b) 1 mark per bullet: 3

• Appropriate loop controls

• Read from array
• Print from array (the last two points can be in one statement)

Note reading and printing MUST be within the same loop

Example algorithm:

Count Å 0
WHILE Count < 50 DO
OUTPUT Name[Count]
Count Å Count + 1
ENDWHILE

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5(a) Flag Count Name[1] Name[2] Name[3] Name[4] Temp 5

Jamal Amir Eve Tara

0 1 Amir Jamal Eve Tara Jamal

1 2 Amir Jamal Eve Tara Jamal

1 3 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

1 4 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

0 1 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

0 2 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

0 3 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

0 4 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

(1 Mark) (1 Mark) (--------1 Mark--------) (--------1 Mark--------) (1 Mark)

5(b) 1 mark per bullet: 2

• Sorting the names

• Ascending order / A to Z / lowest to highest / Alphabetic order

Question Answer Marks

6(a) 1 mark for any sensible appropriate field name 2

1 mark for data type, purpose + example data

Example 1:
Field Name: SPECIESID
Data Type: Alphanumeric
Purpose: Primary key
Example Data: SP06583

Example 2:
Field name: NUMBER
Data Type: Integer
Purpose: To record how many of that species there are at the park
Example Data: 30

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6(b) 4
Field: Species Classification Diet Legs
Table: LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK
Sort: Ascending/
Descending
Show: ;
Criteria: “Mammal” “Herbivore” 4
or:
(1 Mark) (1 Mark) (1 Mark) (1 Mark)

1 mark per completely correct column.

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Published

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Question Answer Marks

1(a)(i) 1 mark for appropriate variable name, 1 mark for appropriate data type, 1 mark for appropriate use. 3

Many correct answers, they must be meaningful. These are examples only.
– HireTotal, integer, running total of money taken (for the day)
– HoursHired, real, running total of hours hired for the day
– Returned, real, hour and fraction of hour when next returned

1(a)(ii) 1 mark for appropriate constant name, 1 mark for appropriate value. 2

Many correct answers, they must be meaningful. These are examples only.
– HourPrice, 20.00
– HalfHourPrice 12.00

1(b) 1 mark for validation check, all checks must be different, 1 mark for the reason and 1 mark for the test data. 6
The only inputs for task 1 can be length of hire, money taken, time of hire and time of return.

There are many possible correct answers these are examples only.

Validation check – range check for time of hire

Reason – cannot be hired before 10:00 returned after 17:00
Test data – 12:00, 19:00
Validation check – type check for money taken
Reason – must be a numeric value
Test data – 20.00, bob

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1(c) – any loop for 10 boats (1 mark) 5

Four from:
– Initialisation
– check HoursHired against MaxHoursHired «
« store the BoatNumber
« update MaxHoursHired if greater
– check if HoursHired = 0 …
… if so add 1 to NumberBoatsUnused
– update daily totals (for hours and money)
– output report with messages (including totals for hours and money, and number of boats unused and the most used
boat).
Max 4 marks
Example:
MaxHoursHired Å 0
TotalHoursHired Å 0
TotalMoney Å 0
NumberBoatsUnused Å 0
FOR BoatNumber Å 1 to 10
TotalMoney Å TotalMoney + Money(BoatNumber)
TotalHoursHired Å TotalHoursHired + HoursHired(BoatNumber)
IF HoursHired(BoatNumber) = 0
THEN NumberBoatsUnused Å NumberBoatsUnused + 1
ENDIF
IF HoursHired(BoatNumber) > MaxHoursHired
THEN
MostUsed Å BoatNumber
MaxHoursHired Å HoursHired(BoatNumber)
ENDIF
NEXT BoatNumber
PRINT "Boats were hired for ", TotalHoursHired, " hours"
PRINT "Total amount of money taken was ", TotalMoney
PRINT NumberBoatsUnused, " boats were not used"
Print "Boat number ", MostUsed, " was used most"

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1(d) Maximum 4 marks in total for question part 4

e.g.
Explanation (may include reference to program statements)
– check all boats for«
– « return time < current time // current booking slot available or return time > current time// current booking slot not
available
– keep a running total of those available
– display number of boats

Example:
FOR BoatNumber Å 1 to 10 loop to check for all boats
IF ReturnTime(BoatNumber) <= CurrentTime check return time against current time
THEN BoatsAvailable Å BoatsAvailable + 1 keep a running total
ENDIF
NEXT BoatNumber
PRINT "Number of boats available ", BoatsAvailable display number of boats

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2 1 mark for each, there may be other solutions, award full marks for any working solution 6

any six from:

initialise total (outside loop)
Input number of numbers (outside loop with validation)
Loop using input value
Input number (inside loop)
Update Total (inside loop)
Calculate average
Print average and total (outside loop)

Sample algorithm:
INPUT NumberCount
Total Å 0
FOR Count Å 1 TO NumberCount
INPUT Number
Total Å Total + Number
NEXT
Average Å Total/NumberCount
PRINT Total, Average

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3 1 mark for each correct line, max 3 marks. 3

Data Structure Description

Constant A collection of related data.

A value that can change whilst

Array
a program is running.

A value that never changes

Table
whilst a program is running.

A series of elements of the

Variable
same data type.

Question Answer Marks

4 2 marks for identification, 1 mark for description, 1 mark for reason. 4

Identification:
CASE …
… OF … OTHERWISE … (ENDCASE)or
… OF … (OTHERWISE) … ENDCASE

Description:
– a statement that allows for multiple selections // not any of the above

Reason:
– to simplify pseudocode/ make pseudocode more understandable etc.

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5(a) Accept Reject Count Sack OUTPUT 5

0 0 0
1 1 50.4
2 2 50.3
1 3 49.1
3 4 50.3
4 5 50.0
5 6 49.5
6 7 50.2
7 8 50.3
8 9 50.5
2 10 50.6 82

Å (1 mark) ÆÅ (1 mark) ÆÅ (1 mark) ÆÅ (1 mark) ÆÅ (1 mark) Æ

5(b) – change to Is Count = 50? 2

– remove IS Sack > 50.5?

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6(a) – 1 mark for each field suitable name, 1 mark for appropriate data type and appropriate data sample 6

The following are examples there are many different correct answers.

– Engine Number, text, 21012

– Class, text, P6
– Service Date, date, 4/3/2017

6(b) – Engine Number // Correct field number 1

6(c) Field: Engine Number Class Service Date 3

Table: TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN

Sort:
Show: ;
Criteria: Like ‘P*’ // Like ‘P?’ <10/11/2016
or:
(1 mark) (1 mark) (1 mark)

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MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 50

Published

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

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1(a)(i) 1 mark per bullet: 3

• At least one array declaration

• At least one array has an appropriate name

• All arrays with appropriate names

Many correct answers, they must be meaningful. These are examples only.

Array_2Seater[ ]
Array_4Seater[ ]
Array_Historic[ ]

1(a)(ii) 1 mark per bullet: 4

• Name of variable
• Purpose of variable

• Name of constant
• Purpose of constant

Many correct answers, they must be meaningful. These are examples only.

Variable NumFlights
to store the number of flights in a day

Constant FlightCost2Seat30
to store the cost of a 30 minute flight in a 2 seater plane

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1(b) Any five from: 5

• Prompt for plane

Algorithm example:

OUTPUT "Please Enter Type of Plane"

CASE PlaneType of
1: Price30 Å 100; Price60 Å 150
2: Price30 Å 120; Price60 Å 200
3: Price30 Å 120; Price60 Å 500
OTHERWISE OUTPUT "Invalid type of plane"
ENDCASE

CASE FlightLength of
30: OUTPUT "Total Possible Income is ", Price30 * 10
60: OUTPUT "Total Possible Income is ", Price60 * 6
ENDCASE

1(c) 1 mark for each correct point related to the inputs for Task 1 4

• Description of how the program would validate the input

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1(d) Any four from: 4

• Input timeslot
• Check 3 types of plane
• Methodology for checking time slot
• Identify any planes available
• Output plane(s) available
• Output if no planes available

Question Answer Marks

2 1 mark for each error identified plus suggested correction (the corrected 4
lines must be written in full)

Line 4 correct line WHILE Number <= 99 OR Number > 1000

Line 7 correct line Num[Index] = Number

Line 9 correct line NEXT (Index)

Line 10 correct line PRINT Count

Question Answer Marks

3(a) 1 mark per bullet: 2

• Validation checks whether data to be entered is possible/sensible //

computer check

• Verification checks that data entered is the data that was intended to be
entered // can be a human check // matches the source

3(b) 1 mark for each valid point 2

Or
• Visual Verification // suitable practical example
• the data will be compared to the source ‘document’
• compared by a human
• if a discrepancy is found, the data is re-entered

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3(c) 1 mark for explanation and 1 mark for an expansion 2

• Library routine is a list of instructions // block of code // subroutine

Question Answer Marks

4(a) 1 mark for each correct line 4

Pseudocode description Pseudocode statement

A loop that will iterate at

least once. FOR…TO…NEXT

A conditional statement to IF…THEN…ELSE…ENDIF

deal with many possible
outcomes.
WHILE…DO…ENDWHILE

A loop that will iterate a set

number of times. CASE…OF…OTHERWISE…ENDCASE

A conditional statement REPEAT…UNTIL

with different outcomes for
true and false.

4(b) 1 mark per bullet: 3

• Appropriate loop controls

• Read from array
• Print from array (the last two points can be in one statement)

Note reading and printing MUST be within the same loop

Example algorithm:

Count Å 0
WHILE Count < 50 DO
OUTPUT Name[Count]
Count Å Count + 1
ENDWHILE

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5(a) Flag Count Name[1] Name[2] Name[3] Name[4] Temp 5

Jamal Amir Eve Tara

0 1 Amir Jamal Eve Tara Jamal

1 2 Amir Jamal Eve Tara Jamal

1 3 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

1 4 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

0 1 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

0 2 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

0 3 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

0 4 Amir Eve Jamal Tara Jamal

(1 Mark) (1 Mark) (--------1 Mark--------) (--------1 Mark--------) (1 Mark)

5(b) 1 mark per bullet: 2

• Sorting the names

• Ascending order / A to Z / lowest to highest / Alphabetic order

Question Answer Marks

6(a) 1 mark for any sensible appropriate field name 2

1 mark for data type, purpose + example data

Example 1:
Field Name: SPECIESID
Data Type: Alphanumeric
Purpose: Primary key
Example Data: SP06583

Example 2:
Field name: NUMBER
Data Type: Integer
Purpose: To record how many of that species there are at the park
Example Data: 30

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1 mark per completely correct column.

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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Candidates should use this material in preparation for the examination. Candidates should attempt the
practical programming tasks using their chosen high-level, procedural programming language.

The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 2 printed pages.

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In preparation for the examination candidates should attempt the following practical tasks by writing
and testing a program or programs.

A small airfield operates a flying club where people can take a short flight to see if they would like flying
lessons. The owner of the airfield has asked you to write a program to organise the flight bookings. The
airfield operates three different planes and offers either a 30 minute or a 60 minute flight.

The following table shows the tariff:

Length of Flight 2 Seater Plane 4 Seater Plane Historic Plane

30 minutes $100 $120 $300
60 minutes $150 $200 $500

After each flight, 30 minutes must be allowed for refuelling and safety checks before the next flight can
take off. All planes offer both 30 minute and 60 minute flights, but, for the purpose of this activity, they
will not be mixed on a given day, e.g. the 2 seater will offer 30 minute flights ONLY on one day and
60 minute flights ONLY on another day.

Write and test a program for the owner of the airfield.

• Your program must include appropriate prompts for the entry of data.
• Error messages and other output need to be set out clearly and understandably.
• All variables, constants and other identifiers must have meaningful names.

You will need to complete these three tasks. Each task must be fully tested.

TASK 1 – Work out the maximum income.

Assume that the flights take place between 08:00 and 18:00. Write a program that will work out the
maximum income that can be generated by each plane in a day for each type of flight. The program
should allow you to:

• input the type of plane

• input the length of flight
• calculate the maximum number of flights in a day
• output the total possible income per day for the choice of plane and length of flight

TASK 2 – Record bookings.

Write a program to store bookings for each plane and to allow you to find which planes are available
at a given time slot during the day. The program should calculate the actual number of flights taken by
each plane in that day.

TASK 3 – Work out income.

Modify TASK 2 so that it will calculate the total amount of money taken in a day for each plane, as well
as the overall daily total for all three planes, and output the results.
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In preparation for the examination candidates should attempt the following practical tasks by writing
and testing a program or programs.

The owner of a river boat hire company wants to calculate the daily profits from hiring out 10 rowing
boats on the river. Boats are numbered 1 to 10. Boats can be hired for use between 10:00 and 17:00
every day.

Write and test a program for the owner.

You will need to complete these three tasks. Each task must be fully tested.

TASK 1 – calculate the money taken in a day for one boat.

The cost of hiring a boat is $20 for one hour or $12 for half an hour. When a boat is hired the payment
is added to the money taken for the day. The running total of hours hired that day is updated and the
time when the boat must be returned is stored. At the end of the day the money taken and the total
hours hired is output.
No boat can be hired before 10:00 or returned after 17:00.

TASK 2 – find the next boat available.

Extend TASK 1 to work for all 10 rowing boats. Use the data stored for each boat to find out how many
boats are available for hire at the current time. If no boats are available show the earliest time that a
boat will be available for hire.

TASK 3 – calculate the money taken for all the boats at the end of the day.

At the end of the day use the data stored for each boat to calculate the total amount of money taken
and the total number of hours boats were hired that day. Find out how many boats were not used that
day and which boat was used the most. Provide a report for the owner to show this information.

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In preparation for the examination candidates should attempt the following practical tasks by writing
and testing a program or programs.

The following table shows the tariff:

Length of Flight 2 Seater Plane 4 Seater Plane Historic Plane

30 minutes $100 $120 $300
60 minutes $150 $200 $500

Write and test a program for the owner of the airfield.

You will need to complete these three tasks. Each task must be fully tested.

TASK 1 – Work out the maximum income.

• input the type of plane

• input the length of flight
• calculate the maximum number of flights in a day
• output the total possible income per day for the choice of plane and length of flight

TASK 2 – Record bookings.

TASK 3 – Work out income.

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Paper 1 Theory October/November 2017
1 hour 45 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
No calculators allowed.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

No marks will be awarded for using brand names of software packages or hardware.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The maximum number of marks is 75.

The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

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1 A washing machine has a small display screen built into it.

One use of the display screen is to show an error code when a problem has occurred with a
washing cycle.

(a) State whether the display screen is an input, output or storage device.

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

(b) The display screen shows a hexadecimal error code:

E04
This error code means that the water will not empty out of the washing machine.

Convert this error code to binary.

[3]

(c) State why hexadecimal is used to display the error code.

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

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

(d) Identify three sensors that could be used in the washing machine.

State what each sensor could be used for.

Sensor 1 ...................................................................................................................................

Use ...........................................................................................................................................

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

Sensor 2 ...................................................................................................................................

Use ...........................................................................................................................................

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

Sensor 3 ...................................................................................................................................

Use ...........................................................................................................................................

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2 Data files are stored in different file formats.

Complete the table by providing a suitable file format for each file type. The first one has been
done for you.

File type File format

Pictures .JPEG
Text
Sound
Video
[3]

3 (a) An example of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is:

http://www.cie.org.uk/index.htm
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Identify the three parts that make up this URL.

Part 1 ........................................................................................................................................

Part 2 ........................................................................................................................................

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

(b) Describe what is meant by an Internet Protocol (IP) address.

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

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

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Draw a line to match each component with the most suitable description.

Component Description

Used to connect together

Arithmetic Logic
the internal components
Unit (ALU)
of the CPU.

Used to carry out

Buses
calculations on data.

Used to temporarily hold

Control Unit
data and instructions
(CU)
during processing.

Immediate Access Used to allow interaction

Store (IAS) with the computer.

Used to hold data and

Input/Output instructions before they
are processed.

Used to manage the flow

Registers
of data through the CPU.

[5]

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5 (a) Draw a logic circuit for the logic statement:

X = 1 if ((A is 1 AND B is 1) OR (A is NOT 1 AND C is 1))

B X

[4]

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Explanation ...............................................................................................................................

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

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

6 Describe the operation of a 2D scanner and a 3D scanner.

2D .....................................................................................................................................................

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

3D .....................................................................................................................................................

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

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7 Six statements about firewalls are shown.

Tick (3) to show whether each statement is true or false.

Statement true false

(3) (3)
Firewalls can monitor incoming and
outgoing traffic.

Firewalls operate by checking traffic against

a set of rules.

Firewalls cannot block access to a certain

website.

Firewalls can be software and hardware.

Firewalls can act as intermediary servers.

Firewalls can block unauthorised traffic.

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Give three different ways that data can be accidentally damaged.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) The Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol can be used to securely transmit data in online
banking.

State three other different applications that use SSL.

Application 1 .............................................................................................................................

Application 2 .............................................................................................................................

Application 3 .............................................................................................................................
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(c) Online banking is increasing in popularity.

Online banking can be a risk as it can raise a number of security issues. SSL can be used as
a security method to make online banking safer.

Identify and describe three other security methods that could be used to make online banking
safer.

Security method 1 .....................................................................................................................

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

Security method 2 .....................................................................................................................

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

Security method 3 .....................................................................................................................

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

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9 (a) Optical storage media can be used to store data.

Describe how the data is read from a Compact Disc (CD).

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

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

(b) Kamil wants to store a 16-bit colour image file. The image size is 1000 pixels.

Calculate the size of the file.

Give your answer in bytes. Show your working.

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

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

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

[2]

(c) Describe the differences between primary and secondary storage.

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

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10 Six statements about assembly language are shown.

Tick (3) whether the statement is true or false.

Statement true false

(3) (3)

Assembly language uses mnemonic codes.

Assembly language programs do not need

a translator to be executed.

Assembly language is a low-level

programming language.

Assembly language is specific to the

computer hardware.

Assembly language is machine code.

Assembly language is often used to create

drivers for hardware.
[6]

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Paper 1 Theory October/November 2017
1 hour 45 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
No calculators allowed.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

No marks will be awarded for using brand names of software packages or hardware.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The maximum number of marks is 75.

The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 12 printed pages.

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1 A robot arm in a factory is programmed to move products.

The binary instructions to operate the robot arm are:

Operation Binary Instruction

UP 1 1 1 1

DOWN 0 0 0 1

LEFT 1 0 0 1

RIGHT 0 1 1 0

OPEN 1 1 0 0

CLOSE 0 0 1 1

The instructions are entered as hexadecimal values.

An operator enters the values:

9 1 C 3 F

Convert the values and write down the operation (e.g. RIGHT) carried out by the robot arm.

9 .............................................................................

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

C .............................................................................

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

F .............................................................................
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2 Storage devices and storage media can be categorised as primary, secondary or off-line.

Write primary, secondary or off-line next to each storage device or medium to indicate its most
suitable category.

HDD ....................................................................................................................................

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

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

CD-ROM ....................................................................................................................................

SSD ....................................................................................................................................

DVD-RAM ....................................................................................................................................
[6]

3 (a) Explain the differences between the binary number system and the denary number system.

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

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

(b) Explain the process of converting the binary number 1010 into a denary number.

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4 A file server is used as a central data store for a network of computers.

Rory sends data from his computer to a file server that is approximately 100 metres away.

It is important that the data is transmitted accurately. Rory needs to be able to read data from and
write data to the file server at the same time.

(a) (i) Use ticks (3) to identify the most suitable data transmission methods for this application.

Method 1 Tick Method 2 Tick

(3) (3)
Serial Simplex
Parallel Half-duplex
Duplex
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(ii) Explain why your answer to part (a)(i) is the most suitable data transmission.

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(b) Identify and describe two methods of error checking that can be used to make sure that the
data stored after transmission is accurate.

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

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

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5 Raj is using the Internet to do some online shopping. He visits a website that tells him that it uses
cookies.

(a) Explain what is meant by the term cookies.

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(b) Give two examples of the use of cookies.

Example 1 .................................................................................................................................

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Example 2 .................................................................................................................................

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6 Selma writes the following four answers in her Computer Science examination.

State which computer terms she is describing.

“It is a signal. When the signal is received it tells the operating system that an event has occurred.”

Selma is describing ..........................................................................................................................

“It takes source code written in a high level language and translates it into machine code. It
translates the whole of the source code at once.”

Selma is describing ..........................................................................................................................

“The part of the central processing unit (CPU) that carries out calculations.”

Selma is describing ..........................................................................................................................

“When data is transmitted, if an error is detected in the data received a signal is sent to ask for the
data to be retransmitted. This continues until the data received is correct.”

Selma is describing ..........................................................................................................................

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7 Draw a logic circuit to represent the logic statement:

X = 1 if (A is NOT 1 AND B is 1) AND (A is NOT 1 AND C is NOT 1) OR (B is 1 AND C is 1)

B X

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8 (a) A computer has 2048 MB of RAM.

How many GB of RAM does the computer have?

Show your working.

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(b) Describe one item that is stored in RAM.

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(c) Explain three ways that RAM is different to ROM.

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

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

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9 Anna has a farm that grows fruit.

She has a system that monitors the conditions for growing the fruit.

Sensors are used in this system.

(a) Explain what is meant by the term sensor.

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(b) State two sensors that could be used in this system and describe how they could be used.

Sensor 1 ...................................................................................................................................

Use ...........................................................................................................................................

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Sensor 2 ...................................................................................................................................

Use ...........................................................................................................................................

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10 (a) Describe what is meant by Transport Layer Security (TLS).

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(b) Name three different applications of TLS.

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11 Complete the paragraphs choosing the correct five terms from the list. Each term can only be
used once:

• Ethics
• Freeware
• Free Software
• Hacking
• Malware
• Plagiarism
• Shareware
• Virus

Taking another person’s work from the Internet and claiming it as your own is called

............................................. . It is possible to protect your work online with copyright.

One product that people may want to protect is software. ............................................. does allow

a person to share, copy and change software freely, but ............................................. does not

allow a person to do this legally. Software that has a licence allowing free use for a trial period

is called ............................................ . The name given to this area of Computer Science is

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Cambridge International Examinations
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
* 3 0 0 2 9 8 4 7 2 8 *

COMPUTER SCIENCE 0478/13

Paper 1 Theory October/November 2017
1 hour 45 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.
No calculators allowed.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer all questions.

No marks will be awarded for using brand names of software packages or hardware.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

The maximum number of marks is 75.

The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page.

DC (CE/SW) 152857
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