AS & A Level Information Technology (9626) — May–June 2025, Paper 32

3D printing is used to create objects. (a) Describe the process of 3D printing an object.

Two characteristics of a network are its topology and its architecture. (a) Describe what is meant by network topology.

The role of a wireless access point (WAP) is to enable wireless devices to make a secure connection to a wired network. Describe how a WAP carries out this role.

The colour select tool in image-editing software is a selection tool that can be used to select, remove or hide parts of a bitmap image. Analyse the use of three other selection…

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of mobile networks.

Test plans are written early in the development cycle of new systems. Describe the tasks that are carried out when creating a test plan.

Performance Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) charts are used when planning a project. PERT charts can be drawn either as activity-on-node diagrams or as activity-on-arrow…

Computer animation software can move and reshape objects. (a) Describe how inbetweening (tweening) can be used to create the illusion of smooth movement of an object.

JavaScript statements can contain comparison operators such as and <. (a) Describe the purpose of comparison operators.

Blockchain technology is used as a distributed ledger in cryptocurrencies. (a) Describe what is meant by a distributed ledger.

Discuss the use of data mining by banking organisations.