Hardware — AS & A Level Information Technology (9626) questions by topic
Hardware questions describe two-point calibration of sensors, explain how touch sensors feature in nuclear power plant control systems, analyse the effectiveness of supercomputers, and explain characteristics such as fault tolerance shared by mainframes and supercomputers.
Describe, explain and assess dominate across 4 to 8 marks. This page brings together 7 real questions from 2023 and 2024 papers. Because each answer depends on naming the correct physical property or process rather than a general description of the device, drafting a response and submitting it for instant marking shows quickly whether the technical detail expected for that specific hardware feature is present.
May–June 2024, Paper 12
Describe how supercomputers are used for weather forecasting.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 11
A school stores all the records of its students in alphabetical order. Records could be found using sequential access. (a) Explain what is meant by sequential access.
Answer this question and get it marked →Analyse the effectiveness of supercomputers.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 12
Mainframe computers are used in banking. Supercomputers are used in climate research. (a) Explain what is meant by a mainframe computer and by a supercomputer with reference to…
Answer this question and get it marked →(a) Describe how touch sensors are used as part of a control system in nuclear power plants.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 13
Mainframe computers and supercomputers are specialised types of computer with some similar characteristics. Explain what is meant by each of the following characteristics. (a)…
Answer this question and get it marked →It is essential to calibrate sensors used in any monitoring technology. Describe what is meant by: (a) two point calibration
Answer this question and get it marked →Other AS & A Level Information Technology topics
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- Web authoring (8)
- Programming (8)
- Monitoring and control (7)
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