IGCSE Computer Science (0478) — October–November 2024, Paper 13

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Question 1 · 15 marks · 1.4 Units of measurement

Data can be measured using different units of storage. Tick (✓) one box to show which of the following is the largest unit of data storage. [ ] A tebibyte (TiB) [ ] B pebibyte…

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Question 2 · 24 marks · 1.3 Data storage and compression

An employee has a report that they need to email to their employer. The employee compresses the report file before emailing it. State the effect the compression has on the report…

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Question 3 · 6 marks · 3.2 Central processing unit (CPU) / Registers

An instruction is fetched from random access memory (RAM) into the memory data register (MDR) to be decoded. Identify two other registers that are used in the fetch stage of the…

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Question 4 · 6 marks · 4.1 The internet and the world wide web

Complete the table to give the missing term or description for the internet terms. Internet term Description --- --- ........ the collection of web pages accessed using the…

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Question 5 · 10 marks · 7.1 Automated systems

A farmer has a plough that is an automated system. The plough is used to dig the ground in a field to prepare it for planting seeds. The plough uses sensors and a microprocessor…

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Question 6 · 10 marks · 4.1 The internet and the world wide web / Cookies

Complete the statements about cookies. Use only terms from the list. Not all terms need to be used. Some terms may be used more than once. List: binary, close, denary, expire,…

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Question 7 · 4 marks · 7.2 Programming languages / IDEs

A computer programmer uses an integrated development environment (IDE) when creating a computer program. Explain the purpose of the IDE.

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