IGCSE Computer Science (0984) — May–June 2023, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 3 marks

Circle three output devices from the following list. Actuator Keyboard Microphone Printer Scanner Speaker Touch screen Webcam

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Question 2 · 10 marks

Convert the following 8-bit binary numbers to hexadecimal. Show your working. 10010011 00001101

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Question 3 · 10 marks

A character set is used to represent text data in binary. Convert the text 'Hi' to binary using the ASCII character set. H has the ASCII denary value of 72. i has the ASCII denary…

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Question 4 · 9 marks

Data is transmitted between devices. Identify one type of data transmission where bits are transmitted one at a time along a single wire.

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Question 5 · 9 marks

A programmer writes a program in a high-level language. Tick (✓) one box to show which statement about a high-level language is correct. A Each instruction directly corresponds to…

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Question 6 · 9 marks

Complete the sentences about cookies by using the correct words from the list. persistent session text web browser web server Cookies are small files, containing data, that are…

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Question 7 · 10 marks

A company experiences a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Draw and annotate a diagram to show how a DDoS attack works.

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Question 8 · 5 marks

A device is allocated an IPv4 address when it joins a network. Tick (✓) one box to show which device allocates the IPv4 address. A The DNS server B The ISP server C The router D…

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Question 9 · 5 marks

An expert system is used to help diagnose medical conditions. Give three other components of an expert system (other than the inference engine).

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Question 10 · 5 marks

Describe the difference between system software and application software. Give one example of each.

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