Cambridge IGCSE · 0478 · Paper 1 · Computer systems

Computer Science 0478/13 May/June 2022 past paper

Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science (0478) Paper 1 (Computer systems), variant 3, May/June 2022: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 8 questions worth 75 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions: 8
Marks: 75
Grade A from: 43

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File names: 0478_s22_qp_13 · 0478_s22_ms_13

Grade thresholds for 0478/13 May/June 2022

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 75). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G
43	36	29	25	21	17	13

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 0478/13 May/June 2022 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

Chapter	Questions	Marks
Hardware	2	27
The Internet and its Uses	2	19
Boolean Logic	1	8
Data Transmission	1	8
Data Representation	1	7
Software	1	6

Questions in 0478/13 May/June 2022

Question 1Hardware · 7 marks
(a) The table lists five devices. Tick (3) to show if each device is an example of an input device, an output device or a storage device. Device Input (3) Output (3) Storage (3) keyboard microphone headphones hard disk drive …
Question 2The Internet and its Uses · 12 marks
An aeroplane has a small display screen above each seat, to display the seat number. (a) The seat number is a hexadecimal value. A 12-bit binary register is used to store the data to display each seat number. Three seat …
Question 3Boolean Logic · 8 marks
AND, OR and XOR are three examples of logic gates. (a) Four statements are given about these logic gates. Tick (3) to show which statements apply to each logic gate. Some statements may apply to more than one logic gate. …
Question 4The Internet and its Uses · 7 marks
Freddie types a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) into the address bar of his browser. (a) A URL is a text-based version of a website address. It is made up of several different parts. State the names of three different parts …
Question 5Hardware · 20 marks
Harriet has a computer that is based on a Von Neumann model for a computer system. The computer has a central processing unit (CPU). (a) Explain the purpose of the CPU. Identify the three stages of the cycle performed by …
Question 6Data Representation · 7 marks
Frida has a JPEG file stored on her computer. (a) Tick (3) to show which type of data is stored in a JPEG file. Tick (3) Video Sound Image (b) Compression can be used to reduce the size of a …
Question 7Data Transmission · 8 marks
Umar is a manager in an office. The data that he uses on a daily basis is stored on a file server close to his computer. Data is sent from his computer to the file server using parallel simplex data …
Question 8Software · 6 marks
The paragraph provides information about translators. Complete the paragraph using the most appropriate terms from the list. Not all terms in the list need to be used. • all at once • assembler • assembly language • binary • commenting …

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Questions students ask

Where can I get the 0478/13 May/June 2022 mark scheme?

Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (0478_s22_ms_13), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.

What was the grade threshold for an A in 0478/13 May/June 2022?

43 marks out of 75, a C needed 29.

Which topics came up in 0478/13 May/June 2022?

Mostly Hardware, The Internet and its Uses, Boolean Logic. The full list is in the table above.

Do I need an account to open 0478/13 May/June 2022?

No. Every paper opens for free without signing in. A free account also saves your pen marks and records your score against the grade thresholds.