2019

Cambridge O Level ยท 2210 ยท Paper 1 ยท Computer systems

Computer Science 2210/11 May/June 2019 past paper

Cambridge O Level Computer Science (2210) Paper 1 (Computer systems), variant 1, May/June 2019: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 8 questions worth 75 marks. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
8
Marks
75

File names: 2210_s19_qp_11 ยท 2210_s19_ms_11

Topics in this paper

Which syllabus chapters 2210/11 May/June 2019 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.

ChapterQuestionsMarks
Hardware550
The Internet and its Uses114
Software16
Data Representation15

Questions in 2210/11 May/June 2019

  1. Question 1Hardware ยท 12 marks

    Hexadecimal is used for MAC addresses. Part of a MAC address is given: โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2Hardware ยท 6 marks

    Rajesh creates a logic circuit. He uses three different logic gates in his circuit. Each logic gate has a maximum of two inputs. He describes the logic of each gate. (a) โ€œThe only time the output will be 1 is โ€ฆ

  3. Question 3Hardware ยท 5 marks

    Five descriptions of different input or output devices are given in the table. Complete the table by stating the name of each input or output device. Description Name of device This is an input device that works by shining a โ€ฆ

  4. Question 4The Internet and its Uses ยท 14 marks

    (a) Lola is concerned about the risks to her computer when using the Internet. She wants to use some security methods to help protect her computer from the risks. Identify a security method she could use for each of the โ€ฆ

  5. Question 5Data Representation ยท 5 marks

    The following text is stored as a text file: She sells sea shells on the seashore. The shells that she sells are sea shells I am sure. Explain how lossless compression would compress this file.

  6. Question 6Hardware ยท 11 marks

    A law company holds a lot of sensitive data about its clients. (a) It currently requires employees to enter a username and a password to log-in to an account. Each password must be 8 letters. The company wants to increase โ€ฆ

  7. Question 7Software ยท 6 marks

    Annie writes a paragraph of text as an answer to an examination question about programming languages. Using the list given, complete Annieโ€™s answer by inserting the correct six missing terms. Not all terms will be used. โ€ข Assembly โ€ข Converter โ€ฆ

  8. Question 8Hardware ยท 16 marks

    An art gallery has a website that is used to display and sell art. (a) The gallery uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) to provide a secure connection when selling art. Describe the process of SSL and how it provides a โ€ฆ

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Which topics came up in 2210/11 May/June 2019?
Mostly Hardware, The Internet and its Uses, Software. The full list is in the table above.
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