Cambridge O Level · 2210 · Paper 1 · Computer systems
Computer Science 2210/12 May/June 2023 past paper
Cambridge O Level Computer Science (2210) Paper 1 (Computer systems), variant 2, May/June 2023: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 10 questions worth 75 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.
- Questions
- 10
- Marks
- 75
- Grade A from
- 42
File names: 2210_s23_qp_12 · 2210_s23_ms_12
Grade thresholds for 2210/12 May/June 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 31 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Topics in this paper
Which syllabus chapters 2210/12 May/June 2023 tested, by marks. Each chapter links to every past-paper question on it.
| Chapter | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Data Representation | 2 | 20 |
| Software | 2 | 14 |
| The Internet and its Uses | 2 | 14 |
| Hardware | 2 | 12 |
| Data Transmission | 1 | 10 |
| Automated and Emerging Technologies | 1 | 5 |
Questions in 2210/12 May/June 2023
- Question 1
Output devices are used to output data from a computer. Circle three devices that are output devices. actuator digital versatile disk (DVD) keyboard microphone mouse printer scanner sensor solid‑state drive (SSD) speaker
- Question 2
Binary numbers can be converted to hexadecimal. (a) Convert the two binary numbers to hexadecimal. 10010011 00001101 Working space (b) A value is stored as a binary number in a register. …
- Question 3
When keys are pressed on a keyboard, the text is converted to binary to be processed by the computer. (a) Describe how the text is converted to binary to be processed by the computer. (b) Text that is input into …
- Question 4
A student uses a mobile phone to take photographs for a school project. The student needs to transmit the photographs to their computer. They could use serial data transmission or parallel data transmission to transmit the photographs. (a) (i) Describe …
- Question 5
A programmer writes a computer program using a high‑level language. (a) Tick (3) one box to show which statement is correct about writing computer programs in a high‑level language. A Mnemonics are used to create instructions. B The computer program …
- Question 6
(a) Complete the statements about cookies. Use the terms from the list. Some of the terms in the list will not be used. Some terms may be used more than once. compression executable hypertext markup language (HTML) hypertext transfer protocol …
- Question 7
A distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) is a cyber security threat. (a) Draw and annotate a diagram to represent the process of a DDoS. (b) State two aims of carrying out a DDoS attack. …
- Question 8
A computer is connected to a network and assigned an IPv4 address. (a) Tick (3) one box to show which device would assign the IPv4 address to the computer. A Domain name server (DNS) B Network interface card (NIC) C …
- Question 9
One component of an expert system is the inference engine. (a) Identify the three other components in an expert system. …
- Question 10
A user has both system software and application software installed on their computer. (a) Describe the difference between system software and application software. Give an example of each software in your answer. (b) State which component in the computer would …
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