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KEY STAGE: 4 2024/2025

MOCK EXAMINATIONS

COMPUTER SCIENCE P1
Year 11
1 HOUR 45 MINUTES

DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL INSTRUCTED

1. Answer all questions in the space provided.

2. Write using a black or dark blue pen only.
3. Marks for each section is shown next to the set of instructions. E.g (10 Marks)
4. Do NOT use an erasable pen or correction fluid.

Prepared by : Mr Khairul Johar

SUBJECT TEACHER
MARKS
 Answer all the questions.
(75 Marks)

1 A shopping mall has an information point. Visitors can use it to

find out which shops are in the mall and where they are located.

a) Identify one input device that could be built into the

information point.

Give an example of how that device would be used.

Input device__________________________________

Example_____________________________________ [2M]

b) Identify one output device that could be built into the

information point.

Give an example of how that device would be used.

Output device_________________________________

Example_____________________________________ [2M]

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 c) Identify one example of primary storage that could be
built into the information point.

State what would be stored in your example of primary

storage.
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2 Phil has a computer that is designed using the Von

Neumann model. The computer has a central processing
unit (CPU).

a) One type of component within the CPU is an address bus.

Identify two other types of bus and state what each is

responsible for transmitting in the CPU.

Bus 1___________________________________________
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Bus 2___________________________________________
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b) The CPU performs a cycle that has three stages. One of

these stages is execute.

Identify one other stage of the cycle that is performed by

the CPU.
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 c) Identify the component within the CPU that the
accumulator is built into and describe the purpose of the
accumulator.
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3 Error codes for a computer are often displayed as

hexadecimal values. Each error code is stored in a 12-bit
binary register.

a) The error code 404 means ‘file not found’.

Give the 12-bit binary value that would be stored for the
hexadecimal error code 404
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Working space
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b) The error code 12B means ‘hardware fault’.

Give the 12-bit binary value that would be stored for the
hexadecimal error code 12B
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 Working space
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c) Hexadecimal values can also be represented as denary

values.

The hexadecimal error code 022 means ‘file system

error’. The hexadecimal error code 0AC means
‘insufficient memory’.

Convert the hexadecimal error codes 022 and 0AC to

denary values.

022_________________________________________

0AC____________________________________________

Working space
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d) The register stores the binary value 100111100000

Give the hexadecimal error code that would be displayed

for the binary value 100111100000
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 Working space
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________________________________________________ [2M]

e) Give two reasons why error codes are represented in

hexadecimal, instead of binary.

Reason 1________________________________________
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Reason 2________________________________________
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4 Rebekah discovers that her bank details have been used

fraudulently.

She thinks her bank details were stolen electronically, whilst

she was using the Internet.

a) Identify and describe two methods that could have been

used to steal Rebekah’s bank details electronically.

Method 1 ____________________________________
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 Method 2 ____________________________________
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b) Rebekah decides to encrypt the data that she transmits

whilst using the Internet. She does this to keep the data
safe.

i) State why encryption helps keep the data safe.

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ii) The data is encrypted using symmetric encryption.

Describe how the data is encrypted using symmetric

encryption.
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iii) Identify three other methods Rebekah could use to help
keep her data safe.

Method 1________________________________________
Method 2________________________________________
Method 3________________________________________ [3M]

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5 Consider the logic statement:

X = ((((B OR C) AND NOT C) NAND B) OR NOT A)

a) Draw a logic circuit to represent the given logic

statement.

Do not attempt to simplify the logic statement. All logic

gates must have a maximum of two inputs.

[6M]

b) State the name of one logic gate that is not included in

the given logic statement.

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 c) Complete the truth table for the given logic statement.
A B C Working space x
0 0 0
0 0 1
0 1 0
0 1 1
1 0 0
1 0 1
1 1 0
1 1 1
[4M]

6 A computer sends the data for an image to the print buffer, to

wait to be processed for printing, until the buffer is full.

When the buffer is no longer full, it sends a signal back to the

computer to state it is ready for more data.

State the name of this signal and give two other examples of
when this type of signal is used.

Signal name __________________________________________

Examples ____________________________________________
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______________________________________________________ [3M]

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7 Cameron writes software for coffee machines. He uses
assembly language to write his software.

A) Tick (✓) to show whether assembly language is an

example of a high-level language, a low-level language
or machine code.
Tick (✓)
High-level language

Low-level language

Machine language [1M]

b) Identify the translator that is required for assembly

language.
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c) Give two reasons why Cameron chooses to write the

software for the coffee machines in assembly language.

Reason 1________________________________________
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Reason 2________________________________________
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 d) Give two drawbacks of using assembly language to write
programs.

Drawback 1______________________________________
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Drawback 2______________________________________
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8 Eleanor has a website that she uses to advertise the cakes that
she bakes.

a) Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is used to create the

website. The HTML is separated into presentation and
structure.

i) Give two examples of HTML presentation.

Example 1_______________________________________
Example 2_______________________________________ [2M]

ii) Give two examples of HTML structure.

Example 1 ______________________________________
Example 2 ______________________________________ [2M]

b) Eleanor uses a secure connection to allow customers to

buy the cakes from her website. Describe how the secure
connection is created.
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c) Eleanor’s website uses cookies.

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d) Eleanor is worried about a denial of service (DoS) attack

on her web server.

She wants to help prevent a DoS attack reaching the web

server.

Identify a security method that she could use to help

prevent a DoS attack.

Explain how the method you identify helps to prevent the

attack.

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Security method__________________________________
Explanation______________________________________
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