Data representa on in computer systems - answers
Q1a(i). Possible answers:
- Permanent storage of songs
- Even when equipment is turned off
- To enable songs to be transferred to other devices
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 1 mark.)
Q1a(ii). Possible answers:
- Faster read/write speeds for the large volumes of data in songs
- Reduces possibility of delays.
- Be er reliability because there are no moving parts
- Uses less power so longer life.
- SSD device is portable and lightweight
- less easy to damage because no moving parts.
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 2 marks.)
Q1b(i). Possible answers:
- WMA, WAV, FLAC, ALAC, any other suitable one.
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 1 mark.)
Q1b(ii). Possible answers:
- MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG VORBIS, any other suitable one.
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 1 mark.)
Q1b(iii). Possible answers:
- Smaller files with li le loss of quality.
- Faster download mes.
- Widely supported so can be used by a greater number of apps.
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 2 marks.)
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Q1c. Possible answers:
- 2000 MB / 100MB
- 20 songs
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 2 marks.)
Q1d. Possible answers:
- the first part of a song is downloaded
- into a buffer
- this plays whilst the next part of the song is downloaded
- when one part finishes, the next part is played and another part is downloaded
- un l the song is finished.
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 3 marks.)
Q2a. 20 + 15 + 2 = 37
Q2b. 1.8 + 2 = 3.8
Q2c. 14 / 6 = 2 remainder 2. Answer = 2
Q2d. 5 + 8 - 3 + 1 = 11
Q2e. 4 + 0 * 5 = 4
(1 mark per correct answer.)
Q3a. TRUE
Q3b. TRUE
Q3c. TRUE
Q3d. FALSE
Q3e. TRUE
(1 mark per correct answer.)
Q4a. Possible solu ons:
- Computers share files.
- Internet shares files.
- If you want to share files, the codes for each character must be the same!
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 2 marks.)
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Q4b(i). 65
Q4b(ii). 97
Q4b(iii). 49
(1 mark per correct answer.)
Q5a. Possible solu ons:
- A byte is made up of 8 digits whereas the equivalent hex code is made up of only 2.
- It is much easy to discuss hex codes and write down hex codes than binary.
- Less likely to make a mistake.
- A byte in binary is made up of two nibbles.
- Each nibble directly converts to a hex code.
- Therefore easy to quickly convert between hex and binary.
(1 mark per point made up to a maximum of 2 marks.)
Q5b(i). 0011 1110
Q5b(ii). 1111 1111
Q5b(iii). 0000 1110
(1 mark per correct answer.)
Q6. 1 0111 1111
- There is a carry (overflow).
- The answer is too big to be held in an 8-bit byte.
(1 mark for the correct answer. One mark for a valid comment.)
Q7a. A posi ve integer is a number greater than or equal to zero without a frac onal part.
(1 mark.)
Q7b(i). Minimum = 0,
Q7b(ii). Maximum = 11111 = 31
(1 mark per correct answer.)
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Q8a.
- An image defined by maths formulas
- To draw the lines and curves of the image.
(1 mark per correct answer up to a maximum of 1.)
Q8b.
- Smaller file sizes.
- Because it does not need to store informa on about each pixel.
- Can zoom into and out of the image without loss of detail.
(1 mark per correct answer up to a maximum of 2.)
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