plumiNetworking: AQA A‑Level Computer Science questions
Every AQA A-Level Computer Science exam question on 4.9.2 Networking, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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![June 2025 Paper 2, question 05: Explain why a client-server network would be more suitable for use in a school than a peer-to-peer network. [3 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75172-jun25-05-qp.webp?v=3)
Q13.3
The whole paper ↗![June 2025 AS Paper 2, question 13.3: A network that is physically wired in a star topology can behave logically as a bus network. Explain how this is possible. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-jun25-13-3-qp.webp?v=3)
Q13.4
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Q11.2
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Q11.3
The whole paper ↗![June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 11.3: Explain the purpose of a Service Set Identifier (SSID). [1 mark]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-jun24-11-3-qp.webp?v=3)
Q11.4
The whole paper ↗![June 2024 AS Paper 2, question 11.4: Explain how disabling SSID broadcasting can increase the security of a wireless network. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-jun24-11-4-qp.webp?v=3)
Q12.1
The whole paper ↗![June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 12.1: Explain the purpose of a Service Set Identifier (SSID) in wireless networking and how disabling SSID broadcasting can make a network more secure. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-jun23-12-1-qp.webp?v=3)
Q12.2
The whole paper ↗![June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 12.2: Explain the role of the security protocol WPA2 in wireless networking. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-jun23-12-2-qp.webp?v=3)
Q12.3
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Q13.1
The whole paper ↗![June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 13.1: Explain the operation of a physical star network topology. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-jun23-13-1-qp.webp?v=3)
Q13.2
The whole paper ↗![June 2023 AS Paper 2, question 13.2: Explain how client-server networking operates. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-jun23-13-2-qp.webp?v=3)
Q08.1
The whole paper ↗![June 2022 Paper 2, question 08.1: Compare how peer-to-peer networking and client-server networking work. [3 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75172-jun22-08-1-qp.webp?v=3)
Q08.2
The whole paper ↗![June 2022 Paper 2, question 08.2: Explain why a peer-to-peer system would be most appropriate to use in the house. [3 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75172-jun22-08-2-qp.webp?v=3)
Q10.4
The whole paper ↗![June 2022 AS Paper 2, question 10.4: Explain how a physical star topology can behave logically as a bus network. [2 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-jun22-10-4-qp.webp?v=3)
Q11.4
The whole paper ↗![November 2021 Paper 2, question 11.4: State the name of the physical topology used in subnet 192.168.64.0 in Figure 8. [1 mark]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75172-nov21-11-4-qp.webp?v=3)
Q11.5
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Q10.1
The whole paper ↗![November 2020 AS Paper 2, question 10.1: Explain the operation of a logical bus network topology. [3 marks]](https://pub-e8a9dbab8e2a4d089f52b2a45e0d0b50.r2.dev/bank/75162-nov20-10-1-qp.webp?v=3)
All 17 questions on Networking, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q05 (3 marks): Explain why a client-server network would be more suitable for use in a school than a peer-to-peer network. [3 marks]
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q13.3 (2 marks): A network that is physically wired in a star topology can behave logically as a bus network. Explain how this is possible. [2 marks]
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q13.4 (2 marks): A wireless network has its Service Set Identifier (SSID) broadcast disabled. Explain how disabling the SSID broadcast offers protection to the network. [2 marks
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q11.2 (2 marks): A photographer wants to create a large file sharing network to allow thousands of photographers to share their photos with each other for free. State two reason
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q11.3 (1 mark): Explain the purpose of a Service Set Identifier (SSID). [1 mark]
- June 2024, AS Paper 2, Q11.4 (2 marks): Explain how disabling SSID broadcasting can increase the security of a wireless network. [2 marks]
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q12.1 (2 marks): Explain the purpose of a Service Set Identifier (SSID) in wireless networking and how disabling SSID broadcasting can make a network more secure. [2 marks]
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q12.2 (2 marks): Explain the role of the security protocol WPA2 in wireless networking. [2 marks]
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q12.3 (2 marks): MAC (Media Access Control) address filtering is another method that can be used to make a wireless network more secure by only allowing devices with a MAC addre
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q13.1 (2 marks): Explain the operation of a physical star network topology. [2 marks]
- June 2023, AS Paper 2, Q13.2 (2 marks): Explain how client-server networking operates. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q08.1 (3 marks): Compare how peer-to-peer networking and client-server networking work. [3 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q08.2 (3 marks): Explain why a peer-to-peer system would be most appropriate to use in the house. [3 marks]
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q10.4 (2 marks): Explain how a physical star topology can behave logically as a bus network. [2 marks]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q11.4 (1 mark): State the name of the physical topology used in subnet 192.168.64.0 in Figure 8. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q11.5 (6 marks): Laptop computers and other devices can connect to the network via the wireless access point. The wireless connection uses the CSMA/CA protocol with Request to S
- November 2020, AS Paper 2, Q10.1 (3 marks): Explain the operation of a logical bus network topology. [3 marks]
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