plumiNetworks including the internet: CAIE A‑Level Computer Science questions
Every CAIE A-Level Computer Science exam question on 2.1 Networks including the internet, June 2024 and the specimen papers, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q2(c)(iii)
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Q2(e)(i)
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Q8(a)
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Q8(b)(i)
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Q2(b)
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All 13 questions on Networks including the internet, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q2(c)(iii) (2 marks): The video doorbell uses a buffer. Describe how the video doorbell will use the buffer. [2]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q2(e)(i) (1 mark): State what is meant by bit streaming. [1]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q2(e)(ii) (2 marks): Give two differences between real-time and on-demand bit streaming. 1 2 [2]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q5(a) (4 marks): The system that allows customers to access their accounts using the application is a client-server model. Describe the roles of the different devices in this mo
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q8(a) (5 marks): The business is deciding which topology to use. Tick (✓) one or more boxes in each row to identify the topology, or topologies, each statement describes. Statem
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q8(b)(i) (1 mark): State why the router has a public IP address. [1]
- June 2024, Paper 1, Q8(b)(ii) (2 marks): One difference between an IPv4 and IPv6 address is that the numbers in an IPv4 address are separated by full stops and in an IPv6 address they are separated by
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q2(a) (4 marks): The website has a URL and an IPv6 address. Describe, using an example, the format of an IPv6 address. [4]
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q2(b) (4 marks): An IP address can be static or dynamic. Describe static and dynamic IP addresses. Static Dynamic [4]
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q2(c)(i) (2 marks): Describe the characteristics of a LAN. [2]
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q2(c)(ii) (3 marks): The LAN has a range of different topologies. One subnetwork connects four computers and one server set up as a star topology. Describe how packets are transmitt
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q2(d)(i) (3 marks): Ethernet cables connect the computers to the server. Identify three other hardware components that might be used to set up the LAN. 1 2 3 [3]
- Specimen, Paper 1, Q2(d)(ii) (3 marks): Describe how Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) manages collisions during data transmission. [3]
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