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Secondary storage: Edexcel GCSE Computer Science questions

Every Edexcel GCSE Computer Science exam question on 3.1.2 Secondary storage, 2022–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q2(b)(i)

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.1.2 Secondary storage
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  2. Q2(b)(ii)

    June 2025 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.1.2 Secondary storage
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  3. Q1(c)

    June 2023 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.1.2 Secondary storage
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  4. Q2(c)(i)

    June 2022 · Paper 1

    2 marks3.1.2 Secondary storage
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  5. Q2(c)(ii)

    June 2022 · Paper 1

    1 mark3.1.2 Secondary storage
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All 5 questions on Secondary storage, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 1, Q2(b)(i) (1 mark): Non-volatile storage keeps its content when the power is turned off. Give one other reason why computers use non-volatile storage. (1)
  2. June 2025, Paper 1, Q2(b)(ii) (1 mark): State the type of secondary storage media that stores data as a sequence of pits and lands. (1)
  3. June 2023, Paper 1, Q1(c) (1 mark): Identify the feature of an optical disc that allows data to be read. (1) A It is magnetic B It is portable C It is reflective D It is volatile
  4. June 2022, Paper 1, Q2(c)(i) (2 marks): Describe how data is stored on optical media. (2)
  5. June 2022, Paper 1, Q2(c)(ii) (1 mark): State the type of secondary storage that stores data as electric charges. (1)

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