Binary Hexadecimal
Binary Hexadecimal
Binary Hexadecimal
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Question Answer
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0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
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(b) Explain why a programmer might prefer to read the instruction in hexadecimal rather than in
binary.
Easier to read andunderstand.
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CSS
Use 1 ........................................................................................................................................
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IP address
Use 2 ........................................................................................................................................
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-Close to english
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see
Independentofaparticularly
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(b) A program written in a high-level language is translated into machine code. This is so that it
can be processed by a computer.
Compiler
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(c) Describe how your answer to part (b) translates this program.
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QUESTION 3. 5
1286432168421
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(b) Show the binary number from part (a) as it would be stored in the following registers.
00 1,100 1 Register 1
(c) A binary number stored in a register can have many different uses, for example an address in
main memory.
data CIIvalue
Use 1 ........................................................................................................................................
Use 2 ........................................................................................................................................
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0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
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monitor the
(a) escribe how a capacitive touch screen registers le andra’s touch.
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coordinates and passes the
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She presses an icon on her touch screen but her action is not registered.
(i) Explain why the touch screen will not register her touch.
and
Glovesareinsulators at the
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Explain how Alexandra could use her mobile device whilst still wearing gloves.
Use a
stylus pen.
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A &
NOT O
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NoTO > AND
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C OR OR
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Tick (✓) the appropriate boxes to show which statements apply to each type of translator.
7 (a) Give the denary value of each of the three 12-bit binary values.
(i) 000000001100
12
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(ii) 000011000110
198
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(iii) 010011000001
1221
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Working space
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000011101001
0E9
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Complete the table giving the missing Term for each definition.
Term Definition
IP address
An address given to a device on a network.
The address is assigned by the network
MAC address
An address given to a device at the
manufacturing stage that can be used to
identify the device on a network
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The following list shows 16 characters with their numerical codes in denary:
Web addresses can be written using hexadecimal rather than denary. Hexadecimal codes are
preceded by a % sign. For example, the word “c a g e” is written as:
(a) Complete the conversion of the following web address into hexadecimal:
w w w . c i e . o r g . u k
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(b) Complete the web address from the given hexadecimal codes:
%77 %77 %77 %2E %72 %6F %63 %6B %69 %63 %74 %2E %63 %6F %6D
W W W
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11 A passenger logs onto an airline website and types in the reference number for their flight. Once
the passenger accesses their account they can choose their seat and also print out a boarding
pass which contains a unique barcode. This barcode is scanned at the airport check-in desk.
Name one input and one output device found at the check-in desk and give a reason for your
choice.
keyboard
Input device ......................................................................................................................................
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screen
Output device ...................................................................................................................................
To display information
Reason .............................................................................................................................................
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content is displayed
Structure ....................................................................................................................................
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olour/styles/format font
Presentation ..............................................................................................................................
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render
(c) Explain the function of a web browser.
software used to and
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display HTM ↓
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“It allows a user to have the freedom to run, copy, change and adapt the software and
then pass it on to a colleague, friend or family member.”
or browser.
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(b) The four statements below refer to firewalls and proxy servers.
Tick ( ) the appropriate column(s) to indicate whether the statement refers to a firewall
and/or a proxy server.
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Save data frequently
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10 (a) A manufacturer of aeroplane engines assigns a denary identification number (ID) to each
engine.
0001 1610111 /
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IA I
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(b) The current status of the engine is sent to a computer in the aeroplane.
Each piece of data collected is 8 bytes in size. Data collection occurs every 30 seconds.
Calculate the number of kilobytes that would be needed to store the data collected during a
10-hour flight. Show your working.
1200x8 =
9600
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960071824:9,4
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9,4
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(c) At the end of the flight, all of the data are sent to the aeroplane engine manufacturer using the
Internet.
by manufacturer
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network.
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(d) When sending this data, security is very important. Data are sent over the Internet using
Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol.
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Complete the sentences in Kamil’s answer, using the list given. Not all terms in the list need to be
used.
• browser
• connection
• domain name server (DNS)
• Internet
• Internet Service Provider (ISP)
• IP address
• MAC address
• network
• protocol
• uniform resource locator (URL)
• webpages
• hypertext mark-up language (HTML)
browser
A .................................................................................................. is a program that allows a user
web pages
to view .................................................................................................. .
ISP
An .................................................................................................. is a company that provides a
internet
connection to access the .................................................................................................. .
protocol
The main .................................................................................................. that governs the
Hyper Text Transfer Protocol The website address that is typed into the
(HTTP) address bar
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To a
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computer system
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A ↳
AND
B
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NOTO
AND OR
C OR AND
NOT
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instruction
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Temporary storage
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Register in CPU
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5 The contents of three binary registers have been transmitted from one computer to another. Odd
parity has been used as an error detection method.
Write the appropriate Parity bit for each register to show the given outcome.
Parity
bit
Register A ① 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Register B O 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Register C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
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6 Jesse is taking his Computer Science examination. He answers five questions about ethics.
“This type of software can be copied and shared without the permission of the owner.”
Free software
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“With this type of software, the owner still retains the copyright for the software, but he gives
away copies of it for free.”
Freeware
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“This type of software is often a trial version of the full software. To use the full version the
user normally needs to pay a fee.”