[Past Paper] May/June 2024 Paper 13 A-Level 9618

A full walkthrough with explanations to past paper 13 of the May/June 2024 9618 Cambridge computer science paper

00:29 Question 1: kibibyte, binary, byte, megabyte, denary, terabytes, hexadecimal, overflow, binary addition, character sets, ASCII, extended ASCII, Unicode, string

08:31 Question 2: bitmap, image resolution, pixel, bit depth, colour depth, compression, lossy, lossless, upload, web server, file size, bandwidth, transfer speed, data, run-length encoding, RLE,

16:27 Question 3: instruction set, assembly, accumulator, index register, register, immediate addressing, indirect, indexed, logical shift left, XOR, AND

24:53 Question 4: database, SQL, structured query language, table, relation, field, varchar, date, time, CREATE TABLE, primary key, foreign key, references, SELECT, COUNT, FROM, INNER JOIN, ON, GROUP BY

40:14 Question 5: LAN, local area network, cables, wired, wireless, private cloud, security, privacy, hardware, customisability, process, public cloud, star topology, packet, transmission, MAC address, IP address, unicast, multicast, broadcast, switch, hub, collision, ethernet protocol, carrier sense multiple access with collision detection, CSMA/CD, voltage, interference, wait random time, jamming signal, loop, scalability, static IP, private IP

54:43 Question 6: truth table, input, logic expression, sum of products, evaluate, AND, OR, XOR, NOT, NAND, NOR, Boolean

1:01:41 Question 7: sensor, robot, automated, pressure, infra-red, audio, navigation, artificial intelligence, AI, speech recognition, natural language processing, machine learning model, feedback, control system, monitoring system, touchscreen, resistive, capacitive, current, circuit, firmware, operating system, driver, microprocessor, software, library, import, dynamic link library, DLL, compiled, executable, RAM, wireless, data verification, data transfer, parity check, byte, block, checksum, algorithm, encryption, key, symmetric, asymmetric, eavesdropper, hacker

Note: syntax used in the videos and the following websites follows the Cambridge IGCSE (0478) and A-Level (9618) qualifications

Cambridge Pseudocode Executor: https://pseudocode.pro
Cambridge Assembly Executor: https://asmcode.pro

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