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Paper 2 Computing concepts
AQA GCSE COMPUTER SCIENCE Paper 2 Computing concepts QP MAY 2025
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
There are no additional materials required for this paper.
Question Mark
You must not use a calculator.
1–2
Instructions 3–6
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing. 7–8
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. 9–10
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 11
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 12–14
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
15–19
to be marked.
20
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The total number of marks available for this paper is 90.
Advice
For the multiple-choice questions, completely fill in the lozenge alongside the appropriate answer.
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0 1 . 1 State the number of bits in one byte.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 2 State the number of different values that can be represented using three bits.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Which number base is called binary?
Shade one lozenge.
[1 mark]
A Base 2
B Base 8
C Base 10
D Base 16
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0 2 . 1 Convert the hexadecimal number 3F into decimal.
You should show your working.
[2 marks]
0 2 . 2 Add together the following three binary numbers.
Give your answer in binary.
[2 marks]
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
+0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
7
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I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Paper 2 Computing concepts
AQA GCSE COMPUTER SCIENCE Paper 2 Computing concepts QP MAY 2025
Tuesday 20 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
There are no additional materials required for this paper.
Question Mark
You must not use a calculator.
1–2
Instructions 3–6
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Use pencil only for drawing. 7–8
Answer all questions.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. 9–10
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 11
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 12–14
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
15–19
to be marked.
20
Information TOTAL
The total number of marks available for this paper is 90.
Advice
For the multiple-choice questions, completely fill in the lozenge alongside the appropriate answer.
CORRECT METHOD WRONG METHODS
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you wish to return to an answer previously crossed out, ring the answer you now wish to select as
shown.
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IB/G/Jun25/G4005/V6
, 2
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Answer all questions. box
0 1 . 1 State the number of bits in one byte.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 2 State the number of different values that can be represented using three bits.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Which number base is called binary?
Shade one lozenge.
[1 mark]
A Base 2
B Base 8
C Base 10
D Base 16
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0 2 . 1 Convert the hexadecimal number 3F into decimal.
You should show your working.
[2 marks]
0 2 . 2 Add together the following three binary numbers.
Give your answer in binary.
[2 marks]
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
+0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
7
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