A level 1
OCR
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 12 June 2023 – Afternoon
A Level Computer Science
H446/01 Computer Systems
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
You can use:
an HB pencil
Do not use:
a calculator
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra
space use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers
must be clearly shown.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 140.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an
asterisk (*).
• This document has 28 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2023 [601/4911/5] DC (ST/FC)
,311486/4
OCR is an exempt
Charity Turn over
, 2
1 A small manufacturing business uses networked computers with closed source
application software installed.
(a) A spreadsheet application package is used to calculate employee’s wages.
(i) Give one benefit of using a spreadsheet application for this task
compared to calculating wages manually.
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..... [1]
(ii) Give two other types of application packages that the small business could
use, giving an example of a task that the business could use each
application for.
Application 1
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Example of task 1
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Application 2
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Example of task 2
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[4]
(iii) Describe a drawback of using closed source software (rather than
open source software) for the small business.
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2023
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© OCR Turn over
2023
OCR
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 12 June 2023 – Afternoon
A Level Computer Science
H446/01 Computer Systems
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
You can use:
an HB pencil
Do not use:
a calculator
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for graphs and diagrams.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra
space use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers
must be clearly shown.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 140.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an
asterisk (*).
• This document has 28 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2023 [601/4911/5] DC (ST/FC)
,311486/4
OCR is an exempt
Charity Turn over
, 2
1 A small manufacturing business uses networked computers with closed source
application software installed.
(a) A spreadsheet application package is used to calculate employee’s wages.
(i) Give one benefit of using a spreadsheet application for this task
compared to calculating wages manually.
...........................................................................................................................
................
.................................................................................................................................
..... [1]
(ii) Give two other types of application packages that the small business could
use, giving an example of a task that the business could use each
application for.
Application 1
......................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
................
Example of task 1
..............................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
................
Application 2
......................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
................
Example of task 2
..............................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
................
[4]
(iii) Describe a drawback of using closed source software (rather than
open source software) for the small business.
...........................................................................................................................
................
...........................................................................................................................
................
...........................................................................................................................
................
© OCR
2023
, 3
...........................................................................................................................
................
...........................................................................................................................
................
.................................................................................................................................
..... [3]
© OCR Turn over
2023
