A Level Computer Science Revision Pack
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Sample Papers i
Thei marki schemei fori eachi paperi followsi thei questions
Includedi (ini orderi ofi appearance)
01i –i Computeri Systemsi –i Samplei Paperi 1i
01i –i Computeri Systemsi –i Samplei Paperi
2
02i –i Algorithmsi andi Programmingi –i Samplei Paperi
1i 02i –i Algorithmsi andi Programmingi –i Samplei
Paperi 2
Howi toi revisei Computeri Science
Practicei questionsi fromi pasti papersi arei onei ofi thei besti methodsi ofi revisingi topicsi fromi thei
course.i Thisi approach,i accompaniedi byi creatingi notesi andi readingi thei coursei textbooki asi ai
sourcei fori information,i hasi proveni successfuli fori manyi ofi ouri previousi students.
Howi toi revisei ai particulari topic
thisi isi generici andi byi noi meansi ai onei sizei fitsi alli approach
1. Oni ai singlei sheeti ofi A4,i writei downi everythingi youi currentlyi knowi abouti thei topic.i
Doi thisi priori toi readingi thei coursei textbooki ori seekingi helpi fromi previousi notes.
2. Nowi consulti coursei textbooki fori thei topici andi addi toi thisi sheet,i anythingi youi didi noti
knowi thati isi necessaryi –i oncei complete,i highlighti thesei pointsi –i thesei arei thei areasi
youi needi toi learn.
3. Locatei questionsi basedi aroundi thisi topici ini thei pasti paperi packi andi attempti toi
answeri them.
4. Confirmi withi thei marki schemei asi toi youri successi ini answeringi thei question.
Thei endi goali ofi thisi approachi wouldi bei thati youi arei comfortablyi ablei toi producei ai piecei ofi
A4i fori eachi topici ofi thei coursei andi theni applyi thisi informationi toi thei pasti paperi questions.
Obtainingi feedbacki fori answers
Thei studentsi whoi succeedi thei besti ini computeri sciencei arei thosei whoi seeki constanti feedbacki
fromi teachers,i noti justi ini thei scopei ofi ai lesson.i Anyi worki youi producei outi ofi lessoni suchi asi
pasti paperi questioni answersi ori programmingi challenges,i youi shouldi wanti toi seeki feedbacki
for.i Thisi cani bei achievedi by:
1. Takingi worki toi ai teacheri duringi schooli time.
2. Emailingi ai teacheri youri answers,i questionsi etc.
Mri Ravenscrofti –i
Mri Ebrahimi –i
Asi youri teachersi wei wanti toi givei youi feedback!
, Study Skills and Support
i i i
Exami board:i OCR
Coursei length:i 2i years
Howi isi iti assessed?i 2i writteni examsi oni 01i –i Computeri Systemsi andi 02i –i Algorithmsi
andi Programmingi (eachi worthi 40%)i andi ai programmingi projecti worthi 20%.
Modulesi covered:
01 –i Processors,i Inputi –i Outputi andi Storage,i Systemsi software,i softwarei development,i
compression,i databases,i networks,i webi technologies,i datai types,i datai structures,i
Booleani algebra,i moralsi andi ethics.
02 –i Thinkingi abstractly;i ahead;i procedurally;i logically;i concurrently,i programingi
techniques,i computationali methods,i algorithms.
Familiarityi withi assessmenti objectivesi Embedi andi commiti knowledgei andi
independenti Study
isi necessaryi ini exami answersi toi understandingi toi longi termi memoryi
Purposei ofi
ensurei applicationi andi evaluation fori examinationi recall
Developi awarenessi andi appreciationi
Developi understandingi ofi
fori thei usei ofi computeri sciencei ini
programmingi beyondi thei curriculumi
thei wideri world;i whichi cani bei
toi enablei successi ini thei
includedi ini extendedi answers
programmingi project
Resource Link Usefuli For… Requirements
Coursei N/A Independenti revisioni &i Coursei
Textbook study textbooki fromi
thei schooli
library.
YouTube YouTube Knowledgei N/A
booster,i secondi
voice
Pasti N/A Exami stylei questioni Pasti paperi packi
Paperi practice,i fromi classi teacher
Packs independenti study
Departmentali Alli storedi withini thei Microsofti Teamsi Accessingi Schooli emaili andi
resources Teami fori thei group. departmentali passwordi login.
materialsi andi lessons
Mri Fraser www.mrfraser.org Accessingi mrfraser.orgi
resourcesi andi logini accounti
worki sheets (freei toi create)
Craigi ni Dave craigndave.org Resourcesi fori topicsi –i Accessi isi freei fori
brokeni downi byi spec mosti contenti –i
schooli hasi ai paidi
account
AQAi Searchi ‘AQAi Ai Leveli Computeri Sciencei Differenti phrasingi ofi N/A
Pasti Pasti Papers’i oni Google. exami stylei questions.
Papers
Classi Teachers
, i i
A Level Computer Science
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H446/01 Computer systems
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Practice paper - Set 1 i i i i
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
i i i i i
Doi noti use:
• ai calculator
Firsti
namei
Lasti Candidate
i
number
name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Usei blacki ink.
• Completei thei boxesi abovei withi youri name,i centrei numberi andi candidatei number.
• Answeri alli thei questions.
• Writei youri answeri toi eachi questioni ini thei spacei provided.
• Ifi additionali spacei isi required,i usei thei linedi page(s)i ati thei endi ofi thisi
booklet.i Thei questioni number(s)i musti bei clearlyi shown.
• Doi noti writei ini thei barcodes.
INFORMATION
• Thei totali marki fori thisi paperi isi 140.
• Thei marksi fori eachi questioni arei showni ini bracketsi [i ].
• Qualityi ofi extendedi responsesi willi bei assessedi ini questionsi markedi withi ani asteriski (*).
• Thisi documenti consistsi ofi 24i pages.
©i OCRi 2016i PRACTICEi PAPER OCRi isi ani exempti Charity
H44601/7 Turni over
, 2
Answeri alli thei questions.
1 Ai companyi releasesi ai utilityi calledi RAMStore.i Thei utilityi createsi ai virtuali storagei
drivei fromi ani areai ofi thei computer’si RAM.
(a) Describei whati isi meanti byi thei termi utilityi software.
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. ....................................................................................................................................................... [2]
(b) Givei onei advantagei ofi usingi RAMi asi storagei ini thisi way.
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. ....................................................................................................................................................... [1]
(c) Thei utilityi periodicallyi copiesi whati isi ini thei RAMi drivei toi secondaryi storage,i suchi
asi ai hardi disk.i Explaini whyi thisi isi necessary.
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................... [2]
(d) Iti isi importanti thati enoughi RAMi isi lefti fori thei operatingi systemi toi use.i
Describei ai techniquei thati allowsi operatingi systemsi toi overcomei ai lacki ofi
availablei RAM.
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
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...........................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................... [4]
©i OCRi 2016i PRACTICEi H446/01
PAPER
i i i i i i
Sample Papers i
Thei marki schemei fori eachi paperi followsi thei questions
Includedi (ini orderi ofi appearance)
01i –i Computeri Systemsi –i Samplei Paperi 1i
01i –i Computeri Systemsi –i Samplei Paperi
2
02i –i Algorithmsi andi Programmingi –i Samplei Paperi
1i 02i –i Algorithmsi andi Programmingi –i Samplei
Paperi 2
Howi toi revisei Computeri Science
Practicei questionsi fromi pasti papersi arei onei ofi thei besti methodsi ofi revisingi topicsi fromi thei
course.i Thisi approach,i accompaniedi byi creatingi notesi andi readingi thei coursei textbooki asi ai
sourcei fori information,i hasi proveni successfuli fori manyi ofi ouri previousi students.
Howi toi revisei ai particulari topic
thisi isi generici andi byi noi meansi ai onei sizei fitsi alli approach
1. Oni ai singlei sheeti ofi A4,i writei downi everythingi youi currentlyi knowi abouti thei topic.i
Doi thisi priori toi readingi thei coursei textbooki ori seekingi helpi fromi previousi notes.
2. Nowi consulti coursei textbooki fori thei topici andi addi toi thisi sheet,i anythingi youi didi noti
knowi thati isi necessaryi –i oncei complete,i highlighti thesei pointsi –i thesei arei thei areasi
youi needi toi learn.
3. Locatei questionsi basedi aroundi thisi topici ini thei pasti paperi packi andi attempti toi
answeri them.
4. Confirmi withi thei marki schemei asi toi youri successi ini answeringi thei question.
Thei endi goali ofi thisi approachi wouldi bei thati youi arei comfortablyi ablei toi producei ai piecei ofi
A4i fori eachi topici ofi thei coursei andi theni applyi thisi informationi toi thei pasti paperi questions.
Obtainingi feedbacki fori answers
Thei studentsi whoi succeedi thei besti ini computeri sciencei arei thosei whoi seeki constanti feedbacki
fromi teachers,i noti justi ini thei scopei ofi ai lesson.i Anyi worki youi producei outi ofi lessoni suchi asi
pasti paperi questioni answersi ori programmingi challenges,i youi shouldi wanti toi seeki feedbacki
for.i Thisi cani bei achievedi by:
1. Takingi worki toi ai teacheri duringi schooli time.
2. Emailingi ai teacheri youri answers,i questionsi etc.
Mri Ravenscrofti –i
Mri Ebrahimi –i
Asi youri teachersi wei wanti toi givei youi feedback!
, Study Skills and Support
i i i
Exami board:i OCR
Coursei length:i 2i years
Howi isi iti assessed?i 2i writteni examsi oni 01i –i Computeri Systemsi andi 02i –i Algorithmsi
andi Programmingi (eachi worthi 40%)i andi ai programmingi projecti worthi 20%.
Modulesi covered:
01 –i Processors,i Inputi –i Outputi andi Storage,i Systemsi software,i softwarei development,i
compression,i databases,i networks,i webi technologies,i datai types,i datai structures,i
Booleani algebra,i moralsi andi ethics.
02 –i Thinkingi abstractly;i ahead;i procedurally;i logically;i concurrently,i programingi
techniques,i computationali methods,i algorithms.
Familiarityi withi assessmenti objectivesi Embedi andi commiti knowledgei andi
independenti Study
isi necessaryi ini exami answersi toi understandingi toi longi termi memoryi
Purposei ofi
ensurei applicationi andi evaluation fori examinationi recall
Developi awarenessi andi appreciationi
Developi understandingi ofi
fori thei usei ofi computeri sciencei ini
programmingi beyondi thei curriculumi
thei wideri world;i whichi cani bei
toi enablei successi ini thei
includedi ini extendedi answers
programmingi project
Resource Link Usefuli For… Requirements
Coursei N/A Independenti revisioni &i Coursei
Textbook study textbooki fromi
thei schooli
library.
YouTube YouTube Knowledgei N/A
booster,i secondi
voice
Pasti N/A Exami stylei questioni Pasti paperi packi
Paperi practice,i fromi classi teacher
Packs independenti study
Departmentali Alli storedi withini thei Microsofti Teamsi Accessingi Schooli emaili andi
resources Teami fori thei group. departmentali passwordi login.
materialsi andi lessons
Mri Fraser www.mrfraser.org Accessingi mrfraser.orgi
resourcesi andi logini accounti
worki sheets (freei toi create)
Craigi ni Dave craigndave.org Resourcesi fori topicsi –i Accessi isi freei fori
brokeni downi byi spec mosti contenti –i
schooli hasi ai paidi
account
AQAi Searchi ‘AQAi Ai Leveli Computeri Sciencei Differenti phrasingi ofi N/A
Pasti Pasti Papers’i oni Google. exami stylei questions.
Papers
Classi Teachers
, i i
A Level Computer Science
i i i
H446/01 Computer systems
i i
Practice paper - Set 1 i i i i
Time allowed: 2 hours 30 minutes
i i i i i
Doi noti use:
• ai calculator
Firsti
namei
Lasti Candidate
i
number
name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Usei blacki ink.
• Completei thei boxesi abovei withi youri name,i centrei numberi andi candidatei number.
• Answeri alli thei questions.
• Writei youri answeri toi eachi questioni ini thei spacei provided.
• Ifi additionali spacei isi required,i usei thei linedi page(s)i ati thei endi ofi thisi
booklet.i Thei questioni number(s)i musti bei clearlyi shown.
• Doi noti writei ini thei barcodes.
INFORMATION
• Thei totali marki fori thisi paperi isi 140.
• Thei marksi fori eachi questioni arei showni ini bracketsi [i ].
• Qualityi ofi extendedi responsesi willi bei assessedi ini questionsi markedi withi ani asteriski (*).
• Thisi documenti consistsi ofi 24i pages.
©i OCRi 2016i PRACTICEi PAPER OCRi isi ani exempti Charity
H44601/7 Turni over
, 2
Answeri alli thei questions.
1 Ai companyi releasesi ai utilityi calledi RAMStore.i Thei utilityi createsi ai virtuali storagei
drivei fromi ani areai ofi thei computer’si RAM.
(a) Describei whati isi meanti byi thei termi utilityi software.
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................... [2]
(b) Givei onei advantagei ofi usingi RAMi asi storagei ini thisi way.
...........................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................... [1]
(c) Thei utilityi periodicallyi copiesi whati isi ini thei RAMi drivei toi secondaryi storage,i suchi
asi ai hardi disk.i Explaini whyi thisi isi necessary.
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................... [2]
(d) Iti isi importanti thati enoughi RAMi isi lefti fori thei operatingi systemi toi use.i
Describei ai techniquei thati allowsi operatingi systemsi toi overcomei ai lacki ofi
availablei RAM.
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
. ....................................................................................................................................................... [4]
©i OCRi 2016i PRACTICEi H446/01
PAPER
