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Computer Science 9618,31 Oct Nov 2024 | Cambridge AS - A Level Past Papers With Mark Scheme

1. Binary Floating-Point Representation | Normalization & Denary Conversion – Converting between binary floating-point and denary using two’s complement representation.

2. Processor Architecture | RISC Features & Performance Characteristics – Identifying reduced instruction set computing (RISC) properties and their impact on processing efficiency.

3. Networking & Data Transmission | Circuit Switching & Its Trade-offs – Explaining circuit switching, its benefits (consistent bandwidth) and drawbacks (resource wastage).

4. TCP/IP Model & Protocol Layering | Interaction Between Networking Layers – Describing data flow from the application layer to the link layer and their interdependencies.

5. Hashing & Collision Resolution | Efficient Data Storage Techniques – Defining hashing in file access and outlining methods (chaining, open addressing) to handle collisions.

6. Data Structures & Sets | Declaring & Using Sets in Programming – Writing pseudocode to declare a set data type and initializing mathematical operator symbols.

7. Boolean Algebra & Logic Optimization | Sum-of-Products & Karnaugh Maps – Constructing a Boolean expression, filling in a Karnaugh map, and simplifying using Boolean algebra.

8. Memory Management & Performance | Segmentation & Disk Thrashing – Describing segmentation for memory allocation and explaining disk thrashing due to excessive page swaps.

9. Object-Oriented Design | Class Structure for Pet Records – Defining attributes, encapsulation, and class methods for pet registration and data retrieval.

10. Syntax Representation | Backus-Naur Form (BNF) & Syntax Diagrams – Writing BNF rules and drawing syntax diagrams for structured data validation.

11. Binary Tree & Linked List Implementation | Data Storage & Search Algorithms – Representing a binary tree using linked lists and implementing a tree search function in pseudocode.
CIE AS & A Level Computer Science (9618) Nov 2024

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