IB Computer Science Paper 1 2006
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IB Computer Science Standard Level Paper 1May, 2006
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Describe the role of buses in the machine instruction cycle. [4 marks] - 3.
Define data integrity and identify one factor that affects integrity when data is transmitted from one computer to another. [2 marks] - 4.
Describe an example of multi tasking on a personal computer. [2 marks] - 5.
Outline two advantages to a programmer of modularity at the design stage of a program, which is being coded for the first time. [4 marks] - 6.
Explain why data must be ordered if a binary search is used. [2 marks] - 7.
Outline the way in which a macro could be used when producing a document with a word processor. [2 marks] - 8.
Define the terms function argument and function parameter. [2 marks] - 9.
Define virtual memory and give an example of when it might be used. [2 marks] - 10.
Explain one reason why flash memory is increasingly being used as a portable storage medium. [3 marks] - 11.
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(b) Determine the output if any integer, n, is input. [1 mark]
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