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February 1979 5-a-day

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February 1979

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  1. 1st February 1979State one function carried out by the operating system of a computer.
  2. 2nd February 1979In computational thinking, what is meant by the term 'decomposition'?
  3. 3rd February 1979Given A = 1 and B = 1, state the value of A AND B.
  4. 4th February 1979Convert the denary number 39 to an 8-bit binary number, showing your working.
  5. 5th February 1979Define a peer-to-peer network.
  6. 6th February 1979Name the translator used for assembly language and describe how it differs from a compiler.
  7. 7th February 1979Convert the denary number 5 to a 4-bit binary number.
  8. 8th February 1979A CPU has a clock speed of 4.0 GHz. Calculate how many clock cycles it completes in 2 seconds.
  9. 9th February 1979A simple cipher shifts every letter 2 places forward in the alphabet, wrapping around so Y becomes A and Z becomes B. Encrypt the plaintext CAT using this cipher.
  10. 10th February 1979Explain what happens if a program tries to read index 5 of an array declared with 5 elements.
  11. 11th February 1979A mono sound clip has a sample rate of 4000 Hz and lasts 2 seconds. Calculate the total number of samples taken.
  12. 12th February 1979State the type of program that is typically stored in ROM.
  13. 13th February 1979State one reason a small business might choose to use open source software instead of proprietary (closed source) software.
  14. 14th February 1979A FOR loop runs: total = 0, FOR i = 1 TO 4, total = total + i, NEXT i. State the value of total after the loop finishes.
  15. 15th February 1979Give one specific way this code could be refined without changing what it does: a = 5, b = 3, c = a + b, PRINT c
  16. 16th February 1979State the typical maximum capacity of a single-layer DVD.
  17. 17th February 1979Define the term protocol.
  18. 18th February 1979State what is meant by a syntax error.
  19. 19th February 1979A table called members has fields memberId, firstName, lastName and joinYear. Write an SQL statement that adds a new record with memberId 12, firstName 'Priya', lastName 'Shah' and joinYear 2026.
  20. 20th February 1979What type of utility software reorganises files on a hard disk so fragmented parts are stored closer together?
  21. 21st February 1979Calculate the maximum number of comparisons required by a binary search on a sorted list of 512 items.
  22. 22nd February 1979Given P = 0 and Q = 1, state the value of P OR Q.
  23. 23rd February 1979Convert the hexadecimal number FF to an 8-bit binary number.
  24. 24th February 1979A network administrator is connecting 10 computers in a server room. Calculate the number of cables needed for a full mesh topology, and state the number needed for a star topology with one central switch.
  25. 25th February 1979Explain the purpose of a breakpoint.
  26. 26th February 1979Convert the 4-bit binary number 1101 to denary.
  27. 27th February 1979Two CPUs are compared for a task optimised for multiple cores: CPU A has 2 cores at 4.2 GHz; CPU B has 6 cores at 3.0 GHz. Explain which CPU is likely to perform better for this task.
  28. 28th February 1979State why an organisation might employ penetration testers to test its network.