Daily Practice · GCSE Computer Science

Daily Practice - GCSE Computer Science

Systems, data representation, networks, algorithms and programming.

24th February 2021

5 questions · GCSE · 123 questions in this band

1
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impact
A streaming company records which shows each user watches and uses this to recommend similar shows. Explain one ethical concern this could raise, even if the company only uses the data to improve recommendations.
2
Network Protocols and Layers
Define the term protocol.
3
Algorithms
Calculate the maximum number of comparisons required by a binary search on a sorted list of 512 items.
4
Translators and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
A program compiles and runs but always outputs an average that is too small. State the type of error and explain why the translator did not report it.
5
1D and 2D Array Processing: Writing and Tracing Programs
Write a loop in pseudocode that outputs every element of a 1D array named names of length 6.

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