Daily Practice · GCSE Computer Science

Daily Practice - GCSE Computer Science

Systems, data representation, networks, algorithms and programming.

5th December 2023

5 questions · GCSE · 123 questions in this band

1
System Software
A row of 8 pixels is WWWBBBWW. Use run-length encoding to encode this row as pairs of (colour, run length).
2
Networks and Topologies
Which piece of network hardware connects a LAN to another network such as the internet, directing data packets based on IP address?
3
Network Security
A 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.
4
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impact
State whether the source code of proprietary (closed source) software is normally available for the public to view.
5
Network Protocols and Layers
Give two reasons why network communication is divided into layers.

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