Daily Practice · GCSE Computer Science

Daily Practice - GCSE Computer Science

Systems, data representation, networks, algorithms and programming.

4th February 2024

5 questions · GCSE · 123 questions in this band

1
Networks and Topologies
A 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.
2
Network Security
Which type of malware can replicate itself and spread across a network without attaching to another program or needing a user to run it?
3
Ethical, Legal, Cultural and Environmental Impact
Which piece of UK legislation makes it a criminal offence to gain unauthorised access to a computer system?
4
Network Protocols and Layers
State the difference between HTTP and HTTPS, and give one situation where HTTPS is essential.
5
Algorithms
In computational thinking, what is meant by the term 'decomposition'?

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