Daily Practice · GCSE Computer Science

Daily Practice - GCSE Computer Science

Systems, data representation, networks, algorithms and programming.

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24th January 2026

5 questions · GCSE · 123 questions in this band

  1. 1
    Boolean Logic

    Evaluate X = NOT A AND B when A = 0 and B = 1.

  2. 2
    Data Representation: Number Systems

    An 8-bit register stores the value 01100000 (denary 96). State the resulting 8-bit binary value after a left shift by 1 place, and state whether an overflow occurs.

  3. 3
    Data Representation: Images, Sound and Compression

    An uncompressed file is 6000 KB. After lossless compression it is 1500 KB. Calculate the compression ratio in the form n:1 (original size : compressed size).

  4. 4
    Programming Practice: Writing and Refining Programs

    Give one specific way this code could be refined without changing what it does: a = 5, b = 3, c = a + b, PRINT c

  5. 5
    SQL and Data Handling

    A table called staff has fields staffId, name, department and salary, storing these records: staffId | name | department | salary, 1 | Ben | Sales | 24000, 2 | Chloe | IT | 31000, 3 | Dan | Sales | 27000. State which staffId(s) would be returned by: SELECT staffId FROM staff WHERE department = 'Sales' AND salary > 25000;

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