0478.1.0.05 — • MAC addresses are usually written as hexadecimal • MAC addresses are created using the manufacturer code and the serial code: past paper questions
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- 0478/13 · May/June 2026 · Q7[5]
Cyber security threats are a concern for any company that stores data using a network. Complete the statements about cyber security threats. Use the terms from the list. Some of the terms in the list will not be used. You should only use a term once. adware bandwidth components data decrypting encrypting keylogger phar...
See it on the paper → - 0478/12 · February/March 2025 · Q5a(ii)[3]
Identify three characteristics of a MAC address.
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · October/November 2024 · Q4[6]
Complete the table to give the missing term or description for the internet terms. Internet term Description the collection of web pages accessed using the internet the address given to a device when it connects to the internet web browser the hardware that stores a database of matching website and IP addresses a type...
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · May/June 2024 · Q3c[1]
Give one reason why the addresses are displayed in hexadecimal instead of binary.
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · May/June 2024 · Q3d[2]
Identify two other ways that hexadecimal is used in computer science.
See it on the paper → - 0478/12 · February/March 2024 · Q1a[1]
Tick (✓) one box to show the reason why computers use binary to represent data. A Computers only allow 1s and 0s to be entered. B Computers are made of switches and gates that can only be on or off. C Binary does not need to be converted into other forms of data to be displayed. D Both computers and humans can quickly...
See it on the paper → - 0478/12 · February/March 2024 · Q1b(i)[1]
Tick (✓) one box to identify the ASCII denary number for the character ‘Q’. A 81 B 80 C 79 D 77
See it on the paper → - 0478/12 · February/March 2024 · Q1b(ii)[1]
Give the binary number for the ASCII denary number for ‘N’.
See it on the paper → - 0478/11 · October/November 2023 · Q6[4]
Draw and annotate a diagram to demonstrate how a firewall works.
See it on the paper → - 0478/11 · October/November 2023 · Q7[4]
Complete the statements about data packets and packet switching. Use the terms from the list. Some of the terms in the list will not be used. You should only use a term once.
See it on the paper → - 0478/11 · October/November 2022 · Q8d[4]
A security method that she could use to help prevent a DoS attack. Explain how the method you identify helps to prevent the attack.
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · October/November 2022 · Q8a[2]
Give two similarities between a MAC address and an IP address. Similarity Similarity
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · October/November 2022 · Q8b[2]
Give two differences between a MAC address and an IP address. Difference Difference
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · October/November 2022 · Q10a(i)[3]
Describe what is meant by HTTPS.
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · October/November 2022 · Q10a(ii)[1]
One way a user can check a website uses HTTPS is to check whether the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) begins with HTTPS. Give one other way a user can check if a website uses HTTPS.
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · October/November 2022 · Q10b[3]
There is a risk that people that use the Internet to access websites can have their stored data maliciously damaged. State three ways that stored data can be maliciously damaged.
See it on the paper → - 0478/11 · October/November 2021 · Q2a[1]
Identify one other input device that would be built into the mobile telephone that Magda could use to send an email to her customers.
See it on the paper → - 0478/11 · October/November 2021 · Q2b[1]
State whether the touch screen is a resistive, capacitive or infra-red touch screen.
See it on the paper → - 0478/11 · October/November 2021 · Q11[5]
Complete the table with the correct terms for the given descriptions.
See it on the paper → - 0478/13 · October/November 2021 · Q10a[1]
A denial of service (DoS) attack is a type of Internet security risk. State the purpose of a denial of service attack.
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What examiners said
This question was often answered well, with candidates often demonstrating a good understanding of the characteristics of a MAC address, most commonly identifying it as being represented in hexadecimal, pairs of values separated by colons. Some candidates described the purpose of a MAC address, which is to provide a unique address to a computer or being used to identify the computer in a network w...
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 0478/12 Q5(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
Very few candidates were able to create a diagram that represented how a firewall works. Most drew a firewall and a computer and a vague statement about how the firewall blocks malicious traffic. Very few drew or annotated any representation of how this happened though.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0478/11 Q6 (Cambridge)
Many candidates were able to select the correct missing term to complete the statements.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0478/11 Q7 (Cambridge)
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