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0478.1.0.11 — Describe the advantages and disadvantages of • Including scenarios from:: past paper questions

5 real questionsasked in 3 of the last 10 exam series2022–2026usually: Identify, Describe, Complete, Tick, Explain

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  1. 0478/11 · May/June 2026 · Q2a(i)[1]

    The first register used in the FDE cycle stores the location in random access memory (RAM) of the next instruction. Identify the name of this register.

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  2. 0478/11 · May/June 2026 · Q2a(ii)[3]

    Describe the actions that take place in the decode stage of the FDE cycle.

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  3. 0478/21 · October/November 2025 · Q5[4]

    A hotel booking system is an example of a computer system that is made up of sub-systems. The booking system: • • allows the user to select the room type and the number of nights required displays the types of rooms available to the user as pictures or as a list. Complete the structure diagram for the given parts of th...

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  4. 0478/12 · October/November 2023 · Q1a[1]

    one box to show which cyber security threat is not a type of malware.

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  5. 0478/12 · October/November 2022 · Q6c[4]

    Explain why Jian uses a proxy server as part of the system for his website.

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What examiners said

Few candidates were able to describe the role of a proxy server. Most candidates referred to a standard role of a firewall in a network.

— Examiner report, October/November 2022, 0478/12 Q6(c) (Cambridge)

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