Edexcel GCSE Computer Science (1CP2) Exam Questions

• A LAN (1)
• The only correct answer is A. The correct answer is LAN (Local Area Network).
• B is not correct because a PAN connects devices around one person over a short range
• C is not correct because a VPN is a secure private connection made over a public network, not a network covering one building
• D is not correct because a WAN connects networks over a large geographical area

Award up to two marks for a linked description such as:

• The compiler translates the whole program/complete source code in one go (1) whereas the interpreter translates one line/statement at a time (1)
• The compiler translates all of the source code before any of it is run/executed (1) but the interpreter translates each line/statement as it reads it (1)
• The interpreter translates one line/statement at a time (1) and the compiler translates the whole program/source code together (1)

Accept the compiler point and the interpreter point in either order.

Do not accept responses about object code/executable files, when the translated code is executed, how errors are reported, or speed/memory use.

Do not accept 'the interpreter executes/runs each line' on its own, without saying that it translates one line/statement at a time.

Award one mark for each correct digit in the correct position:

• 5 (1)
• A (1)

Answer: 5A