Edexcel GCSE Computer Science (1CP2) Exam Questions

• C It is owned by the organisation that uses it (1)
• The only correct answer is C. The correct answer is that a LAN is owned by the organisation that uses it.
• A is not correct because connecting devices in different countries is a characteristic of a WAN
• B is not correct because a LAN covers a small geographical area
• D is not correct because a LAN can use wired or wireless connections

Award one mark for:

• Router (1)

Allow routers (plural).

Allow minor spelling errors that are clearly router, e.g. rooter.

Do not accept switch, hub (these forward data within a network, not between networks), modem or server.

Do not accept gateway on its own.

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.