Edexcel GCSE Computer Science (1CP2) Exam Questions

• B Higher data transfer speed (1)
• The only correct answer is B. The correct answer is higher data transfer speed.
• A is not correct because the 2.4 GHz band has the greater range
• C is not correct because the 2.4 GHz band passes through walls more easily
• D is not correct because the 5 GHz band does not use less bandwidth

Award one mark for any of the following up to a maximum of two marks:

• A home network (1)
• A school network / a network within a school (1)
• An office network / a network within one business building (1)
• A hospital network (1)
• A hotel network (1)

Allow a named organisation on a single site/premises, e.g. one shop, one café (1)

Do not accept the internet.

Do not accept an organisation with offices/branches in different countries / a university with campuses in different cities.

Do not accept 'LAN' / 'local area network' on its own.

Do not accept 'a network' with no context.

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

• Splits the data/file into packets (1) so each packet can be sent separately across the network (1)
• Adds a packet/sequence number to each packet (1) so the packets can be put back into the correct order at the destination (1)
• Detects lost/missing packets (1) so they can be requested/resent (1)
• Creates a connection between the two computers/hosts (1) before the file is sent (1)

For both marks, the expansion must follow/associate with the statement.

Allow 'segments' for 'packets' (TCP divides the data into segments, which become packets at the internet layer).

Do not accept 'sends the data/file' on its own without saying what the transport layer does to the data.

Do not accept naming TCP or a port number on its own without expansion.

Do not accept routing/addressing packets using IP addresses, which is the internet layer.