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1 A business has a customer services section. The business is considering a new Local Area
Network (LAN) for this section.
[2]
The following are some comments made by the Chief Executive to the IT Manager.
(b) “I am concerned that only the staff in the Customer Services team should have access to the
LAN.”
[1]
(ii) Identify what hardware will be in place to restrict the access to the LAN.
[1]
(c) “I understand if the network is to be a wired network, there is a choice about the type of
cabling used.”
Name and describe two types of cabling. Suggest a benefit for each cable type. The
benefits should be different.
Cable type 1
Description
Benefit
Cable type 2
Description
Benefit
[6]
(d) “Many customer enquiries will be dealt with over the World Wide Web; so each computer in
the LAN needs access to the Internet”.
[1]
(e) “With the Internet connection, I am concerned that we will get unauthorised access to our
LAN.”
[1]
(f) “Customer Services staff must be able to get access to a centralised store of customer data.
Our business deals with thousands of customers. They produce millions of transactions.”
Hardware
Software
[3]
Optic fibre:
• data travels at the speed of light / provides for faster data transfer
• not affected by moisture / (electro-magnetic) interference
• impossible for the data to be hacked
• high bandwidth possible
Twisted pair:
• less chance of interference from magnetic forces in close proximity
• low cost
• easy to work with // flexible
Coaxial:
• difficult for the data to be hacked into
• screened to avoid (electro-magnetic) interference
(f) Hardware …
Large amount of hard-disk storage
Database server
Software …
Database Management Software (A. DBMS)
R. database
Computers must have some form of ‘client software’ to access the database //
Software must be specially written to access the DBMS // A. ‘browser’ if
followed by some form of explanation [Max 3]
2 (a) Below are some terms and definitions for devices used for networking. For
Examiner's
Use
(i) Match up each device on the left with its definition. Draw a line connecting each
description to the appropriate network device.
[6]
(b) (i) Networks use a variety of different media for communication. For
Examiner's
Use
Name and describe two of these media.
Medium 1
Medium 2
[4]
Name one factor that will be considered when deciding on the medium to be used.
[1]
2 (a) (i)
Network
Circuit board which connects the
Interface
computer to a network
card
[5]
[Total: 11]
3 (a) Describe two different media used for the transmission of data across a wide area For
network. Examiner's
Use
[4]
(b) A company has three retail shops – Shop A, Shop B and Shop C – located in different
towns.
The shops are connected over a Wide Area Network (WAN) using a star topology.
Complete the diagram showing the additional hardware needed for this LAN and WAN.
Shop B
Shop A
Shop C
[4]
(c) The LAN in Shop A is to be expanded to 40 computers. The computers are to be For
organised as two network segments. Examiner's
Use
Hardware
Explanation
[2]
(i) Describe two benefits to the company that an intranet could provide.
[2]
(ii) Intranet content will be viewed with browser software available on all computers.
Name the type of file server used to make the intranet pages available.
[1]
-Radio signals
o Satellite communications
-Microwave signals
o Communication must be a straight line from sender to receiver [4]
(b)
Shop B
Shop A
Shop C
Connections from Shop B and Shop C to Shop A
Server X (File Server) connected to the LAN
Server Y (Domain Controller) connected to the LAN
Modem (either at A, B or C)
Firewall (either at A, B or C)
Router (At Shop A only) [4]
(c) Bridge
Allows for communication between the two segments [2]
6 Areas outside
the box will
not be scanned
for marking
6 A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is the address of a resource on the Internet. For
example, http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/computing_new.php.
6 (i) http://....................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
(3 marks)
(06)
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6 (a) (i) the protocol used
// this is the hypertext transfer protocol; 1
4
Areas outside
2 the box will
not be scanned
for marking
1 (a) Put one tick on each row of Table 1 to classify each of (i), (ii) and (iii) as either a
URL, a Domain Name, an IP address or a Protocol.
Table 1
Domain IP
URL Protocol
Name Address
(i) http://www.guineas.co.uk
(ii) 212.58.251.195
(iii) guineas.co.uk
(3 marks)
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(1 mark)
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212.58.251.195
(iii) guineas.co.uk 9
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Do not write
11 outside the
box
10 To request a particular web page on the Internet a user will need to enter into the
address bar of their web browser a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
This is in the form of:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/courses/computing.html
aqa.org.uk
............................................................................................................................................
courses/computing.html
............................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
............................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
10 (c) A requested page might be found locally on an intranet or it may be found on the
Internet.
1 ..........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
2 ..........................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
Why do people prefer to use a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) rather than an IP
address?
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
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(11)
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10 a (aqa.org.uk) domain name;
R FQDN
(courses/computing.html) path name // location of
file/resource/object/document // path of
file/resource/object/document;
NE file name 2
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http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/index.html
Explain what each of the following parts of the above identifier mean.
(i) http............................................................................................................................
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(1 mark)
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(1 mark)
(iii) org.............................................................................................................................
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(1 mark)
(iv) uk..............................................................................................................................
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(1 mark)
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(1 mark)
(vi) index.html.................................................................................................................
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(1 mark)
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GCE - Computing Mark Scheme
(ii) www means it is a web site / web page / is on the web / on a web server;
R Internet
R world wide web on its own (n.e.) 1
Total 6
Grand Total 65
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8 Figure 5 shows the home page for the Intranet site of XYZ College.
Figure 5
Simple Text Version Intranet External site IT Help desk Weather Site First Class
Computer Availability Learning Resources Staff Room Student Services
Business XYZ College Intranet Quick Links
Accounts UCAS CARDS COURSE QUALITY QUESTIONNAIRE
Economics Would all year one students read the intranet notice about applying for a UCAS card Bulletin
and follow the instructions, please? This needs completing before the end of term. Student ....... .....
Read the
Business Studies
.... ...... .. ..... ... ..
. .....
...... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . .... ......
.. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. .. . ..
.. .. .. . .... ...... ....... ..... .. ... .....
.. ... ..... .. .. .. . ..
Applied Business
....... ..... .. ... .....
..... ... .. ....... .....
.... ...... .. ..... ... ..
..... ... .. ....... .....
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.. .. .. .
.... ......
.. ... ..... .. .. .. . ..
Student
.. .. .. . .... ...... ....... ..... .. ... .....
....................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
(ii) Give two reasons why a student would use this Intranet site.
1..................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
2..................................................................................................................................
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(2 marks)
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Figure 6
Address http://www.xyzcollege.ac.uk/index.htm
Home Contacts Location Information Vacancies Links Downloads Overseas Students Services to Business Sports Academy
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Courses Results News Events Profiles Enrichment Campus Support Moving On F AQs
The Campus Campus The Rollins Building
Please select a building to The College occupies a site of eight hectares, of which 70% is sports fields, in the The Learning
view the wide range of south of ThisTown. Resource Centre
facilities that the college The Rollins Buidling
has to offer. The College buildings range in age from 1947 to 2003 and take their names from
some of the world’s finest jazz musicians.
The Rogers Building Over the period 2000 – 2003, two major building projects have resulted in the Davis The Davis Building
There is currently no Building and the Rollins Building, each providing outstanding facilities for teaching Music
information listed for this and learning, with additional facilities for music and sport. Also in 2003, the Max Modern Languages
building. Roach Learning Resource Centre, at the heart of the campus, was extended and
completely refurbished.
The Zawinal Building The Coltrane Building
Plans are currently in place for more new building, extension and refurbishment as
Art and Design the College grows both in size and reputation. The Coltrane Building
(i) http
....................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
(ii) www
....................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
(iii) xyzcollege.ac.uk
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(2 marks)
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8 (a) (i) an internal web site/set of web pages // web site local to an
organisation ;
(web) pages which can only be viewed with authority/provided with
access from the organisation ;
A. provides internet facilities within the organisation
A. a LAN which uses internet protocol ;
max 1
R. Local internet
R. LAN description (alone)
(ii) the pages to be accessed are on the world wide web / (the pages
accessed are from) a web site ; 1
R. world wide web (only)
Total 7
8
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(a) What part of the above URL constitutes the domain name?
...........................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
(b) Using the URL, explain what each part can tell us.
(i) http............................................................................................................................
(iv) co ..............................................................................................................................
(v) uk..............................................................................................................................
(vi) history.......................................................................................................................
(6 marks)
(i) What is the relationship between the IP address and the domain name?
..................................................................................................................................
..................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
(ii) If each group of digits is stored in one byte, what is the range of possible IP
addresses?
..................................................................................................................................
(2 marks)
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Turn over
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Mark Scheme Advanced Subsidiary – Computing (Unit 1)
(b) (i) (hypertext transfer) protocol / protocol used / set of rules used; R http
format
(v) uk means the country of origin is the UK/based in UK/A site in the UK;
where it is based/located;
(ii) 0.0.0.0 / 0;
Total 10
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