CAMBRIDGE COMPUTER SCIENCE AHMED THAKUR

OL COMPUTER SCIENCE – 2210/01

TOPICAL MARKING SCHEMES

1.1.1 INFORMATION
REPRESENTATION - BIT PATTERN
(ROBOTICS, REGISTERS)

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Q1 2015-Nov, P12

5 (a) 1 mark per correctly placed tick

Received byte Byte transmitted correctly Byte transmitted incorrectly

11001000

01111100

01101001

[3]

(b) (i) byte number: 7

column number: 6

[2]

(ii) Any two from:

– letter “A”(byte 7) transmitted as odd parity (three 1s)
– column 6 has odd parity (seven 1s)
– intersection of byte 7 and column 6 indicates incorrect bit value [2]

(c) 190
[1]

(d) Any one from:

– 2 bits interchanged (e.g. 1 → 0 and 0 → 1) that won’t change parity value
– even number of bits/digits are transposed
– If there are multiple errors in the same byte/column, that still produce the same parity bit, the
error will not be detected
[1]
Q2 2015-June, P11

8 (a) hours: 18

minutes: 53 [2]

(b) hours (“C”) minutes (“D”)

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 :0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0

[2]

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Q3 2014-June, P12, Q16

16 (a) (i) 1 mark for correct binary numbers

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1

(ii) 1 mark for correct binary numbers

0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

[2]

(b) one mark

letter “Y” or 25 letter

One mark
– the binary number 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 has been shifted (to the left) 3 places
– so the binary number becomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
– 1+8+16 [2]

(c) (i) 1111

(ii) 15 (allow follow through from
(iii) try to move 15 places to the left which is not possible
only 12 bits in register to store letter; 15 is too large
you would end up with 12 0s in the register [3]

Q4 2014-June, P11

(c) (i) E, E, E
Flashing display/digits
ERR

(or the equivalent answer) [1]

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(ii) Any one from:

– a fault in the system
– reading exceeded the value 999 [1]

Q5 2013-Nov,P13

13 (a) (52, 14)

1 mk 1 mk [2]

(b) B [1]

Q6 2013-June,P12

14 (a) sequence of colours is: blue

green
white
time delay is: 7 seconds [2]

(b)
1 0 1 0 0 1
1 0 1
<- - - - - - - 1 mark - - - - - - -> <- - 1 mark - ->

[2]

(c) – sequence always starts from left to right

– so sequence would still be red, blue then green [2]

Q7 2012-June,P11

15 (a) key press:

2 3

represented by:

0 1 0 1 1 1

[2]

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(b) drink chosen: hot water/41 [1]

(c) Any one from:

– incorrect number typed/keyed in
– not one of the accepted codes used
– code not recognised
– machine malfunction (e.g. no cups) [1]

(d) (i) – chicken soup/60 [1]

(ii) 5 2

0 1 0
1 0 1

1 1 0 1 0 0

[2]

(iii) – gives an additional row of options

– now have 0 to 77 instead of only 0 to 63 [1]

Q8 2011-Nov, P13, Q11

11 (a) 1 6 : 4 9
1 mk 1 mk [2]

(b) 0 0 0 1 1st digit

0 1 1 1 2nd digit
0 0 1 0 3rd digit
1 0 0 1 4th digit [4]

(c) Any two from:

– microprocessor compares present time with stored time
– if the values are the same
– sends signal to sound alarm [2]

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Q9 2007-June, Q9
9 (a) 7
5
[2]
(b) 10110110
[1]

(c) Any three points from:

Notes lift is going down
Notes required floor is less than present floor
Sorts remaining numbers into descending order of floors [3]

Q10 2005-June,Q8

Q11 2003-Nov, Q12

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