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The document outlines the marking scheme for the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Computer Science Theory Paper 0478. It includes specific questions related to data representation, with total marks and detailed marking criteria for each question. The document serves as a guide for evaluating student responses based on the official CIE marking guidelines.

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Studentsco: Marking Scheme

The document outlines the marking scheme for the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Computer Science Theory Paper 0478. It includes specific questions related to data representation, with total marks and detailed marking criteria for each question. The document serves as a guide for evaluating student responses based on the official CIE marking guidelines.

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Topical Questions for: Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary


Education

Computer Science 0478


Theory Paper Series 2

Exam Board Level CIE IGCSE


(Sub) Topic Data Representation
Total Marks Available
Total Time Allowed 1 Hour 45 Minutes

MARKING SCHEME

NOTE that all answers and working out by this marking scheme is given by the marking scheme by
cie themselves therefore some answers students have given may be correct, but the working out is
different. In the case of this, marks given are still the same but must be given accordingly.
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Question 1

One mark for each correct tick

Total Marks 4

Question 2
(a) 52

Total Marks 4
(b)

Total Marks 1

(c) It is multiplied by 4

Total Marks 1

Question 3

(a)

Four from:
✓ A compression algorithm is used
✓ Discards any unnecessary sounds …
✓ … using perceptual musical shaping
✓ … such as removing background noise / sounds humans can’t hear // or other
suitable example
✓ Reduces sample size / resolution // by example
✓ Reduces sample rate // by example
✓ Sound is clipped
✓ The data is permanently removed

Total Marks 4

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(b)(i)

One from:
✓ The file size will be smaller than lossless
✓ Requires less storage space
✓ Requires less time to transmit

Total Marks 1

(b)(ii)

One from:
✓ The quality of the sound will be reduced
✓ The original file cannot be restored

Total Marks 1

(c)

Four from:
✓ Musical Instrument Digital Interface file
✓ Stores a set of commands / instructions for how the sound should be played
✓ Does not store the actual sounds
✓ Data in the file has been recorded using digital instruments
✓ Specifies pitch of the note // specifies the note to be played
✓ Specifies when each note plays and stops playing // Specifies key on/off
✓ Specifies duration of the note
✓ Specifies volume of the note
✓ Specifies the tempo
✓ Specifies the type of instrument

Total Marks 4

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Question 4

(a)

Total Marks 6

(b) One mark for identification:


✓ Compression
Three from e.g.:
✓ Best compression would be lossy
✓ Use compression algorithm
✓ This would remove all the unnecessary data from the file // removes detail/sound
that the human eye/ear may not see/hear
✓ Reduce colour palette …
✓ … so each pixel requires fewer bits
✓ Reduce resolution
✓ Only store what changes between frames // temporal redundancy

Total Marks 4

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Question 5

(a)

One mark for each correct Hexadecimal value

Total Marks 3

(b)

Any two from:


✓ Easier / simpler to remember / write down // quicker to transcribe
✓ Less likely to make error
✓ Less digits to use

Total Marks 2

Question 6

Max 3 – 1 mark for correct answer and 2 marks for correct calculations.
Any two from:
✓ 16000 × 32
✓ 512000 / 1024
Or
✓ 16000 × 8
✓ 128000 × 32
✓ 4096000 / 8
✓ 512000 / 1024
Correct answer:
500 kB

Total Marks 3

Question 7

1 mark for each correct conversion:


✓ 42
✓ 257
✓ 542

Total Marks 3

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