Context for question 1
A computer has primary and secondary storage.
May/June 2026 Paper 13
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1(a)Memory StorageEasy1 mark
Tick one box to show which is an example of primary storage.
Context for 1(b)
Solid-state is a type of storage. An SSD is one example of solid-state storage.
1(b)(i)Memory StorageEasy2 marks
Identify two other examples of solid-state storage.
Two answers required.
1(b)(ii)Memory StorageEasy2 marks
Give two other types of storage.
Two answers required.
Context for 1(c)
The computer uses the ASCII character set for a text file.
One word from the text file is ‘cat’. The ASCII denary value for the character ‘c’ is 99.
1(c)(i)Text RepresentationEasy2 marks
Give the ASCII denary values for ‘a’ and ‘t’.
1(c)(ii)Text RepresentationEasy1 mark
Identify one other character set that the computer could use.
1(c)(iii)Data CompressionHard4 marks
The text file needs to be compressed.
Identify the most appropriate type of compression for the text file. Justify your choice.
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