Question 2, May 2022, Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9-1) Information and Communication Technology, Paper-1

Letta arrives at a hotel.

(a) Letta fills in a form at the hotel reception desk. 

Which one of these is an OCR reader used for? (1)

A Finding data

B Opening e-books

C Recognising barcodes

D Scanning text

D Scanning text


(b) Letta connects to the hotel's local area network.

(i) One way of identifying a device on a network is the device name.

State two other ways of identifying a device on a network. (2)

1 IP address can be used to identify a device on a network.

2 MAC addresses are assigned by the NIC manufacturer to identify a device on a network.

(ii) State two reasons for identifying devices on a network. (2)

1 Security reasons

2 Transmitting data to the correct device.

(iii) State two ways a local area network (LAN) is different from a wide area network (WAN). (2)

1 A LAN covers a small geographical area whereas a WAN covers a large geographical area.

2 A LAN connects individual devices whereas a WAN connects LANs.

(iv) Explain one advantage of connecting a printer to a network. (2)

People can print from any computer because print data can be sent using the network connections.

(v) Draw one straight line from each method of protecting a network to the correct use. (3)



(vi) Which one of these connects to a local area network using a gateway? (1)

A Personal area network

B Server

C Smartphone

D Wide area network

D Wide area network


(c) Letta watches a film online.

Describe one way to reduce the amount of time a film appears pixelated when it first loads from an online streaming service. (2)

Letta needs to increase the bandwidth of the connection and stop other devices using the network at the same time.


(d) Describe high latency. (2)

The delay in time for data to travel between devices.


(e) The hotel network manager has administrator privileges.

(i) Explain one reason an administrator would use a network operating system to manage users. (2)

Only certain users can access certain files because user permissions can be enforced.

(ii) Explain one reason why the network manager should back up data regularly. (2)

Data can be restored from the backup because physical hazards (fire/flood) can damage storage devices.


(f) The hotel staff use project management software.

State what is meant by the term 'critical path'. (1)

The shortest time a project will take to complete (if no problems or failure are experienced).

(Total for Question 2 = 22 marks)



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