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O-LevelComputer ScienceHardware2210/13 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Q18 Marks

A mobile telephone has built-in input and output devices.

  1. (a)Give two examples of an input device that would be built into a mobile telephone. 1 2[2]
  2. (b)Give one example of an output device that would be built into a mobile telephone.[1]
  3. (c)(i)The data storage in the mobile telephone can be measured using different units of measurement. State how many bits are equal to a byte.[1]
  4. (c)(ii)State how many kibibytes (KiB) equal a mebibyte (MiB).[1]
  5. (d)The mobile telephone has an operating system. Describe the purpose of the operating system.[3]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [2] (a) Any two from e.g.: Touchscreen, Microphone, Keyboard, Keypad, Digital camera, Sensor // by example, Biometric device, Button
  2. [1] (b) Any one from e.g.: Screen, Speaker, LED/Light, Actuator/Motor
  3. [1] (c)(i) 8
  4. [1] (c)(ii) 1024
  5. [3] (d) Any three from: It performs the basic functions of a computer, It manages the hardware, It provides a platform to run software, It provides a user interface, It performs tasks such as (any example of function of an operating system)

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Topic
Hardware, O-Level Computer Science (syllabus 2210). Structured question, 8 marks.
Source
O-Level Computer Science, Oct/Nov 2023 Paper 1 Variant 3, question 1.

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