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O-LevelComputer ScienceThe Internet and its uses2210/12 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q714 Marks

A student enters the uniform resource locator (URL) for a web page into their tablet computer.

  1. (a)State what is meant by a URL.[1]
  2. (b)Identify two different parts of a URL. 1 2[2]
  3. (c)The student enters the URL into a piece of software that then displays the web page. Identify the name of this software.[1]
  4. (d)Draw and annotate a diagram to show how the web page is located and retrieved to be displayed on the student's tablet computer.[5]
  5. (e)The data for the web page is transmitted using the secure socket layer (SSL) protocol. Complete the paragraph about the SSL protocol. Use only terms from the list. Not all terms need to be used. Some terms may be used more once. encrypted file server hypertext markup language (HTML) hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) operating system search engine unencrypted URL web browser web server The ______________________________ asks the ______________________________ to identify itself. The ______________________________ sends back its digital certificate. The ______________________________ authenticates the digital certificate. If it is authentic, ______________________________ data transmission begins.[5]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2024). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 7(a) A text-based address for a website/web page
  2. [2] 7(b) Any two from: • Protocol • Domain name • File name
  3. [1] 7(c) Web browser
  4. [5] 7(d) One mark for each correct part of the diagram. The diagram shows: • URL sent from web browser to the DNS • DNS finding matching IP address • If it cannot find the URL, it is sent to the next DNS (until found) • IP address returned to web browser • Request sent from web browser to web server (for web page) • Web page/HTML files sent from web server to web browser • Web browser rendering HTML For example: [Diagram is provided in MS]
  5. [5] 7(e) One mark for each correct term in the correct order: • Web browser • Web server • Web server • Web browser • Encrypted

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Topic
The Internet and its uses, O-Level Computer Science (syllabus 2210). Structured question, 14 marks.
Source
O-Level Computer Science, Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 7.

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