Hexadecimal is used for Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) colour codes. An HTML colour code is: #2F15D6
- (a)Give the 8-bit binary value that would be stored for each pair of hexadecimal digits. 2F 15 D6 Working space[6]
- (b)HTML colour codes and Media Access Control (MAC) addresses are two examples of where hexadecimal is used in Computer Science. Give two other examples of where hexadecimal can be used in Computer Science. Example 1 Example 2[2]
- (c)Websites can be created using HTML structure and presentation. State what is meant by HTML structure and presentation. Give an example of each in your answer. Structure Presentation[4]
- (d)Explain why presentation is often separated from structure when creating a web page.[2]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [2] 2F: 00101111 (1 mark for 0010, 1 mark for 1111)
- [2] 15: 00010101 (1 mark for 0001, 1 mark for 0101)
- [2] D6: 11010110 (1 mark for 1101, 1 mark for 0110)
- [1] IP address
- [1] Error messages/codes
- [1] Assembly language // low-level language
- [1] URL // web address
- [1] Memory dumps
- [1] Locations in memory
- [1] Structure: Layout of the web page
- [1] Structure: e.g. Where text is placed
- [1] Presentation: Formatting of the web page
- [1] Presentation: e.g. the colour of the font
- [1] The formatting of the page can be changed/edited without needing to alter the structure
- [1] so, they can make regular updates without needing to check the structure
- [1] The formatting document can be used again for a different website
- [1] If further content and web pages are added to the website, the necessary formatting can be easily applied
- [1] so, this can save time when developing/updating a website
- [1] Allows use of CSS to standardise formatting
- [1] so, CSS only needs to be created once (to be applied to each webpage)
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