Final mock paperCapstone — full syllabus

Topics 1–6 — final cumulative practice

This is the full-syllabus mock paper. It draws material from all 34 lessons across all 6 topics: data representation, transmission, hardware, software, algorithms and programming, databases, the Internet and its uses, cyber security, automated systems, and artificial intelligence. 10 questions, 80 marks, 100 minutes — the most comprehensive paper in the series.

Treat it like the real Cambridge IGCSE 0478 paper. Sit it in one continuous session if you can. Self-grade against the mark scheme. The topics where you struggle are the topics to revisit before the actual exam.

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Topics 1–6 Final Mock — Full IGCSE 0478 Syllabus

Cambridge IGCSE 0478-style cumulative mock paper covering all six syllabus topics. Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Designed to be completed in approximately 100 minutes.

10 questions·80 marks total·~100 min

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Question 1 of 10

8 marks

This question is about number bases and binary representation. (Topic 1)

(a)

Convert each value as instructed.

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11001010 (binary) → denary =

219 (denary) → 8-bit binary =

B7 (hex) → denary =

10110100 (binary) → hexadecimal =

(b)

GiveTWO reasons why hexadecimal is often used in computing rather than long binary strings.

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