IGCSE Computer Science 0478, topic 6.1
Automated systems: past paper questions
10 Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science 0478 questions on Automated systems (6.1) from 9 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 10
- Papers
- 9
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 111
- Average per question
- 11.1 marks
- Largest question
- 16 marks
By type: Structured 10
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply2
- Analyse8
- Not banded0
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- explainAnalyse8 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- giveRecall7 questions
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- describeApply4 questions
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- identifyRecall4 questions
name/select/recognise
- stateRecall2 questions
express in clear terms
- useApply2 questions
- showApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20261
- 20252
- 20243
- 20234
By session
- May/June5
- Oct/Nov5
By paper
- Paper 110
Questions on this topic
Showing 9 of 10, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2026, paper 11Structured11 marks
A child has a robot animal. The robot animal can perform actions like making a noise and walking around a room. If the robot animal hears a clapping sound, it makes a noise.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Structured10 marks
A farmer has a plough that is an automated system. The plough is used to dig the ground in a field to prepare it for planting seeds. The plough uses sensors and a microprocessor to maintain a straight line when digging the ground.
- Try this questionQuestion 2Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Structured14 marks
A car park has a payment machine that allows a customer to pay for their parking. The cost of parking is displayed as a denary number on a screen on the payment machine. The cost of parking is stored in two 8-bit binary registers.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2025, paper 13Structured15 marks
A weather station uses automated systems to collect and analyse data about the weather. The automated system uses sensors. Give one other component that would be part of the automated system.
- Try this questionQuestion 8May/June 2024, paper 11Structured16 marks
A farmer uses an automated robot to plant seeds in the field. State what is meant by the robot being automated.
- Try this questionQuestion 7Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Structured8 marks
A train station has a ticket inspector who checks each customer’s ticket before they are allowed to get on the train. The train station wants a system that will allow the tickets to be automatically checked.
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2024, paper 13Structured9 marks
A sensor is an input device that is used to capture data from its surrounding environment. Circle three other input devices. touch screen hard disk drive (HDD) headphones speaker microphone actuator universal serial bus (USB) drive printer keyboard
- Try this questionQuestion 11Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Structured5 marks
A manufacturing company uses an automated system in its manufacturing process. The automated system uses a flow sensor. Identify what a flow sensor measures.
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2023, paper 11Structured7 marks
A farm has an automated drinking system for its animals. The drinking system has a water bowl that contains the water. When the water bowl is empty, it is automatically refilled.