IGCSE Computer Science 0478, topic 5.2
Digital currency: past paper questions
3 Cambridge IGCSE Computer Science 0478 questions on Digital currency (5.2) from 3 papers, 2023 to 2025. 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
- 3
- Papers
- 3
- Years
- 2023 to 2025
- Total marks
- 17
- Average per question
- 5.7 marks
- Largest question
- 10 marks
By type: Structured 3
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply3
- Analyse0
- 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
- giveRecall2 questions
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- drawApply1 question
- stateRecall1 question
express in clear terms
- useApply1 question
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20251
- 20241
- 20231
By session
- May/June1
- Oct/Nov2
By paper
- Paper 13
Questions on this topic
Showing 3 of 3, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 9May/June 2025, paper 11Structured10 marks
Each employee in a finance company has a computer and an electronic account. Each computer has an operating system. One function of the operating system is to manage memory.
- Try this questionQuestion 8Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Structured4 marks
Draw and annotate a diagram to show how a payment transaction is made using digital currency and blockchain.
- Try this questionQuestion 12Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Structured3 marks
Digital currency can be used to pay for products and services. Digital currencies are often tracked using digital ledgers. Give two other features of digital currency.