O Level Computer Science 2210, topic 1.2

Text, sound and images: past paper questions

9 Cambridge O Level Computer Science 2210 questions on Text, sound and images (1.2) from 9 papers, 2023 to 2026. Open the paper or try a question free.

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Questions
9
Papers
9
Years
2023 to 2026
Total marks
71
Average per question
7.9 marks
Largest question
10 marks

By type: Structured 9

How hard the questions are

  • Recall0
  • Apply5
  • Analyse4
  • 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

  • giveRecall6 questions

    produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory

  • stateRecall5 questions

    express in clear terms

  • explainAnalyse4 questions

    set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence

  • identifyRecall3 questions

    name/select/recognise

  • calculateApply2 questions

    work out from given facts, figures or information

  • completeApply2 questions
  • describeApply2 questions

    state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features

  • showApply1 question
  • useApply1 question

Where the questions come from

By year

  • 20262
  • 20252
  • 20242
  • 20233

By session

  • May/June7
  • Oct/Nov2

By paper

  • Paper 19

Questions on this topic

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  • Question 8May/June 2026, paper 11Structured10 marks

    A student opens a document on their computer and inputs text. Explain how the computer represents the text.

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  • Question 3May/June 2025, paper 11Structured4 marks

    An image is converted to binary to be represented by a computer. Complete the table with the missing terms and definition about representing an image.

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  • Question 2Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Structured7 marks

    Data storage can be measured using different units of measurement. Identify the name of the smallest unit of measurement of data.

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  • Question 5Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Structured5 marks

    A band is recording their new song. They need to consider the sample rate and sample resolution of their recording. Give one benefit of using a higher sample rate to record the song.

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  • Question 6May/June 2026, paper 12Structured10 marks

    A student has an application (app) on their smartphone that can be used to identify the name of a flower.

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  • Question 1May/June 2024, paper 12Structured6 marks

    Data can be measured in bits. Give the name of the data storage measurement that is equal to 8 bits.

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  • Question 2May/June 2023, paper 11Structured10 marks

    A student has a sound file that is too large to be stored on their external secondary storage device. The student compresses the sound file to make the file size smaller. The compression method used reduces the sample rate and the sample resolution of the sound file.

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  • Question 3May/June 2023, paper 12Structured10 marks

    When keys are pressed on a keyboard, the text is converted to binary to be processed by the computer. Describe how the text is converted to binary to be processed by the computer.

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