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IGCSE Computer Science (0478)

Data representation Banker

18 questions · about 11% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii))4 marksBinary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement · Data storage units and file size calculations
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b, c, d, g(i), g(ii), g(iii))14 marksLossy and lossless compression · Number systems and conversions
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q6 (a)3 marksRepresenting text, sound and images

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b, c, d)6 marksNumber systems and conversions
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q2 (a, b)7 marksBinary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (c, d, e, f, g)11 marksBinary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement · Number systems and conversions
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q2 (b(i), b(ii), c(i), c(ii), d)8 marksData storage units and file size calculations · Lossy and lossless compression · Representing text, sound and images

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q2 (a, b, c, d(i), d(ii))7 marksData storage units and file size calculations · Lossy and lossless compression
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), b, c, d(i), d(ii), e)13 marksBinary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement · Number systems and conversions
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b, c, d)6 marksData storage units and file size calculations
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d)11 marksBinary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement · Number systems and conversions

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q2 (a, b, c, d, e)10 marksBinary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement · Number systems and conversions
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q5 (a, b, c, d)5 marksLossy and lossless compression · Representing text, sound and images
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q2 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d)10 marksBinary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement · Number systems and conversions
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q3 (a, b(i), b(ii), b(iii))10 marksLossy and lossless compression · Representing text, sound and images

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q1 (f(i), f(ii), f(iii))10 marksNumber systems and conversions
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b)5 marksNumber systems and conversions
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q2 (a, b)8 marksNumber systems and conversions

Find the full paper on the official Cambridge past-papers page or ask your school. “Paper 42” means Paper 4, variant 2.

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Number systems and conversions Banker10 questions · 9/9 sessions
Binary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement 7 questions · 7/9 sessions
Lossy and lossless compression 5 questions · 5/9 sessions
Data storage units and file size calculations 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
Representing text, sound and images 4 questions · 4/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Number systems and conversions Banker669/9
Binary addition, overflow, shifts and two's complement 357/9
Lossy and lossless compression 205/9
Data storage units and file size calculations 144/9
Representing text, sound and images 134/9

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