OCR GCSE Computer Science thoughts?

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Personally, I think it went extremely well, probably the easiest exam I've ever done. I revised a lot for it and I even woke up at 5:30am to do some last minute cramming but I think it wasn't necessary because it was extremely straight forward. I literally finished it in around 45 minutes. How did everyone else feel?

Reply 1

amanahh

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I don't know why I am here I did not revise for it but it was genuinely so easy but some things I didn't know like the switch question but lowk I feel like I'll get a 6 or 7 or sum

Reply 2

whistker

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by amanahh

I don't know why I am here I did not revise for it but it was genuinely so easy but some things I didn't know like the switch question but lowk I feel like I'll get a 6 or 7 or sum

Which one was the switch question again?

Reply 3

StarGazer21211

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it was really easy tbh but what was the answer for the pixel i was so sleep deprived i was on abt bits and 1s and 0s even my friends cant collectively agree on something

Reply 4

whistker

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by StarGazer21211

it was really easy tbh but what was the answer for the pixel i was so sleep deprived i was on abt bits and 1s and 0s even my friends cant collectively agree on something

idk if i was right but i put a square part of an image that has been split, or sum along those lines

Reply 5

anishram

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What was the answer to the file size calculation with the 10 images? i got 0.4 and one of my friends got 40000

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π/2=Σk!/(2k+1)!!

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by anishram

What was the answer to the file size calculation with the 10 images? i got 0.4 and one of my friends got 40000

4000

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by π/2=Σk!/(2k+1)!!

4000

I either put 8000 or 4000.

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π/2=Σk!/(2k+1)!!

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How did we answer the Optical and SSD question?

Reply 9

tuesdayo

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by whistker

Which one was the switch question again?

the one where it asks for name a device that can connect lan with a network

Reply 10

umbilical-vein

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by π/2=Σk!/(2k+1)!!

How did we answer the Optical and SSD question?

I was quite confused on that one. I switched between solid state to optical back to solid state because optical is like CDs and imo they're more negative than positive. SSDs are better because they're more durable, cheaper per byte, faster read/write speeds. Honestly I think I would've put optical because he's trying to transfer and SSDs aren't really portable like that.

Reply 11

tuesdayo

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by π/2=Σk!/(2k+1)!!

4000

i thought 40,000 too omg

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by umbilical-vein

I was quite confused on that one. I switched between solid state to optical back to solid state because optical is like CDs and imo they're more negative than positive. SSDs are better because they're more durable, cheaper per byte, faster read/write speeds. Honestly I think I would've put optical because he's trying to transfer and SSDs aren't really portable like that.

I thought Optical devices could transfer data whilst SSDs couldn't

Reply 13

tuesdayo

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what was ur opinions on the 8 marker

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by tuesdayo

what was ur opinions on the 8 marker

I got vehemently cooked.

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by umbilical-vein

I went on about:
• Not updating the devices can cause security vulnerabilities, increasing chances of it getting hacked
• If it's cheaper to produce the company can sell it for cheaper, making it more accessible.
• Purchasing the newest devices each time will have a negative impact on the environment due to greenhouse gas emissions.
• Not all materials in the computer are recyclable, and can harm the environment.
• People might not have enough money to buy the newest device.
• This can cause a social divide
I probably went on about a lot more but I do terrible on these 8 markers.

I talked about worker's exploitation in China e.g.

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Also about it solving inconveniences about taking longer times for updates.

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Is reputational damage considered

Reply 18

anishram

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by umbilical-vein

I was quite confused on that one. I switched between solid state to optical back to solid state because optical is like CDs and imo they're more negative than positive. SSDs are better because they're more durable, cheaper per byte, faster read/write speeds. Honestly I think I would've put optical because he's trying to transfer and SSDs aren't really portable like that.

optical is cheaper per byte than SSDs, no?