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M19/4/COMSC/HP3/ENG/TZ0/XX
Computer science
Higher level
Paper 3
Tuesday 21 May 2019 (morning)
1 hour
Instructions to candidates
yyDo not turn over this examination paper until instructed to do so.
yyA clean copy of the computer science case study is required for this examination paper.
yyRead the case study carefully.
yyAnswer all questions.
yyThe maximum mark for this examination paper is [30 marks].
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Answer all questions.
1. The emergency management information system (EMIS) has a multitier architecture.
(a) Identify two functions of the Data Tier of the EMIS. [2]
(b) Identify two characteristics of a TCP/IP Socket. [2]
2. (a) Tania is considering purchasing an off‑the‑shelf emergency response system rather
than a bespoke system as an implementation option in the proposed EMIS.
(i) Other than cost, explain one advantage of purchasing an off‑the‑shelf emergency
response system rather than a bespoke system. [2]
(ii) Other than cost, explain one disadvantage of purchasing an off‑the‑shelf
emergency response system rather than a bespoke system. [2]
(b) Explain two advantages of using URL rewriting as a strategy for making the HTTP
connection stateful. [4]
3. Some citizens have used the citizen reporting function of the app through a VPN.
Explain why the use of a VPN would reduce the effectiveness of the citizen reporting app. [6]
4. Rahul has suggested that the use of the citizen reporting function of the app might be much
higher than initially requested and this could affect the emergency assistance function if they
share the same server.
As a result of this, Rahul has decided to put citizen report on a separate cluster of servers
and use a load balancing algorithm to manage the workload of the server.
Evaluate the appropriateness of the following load balancing algorithms for use in the
Bangbai EMIS:
• client side random
• source IP Hash. [12]
