Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Information and Communication Technology questions by topic
Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Information and Communication Technology (4IT1) has a written paper and a practical paper. ALN indexes questions from both and groups them under the specification's areas, such as digital devices, connectivity, operating online, and online goods and services.
Step-by-step model answers
50 of 143 questions in this course have a model answer that walks through how to earn each mark, not just what the mark scheme lists. More are added paper by paper.
See a real example- 143 questions
- 25 past papers
- 10 exam series, June 2019 to June 2025
- Paper Analysis for 10 of 25 papers
The Free plan includes a daily allowance of questions with their mark schemes. Questions are shown only after you log in.
Topics in this course
Specification headings, with how many ALN questions are matched to each. A question can test more than one heading. So far 50 of 143 questions are matched to topics; the rest can still be practised by paper.
- 1 · Digital Devices24 questions
- 2 · Connectivity28 questions
- 3 · Operating Online38 questions
- 4 · Online Goods and Services17 questions
Most-examined topics
From Paper Analysis: the sub-sections that came up in the largest share of the papers we have analysed. These are past counts, not predictions.
- 3.8 · Implications of the use of digital technologiesOperating Online · in 10 of 10 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 49 marks when it appears
- 2.2 · Factors influencing the choice of digital communication in a networkConnectivity · in 10 of 10 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 41 marks when it appears
- 2.5 · Securing data on a network, including the internetConnectivity · in 10 of 10 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 34 marks when it appears
- 1.5 · Types of peripheral devices – storageDigital Devices · in 10 of 10 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 26 marks when it appears
- 1.3 · SoftwareDigital Devices · in 10 of 10 analysed Paper 1 papers, about 25 marks when it appears
The full breakdown by specification point, with the questions behind each count, is in Paper Analysis on the Basic and Premium plans.
Model answers by paper
Counts update automatically as papers and model answers are added. Recent papers appear once the exam board has released them publicly.
| Paper | With model answers | Questions | Past papers | In Paper Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | 50 (100%) | 50 | 10 | 10 of 10 |
| Paper 1R | 0 (0%) | 30 | 6 | 0 of 6 |
| Paper 2 | 0 (0%) | 63 | 9 | 0 of 9 |