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Pearson Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification
Unit 1 with 600+ Exam Style Questions
100 exam-style questions per learning aim, written in the same format as the new AAQ 2025 specification (Issue 5, Nov 2025).
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Predicted Paper 1
Balanced full paper with cloud, security, networking and open-source evaluation.
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Great for security compliance, legal scenarios, and cloud-retention judgement tasks.
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Predicted Paper 3
Best for IoT, resilience and infrastructure trade-off answers in longer evaluations.
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Every uploaded paper includes a Q3 draw task
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Security and protection topics come up repeatedly
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Cloud and remote-working questions return regularly
Q4
The biggest discuss or evaluate question usually lands here
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Bars show how often each theme appeared across the 7 uploaded papers. Higher bar = stronger revision priority. The buttons jump you straight into the closest guide section, quiz aim or filtered question list.
Q3a Locked visual slot
Across the uploaded set, the cleanest recurring pattern is a 6-mark draw task in Question 3(a): either a systems diagram or a flowchart.
Q4 Long-answer finish
The heaviest 10-12 mark discussion or evaluation usually lands in Question 4, often tied to cloud, policy, impact or wider organisational implications.
D / C Most reusable revision
If time is tight, prioritise protection codes in D and online-system codes in C. They recur in both short explain items and long discuss tasks.
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Detailed sub-question map
Each cell shows the best-fit Unit 1 code family for that exam slot. This makes it easier to revise by pattern rather than re-reading full papers one by one.
Question 1 slot map
Question 1 usually opens with short applied knowledge and then moves into security, online working or communication tools.
| Paper | a | b | c | d | e | f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical marks / command | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 6-8 | 6-10 | 8-12 |
| AAQ specimen 2025 | D1.1External threats | D2.1Password authentication | E2.5Validation methods | C1.3 / D2.4VPN secure transmission | - | - |
| Jan 2025 | A2.1Input devices | - | C1.3VPN benefits | - | - | - |
| Jan 2024 | F2.1Legislation | E1.2Targeted marketing | D2.4Masked card data | - | - | - |
| Jun 2023 | A3.3Software types | D1.1Malware types | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 paper | C1.1Cloud reasons | C1.2Cloud concerns | D1.1Phishing signs | C2.1Blog setup process | - | - |
| Jan 2020 | E1.2Online-version drawbacks | B3.5Image format choice | B3.1SMTP and IMAP | - | - | - |
| Jun 2019 | C2.1Wiki benefits | C2.2Wiki drawbacks | - | - | - | - |
Question 2 slot map
Question 2 often rotates between software / operating-system knowledge and protection of data in use or in transit.
| Paper | a | b | c | d | e | f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical marks / command | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 6-8 | 6-10 | 8-12 |
| AAQ specimen 2025 | - | - | A3.6Open-source benefits | A3.2NOS function | A4.3System-update impact | - |
| Jan 2025 | - | D2.2Anti-virus action | D2.1Login authentication | - | - | - |
| Jan 2024 | D1.1Threats to device data | D2.4Encryption in transit | B2.2PAN reasons | - | - | - |
| Jun 2023 | A3.3Application vs systems software | A3.6Open source vs proprietary | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 paper | E2.1Primary data benefits | E2.3Questionnaire design | E2.3Online form benefits | - | - | - |
| Jan 2020 | D2.1Physical access control | D2.1Password authentication | - | - | - | - |
| Jun 2019 | E2.6Accessibility features | E2.5Validation checks | - | - | - | - |
Question 3 slot map
This is the most stable pattern in the paper set. Q3(a) is the main draw slot, then the follow-up parts often test networks, protocols or related systems knowledge.
| Paper | a | b | c | d | e | f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical marks / command | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 6-8 | 6-10 | 8-12 |
| AAQ specimen 2025 | A1.3Flowchart | D2.1Digital certificates | B2.1Topology choice | - | - | - |
| Jan 2025 | A1.3Systems diagram | D2Other protection methods | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2024 | A1.3Garage integration diagram | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun 2023 | A1.3Systems diagram | A3.1OS types | B3.1SSL / TLS | - | - | - |
| 2021 paper | A1.3Systems integration diagram | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2020 | A1.3LAN setup diagram | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jun 2019 | A1.3Click-and-collect flowchart | E2.2Data modelling | - | - | - | - |
Question 4 slot map
Question 4 is where the largest judgement task usually lands, especially around cloud, policy, impact, ethics or organisation-wide change.
| Paper | a | b | c | d | e | f |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typical marks / command | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 6-8 | 6-10 | 8-12 |
| AAQ specimen 2025 | B1.1Connection method | B1.1Wired benefit | F1.1Acceptable use policy | A5Emerging technology impact | - | - |
| Jan 2025 | C1.2Cloud storage impacts | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2024 | A4.3NOS upgrade factors | F1.1Environmental impact | - | - | - | - |
| Jun 2023 | D2.1Security processes | C2.1 / F1.1Social media impact | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 paper | C2.2Online-resource implications | F1.1Ethical access limits | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 2020 | - | A4.3Whole-system update | - | - | - | - |
| Jun 2019 | C1.2Cloud cost evaluation | F1.1Moral / ethical issues | - | - | - | - |
Likely next-paper view
The strongest trend call is still a protection-heavy paper with one visual draw task and at least one longer judgement question around online systems, policy or organisational impact.
| Chance | Likely area | Unit code focus | Most likely exam form |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | Security, access control and secure transmission | D1, D2, D2.1, D2.4 | 2-4 mark explain item plus a later discuss / evaluate task in a scenario |
| High | Diagram or flowchart slot | A1.3 | Q3(a), 6 marks, labelled process or system map |
| High | Cloud, hosting, remote working or online service impact | C1.1, C1.2, C1.3, C2.2 | 6-12 mark discuss / evaluate question, often near the end of the paper |
| Medium | Operating systems, NOS or software choice | A3.1, A3.2, A3.6 | 4-9 mark explain / evaluate question |
| Medium | Ethical, legal or environmental implications | F1.1, F2.1 | Longer Q4 discussion or evaluation with organisation + staff impact |
The folder does not appear to include a separate 2022 Unit 1 paper, so this tracker is based on the papers currently uploaded and the AAQ specimen at the front of the combined PDF.
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