IB Computer Science HL · 2027 specimen

2.2 Network architecture

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2.2 Network architecture

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 2.2 Network architecture

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 2 of them have no matching questions in this archive.

  • 5

    2.2.1

    Network topologies

    1 question · in 5% of papers

    Less common

    last May 26 P3 TZ3

  • 14

    2.2.2

    Servers

    3 questions · in 14% of papers

    Occasional

    last May 26 P1 TZ3

  • 0

    2.2.3

    Networking models

    No question tagged to this topic in the 22 Computer Science HL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it
  • 0

    2.2.4

    Network segmentation

    No question tagged to this topic in the 22 Computer Science HL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it

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Micro-topic20142015201620172019202020232024202520262027
2.2.2ServersOccasional
·Servers, 2014: 0 questions·Servers, 2015: 0 questions·Servers, 2016: 0 questions·Servers, 2017: 0 questions·Servers, 2019: 0 questions·Servers, 2020: 0 questions·Servers, 2023: 0 questions·Servers, 2024: 0 questions·Servers, 2025: 0 questions3Servers, 2026: 3 questions·Servers, 2027: 0 questions
2.2.1Network topologiesLess common
·Network topologies, 2014: 0 questions·Network topologies, 2015: 0 questions·Network topologies, 2016: 0 questions·Network topologies, 2017: 0 questions·Network topologies, 2019: 0 questions·Network topologies, 2020: 0 questions·Network topologies, 2023: 0 questions·Network topologies, 2024: 0 questions·Network topologies, 2025: 0 questions1Network topologies, 2026: 1 question·Network topologies, 2027: 0 questions
2.2.3Networking modelsNo matches in this archive
·Networking models, 2014: 0 questions·Networking models, 2015: 0 questions·Networking models, 2016: 0 questions·Networking models, 2017: 0 questions·Networking models, 2019: 0 questions·Networking models, 2020: 0 questions·Networking models, 2023: 0 questions·Networking models, 2024: 0 questions·Networking models, 2025: 0 questions·Networking models, 2026: 0 questions·Networking models, 2027: 0 questions
2.2.4Network segmentationNo matches in this archive
·Network segmentation, 2014: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2015: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2016: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2017: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2019: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2020: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2023: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2024: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2025: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2026: 0 questions·Network segmentation, 2027: 0 questions
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten
  • Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen
  • No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined

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14 exam sessions from 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 4 papers in this archive.

Which 2.2 Network architecture topic comes up most?

Servers (2.2.2): in 14% of papers, last seen May 26 P1 TZ3. Usually "State", worth about 1 marks in a paper that includes it.

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