IB Digital Society HL · 2024 to 2025

3.4 Networks and the internet

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HL archive · from 2024

3.4 Networks and the internet

Latest exam session: November 2024

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Micro-topics in 3.4 Networks and the internet

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in.

  • 17

    3.4.1

    Types of networks

    3 questions · in 17% of papersAppears in 3 of the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (17%), at least once each.

    Due

    last Nov 24 P1

  • 11

    3.4.2

    Network components

    2 questions · in 11% of papersAppears in 2 of the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (11%), at least once each.

    Occasional

    last May 24 P3

  • 6

    3.4.4

    Providers and services

    2 questions · in 6% of papersAppears in 1 of the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (6%), at least once each.

    Less common

    last May 24 P1

  • 6

    3.4.5

    The world wide web

    1 question · in 6% of papersAppears in 1 of the 18 Digital Society HL papers analysed (6%), at least once each.

    Less common

    last May 24 P1

Exam pattern

How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

Does it repeat?

Questions per year for each micro-topic.

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Micro-topic20242025
3.4.1Types of networksDue · last Nov 24 P1
3Types of networks, 2024: 3 questions·Types of networks, 2025: 0 questions
3.4.2Network componentsOccasional
2Network components, 2024: 2 questions·Network components, 2025: 0 questions
3.4.4Providers and servicesLess common
2Providers and services, 2024: 2 questions·Providers and services, 2025: 0 questions
3.4.5The world wide webLess common
1The world wide web, 2024: 1 question·The world wide web, 2025: 0 questions
  • Dueusually examined, but missing from the last two exam sessions
  • Occasionalin about one paper in ten
  • Less commonin fewer than one paper in fifteen

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Which Digital Society HL exam sessions are covered for 3.4 Networks and the internet?

5 exam sessions from 2024, the latest November 2024. Every Paper 1, 2 and 3 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 5 papers in this archive.

Which 3.4 Networks and the internet topic comes up most?

Types of networks (3.4.1): in 17% of papers, last seen Nov 24 P1. Usually "identify", worth about 2 marks in a paper that includes it.

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