| Date | May 2022 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 22M.1.SL.TZ0.1 |
| Level | SL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | no time zone |
| Command term | State | Question number | 1 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
State two compatibility issues that may arise when international businesses merge.
Markscheme
Award [2 max].
Language differences / lexical differences present across datasets to be merged;
Data representation differences / different data structures (e.g., date format, incompatible file formats);
Incompatible hardware;
Incompatible operating systems / different software versions;
Examiners report
Candidates were generally able to state at least one compatibility issue related to the merging of international business systems. Some candidates lost out by naming two issues that were too similar, so therefore covering the same marking point.
