QUESTION 1.

4 Four statement types and four examples are shown below.

Draw a line to connect each statement type to the correct example.

Statement type Example

Assignment FOR X 1 TO 10

Iteration READ X

Input PRINT X

Output X Y + Z

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5 A programmer writes a program to store a patient’s temperature every hour for a day.

State the data structure that would be most suitable to use and give the reason for your choice.

Data structure ...................................................................................................................................

Reason ..............................................................................................................................................

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6 Identify two different selection statements that you can use when writing pseudocode.

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Section B

2 Most programming languages include basic data types. Ahmad is describing the basic data types
he has used.

State the data type that Ahmad is describing in each sentence.

Choose the data type from this list of programming terms.

Array Boolean Char Constant Function Integer

Iteration Procedure Real String Variable

A number with a fractional part that can be positive or negative and used in calculations

Data type ..........................................................................................................................................

A whole number that can be positive, negative or zero and used in calculations

Data type ..........................................................................................................................................

A single number, symbol or letter

Data type ..........................................................................................................................................

A sequence of characters

Data type ..........................................................................................................................................

A data type with two values, True or False

Data type ..........................................................................................................................................

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QUESTION 3. 10

4 Four validation checks and four descriptions are shown.

Draw a line to connect each validation check to the correct description.

Validation Check Description

Range check Checks that some data is entered.

Checks for a maximum number of characters

Presence check
in the data entered.

Checks that the characters entered are all

Length check
numbers.

Checks that the value entered is between an

Type check
upper value and a lower value.
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5 A programmer writes a program to weigh baskets of fruit in grams, keeping a total of the weight
and counting the number of baskets. The total weight is stored in a variable Total and the number
of baskets is stored in a variable BasketCount.

Explain, including examples of programming statements, how totalling and counting could be used
in this program.

Totalling .............................................................................................................................................

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Counting ...........................................................................................................................................

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