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Cambridge IGCSE™

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COMPUTER SCIENCE 0478/01


Paper 1 Computer Systems For examination from 2023
SPECIMEN PAPER B 1 hour 45 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● Calculators must not be used in this paper.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 75.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● No marks will be awarded for using brand names of software packages or hardware.

This document has 12 pages.

© Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2023 [Turn over


Q.1 Explain what is program development life cycle, and all its stages. [4]

Q.2 Explain Data Types, with all it's examples. [4]

Q.3 Define flowchart, explain all it's components. [4]


Q.4 Select which of the following is a correct example of a string. [1]

i) "hello"
ii) 25
iii) TRUE
iv) "h"

Q.5 Define the following: [5]

a) Pseudocode -
b) Validation -
c) Trace Table -
d) Selection -
e) Bubble Sort -

Q.6 Write a code to ask the user to input a number and if the number is less than 10,
print ("Number is too small"). [3]
Q.7 Bittu can't understand the difference between pre-condition and post-condition loop,
explain it to him. [4]

Q.8 Explain what do they mean: [6]

a) MOD
b) RANDOM
c) DIV
Q.9 Define Array. [1]

Q.10 State both two similarities and differences between a variable and constant. [4]

Q. Write a code to find the length of the string ("pasta"). [2]

Q.12 What are the two required elements for a totaling program. [4]
Q.13 Define the following terms: [8]

a) ELSEIF
b) CASE
c) Iteration
d) Range check
e) Counting
f) Subroutine
g) Decomposition
h) Concatenation

Q.14 Identify three data types used in programming. [3]


Q.15 Describe two types of iteration that a programmer can use whilst writing a program.
[4]

Q.16 This flowchart represents an algorithm to find the average size of groups of visitors to
an attraction

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