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Cambridge IGCSE™
COMPUTER SCIENCE 0478/22

Paper 2 October/November 2021
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 50
Published
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.
Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.
Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.
Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2021 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level
components.
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0478/22 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme October/November 2021
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Generic Marking Principles
These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the
specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these
marking principles.
GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:
Marks must be awarded in line with:
• the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
• the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
• the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.
Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).
Marks must be awarded positively:
• marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond
the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
• marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
• marks are not deducted for errors
• marks are not deducted for omissions
• answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the
question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous.
Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level
descriptors.
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Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range
may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen).
Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or
grade descriptors in mind.

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Question Answer Marks
Section A
1(a)(i) One mark per point 2

• Variable PassengerID// StartStage
• Use Storing the unique ID number of the passenger// Storing/inputting the start stage of the journey
1(a)(ii) One mark per point 5

MP1 Name of array
MP2 Data type of array
MP3 Sample data for array
MP4 Use of array
MP5 At least two complete arrays with all of the above
Array name Data type Sample data Use

JourneyStage1 string C1 to store the code for the home to start station
PriceStage1 real 1.50 to store the price of first stage of the journey
1(b) One mark per bullet point 3

MP1 Use of validation check, e.g. range check, type check, presence check, length check, format check
MP2 Use of conditional statement to check if the validation fails ...
MP3 … a re-entry is requested
MP4 Use of loop to repeat the process until an acceptable answer is input
MP5 More than one appropriate validation check used / described.
1(c) Any six from: 6

MP1 Conditional statement to check departure time against 10:00
MP2 … calculate 40% discount // calculate 60% of the original price
MP3 … calculate discounted total price
MP4 Output the discounted total price
MP5 Output the booking details with suitable messages
MP6 Input with prompt for passenger confirmation …
MP7 … attempt at action following the confirmation input
MP8 Repeating booking data entry if incorrect
MP9 Re-checking journey details for correctness

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1(c) Example answer

// Tasks 1 and 2 completed
IF CollectedTime[Index] > 10:00
THEN
JourneyCost[Index] ← JouneyCost[Index] * 0.6
ENDIF
PRINT "Your journey cost is: ", JourneyCost[Index]
PRINT "Your journey details are: ", PassengerID[Index], JourneyTime[Index],
JourneyCodes[Index], JourneyID[Index]
PRINT "Are these details correct? (Y or N)"
INPUT Correct
IF Correct = "N"
THEN
WHILE Correct = "N"
PRINT "Re-enter your journey details"
PRINT "Correct passenger ID "
INPUT PassengerID[Index]
PRINT "Correct journey time "
INPUT JourneyTime[Index]
PRINT "Correct journey codes "
INPUT JourneyCodes[Index]
PRINT "Your revised journey details are: ", PassengerID[Index],
JourneyTime[Index], JourneyCodes[Index]
PRINT "Are these details correct? (Y or N)"
INPUT Correct
ENDWHILE
ENDIF
//Program continues
1(d) Explanation of how each of the following could be done 4

Any four from:
MP1 Declaring/using a counter to store the number of bookings for each passenger
MP2 Updating the counter for the number of bookings made by each passenger
MP3 Attempt to check the number of bookings …
MP4 … for the correct condition e.g. if the number of bookings is more than 10 / equal to 10
MP5 Apply the extra discount to the total price of future journeys

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Section B
2 One mark for two correct rows 3

Two marks for three correct rows
Three marks for four correct rows.
Statement Validation Verification Neither

() () ()
a check where data is re-entered to make sure no errors have 

been introduced during data entry
an automatic check to make sure the data entered has the correct 
number of characters
a check to make sure the data entered is sensible 
a check to make sure the data entered is correct 
3 One mark per bullet point 6
Normal test data

• Test data e.g. 50 (allow any number between 1 and 100 inclusive)
• Reason Data that is within range and should be accepted
Extreme test data

• Test data 100 / 1
• Reason Data at the maximum / minimum end of the range and should be accepted
Erroneous test data

• Test data e.g. 300 (allow anything that isn’t between 1 and 100 inclusive, including other data types)
• Reason Data outside the range that should be rejected

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4(a) One mark for error identified and suggested correction (Max three) 5
Line 8 OUTPUT Value2 – should be INPUT Value2

Line 9 IF Operator – should be CASE OF Operator
Line 15 OUTPUT "The answer is ", Value1 – should be Answer
The loop may be corrected using a number of alternative methods:
One mark for error identified and suggested correction (Max two)
Method 1
Line 1 Continue ← 1 should be Continue ← 0
Line 22 UNTIL Continue = 0 should be ENDWHILE // Line 2 WHILE Continue = 0 should be REPEAT and Line
22 UNTIL Continue = 0 should be Until Continue = 1
OR
Method 2
Line 2 WHILE Continue = 0 should be REPEAT
Line 20 Continue ← 1 should be Continue ← 0 // Line 1 Continue ← 1 should be Continue ← 0 and Line
22 UNTIL Continue = 0 should be Until Continue = 1
OR
Method 3
Line 2 WHILE Continue = 0 should be WHILE Continue = 1
Line 20 Continue ← 1 should be Continue ← 0 and Line 22 UNTIL Continue = 0 should be ENDWHILE

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4(a) Corrected algorithm example 1

1 Continue ← 0
2 WHILE Continue = 0 (DO)
3 OUTPUT "Enter 1 for +, 2 for -, 3 for * or 4 for /"
4 INPUT Operator
5 OUTPUT "Enter the first value"
6 INPUT Value1
7 OUTPUT "Enter the second value"
8 INPUT Value2
9 CASE OF Operator
10 1: Answer ← Value1 + Value2
11 2: Answer ← Value1 - Value2
12 3: Answer ← Value1 * Value2
13 4: Answer ← Value1 / Value2
14 ENDCASE
15 OUTPUT "The answer is ", Answer
16 OUTPUT "Do you wish to enter more values (Yes or No)?"
17 INPUT MoreValues
18 IF MoreValues = "No"
19 THEN
20 Continue ← 1
21 ENDIF
22 ENDWHILE

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4(a) Corrected algorithm example 2

1 Continue ← 1
2 REPEAT
3 OUTPUT "Enter 1 for +, 2 for -, 3 for * or 4 for /"
4 INPUT Operator
5 OUTPUT "Enter the first value"
6 INPUT Value1
7 OUTPUT "Enter the second value"
8 INPUT Value2
9 CASE OF Operator
10 1: Answer ← Value1 + Value2
11 2: Answer ← Value1 - Value2
12 3: Answer ← Value1 * Value2
13 4: Answer ← Value1 / Value2
14 ENDCASE
15 OUTPUT "The answer is ", Answer
16 OUTPUT "Do you wish to enter more values (Yes or No)?"
17 INPUT MoreValues
18 IF MoreValues = "No"
19 THEN
20 Continue ← 0
21 ENDIF
22 UNTIL Continue = 0

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4(b) One mark per bullet 5

MP1 Appropriate loop (begin and end) / otherwise selection
MP2 Testing both ends of condition
MP3 Suitable message
MP4 Input/re-input
WHILE Operator < 1 OR Operator > 4 (DO)

OUTPUT "Enter 1, 2, 3 or 4"
INPUT Operator
ENDWHILE
Alternative answer
REPEAT
IF Operator < 1 OR Operator > 4
THEN
OUTPUT "Enter 1, 2, 3 or 4"
INPUT Operator
ENDIF
UNTIL Operator >= 1 AND Operator <= 4
One mark
After line 4 / between lines 2 and 5

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5 One mark for each correct column 5
List Value List1 List2 OUTPUT
0 0
77 77
16 93
35 35
-7 86

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5 List Value List1 List2 OUTPUT
18 Input Error
11 46
12 58
20 106
-1 List 1 = 58
List 2 = 106
List 2 is greatest

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6(a)(i) InStock 1
6(a)(ii) ProductID 1
6(b) One mark for correct fieldnames 4

One mark for correct table names and show fields
One mark for correct sort
One mark for correct search criteria in all columns
Field: ProductID ProductName Animal InStock
Table: STOCK STOCK STOCK STOCK
Sort: Ascending
Show:     
Criteria: =“cat” =Yes
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Cambridge IGCSE™

COMPUTER SCIENCE 0478/22

This document consists of 13 printed pages.

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GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

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GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

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1(a)(i) One mark per point 2

1(a)(ii) One mark per point 5

Array name Data type Sample data Use

1(b) One mark per bullet point 3

1(c) Any six from: 6

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1(c) Example answer

1(d) Explanation of how each of the following could be done 4

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2 One mark for two correct rows 3

Statement Validation Verification Neither

a check where data is re-entered to make sure no errors have 

a check to make sure the data entered is sensible 

a check to make sure the data entered is correct 

Question Answer Marks

3 One mark per bullet point 6

Normal test data

Extreme test data

Erroneous test data

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Line 8 OUTPUT Value2 – should be INPUT Value2

The loop may be corrected using a number of alternative methods:

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4(a) Corrected algorithm example 1

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4(a) Corrected algorithm example 2

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4(b) One mark per bullet 5

WHILE Operator < 1 OR Operator > 4 (DO)

After line 4 / between lines 2 and 5

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5 One mark for each correct column 5

List Value List1 List2 OUTPUT

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5 List Value List1 List2 OUTPUT

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6(b) One mark for correct fieldnames 4

Field: ProductID ProductName Animal InStock

Table: STOCK STOCK STOCK STOCK

Criteria: =“cat” =Yes

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