MSB EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

CLASS: XI

Exam Questions

Programming
Concepts
Variables & Constants / Data Types / Input & Output / Sequence / Selection /
Iteration / Totalling & Counting / String Handling / Arithmetic, Logical & Boolean
Operators / Procedures & Functions / Local & Global Variables / Library Routines /
Maintaining Programs

Easy (10 questions) /22

Medium (6 questions) /19

Hard (4 questions) /13

Total Marks /54

Draw a line to link each pseudocode description to the most appropriate pseudocode
statement.

Some pseudocode statements will not be used

(4 marks)

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2 Tick (✓) one box to show the named section of a program that performs a specific task.

A. file
B. function
C. parameter
D. process
(1 mark)

3 A function is declared using pseudocode.

FUNCTION ConvertToCm(Inches: REAL)

Tick (✓) one box which accurately describes the use of the variable Inches

A. answer
B. call
C. parameter
D. response
(1 mark)

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4 A database table, 2018MOV, is used to keep a record of movie details

Complete the table to identify the most appropriate data type for each field based on
the data shown in the database table, 2018MOV.

Field Data type

CatNo

Title

Genre1

Streaming

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5 The variables X, Y and Z are used to store data in a program:

X stores a string

Y stores a position in the string (e.g. 2)

Z stores the number of characters in the string.

Write pseudocode statements to declare the variables X, Y and Z.

(3 marks)

6 Four programming concepts and four descriptions are shown.

Draw one line to connect each programming concept to the most appropriate
description

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7 Tick (✓) one box in each row to identify the most appropriate data type for each
description. Only one tick (✓) per column.

Description Data type

Boolean Char Integer Real String

a single character from the keyboard

multiplecharacters from the keyboard

only one of two possible values

only whole numbers

any number

(1 mark)

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8 An algorithm has been written in pseudocode to calculate a check digit for a four-digit
number. The algorithm then outputs the five-digit number including the check digit. The
algorithm stops when –1 is input as the fourth digit.

01 Flag FALSE
02 REPEAT
03 Total 0
04 FOR Counter 1 TO 4
05 OUTPUT "Enter a digit ", Counter
06 INPUT Number[Counter]
07 Total Total + Number * Counter
08 IF Number[Counter] = 0
09 THEN
10 Flag TRUE
11 ENDIF
12 NEXT Counter
13 IF NOT Flag
14 THEN
15 Number[5] MOD(Total, 10)
16 FOR Counter 0 TO 5
17 OUTPUT Number[Counter]
18 NEXT
19 ENDIF
20 UNTIL Flag

Give the line number(s) for the statements showing:

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

Count-controlled loop .......................................................

Post-condition loop ............................................................

(3 marks)

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 9 The variables P and Q are used to store data in a program. P stores a string. Q stores a
character.

Write pseudocode statements to declare the variables P and Q, store "The world" in P
and store 'W' in Q

(2 marks)

10 Describe the difference between a local variable and a global variable.

(2 marks)

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Medium Questions
1 A function LENGTH(X) finds the length of a string X and a function SUBSTRING(X,Y,Z) finds
a substring of X starting at position Y and Z characters long. The first character in the
string is position 1.

Write a pseudocode statement to extract the word Computer from P and store it in the
variable F.

(2 marks)

2 Explain the difference between a WHILE … DO … ENDWHILE and a REPEAT … UNTIL loop

B ← FALSE
INPUT Num
FOR Counter ← 1 TO 12
IF A[Counter] = Num
THEN
B ← TRUE
ENDIF
NEXT Counter

(3 marks)

3 Explain the purpose of the library routines DIV and ROUND.

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4 State two features that should be included to create a maintainable program.

Give a reason why each feature should be used.

(4 marks)

5 The function LENGTH(Phrase) calculates the length of a string Phrase

The string "The beginning is the most important part" is stored in Phrase

State the output of the pseudocode statements:

OUTPUT LENGTH(Phrase)

OUTPUT UCASE(Phrase)

(2 marks)

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6 The variables P and Q are used to store data in a program. P stores a string. Q stores a
character.

Write a pseudocode algorithm to:

convert P to upper case

find the position of Q in the string P (the first character in this string is in position 1)

store the position of Q in the variable Position

(4 marks)

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Hard Questions
1 Using a single loop, write an algorithm in pseudocode to output 50 names that have
been stored in the array, Name[]

(3 marks)

2 The function LENGTH(Phrase) calculates the length of a string Phrase

Write the pseudocode statements to:

store the string "The beginning is the most important part" in Phrase.

calculate and output the length of the string

output the string in upper case.

(3 marks)

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3 A program needs to make sure the value input for a measurement meets the following
rules:

the value is a positive number

a value is always input

the value is less than 1000.

The program needs editing to include a double entry check for the value input.

The input value needs to be stored in the variable Measurement Write pseudocode to
perform the double entry check until a successful input is made.

(3 marks)

4 An algorithm has been written in pseudocode to calculate a check digit for a four-digit
number. The algorithm then outputs the five-digit number including the check digit. The
algorithm stops when –1 is input as the fourth digit.

01 Flag FALSE
02 REPEAT
03 Total 0
04 FOR Counter 1 TO 4
05 OUTPUT "Enter a digit ", Counter
06 INPUT Number[Counter]
07 Total Total + Number * Counter
08 IF Number[Counter] = 0
09 THEN
10 Flag ← TRUE
11 ENDIF
12 NEXT Counter
13 IF NOT Flag
14 THEN
15 Number[5] MOD(Total, 10)
16 FOR Counter 0 TO 5
17 OUTPUT Number[Counter]

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18 NEXT
19 ENDIF
20 UNTIL Flag

The algorithm does not check that each input is a single digit.
Identify the place in the algorithm where this check should occur.

Write pseudocode for this check. Your pseudocode must make sure that the input is a
single digit and checks for –1

(4 marks)

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