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COMPUTER SCIENCE 0478/22

Paper 2 Problem-solving and Programming October/November 2020

1 hour 45 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Do not attempt Tasks 1, 2 and 3 in the copy of the pre-release material on page 2; these are for
information only.
● 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 50.
● 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. Blank pages are indicated.

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Section A
You are advised to spend no longer than 40 minutes answering this section.
Here is a copy of the pre-release material.
DO NOT attempt Tasks 1, 2 and 3 now.
Use the pre-release material and your experience from attempting the tasks before the examination to
answer Question 1.
Pre-release material

An online computer shop sells customised personal computers. Every computer sold includes a basic set of
components costing $200 and additional items can be added from the table:
Category Item code Description Price ($)
Case A1 Compact 75.00
Case A2 Tower 150.00
RAM B1 8 GB 79.99
RAM B2 16 GB 149.99
RAM B3 32 GB 299.99
Main Hard Disk Drive C1 1 TB HDD 49.99
Main Hard Disk Drive C2 2 TB HDD 89.99
Main Hard Disk Drive C3 4 TB HDD 129.99
Solid State Drive D1 240 GB SSD 59.99
Solid State Drive D2 480 GB SSD 119.99
Second Hard Disk Drive E1 1 TB HDD 49.99
Second Hard Disk Drive E2 2 TB HDD 89.99
Second Hard Disk Drive E3 4 TB HDD 129.99
Optical Drive F1 DVD/Blu-Ray Player 50.00
Optical Drive F2 DVD/Blu-Ray Re-writer 100.00
Operating System G1 Standard Version 100.00
Operating System G2 Professional Version 175.00

As well as the basic set of components every computer must include one case, one RAM and one Main Hard
Disk Drive from the table.
A computer is supplied with or without an Operating System.
Write and test a program or programs for the online computer shop.
• Your program or programs must include appropriate prompts for the entry of data; data must be validated
on entry.
• Error messages and other output need to be set out clearly and understandably.
• All arrays, variables, constants and other identifiers must have meaningful names.
You will need to complete these three tasks. Each task must be fully tested.
Task 1 – Setting up the system and ordering the main items.
Write a program to:
• use arrays to store the item code, description and price
• allow a customer to choose one case, one RAM and one Main Hard Disk Drive
• calculate the price of the computer using the cost of the chosen items and the basic set of components
• store and output the chosen items and the price of the computer.
Task 2 – Ordering additional items.
Extend TASK 1 to:
• allow a customer to choose whether to purchase any items from the other categories – if so, which
item(s)
• update the price of the computer
• store and output the additional items and the new price of the computer.
Task 3 – Offering discounts.
Extend TASK 2 to:
• apply a 5% discount to the price of the computer if the customer has bought only one additional item
• apply a 10% discount to the price of the computer if the customer has bought two or more additional
items
• output the amount of money saved and the new price of the computer after the discount.
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1 All variables, constants and other identifiers must have meaningful names.

(a) (i) Identify one array you could have used for Task 1 and state its purpose.

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(ii) Identify one variable you could have used for Task 2 and state its purpose.

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(iii) Identify one constant you could have used for Task 3 and state its purpose.

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(b) Explain the benefits of storing Price as a real data type.

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(c) Write an algorithm to show how you completed Task 1, using either pseudocode,
programming statements or a flowchart. It is not necessary to show initialisation or setting up
of arrays in your answer.

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(d) Explain how your program completes Task 3. Any programming statements used in your
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(e) Describe how you could alter your program to allow more than one computer to be bought.

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Section B

2 Tick (3) one box in each row to identify if the statement about subroutines is true or false.

true false
Statement
(3) (3)
A subroutine is called from within a program.

A subroutine is not a complete program.

A subroutine is a self-contained piece of code.

A subroutine must return a value to the code from which it was called.
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3 This pseudocode algorithm is used as a validation check.

PRINT "Input a number from 1 to 5000"

REPEAT
INPUT Number
IF Number < 1 OR Number > 5000
THEN
PRINT "Invalid number, please try again"
ENDIF
UNTIL Number >= 1 AND Number <= 5000
PRINT Number, " is within the correct range"

Identify three different types of test data. For each type, give an example of the test data you
would use to test this algorithm and state a reason for your choice of test.

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4 This pseudocode algorithm allows 5000 numbers to be entered and stored in an array called
Number.

FOR Count 1 TO 5000

INPUT Number[Count]
NEXT Count

Extend and re-write the algorithm using pseudocode to also count and output how many of the
numbers stored in the array are greater than 500, using the variable Higher. Only output Higher
once with an appropriate message.

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5 This pseudocode represents an algorithm.

REPEAT
Flag 0
FOR Count 0 to 3
IF Num[Count] < Num[Count + 1]
THEN
Store Num[Count]
Num[Count] Num[Count + 1]
Num[Count + 1] Store
Flag 1
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NEXT Count
UNTIL Flag = 0

(a) The contents of the array at the start of the algorithm are:

Num[0] Num[1] Num[2] Num[3] Num[4]

45 56 30 12 15

Complete the trace table for the algorithm using the data given in the array.

Flag Count Num[0] Num[1] Num[2] Num[3] Num[4] Store

45 56 30 12 15

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(b) Describe the purpose of the algorithm.

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6 Draw a flowchart symbol to represent each of the following:

Input/Output Decision

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Question 7 starts on Page 12.

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7 The table AUDIOPARTS stores the part number, description, cost and quantity in stock of the
items sold by a music shop.

PartNum Description Cost Quantity

A01 Compact Amplifier Case 50.00 15
A02 Deluxe Amplifier Case 75.00 1
A03 Amplifier Standard 79.99 48
A04 Amplifier Midrange 149.99 50
A05 Amplifier Megablaster 299.99 48
S01 Tweeter 59.99 10
S02 Midrange Woofer 99.99 0
S03 Subwoofer 139.99 16
S04 Tower Speaker Basic 159.99 25
S05 Tower Speaker Skyscraper 219.99 9
S06 Centre Speaker 149.99 25
S07 Soundbar 89.99 2
S20 Soundbar 129.99 0
S21 Ceiling Surround Speaker 75.00 15
S22 Ceiling Full Range Speaker 100.00 1
S25 Surround Speaker 100.00 60
T19 Speaker Stands (Pair) 75.00 60

(a) State the number of records in the table AUDIOPARTS

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(b) Identify the field that is most suitable to be a primary key and give a reason for your choice.

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(c) Complete the query-by-example grid to show the items where the quantity in stock is fewer
than 10. Show all the fields from the database table in descending order of cost.

Field:

Table:

Sort:

Show:
Criteria:

or:

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