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Test 1 - Topic: Algorithm design and problem solving

Name: _______ Subject:

Date: ________ Grade: 10 IGCSE

1. Study the following pseudocode.


CASE OF MySwitch
1: ThisChar <- ‘a'
2: ThisChar <- 'y'
3: ThisChar <- '7'
OTHERWISE: ThisChar<- ‘*'
ENDCASE
Write pseudocode with the same functionality without using a CASE structure.
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2. A developer is writing a program to record the results of examinations taken by students


in a school.

The program will be tested to make sure that it works. There are four types of test data that can
be used to test a system: normal, abnormal, extreme and boundary.
Explain what is meant by normal, abnormal, extreme and boundary test data.
Normal ….……………………………………………………………………….…………

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Abnormal ….……………………………………………………………………….………

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3. The following table contains statements written in pseudocode. Show the type of
programming construct each statement represents. Put a tick (✓) in the appropriate column for
each statement.

Statement Selection Repetition Assignment


TempValue[Index] ReadValue(SensorID)
OTHERWISE OUTPUT "ERROR"
UNTIL DayNumber > 7
FOR Count 1 TO 100
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4. An algorithm has been written in pseudocode to generate 50 positive random integers with
values less than or equal to 100. These random integers are stored in the array RandNum[ ]

The function Rand(X, Y) generates a random integer greater than or equal to X and less than Y.
For example, Rand(1, 4) generates 1 or 2 or 3.

i) Find the four errors in the pseudocode and write a correction for each error.

Error 1 ….………………………………………………….…………………….…………

Correction ….…………………………………………….…………………….…………...

Error 2 ….………………………………………………….…………………….…………

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Error 3 ….………………………………………………….…………………….…………

Correction ….…………………………………………….…………………….…………...

Error 4 ….………………………………………………….…………………….…………

Correction ….…………………………………………….…………………….…………...

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ii) The pseudocode for this algorithm could be shortened by the use of a FOR … NEXT loop.

Rewrite the algorithm using a FOR … NEXT loop.

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iii) Two types of loop that may be found in an algorithm are the ‘pre-condition’ and
‘postcondition’ loop. Identify one other type of loop and explain when it should be used.

Type …………………………………………………………………………………………

Explanation ………………………………………………………………………………….

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5. An algorithm will:

• input a sequence of integer values, one at a time.


• ignore all values until the value 27 is input, then sum the remaining values in the
sequence.
• stop summing values when the value 0 is input and then output the sum of the values.
Draw a program flowchart to represent the algorithm. [5]

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