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• Answer all questions.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
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• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
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 Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the space provided.
Questions in this paper are based on a scenario.

Sparky Autos
Sparky Autos is a family-run business based on a farm. The business
offers visitors the opportunity to drive small electric cars around a
racetrack on the farm.
There are up to 20 electric cars available each time for a race.
Each car has:
• an electronic tag so its number and position can be tracked using
sensors placed around the farm
• a number painted on its side.

1 Cars at Sparky Autos are serviced regularly to check that they are safe and reliable.
A service can be triggered by the car being run for 100 hours or if 30 days have passed.
(a) State two variables that need to be created to store data for each car.
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(b) Each car takes at least 30 minutes to service. Older cars take longer to service. Ten
minutes is added for each full year of the car’s age. The year of purchase is known.
Construct a general expression showing the time needed to service any car.
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2 A computer program can be used to determine information about the cars and the
drivers.
(a) Complete the table to show an input, a process and an output, using the
following information:
• each race has 5 laps
• there are 10 cars in this race.
(3)

Input Process Output

Calculate overall total time

Sum of lap times
for any car in the race
10 car numbers and 10 Car number with quickest
total times total time
10 car numbers with 5 lap Find car with quickest lap
times each time

(b) The arithmetic operator modulus (MOD) manipulates numbers. It could be used
in the calculations required by the processes in the table above.
State the purpose of the MOD function.
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3 Sparky Autos gives discounts based on the number of visitors in a group.
The pseudo-code for an algorithm that determines group discounts is shown.

(a) Complete the table to show the output of the pseudo-code algorithm, based on
the given inputs.
(3)

Input
Output displayed
numAdults numChildren

8 0

2 2

12 0

(b) The pseudo-code algorithm needs to be tested more thoroughly.

Construct test data to meet the requirements set out in the table.
(2)

Input
Requirements
numAdults numChildren

A condition generating ‘regular pricing’ 0

Smallest group qualifying for ‘family discount’

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4 A computer programmer uses a programming language to write program code for
Sparky Autos.
(a) State two techniques that the programmer could use to make the code easy to read.
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(b) In the summer, Sparky Autos is open more hours each day. This means additional
members of staff are needed.
Pseudo-code that works out the number of days that additional members of staff
are needed is shown.

(i) Complete the table to identify the line number(s) that show one example of
each of the different programming constructs.
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Programming construct Line number(s)

A comment

An integer variable initialisation

Selection

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not need to fill in all the rows in the table.
(4)

Length Count Index Extra (index)

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5 Sparky Autos collects data about many different aspects of the business.
(a) An algorithm had an error as shown.

A programmer corrected the error as the code translator displayed this message.

Explain this type of error.

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 (b) The pseudo-code for an algorithm that determines the maximum number of
visitors in a three-day period is shown.

Line 10 and line 13 each have a logic error.

Identify the error in each line and construct new lines of code that will correct the
errors.
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Error Correction

Line 10

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(4)

Item Data type

Gender of individual staff member

Whether an individual car is still under

the manufacturer’s warranty
Mean number of hours needed to
recharge the battery in each car

The number on the individual car

(d) Each member of staff:

• has a 4-digit ID number, such as 3865 or 4722
• works a whole number of hours on the days they work.
• works no more than 12 hours in a single day.
The business is open 7 days a week.
Draw a diagram of a data structure that shows the hours worked for each day of
the week. Include data for at least two members of staff.
(3)

(Total for Question 5 = 13 marks)

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6 A programmer has written subprograms to help him in his work.
The pseudo-code for a function to determine the amount of time elapsed between
the car switch being turned on and turned off is shown.

(a) The underlined item in line 18 has a name when used with the RETURN keyword.
State this name.
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(b) Explain why the variable on line 2, totalTime, is not reset when the pseudo-code
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 (c) Explain the effect of executing the pseudo-code on line 17.
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(d) Validation is required for the items underlined in line 13.

Construct two validation tests and for each test give a piece of invalid test data.
(4)

Validation test Test data

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7 The pseudo-code for a procedure that repeatedly checks the time is shown. The effect
of calling this procedure is that the calling code waits for 5 seconds.

Amend this procedure so that it will wait for any number of required seconds without
user input.
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(Total for Question 7 = 3 marks)

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8 At the start of a race, cars are placed on a starting grid in a staggered pattern.

When a car makes a false start it breaks a light beam and this notifies the computer
system. The race must be stopped if a car makes a false start.
• There is a maximum of 20 cars in a race.
• The programmer has chosen to use a 1-dimensional array to store this data.

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variables when storing this data.
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9 Sparky Autos collects, stores, and processes data about its customers.
(a) It collects the names and postal addresses of customers. This data is stored in a
comma separated value file (CSV) with one record per line. The file contains over
5000 records. Part of the file is shown.

PP12 9AP, White, Winston, 67 Willow Street, Martinsville

SR45 8ZX, Brown, Brenda, 45 Birch Close, Flat Rock
PP08 3TR, Green, Geraldine, 128 Geranium Lane, Auburn
EG24 4KM, Black, Bobby, 132 Boxwood Grove, Galax

Sparky Autos wants to send a newsletter only to customers whose postcode

begins with ‘PP’.
Explain an improvement that could be made to the data from the file when used
for this purpose.
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under 16-years old must have the sheet completed by a parent or guardian. The
information is entered into a computer program and stored on the hard disc of
the computer.
(i) Part of the information sheet is shown.

Identify two ethical issues of collecting this type of information.

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(ii) Give a reason why it may be illegal for organisations to share their data with
third parties.
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10 Each car at Sparky Autos has a pedal to make the car go forward.
(a) The drivers can make the car go forward by using the pedal.
• The closer the pedal is to the floor, the faster the car goes.
• The further the pedal is from the floor, the slower the car goes.
• Each car has its speed limited to 15 kilometres per hour.
Complete the flow chart to show this process.
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oldPos = height of
pedal off floor

newPos = height of
pedal off floor

newPos > No
oldPos?

Yes

No No
Speed Speed
< 15 > = 0.5

Yes Yes

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 (b) Each car also has direction indicators, which are controlled by an indicator switch
that is operated by the driver.
• The car has two indicator lamps, one on the right and one on the left.
• The indicator switch has three positions.
• The middle position is the off position.
• The up position is to indicate a right turn.
• The down position is to indicate a left turn.
• When a lamp is turned on, it flashes (on, off ) in 0.5 second intervals, until the
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 Construct a flow chart to show this process.
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11 A light sequence is used to control the start of the races.
Only the red light is on at the start of the race.
Amber 1
The red light goes off and the first amber light goes on for
1 second.
Amber 2
It goes off and the second amber light goes on for 1 second.
Green
It goes off and the green light goes on to start the race.
The program for controlling the sequence for the lights has Red
two requirements.
• The race controller has to enter ‘y’ on the keyboard to start the light countdown.
• When a car makes a false start it breaks a light beam. If a car breaks a light beam
the race is stopped.
The controlling sequence for the lights has three subprograms that have been
written. These are shown in the table.

Subprogram Purpose

countGridBreaks() a function that returns the number of cars breaking their light beams

a procedure that resets all lights to their initial state and informs the
stopRace()
controller that the race is stopped

wait() a procedure that suspends execution for 1 second

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 Write an algorithm to control the sequence for the lights. Use pseudo-code or a
programming language with which you are familiar.
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 (Total for Question 11 = 9 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 80 MARKS

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