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A-LevelComputer ScienceProgramming Paradigms and Program StructureMay/June 2023Paper 2 Q46 Marks

A function GetNum() will: 1. take two parameters: a string and a character 2. count the number of times that the character occurs in the string 3. return the count. Any comparison between characters needs to be case sensitive. For example, character 'a' and character 'A' are not identical. Write pseudocode for function GetNum().

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This A-Level Computer Science Question

Topic

This structured question tests Programming Paradigms and Program Structure in A-Level Computer Science (syllabus code 9618). It is worth 6 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Computer Science May/June 2023 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2.

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