A-LevelComputer ScienceSubroutinesMay/June 2021Paper 2 Q68 Marks
A procedure CountVowels () will: • be called with a string containing alphanumeric characters as its parameter • count and output the number of occurrences of each vowel (a, e, i, o, u) in the string • count and output the number of occurrences of the other alphabetic characters (as a single total). The string may contain both upper and lower case characters. Each count value will be stored in a unique element of a global 1D array CharCount of type INTEGER. The array will contain six elements. Write pseudocode for the procedure CountVowels().
📋 Examiner Report & Trap Analysis
Common mistake: 62% of candidates selected the distractor because they confused... The examiner specifically designed this question to test whether students can differentiate between... To secure full marks, candidates must demonstrate...
🎯 Mark Scheme Breakdown
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.
🔒
Unlock the Examiner's Analysis
Sign up for free to reveal the full examiner report, trap analysis, and mark scheme breakdown for this question.
Sign Up Free to Unlock →Join thousands of Cambridge students already using Oracle Prep