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A-LevelComputer ScienceAlgorithm Design and Problem SolvingOct/Nov 2021Paper 2 Q210 Marks

(a) An algorithm will: 1. input an integer value 2. jump to step 6 if the value is zero 3. sum and count the positive values 4. sum and count the negative values 5. repeat from step 1 6. output the two sum values and the two count values. Draw a program flowchart on the following page to represent the algorithm. Note that variable declarations are not required in program flowcharts.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Computer Science (9618) Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Algorithm Design and Problem Solving and is worth 10 marks.

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