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A-LevelComputer ScienceAlgorithm Design and Problem SolvingOct/Nov 2022Paper 2 Q35 Marks

An algorithm is needed to process a sequence of numbers. Numbers may be positive or negative and may be integer or decimal. The algorithm will: • prompt and input one number at a time until the value zero is input • sum the negative numbers • sum the positive numbers • when zero is input, output the two sum values and then end. Describe the algorithm needed. Do not include pseudocode statements in your answer.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Computer Science (9618) Oct/Nov 2022 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Algorithm Design and Problem Solving and is worth 5 marks.

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