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A-LevelComputer ScienceData StructuresOct/Nov 2022Paper 4 Q321 Marks

A binary tree consists of nodes. Each node has 3 integer values: a left pointer, data and a right pointer. The binary tree is stored using a global 2D array. The pseudocode declaration for the array is: DECLARE ArrayNodes : ARRAY[0:19, 0:2] OF INTEGER For example: • ArrayNodes[0, 0] stores the left pointer for the first node. • ArrayNodes[0, 1] stores the data for the first node. • ArrayNodes[0, 2] stores the right pointer for the first node. -1 indicates a null pointer, or null data.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Computer Science (9618) Oct/Nov 2022 examination, Paper 4 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Data Structures and is worth 21 marks.

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