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A-LevelComputer ScienceData Structures and AlgorithmsOct/Nov 2023Paper 3 Q1010 Marks

A stack is to be set up using the information in the table. [Table with Identifier: BasePointer, TopPointer, Stack; Data type: INTEGER, INTEGER, REAL; Description: points to the bottom of the stack, points to the top of the stack, 1D array to implement the stack] A constant, with identifier Capacity, limits the size of the stack to 25 items.

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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 Data Structures and Algorithms in A-Level Computer Science (syllabus code 9618). It is worth 10 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Computer Science Oct/Nov 2023 examination, Paper 3 Variant 1.

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