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A-LevelComputer ScienceData Structures (Stacks)Oct/Nov 2024Paper 2 Q37 Marks

A program uses a stack to hold up to 60 numeric values. The stack is implemented using two integer variables and a 1D array. The array is declared in pseudocode as shown: DECLARE ThisStack : ARRAY [1:60] OF REAL The stack operates as follows: • Global variable SP acts as a stack pointer that points to the next available stack location. The value of SP represents an array index. • Global variable OnStack represents the number of values currently on the stack. • The stack grows upwards from array element index 1.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Computer Science (9618) Oct/Nov 2024 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Data Structures (Stacks) and is worth 7 marks.

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