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A-LevelComputer ScienceProgramming TechniquesOct/Nov 2024Paper 2 Q67 Marks

In some countries, on the third Sunday in March, daylight saving time begins when clocks move forward by one hour. A module AdjustClock() will take an integer parameter representing a year. The module will return an integer value representing the number of the day in March on which the clocks move forward. For example, the following line of pseudocode would assign DayNumber the value 20: DayNumber ← AdjustClock(2022) Write pseudocode for the function AdjustClock(). Date functions from the insert should be used in your solution.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Computer Science (9618) Oct/Nov 2024 examination, Paper 2 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Programming Techniques and is worth 7 marks.

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