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A-LevelComputer ScienceSoftware development9618/21 · May/June 2022 · Q34 Marks

The manager of a cinema wants a program to allow users to book seats. The cinema has several screens. Each screen shows a different film.

  1. (a)Decomposition will be used to break the problem down into sub-problems. Describe three program modules that could be used in the design. Module 1 Module 2 Module 3[3]
  2. (b)Two types of program modules may be used in the design of the program. Identify the type of program module that should be used to return a value.[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [3] (a) One mark per description of appropriate sub-problem for given scenario.
  2. [3] (a) Examples include: Allows the user to search for films being shown // input name of film they want to see
  3. [3] (a) Examples include: Allows the user to search for available seats
  4. [3] (a) Examples include: Calculate cost of booking
  5. [3] (a) Examples include: Book a given number of seats for a particular screening
  6. [1] (b) Function

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Topic
Software development, A-Level Computer Science (syllabus 9618). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
A-Level Computer Science, May/June 2022 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 3.

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