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A-LevelComputer ScienceDeclarative ProgrammingMay/June 2022Paper 3 Q27 Marks

A declarative language is used to represent the following facts about a school. 01 teaches(alan, mathematics). 02 teaches(ioana, geography). 03 teaches(nina, history). 04 teaches(alan, statistics). 05 06 studies(ahmed, history). 07 studies(freya, history). 08 studies(kim, history). 09 studies(freya, geography). 10 studies(hua, mathematics). 11 studies(hua, statistics). 12 studies(hua, geography) 13 14 tutors(alan, kim). 15 tutors(alan, hua). 16 tutors(alan, freya). 17 tutors(nina, ahmed). These clauses have the following meaning: Clause Meaning 01 Alan teaches mathematics. 06 Ahmed studies history. 14 Alan is Kim's tutor.

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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 Declarative Programming in A-Level Computer Science (syllabus code 9618). It is worth 7 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Computer Science May/June 2022 examination, Paper 3 Variant 2.

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