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O-LevelComputer ScienceProgramming2210/21 · May/June 2021 · Q36 Marks

Name and describe the most appropriate programming data type for each of the examples of data given. Each data type must be different.

  1. (a)Data: 37[2]
  2. (b)Data: Cambridge2021[2]
  3. (c)Data: 47.86[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Data type name: Integer
  2. [1] Data type description: (Any) whole number
  3. [1] Data type name: String
  4. [1] Data type description: A group of characters/text
  5. [1] Data type name: Real
  6. [1] Data type description: (Any real) number that could be a whole number or a fraction

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Topic
Programming, O-Level Computer Science (syllabus 2210). Structured question, 6 marks.
Source
O-Level Computer Science, May/June 2021 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 3.

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