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O-LevelComputer ScienceData Representation2210/21 · May/June 2022 · Q24 Marks

Tick (✔) one box in each row to identify the most appropriate data type for each description. Only one tick (✔) per column.

  1. (a)a single character from the keyboard multiple characters from the keyboard only one of two possible values only whole numbers any number[4]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [4] Four marks for five correct rows
  2. Three marks for four correct rows
  3. Two marks for three correct rows
  4. One marks for two correct rows
  5. Description Boolean Char Integer Real String
  6. a single character from the keyboard ✔
  7. multiple characters from the keyboard ✔
  8. only one of two possible values ✔
  9. only whole numbers ✔
  10. any number ✔

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Topic
Data Representation, O-Level Computer Science (syllabus 2210). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
O-Level Computer Science, May/June 2022 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 2.

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