By: tanyatheron • 1 year ago
A complete rip off. This is a list of specification points - far less detail than given by the exam board. You only realise this when you have donwloaded so too late for a refund.
Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
Which form of abstraction involves grouping together similarities within a problem to identify what kind of problem it is?
Answer: Abstraction by generalisation
2.
Where can preconditions be defined?
Answer: Within the code or within documentation
3.
When are decisions made?
Answer: A decision is made whenever you have to make a choice
4.
What three considerations do programmers need to make about inputs and outputs when thinking ahead?
Answer: Method of inputs/output (device used) Data structures used Data types used Order of data
5.
What sort of problems is top-down design suited too?
Answer: Large, complex problems
6.
What must a software developer do before designing a subroutine to solve a particular problem?
Answer: See whether it is possible for an already existing subroutine or module to be used
7.
What is the shape given to a decision icon in a flow chart?
Answer: A diamond
8.
What is the second stage of thinking procedurally in software development?
Answer: Idenitfying components of a solution
9.
What is the purpose of top-down design?
Answer: Continually break problems down into subproblems until each subproblem can be represented as a single task and ideally a self-contained structure
10.
What is the purpose of thinking ahead?
Answer: To make programs easy and intuitive for users to use
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