1CP1 02 Sam MS

Paper 2 Mark scheme
Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

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1(a) Any two from: • Accept meaningful
variable names tied to
• Date/time of last service (1). the scenario, e.g.
• Total running time since last service (1) CarNumber
• Details of last service (1)
• Overall total of running time since car bought (lifetime) (1)
• Car number (1) (2)

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1(b) An expression that includes: • Units not required
• Calculation showing age in years (1)

• 30 min + (10 min * ageInYears) (1)
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30 + (10 * (todayYear – purchaseYear))

(todayYear – purchaseYear) * 10 + 30
30 min + (10 min * (todayYear – purchaseYear)) (2)
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2(a) One mark for each point: • Award as long as
meaning is discernible
Input Process Output
Calculate overall total

(up to) 5 lap times
time for any car in Sum of lap times
(1)
the race
10 car numbers and Car number with
Find the winner (1)
10 total times quickest total time
10 car numbers with Find car with quickest Car number with
5 lap times each lap time quickest lap time (1)
(3)

Number
2(b) One mark for a correct statement:
• Returns the integer part of a division (1)

Number
3(a) One mark for each correct answer in the last column: • In this order only in
last column
Input Output displayed
numAdults numChildren
small-group discount (1)

8 0
family discount (1)

2 2
large-group discount (1)

12 0
(3)

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3(b) One mark for each correct row:
Input
Requirements numAdults numChildren
A condition generating
1/2/3/4 0
‘regular pricing’
Smallest group qualifying

2 1
for ‘family discount’
(2)

Number
4(a) Any two from:
• Indentation (1)
• White space (1)
• Descriptive identifiers (1)
• Comments (1) (2)

Number
4(b)(i) One mark for each correct answer: • In this order only in
last column of table
• Award only blocking
Programming construct Line number(s) lines indicated
(14, 16) and (13, 18)
A comment 2 (1)
• Ignore examples
An integer variable initialisation 9/10/11 (1)

Selection 14-16 (1)
Iteration 13-18 (1)

(4)
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Number
4(b)(ii) One mark for each accurately shown sequence (initialisation) or complete • Different formats of
pass through loop. tracing should be
awarded if
Example: synchronised change in
variables is discernible
• Quote marks not
required
Length Count Index Extended [index] Marks
3 0 0 (1)
‘Y’ (1)
‘N’ (1)
‘Y’ (1)
(4)

Number
5(a) An explanation that makes reference to the following point:
• This is a syntax error (1)
Plus one from:
• Because there is an error in using the grammar/rules of the programming
language (1)
• Because the word SET has been spelled incorrectly as TES/TES is not a
recognised command word (1) (2)

Number
5(b) An error and a correction for each line: • Do not penalise syntax
Line 10 errors as long as
• Error: The variable maximum doesn’t get reset to the maximum number of discernible
visitors/the variable maximum is initialised too high (1) • ‘-n’ is any negative
• Correction: SET maximum TO 0/SET maximum TO –n (1) integer
Line 13:
• Error: The for loop goes around too many times/the code goes past the end

of the visitor array/off-by-one error on array length (1)
• Correction: FOR index FROM 0 TO (length-1) DO (1) (4)
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Number
5(c) One mark for each correct row:
Item Data type
char/character (1)
Gender of individual staff member
Whether an individual car is still under the Boolean (1)

manufacturer’s warranty
Mean number of hours needed to recharge

Real (1)
the battery in each car
Integer (1)
The number on the individual car
(4)

Number
5(d) A diagram showing a data structure that includes: • Data must be
• 2 or more rows (1) homogenous (all the
• 8 columns (1) same type)
• Homogenous realistic integer data, between 0 and 12 inclusive (1) • At least two rows of data
must be included,
Example (3 marks): otherwise it’s a 1-D array
• Column/row headings, if
ID Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun included, must be clearly
3865 10 8 5 5 8 0 0 distinguishable from the
4722 0 0 8 8 8 6 6 data
• Columns can be in any
Example (3 marks): order
• Ignore subscripts if
[0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] provided and clearly not
3865 10 8 5 5 8 0 0 part of the data
4722 0 0 8 8 8 6 6 • If subscripts appear to
be part of the data and

Example (2 marks): they include
characters, then the
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun third mark cannot be
10 8 5 5 8 0 0 awarded
0 0 8 8 8 6 6
Example (2 marks):
ID Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

3865 10 8 5 5 8 0 0
4722 0 0 8 8 8 6 6
Example (2 marks):
[0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
3865 10 8 5 5 8 0 0
4722 0 0 8 8 8 6 6
(3)
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Number
6(a) One mark for the correct name: • Not RETURN alone,
• Return value/return result/result (1) which is in the question (1)

Number
6(b) An explanation that makes reference to the following points:
• The variable, totalTime, on line 16 is a local variable, which exists only inside
the function (1)
• so updating it will not change the value of totalTime on line 2, which is a
global variable (1) (2)

Number
6(c) An explanation that makes reference to the following points:
• Executing the pseudo-code on line 17 will have no effect on TOTALTIME (1)
• because the variable TOTALTIME has been defined on line 5 as a constant,
which means its value cannot be changed during execution (1) (2)

Number
6(d) • One mark for each correct validation test (1) • Do not penalise syntax
• One mark for each appropriate corresponding test data (1) • Accept appropriate
alternative values for the
The mark for test data identified must be linked with the associated data validation test data
test.
Example:
Validation test Test data

timeOn > 0 timeOn = 0
timeOff >= 0 timeOff = -3
(4)

Number
7 An amended procedure showing: • Do not penalise syntax,
• Parameter inserted (1) if discernible
• Less than (<) test using the new parameter (1)
• Descriptive variable name for the parameter relative to context (1)
Example:
(3)

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Number
8 An assessment that includes: • Do not award ‘more
• Using a 1-dimensional array is the most appropriate choice (1) complex to code’ alone
and four from: • Do award ‘more
• 20 variables requires 20 distinct names (1) complex to code
• An array requires only one name (1) because you have to
• 20 variables may require complex selection statements (1) keep track of more
• An array may require only one loop (1) variable names’
• 20 variables are always needed even if fewer cars are in the race (1)
• An array can be allocated to the exact number of cars (1) (5)

Number
9(a) An explanation that makes reference to the following points: • Do not award generalities
• Sorting the file by postcode would make the searching more efficient
(1)
• because not every record has to be looked at to find the targeted
postcodes (1)
• since you can stop looking when you go past where your targeted postcode
should be (1) (3)

Number
9(b)(i) Identified issues that include:
• it is unethical to ask for the ethnic origin of a person who will be driving a car (1)
• Collected information can be directly tied to an identifiable individual
(1) (2)

Number
9(b)(ii) Any one from: • Accept violates the Data
• Redistribution of the data without permission may be illegal (1) Protection Act (DPA) 2003
• Use of data for purposes other than which it is collected for may be illegal (1)
• Organisations may have to ask permission before sharing personal data with a
third party (1) (1)

Number
10(a) A completed flow chart that includes: • Symbol and contents are
• Correct ellipse symbol for flow chart start (1) awarded independently
• Correct word ‘Start’ or ‘Begin’ in symbol (1)
• Correct diamond symbol for decision (1)
• Correct test ‘newPos < oldPos’ in symbol (1)
• Correct label ‘yes’ on bottom arrow (1)
• Correct label ‘no’ on right arrow (1) (6)

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Mark
Additional Guidance
Answer
(continued)
Question
Number
10(a)
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10(b) A flowchart that includes the following aspects: • Disregard use of ‘stop’
instead of loop as shown in
example
Aspect of Marks • Do not penalise use of plain
Solution 0 1 2 3 rectangle instead of
Functionality No There are There are input/output flow chart
awardable significant errors There are minor no errors in symbol, if discernible
content in logic, leading errors in logic, logic,
to an overall leading to an leading to
solution that is overall solution an overall
non-functional that is not solution that
completely is fully
functional functional
Accuracy of No Notation follows Notation follows a Notation

Notation awardable a broadly recognisable follows a
content unrecognisable convention which recognisable
convention that is broadly convention
is applied discernible but is and is
inconsistently, applied applied
although aspects inconsistently consistently
of it are throughout
discernible
There are a maximum of 3 marks for functionality.

There are a maximum of 3 marks for accuracy of notation.
The marks for functionality and accuracy are awarded independently.
Example:
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Number
10(b)
(Continued) Start
Switch No Switch No
up? down?
Ye Ye
s s
Turn right Turn left
lamp on lamp on
Wait 0.5 Wait 0.5
Turn right Turn left

lamp off lamp off
No No Ye
Switch Switch
off? off? s
Ye
s (6)

Question Answer Additional Mark
Number Guidance
11 Pseudo code that has the following aspects:
Aspect of Marks
Solution 0 1 2 3
Functionality No awardable There are There are minor There are no errors
content significant errors errors in logic, in logic, leading to
in logic, leading to leading to an overall an overall solution
an overall solution solution that is not that is fully
that is non- completely functional.
functional. functional.
Accuracy of No awardable Notation follows a Notation follows a Notation follows a
Notation content broadly recognisable recognisable
unrecognisable convention which is convention and is
convention that is broadly discernible applied consistently

applied but is applied throughout.
inconsistently, inconsistently.
although aspects
of it are
discernible.
Efficiency, No awardable There are Techniques have Techniques have
Appropriateness, content significant errors been selected and been selected and
and Accuracy of in the selection used with some used accurately
Solution and accurate use accuracy, although and appropriately
of appropriate the techniques may throughout to
techniques. not be the most demonstrate an
appropriate. efficient solution.
There are a maximum of 3 marks for functionality.
There are a maximum of 3 marks for accuracy of notation.
There are a maximum of 3 marks for efficiency, appropriateness, and accuracy of solution.
(9)
Each row is awarded independently.
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Paper 2 Mark scheme

Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

• Calculation showing age in years (1)

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30 + (10 * (todayYear – purchaseYear))

Calculate overall total

Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

• Returns the integer part of a division (1)

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Input Output displayed

small-group discount (1)

family discount (1)

large-group discount (1)

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Requirements numAdults numChildren

Smallest group qualifying

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Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

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Iteration 13-18 (1)

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Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

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Item Data type

Whether an individual car is still under the Boolean (1)

Mean number of hours needed to recharge

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ID Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

Validation test Test data

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Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

Question Answer Additional Guidance Mark

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There are a maximum of 3 marks for functionality.

Wait 0.5 Wait 0.5

Turn right Turn left

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There are a maximum of 3 marks for functionality.

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