AQA GCSE Computer Science Paper 1

Removing unnecessary details from a problem is...

• An algorithm

• Abstraction

• Decomposition

• A program

Breaking a problem down into smaller sub-problems that can be solved is...

• An algorithm

• Abstraction

• Decomposition

• A program

A step by step sequence of instructions used to complete a task is ...

• An algorithm

• Abstraction

• Decomposition

• Program

To display text on screen using Python would use the code

• print

• enter

• output

• input

To allow the user to enter some code in Python would use

• print

• enter

• output

• input

Which type of sorting algorithm uses a 'divide and conquer' technique?

• Bubble

• Merge

• Linear

• Binary

Which searching algorithm requires the list to be 'in order'?

• Bubble

• Merge

• Linear

• Binary

Which data type allows you to store numbers with decimal places?

• integer

• string

• boolean

• real

Which data type allows only true or false values to be stored?

• integer

• string

• boolean

• real

What is the name given to a place that you can store a single piece of data that has a fixed value that cannot be changed in the program?

• variable

• constant

• assignment

• array