plumiData types: AQA GCSE Computer Science questions
Every AQA GCSE Computer Science exam question on 3.2.1 Data types, 2022–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q05.1
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All 30 questions on Data types, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1 (C#), Q05.1 (1 mark): An integer data type is used in the program in Figure 5. Describe what is meant by a data type. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 (C#), Q05.2 (1 mark): Explain why these variables do not have a string data type. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 (C#), Q05.3 (1 mark): The program in Figure 5 needs to be changed to use numbers with a fractional part (a real number). State a data type in C# that should be used. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 (Python), Q05.1 (1 mark): An integer data type is used in the program in Figure 5. Describe what is meant by a data type. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 (Python), Q05.2 (1 mark): Explain why these variables do not have a string data type. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 (Python), Q05.3 (1 mark): The program in Figure 5 needs to be changed to use numbers with a fractional part (a real number). State a data type in Python that should be used. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q05.1 (1 mark): An integer data type is used in the program in Figure 5. Describe what is meant by a data type. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q05.2 (1 mark): Explain why these variables do not have a string data type. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q05.3 (1 mark): The program in Figure 5 needs to be changed to use numbers with a fractional part (a real number). State a data type in VB.NET that should be used. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1 (C#), Q01.3 (1 mark): Which of the following would be the most suitable data type for the variable year? Shade one lozenge. [1 mark] A Boolean B character C integer D real
- June 2024, Paper 1 (Python), Q01.3 (1 mark): Which of the following would be the most suitable data type for the variable year? Shade one lozenge. [1 mark] A Boolean B character C integer D real
- June 2024, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q01.3 (1 mark): Which of the following would be the most suitable data type for the variable year? Shade one lozenge. [1 mark] A Boolean B character C integer D real
- June 2023, Paper 1 (C#), Q09.1 (1 mark): How many different values can the field beingShown have? Shade one lozenge. [1 mark] A 2 B 3 C 128 D 256
- June 2023, Paper 1 (Python), Q09.1 (1 mark): How many different values can the field beingShown have? Shade one lozenge. [1 mark] A 2 B 3 C 128 D 256
- June 2023, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q09.1 (1 mark): How many different values can the field beingShown have? Shade one lozenge. [1 mark] A 2 B 3 C 128 D 256
- June 2022, Paper 1 (C#), Q02.2 (1 mark): State how many possible values the result of the comparison deliveryDistance ≤ 5 could have in the algorithm shown in Figure 3. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1 (C#), Q02.3 (2 marks): State the most suitable data type for the following variables used in Figure 3. [2 marks] Variable identifier Data type deliveryCost messageOne
- June 2022, Paper 1 (C#), Q02.4 (1 mark): State one other common data type that you have not given in your answer to Question 02.3. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1 (Python), Q02.2 (1 mark): State how many possible values the result of the comparison deliveryDistance ≤ 5 could have in the algorithm shown in Figure 3. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1 (Python), Q02.3 (2 marks): State the most suitable data type for the following variables used in Figure 3. [2 marks] Variable identifier Data type deliveryCost messageOne
- June 2022, Paper 1 (Python), Q02.4 (1 mark): State one other common data type that you have not given in your answer to Question 02.3. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q02.2 (1 mark): State how many possible values the result of the comparison deliveryDistance ≤ 5 could have in the algorithm shown in Figure 3. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q02.3 (2 marks): State the most suitable data type for the following variables used in Figure 3. [2 marks] Variable identifier Data type deliveryCost messageOne
- June 2022, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q02.4 (1 mark): State one other common data type that you have not given in your answer to Question 02.3. [1 mark]
- Specimen, Paper 1 (C#), Q03.4 (1 mark): Shade one lozenge which shows the data type of the variable time in the algorithm shown in Figure 2. [1 mark] A Date/Time B String C Integer D Real
- Specimen, Paper 1 (C#), Q07.1 (1 mark): State the data type of the variable swapsMade in the algorithm shown in Figure 4. [1 mark]
- Specimen, Paper 1 (Python), Q03.4 (1 mark): Shade one lozenge which shows the data type of the variable time in the algorithm shown in Figure 2. [1 mark] A Date/Time B String C Integer D Real
- Specimen, Paper 1 (Python), Q07.1 (1 mark): State the data type of the variable swapsMade in the algorithm shown in Figure 4. [1 mark]
- Specimen, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q03.4 (1 mark): Shade one lozenge which shows the data type of the variable time in the algorithm shown in Figure 2. [1 mark] A Date/Time B String C Integer D Real
- Specimen, Paper 1 (VB.NET), Q07.1 (1 mark): State the data type of the variable swapsMade in the algorithm shown in Figure 4. [1 mark]
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