plumiTranslation Software: CAIE A‑Level Computer Science questions
Every CAIE A-Level Computer Science exam question on 16.2 Translation Software, June 2024 and the specimen papers, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q5(a)
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All 8 questions on Translation Software, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q5(a) (3 marks): Write this Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) in infix form: 5 2 + 9 3 - / 3 * [3]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q5(b) (2 marks): Write this infix expression in RPN: ((7 + 3) - (2 * 8)) / 6 [2]
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q5(c) (4 marks): Evaluate this RPN expression: a b - c d + * e / when a = 17, b = 5, c = 7, d = 3 and e = 10 Show the changing contents of the stack as the RPN expression is eva
- Specimen, Paper 3, Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): Identify this stage. [1]
- Specimen, Paper 3, Q4(a)(ii) (2 marks): State two tasks that occur at this stage. 1 2 [2]
- Specimen, Paper 3, Q4(b) (1 mark): The program uses pseudocode in place of a high-level language. There are a number of reasons for performing optimisation. One reason is to produce code that min
- Specimen, Paper 3, Q4(c) (1 mark): The following statement assigns an expression to the variable A. Suggest what a compiler could do to optimise the following expression. A ← B + 2 * 6 [1]
- Specimen, Paper 3, Q4(d) (3 marks): These lines of code are to be compiled: X ← A + B Y ← A + B + C Following the syntax analysis stage, object code is generated. The equivalent code, in assembly
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