plumiAdditional programming techniques: OCR GCSE Computer Science questions
Every OCR GCSE Computer Science exam question on 2.2.3 Additional programming techniques, 2022–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 22 questions on Additional programming techniques, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q4(a) (5 marks): Complete the algorithm using the OCR Exam Reference Language statements in the box. Not all statements are used. data for if myFile.close() myFile.readLine() in
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q6(b)(i) (4 marks): Refine the SQL statement to correct the errors. [4]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q6(b)(ii) (1 mark): Identify one example of a record from TblMusic [1]
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q6(c)(i) (4 marks): Write a function, calculatePrice() that: • takes the number of tickets to be purchased as a parameter • calculates and returns the total price to pay. You must
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q6(c)(ii) (2 marks): Write an algorithm that: • uses the function calculatePrice() to find the price for a visitor buying 3 tickets • stores the result in the variable totalPrice Yo
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q6(d)(iii) (1 mark): Refine line 05 in the algorithm to output "The total act count is " and then the content of the variable count For example: The total act count is 50 New line 0
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q6(a) (3 marks): Complete the table to show the output when each statement executes. The first output has been completed for you. Statement Output print(message.length) 8 print(
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q6(b) (3 marks): Write an algorithm in pseudocode to: store "Hello" in the variable word1 • store "Everyone" in the variable word2 • concatenate word1 and word2 to store "HelloE
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q8(b) (6 marks): If the character moves left, 5 is subtracted from the position. If the character moves right, 5 is added to the position. The position of the character can only
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q9(d) (4 marks): The individual results for each student in each event are stored in a database. The database table TblResult stores the times of students in the 100 m race. Som
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q6(c)(i) (1 mark): Give the line number where there is concatenation. [1]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q6(c)(iv) (1 mark): Give the line number that contains a function call. [1]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q6(d) (3 marks): The alarm system has a log that stores a record each time a sensor is triggered. This is called an event. The record format is given in the table: Fieldname Des
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q6(e) (6 marks): A program written in a high-level language is used to access the data from the database. This program has a procedure, SaveLogs(), that stores the data to an ex
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q6(f)(ii) (6 marks): Write a program that: • asks the user to input a date • totals the number of seconds sensors have been activated on the date input • outputs the calculated tota
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q5(a)(iii) (4 marks): Booking records are stored in a database table called TblBookings. The following SQL statement is written to display all customer bookings that stay more than o
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q5(c)(i) (4 marks): Create a function, newPrice(), that takes the number of nights and the type of room as parameters, calculates and returns the price to pay. You do not have to v
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q5(c)(ii) (3 marks): Write program code, that uses newPrice(), to output the price of staying in a Premium room for 5 nights. You must use either: • OCR Exam Reference Language, or
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q3 (3 marks): The database table Results stores the results for each student in each of their chosen subjects. StudentName Subject Grade Alistair English 3 Jaxon Art 5 Alex A
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q4(b)(ii) (6 marks): Write an algorithm for the updated program design shown in question 4(b)(i). ……………………………………………………………………………………………..…………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………..………
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q8(c) (1 mark): Data for one week (Monday to Friday) is stored in a 2D array with the identifier minsPlayed. The following table shows part of this array, containing 4 students
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q8(g)(ii) (4 marks): A program is created to convert hours and minutes into a total number of minutes. The teacher wants to create a sub program to perform the calculation. The prog
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