GCSEComputer ScienceAQAExam Questions2. ProgrammingArithmetic, Relational & Boolean Operations

Arithmetic, Relational & Boolean Operations (AQA GCSE Computer Science): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8525

14 mins6 questions
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1a1 mark

The modulus operator is used to calculate the remainder after dividing one integer by another.

For example:

  • 14 MOD 3 evaluates to 2

  • 24 MOD 5 evaluates to 4

Identify one choice that shows the line number that contains a relational operator in the algorithm in Figure 1.

Figure 1

1 i ← USERINPUT
2 IF i MOD 2 = 0 THEN
3    OUTPUT i * i
4 ELSE
5    OUTPUT i
6 ENDIF

  • Line number 1

  • Line number 2

  • Line number 3

  • Line number 4

Choose your answer

1b1 mark

Identify one choice to show which of the following is a true statement about the algorithm in Figure 1.

  • This algorithm uses a Boolean operator.

  • This algorithm uses a named constant

  • This algorithm uses iteration.

  • This algorithm uses the multiplication operator.

Choose your answer

21 mark

Figure 4 shows a Python program that calculates car park charges.

The user inputs their car registration (eg MA19 GHJ) and the length of the stay. The program then outputs the charge.

  • Line numbers are included but are not part of the program.

Figure 4

1 charge = 0
2 carReg = input("Enter your car registration: ")
3 while len(carReg) > 8:
4    displayMessage = " is not valid"
5    carReg = input(displayMessage)
6 hours = int(input("Enter your stay in hours: "))
7 if hours < 2:
8    charge = 0
9 else:
10   charge = hours * 2
11 print(charge)

The charge for parking for two or more hours is changed to include an additional £2 fee.

Rewrite line 10 in Figure 4 to show this change

Your answer must be written in Python.

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1a2 marks

Given the following Python code:

user_input = int(input("Enter a number: "))
if user_input % 2 == 0:
    print("The number is even.")
else:
    print("The number is odd.")

State the purpose of the modulus operator (%) and describe it’s use in this program.

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1b1 mark

State the output when the user enters the number 7.

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23 marks

Write a Python expression using arithmetic operators that calculates the area of a circle with radius 5.

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32 marks

Look at the following Python code:

a = True
b = False
print("a and b:", a and b)
print("a or b:", a or b)

State the output of each print statement.

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13 marks

Explain the difference between the modulus (MOD) and quotient (DIV) operators in pseudocode.

Provide an example where the modulus and quotient of two numbers are different.

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