Validation & Verification (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Computer Science)

Exam Questions

1 hour18 questions
11 mark

A range check is used to check that a value input is above 10 and below 20.

Tick (✓) one box to show which value would be accepted.

  • 10

  • 15

  • 20

  • 30

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21 mark

Verification checks can be made on input data.

Tick (✓) one box to show which check is a verification check on input data.

  • checksum

  • double entry check

  • echo check

  • parity check

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Tick (✓) one box in each row to identify if the statement is about validation, verification or both.

Statement

Validation
(✓)

Verification
(✓)

Both
(✓)

Entering the data twice to check if both entries are
the same.

 

 

 

Automatically checking that only numeric data has
been entered.

 

 

 

Checking data entered into a computer system
before it is stored or processed.

 

 

 

Visually checking that no errors have been
introduced during data entry.

 

 

 

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Describe the purpose of validation and verification checks during data entry.

Include an example for each.

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A programmer has written an algorithm to check that prices are less than $10.00

These values are used as test data:

10.00                9.99                  ten

State why each value was chosen as test data.

10.00 .........................................................................

9.99 ............................................................................

ten ...............................................................................

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34 marks

A program checks if the weight of a baby is at least 2 kilograms.

Give, with reasons, two different values of test data that could be used for the baby’s weight. Each reason must be different.

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44 marks

Give one piece of normal test data and one piece of erroneous test data that could be used to validate the input of an email address.

State the reason for your choice in each case.

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54 marks

An algorithm allows a user to input their password and checks that there are at least eight characters in the password. Then, the user is asked to re-input the password to check that both inputs are the same. The user is allowed three attempts at inputting a password of the correct length and a matching pair of passwords. The pre-defined function LEN(X) returns the number of characters in the string, X

01 Attempt ← 0
02 REPEAT
03 PassCheck ← TRUE
04 OUTPUT "Please enter your password "
05 INPUT Password
06 IF LEN(Password) < 8
07 THEN
08 PassCheck ← TRUE
09 ELSE
10 OUTPUT "Please re-enter your password "
11 INPUT Password2
12 IF Password <> Password
13 THEN
14 PassCheck ← FALSE
15 ENDIF
16 ENDIF
17 Attempt ← Attempt + 1
18 UNTIL PassCheck OR Attempt <> 3
19 IF PassCheck
20 THEN
21 OUTPUT "Password success"
22 ELSE
23 OUTPUT "Password fail"
24 ENDIF

Give two sets of test data for this algorithm and a reason for choosing each set.

Each set of test data and its reason must be different.

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62 marks

Describe what is meant by data validation

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76 marks

A validation check is used to make sure that any value that is input is an integer between 30 and 200 inclusive.

Give one example of each type of test data to check that the validation check is working as intended. Each example of test data must be different.

Give a reason for each of your choices of test data.

  • Normal test data

  • Abnormal test data

  • Extreme test data

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8a3 marks

A program needs to make sure the value input for a measurement meets the following rules:

  • the value is a positive number

  • a value is always input

  • the value is less than 1000

Describe the validation checks that the programmer would need to use.

8b1 mark

The program needs editing to include a double entry check for the value input

State why this check needs to be included.

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15 marks

This flowchart represents an algorithm.

Flowchart of a sorting algorithm starting at Flag=0, Count=1, comparing and swapping elements if needed, incrementing Count, and checking conditions to stop or loop back.

The array Name[1:4] used in the flowchart contains the following data:

Name[1]

Name[2]

Name[3]

Name[4]

Jamal

Amir

Eve

Tara

Complete the trace table using the data given in the array

Flag

Count

Name[1]

Name[2]

Name[3]

Name[4]

Temp

Jamal

Amir

Eve

Tara

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25 marks

This flowchart inputs the weight of items, in kilograms, to be loaded on a trailer. Any item over 25 kilograms is rejected. The trailer can take up to 100 kilograms.

Flowchart of a process where weights are inputted, rejected if over 25, added to total if not, and outputted when total weight exceeds 100, after deducting last entry.

Complete the trace table for the input data:

13, 17, 26, 25, 5, 10, 15, 35, 20, 15

Weight

Reject

TotalWeight

OUTPUT

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31 mark

The pseudocode represents an algorithm.

The pre-defined function DIV gives the value of the result of integer division. For example, Y = 9 DIV 4 gives the value Y = 2

The pre-defined function MOD gives the value of the remainder of integer division. For example, R = 9 MOD 4 gives the value R = 1

First ← 0
Last ← 0
INPUT Limit
FOR Counter ← 1 TO Limit
INPUT Value
IF Value >= 100
THEN
IF Value < 1000
THEN
First ← Value DIV 100
Last ← Value MOD 10
IF First = Last
THEN
OUTPUT Value
ENDIF
ENDIF
ENDIF
NEXT Counter

Complete the trace table for the algorithm using this input data:

8, 66, 606, 6226, 8448, 642, 747, 77, 121

Counter

Value

First

Last

Limit

OUTPUT

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44 marks

An algorithm allows a user to input their password and checks that there are at least eight characters in the password. Then, the user is asked to re-input the password to check that both inputs are the same. The user is allowed three attempts at inputting a password of the correct length and a matching pair of passwords. The pre-defined function LEN(X) returns the number of characters in the string, X

01 Attempt ← 0
02 REPEAT
03 PassCheck ← TRUE
04 OUTPUT "Please enter your password "
05 INPUT Password
06 IF LEN(Password) < 8
07 THEN
08 PassCheck ← TRUE
09 ELSE
10 OUTPUT "Please re-enter your password "
11 INPUT Password2
12 IF Password <> Password
13 THEN
14 PassCheck ← FALSE
15 ENDIF
16 ENDIF
17 Attempt ← Attempt + 1
18 UNTIL PassCheck OR Attempt <> 3
19 IF PassCheck
20 THEN
21 OUTPUT "Password success"
22 ELSE
23 OUTPUT "Password fail"
24 ENDIF

The algorithm includes two types of check on the data input.

Identify and describe each type of check.

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57 marks

This algorithm checks the temperature of hot food being served to customers.

Flowchart diagram evaluating an input temperature, incrementing counters based on conditions: "Too Hot" if >86, "Too Cold" if <63, otherwise counts as served. Outputs errors based on the counter.

Complete the trace table for the algorithm using this input data:

75, 78, 84, 87, 91, 80, 75, 70, 65, 62, –1, 20

Counter

Hot

Cold

Serve

Temp

Error

OUTPUT

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64 marks

The flowchart represents an algorithm.

Flowchart starts at 'Start', initializes 'Pointer' to 1, inputs 'Letter', compares it with 'Word[Pointer, 1]', outputs a message, asks for another letter, loops or stops.

The table represents the two-dimensional (2D) array Word[] which stores the first half of the phonetic alphabet used for radio transmission. For example, Word[10,1] is ‘J’.

Index

1

2

1

A

Alpha

2

B

Bravo

3

C

Charlie

4

D

Delta

5

E

Echo

6

F

Foxtrot

7

G

Golf

8

H

Hotel

9

I

India

10

J

Juliet

11

K

Kilo

12

L

Lima

13

M

Mike

Complete the trace table for the algorithm by using the input data: F, Y, D, N

Pointer

Letter

Choice

OUTPUT

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75 marks

This flowchart represents an algorithm.

Flowchart illustrating a process that starts with initializing variables F and C, followed by conditional checks and updates in a loop until stopping condition is met.

The array X[1:5] used in the flowchart contains this data:

X[1]

X[2]

X[3]

X[4]

X[5]

10

1

5

7

11

Complete the trace table by using the data given in the array.

F

C

X[1]

X[2]

X[3]

X[4]

X[5]

T

10

1

5

7

11

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