Aqa A Level Computer Science - Paper 1 39 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

Generalisation abstraction {Ans: Concept of reducing problems by putting similar aspects of a problem into hierarchical categories}Subroutine {Ans: A named block of code designed to carry out a specific task}Problem Abstraction {Ans: Removing unnecessary details in a problem until the underlying problem is identified to see if this is the same as a problem that has already been solved}Composition {Ans: Building up a whole system from smaller units}Record {Ans: One line of a text file}Function {Ans: A subroutine that returns a value to the main program}Hierarchy chart {Ans: A diagram that shows the design of a system from the top down}Logical Reasoning {Ans: Using a given set of facts to determine whether new facts are true or false}Nesting {Ans: Placing one set of instructions inside another set of instructions}Truncating {Ans: Process of cutting off a number after a certain number of characters or d.p}Top down approach {Ans: Start at the top of the process and work your way down into smaller and smaller sub processes}Variable {Ans: An item of data whose value COULD change, while being run}Strongly Typed {Ans: What type of language is Pascal? This type