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    Cambridge Assessment International Education

    Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

    COMPUTER SCIENCE 0478/21


    Paper 2 October/November 2019
    MARK SCHEME
    Maximum Mark: 50

    Published

    This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
    examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
    details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
    considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

    Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
    Teachers.

    Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

    Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2019 series for most
    Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level
    components.

    This syllabus is regulated for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

    This document consists of 8 printed pages.

    © UCLES 2019 [Turn over


    0478/21 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme October/November
    PUBLISHED 2019

    Generic Marking Principles

    These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers.
    They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors
    for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles.

    GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

    Marks must be awarded in line with:

    • the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
    • the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
    • the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

    GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

    Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

    GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

    Marks must be awarded positively:

    • marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit
    is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme,
    referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
    • marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
    • marks are not deducted for errors
    • marks are not deducted for omissions
    • answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these
    features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The
    meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

    GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

    Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed
    instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.

    GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

    Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question
    (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate
    responses seen).

    GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

    Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should
    not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.

    © UCLES 2019 Page 2 of 8


    0478/21 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme October/November
    PUBLISHED 2019

    Question Answer Marks

    1(a) Two examples of: 6


    Any meaningful name for a variable related to Task 1 – one mark
    Correct data type related to Task 1 – one mark
    Correct purpose related to Task 1 – one mark
    e.g.

    • Length // Width
    • « real
    • « to store the length // width of the patio

    • StoneType
    • « string
    • « to store the type of stone slab chosen by the user

    • PatioArea
    • « integer
    • « to store the area of stone needed for the patio

    Note: variable names should not contain spaces or punctuation marks

    1(b) Two from: 2


    • Use of two one-dimensional arrays «
    • « with matching indexes
    • « each with a specific data types, e.g. string for stone and real for price
    • Size of array / number of elements / length of each array is 6
    • Meaningful array names, e.g. Stone and Price

    © UCLES 2019 Page 3 of 8


    0478/21 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme October/November
    PUBLISHED 2019

    Question Answer Marks

    1(c) Five from: 5


    MP1 Prompt and input for number of rectangles making up the patio «
    MP2 « and the type of stone to be used
    MP3 Loop to input dimensions for rectangles
    MP4 Prompt and input for dimensions for each rectangle inside loop
    MP5 Calculation of area of a rectangle
    MP6 Running total of area of patio
    MP7 Looking up the cost of the stone
    MP8 Calculation of cost of stone «
    MP9 «rounded up to the nearest square metre
    MP10 Output of cost of patio with annotation
    Example
    TotalCost ← 0
    OUTPUT "Please enter type of stone needed"
    INPUT StoneType
    OUTPUT "Please enter the number of rectangles needed"
    INPUT NumberRectangle
    FOR Counter ← 1 TO NumberRectangle
    OUTPUT "Please enter the length"
    INPUT Length
    OUTPUT "Please enter the Width"
    INPUT Width
    TotalCost ← TotalCost + CostFromTask1(Length, Width,
    StoneType)
    // use Task 1 to calculate cost
    NEXT Counter
    OUTPUT ("Total Cost of Patio " TotalCost

    1(d) Three from: 3


    • Explanation of user input to name the percentage value to be used
    • Explanation of the calculation to add this percentage to the already
    calculated quantity of stone required
    • Explanation of rounding this value up
    • Explanation of the calculation of the new cost
    • Explanation of the output that will include annotation, quantity of stone to the
    nearest square metre and cost of stone

    If only program statements given with no explanation, zero marks.

    © UCLES 2019 Page 4 of 8


    0478/21 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme October/November
    PUBLISHED 2019

    Question Answer Marks

    1(e) Two examples of: 4


    One mark for each correct validation check related to patio dimensions in Task 1
    or Task 2 and one mark for an appropriate related purpose
    e.g.

    • Range check // Limit check


    • « to make sure the dimension is entered is greater than zero and less than
    the maximum size

    • Type check
    • « to make sure any dimension entered is a number

    • Presence check
    • « to make sure a length/width has been entered for the area of the patio

    Question Answer Marks

    2 One mark for each correct row 4

    Structure Library
    Description diagram Flowchart routines

    A modelling tool used to show the


    9
    hierarchy of a system

    A collection of standard programs


    9
    available for immediate use

    A graphical representation used to


    9
    represent an algorithm

    A graphical representation to show how


    9
    a system is broken into sub-systems

    © UCLES 2019 Page 5 of 8


    0478/21 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme October/November
    PUBLISHED 2019

    Question Answer Marks

    3(a) • Inputs a series of values 3


    • Finds the total
    • Prints out the average

    3(b) Three from: 3


    • Use of loop structure
    • Allow input to define the limit of the loop / use sentinel value
    • Keeping a count of the number of values
    • It could use a totalling process to keep a running total

    3(c) Marks awarded as follows (maximum five marks): 5


    • Initialise Total
    • Enter limit
    • Suitable loop structure
    • Correct input
    • Correct totalling
    • Correct output
    e.g.

    Total ← 0
    INPUT CounterLimit
    FOR LoopCounter ← 1 To CounterLimit
    INPUT Number
    Total ← Total + Number
    NEXT LoopCounter
    OUTPUT ″The average equals ″, Total / CounterLimit

    © UCLES 2019 Page 6 of 8


    0478/21 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme October/November
    PUBLISHED 2019

    Question Answer Marks

    4(a) Index Count Value PassMarks 6


    OUTPUT

    [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

    0 0 58 58

    1 1 40

    1 2 67 67

    2 3 85 85

    3 4 12

    3 5 13

    3 6 75 75

    4 7 82 82

    5 Number
    passed 5

    1 1 1 1 1 1
    mark mark mark mark mark mark

    4(b) One from: 1


    • Stores numbers greater than 50 in an array
    • Outputs number of times pass mark has been met
    • Find the number of pass marks

    © UCLES 2019 Page 7 of 8


    0478/21 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme October/November
    PUBLISHED 2019

    Question Answer Marks

    5(a) 3
    Field name Example of data

    CarID ID07

    Model Pegasus // Apollo // Cupid

    BodyStyle estate //saloon // hatchback

    Doors 1 // 2 // 3 // 4 // 5

    FuelType batteries // petrol // diesel

    One mark – 1 or 2 suitable names and corresponding examples of data // 5


    suitable field names but all data incorrect
    Two marks – 3 or 4 suitable names and corresponding examples of data
    Three marks – 5 suitable names and corresponding examples of data
    Notes: CarID can be anything that could be used as a unique identifier. e.g.
    Number Plate
    Number of doors can be any number of sensible doors for a car – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
    Other data must come from the given text. Allow codes for model and body style.

    5(b) • CarID 2
    • Which contains unique values to identify each record

    5(c) 3
    Field: Model FuelType Doors

    Table: CAR_RANGE CAR_RANGE CAR_RANGE

    Sort: Ascending

    Show: ; † ; † †
    Criteria: ="Petrol"

    or:

    1 mark for each completely correct column (maximum three marks)

    © UCLES 2019 Page 8 of 8

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